Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10260888March 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY 03 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES ABS LIGHT CAME ON AT 80K. UPON INSPECTION THE LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE ABS SPEED SENSOR RING WAS BROKEN. THE RING IS NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE AND MAZDA TOLD ME THE SHAFT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE PART ALONE $325. PLUS LABOR. THE MAZDA PARTS PEOPLE TOLD ME IT'S A SHAME THAT YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE RING. AND THAT THERE KNOWN FOR BRAKING. IT DOES EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKES. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SHAFT YET STILL LOOKING FOR THE RING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260247February 27, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR CHEST INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10259859February 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR QUITS AND WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR THE VEHICLE RUNS RUFF UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259678February 23, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE CONDENSATION IN SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT MAZDA CORPORATE SENT OUT AN EMAIL DISALLOWING THE REPAIR OF HEADLIGHTS WITH CONDENSATION IN THEM. THE CORPORATE EMAIL APPARENTLY STATES THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL" OCCURRENCE AND WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD IMPAIR OUR NIGHT VISION OR LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE VALIDITY OF MAZDAS CLAIM SINCE WATER SHOULD NOT BE IN THE HEADLIGHT. CAR IS AT TOWN NORTH MAZDA IN RICHARDSON TX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258330February 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AT ALL SPEEDS OTHER THAN IDLE THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LOSES POWER AND SMOKES. THIS IS A NEW 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE DANGER IS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED SUDDENLY THE PROBLEM OCCURS AND THE CONDITION BECOMES UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258067February 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN 2007 VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD REACH A DEALER OR SHOP THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FRIED THE MAIN COMPUTER. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CHECKED. DEALER FOUND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THAT WERE LOOSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE TRIBUTE / ESCAPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257724February 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. DURING THE 2007 WINTER SEASON, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE RECURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. AFTERWARDS, THE FAILURE CEASED. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO REV. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES; HOWEVER, SHE NEVER NOTICED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING BACKWARDS OR FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 3/11/09 *CN UPDATED 03/16/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256973January 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING AHEAD AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES. A SECOND AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKE OPERATION. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DOWNSHIFT THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. IF I WAS NOT IN THE FAR LEFT OR FAR RIGHT I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY VEER OFF THE ROAD. I GOT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE HOSE BURST, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. I SAVED THE PARTS IF A REVIEW IS REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256661January 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC! VERY HIGH RPM'S WITHOUT PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. MILEAGE IS UNDER 55,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256172January 24, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE SPARK PLUG IN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002 BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET CAUSING ME TO HUNT DOWN A VALVE COVER. THE MECHANIC SAID I DIDN'T TIGHTEN IT ENOUGH WHICH IS FALSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A EQUIPMENT DEFECT WITH THE COMPRESSING SOMEHOW. I PURPOSEFULLY RETIGHTINENED THE REMAINING TWO THAT I COULD GET AT AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE VERY NEXT DAY THAT THEY WHERE LOOSE. I USED A TORQUE SPECIFIED WRENCH TO THE MANUALS DESCRIPTION IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THAT YEARS FORD MADE MAZDAS. A FIRE COULD BREAK OUT OR AN EXPLOSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254946January 14, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX. MY AIRBAG DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON OTHER TIMES IT BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY. MY MAZDA WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS AND TO HAVE REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT COST. I BOUGHT THE MAZDA ON 2006 SO ITS ONLY 2 YEARS THAT I HAVE THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254763January 12, 2009
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND ERROR CODES WERE PRODUCED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG RETRACTOR CIRCUIT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,640. UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF UPDATED 02/09/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254665January 11, 2009
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT HAZARD. THE LOCKING SYSTEM IN THE SEAT BELT HAVE RESTRAINED ME ONCE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE BACK SEAT BELT IS NOW LOCKED DOWN AND WILL NOT MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254175January 7, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I OWN A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. IT IS REALLY RANDOM, SO CANNOT PINPOINT WHY OR WHAT CONDITIONS IT HAPPENS. AT FIRST I JUST THOUGHT I WASN'T PRESSING HARD ENOUGH ON THE PEDAL, BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND TO THE POINT WHERE I ACTUALLY HAVE TO SLAM IT WITH MY FOOT TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE. I TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS MORNING I WAS MAKING A TURN AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME WHICH THANKFULLY DID NOT HIT ME, BUT IT COULD HAVE EASILY. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL FINALLY REACTED THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE I THINK IT SERIOUSLY WARRANTS BEING LOOKED INTO FURTHER AND HAVING A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SINCE I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN OR WHERE THE GAS PEDAL WILL FAIL TO RESPOND. FOR A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT, AND ME BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I FEEL THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF MAZDA TO NOT TAKE NOTICE. AFTER MY LATEST INCIDENT, AND READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE, I WILL BE TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION WITH MAZDA AND HOPE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253828January 5, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STICKS ESPECIALLY IN COOL WEATHER. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A THE GAS PEDAL HAS TO BE HIT HARD CAUSING A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN WET CONDITIONS OR IN TRAFFIC. TALKED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2002 MODELS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253666January 3, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SUNDAY 12/21/08, WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON LOCAL FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, IN CLOSE TO 0 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT WEATHER, I EXPERIENCED STUCK THROTTLE. GAS PEDAL AND THE PORTION OF ASSOCIATED LINKAGE VISIBLE FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY. ALL EFFORTS TO RETURN ENGINE TO IDLE SPEED, INCLUDING RAPIDLY DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL TO NEAR THE FLOOR AND THEN RAPIDLY RELEASING IT, WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT 4000 RPM. HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN COAST TO A STOP ON AN OFFRAMP. ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES. AT RESTART, ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RACE UP TO AND STAY AT 4000 RPM, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. WOUND UP HAVING TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER REPAIR FACILITY, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME DUE TO IT BEING SUNDAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, THE THROTTLE WAS NO LONGER STUCK. SAID THE LINKAGE "PROBABLY FROZE UP" DUE TO THE PREVIOUS DAY'S COLD WEATHER BUT HAD "THAWED OUT". HE RECOMMENDED LUBRICATING IT, WHICH I AUTHORIZED. ON 1/1/09, I DROPPED THE VEHICLE AT A DIFFERENT MAZDA REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE OF AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE FROM OUTSIDE (WHERE IT HAD SAT OVERNIGHT IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER), THE THROTTLE STUCK. THE THROTTLE STUCK A FEW TIMES LAST WINTER IN 10 DEGREE OR BELOW WEATHER BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY. I NOTED TODAY, ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001MAZDA TRIBUTES EQUIPPED WITH "SPEED CONTROL" BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THROTTLES TO STICK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT "SPEED CONTROL" IS. MY TRIBUTE, WHICH I PURCHASED USED, DOES NOT HAVE "CRUISE CONTROL." WHETHER IT ORIGINALLY HAD "CRUISE CONTROL", WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY SOMEONE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE, I DO NOT KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253401December 31, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX. MY AIRBAG DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON OTHER TIMES IT BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY. MY MAZDA WARRANTY RAN OUT THIS PAST MAY AND I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS AND TO HAVE REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND I AM SINGLE WITH A FIXED INCOME. ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR MAZDA? HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253195December 30, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK AND FINDING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THE CAR ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252855December 26, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH DOORS HAS FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252790December 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DRIVING 70 MPH. VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PETAL. HAD TO HOLD FOOT ON BRAKE TO KEEP BELOW 70. WHEN FINALLY GOT TO EXIT AND STOPPED IDLING AT 4000 RPM AND VIBRATION SO BAD HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF. THROTTLE BODY AND A CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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