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Replying to: newsub3 (Feb 13, 2008 11:17 am) Hi: I'm in Sydney Australia and was about to buy a Tribeca but after reading these comments and seeing the same issue down her with the rear hatch rattle, not just on the vehicle I test drove but also it was picked up by the press on the test car last December 2007. I'm not sure anymore Ironically everyone down here is saying it's the poor US quality control that's making the Tribeca a lower quality vehicle than the Japanese vehicles we normally get here. I see the factory is in Lafayette Indiana US - http://www.subaru-sia.com/ and this site says they do a lot of procurement of local made US parts. I'm prepared to bet that the soft release hatch trigger and assembly are a local US unit from your end - why not complain to the people who made it? - the car is getting bagged out down here - and Subaru are running a special Right Hand drive line at Lafayette for us - all the Australian and UK journalists are saying the quality is so so and its got a soft suspension made for the US market. read: http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/RT/13D5EF95DC73E759CA2573A8007F13E9?O- penDocument It was danm close for me - I had a deposit and was waiting as the first shipment - it was late gettin here - glad I didn't proceed. The car I test drove also had this piece of white foam or styrene that had come loose in the manifold air-intake unit and was visible when you lifted the bonnet - and it was melting and smelling from the engine heat!
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Replying to: sub87 (Feb 15, 2008 6:39 am) Funny about the suspension... you're right, Tribeca was designed for the US market, but most US reviews have called the suspension firm! Of course, maybe Tribeca's US competitors are REALLY soft. 
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Be innovative. I've seen someone with a seatbelt that rattled against the A-pillar simply use 2 sided tape and a piece of cloth to dampen it. Wish I remember who so I could give them credit. Trace the noise by following it and touching various surfaces until you get the noise to change or stop (I have to credit Ken Suzuki for this simple yet brilliant idea). That should at least isolate the location. You may need a driver if it only happens at certain speeds. Use your ears, then use your hands, then finally use your own innovative ideas. I found I had a rattle - it was a coin holder I had. I moved it to a more solid base/location and lined the interior with some self-adhesive velour drawer liner. It worked. Be creative folks, you can find these and fix them. It may even be something you put in the car, as it was in my case. |
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Replying to: jeffmc (Feb 15, 2008 10:45 am) however, regarding post #599, your theory is true. Driving at high speeds does indeed cause the noise to lessen considerably. I promise you and everyone else it is not any of the compartments in the rear. I took it upon my self to strip the cargo area clean of all compartments. It is actually pretty easy, everything is held together by plastic screw plugs & 4 little bolts. My point is when I drove the car with everything stripped out of it, the rear hatch noise was still their. ****If you recline the rear seats back a bit it seems to make the seat rattle dissapear, try it out.... |
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Replying to: sub87 (Feb 15, 2008 6:39 am) |
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The rear hatch struts were changed today - problem solved!! Even if your hatch appears to be opening properly the struts may be defective. Low pressure in the struts will allow movement when closed which can cause a knocking or rattle. Charlie
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Replying to: css1 (Feb 29, 2008 11:27 am)
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Replying to: njvt13 (Feb 29, 2008 1:20 pm) -mike
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Replying to: njvt13 (Feb 29, 2008 1:20 pm) I leased it from Fleminton Subaru. |
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Replying to: paisan (Feb 29, 2008 8:15 pm) I may have time to swing by on the 8th - will you be there.....at the garage that is? Charlie |
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