Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2008 Subaru Tribeca.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
The latch on the front hood is broken it will not close and when I drive on the interstate going to work I feel like the hood is going to fly open. Also the gas door latch is broken as well it will not open when you pull the gas door latch. I was told by credit karma that the driver and passenger air bag are both defective in motion on city and highway street.
While driving at highway speed, the hood spontaneously opened, smashing the windshield and completely obstructing my view. The main latch and secondary safety latch appear to have been stuck, keeping the hood closed but not securely locked.
I was driving my 2008 Subaru Tribeca with my family in the car on I-70 east near baltimore in the middle lane when the hood of the car opened smashing into the windshielf. Both the hood and the windshield were damaged. The incident happened 35 minutes after the start of the trip. There were no bumps on the road and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The hood was last opened by a Subaru mechanic during an oil change about 2 months prior to the incident. No similar problems occured prior to the incident. There was no indication that the hood was not properly closed. Furthermore, the second safety latch didn't appear to have worked even if the first gave way. Subaru was contacted and I was told this was an insurance issue as they claimed there were no recalls (even though I insisted that no recalls was no indication that this was not either a manufacturing or a design defect.