Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10606797June 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE REAR WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE STARTED TO KNOCK AND BANG. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND ROTTED. I ALSO NOTICED THAT AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WAS FULLY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE BODY. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOWED ME THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD ESCAPE AND MAZDA TRIBUTE FRAMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606479June 27, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT SUCH THAT THE SUSPENSION IS NOW PROTRUDING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN REGULAR RATTLING FROM THE AREA PROGRESSED INTO LOUD BANGS WITH EACH BUMP. THE MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED STATED THAT THE RUST WAS ABNORMAL, EVEN FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND THAT NONE OF THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS EXHIBITED ANY SIGNS OF RUSTING. HE STATED IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THIS CONDITION WAS MOST LIKELY THE RESULT OF SOME SORT OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT (AS OPPOSED TO REGULAR AND EXPECTED OXIDATION). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606210June 26, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OVER A BUMP, A RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605894June 25, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK WAS RUSTED AROUND THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 09/09/14*LJ UPDATED 9/10/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605902June 25, 2014
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE SHOCK TO COME OFF ON THE TOP. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA AND NHTSA TO SUBMIT CLAIM CASES. I WAS RIGHT AWAY TURNED DOWN BY MAZDA. I AM NOW MAKING A CASE WITH NHTSA TO HOPEFULLY GET THIS ISSUE FINALLY REPAIRED AS A RECALL. WE LIVE IN A WINTER STATE SO SALT IS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605150June 23, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME, REAR SHOCK TOWER, AND WHEEL WELL WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (SUSPENSION) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT PROVIDING A SUFFICIENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605195June 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS); HOWEVER, THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SOLD MAZDA PARTS, BUT WAS NO LONGER A MAZDA DEALER. THE NEXT CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER WAS TWO AND A HALF HOURS AWAY, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED WAS TOO LONG OF A DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. JCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605405June 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 5 YEARS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS TONE RING BECAUSE IT HAS BROKEN/CRUMBLED AND CAUSED OUR BRAKES TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING! THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT?? I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AT ALL TIMES, NEVER KNOWING WHEN ITS GOING TO DECIDE TO BREAK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604674June 20, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V174000 (LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION-REGIONAL RECALL). THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604847June 20, 2014
STEERING
MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE, 3.0L V6, DEVELOPED A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING COLUMN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT'S A CLUNK THAT CAN BE HEARD AND FELT AT SLOWER SPEEDS. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, IT IS YET ANOTHER 2008 TRIBUTE STEERING U-JOINT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604610June 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH POWER POLE AT 55 MPH. DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. (NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599070June 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION! STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN THE TURNING LANE WATCHING A SEMI AND 20 CARS HEADED STRAIGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER. LUCKILY SHE THOUGHT QUICK ENOUGH TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, SINCE SHE WAS ON A SLIGHT HILL, SHE ROLLED BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT. FORD HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE ESCAPES (SISTER TO THE TRIBUTE) FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. MAZDA HAS ONLY ISSUED A SPECIAL BULLETIN THAT THE TRIBUTE CAN LOOSE ACCELERATION, BUT DID NOT SAY HOW TO FIX IT. I FOUND ALL THIS INFORMATION AFTER THAT FACT THAT MY DAUGHTER ALMOST DIED!!! WE HAD THE VEHICLE AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP THE FRIDAY & SATURDAY BEFORE. THEY APPARENTLY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND ALL THEY DID WAS CLEAN OUT THE THROTTLE BODY, AND SAID THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. WHY DID MAZDA NOT HAVE TO DO THE SAME AS FORD? WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES! CONSUMERS WITH THESE AUTOS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED!!! FORD HAS NOT NOTIFIED ANYONE EITHER, WE ALSO HAVE A 2011 FORD ESCAPE WHICH HAS NOT HAD THE ISSUE, BUT WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY JUST TO CHECK IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598447June 16, 2014
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE CAR IS RUSTED THROUGH LIKE SO MANY OTHERS IN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. THE SUSPENSION IS TWISTING AND POKING THROUGH. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597505June 10, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN "CLUNKED" AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT. AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A METALLIC CLUNK SOUND IF I TURN RIGHT OR LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596455June 5, 2014
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM THE CURRENT OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE I. BOUGHT IT THROUGH NORTH SHORE BANK OFF LEASE... I TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND HAVE IT MAINTAINED REGULARLY . RECENTLY THE REAR PASSENGER AREA HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A BROKEN SHOCK OR SOMETHING TO THAT AFFECT. I TOOK IT INTO GOODYEAR IN RACINE WI. COME TO FIND THE WHOLE WHEEL WELL IS ROTTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.. THE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIX IT AND TAKE IT TO RACINE AUTO BODY ALSO IN RACINE, WI. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN TO A CAR OR SUV EVER BEFORE. HE SAID IT HAS TO BE DUE TO A BAD FACTORY PROCESS OR SOME FLAW THAT HAD BEEN WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. THEY WANT $1600.00 TO FIX THE AREA AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE FLAW FROM THE MAZDA MANUFACTURER. I FEEL IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT MORE DAMAGE BEING ADDED. I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE SOME SORT OF HELP OR REPLACEMENT OF THE FACTORY FLAW. THE CAR IS IN FAIRLY DECENT SHAPE AND AT THIS POINT I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR.. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES ON ANY OF YOUR OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596109June 4, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER FRAME WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/25/14 *BF UPDATED 07/1/2014 *JS UPDATED 8/11/14*CN THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER UNDER THE ENGINE THAT SUSPENSION WAS ATTACHED TO RUSTED AWAY AND BROKE CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO MOVE INTO THE RIGHT FRONT INNER FENDER, BREAKING THE AXLE SHAFT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. UPDATED 09/23/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595818June 3, 2014
STEERING
FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS COME AND GONE AT VARIOUS TIMES MOSTLY OCCURRING IN THE WINTER MONTHS. AT FIRST I WOULD JUST RESTART MY CAR A FEW TIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD COME BACK ON. A FEW TIMES IT WOULD GO OUT WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERESTED GOING 70 MPH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO BE DRIVING AT SUCH SPEEDS WITHOUT POWER STEERING. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. IT IS COMPLETELY GONE. I HAVE TALKED ABOUT ESTIMATES TO GET IT FIXED AND THE COST IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1200-$2000 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND JUST READ THAT FORD HAS RECALLED THEIR 2008 FORD ESCAPE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTES AS WELL BEFORE AND SERIOUS INJURY CAN OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595475June 2, 2014
SUSPENSION
I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT SHOWED CLEAR SIGNS OF RUST - IT APPEARS TO BE ROTTED THROUGH! THE INTERIOR WHEEL WELL HAS AN ENORMOUS CRACK RUNNING THROUGH IT, WITH THE BACK OF THE INTERIOR INSULATION VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595034May 30, 2014
STEERING
THE POWERING STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING; AND WE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CLUNKS AND GOES OUT. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594359May 27, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A STICKY GAS PEDAL. I ALERTED THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST ADVISING OF THIS SAME ISSUE REGARDING MY PRIOR 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD IN THE PAST TO CHANGE THE GAS UTILIZED. IN ADDITION, I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO A POSSIBLE RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND I WILL BE CHARGED$357 TO HAVE A RING PUT ON THE LEFT WHEEL CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS LIGHT). THIS IS AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING CAUSING ME TO RIDE ONTO THE CURB WITH MY BABIES TO AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT. STILL I AM NOT BEING ADVISED THAT THE GAS ISSUE WILL BE CORRECTED. MAZDA HAS CAUSED ME SO MUCH STRESS, TIME, AND PHYSICAL PAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE HAS TO ACTUALLY DIE FOR THE RESEARCH TO BEGIN! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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