Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10466501July 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ENTERING PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF BUILDING, ACCELERATOR RACED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT CONCRETE POLE IN FRONT OF BUILDING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE ACCELERATOR RACED LIKE THIS; ONCE AT A RED LIGHT, WHERE I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, AND ONCE AT A STOP SIGN WHERE FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466530July 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION...TACHOMETER UP TO 3000, ENGINE VERY FAST,HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING BRAKES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS LOSS OF IDLE SO LOW IT WILL STALL OUT IF ALITTLE GAS IS NOT APPLIED AT A STOP. CAR BUCKS AND JERKS LIKE ITS MISFIRING BUT HAVE HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WITH NO RESULTS...OR CHANGES IN HOW THE CAR RUNS! HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS 9-15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6.5 YRS. SINCE PURCHASED. ITS BEEN VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN OR WHERE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. SERIOUS PROBLEMS EXIST EVEN WITH THE RECALL WORK DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466317July 17, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE PARKED AT A GAS STATION THE FRONT DOOR PASSENGER POWER WINDOW SLAMMED OPENED/DOWN DURING NORMAL DOOR CLOSURE. WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND FOUND DEFECTIVE. INTERNAL CABLE WINDINGS WERE KINKED AND CAUSED PLASTIC WITHIN POWER WINDOW MOTOR TO BREAK ALLOWING CABLE/WINDOW TO MOVE FREELY AND FALL TO OPEN/DOWN POSITION. SAFETY OF VEHICLE IS JEOPARDIZED...IF THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED IT COULD CERTAINLY CREATE A STARTLING EVENT THAT COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DISTRACTION BY SUDDEN RUSH OF WIND NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466319July 17, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR TAILGATE DOOR SWITCH OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN DEPRESSED. WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE/REAR HATCH ENTRANCE THE SWITCH THAT IS DEPRESSED WILL NOT OPEN THE TAILGATE CAUSING ENTRY TO THE REAR TO BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE VEHICLES AFT PASSENGER'S DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS NOT REPEATABLE CREATING A NOW OUT OF WARRANTY ISSUE. FAILURE OF THE INABILITY TO ACCESS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE INABILITY TO REACH SOMEONE TRAPPED IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464036July 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A LOCAL DRIVE, AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ABOUT 50 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND FELT NO BRAKE AT ALL, EVEN I STEPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. I TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I ALMOST THOUGHT I WAS IN A DREAM, A NIGHTMARE. THEN, I REMEMBERED THE HAND BRAKE, WHICH WAS MORE OR LESS FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME, AND ALSO SHIFTED THE GEAR TOWARD PARKING. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS LOOKING SOMETHING THAT COULD PUT THE VEHICLE AT THE FULL STOP. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A SLIGHTLY UPHILL DRIVE AND NO OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF ME. SO THE VEHICLE STOPPED SLOWLY, AFTER IT WAS ON THE PARKING GEAR. I CALLED AAA. WHEN THE HELP FROM AAA CAME, HE POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOME FLUID GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AT THE RIGHT FRONT, NEXT TO THE WHEEL. I DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT IT WAS THEN. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA SERVICE SHOP, I WAS TOLD LATER THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE PIPES EXPLODED, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS NEARLY EXPLODED. THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT WAS NOT ON UNTIL AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $568.81, INCLUDING FIXING THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ABS SENSOR RING THAT WAS CRACKED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463767June 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED MAZDA CORPORATION SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS AND ASKED WHAT PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN REPAIRING THE ABS RECALL DEFECT. MAZDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PURSUANT TO THE RECALL, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART AT THIS TIME. MAZDA RECOMMENDED THE CONSUMER PARK HIS VEHICLE AWAY FROM STRUCTURES IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT, THE ABS MODULE DEVELOPED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463158June 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) IN FEBRUARY 2012. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462525June 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING FROM TRANSMISSION COOLER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461417June 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN FEB. 2012 AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MAZDA SINCE. I DID CONTACT THE CO. AND THEY SAID THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. IT IS NOW JUNE 13TH AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. DO I NEED TO BE CONCERNED? THE RECALL IS 6712A AND I WAS TOLD NOT TO PARK CLOSE TO ANY STRUCTURES. MY HUSBAND WANTS THE CAR MOVED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND WHY THE CO. WON'T GET BACK TO ME ABOUT IT. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461175June 11, 2012
STEERING
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL A LOUD CLUNK NOISE IS APPARENT AND STEERING FEELS DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461195June 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP BY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V583000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,242. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460870June 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2004. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES LOSING PRESSURE SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BUT THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TOLD ME THEY WERE FINE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PUSH MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WHEN AT A RED LIGHT I'D SIT AND PUMP AIR INTO THE BRAKES SO THEY WOULD STOP PROPERLY. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND A LADY STOPPED AHEAD OF ME BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT FELT AS IF THE TIRES WERE STUTTERING/HOPPING IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP. I PRESSED SO HARD THAT MY WHOLE LEG WAS IN A CRAMP. I HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME DAMAGING THE BUMPER. I DID NOT SLIDE, THE TIRES ARE SEMI-NEW AND IN GREAT CONDITION. ALSO, MY ROTORS FAILED A FEW YEARS AGO. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED ALL ROUND AS WELL AS ANOTHER PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE AIR HISSING FROM THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE ASKED MAZDA ABOUT RECALLS AND THEIR HAVEN'T BEEN ANY. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I DON'T FEEL IT IS RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FINANCIALLY, THROUGH INSURANCE OR PERSONAL INJURY FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULT. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460399June 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MAZDA REGARDING SAFETY RECALL #6712A IN FEB 2012 FOR OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE - RECOMMENDED ACTION WAS TO PARK VEHICLE OUTDOORS, AWAY FROM STRUCTURES TO PREVENT UNATTENDED POTENTIAL FIRE FROM SPREADING RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SHORT /ABS MODULE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 MONTHS AND MAZDA HAS NOT PROVIDED THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO A SAFE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460263June 1, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE SPEED INCREASED FROM 70 TO 80 MPH SIX TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF IT WERE GOING DOWN HILL AND WOULD THEN SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED HIGH SPEEDS AND NEVER HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,848. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE GOING UP HILL, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED. HE DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. UPDATED 07/09/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459931May 29, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE TWO SEAT SENSORS THAT FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459548May 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PULLED ONTO A DIRT ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND WHEN I STOPPED I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS LIKE A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I GOT SCARED CALLED MY MOTHER AND 2 SECONDS LATER THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459558May 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/ MODULE) ON DECEMBER 12, 2012. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL INA REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STILL ADVISED THAT THE PARTS HAD NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459387May 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN AVAILABLE RELEASE DATE FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458905May 18, 2012
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOCK ISSUE - HATCHBACK AND BACK WINDOW ONLY THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD, AND IT IS A PAIN IN THE NECK. THE HATCHBACK DOOR OR WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN USING EITHER THE REMOTE OR THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE CAR. AFTER HAVING GROCERIES IN THE BACK, PIZZA, MATERIAL BEING MOVED, ETC. ONE HAS TO DO THE FOLLOWING TO ACCESS THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE: 1.) CLIMB OVER THE SEAT - MANY TIMES NOT POSSIBLE TO REALLY GET AT ITEMS IN THE BACK. 2.) WAIT ABOUT 5 MINS OR SO, AND THEN THE REMOTE WILL UNLOCK THE DOOR/WINDOW. 3.) DISCOVERED THAT PUTTING THE KEY BACK IN AND TURNING IT TO ACCESSORY AND THEN REMOVING THE KEY, THE DOOR/WINDOW CAN BE UNLOCKED. NOT SURE WHAT THE STORY IS OR EXACTLY WHAT STEPS MUST BE DONE FOR THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR, BUT IT OCCURS OFTEN. USUALLY THE SEQUENCE IS, SHUT THE CAR ENGINE OFF, REMOVE THE KEY, SHUT OFF THE CARS LIGHTS, THEN TRY TO ACCESS THE BACK WITH THE REMOTE. WHEN THAT DOESN'T WORK, TRY OPENING THE CAR DOOR AND UNLOCKING ALL THE DOORS AGAIN. THIS WON'T WORK EITHER. TRY LOCKING THE VEHICLE AGAIN USING THE REMOTE AND TRY OPENING UP THE DOORS AND THE BACK. I BELIEVE THAT THE 'DOORS' WILL UNLOCK AT ALL TIMES, BUT NOT THE BACK OR THE BACK WINDOW. REALLY A PAIN......AND EMBARRASSING TO HAVE PEOPLE WATCH YOU TRY TO GET INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR, WHEN THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458388May 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 6712A CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER SAYING THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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