Mazda Tribute Complaints (2008)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#10314105February 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE AWD 4I GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER AND SOMETIMES IN WARM WEATHER (EXACT PROBLEM COMPARED TO 2005 MODEL YEAR COMPLAINTS). IT HAPPENS USUALLY WHEN I GET INTO THE CAR ON A COLD MORNING AND HAVE NOT PROPERLY WARMED THE CAR UP. A FEW TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER I HAVE FULLY TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS (SAY TO BRAKE) AND THEN RETURN MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE PEDAL WILL REFUSE TO PUSH DOWN EVEN WITH MY FULL BODY WEIGHT (240LB MAN) ON THE PEDAL. I FIND I HAVE TO JIGGLE MY FOOT AND STEP ON THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET IT TO GO DOWN. A FEW TIMES I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PLAY WITH IT. EVERY TIME I GET IT TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT ALL THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND I AM WORRIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313875February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT TOOK OFF AND THE ACCELERATOR GOT STIFF AND STUCK. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STIFF, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311928February 18, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL OF MY VEHICLE STICKS WHEN IT IS FIRST DEPRESSED, AFTER SETTING IDLE AT TRAFFIC STOPS. IT ALSO STICKS WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE ON MOST MORNINGS. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS BECOME VERY FREQUENT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300482January 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. YOU MUST PRESS GAS PEDAL ABNORMALLY HARD AND THEN WHEN IT GIVES THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD DANGEROUSLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. REQUIRES REPEATED THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY EVERY TIME--A $130 PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297888January 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY & HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY TYPICALLY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70MPH. NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297062December 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I TOOK MY 2008 TRIBUTE (PURCHASED IN JULY 2007) FOR SERVICE WHEN AT THE 50, 300 MILES. I REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY VEHICLE DOES A MILD OR HARD JERK WHEN COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD A SMALL HOLE IN THE CONDENSER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRANSMISSION OIL. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THUS THE HIGH MILEAGE SO THEY SURMISED THAT MAYBE A ROCK HIT IT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE DURABLE SINCE IT IS A SUV. MY DRIVING IS NOT IN ROUGH TERRAIN JUST SMOOTH HIGHWAYS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE STYLE HAS THESE EXPOSED OR OPEN AREAS IN THE FRONT LOWER PART OF THE SUV SO BECAUSE THEY SAW A TINY ROCK EMBEDDED IN THE GRILL OF THE RADIATOR THAT POSSIBLY THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CONDENSER. I FELT IF I HAVE EXPOSED OR OPEN AREAS THEN THE PARTS EXPOSED SHOULD BE STRONG/DURABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE A ROCK HIT. I HAVE NO FRONT IN DAMAGE AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK WAS THE FARTHEST THING IN MY MIND, WHICH BY THE WAY WILL COST ME $580 TO FIX. SINCE THIS DISCOVERY WAS ON 12/15/09, TEN DAYS FROM XMAS, I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED. MY FEAR IS THAT THERE ARE SUBSTANDARD PARTS THAT WERE PUT ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE PARTS SHOULD BE DURABLE ENOUGH THIS IS AN 2008 VEHICLE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW SO IT IS NOT AN EARLIER MODEL AND THIS DID NOT HAPPENED FROM A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MODEL FOR SUBSTANDARD PARTS. I JUST KNEW THAT I WOULD HAVE THIS VEHICLE FOR A FEW MORE YEARS BEFORE ANY MAJOR WORK WAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293930November 29, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE - GAS PEDAL STICKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292015November 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286274October 5, 2009
SEATS
REAR END COLLISION 10/4/09. STOPPED WITH TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. REAR ENDED, BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS HAD SEAT BELTS ON. WE WERE THROWN FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARD BREAKING BOTH FRONT SEATS. INJURIES BACK, HIP, BROKEN VERTEBRA IN NECK FROM BEING THROWN AROUND. VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THE SEAT BREAKING CAUSING US MORE BODY DAMAGE. ENTIRE BACK OF VEHICLE PUSHED IN AND BUCKLED ROOF. CAR WAS PURCHASED 4/19/08 AND HAD LESS THEN 6000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A DEFINITE FAILURE IN THE SEATS OR VERY POOR DESIGN ON BOTH SEATS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10284204September 16, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1998 MAZDA TRIBUTE. HOOD LATCH DID NOT ENGAGE . MAZDA DEALER SAID LATCH WORKS AS PRESCRIBED. MAZDA "PEOPLE" SAID NO PROBLEM. COLLISION REPAIR SHOP UNDER CONTRACT WITH DEALER SAYS LATCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FAILURE OF LATCH AND SAFETY CATCH CAUSED BLOWN UP HOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282428August 31, 2009
POWER TRAIN
LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER AT 42,300 MILES. LEAKING FLUID IS BEING PICKED UP BY THE COOLING FAN AND AIR MOVING THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BEING SPREAD THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THUS A FIRE HAZARD. ALSO, IF THE LEAK HAD NOT BEEN CAUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE RUN DRY AND LOCKED UP POTENTIALLY CAUSING A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275490July 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING FLUID "FIRE HAZARD". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269691May 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND LURCHING FORWARD WHEN IT ENGAGED AT AROUND 20MPH WITH NO WARNING. CHECKED FLUID AND ALMOST NONE LEFT. 14 MONTHS OLD AND 48,500 MILES. DEALER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION/AC COOLER NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THAT IT IS NOT PART OF THE 50,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. $900. PLUS TO FIX.THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LURCHING AND IF IT IS A PIECE THAT IS NEEDED BY THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK PROPERLY, IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. SAFETY BULLETIN ALREADY RELEASED ON THE ESCAPES AND HYBRIDS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265148April 13, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, WHEELS
I HAVE A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS TILTED OUT OR IN TECHNICAL TERMS IT HAD EXTREME NEGATIVE CAMBER. I GOT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD COME OUT OF THE CONTROL ARM. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DESIGNED FOR THE BALL JOINT TO FIT IN A STAMPED STEEL SLEEVE THEN BOLT TIGHT TO THE REAR SPINDLE ONCE THE BALL JOINT IS DISLODGED FROM THE CONTROL ARM THE INTEGRITY OF THE BALL JOINT AND THE CONTROL ARM ARE COMPROMISED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY FOR FEAR THAT THE REAR WHEEL COULD COLLAPSE UNDER THE VEHICLE. I'M WELL AWARE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN BUT I'M MORE CONCERNED THAT A WARRANTY REPAIR WOULD NOT SOLVE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THE PROBLEM WOULD DIE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT BE BROUGHT TO THE PROPER PERSONNEL ATTENTION. I'M GOING TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM BEFORE I TAKE IT IN FOR THE REPAIR. I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER TRIBUTE OR ESCAPE. I DON'T PLAN ON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL I RECEIVE A RETURN RESPONSE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262614March 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, TIRES
MAJOR TRANSMISSION LEAK, IT KEPT LEAKING EVERYWHERE EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS LEAKING, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE CAR DROVE NORMAL, THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS FAST, MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR 28,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE MAKING GRUMBLING NOISES WHEN ITS LEFT TO COOL FOR LIKE 19 MINUTES, PLUS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SOUND DISTORTED. TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND NOW MY PREFECT GARAGE AND READ TRANNY FLUID EVERYWHERE!!! MAZDA AND FORD PLEASE STOP MAKING CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259678February 23, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE CONDENSATION IN SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT MAZDA CORPORATE SENT OUT AN EMAIL DISALLOWING THE REPAIR OF HEADLIGHTS WITH CONDENSATION IN THEM. THE CORPORATE EMAIL APPARENTLY STATES THAT THIS IS A "NORMAL" OCCURRENCE AND WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COULD IMPAIR OUR NIGHT VISION OR LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE VALIDITY OF MAZDAS CLAIM SINCE WATER SHOULD NOT BE IN THE HEADLIGHT. CAR IS AT TOWN NORTH MAZDA IN RICHARDSON TX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258330February 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AT ALL SPEEDS OTHER THAN IDLE THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY LOSES POWER AND SMOKES. THIS IS A NEW 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE DANGER IS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED SUDDENLY THE PROBLEM OCCURS AND THE CONDITION BECOMES UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241813September 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN
WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION COOLER PROBLEMS. OUR 2008 TRIBUTE HAS A MAJOR LEAK...OR SHALL I SAY POUR. THE ITEM IS RECALLED. WE LIVE 1100 KM AWAY FROM DEALERSHIP.....SO WE COULD POTENTIALLY RUIN THE TRANSMISSION IF WE DRIVE THAT FAR...AND WE DO NOT HAVE 4000.00 TO GET IT TOWED. SO HERE WE ARE WITH A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT WE CAN NOT DRIVE BECAUSE OF A TRANNY LEAK. WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241094September 5, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. THERE ARE INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY DEPLOYMENT. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY MY FATHER I BELIEVE IN JUNE AND HE WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10233568July 8, 2008
SEATS
THE BARS OF THE FRONT HEAD RESTS PROTRUDE FROM THE REAR OF THE SEAT AS THERE IS NO PROTECTION BETWEEN THE BARS AND THE CLOTH OF THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF THIS, IT IS VERY EASY FOR ONE TO HIT THEIR LEGS/KNEES WHEN ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE COULD BE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS LEG/KNEE INJURIES IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM CAN AFFECT YOUNG TEENS TO ADULTS AS MY MOM, WHO IS ONLY 5' 1" TALL, EASILY HIT ONE OF THE BARS WITH HER KNEE AS DID I WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE BACK SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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