Tribeca Safety Issues
balderman1
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On August 8, I was rear-ended by a Cadillac.The caddy was almost totalled and I was pushed into a car ahead of me, but not very hard. My first concern was my new mesh grill which I had just put on two days earlier (at a cost of $712.00). There was no damage to the front of the car. On the rear the bumper cover was knocked off, the spare tire was on the ground and punctured, the left muffler was pushed into the left rear tire which was cut in two places. Just received repair estimate of $2,980.00. I was very pleased with the structural integrity of the frame
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Bob
With 43,000 people a year dying in auto accidents in the US- it's good to be in a vehicle that's on the safer side of average.
Perhaps you're familar then with www.iihs.org
A great web site of auto statistics, and every now and then they put out a fatality ratings report. It's amazing how some vehicles have 5 to 10 times the fatalities (per million owner years) as others. Very interesting reading! The 'beca is too new to be in the lists- as they take 3 years worth of data.
-juice
-juice
i.e. which vehicles have the most fatalities.
I looked on the iihs site but could not find this specific report.
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http://www.iihs.org/news/2005/iihs_sr_031505.pdf
it's under their news releases, but you need to select 2005 and scroll down to March 15th. They update this report every few years. It's pretty interesting.
It's for passenger vehicles made 1999-2002, but still very telling. Some results are surprising, others not so surprising.
The Subaru results are not stellar but about middle of the pack. I was surprised to see that the 4Runner and Rav4 did so well- but perhaps the fact that they were so underpowered had a lot to do with it. Time will tell whether the new Rav4 with 269hp will fare as well.
Also- in looking at the list of 4WD SUV's it's interesting to see the group that did a bit better overall, had most of their fatalities due to multi vehicle accidents, whereas the group that faired a bit worse were primarily single vehicle accidents. Clearly roll-over had a lot to do with these, but ya' gotta' wonder why they actually had a lower rate of Multi Vehicle accidents than the lower group.
perhaps vehicle with a higher center of gravity are more likely to roll over (no surprise) but are perhaps more visible and likely to be hit by another car? Or if they feel more tippy, are less likely to be driven aggressively?
really interesting stuff for someone who has a passion for empirical data.
I agree with you about empirical data; for instance, in my opinion large suv and pickup drivers tend to drive agressively and fast. However, the data may prove me wrong if as you noticed in the data, they are really not in as many multi car accidents as I would think they ought to be.
Saw this on another site...thought I'd post it here....I know the Tribeca has a good crash rating...nice to see that proved though:
I was responding to a MVA head on. This accident involved a Subaru Tribeca and a newer style Dodge Intrepid. Now both vehicles where traveling at approximatley 58mph. The driver of the Dodge Intrepid was killed in the accident. The driver of the Tribeca was injuried but will survive and make a full recovery with only a broken leg. But after looking the vehicles over, I was extremely impressed at how the vehicle survived and protected the driver. Yes the tribeca was a mangled mess but it was designed in such a way that the front end crumpled in many spots. The motor actually broke away and it was underneath the passenger floor. I mean it's hard to say in words how impressive it was but subaru technology is absolutely amazing!! I'm very happy to say that I own a subaru. I will try to get pictures of it for you guys to see.
Looking forward to seeing those photos. I have a friend who is an accident reconstruction specialist and it amazing the amount of damage that cars can do to one another!
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-juice
Most people feel safer in a Subaru in those conditions. Did the light stay on permanently? Was she reaching for any other switches in that area? Hard to really say but if it never switched off before and hasn't since....makes one wonder.
Methinks that we should drive as if we don't have VTC, Traction Control, Antilock Brakes, stability control, etc etc. Those things are there to help us out if we need them in an emergency. Is it some kind of strange American phenomenon to always want to blame someone (or something) else when we make mistakes? She must have very high expectations of the Tribeca if she's expecting it to handle flawlessly in all situations.
While I guess it's certainly possible that the traction control got switched off- I take issue that she 'expects' the car to have traction control and drives as if she'll never lose traction.
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I'm looking for info. on making the front dvd work when in drive. I've searched but not found anythind with a true answer.Any help or direction. my e mail; is roygbiv63@yahoo.com
I'll try to go on that thurs nt chat as well. Thanks.
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-Karen in AZ-
Anyone else have this problem? I'm out of warranty and he said it would cost $180.
I am bring vehicle in for 30k "physical" in a week or so & I hope they can do something. I have also heard problem could be with struts as well? Don't know much about what goes on under the vehicle all I know is that the ride, unless on a perfectly smooth surface is bad!
You stock things that are normal wear and tear, like oil filters, windshield wipers, etc. Why would anyone stock sway bars? :confuse:
In fact, we're talking about a solid rod of metal, here. It's more likely the sway bar end links or bushings failed, not the sway bars themselves. Unless you hit something pretty darn hard.
Here's an example of what one looks like (the smaller items are bushings):
But my first guess would be the wheel bearings.
Next, maybe the struts. Inspect the axle boots while you're at it.
Our 626 had wheel bearings fail, but you heard a chunk-chunk-chunk as you drove that was speed dependent. We also tore an axle boot and all the grease leaked out. :sick:
-mike
Anyway, I would insist that they cover this under warantee or something like that.
I have had the sway bar bushings replaced twice at about 20,000 mile increments. I am at 61,500 now, so I'm probably due for another one soon.
Sway bars are just metal bars, if they change something it would have to be their shape, or the mounting points.