general problems of the 2007 Subaru Tribeca

Sudden unintended acceleration: while driving up the inclining driveway to my dr. Office for my covid vaccine, all of a sudden, my car accelerated as if someone stomped on my gas pedal! had I not turned right into the parking lot, I would have crashed, head-on into a stone retaining wall. I pushed on the brakes to slow down and stop as I was steering my car into a parking space. This was a terrifying experience for which I had zero control. My car continued to propel forward and surge with such power that it plowed into a “safely parking boulder” which rolled down the hill. This caused my car to go airborne off a steep embankment, sideswiped a tree (airborne), landed on another part of the driveway and continued to propel forward and part way back up the hill! all this occurred while my foot was on the brake pedal! it is a miracle that I am alive and that I didn’t injure or kill someone in the process. I was wearing my seatbelt and my dog were in the car. They appear to me ok. However, neither of the airbags deployed! I am again grateful to be alive. My car was totaled, but I would not feel safe even if it were repaired. I survived this time, but maybe not the next time. I definitely want this documented for safety purposes! thank you!.

The contact owns a 2007 Subaru b9 Tribeca. While pulling into a parking space and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle quickly surged forward. The brakes failed and the vehicle jumped an embankment and sped down a street. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by slamming on the brakes and placing the vehicle in park. Afterwards, the vehicle operated normally and she was able to drive to the dealer. The dealer has been unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The current and failure mileages were 7,000. Updated 09/05/07.