Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10121222May 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, AND SHE COULD NOT ACTIVATE ANY SAFETY ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A RELAY SENSOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119684May 3, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
UNUSUAL SQUEAKING NOISES HEARD FROM LOWER STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT CONNECTS TO POWER STEERING RACK AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GOING SLOWLY OVER SMALL BUMPS AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STRANGE NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM THE STEERING RACK INCLUDING A MECHANICAL NOISE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29,300 MILES ON IT AND IS NOT USED OFF-ROAD. MAZDA DEALER FINDS WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD ENDS AND HAS ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS. WE WILL ASK FOR THE OLD PARTS WHEN THE FINAL REPAIR IS MADE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118779May 1, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I WAS SITTING A STOP LIGHT. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR AT 40 MPH. THE IMPACT PUSHED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT SEATBELT BUCKLE SHATTERED INTO 6 PIECES. I CONTACTED MAZDA, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. HTTP://WWW.KODAKGALLERY.COM/PHOTOVIEW.JSP?&COLLID=90010007906&PHOTOID=53811007906. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10119300April 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MR THERE WERE TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING UP TO A BUILDING AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118462April 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA TRIBUTE LEFT MY FAMILY SITTING IN TRAFFIC. COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 20K MILES. CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT.MAZDA ONLY GAVE $1000 OFF REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118502April 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. SYSTEM HAS FAILED FREQUENTLY AND BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119157April 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCIDENT INVOLVING MAZDA TRIBUTE WHEREIN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK.*MR THE ATTORNEY REQUEST INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF CLIENT WHO WAS INJURED WHEN HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10118302April 23, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
I OWN AN 2003 ES 4X4; DURING MY LAST TWO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS I NOTICED THE REAR SHOCKS STARTED LEAKING. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE GETTING READY TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WE DON'T GO OFF ROAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SO THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK IS THAT THE FACTORY MOTORCRAFT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE OR NOT PROPERLY MATCHED TO THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU SEE AN OILY RESIDUE ON YOUR SHOCKS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117604April 19, 2005
AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118058April 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CATASTROPHIC FRONT DISC BRAKE FAILURE ON 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE AFTER ONLY 56,651 MILES, REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT DISC PADS AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SEEING EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND FREQUENT REPLACEMENT ON FRONT DISC BRAKES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNDER DESIGNED BY MAZDA OR THAT MAZDA WAS USING INFERIOR QUALITY BRAKE PADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118908April 12, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL TANK DESIGN PROBLEM ON A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE.*MR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A FUEL TANK FILLER PROBLEM THEY CANNOT RECTIFY AND CLAIM THAT IT IS A MAZDA DESIGN ERROR. WHEN FILLING THE TANK GAS SPEWS OUT SHUTTING OF THE PUMP. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN REQUIRED TO MANUALLY OVERRIDING THE PUMP BY CONTINUALLY CLICKING THE PUMP ON AND OFF RAPIDLY. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116310April 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN REVERSE GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117134March 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY, THEN STALLED. DRIVER RESTARTED VEHICLE AFTER TEN MINUTES. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111725March 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD DUE TO HEAVY FOG BUT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE LAKE. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V583000. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10117537March 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** . *MR UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT THE GASKETS AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE INLET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114748March 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED NEW IN 2002-WITH 85000 HIGHWAY MILES-TRANSMISSION FAILED- WHILE DRIVING ON I-84 IN CONNECTICUT-VEHICHLE WENT INTO THE PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN THEN STOPPED -MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IT WAS OUR LUCK HE WAS PAST THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HE WAS GOING DOWN HILL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114588March 24, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN LATE FEBRUARY JUST BEFORE GOING ON A BUSINESS TRIP ABOUT AN "ACCELERATOR CABLE" PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER I RETURNED FROMMY TRIP AND BEFORE I COULD BRING THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH !!!!!! IT WAS ICY AND SNOWY AND IN TRAFFIC !!! THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HONKED THE HORN, PUT ON FLASHERS AND WAIVED PEOPLE OUT OF MY WAY, GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WHEN I GOT SLOW ENOUGH, THREW IT IN PARK AND PULLED THE KEY. MAZDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE CAR, GAVE ME A RENTAL AND FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT I COULD HAVE DIED! THIS WAS BAD - REALLY BAD! I AM SO THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR !!!! I UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE THEY SENT A RECALL NOPTICE OUT, THEY FEEL THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT I DISAGREE !!! THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM! THEY SHOULD CALL, OR DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS RECALL IS PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY! FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. MAZDA SENDS OUT SO MUCH MAIL, THAT I AM WORRIED MANY PERSONS MIGHT DISREGARD AND NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. GREATER EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO NOTIFY TRIBUTE OWNERS OF THE PROBELM AND URGE THEM TO GET THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY! I WAS VERY VERY FORTUNATE, BUT I IMAGINE THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114682March 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAD SEVERAL EMMISION REPAIRS DONE WITHIN 60 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002. NOW HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE NEEDA NEW TRANSMISSION. AND ONLY HAVE 65 000HIGHWAY MILAGE. NWORSW VECHILE I HAD MY VECHILE KEEP LOOSING POWER AND JUMP INTO OVER DRIVE SUDDENLY ONTHE FREEWAY I HAD TO PUT MY FLASSHER AND EXITED. 3 DAYS AGO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108769March 23, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, STEERING
NHTSA RECALL 04V583000 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB THE BATTERY WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BROKEN CABLE AND A FRAYED MAIN BELT HAD COME OFF AND THE STEERING WAS IMPAIRED. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10114371March 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TURNING THE WHEEL, PARTICULARLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, RESULTS IN A SQUEALING NOISE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE LEFT RACK AND PINION AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE ALSO STATED THAT "IT MAY WORK ITSELF OUT" OR YOU CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR $810. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I RECEIVE THIS "SPECIAL SERVICE REMINDER" REQURING MY IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND SAYING THAT THE "FOLLOWING REPAIR AND/OR SERVICE NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON YOUR VEHICLE." A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE DEALER HAD PERFORMED A RECALL TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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