Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10184913March 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FUELING I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO OVER RIDE THE PUMP DUE TO THE FACT THAT PUMP TURNS OFF PREMATURELY. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD I DO FIND IT AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE ALSO HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184750March 11, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES, ONLY 17,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, ALL 4 TIRES ARE SEPARATING BETWEEN TREADS. ONE TIRE HAD 2 SEPARATE FRACTURES ON TIRE IN DIFFERENT PLACES CAUSING TIRE TO GO FLAT. I DID RESEARCH ON THESE TIRES, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS AND FRACTURES BETWEEN TREADS. THIS HAS CAUSE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BODY DAMAGE AND CONSUMERS HAVING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. CONTINENTAL NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND RECALL AND REPLACE ALL THE TIRES AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CONSUMER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184225March 5, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2003 ONLY 30,300. MILES TOOK IN FOR GENERAL SERVICE TO BE INFORMED MY BRAKES & ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT ONCE COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ROTORS HAD UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN & PADS WERE WORN SMOOTH. I UNDERSTAND THE TWO MATERIALS ARE NOT WORKING TOGETHER AND PADS ARE HARDER THAN ROTOR MATERIAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE OR FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183341February 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKING AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. PEDAL/THROTTLE BODY, "STICKS" SO THAT YOU MUST APPLY MORE AND MORE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT "BREAKS FREE" AND STARTS TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). MORE OF A NUISANCE AT MOMENT, BUT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN LAST MONTH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182842February 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS 2 TIMES IN 4 YEARS (75,000K MI.) MAZDA CHANGES THE OIL AND ROTATES THE TIRES AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE PADS WERE WEARING DOWN. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ROTORS REPLACED THIS FREQUENTLY BEFORE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181688February 5, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY (4 LANE - 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ON THE AFTERNOON OF 2/3/2007 WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 MPH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS SPEEDING UP, AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME, MY SPEED HAD CLIMBED TO ABOUT 90 MPH. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION OF MY SPEED CONTROL, BUT AFTER TOUCHING THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE SPEED CONTROL OFF, IT CONTINUED TO GO ABOUT 90 MPH. AT THIS TIME, I NOTICED AN EXIT COMING UP IN ABOUT 1 MILE - SO I KEPT TOUCHING THE BREAK TO KEEP THE SPEED ABOUT 75-80 AND WHEN I APPROACHED THE EXIT, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND COASTED TO THE TOP OF THE RAMP. WITH THE CAR SAFELY STOPPED, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION, WHERE THE MECHANIC PULLED OFF THE AIR FILTER ASSEMBLY GOING INTO WHAT I THINK IS A THROTTLE CHAMBER AND FOUND A LARGE PIECE OF ICE HOLDING EITHER THE CHOKE OR THROTTLE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE TEMPERATURES THAT DAY WERE VERY COLD - ABOUT 10 DEGREES F. BELOW ZERO. AFTER REMOVING THE ICE AND CLEANING OUT THE CHAMBER WITH SILICON, AND ALLOWING IT TO WARM UP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES - EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. I SHOULD NOTE THAT I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER BECAUSE I NOTICED THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING - THEY SERVICED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE OKAY, UNTIL THE INCIDENT ON 2/3/07. WHEN I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, BUT THEY SHOWED THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. I AM CONCERNED THAT ICE CAN BUILD UP IN THIS AREA AND THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, WHENEVER IT IS COLD OUT. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANOTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINT, BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO DOCUMENT THIS - THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181450February 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE BADLY DETERIORATED. NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND NO SQUEAKING OCCURRED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS OCCURRENCE. THE ONLY INDICATION WAS A BAD GRINDING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. REPLACEMENT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $450. PEOPLE AT RISK BECAUSE OF MAZDA'S NEGLIGENCE: A MOM, DAD, AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181346February 1, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. AT THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, BUT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED UP AND THE VEHICLE REVVED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK RETURNED USPS, 2ND ATTEMPT MADE 02/27/07 FAILED. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180970January 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING WIRING FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179258January 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, I HAD TO SLOWLY BRAKE. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES, I TOOK THE 2005 TRIBUTE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING, BUT DID TELL ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178811January 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE AT 25 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, UNTIL THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE, THAT'S WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO IDLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE HAD SNAPPED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (D DAHLE MAZDA IN MURRAY, UT) AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR FOR CONTACT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V583000. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178557January 12, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 11000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND THEY TOLD HER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CUPPING. DUE TO THE VEHICLES LOW MILEAGE THE CONTACT FEELS THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF TIRE DAMAGE. THE SHOP STATED THAT UNEVEN TIRE TREAD WEAR WAS THE REASON FOR THE CUPPING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178368January 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTE SUDDENLY STOPPED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THEN GEAR BOX DID NOT WORK AT ALL. SO, I HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY TO TOW THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER SHOP. OAK TREE MAZDA DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND ASKED ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME, MAZDA TRIBUTE RECORDED ONLY 45K MILE. I ASKED ANOTHER MACHINE SHOP TO INSPECT THIS CAR. HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM OF MAZDA TRIBUTE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178211January 9, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. WINDOW MUST BE RUN DOWN & OUTSIDE HANDLE USED TO OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER WHO WILL REPAIR @ MY COST APPROX. A YEAR AGO THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY FROM INSIDE IT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER MY COST $149.00. PART NUMBER ECTT-58-412C. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176806December 22, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES SERVICE BULLETIN:0800205 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10017557. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176368December 18, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES (IN THE FRONT) ARE INOPERABLE. THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR IS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE EVENT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176003December 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I READ IN THE PAPER THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING ABS MODULE FIRES ON FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDA TRIBUTES. I AM REPORTING THAT MY 2002 TRIBUTE'S ABS MODULE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE! *NM MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE STARTED HAVING ABS PROBLEMS AROUND APRIL OF 2004. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITENTLY, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR SEVERAL DRIVING CYCLES BEFORE CLEARING. SOME TIME THEREAFTER, THE MOTOR ON TOP OF THE ABS ASSEMBLY WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY START RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE OFF, KEY REMOVED, PARKED IN THE GARAGE! I DISCOVERED THIS MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I WAS ABLE TO RESET IT TO A NORMAL CONDITION BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR A PERIOD. THE THIRD TIME THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, IT WOULD NOT RESET FOLLOWING A BATTERY DISCONNECTION, BUT WOULD RESUME RUNNING WITH RESTORATION OF POWER. THIS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2005, AT WHICH TIME I DISCONNECTED THE ABS MOTOR'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FROM THE CONTROL MODULE UNDERNEATH IT. THEREAFTER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON (AS WOULD BE EXPECTED.) IN MARCH 2005, WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES SHOWING, MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ABS MODULE AS BAD, BUT I CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. IN JULY 2005, THIS MODULE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, FILLING THE SPACE WITH SMOKE. UPON DISCOVERY OF THE SMOKE, MY WIFE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FEAR THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. THE MAZDA DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE, AND DIRECTED ME TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP. THE SHOP EVENTUALLY REPAIRED THE WIRE HARNESS AND REPLACED THE MODULE WITH A NEW UNIT THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. IT HAS SINCE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I ESTIMATE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKE MODULE ULTIMATELY COST ME VERY CLOSE TO $1,000 AND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUSS AND INCONVENIENCE, INCLUDING LOSS OF USE OF MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175677December 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JUST BOUGHT A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE FROM TOYOTA OF NICHOLASVILLE 3 WEEKS AGO. WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE TO START IT THIS MORNING AND THE THING CAUGHT FIRE. PUT IT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE AIR FILTER AREA IS BURNED AND MELTED. MY WIFE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE(ISN'T REPAIRED YET), WITH OUR YOUNG CHILD STRAPPED IN THE CAR SEAT. I SUSTAINED SMALL BURNS TO MY HANDS PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10174888December 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES (AWD & 4WD) WITH 100,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR. ONLY REVERSE WAS FUNCTIONAL AND APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED BY FAILURE. HAD SUV HAULED ON FLAT-BED TO DEALER WHO INITIALLY INDICATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE LINKAGE, BUT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO SHIFT INTO ANY FORWARD GEAR EITHER (ONLY REVERSE). UPON FURTHER INSPECTION DEALER INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN, REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT, COSTING ALMOST $4K. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174456November 27, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE REAR HATCH, THE LIFT GATE WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE LIFT GATE LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V605000, REGARDING THE LIFT GATE LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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