2007 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30-40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was running but continued to randomly shutdown. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V297000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined the failure was due to the ignition. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there was no recall coverage for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, opened a case, but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Sudden Unintended Acceleration: While driving up the inclining driveway to my Dr. office for my Covid vaccine, all of a sudden, my car accelerated as if someone stomped on my gas pedal! Had I not turned right into the parking lot, I would have crashed, head-on into a stone retaining wall. I pushed on the brakes to slow down and stop as I was steering my car into a parking space. This was a terrifying experience for which I had zero control. My car continued to propel forward and surge with such power that it plowed into a “safely parking Boulder” which rolled down the hill. This caused my car to go airborne off a steep embankment, sideswiped a tree (airborne), landed on another part of the driveway and continued to propel forward and part way back up the hill! All this occurred while my foot was on the brake...

CAR HAS FUEL FUMES VERY STRONG SMELLING IN CAR. I LOOK ON THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND THE KIDS TRAVELLING IN MY CAR. BUT I GUESS PEOPLE HAS TO DIE FIRST BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN LIKE THE BOEING AIRLINES. THE CAR IS OVERHEATING AND TGEY CANNOT TELL YOU WHY IT IS DOING IT.

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT CONSTANTLY LOSES ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAVE NO POWER THEN LURCH FORWARD AND REV. IT IDLES, LURCHES, AND THEN HAS NO ACCELERATION. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE SWAY BAR BEARINGS TWICE IN THIS CAR AS WELL AS 2 OXYGEN SENSORS, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEAL STILL CANT FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE SERVICE CODES. THIS CAR IS A DANGER AND A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUBARU TRIBECA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE DASHBOARD COMPONENTS BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED AND FAILED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHY OR WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS BEING HANDLED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

2007 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STILL CANNOT DIAGNOSE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE DONATED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER.*JB