2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Brakes Problems

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NHTSA ID

11341376

Incident

Jul 13, 2020

TAKATA RECALL INFLETER ON ,MY SUBARU TRIBECA ITS A PROBLEM I HAVE TO GO GROSERY CHOPPING WITH MY FAMILY I PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE AND MY CHOPPING BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIT TO BE SAFE IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT YOU KNOW!!!!

NHTSA ID

11015276

Incident

Jun 15, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR ON MY WAY TO WORK. LUCKILY HAD NOT ENTERED THE FREEWAY YET. APPROACHING A STOP AND MY BRAKES FAILED! THE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS I WAS HEADING INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC. I ENDED UP HITTING A SNOW BANK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND VACUUM HOSES. ON MAY 11, 2017 I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE 120,000 SERVICE CHECK. UPON PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS HEADING HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY MUSHY AND MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS BARELY STOPPING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE YET TO CONTACT ME REGARDING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FEEL THAT SUBARU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR AND SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE!!! I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ON THE SUBARU FORUMS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! PLEASE RESPOND. TO [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10985137

Incident

Jan 4, 2017

Mileage

113,192 mi

TWICE NOW IN THE COLD MY BREAKS HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP TO WHERE I CAN NOT EVEN PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. THEY SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER SO MANY TRIES, BUT ONE TIME I COULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10965845

Incident

Jan 7, 2017

Mileage

136,000 mi

WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS TO BELOW 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, CAR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK FULLY. THEY WORK AT PARTIAL CAPACITY SO IT TAKES ABOUT 10 TIMES THE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR IS UNRELIABLY STOPPING FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES UNTIL THE BRAKES RESET AND START FULLY WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671497

Incident

Jan 7, 2015

Mileage

75,000 mi

IN COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK TO DEPRESS. WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVE THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. ACCORDING TO SUBARU BLOG SITES THE CULPRIT IS THE BRAKE VACUUM CHECK VALVE FREEZING UP AND NOT MAINTAINING VACUUM TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS OTHER SUBARU VEHICLE MODELS FOR MANY YEARS BACK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10562584

Incident

Dec 16, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE AS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10423012

Incident

May 15, 2011

Mileage

78,000 mi

1.WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SNOWY CORNER ON XXX ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN ALL OF ITS ANTI-SLIP, ANTI-SWERVE AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEMS ALL IMMEDIATELY FAILED A SIMULTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS: 2.WHILE DRIVING ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY ON 8/08/06, UNDER A YEAR FROM ITS PURCHASE, WE HEARD A LOUD BAND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE OIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN POURING A THICK WHITE SMOKE THAT I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH, OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. NOT ONLY WAS I UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE POTENTIAL FOR AN OIL FIE WAS TREMENDOUS!!!!! THIS IS THE SECOND HAZARDOUS SITUATION THIS VEHICLE PUT ME THROUGH. THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER. I PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY STOP AND PULLED INTO THE SOUTH BOUND SUNOCO STATION. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED OIL STREAMING FORM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ENOUGH OIL TO COMPLETELY COVER THE PAVEMENT UNDER THE VEHICLE, I BELIEVE IT WAS SEVERAL QUARTS. I THEN CONTACTED SUBARU ROADSIDE SERVICE WHO PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. YOU CAN CONTACT JEFFS TOWING SERVICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLES CONDITION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10164634

Incident

Aug 5, 2006

Mileage

15,026 mi