Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 04/30/2012 | 111000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 subaru b9 tribeca. the contact started the ignition and smelled a burning odor. the contact noticed when the front passenger door was opened smoke began to emit from both led puddle lights located underneath the door panel. the contact extinguished the smoke. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the puddle light would need to be replaced. the failure was contributed to a short circuit. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 111,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 04/30/2012 | 111000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 subaru b9 tribeca. the contact started the ignition and smelled a burning odor. the contact noticed when the front passenger door was opened smoke began to emit from both led puddle lights located underneath the door panel. the contact extinguished the smoke. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the puddle light would need to be replaced. the failure was contributed to a short circuit. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 111,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 03/21/2011 | 115420 | ||
| Low beams both went out on 2006 tribecca have had to replace them several times before. they only last about 5 months. never had any vehicle burn out head lights like this one before. they both went out on a rainy foggy night so we could not use high beams. subaru should step up and fix this problem. this is an expensive car it should have relieable basic safety equipment | |||
| 02/07/2007 | 7300 | 2 | 06/15/2006 |
| Tl*- the contact has a 2006 subaru b9 tribeca with an odometer reading of 7300 miles. the contact stated that when evening comes and the day time running lights are on the instrument panel is illuminated. with the instrument panel illuminated the contact forgets to put in the head lights which causes other drivers not to see the vehicle properly. the contact explained that on several occasions when this has happened he had almost gotten hit in the rear because the tail lights were not on because the contact was under the impression that all lights were on because of the instrument panel display. | |||
| 11/21/2006 | 13000 | 5 | 11/07/2006 |
| Left fog lamp repeatedly goes out. so does right headlamp. headlamp has been fixed by subaru dealer. fog lamp has been in several times and keeps going out. *nm | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 12/18/2007 | 4 | 07/15/2005 | |
| 2006 subaru b9 tribeca....i am headed to the service garage yet again for another headlight....a car with 43,000 miles should not have had to replace headlamps twice....that's 3 sets in the short life span....and this is not an easy fix. it costs me $38 each lamp... *tr | |||
| 03/17/2007 | |||
| Serious design flaw in headlights of subaru tribeca. low beam lights-causes a horizontal line across plane of vision. poor visibility in night driving. reported to subaru-they say it is normal operating characteristic. very dangerous situation to driver, passenger, nearby traffic, pedestrians. defect needs corrected-install different headlights. | |||
| 08/28/2005 | 1 | 08/27/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact was only able to see approximately forty feet in front with the low beam headlights on. the dealership stated the vehicle was made that way. therefore, they have no repairs to offer. *ak updated 11/9/2005. the dealer tried to adjust the lights but were unable to. the consumer has to ride with the high beams on at night to see more than 40 feet in front of the vehicle. *nm | |||