Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10716570May 14, 2015
SUSPENSION
2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH A RECALL THAT MAZDA REFUSED TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR CORROSION TO THE SUB-FRAME RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. INSTEAD OF REPLACING RECALLED SUB-FRAME THEY PUT AN INEXPENSIVE BRACE UNDERNEATH THE CORRODED PART FOR THE RECALL. MAZDA SAID IF THE CORRODED PART HASN'T ACTUALLY SNAPPED IN HALF THEN THEY PUT A CHEAP BRACE UNDERNEATH IT. NOW 8 MONTHS LATER THE CORRODED PART SNAPPED IN HALF AND MAZDA SAYS THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK SINCE THEY PUT A CHEAP BRACE UNDER THE CORRODED SUB-FRAME. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN NOW THE WHEELS WILL FALL OFF. HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY FIXING A RECALL BY INSTALLING A MEANINGLESS SO CALLED BRACE UNDER THE CORRODED PART WHEN IT DOES NOTHING. ONCE THE SUB-FRAME BRAKES THE LOWER CONTROL ARM STILL SEPARATES AND YOU STILL ARE IN RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715866May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE ISSUES AND REQUESTS COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716201May 13, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND LEFT THE SHOCK ATTACHED TO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715751May 11, 2015
SUSPENSION
SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED OUT AND THE STRUT IS HANGING LOOSE. YOU LOOK UP FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SEE INTO THE INTERIOR INSULATION. STRUT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ROTTED OUT WHEEL WELL CAN ALLOW EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715612May 11, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714518May 4, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,592.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713943April 30, 2015
ENGINE
BIG LOUD NOISE, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, SPEED AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713027April 27, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
BECAUSE OF THE REAR END MAKING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION UPON CONTACTING ROAD BUMPS AND HOLES VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE INSPECTION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF THE METAL FORMING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL, OXIDATION (RUST) TO THE EXTENT OF LARGE HOLE EXPOSING INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SHOCKS DID NOT CORRECT THE VIBRATIONS FROM ROAD IRREGULARITIES. MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE CAUSE AS A RESULT OF THE WHEEL WELL LOSS OF METAL & CHANGE IN SHAPE ENABLING METAL TO METAL CONTACT. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DURATION IS OF MUCH CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705475April 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FAILED (I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF) NO BACK PRESSURE GOING UP HILLS RESULTING IN FAILING SUSPENSION ALL FRONT END HAS FAILED ALL DOOR LATCHES FAILED I'M TERRIFIED TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE!!!!! RECALL NOTICES WHERE NEVER SENT TO ME AND MODERN MOTORS ONLY COMPLETED RECALL NUMBERS 7514D AND 6812G WHY IS IT THAT RECALLS ARE CLOSED WHEN I OBVIOUSLY HAD ISSUES AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICES? I PURCHASED MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2004 AT MODERN MOTORS IN 2008 AS THE SECOND OWNER. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THESE RECALLS AND I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT THEY SHOULD BE DONE AT NO CHARGE. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: DEC 10, 2004 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V583000 COMPONENT(S): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: DEC 23, 2004 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V605000 COMPONENT(S): LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES (MY REAR GLASS LATCHES HAVE BEEN BROKEN/DEFECT) REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAR 29, 2007 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E023000 COMPONENT(S): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 10, 2007 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V157000 COMPONENT(S): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JUL 27, 2012 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 04, 2014 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 COMPONENT(S): STRUCTURE SINCE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER WHY WASN'T I INFORMED OF SUCH DEFECTS/RECALLS??? THIS IS WHAT MODERN MOTORS HAS TYPED ON MY WORK ORDER THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. GASKET IS LEAKING, FRONT AXLE SEALS ARE LEAKING, FRONT AND REAR PINION SEALS ARE LEAKING, REAR SHOCKS ARE LEAKING, FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS HAVE PLAY, FRONT AND REAR MOLDED RUBBER BRAKE HOSE ARE CRACKED. EXHAUST HANGER IS BROKEN, GAS TANK STRAP HAS BEEN MODIFIED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HOLDER TO HOLD THE TANK UP AND ON. NEEDS TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WHICH I CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704700April 13, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNEXPECTED HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION CRASH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CRASHED INTO HER GARAGE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED;DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE STRUCTURE OF HER HOME;THE VEHICLE PLUNGED THROUGH A BARRIER BEAM IN THE GARAGE THROWING IT ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A SWOLLEN KNEE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10704986April 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR STALLS ALOT AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES WHEN COMING TO A STOP THEN U DRIVE AGAIN AND IT GOES OFF. IT WILL DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STOP THEN START UP AGAIN. HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF WIRING ISSUE HAD THE OIL CHANGE SO THATS FINE AND THE BATTERY TESTED AND THATS ALL GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704837April 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. NO MATTER DRIVE OR PARK, THE LEAKING IS CONTINUING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704533April 8, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703952April 6, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
EXCESSIVE, LOCALIZED RUST HAS DEVELOPED IN THE RIGHT, REAR WHEEL WELL, RESULTING IN THE SHOCK BEING LOOSE AND MAKING A LOUD BANGING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER EVEN SMALL BUMPS. THE LEFT SIDE AND THE REST OF THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM INDICATING A LOCALIZED MANUFACTURING/ENGINEERING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703791April 5, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT REAR TOP SHOCK MOUNT ON MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE TOTALLY RUSTED OFF THE UNIBODY FRAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703470April 3, 2015
WHEELS, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A RATTLING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 05/26/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702707March 30, 2015
SUSPENSION
LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME DURING NORMAL DRIVING (SLOW SPEED - 25MPH) DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN. ALL CONNECTING BOLTS, WASHERS AND NUTS ARE INTACT AND SECURE IN THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND MOUNT AREA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS FORTUITOUS THAT THE DRIVER WAS NOT OPERATING IN HIGHWAY OR MORE INTENSE CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA NORTH AMERICA AND HAVE RECEIVED A SERVICE REPORT FROM THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER IN CHARLOTTE, NC. (INFORMATION AVAILABLE IF NEEDED). WHILE THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD, A FAILURE OF THIS TYPE IS UNUSUAL AND RARE BUT IDENTIFIED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES AS CORROSION ISSUES THAT FORD / MAZA HAVE ON THE 03 TO 05 MODELS WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL AND REMEDY BY THE MANUFACTURER. HAVING RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE IT'S CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS MODEL, NOT JUST BECAUSE AS AN OWNER I HAVE AN ISSUE TO DEAL WITH, BUT AS A CONSUMER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNUSUAL NATURE OF THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702333March 28, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED AWAY AND THE SHOCK IS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE FRAME ON OUR TRIBUTE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AS THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND IT IS ONLY HAPPENING ON THE REAR PASSENGER. IT IS GOING TO COST ME A LOT TO FIX AND WILL DEFINITELY BE THE LAST MAZDA I BUY (UNLESS BY CHANCE MAZDA SEES HOW THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH TRIBUTES/ESCAPES AND MAKES IT RIGHT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702000March 26, 2015
WHEELS, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE BRAND NEW FROM MARTIN MAZDA, LOCATED IN NEWARK, DE. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I JUST DRIVE IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. IN JANUARY I STARTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE WHICH STARTED TO GET LOUDER AND LOUDER. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING/RATTLING AROUND. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2015 I TOOK MY CAR TO NUCAR MAZDA IN NEW CASTLE WHO HAS SERVICED MY VEHICLE SINCE 2005. [XXX] , MAZDA SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE RIGHT REAR SUBFRAME AND WHEELWELL HAD RUSTED AWAY AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE LINE HAD STARTED TO RUST, AS WELL. THE SHOCK ATTACHED T THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED AWAY, AS WELL. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE REAR COULD COLLAPSE. I CONTACTED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THAT DUE TO THE WAY THAT DELAWARE SALTS THEIR ROADS IS WHY THIS RUST OCCURRED ONLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. A FAMILY MEMBER SUGGESTED THAT I GET AN ESTIMATE FROM A BODY SHOP. NORTHEAST BODY SHOP WAS ABLE TO REPAIR ALL OF THE PARTS THAT HAD RUSTED OUT AT A COST OF $2,710.00. [XXX] , OWNER STATED THAT THIS RUSTING OUT WAS DUE TO THE UNDERCOATING WAS NOT COVERING THE PARTS THAT RUSTED OUT. HE PROVIDED ME WITH THE ENTIRE PIECE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVED IN MAZDA AND I AM VERY UPSET THAT I WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME. 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
#10700606March 20, 2015
SUSPENSION
REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT ON PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED AND BROKE OFF FROM FRAME WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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