Mazda Tribute Complaints (2008)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#10423060September 2, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403028May 18, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKS ON ACCELERATION. MOSTLY HAPPENS ON COLD MORNINGS AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE A MAZDA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ISSUE. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH IT APPEARS THE GAS PEDAL IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WITH THE 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. ALSO WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DAY BEFORE AND REFUSED TO LOOK AT CAR WITHOUT CHARGING ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390474March 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATION ISSUE. THROTTLE CABLE SNAPPED AT THE FIREWALL NEAREST TO THE GAS PEDAL, SO I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389751March 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION COOLANT WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,590.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379974February 2, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. AFTER APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376929January 17, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE GAS PEDAL STICKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS EVEN WHEN HAVING TO ACCELERATE. MY VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD WHEN I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL HARD TO GET MY VEHICLE TO MOVE. IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND YET SCARY WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376398January 12, 2011
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372471December 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE, APPROX, 72,000 MILES. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER. WE LIVE IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA SO IT DOESN'T GET COLD OFTEN, BUT THE LAST FEW DAY'S WE'VE HAD LOWS IN THE 20'S AND THE GAS PEDAL HAS A STICKING ISSUE. IT'S HARD TO PRESS AND WHEN IT FINALLY DOES THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. WE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE LAST YEAR WHEN IT ALSO GOT ABNORMALLY COLD FOR THIS AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369339December 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT HAS A STICKING ACCELERATOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS WARM THE ACCELERATOR WILL SOMETIMES STICK AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. TODAY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIVE MILES IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I TRIED TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON THAT I HAVE NOTICED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. IT FIRST HAPPENED OCTOBER 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369373December 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR BECAME STIFF ON COLD MORNINGS. ACCELERATOR CABLE CLIP BROKE, TRIBUTE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. (FELL TO FLOOR) CLIP REPLACED, STILL STICKING. TAKING BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366249November 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS ABOUT 68,500 MILES. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, AT INTERVALS, ALL THROUGH MY DRIVE BACK HOME FROM MY PARENTS. IT IS ABOUT A 25 MILE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK ONCE I DEPRESSED IT. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, I HAD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL WITH ABNORMAL FORCE. THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD ONCE THE PEDAL BECAME UNSTUCK AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE DOES THIS. IT DID A WHILE BACK WHEN MY CAR HAD ABOUT 30,000 MILES. IT DID IT TWO TIMES. HOWEVER, IT NEVER DID IT AGAIN UNTIL TODAY, 11-14-2010. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE PEDAL GOT STUCK WELL OVER 10 TIMES. THE CAR WOULD DECELERATE WHILE I USED MORE AND MORE FORCE ON THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE PEDAL GAVE AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAD MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE SUV. DOING RESEARCH ON THE NET AND ON THE NHTSA THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WHICH IS HAPPENING TO AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTES THROUGHOUT THE USA. WHY HASN'T MAZDA DONE A RECALL? WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA ORDERED A RECALL? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365709November 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUNE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS FOUND WITHIN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE COULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364356November 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING, NOT ALLOWING YOU TO ACCELERATE. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR SO THAT OUR SON WOULD BE SAFE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT STOP SIGNS AND ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65-70MPH. IT HAPPENED AROUND TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MOSTLY IN THE MORNING. I WOULD HATE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN THE CAR WHEN SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. WE WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC ISSUE WITH THE MAZDA TRIBUTE. WE LOVE OUR CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350917August 19, 2010
STEERING
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES STEERING JOINT PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE STEERING JOINT HAD WORN OUT. THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING COUPLER WAS COMING APART. THEREFORE, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335994June 12, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE ALWAYS MAINTAINED GOOD, FIRST WHEN DRIVING ON WET BRIDGES SUV TENDS TO GLIDE. THIS HAPPENS THE TIME A BRIDGE IS WET. CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IM SCARED THEY MIGHT OVERCHARGE ME. $100.0 JUST TO CHECK IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE FRONT BEARINGS IN THE FRONT HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND BRAKES MAKE A SWUSHING NOISE EVER TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES . IGNITION KEY HAS TO BE PUSH WHILE TURNING IT TO START CAR. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. THIS CAR IS LACED WITH PROBLEMS PLEASE ADVISE FORD TO RECALL THIS SUV. IT WILL KILL PEOPLE , YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE RAINING AND YOU SLAM YOUR BRAKES AND YOUR CAR SLIDES AND RUNS INTO PEOPLE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH FORD URGENTLY. THANK YOU BTW WHEN YOUR BRAKING THE SEAT KIND OF FEELS LIKE ITS GOING FORWARD AND INCREASING SPEED KIND OF GOES BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330239May 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DANGEROUS TOTAL SHUT-OFF OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT RE-START VEHICLE. STARTER WOULD TURN ENGINE BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. SHOP RETRIEVED CODE P1260 "ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SIGNAL DETECTED - ENGINE DISABLED". MOST TOW VEHICLE TO MAZDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328794May 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CHANGED LANES TO PASS A VEHICLE BUT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SPEED UP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE ONLY RACED UP AND DOWN WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR FILTER AND FUEL CONTROL MODULE HAD BURNED OUT AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,185. UPDATED 07/22/10 *BF UPDATED 09/23/10 *BF UPDATED 09/24/10 THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/27/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#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

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