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Subaru B9 Tribeca Transmisson Problems

113 messages,  Last post on Feb 13, 2013 at 8:13 PM

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#112 of 113 Re: Re. Subaru Tribeca B9 transmission problems [dadoffive] by hectorpm

Feb 09, 2013 (11:59 am)

Replying to: dadoffive (Feb 05, 2013 5:32 pm)
I have a TRIBECA with 24000 miles on it, at 22k miles it started doing this jerking going up hill on slight acceleration, is like the transmission were not shifting speeds. Feels like an engine misfire but I'm sure it is a transmission problem.
 
The dealer already changed the Torque Converter but the problem is still there.
 
If several people is having the same problem we might have this guys to doing something real to fix the issue.

#113 of 113 Re: Re. Subaru Tribeca B9 transmission problems [hectorpm] by dadoffive

Feb 13, 2013 (8:13 pm)

Replying to: hectorpm (Feb 09, 2013 11:59 am)
subaru said twice now they are sending it to a supervisor still no reply they were supposed to send a service rep to another dealer no reply.
The car is falling apart daily. I bought this car with 7 miles on it.
Here are the issues.
Almost immediately the transmission while shifting into first gear would bang into gear. I would bang so hard that my wife and I though we might have gotten rear ended. They relearned the transmission which lessened the banging but created other issues. The car now gets 5 MPG less than when we bought it. It is winter here and the cooling fan for the motor comes on in 30 degree weather after only 10 min of drive time. The engine is running louder and when the car is at a red light it often just lurches forward for no reason. I talked with a friend who is a mechanic and he explained to me what they did. He said they changed the engine control unit to shift differently. He said by doing that it simulates like the car is towing something. This causes the car to run hot. We have had the car lurching forward at a red light and when trying to parking. We have the lurching, the louder engine noise, and the poor gas mileage. The weather strip is falling off over the driver's side rear seat passenger. The front end makes a banging noise when the wheel is turned fully to the right. The left is fine.

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