Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10154379April 3, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MAZDA TRIBUTE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE ENGINE PROBLEMS MY NAME NAGESWAR KARRI I HAVE A MAZDA TRIBUTE, 2006 MODEL. AFTER 2500 MILES,FIRST TIME I TRIED CRUISE CONTROL FOR 2 MINUTE THEN MY CAR CAN NOT GO FORWARD ON THE FREE WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY I TRY TO PULL OVER BUT I COULDN'T SLOWLY I PULL OVER LEFT LINE. I HAVE 3 YEARS BABY IN MY TRIBUTE I WAS SCARED. I CALLED MAZDA 1800 NUMBER THE ANSWER IS THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE SATURDAY, AND I HAVE FULL COVERAGE 50,000 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER AND NEW SUV. THANK FOR CHP OFFICER STOPPED AND HE HELP ME TO CALL TOW TRUCK TO NEAREST MAZDA DEALER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR MAZDA..THEY SAID 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE?..WHERE IS THE ASSISTANCE THAT TIME 7:00PM...I REALLY GET MAD BECAUSE I HAVE 3 YEARS DAUGHTER IN MY SUV... IT IS CRAZY.... *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154380April 3, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I BOUGHT NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE V#4F2YZ02Z3614682 IN JANUARY 17TH 2006, YESTERDAY 04/01/2006 WHEN I DRIVING TRIBUTE WITH MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER 3 YEARS OLD GOING NORTH BOND FROM FREEMONT TO LIVERMORE, I DID NOT TRY CRUISE CONTROL SO FAR SO I TURNED ON CRUISE CONTROL AFTER 2 MINUTES MY TRIBUTE NOT GOING FORWARD, I WAS IN 2ND LINE FROM LEFT,,,,KEEP GIVING GAS TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY...BUT GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND MY TRIBUTE NOT MOVING ANY WAY,,,SLOWLY I MAINTAIN PULL OVER LEFT SIDE IN EMERGENCY AREA STOPPED...THANK YOU MR.CHP OFFICE WITHIN MINUTE HE WAS THERE,,,I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE I HAVE 3 YEARS OLD BABY IN THE SUV...AND MY WIFE.. THIS IS FIRST TIME HAPPENED WITH ME,,,SO I DON'T NO WHAT TO DO...IT'S GOING TO BE BIG CHAIN ACCIDENT BUT EVERYBODY CONTROLLED SAFELY... THEN I CALLED 1800 MAZDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I HAVE 50,000 THOUSAND MILES WARRANTY AND 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE..THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP BECAUSE SATURDAY AND TIME WAS 7:20PM...... SO HOW CAN I GO AND HOW I GET HELP...WHAT EVERY THEY(MAZDA) PROMISED ME AT THE TIME BUYING IT'S NOT TRUE AND CHEATING WITH THE CONSUMER....THE CHP OFFICER HELP ME TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND I WENT TO FREMONT MAZDA DEALER BUT NOBODY WAS THERE... THIS IS NOT FAIR WITH THE PLAY WITH THE CONSUMER WE PAID THE MONEY FOR SERVICE...AND MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WITH WIFE AND 3 YEARS DAUGHTER HOW I AM GOING TO HANDLE..THEY SAID I AM GETTING ANY TIME ANY THING WRONG ON THE ROADSIDE THEY GIVE US LOANER CAR...I ASK HOW I AM GOING TO HOME THE MAZDA PEOPLE SAID TAKE THE TAXI..I AM REALLY UPSET ABOUT MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY PROMISE ME ONE THING THEY DID ONE THING....AND MY MILEAGE NOT MORE THAN 2300 MILES...SO WHAT HAPPENED THE WARRANTY THEY SAY 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK, ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE.... PLEASE I NEED HELP AND JUSTIFY...*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154381April 3, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I BOUGHT NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE IN 1/17/2006 FIRST TIME DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL ON FREEWAY SUDDENLY MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, LUCKILY CHP OFFICER WAS THERE WITH IN MINUTE HE HELP ME.... MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 2300 SOMETHING THIS IS REALLY CRAZY THING BECAUSE I HAVE WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE SUV....I CALLED MAZDA THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP BECAUSE 7:20PM ON SATURDAY..AND I HAVE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY PLUS 24X7 DAYS A WEEK ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE ALSO,,,SO WHAT HAPPENED ALL THE ASSISTANCE....IF POLICE OFFICER NOT THEIR RIGHT TIME IT'S GOING TO BE NATIONAL NEWS BIG CHAIN ACCIDENT IN FREMONT 680 NORTHBOUND YESTERDAY....THANK MR. CHP OFFICER...I BUY THIS SUV FROM ALMADEN MAZDA SAN JOSE...CAREFUL GUY'S WITH THE DEALERS...*NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153498March 23, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE ENTRY TO THE DOOR IS OPENED BY THE AUTOMATIC OPENER OR KEYPAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR LOCK. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153357March 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY CAR HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 36 MPH AND THE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10152920March 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE 2WD V6 - BRAKES WORN AND AND ROTERS WORN AND RIPPLED BEYOND REPAIR AT 30,000 MILES. PER DEALER REP, THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MANY MAZDA TRIBUTES. DEALER REP STATED IF NOT REPLACED, HIGH POTENTIAL FOR BRAKES HEATING AND CAUSING FIRE. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ABOUT 60% CITY DRIVING AND ABOUT 40% HIGHWAY DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152121March 7, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS STAYING ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151730March 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ACTIVATION EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE GEAR RING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL IS BROKEN. THE BROKEN GEAR RING CAUSES THE ABS SENSOR TO OBTAIN AN IMPROPER READING. THE AXEL IS GOING TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151193February 25, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WITH JUST OVER 12000 MILES, THE THROTTLE BECAME VERY STICKY IN COLD WEATHER. THE BUTTERFLIES IN THE THROTTLE BODY HOLD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CLOSED, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PUSH (AND EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION). IN COLD WEATHER, THROTTLE WOULD STICK CLOSED WHENEVER THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, NO MATTER HOW LONG THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP (HALL MAZDA IN VIRGINIA BEACH) REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND COMMENTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY 12000 MILES FOR VARNISH BUILDUP. THERE IS NO TSB THAT I COULD FIND ON THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS THE PCV SYSTEM, ALLOWING OIL TO COLLECT ON THE THROTTLE BODY, AND CAUSING IT TO BIND DURING COLD WEATHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150780February 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING AT 40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150107February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
MY MECHANIC FOUND THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE, SO FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED TO ME: 1) FAILURE OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IT WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. THIS WOULD HAVE LED TO FULL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND RIGHT FRONT HALF-SHAFT WERE REPLACED. 2) RIGHT FRONT KNUCKLE HOLDING WHEEL TO AXLE WAS UNSAFE. THERE WAS A FRACTURE OF THE METAL HOLDING THE PINCH BOLT THAT IS USED TO FASTEN THE WHEEL TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT. A RUPTURE OF THIS FRACTURE WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE BALL JOINT. MY MECHANIC FELT LIKE THIS WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE FACTORY TIGHTENING THE PINCH BOLT TOO MUCH WHEN ASSEMBLED. THE KNUCKLE WAS REPLACED. IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT A SIMILAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON A FORD ESCAPE WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY MAZDA TRIBUTE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149101January 31, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, IF THE ACCELERATOR IS GENTLY APPLIED THE PEDAL PULLED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. WITH THE ACCELERATION SUBDUED, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON, BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED ON THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A SECONDARY DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS WELL, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN TO DETERMINE IF THIS REPAIR REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148775January 26, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 60 MPH WHILE BRAKING. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED 7 BROKEN RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND THE FRONT END IS BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS TOO HIGH ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10148431January 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 50,089 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED; MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE -- I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND MAY HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN AT 52,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING, THE BRAKES AREN'T VERY RESPONSIVE, AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH AN UNATTRACTIVE AND IMPRACTICAL REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE TYPE THAT CAME WITH MY VEHICLE WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE REAR WINDOW HAS LEAKED. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED JUST BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148029January 18, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
I HAD A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE I, BOUGHT IN MARCH 2005. IN DECEMBER 2005 I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TWICE. I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. FURTHER, THE CAR RADIO CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTINGS, AND WHIPPED AROUND ON ITS ANTENNA CABLE. I'M NOT CERTAIN, BUT I THINK THE LOOSE RADIO HIT ME IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD CAUSING BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10147318January 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, I REQUESTED THAT THE FRONT DISC BRAKES BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED IF DEEMED NECESSARY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 38,400 AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BY THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE REMAINED SAFE TO OPERATE. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS ALONE. WHEN I RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE (WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING SERVICED), I INSPECTED THE ROTORS TO FIND A VERY UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN ON THE ROTORS. THE PADS (WHICH HAD SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LEFT TO GO) HAD "CUT" A PERFECTLY SMOOTH/FLAT GROOVE INTO THE ROTOR SURFACES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE PAD SURFACE - LEAVING A RAISED EDGE ON THE INNER AND OUTER EDGES OF BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE PAD MATERIAL IS HARDER THAN THE ROTOR MATERIAL AND THE WEAR ON THE ROTOR WAS EQUIVALENT TO THE WEAR OF THE PADS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146998January 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED AND THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE MAXIMUM RPMS. AFTER FIVE MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR STARTED THE VEHICLE HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE REVVING TO THE MAXIMUM RPMS. AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC ALSO OBSERVED THE ENGINE REVVING AT THE HIGHEST RPMS. THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V583000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN MARCH 2005. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146242December 28, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WAS ALREADY REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT NOT FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145722December 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT: THE CONTACT STATE THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR STUCK IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144878December 9, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A WOMAN IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, MY BRAKES LOCKED AND I CRASHED INTO HER, HEAD ON, GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

← Back to Mazda Tribute