Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10682990February 12, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE ON HIGHWAY, LOUD THUMP. UPON INSPECTION, PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THROUGH. DAMAGE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT. SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT IS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT SHOW DAMAGE, AT LEAST FROM OUTSIDE INSPECTION. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HAVE NOT CALLED THE DEALER YET, BUT MESSAGES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INDICATE THAT MAZDA IS NOT HONORING THE DESIGN FLAW AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NO WORD YET UPON WHAT IT WILL COST TO FIX. SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL NEEDS SET UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682507February 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MASTER SWITCH WAS FAULTY PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM BEING LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT USED TO REPAIR WAS POOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682188February 9, 2015
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL HOUSING HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682378February 9, 2015
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
EXTENSIVE RUST IN THE BACK PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WHICH HAS CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. FIRST NOTICED A LOUD THUMPING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS A MONTH AGO AND IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT IS PUTTING ME, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT AND FORCING ME TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THERE IS ALREADY AN ID # ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT (#10669545) AND MANY COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS BE INVESTIGATED AS A RECALL. PLEASE RESPOND TO ME WITH INFORMATION ON THE INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS MATTER AND IF I CAN EXPECT ANY HELP FOR REPAIR ON THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681405February 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HAD JUST RETURNED FROM DRIVING ON FREEWAY, PULLED INTO GAS STATION, NEEDED TO MOVE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. ROLLED CAR INTO SNOW BANK TO AVOID ACCIDENT. NOTICED FLUID LEAKING AROUND FRONT TIRES. HAD TO FILL BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND DROVE CAR ACROSS STREET TO MECHANIC. BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES WERE SPLIT NEAR BASE OF CONNECTOR AND VERY STIFF. BOTH WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH 1 CALIPER FOR $300. MECHANIC STATED HE NEVER SAW BOTH HOSES GO AT ONCE AND WAS SURPRISED THEY SPLIT AT ONLY 100,000 MILES. PER THE INTERNET, MANY FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDAS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WE HAD STILL BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I'M SURE FORD AND MAZDA ARE BOTH AWARE OF THIS ON GOING PROBLEM AND HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO REMEDY IT. HAVE OWNED MANY DIFFERENT CARS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A BRAKE HOSE. I HOPE THEY DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ON TOP OF THE FACT I DID NOT HAVE $300 TO SPARE FOR A REPAIR WHICH I FEEL WAS AVOIDABLE ON THEIR BEHALF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681007February 3, 2015
SUSPENSION
MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS RUSTED OUT IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEELHOUSE AROUND THE SHOCK MOUNT.CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR AND TO TAKE IT TO A WELDING/FAB SHOP.THE MAZDA TRIBUTE ONLY HAS 71000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS NOT DUE TO ANY EXCESSIVE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680153January 31, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN COLD, GAS PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS. BECOMES FIRM AND RESISTANT TO PRESSURE. HAVE TO SLAM ON PEDAL, BUT RECEIVE NO POWER FROM ENGINE---HAPPENS ALOT WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS, WILL NOT ACCELERATE- CAN CAUSE SEVERE IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT IF THIS OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME. PLEASE FORCE MAZDA TO ISSUE RECALL FOR THIS PART, COULD BE RELATED TO THROTTLE BODY AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679765January 29, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOST OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V282000 (STEERING).THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE TORQUE SENSOR AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,764.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660632January 26, 2015
AIR BAGS
2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. *MW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE CONNECTORS UNDER THE DRIVER' SEAT WERE BAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678678January 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON, FIRST BLINKING, AND THEN IT STAYS ON FOR ALL OF CAR'S OPERATION. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THE CAR, NOT KNOWING WHETHER IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED OR WHEN NOT NEEDED. THE CAR IS IN FINE SHAPE, NO ACCIDENTS, AND THERE APPEAR TO BE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS FRUSTRATION WITH THE INADEQUATE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO DO TO GET THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUE ADDRESSED. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A FORMAL RECALL TO COINCIDE WITH THE BULLETIN ISSUED RELATING TO IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676323January 18, 2015
STEERING
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET IN LEFT LANE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND COLLIDE WITH AN ON COMING VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10672573January 14, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW LATCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V605000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672190January 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THE LONG LIST OF MAZDA TRIBUTE 2005 OWNERS WITH THE RIGHT REAR WHEELHOUSE PROBLEM DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION CAUSING THE STRUT TO DISCONNECT FROM THE FRAME. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 116K MILES. THE LEFT REAR AND FRONT WHEEL HOUSE AREAS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. ITS ASTONISHING WITH THE MULTITUDE OF MAZDA OWNERS REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND THE 100'S OF INTERNET WEB SITES DOCUMENTING THIS ISSUE THAT MAZDA HASN'T TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM AND RELEASED A FIX. I'VE READ THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID JUST SO WITH THE COMPARABLE 2005 ESCAPE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671207January 8, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I CANNOT LOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671120January 8, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STOPS ACCELERATING DUE TO GAS PEDAL BEING STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670635January 7, 2015
ENGINE
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE AND WIRING WERE ON FIRE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670846January 7, 2015
SUSPENSION
JUST WANT TO ADD MY TRIBUTE TO THE LIST OF 2005 ESCAPE, TRIBUTE, AND MARINER RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL / UPPER SHOCK MOUNT RUSTING TO FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670339January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON JULY 15 I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT RANDOMLY FLASHES AND SOMETIMES STAYS ON FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO THE COST OF REPAIRING IT. IF THE AIR BAG EXPLODES WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS COULD BE FATAL TO MYSELF, MY 1 YEAR OLD SON AND MY 12 YEAR OLD SON. EVERY MAZDA SUV / TRUCK FROM 2004 HAS A RECALL EXCEPT MINE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO EXTEND TO THE TRIBUTE BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT'S NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670344January 5, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION THROUGH THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. THE CORROSION HAS SPLIT MY FRAME IN HALF AND LEFT WHOLES SURROUNDING THE SPLIT. MY SHOCK TOWER IS EXPOSED AND CORRODED MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE IS SPLITTING IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND OBVIOUS DEFECT. THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS JUST RECALLED AND REPAIRED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MAZDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE ALREADY. EXCESSIVE CORROSION HAS ALSO OCCURRED ON THE FORD ESCAPE MADE FROM THE SAME LINE. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND CORRECT THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669932January 4, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAPPENS MORE DURING COLD WEATHER. WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR IT STICKS AND WHEN IT FINALLY LETS GO YOU LURCH FORWARD. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OVER THIS YET, BUT FEEL THAT IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY AND FEEL LIKE IT IS UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BUTTERFLY VALVE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST 4-5 YEARS. I HAVE ASKED NUMEROUS TIMES IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE FROM WHAT I CAN SEE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER CONSUMERS. IF THIS EVER CAUSES ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, I WILL BE SUING MAZDA! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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