Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10521674June 25, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
ON MAY 11, 2013 MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING DURING RAINY STORMING DAY. AT FIRST THE WIPERS SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD MOVE EVERY 5 TO 10 MINUTES; THUS, THEY STOPPED COMPLETELY. I HAD A HOUR AND HALF COMMUTE HOME BEFORE I COULD PARK THE VEHICLE. THINKING THAT IT WAS THE WIPER THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, I HAD A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT; HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE WAS BROKEN IN HALF. I CALLED MAZDA ABOUT THE RECALL ON IT THE ITEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER. MAZDA WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL WAS FOR 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE HOWEVER MAZDA STATES THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY 2003 VIN NUMBER. PLEASE ASSIST. ITEM AFFECTED: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES DATE ANNOUNCED: 11/29/2000 DESCRIPTION OF RECALL: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAN DISENGAGE DUE TO A BROKEN BALL SOCKET. ACTION NEEDED TO FIX IT: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE.01. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521081June 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH I SUDDENLY FELT A TUG AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN GOING DOWN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND WAITED TO BE TOWED. I JUST CALLED MAZDA, THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE BIGGEST ISSUE, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR A MONTH. THIS INDICATES TO ME THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM NOW DOWN A CAR FOR A MONTH, UNACCEPTABLE. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND OTHERS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I PLAN TO CONTACT MAZDA AS I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THEY CAN PAY TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515989June 10, 2013
ENGINE
JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN MILWAUKEE, WI. I HAVE A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IN UNDER 30 DAYS THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP ON THIS TRUCK. I WAS GOING AT LEAST 10/15 MPH TURNING INTO THE BANK WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. FINALLY, AFTER IT DID START THERE IS A HORRIBLE KNOCKING. PROBABLY THREW A ROD..... MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD WITH A VEHICLE, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEWER CAR!!!! MY OLD 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 200,000 MILES ON IT DROVE LIKE A CHAMP! TOO BAD I SOLD IT NOT MORE THAN AN HOUR BEFORE MY NEW CAR WENT KAPUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515904June 9, 2013
STEERING
WE WERE ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY GO APPROX. 55 MPH ON OUR WAY TO A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING THEN THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. WE PULLED OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. UPON RESTART THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE AT IDLE AND WHILE MOVING. THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT AGAIN AND THE PATTERN WOULD START OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515733June 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING. SAME THING HAPPENED 09/13/10 WHILE CAR STILL COVERED BY FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. ROTO MAZDA OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL DID WARRANTY REPAIR AND REASSURED ME THAT THE OTHER THREE ABS SENSORS WERE CHECKED AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT RECUR. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY MAZDA TRIBUTES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2000 AND UP THROUGH 2006 OR EVEN LATER. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THESE ANTI LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEMS TO FAIL SO QUICKLY AND SO OFTEN. MY FIRST FAILURE IN 2010 OCCURRED WHEN ODOMETER MILEAGE WAS BELOW 15,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515411June 6, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SPEED CONTROL). THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514493May 31, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513502May 25, 2013
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL METAL AS WELL AS THE STRUT ATTACHMENT ARE RUSTED. PARTS OF THE WHEEL WELL DISLODGE WHILE DRIVING. MECHANICS TELL ME THAT THE RIGHT REAR STRUT WILL BECOME UNATTACHED. THEY SAY THAT THIS IS EVIDENT ON FORD ESCAPES AS WELL. THE RIGHT REAR IS THE ONLY AFFECTED AREA. POTENTIALLY A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. MAZDA CLAIMS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY - TOO BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513086May 22, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DEALER DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL AND HAS NOT NOTIFIED OF REPLACING THE PART AND A FORD DEALER I KNOW CAN GET THE PART IN 1 WEEK. WHY HASN'T THE RECALL BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THIS PHILADELPHIA MAZDA DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512952May 21, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE REAR HATCH FAILED. THE WINDOW GLASS FOR THE REAR HATCH ALSO SEPARATED, STRIKING THE CONTACT ON THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE LEFT HINGE BOLT WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, CAUSING THE LATCH TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 857,047. ...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS LOADING SOME ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD JUST REACHED IN AND PLACED MORE ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE, AND AS SHE PULLED HER HEAD OUT, THE LEFT LATCH THAT HELD THE GLASS IN PLACE FAILED. THE GLASS WHICH WAS VERY HEAVY, FELL AWAY FROM THE LATCH AND WAS STOPPED FROM FALLING OUT WHEN IT STRUCK HER ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LARGE BUMP ON HER HEAD, THAT TOOK ALMOST A WEEK TO GO DOWN AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE TENDERNESS SUBSIDED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH LATCHES, DUE TO ONE OF THEM BEING RUSTED/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10512582May 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 188,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512395May 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ILLUMINATED HAD IT LOOKED AT BY DEALER BACK IN 2005 PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED STARTED TO COME BACK ON MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE DEALER FIX IT KNOW THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN INITIAL START AND THERE IS A BEEPING SOUND IT BEEPS 5XS STOPS THEN STARTS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING.I FEARED THAT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY OR IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IT MAY NOT DEPLOY THIS SEEMS TO ME LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511814May 13, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK IN THE UPWARD POSITION NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. IT HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF OWNERSHIP, BUT HAS BECOME MORE PROMINENTLY IN THE RECENT YEAR OR SO. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 107K MILES BUT HAS OCCURRED AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL POSTED, BUT MANY OTHERS HAVE SHARED CONCERN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS OR ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511224May 9, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511181May 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508786April 19, 2013
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508013April 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO MIS-FIRE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, ON THE LAST THREE OCCASIONS THEY SENT HER HOME WITHOUT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505961April 11, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE HATCH OPENED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V605000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10507325April 6, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT "NATURALLY" DE-CELERATE/SLOW DOWN, IT KEEPS GOING! HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FROM ANYWHERE FROM 30-45 MPH. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL AUGUST 2000, THIS WAS BEFORE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2000 BY MY BOYFRIEND, WHO LATER GAVE ME THE CAR IN 2009, HOW WOULD WE HAVE KNOWN SUCH A DEFECT EXISTED PRIOR TO PURCHASE? WHAT IS THE DEALER/MANUFACTURERS OBLIGATION TO FIX IT BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO AN INDIVIDUAL? HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER YET, BUT WE PLAN TO. THIS IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE CONDITION. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507191April 4, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN AUGUST OF 2012 THE VEHICLE STARTED RANDOMLY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. SOMETIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT IT WOULD SURGE AGGRESSIVELY. SOMETIMES WHEN STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IT WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL IN AUGUST 2012. PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. DEALER DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND SAID VEHICLE WOULD BE SAFE UNTIL PART COULD BE REPLACED. PART WAS NOT INSTALLED YET BUT CABLE REMAINS DISCONNECTED. TODAY THE VEHICLE STARTING BEHAVING LIKE DESCRIBED ABOVE. BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT DECELERATE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DID. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ENOUGH WITH THE BRAKES TO PARK IT. WHEN I WENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TONIGHT WHERE IT WAS LEFT IT IDLES AT OVER 3000 RPM AS SOON AS YOU START IT AND IT WILL NOT IDLE DOWN NO MATTER WHAT. I TRIED PUMPING ACCELERATOR PEDDLE AND MOVING THE THROTTLE CONTROL AT THE THROTTLE CABLE UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE COVER WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED AND THROTTLE COULD NOT BE REDUCED. I RECORDED VIDEO OF THE ENGINE BEHAVIOR AND THE DASHBOARD READINGS WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. THE DEALER IS SCHEDULED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TOMORROW TO THEIR DEALERSHIP TO INSTALL THE RECALL PART. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF DISCONNECTING THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS SUPPOSED TO ELIMINATE THE RISK, BUT IT STILL ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT A VERY HIGH SPEED, CAN WE REALLY RELY ON THE RECALL PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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