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Subaru B9 Tribeca (B9X)

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#8339 of 8368 Re: seat belt shut-off [jerrys2] by morey000

Feb 03, 2009 (7:38 am)

Replying to: jerrys2 (Jan 21, 2009 6:30 am)
To shut off the seat belt chime:
Turn ignition to ON, lock an unlock seatbelt 20 times within 30 seconds, turn ignition to OFF.
 
It will reset any time you disconnect the battery.

#8340 of 8368 Re: shock absorber spring broke [schow1] by ateixeira

Feb 03, 2009 (12:11 pm)

Replying to: schow1 (Jan 16, 2009 3:42 pm)
That's bizarre, do you recall hitting any large potholes?
 
Even so, you'd think the rim would bend before a spring broke.
 
There was a recall on Legacy springs a while ago, they could rust or something like that. See what your dealer says, or call 800-SUBARU3 to report that.
 
I would expect them to replace it. If the tire and/or rim did not fail, it was likely a bad spring to begin with.

#8341 of 8368 Re: shock absorber spring broke [ateixeira] by schow1

Feb 04, 2009 (4:05 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Feb 03, 2009 12:11 pm)
We do have quite a few potholes, but I always try to avoid or drive slow going thru those holes. I have quite a few neighbors all have subaru, but not Tribeca. Non have problem like mine.
 
Just like what you said, the dealer told me if I hit a pothole, something should bend, but everything looks fine. I had to wait for 4 days before the factory agreed to
paid for it. They changed the strut (broke too)and spring. I hope it won't happen to the other three. I am very worry. I don't want to listen to the dealer saying that I don't have warranty because my mileage is over 46K.
 
Thanks for the #, I called and reported my concern to them.

#8342 of 8368 Re: shock absorber spring broke [schow1] by ateixeira

Feb 05, 2009 (1:19 pm)

Replying to: schow1 (Feb 04, 2009 4:05 pm)
I think it's a fluke, we haven't seen other cases like that.
 
I doubt it would happen a 2nd time.

#8343 of 8368 Re: Newbie [jerrys2] by mikejl

Mar 09, 2009 (8:51 am)

Replying to: jerrys2 (Jan 21, 2009 6:30 am)
Update - Now at 102K miles and climbing - shooting for 150K. Still love the car. No maintenance issues to speak of except the front sway bushings that go out every 20-30K miles.
 
I've replaced the tires twice so far. The first time was with Yokohama Geolander G052, the second with MasterCraft (Cooper) Courser HTR Plus. I liked the Yokohamas better than the MasterCraft tires, but I think I'll get Bridgestone Dueler Alenza tires next. I have Duelers on my F150 and and I like them a lot.

#8344 of 8368 How wide is the Tribeca, really? by iamknott

Apr 01, 2009 (7:34 pm)

The specs on the Subaru website say that the Tribeca is 88.8 inches wide. Can that be true? If so, it is about 10 inches wider than my 2005 Pilot and is going to make my garage too crowded. I took a measuring tape to the dealer's lot and tried to check it. Even allowing for the rear fender flare, it only measured 37 inches to the middle of the rear emblem, or about 74 inches total width. Where are they getting another 14 - 15 inches?

#8345 of 8368 Re: How wide is the Tribeca, really? [iamknott] by bdyment

Apr 02, 2009 (5:10 am)

Replying to: iamknott (Apr 01, 2009 7:34 pm)
It is either a misprint or they are measuring mirror tip to mirror tip as some pickup trucks do.

#8346 of 8368 SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE BRAKES! by flgirlaol

Apr 04, 2009 (9:29 am)

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE BRAKES! There is something wrong with this Tribeca. In 2 years our brakes have failed us and our car has been in 2 bad wrecks. Thankfully everyone is safe. Just yesterday. I had to punch the brakes for an emergency stop......sunny day. Dry pavement. I skidded and hit a car. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP. I thought these cars had ABS/anti lock brakes???? The truck in front of my was dented. DENTED!!!!! My tribeca? FOLDED LIKE AN ACCORDIAN. AGAIN! The car literally would not stop. What is wrong with these brakes? I have to write to the CEO of the company and Consumers Reports. This is unreal. I bought this car for safety and yes, I should be safe because I was going at a low speed but the brakes locked up and this should not happen.
 
I'm very upset right now.

#8347 of 8368 Re: SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE BRAKES! [flgirlaol] by ateixeira

Apr 09, 2009 (11:35 am)

Replying to: flgirlaol (Apr 04, 2009 9:29 am)
Are your tires in good shape? The anti-lock feature should prevent skidding, but if the tires are lousy that's the only surface touching the road.
 
If a crumple zone hits something rigid and connected to a frame (like a tow hitch) it will accordian, in fact it is designed to do that.

#8348 of 8368 question about the NAV dvd updates by x5killer

May 06, 2009 (12:23 am)

my 2006 B9 came with the vesion 1.0 NAV dvd and later got the 3.0 version for a hefty price ($250 or something ridiculous like that, I'd have to look it up)
 
Well I recently traded the car in to save tax on the new vehicle (though of course got a low ball trade in price) so I really didn't want to give them the NAV 3.0 update dvd if i didn't have to since i still had the 1.0
 
well i didn't think of this till after the fact and stupidly mentioned it as if they would give me more for the tradein which they didn't so i realized i should ahve just taken it out.
 
once i mentioned it they warned that on some vehicles if you put the old nav dvd in after its already been updated with a newer one it can break the whole system and that I would be responsible for the cost of the repair of the nav unit if it did that.
 
I call BS and they are just trying to get me to lave the 3.0 version nav update so i wanted to check for sure with Tribeca owners to see if we can find out if in fact downgrading to a previous version of the NAV would have any adverse effect on the nav system.
 
if not, i see no reason to give them the update which I can gladly sell to another Tribeca owner for half the normal price of the NAV 3.0 update dvd and case with both east and west coast discs (then the person could sell whichever cost they dont need if they want)

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