Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10297888January 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY & HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY TYPICALLY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70MPH. NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297241December 28, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH THE FRONT DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT IS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER 200.00 TO FIX, AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297246December 28, 2009
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MAZDA SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297062December 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I TOOK MY 2008 TRIBUTE (PURCHASED IN JULY 2007) FOR SERVICE WHEN AT THE 50, 300 MILES. I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY VEHICLE DOES A MILD OR HARD JERK WHEN COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD A SMALL HOLE IN THE CONDENSER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRANSMISSION OIL. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THUS THE HIGH MILEAGE SO THEY SURMISED THAT MAYBE A ROCK HIT IT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE DURABLE SINCE IT IS A SUV. MY DRIVING IS NOT IN ROUGH TERRAIN JUST SMOOTH HIGHWAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE STYLE HAS THESE EXPOSED OR OPEN AREAS IN THE FRONT LOWER PART OF THE SUV SO BECAUSE THEY SAW A TINY ROCK EMBEDDED IN THE GRILL OF THE RADIATOR THAT POSSIBLY THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CONDENSER. I FELT IF I HAVE EXPOSED OR OPEN AREAS THEN THE PARTS EXPOSED SHOULD BE STRONG/DURABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE A ROCK HIT. I HAVE NO FRONT IN DAMAGE AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK WAS THE FARTHEST THING IN MY MIND, WHICH BY THE WAY WILL COST ME $580 TO FIX. SINCE THIS DISCOVERY WAS ON 12/15/09, TEN DAYS FROM XMAS, I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED. MY FEAR IS THAT THERE ARE SUBSTANDARD PARTS THAT WERE PUT ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE PARTS SHOULD BE DURABLE ENOUGH THIS IS AN 2008 VEHICLE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW SO IT IS NOT AN EARLIER MODEL AND THIS DID NOT HAPPENED FROM A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MODEL FOR SUBSTANDARD PARTS. I JUST KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE FOR A FEW MORE YEARS BEFORE ANY MAJOR WORK WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296757December 22, 2009
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE, REAR WINDOW EXPLODED OUT ON ITS OWN. BLOW GLASS OUT 4 FEET FROM VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296085December 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP LIGHT THE ACCELERATOR PETAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS . AFTER SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,SHE WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 325.00 DOLLARS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER MODEL TYPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296096December 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK WHETHER IT IS COLD OR WARM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2007. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP AND THAT A FUEL INJECTION CLEANING WAS NEEDED. MY THROTTLE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED ALSO. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING AGAIN. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS SINCE I CANNOT MOVE FORWARD AT A LIGHT WHEN IT TURNS GREEN AND I CANNOT ACCELERATE WHEN ALREADY DRIVING. I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE TO THE NHTSA. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS, ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ISSUE FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295759December 15, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. SHE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BETWEEN 10-15 MPH TO LEAVE A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, UNTIL SHE EXERTED A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294932December 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE, WHICH HAD A RECALL 04V583000 FOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLES. WAS TOLD THIS RECALL WAS FIXED ON 8/11/2005. THIS VEHICLE HAS HORRIBLE ISSUES WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN, THE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK WIDE OPEN AND BRAKING WILL NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (25 MPH-55MPH), IT CAN SUDDENLY BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UP TO 85 AND 90 MPH. HAPPENS BOTH IN RURAL AND CITY DRIVING. WAS TOLD BY MAZDA DEALER RECALL IS CLOSED AND WILL NOT CONSIDER THIS AS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE, AND I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS STILL RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT IS ONGOING AND HAS BEEN SINCE FEBRUARY, 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294478December 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS MODULE CONNECTION IS CORRODED AND CAUSING NO ABS BRAKES AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL NHTSA# 07V157000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $125 TO CHECK THE VEHICLE AND IF IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE TO A COST OF $1,200. CONTACT HAS NOT CALL THE MAZDA MANUFACTURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN THE ABS AND SERVICE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. UPDATED 01/14/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294166December 1, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE, MOST OF THE TIME WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND OTHER TIMES WHEN IT IS NOT, THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE SO STIFF THAT IT WILL BE STUCK IN THE NON- ACCELERATED POSITION. MY WIFE OR I WILL HAVE TO POUNCE DOWN ON IT A COUPLE FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO UNFREEZE AND BECOME OPERABLE AGAIN. (I'D SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TO 50 TIMES IN TOTAL SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT) TODAY, DECEMBER 1ST. 2009, MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE PEDAL FROZE IN THE NON-ACCELERATED POSITION AND SHE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO CALL ME ON HER CELL PHONE. I WAS FEELING SICK AND IN BED AT THE TIME OF HER CALL AND GOT OUT OF BED TO GO HELP HER. THE PEDAL STAYED STUCK FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. SHE KEPT PUTTING PRESSURE ON IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME UNSTUCK. WHEN I GOT THERE, I PRESSED DOWN ON IT AND IT WAS RELEASED. MY WIFE KEEPS TELLING ME THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE FOUND RECALL INFO FOR THESE VEHICLES UP TO 2004 BUT NOT FOR 2005. WILL YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US? WE ARE NOT ALONE. I FOUND A WEBSITE: WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM THAT HAS NINE SEPARATE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VERY SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM FOR THE VERY SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293930November 29, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE - GAS PEDAL STICKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292903November 19, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS (UP POSITION). USUALLY WHEN IT IS COOL OUT, THOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED IN WARM TEMPERATURES. IT HAPPENS WHEN MY FOOT HAS RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSES BACK ONTO IT TO ACCELERATE. IT DOES NOT GO DOWN. MOST TIMES I HAVE TO SLAM MY FOOT ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS (ACCELERATES) BUT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THAT HASN'T WORKED AND I HAVE HAD TO LET MY CAR COAST OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY SCARY! HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COOLER OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292015November 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291685November 10, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STICKING OR FREEZING WHILE DRIVING. OCCURS WHEN COLD OR RAINING. HAD REPAIRED ONE TIME BUT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291090November 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH 60,000 MILES, HAZARD FLASHERS STARTED GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...WOULD NOT TURN OFF...STUCK THIN CARDBOARD UNDER SWITCH TO HOLD SWITCH IN..DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. STOPPED ON ITS ON..THEN STARTED AGAIN..WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO DEALER TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED, WARRANTY IS OUT...EXPENSIVE JOB..NEVER TOUCHED THE SWITCH BEFORE THIS HAPPENED...AGGRAVATED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290953November 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN ENGINE STARTS UP IN COLD WEATHER AND CONTINUES TO STICK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP (30 MINUTES INTO DRIVING). CAUSES CAR TO JERK WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. ACCELERATION IS COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289784October 26, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PARK WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO THE PARKING LOT WALL AND TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL MOTOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, GASKET, AND THE IAC VALVE. THE REPAIR COST WAS $4,100. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 UNDER RECALL 04V583000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CRASH CAUSED HER HEAR HEART TO RACE AND GO INTO SHOCK. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 89,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10289331October 22, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN AUGUST 2004, I PURCHASED A 2005 BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV. AT THE END OF 2005, I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY ACCELERATOR STICKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND ASSUMED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NEVER OCCUR AGAIN. BUT, TO MY DISMAY, IT SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE COLD WEATHER ARRIVES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO COME BACK WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CLEANED SO THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT STICK. ALSO,WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES. THE THROTTLE GETS GRIME AND GUMP IN IT AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THE STICKING. RECENTLY, ON LAST FRIDAY, IT BEGAN TO STICK AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD I COULD NOT GET UP ON MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD TO COAST IT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND PARK IT. WHENEVER THIS OCCURS, I CANNOT PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL, IT WILL NOT BUDGE AND MY CAR TENDS TO LOSE POWER AND BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN. ON SUNDAY EVENING, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT OCCURRED, VERY SCARY, I COAST OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, SO I WOULD NOT BE HIT FROM BEHIND. ON MONDAY MORNING, ON MY WAY TO WORK, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL OFF AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS, AS I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS OR NOT, BUT I DECIDED TO BECAUSE I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288860October 18, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE DISENGAGED (BROKEN CABLE ATTACHMENT), HANDLE NO LONGER OPENS DOOR. MUST LOWER WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM EXTERIOR HANDLE, NOT SAFE IN CASES WHERE PASSENGERS (DRIVER) NEED RAPID EGRESS. WEAK DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY AT POINT OF CABLE ATTACHMENT SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW/SHORTCUT. THIS ISSUE WAS COMMON ON THE WEB-BASED REPAIR SITES WITH OVER 50 OWNERS REPORTING ISSUES ON 1 SITE ALONE. FACTORY CERTIFIED REPAIR IS $350! CONSEQUENTLY A WORK AROUND HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE INTERNET THAT IS DANGEROUS. INVOLVES DRILLING A HOLE IN THE HANDLE BASE AND REROUTING THE CABLE TO THIS NEW (LESS EFFICIENT) LOCATION. THE POOR DESIGN, WEAK BREAK-STRENGTH AND CRITICAL NATURE OF THE COMPONENT (DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY) ALMOST ENSURES THIS COMPONENT WILL FAIL. THE OUTRAGEOUS COST TO REPLACE ALMOST GUARANTEES A STEADY RELIABLE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR MAZDA DEALER RARE DEPT. THE FACT THAT THIS COMPONENT FAILURE DEGRADES THE RAPID EGRESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT SEEMS LIKE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR YOUR AGENCY TO ADDRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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