Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10328040April 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND LEVER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,154 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,283. UPDATED 07/14/2010. *LJ UPDATED 07/28/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326972April 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS STICKY. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO PUSH, THEN WILL SUDDENLY RELEASE AND ALLOW YOU TO ACCELERATE. HAPPENS EVERY MORNING, AND LASTS FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES. CONDITION IS WORSENING. DEALER "CLEANED THROTTLE BODY", BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED. MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY INITIALLY DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REPAIR STATING "NOT A COVERED PART". HOWEVER, THEY NOW SAY IT IS A COVERED PART, BUT STILL HAVE NOT YET AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I PAY $100 THAT THE DEALER WOULD RUN SOME TYPE OF CLEANER INTO MY GAS TANK, BUT WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WOULD WORK. THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. A BADLY STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL SHOULD NOW BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY CONCERN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327059April 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE JUST RECENTLY BEGAN LOSING POWER. LATE LAST WEEK I NOTICED IT WASN'T GRABBING AS IT SHOULD SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. TOOK IT TOOK RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOW AND THEY ARE INDICATING TRANSMISSION REBUILD IS REQUIRED. I JUST CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL LAST WEEK AND ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS PRIOR AND ALL WAS WELL THERE. ENGINE BLEW ON SAME VEHICLE AT 70K MILES DESPITE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. REPAIR SHOP ESTIMATE: $3500 FOR THE FOLLOWING: FILTER, OVERDRIVE BAND, BUSHING KIT, BEARINGS, DRIVE CHAIN, TORQUE CONVERTER, SOLENOID BLOCK, MLP SWITCH, FORWARD PLANETARY GEAR, AND FLUID. I CANNOT BELIEVE A VEHICLE THIS AGE WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES HAS LOST AN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, WHEN PROPER MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. CARMAX DID HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE, BUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ONLY EXTENDS TO 75K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326645April 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS. I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO MATTER HOW HARD I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, IT WOULD NOT DEPRESS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. I SEE WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2004 MODELS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 2005 TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326590April 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF COMPLETELY WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACHING TO THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325663April 14, 2010
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
VEHICLE: 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH 36,937 MILES - EQUIPPED WITH 16 INCH ALLOY WHEELS. PROBLEM: TWO OF THE FOUR WHEEL RIMS ARE CRACKING AT THE LUG NUT HOLES (RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE), THE LEFT SIDE WHEELS HAVE YET TO BE INSPECTED. WHEN A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION WAS PERFORMED, THE WHEELS WERE REINSTALLED AND TORQUED (USING A CLICK TYPE TORQUE WRENCH) TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION OF 100 FT/LBS. AS TORQUE WAS APPLIED, THE LUG NUTS FELT AS THOUGH THEY WERE STRIPPED, AND SOME LUG NUTS ACTUALLY PULLED THEMSELVES FURTHER INTO THE RIM THAN THE OTHERS AS TIGHTENING OCCURRED. SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS REVEALED DEFORMED LUG NUTS, AND CRACKS ON BOTH RIMS AT THE LUG NUT HOLES, FROM 1/4 LONG, DESCRIBED BY THE EXAMINING TECHNICIAN AS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THE WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE YET TO BE INSPECTED. MAZDA USA NOTIFIED, THEY WILL TOW THE VEHICLE TO A MAZDA DEALER FOR AN EVALUATION. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO MAZDA USA OUTLINING THE PROBLEM IN MORE DETAIL, COPY WILL BE SENT TO NHTSA/ODI UNDER SEPARATE COVER. UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325450April 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED WITH MY 2010 MAZDA TRIBUTE PURCHASED NOV. 2010 SYMPTOM OF WHICH IS A SQUEAL EMANATING FROM THE BACK END UPON ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP. THE DRIVE SHAFT, TRANSFER CASE & TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MAZDA IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, UNABLE TO FIX IT AND UNABLE ASSURE THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT REPRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325170April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTED INTO A FIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ALSO, AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THERE WAS A DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY, ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V157000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PRIOR RECALL REMEDY PERFORMED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324643April 9, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER POWER WINDOW FAILURE. NO CAUSE OR RELATED EVENT TRIGGER. OTHER WINDOWS CONTINUE OPERATING NORMALLY. CONSEQUENCE: POTENTIAL DEATHTRAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323775April 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL OR APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL, IN WHICH SHE BELIEVED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V175000: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM), HOWEVER HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 82,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE BACKING UP, AND WHEN IT STALLED, IT COULDN'T BE RESTARTED. UPDATED 11/04/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322877March 30, 2010
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER OF ORANGE CA. THEY HAD CLAIMED TO MY FACE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE MAZDA TRIBUTES LATELY. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH MANY OF THE TRIBUTES NOT JUST MINE. WHY HAS MAZDA NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM IF THEY ARE AWARE OF IT? THEY CLAIMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF THE SEAT BELTS THAT CONNECTED TO THAT AIR BAG. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK IF WE WERE EVER IN A CRASH. IS THAT SAFE? DOES A DEATH NEED TO HAPPEN TO GET ATTENTION ABOUT THE PROBLEM? BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I PAID 486.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX A DEFECT THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. AFTER THE REPAIR THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT GET THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN OFF. I ASKED IF THERE MAY BE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT WAS OVERLOOKED. THEY SAID NO THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL PERIODICALLY TURNS ON AND OFF. IF I OR ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS GETS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY NEGLIGENCE ISSUE, I WILL SUE MAZDA. THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323124March 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MAZDA RECALL. *CW THE CONSUMER CONTACTED MAZDA ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WAS MADE IN MARCH 2005 AND THEREFORE, THEY HAD FULL-FILLED THEIR OBLIGATION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS SINCE FAILED. THERE ARE FIVE RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322418March 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL ON 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE STICKS. SOMETIMES YOU PRESS AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THIS. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO (MARCH 2008) AND NOW HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN BUT MAZDA TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT AGAIN UNLESS I PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A RECURRING PROBLEM. I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE GIVEN THE RECURRENCE BUT MAZDA WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND IN FACT DEMANDS PAYMENT EVEN TO ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319571March 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKS, PREVENTING YOU FROM ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. SO WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU MIGHT BE FINE, OR YOU COULD BE SITTING IDLE, UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL WILL FREE UP. THIS HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED 30 TIMES OR MORE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. ALSO AROUND 30,000 MILES THE PAINT STARTED COMING OFF ALL THE DOOR TRIM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317865March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE: ACCELERATOR STICKS IN THE UNACCELERATED POSITION. HAVE HAD I FIXED BEFORE AND THE MECHANIC NEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE FIXES AT LEAST TWO A WEEK. HE SAID THE THROTTLE CABLE RUNS THROUGH THE INTAKE AND IT ACCUMULATES GRIME UNTIL IT STICKS. COSTS ME $75 BUCKS EVERYTIME. ONE DAY MR MAZDA IS GOING TO BE SITTING INFRONT OF A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING EXPLAINING WHY A MOTHER AND HER KIDS COULDN'T GET OFF OF THE RXR TRACKS IN TIME. BECAUSE HER PEDAL STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316440March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 TRIBUTE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL CRESTING A HILL WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT SOON REALIZED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE CAR STILL IN CRUISE, BUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS BEGINNING TO RACE AND I WAS HAVING TO BRAKE HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEREUPON THE ENGINE REVVED SO HIGH THAT IT SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I FEARED THE WORST BUT SOME SYSTEM SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BEFORE IT SELF-DESTRUCTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315017February 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS COMPLAIN CONCERNS THE POWERTRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR, WAS PARKED DURING THE DAY IN A STANDARD PARKING SPOT. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK UP, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT HAD WORKED PERFECTLY THAT MORNING! THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY STATED THAT REVERSE, DRIVE AND SECOND DID NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THIS MECHANIC IN THIS TRIBUTE! IT HAD ONLY 39,000 MILES. IT WAS INSTALLED IN 2007. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 110,000 MILES. THE MAZDA CORPORATION WOULD NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AT THE TIME THE SECOND ONE (A MAZDA TRANSMISSION BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM A MAZDA DEALER)WAS INSTALLED). THE MECHANIC, IN GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS, WILL NOT REPLACE THIS A THIRD TIME. SO WE ARE LEFT WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD BODY, NEW TIRES, AND A CAR THAT IS JUNK. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED. ALL WE CAN DO NOT IS DONATE IT OR PART IT OUT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, FROM CARMAX IN ROSEVILLE, CA, IN 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314105February 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE AWD 4I GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER AND SOMETIMES IN WARM WEATHER (EXACT PROBLEM COMPARED TO 2005 MODEL YEAR COMPLAINTS). IT HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN I GET INTO THE CAR ON A COLD MORNING AND HAVE NOT PROPERLY WARMED THE CAR UP. A FEW TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER I HAVE FULLY TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS (SAY TO BRAKE) AND THEN RETURN MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE PEDAL WILL REFUSE TO PUSH DOWN EVEN WITH MY FULL BODY WEIGHT (240LB MAN) ON THE PEDAL. I FIND I HAVE TO JIGGLE MY FOOT AND STEP ON THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT TO GO DOWN. A FEW TIMES I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PLAY WITH IT. EVERY TIME I GET IT TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND I AM WORRIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314118February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE CONTACT ALMOST DROVE ONTO A CURB. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE DRIVER PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS THEN ABLE TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN 20 TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. WHEN SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,020.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314174February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
VEH.WAS JUST FIXED BY MAZDA 3 WEEKS EARLIER FOR THROTTLE DAMAGE CABLE DAMAGE/ IAC VALVE DEF. &WIDE OPEN "SEE REF #10289784 10/26/09" WHEN SAME ISSUE OCCURED. THROTTLE STUCK AND CAR RACED FORWARD HITTING PARKED CAR AND RIPPING GUARD RAIL 2 FT OUT OF GROUND. CAR FLOORED DISTANCE APPROX.15 FT. WIFE WAS INJURED AND TAKEN BY AMB TO HOSP. POLICE/FIRE CALLED BY WITNESSES. CAR TAKEN BACK TO SAME MAZDA DEALER WHERE THEY CALLED MAZDA HDQTRS FOR HELP. CAR SAT UNTOUCHED FOR 9 DAYS BEFORE MAZDA DECLINED TO SHOW @ DEALERS,TELLING THEM TO TOTAL CAR. I GOT MAD W/DEALER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER MAZDA DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD HAVE MAZDA REP LOOK INTO TRBL. AFTER 3 DAYS MAZDA DECLINED TO COME OUT AGAIN STATING CAR HAD BEEN TOTALED AND WOULD NOT LOOK ANY FURTHER. INSURANCE CO. SENT INDEPENDENT INVEST OUT WHO SAID CAR /SCENE HAD BEEN DISTURBED AND REPORTS VARY . CASE APPEARS TO BE COMP BY INSURANCE .MAZDA INSISTS THAT I AM ONLY PERSON IN ENTIRE U.S. TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. RECALL FOR EXACT SAME DEFECT WAS DONE 2/05 AND REPAIRED,NEVER TO COME BACK. THEY PUT BACK SAME TYPE/MODEL PARTS EVERY TIME BUT STILL REFUSED TO LOOK INTO FAILURE AFTER TWO MAZDA DEALERS CALLED TO REPORT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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