Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10885462July 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR SHOCK MOUNT RUSTED, RIGHT SIDE. CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR AND NO ONE WILL BUY IT IN THIS CONDITION. THE BODY SHOP CANNOT REPAIR AND HE SAID IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884212July 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE, APPROX. 101,000 MILES. COMPLETE FAILURE/RUST-THROUGH OF REAR, PASSENGER-SIDE WHEEL WELL CAUSING SEPARATION OF SHOCK/STRUT FROM THE FRAME. AS INDICATED IN THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, EXPERIENCED LOUD CLUNK AND SWAYING OF THE VEHICLE, BROUGHT TO OUR LONG-TIME MECHANIC WHO INDICATED HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT AND BASED ON AGE/CONDITION THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP AFTER SPEAKING TO MAZDA CUSTOMER CARE (REP INDICATED THAT RECALL FOR SUB-FRAME CORROSION SHOULD ADDRESS THIS) ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BUT CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE CORROSION AND SHOCK SEPARATION. WHEN I CALLED MAZDA BACK AND ASKED HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON A KNOWN ISSUE FOR RUST BUT ONLY ADDRESS ONE CONTACT POINT ON THE FRAME AS, CLEARLY, THE ENTIRE FRAME IS MADE/COATED WITH THE SAME MATERIALS, WAS ADVISED BASICALLY NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND IT IS POSSIBLE A FUTURE RECALL COULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AS A CURRENT OWNER OF A 2014 MAZDA 6 (AND PAST OWNERS OF 6 OTHER MAZDA'S) I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. AS EVIDENCED BY THIS WEBSITE AND MULTIPLE OTHERS, THIS ISSUE AFFECTS 2001-2006 MAZDA TRIBUTES (& FORD ESCAPES) AND WAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MATERIALS USED AS EVIDENCED IN RECALL# 14V-174. EXCESSIVE CORROSION IS NOT LIMITED TO A SINGLE ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE FRAME, TO EVEN IMPLY THAT IT WOULD BE IS AVOIDANCE OF LIABILITY BY THE MANUFACTURER(S) AT BEST, CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE IS A BETTER DESCRIPTOR. IT IS THE ENTIRE FRAME THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, THE COMPLAINTS SEEM TO BE INCREASING SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS-THE ORIGINAL RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED ASAP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884398July 12, 2016
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND JAMMED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000....UPDATED 09/12/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881711June 30, 2016
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, EXPOSING AND CAUSING FAILURE IN THE ASSOCIATED SHOCK. THE REAR BUMPER NOW RATTLES OVER EVEN THE TINIEST BIT OF UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND THE CAR WILL SWAY IN THE BACK REAR OVER LARGER BUMPS HIT WITH THAT BACK WHEEL. FIRST NOTICED GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. NOTHING PROMPTED IT OTHER THAN A PIECE OF UNEVEN ROAD MAY HAVE BEEN THE FINAL STRAW. THIS IS APPARENTLY BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTES AND WAS ADDRESSED IN A RECALL FOR 2001-2004 TRIBUTES. SAME PROBLEM, SAME AREA (PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL) THIS IS NOT SAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876698June 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
I START MY CAR UP AN I SEE THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874637June 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
WIFE HAD AN ACCISDENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SHE WAS INJURED HIT A TREE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10873842June 13, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE SUV CONSIDERS THE THROTTLE BODY TO BE CLOSED. ITS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE AND CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. FORD ESCAPES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND USE THE SAME PART. ITS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSE ALL POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873318June 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
WARNING LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872589June 5, 2016
SUSPENSION
LOUD CLUNKING ON BUMPS AND A TENDENCY FOR AN UNUSUAL SWAY IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LED TO TAKING A LOOK UNDER THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. A WHOLE 8"X12" ROUGHLY OVAL PIECE OF THE RIGHT REAR INNER WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED THROUGH WHERE THE UPPER SHOCK MOUNT IS ATTACHED. RIGHT REAR SHOCK IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR AT THE TOP. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT APPEARS THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE IN PRIOR YEARS, WHICH WAS NOT CORRECTED FOR THE 2005 YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872330June 3, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTREME RUST/CORROSION IN THE WHEEL WELL AREA - FRAME DEGRADED AND FELL AWAY FROM THE BODY -- SHOCK COMING LOOSE - OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET - GOING STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871695May 31, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION FAILURE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PHOTOS OF EXTENSIVE RUST CONDITION WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871427May 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS EXPOSED AND BARELY SUPPORTED. THE DRIVER SIDE IS FINE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PRIOR 4 YEARS TO THIS. IT WILL BE UN-DRIVEABLE SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871268May 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA ZH98 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10870807May 25, 2016
SEAT BELTS
I WENT TO BUCKLE MY SON'S CARSEAT IN AND THE BUCKLE CAME OUT OF THE SEAT. AND I MOVED HIM TO A DIFFERENT BUCKLE AND THAT ONE CAME OUT TO AND THEN THE NEXT SEAT BUCKLE CAME OUT AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870139May 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. MY BODY SHOP TOLD ME THIS SHOULD NOT EVER HAPPEN. ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD PIECE OF STEEL USED IN THE MANUFACTURE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DETECTED AND I KEPT DRIVING IT. THE REST OF MY SUV IS IMMACULATE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS. IT IS COSTING ME $1500.00 TO REPAIR. I WAS DRIVING AND STARTED HEARING A RATTLING SOUND AND STOPPED AT A MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THANK GOD YOU STOPPED BEFORE YOU GOT HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865682May 18, 2016
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS CORRODED AND THE SHOCK WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863966May 9, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BUMPING NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863583May 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BOUNCING MOTION FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS CORRODED THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863598May 6, 2016
SUSPENSION
INNER WHEEL WELL RUSTED CRACKED LEAVING SHOCK TOWER UNATTACHED. MAZDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2001-04 MODELS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS ON THE 2005 MODELS AS WELL BUT THERE IS NO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863605May 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 07/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SO BADLY RUSTED, THE BODY OF THE TRUCK CAME OFF THE FRAME. UPDATED 07/19/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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