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Subaru B9 Tribeca: Problems & Solutions
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1. the driver door when listening to talk radio news station and a deep male voice is talking, I hear a buzzing. I have removed everything from the door pocket and still its like a high freq. vibration. do not hear it with music just talking on the radio at med volume levels
2. the paint on the door edge. on the two front doors at the very front side edge of the door (the hinge side) there is a blip in the paint like they had a piece of soder from a weald on the edge and then painted over it. also the front edge of the rear door (when I open the front door) has a 1 mm spot on the edge where they did not paint it. almost like a rock chip but its the part that is protected when the front door is closed!
anyone else experience this?
By the way the dealer said they would fix the paint under warranty
Full of hot air in NH!
Steve
However it sound like you may have the AC off when this happens. In that case try turning off the AC compressor and dial the temp down to the lowest setting. Even though the AC iss off the temp setting is active with automatic systems like the B9.
Last - how long did you leave the vent and fan on for? Residual heat from the engine maybe heating up the air exchanger. Running the fan on high while driving may rid the system of the hot air. Also in a lot of stop go driving in hit weather this could be normal with many systems.
Since the B9 has I believe a mechanical steering system (Not Electric) an intermittent problem is very strange unless it relates to the belt on the power steering pump or maybe a valve in the pump.
Please let us know what they find.
<<<<<<------------- is not a happy camper .....or customer.
I had the fan on with the vent open, worked fine in every other Sub I've owned, 6 in total. This one seems to flow warm air.
If it were a mechanical problem with the linkage, it would not be intermittent, therefore the pump in all likely hood is the problem - since there really isn't anuthing else.
1. the vibration in the door panel
2. the paint finish on the two front door edges
and install the new accessories (bug guard, mudflaps, roof rack, and tow hitch)
plus my first 1k oil change. i know its not required, but I always on my new cars change the oil after the break in period. old habits die hard ..LOL
anyone know what this means exactly? I see in the manual that there is a message "Err 00" if the system somehow loses connection between the computer and the engine. This message acted the same as what they said would happen in the manual for "Err 00", when I clicked on the reset trip button above the steering wheel, it cycled to the two TRIP meters A and B. then 10 seconds later popped up the same "Err HC"!
So I pulled over, restarted the B9 and the message did not come back. I am a little concerned and wondered what exactly is that message? Have it scheduled for the shop on Wednesday but should I take it in on Monday for this warning message?
Jerry
cue Bobby McFerrin
Ooo, ooooo
Don't worry
Oooooo
Be Happy
OOOOO
Don't worry be happy now!
but after that I usually use a synthetic blend. you save a few $$ and get 80% of the benefit of synthetic. I use that in my turbo motorycle and thats 300 hp ! pure synthetic to me is not worth the extra $$. there is a difference between standard oil and syth blend. also I change my oil every 3k miles anyway.
Incidently, Subaru owners are supposed to have mountain bikes not motorcycles (bad for the enviorment) but that is fine with me because I don't fit the sterotype myself ... actually don't even come close, even after 4 Subarus.
Enjoy your Tribeca !
Jerry
I asked my dealership if I could bring in my own oil as I can get a good price at Costco on case qty's. They said fine and will only charge labor and filter cost.
Question, which grade should I purchase? Costco has Mobil 1 5W-30 or 10W-30
Jerry
well hopefully find out Monday when I get my B9 back and I am out of the loaner Jeep they gave me to use.
The best I have gotten so far is 17.7 on the highway.
Jerry
At the risk of beating a dead horse from another topic, I don't believe that is true. Blends are a waste of $$. Particularly if you have a turbocharger, the blend will not give you the protection against cokeing of the dino oil in the turbo bearings. If you are going to use a blend, you might as well save more $$ and just use straight dino oil. Only synthetic has the high temperature propertys to prevent the oil from cokeing in that high temp environment and scoring the turbo bearings. Now, if you don't have a turbo, and trade your car every 100K miles, it probably doesn't make a difference unless you live in a cold climate. Then the full synthetic is also superior. The dino oil blend will not flow as well as the synthetic and does not improve cold start lubrication.
I didn't bookmark the new thread on "problems and/or troubles" and I would like to keep up with any issues others are having.
My airbag light went on over three weeks ago and it will be 3 weeks tomorrow since my dealer said it was the airbag module and that they will call when it is in. Well, I am still waiting. They said it was on backorder and that SOA didn't expect any failures so soon. At least it is still drivable, but maybe not so safe???? I am concerned that Subaru is unable to support the Tribecas that have been sold.
Anything similar happened to anyone?
Dave
the error i saw on the odometer area "Err HC" is tied to some error in the CAM timing! but it hasn't shown since. So Subaru said it should be OK to drive... The problem is they need a different computer to read the B9 Computer. its a totally different system then the other Subaru engines. so I will take it back in a week or so when they get their new diagnostic computer for the Tribecas (sigh...)
Now I have been waiting 3 weeks for the airbag module to come in.
When I bought the Tribeca this was a concern that I had - parts availability, tech ability,programming support, etc. It has happened to me twice in 2 months. At least I have been able to continue to drive my B9.
Worst case scenario - you are out of town and a part fails that renders the vehicle undrivable? Leave it there, fly home and come back in a month or so???? So far I am not impressed with SOA's support for a newly introduced vehicle.
Couldn't they have pulled an airbag module off the assembly line in Indiana?
I know it is frustrating but if you were ever involved with a sophisticated manufacturing operation like a auto factory, you would find that pulling parts from the line would cause total chaos & totally disrupt schedules & quality.
If you do it once, then it can be done again. Where do they draw the line.
Having said that: If it was my car that needed the part - I would approve pulling that part. :-)
-Karen in AZ-
With your highway mileage - what kind of speeds do you average?
At steady highway speeds I get about 21 - but I also avergae 75 mph on surburban Chicago highways.
Same here... -Karen-
Does that sound normal given the facts?
Anyway, the headlights project a really sharp edge on top. In my car, the right headlight project a line that is lower than the left. Does anyone has the same issue?
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