2006 Subaru Tribeca Brakes Problems

TWICE NOW IN THE COLD MY BREAKS HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP TO WHERE I CAN NOT EVEN PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN. THEY SEEM TO RELEASE AFTER SO MANY TRIES, BUT ONE TIME I COULD NOT STOP AT AN INTERSECTION DUE TO THE PROBLEM.

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR ON MY WAY TO WORK. LUCKILY HAD NOT ENTERED THE FREEWAY YET. APPROACHING A STOP AND MY BRAKES FAILED! THE PEDAL WAS HARD AS A ROCK. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS I WAS HEADING INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC. I ENDED UP HITTING A SNOW BANK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND VACUUM HOSES. ON MAY 11, 2017 I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE 120,000 SERVICE CHECK. UPON PICKING UP MY VEHICLE, I WAS HEADING HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY MUSHY AND MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS BARELY STOPPING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE YET TO CONTACT ME REGARDING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FEEL THAT SUBARU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR AND SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE!!! I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ON THE SUBARU FORUMS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! PLEASE RESPOND. TO [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS TO BELOW 10 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, CAR BRAKES WILL NOT WORK FULLY. THEY WORK AT PARTIAL CAPACITY SO IT TAKES ABOUT 10 TIMES THE DISTANCE TO COME TO A STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR IS UNRELIABLY STOPPING FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES UNTIL THE BRAKES RESET AND START FULLY WORKING. *TR

IN COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AS A ROCK TO DEPRESS. WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN DRIVE THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. ACCORDING TO SUBARU BLOG SITES THE CULPRIT IS THE BRAKE VACUUM CHECK VALVE FREEZING UP AND NOT MAINTAINING VACUUM TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS OTHER SUBARU VEHICLE MODELS FOR MANY YEARS BACK. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU B9 TRIBECA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE AS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

1.WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SNOWY CORNER ON XXX ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN ALL OF ITS ANTI-SLIP, ANTI-SWERVE AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEMS ALL IMMEDIATELY FAILED A SIMULTANEOUSLY. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING SAFETY DEFECTS: 2.WHILE DRIVING ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY ON 8/08/06, UNDER A YEAR FROM ITS PURCHASE, WE HEARD A LOUD BAND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THE DASHBOARD, INCLUDING THE OIL LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN POURING A THICK WHITE SMOKE THAT I COULDN'T SEE THROUGH, OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. NOT ONLY WAS I UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE POTENTIAL FOR AN OIL FIE WAS TREMENDOUS!!!!! THIS IS THE SECOND HAZARDOUS SITUATION THIS VEHICLE PUT ME THROUGH. THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH A MAJOR LOSS OF POWER. I PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY STOP AND PULLED INTO THE SOUTH BOUND SUNOCO STATION. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED OIL STREAMING FORM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ENOUGH OIL TO COMPLETELY COVER THE PAVEMENT UNDER THE VEHICLE, I BELIEVE IT WAS SEVERAL QUARTS. I THEN CONTACTED SUBARU ROADSIDE SERVICE WHO PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. YOU CAN CONTACT JEFFS TOWING SERVICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE VEHICLES CONDITION. *JB