Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10458851May 17, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING FAILED IN THE MIDDLE. THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE STEERING ET ALL. PULLED OVER, STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT WENT AWAY. DROVE COUPLE OF MORE MILES, AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WENT BACK TO DRIVE ON BATTERY POWER THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN.HAD TO STOP AND RESTART AGAIN. THE "WRENCH" SYMBOL CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC , HE SAID THE CODE SHOWS POWER STEERING MODULE INSIDE THE STEERING IS "BAD", CHECKED WITH MAZDA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON POWER STEERING FOR MAZDA TRIBUTE , BUT ONLY TO MAZDA 3 AND 5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457657May 7, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BUCKLE LATCH WAS DETACHED FROM THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE MADE DUE TO THE PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457182May 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE IN DECEMBER 2012. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE IN WHICH THE PART WAS EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457004May 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED AND ALL OF THE FLUIDS LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456934April 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
MASTER CYLINDER CAP LEAK CAUSED FLUID TO DRIP ON ABS MODULE CAUSING SHORT, NOW ABS MODULE MOTOR STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR, UNLESS I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. (THIS IS THE 3RD OEM MASTER CYLINDER I HAVE HAD REPLACED ON THIS MAZDA TRIBUTE! THEY ALL HAVE HAD LEAKY CAPS!) I ALREADY HAD THE LAST MAZDA ABS RECALL COMPLETED (WHICH WAS A JOKE - MAZDA WAS ONLY BOUND TO "INSPECT THE ABS MODULE FOR CORROSION - AND IF THEY FOUND NONE THEY WERE NOT BOUND TO TAKE ANY ACTION OR REPLACE ANY PARTS). I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE WITHIN A MONTH OF THEM COMPLETING THE FIRST RECALL. THIS TIME THE RECALL STATES THAT THEY MUST REPLACE THE LEAKY MASTER CYLINDER CAP AND REPLACE THE FAULTY ABS MODULE AT NO COST. SO I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (RICK CASE MAZDA) AND EXPLAINED THAT MY VEHICLE IS ALREADY SHOWING SYMPTOMS THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF I WEREN'T DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY EVERY TIME I TURNED OFF AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. TO WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD NO PARTS YET FROM MAZDA TO SERVICE THE RECALL, BUT BRING IT IN ANYWAY AND WE'LL DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THEY WILL ASK THE MAZDA REP WHAT THEY SHOULD DO IN THIS CASE. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT DO ANYTHING ON THE LAST RECALL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456769April 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED MOVING FROM PARK OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS THE LURCHING OCCURS FREQUENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I ONLY OWN ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456308April 24, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS STUCK. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES DURING A DRIVE CROSS COUNTRY. IT REALLY WASN'T THAT COLD - IN THE 40S OR 50S. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED (WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IN NEUTRAL), IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN. FINALLY AFTER TRYING IT A NUMBER OF TIMES, I COULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS ONE IS TRYING TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND NOTHING HAPPENS OTHER THAN ROLLING FORWARD SINCE THERE IS NO ACCELERATION. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455537April 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE WAS RECALLED IN MAY 2007 FOR ABS VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL. I TOOK IT IN THAT SAME MONTH AND THE DEALER DETERMINED MODULE CONNECTOR DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 15, 2012 ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND STAYED ON FOR AN HOUR. TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON MARCH 17, CODE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. UPON INSPECTION EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD THE ABS LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. TWO DAYS LATER, ON MARCH 19, 2012 I HAD BEEN AT WORK FOR AN HOUR WITH MY CAR PARKED WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL OF MAY 2007, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD CAUSE AN ABS MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD ILLUMINATE THE ABS LIGHT AND COULD RESULT IN "BURNING ODOR, SMOKE, AND/OR FIRE. THIS COULD OCCUR EITHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED." MY CAR WAS OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I BELIEVE THAT HAD THE MODULE CONNECTOR BEEN REPLACED IN 2007 WHEN I TOOK IT IN UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL, THIS FIRE WOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454915April 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE
ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK IN PARTIAL ACCELERATION POSITION DURING ACCELERATION AND WILL NOT PRESS DOWN FURTHER PAST PARTIAL TO FULL ACCELERATION DURING COLD MORNINGS TO ACCELERATE FASTER (LESS THAN 35 DEGREES FARENHEIT). PEDAL TYPICALLY WORKS FINE AFTER VEHICLE WARMS UP. RELEASING PRESSURE FROM PEDAL USUALLY ALLOWS PEDAL TO RETURN TO REST/NOMINAL POSITION FOR NEXT ATTEMPT TO PRESS DOWN TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT IS STUCK AGAIN SOMETIMES IT WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454501April 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ). THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 2012 HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TIME FRAME INVOLVED WITH HAVING A RECALL DEFECT REPAIRED WAS UNREASONABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454470April 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2003 TRIBUTE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET BETWEEN THE OIL PAN AND ENGINE BLOCK. OF COURSE AFTER TIME IT WOULD LEAK BUT I HAVE HEARD THAT THE TRIBUTE HAS A BAD DESIGN WITH THE OIL PAN AND GASKET. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO SELL ME THE NEW OIL PAN REPLACEMENT FOR THE DEFECTIVE ONE AND THE NEW GASKET REPLACEMENT FOR ALSO THAT DEFECTIVE PART. MAZDA REDESIGNED THE OIL PAN WITH AN EMBEDDED O RING IN LIEU OF A GASKET. THE DEALERS WANT TO SELL THE NEWLY DESIGNED PAN INSTALLED FOR $440 + TAX (MEDFORD, NY). I WOULD THINK THAT IT IS A DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE THIS AGENCIES OPINION. IF THE DESIGN WAS GOOD FROM THE START MAZDA WOULDN'T PUT THE TIME AND MONEY INTO REDESIGNING THE OIL PAN AND GASKET, AND RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT. MAZDA WILL NOT DO THE GASKET REPLACEMENT UNLESS THE NEW DESIGNED PAN AND GASKET WAS USED. [XXX] 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
#10454274April 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING DRIVE HOME FROM WORK INDICATOR FOR BRAKE PROBLEM CAME ON. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW AGAIN. BRAKE FLUID SEEMS TO BE LOST THROUGH RESERVOIR BREATHER/ FILL CAP. ALOT OF BRAKE FLUID HAS ACCUMULATED ON AND AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST(SMELLS BAD TOO). FOUND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS BUT MAZDA SAYS MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL RANGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453509March 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE NOISY, AND HAD BEEN SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THE OUTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/30/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453203March 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE TEST RESULTS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452966March 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V157000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN ORDER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE RECALL CONSEQUENCE BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451833March 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IS NOT IN PARK. I FORGOT TODAY THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE REAL BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND I ONLY HAVE 41140 MILES ON MY 2001 TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER IN TOWN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE TWICE NOW SINCE IT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450880March 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA TRIBUTE 2005 GAS PEDAL STICKING AND CAN NOT BE DEPRESSED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WILL STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WILL TRY TO DEPRESS MY GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARED ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE ALSO ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA BEFORE IN REGARDS TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450758March 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE AND DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V157000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ) IN WHICH THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS THAT WHICH WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450268March 5, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MAZDA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LIGHT IS FOR THE DRIVER POSITION. MAZDA (LOCAL) STATES NO RECALL FOR MY SUV BUT TO BRING SUV IN FOR A FEE TO CHECK IT OUT AND ADDITIONAL FEE IF NEEDED. I WAS ADVISED BY MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS OK TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT DO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY ARE WORKING WITH ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449985March 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE.THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS TO BE MANUFACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNSATISFACTORY. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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