Mazda Tribute Complaints (2005)

377 consumer complaints on file.

#10474346September 8, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN ON 8/31. I GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET AND MY 05 MAZDA TRIBUTE TOOK OFF AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE RATE OF SPEED AND I REMEMBER MY VEHICLE JUMPING THE CURVE, RUNNING THREW A 4' SAGO PALM (ON THE GRASS) AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35' - 45') BEFORE MY BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HANGING AND DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE (I THINK, DUE TO THE PALM). DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED A FEW BURNS ON MY HAND AND ARM. MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. HAD I NOT STOPPED IN TIME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED AND MORE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH. SEVERAL POLICE VEHICLES CAME AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10470804August 15, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470442August 13, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V357000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470122August 10, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A KARR CAR ALARM, DEALER INSTALLED PRIOR TO PURCHASE. RECENTLY, WHILE THE CAR LOCKED IN THE DRIVE WAY, THE ALARM WENT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR AJAR ALARM WENT OFF CONSTANTLY. WENT TO KARR AND HAD A NEW ALARM SYSTEM PUT IN. STILL HAPPENS. WENT TO MAZDA AND THEY FOUND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY FIXED IT. 11 DAYS LATER THE ALARM WENT OFF AGAIN IN THE DRIVE WAY WHILE SITTING THERE LOCKED. CALLED MAZDA AGAIN AND AM SCHEDULED TO BRING THE CAR IN TO CHECK IT OUT AGAIN. KARR MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH FORD ESCAPE AND MAZDA TRIBUTE CUSTOMERS ALL DUE TO THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES IN THE FACT THAT THE ELECTRICAL MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE REVERSE LOGIC THAN OTHER CARS. THIS IS BECOMING BOTH ANNOYING AND FRUSTRATING. IN THE MEAN TIME I CANNOT LOCK THE CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY OR WHEN I AM AT STORES - NO SECURITY OR THEFT-CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470161August 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST LET ME PLEASE ADVISE THAT THERE WAS NO INCIDENT REGARDING MY VEHICLE. I AM WRITING TO TRY TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECURRING PROBLEM THAT WAS FIRST REPORTED AND RECALLED WITH THE 2002 AND THE 2003 / RECALL 63202. I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND WAS JUST ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF IRWIN MAZDA IN FREEHOLD NEW JERSEY THAT MY CAR WILL NEED TO HAVE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. I KNOW MY CAR IS A 2005 AND THE RECALL PERTAINED TO THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS RECURRING AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. I CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND SPOKE TO THE SUPERVISOR MR. JOHHNY GARCIA AND I VOICED MY CONCERNS, AND I WAS DISMISSED BY HIM STATING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE CAN OR WILL DO TO ESCALATE MY CONCERNS TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT AT MAZDA CORPORATE. THE NUMBER I CALLED WAS 949-727-1990. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS BUT I AM TRULY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE MIGHT BE MORE CONSUMERS LIKE ME OUT THERE THAT HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR CAR AND WAS DISMISSED ALSO. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT THE COST TO REPLACE THIS COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS. CAN YOU PLEASE REACH OUT TO MAZDA REGARDING MY CONCERNS, SINCE [XXX] REFUSED TO HELP ME ESCALATE MY CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. [XXX] PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW YOU THINK I SHOULD PROCEED, OR IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS POTENTIAL RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468511July 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM, BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS UPDATED 12/18/12 *CN UPDATED 12/31/2012 *JS UPDATED 1/30/13 *CN UPDATED 02/11/2013*JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10467236July 24, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND REMAINED IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON RESTART, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN UPDATED 09/04/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466622July 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY TRIBUTE IS A V-6 3.0L AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 11-04 PER DRIVER'S DOOR STICKER. PROBLEM-- AFTER LEAVING MY HOUSE AND DRIVING DOWN MY RURAL ROAD, I HAD NOTICED THE VEHICLE SPEED STAYED THE SAME (APPROX 40 MPH) EVEN AFTER LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. SO I HAD DID A QUICK TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF THE CONSTANT SPEED WOULD STOP AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE DID RESPOND AND SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND ALL ON THE SAME ROAD AND IN THE SAME AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466380July 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND GREASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12019 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
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
#10450880March 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA TRIBUTE 2005 GAS PEDAL STICKING AND CAN NOT BE DEPRESSED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WILL STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WILL TRY TO DEPRESS MY GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARED ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE ALSO ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA BEFORE IN REGARDS TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439165December 9, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I FELT COMPELLED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. IT SEEMS MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS, YET NO RECALL. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN WEATHER COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES. FOR AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (SUV) WHICH IS MADE TO GO OFF-ROAD AND IN MOUNTAINS, THIS IS A PRETTY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I CONFERRED WITH MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $400 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO "REPLACE" A FAULTY MECHANISM. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WHICH IS INHERENT WITH THESE TRIBUTE VEHICLES AND FOR WHICH MAZDA IS FULLY AWARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437402November 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKS. CAN'T BE PRESSED DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436708November 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED HIS EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING COLD OR RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435522November 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 21,000 MILES IN MARCH 2007 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433967November 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE 1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING SLOWLY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ORDER FOR THE PEDAL TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408811June 24, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ELGIN, IL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD, THE REAR LIFT GATE BEGAN TO RUST, RESULTING IN THE PAINT PEELING AND FLAKING OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE AREAS ON THE REAR LIFT GATE. THOUGH I LOCATED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS. ONE REPORT STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE PAINT BY FORD (WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED) USED CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM OR ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406012June 12, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
THE LOWER ANCHOR STRAP ON MY SON'S SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL SPONTANEOUSLY LOOSENED WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE RELEASE BUTTON OR LOCKING DEVICE. AS A CPST, I CHECK THE INSTALLATION DAILY, SO I KNOW THIS HAD BEEN A ROCK SOLID INSTALLATION AND THE LOCKING DEVICE WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED ON THE SHELL OF THE SEAT (NOT IN OR ON THE EDGE OF THE BELTPATH), PRIOR TO THE STRAP SPONTANEOUSLY LOOSENING. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=TRIBUTE, MODEL=MAZDA). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405419June 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. AS THE CONTACT EXITS HER DRIVEAWAY, THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE ROAD WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING TOWARDS HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT NO CODES WERE SHOWING. THE DELAER STATED HE COULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWING A FAILURE.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED SHE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD RUN A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400713May 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT FOR SOME REASON THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK, IT SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES FROM HOT TO COLD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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