Tribeca08

Thanks everyone for all the feedback. Was mainly just poking around to see if there were any known issues since I too was surprised at the big repairs given Subarus reputation. I'm very thankful I got the warranty and everything is being covered. Just Hope this isn't a reoccurance with this specific vehicle. They've still been waiting for the axels so I still don't have the vehicle back yet.

Has anyone else had any major problems with their 08 Tribeca? I had constantly heard wonderful things about Subaru and how reliable etc they were.(and the AWD which is a top priority for me) After having problems with my past Fords and Chevy's, when I needed another every day driver, I decided to give Subaru a try. In Sept 2011, I bought the 2008 Tribeca from CarMax with 62,000 miles. Initially after getting it, we noticed a weird feeling when driving at highway speeds. After having that checked out, they decided the front transfer case needed to be replaced. (luckily for me after my unreliable past experiences, I purchased the extended warranty) This alone was around a $900 job, fortunately covered. After that initial time, things were going well, with just a more annoyance problem of the headlights burning out quite quickly. One of them would burn out every few months or so, which is very uncommon from my past experience. Then in November 2012, after backing out of a spot, shift back into drive and clunk, guess what can't go anywhere. CarMax couldn't ever look at for another week, and basically I haven't had the car since. After CarMax couldn't solve the problem, they sent it to a Subaru dealer. Conclusion: need to replace transmission. $7500 job. After they finally get this done, the dealership noticed something else. Well then it turns out, they need to replace both axles, and the rear differential now. (which will be roughly another $4-5k) I'm amazed the warranty place wants to sink that much money into the car. Were still waiting on these parts. I have not had the car since November 2012. This must be some kind of weird fluke for Subaru, but I have to admit, I'm not very confident on becoming a Subaru owner for a second time. If I hadn't purchased that extended warranty I would have been royally screwed.