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Replying to: 1bcpastor (Jul 23, 2007 7:11 pm) |
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My 06 Tribeca has 8,700 miles. Bought in Sept. of 05, we began complaining to the selling dealership about what we described as a hesitation when turning corners, merging onto freeways. Dealership took a look and told us they could not find any problem. After numerous complaints to same dealership, the service manager admitted Subaru knew they had a problem with this car but could not come up with a fix. The computer has been "flashed" but to no avail. I consider this a safety issue and have informed Subaru that I will file a complaint with NTSB. I am not in negotiations with Subaru to replace this car with a 2008 but their offer is several thousands of dollars off anytime I can afford. Has anyone else out there come across the same problem? Has anyone else out there dealt with Subaru yet? Any info would be greatly appreciated. |
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I am sorry. I did not proof read my last message. I am in negoations with Subaru for replacement.
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Replying to: desertrat3 (Aug 02, 2007 11:56 am) Any how, good luck and let them know the Edmunds.com community is eagerly awaiting to hear about a resolution, that should help. Be nice! 
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Replying to: mikejl (Oct 31, 2006 12:17 pm) I again worked my way off the road and put the transmission in Park. I then put it back in gear and drove off with no problem. This time, I was more observant and I have a feeling both episodes were caused by a nearly-empty gas tank. On this new occurrence, my low gas indicator was definitely on. I am pretty sure the indicator was on when it happened before, too. I did not run out of gas either time - I have never put more than 14 gallons in, ever - but I just have this feeling that the computer chip in the car may have gotten some signal that we had, indeed, done just that. That would explain why there was no response from the accelerator. Stopping the car from highway speed may have moved the gas around in the tank enough to reset any switch or indicator that had signaled an empty tank. This is just a theory, but I think I'm going to try to stop for gas sooner when I'm on a trip from now on, just in case. BTW - I have 61,500 miles on my Tribeca now and I still love the car.
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Replying to: mikejl (Sep 11, 2007 7:25 am) Maybe there isn't much of a baffle in the fuel tank so the gas sloshes around, starving the fuel pump temporarily. I'd fill up sooner, too, because you can overheat the fuel pump if it runs dry for too long.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 11, 2007 12:57 pm) If this is what is happening, then keeping more fuel in the tank should prevent any further occurrences. Time will tell.
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Replying to: mikejl (Sep 12, 2007 4:42 am) Just speculating as to the cause.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 12, 2007 7:10 am) I think I would have had this problem more often, or at least sooner after the first time, if it was a failing sensor. (I'm speculating again.) I'm thinking it is a sensor that is poorly positioned, due either to poor design or an assembly error on my particular vehicle. Probably the latter. There is no way to verify that, short of a more drastic repair action than I want have done at this point. If it happens again, and I have been successful in keeping more gas in the tank, I might have to have it thoroughly checked out. |
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