Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10469980August 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE), WHICH STATED THAT A FIRE COULD RESULT FROM BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT DID NOT VERIFY WITH THE MANUFACTURER IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468409July 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTES WHERE THE AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO INDICATED THAT THEIR AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. MY AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. AMAZINGLY, NO SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT IT WOULD SURELY BE ISSUED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AND REPORTED PROBLEMS. HERE IS JUST ONE URL WITH SOME OF THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS. HTTP://CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/MAZDA/TRIBUTE/AIR-BAG-PROBLEMS.PHP ONE CAN EASILY FIND OTHER, SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. I FEAR THAT MY AIRBAGS WILL ALSO NOT DEPLOY SHOULD I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468511July 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM, BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS UPDATED 12/18/12 *CN UPDATED 12/31/2012 *JS UPDATED 1/30/13 *CN UPDATED 02/11/2013*JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10468208July 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6. PULLED OUT PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR GOT UP TO SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 LET OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL APPLIED BRAKES WHICH DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE BRAKES DO NOT WORK THEN THE ENGINE IS REVVING, ALSO SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES HOPING TO UN-JAM THE THROTTLE CABLE. I KNEW IT WASN'T A STUCK PEDAL BECAUSE THE PEDAL RETURNED. TURNED THE KEY BACK ONE NOTCH TO ONLY KILL THE ENGINE AND STILL ALLOW ME TO STEER HOPING TO GET A LITTLE BETTER BRAKING ALSO PULLED UP SLOWLY ON THE HANDBRAKE AT THIS TIME TO HELP ME STOP AND PULLED OVER. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE SO WITH THE ENGINE OFF I POPPED THE HOOD AND WHILE TRYING TO REACH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE I LIFTED THE ENGINE COVER AND THE THROTTLE SLAMMED SHUT SO I HAD MY GIRLFRIEND PUSH THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR TO VERIFY THAT IT DID INFACT GET CAUGHT ON THE ENGINE COVER SO I MOVED IT OUT OF THE WAY AND DROVE HOME MAKING SURE TO NOT GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE I THEN REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER WHEN I GOT HOME AND THE CAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE EVER SINCE WITH NO INCIDENTS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I REACHED BEFORE IT WAS OVER BUT HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC SITTING AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE RAN INTO THEM OR HAD TO DITCH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468233July 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE ENGINE MOTOR PLATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE PLATE OFF AND CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468288July 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAVE A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4CYL, AND AM HAVING SPEED CONTROL ISSUES WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL NOT DEPRESS, EVEN WHEN BEING STOMPED ON. THIS ISSUE OCCURS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 40 DEGREES. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN COMING AROUND A CORNER, OR WHEN DRIVING IN REGULAR TRAFFIC, FORCING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MODEL AS WELL FOR A RECALL RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468318July 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON HER WAY HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE ENDED UP ONE THE GRASS OF THE MEDIA AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN BACK UP ON THE GRASS OF THE MEDIA AND INTO A LIGHT POLE WHERE SHE DIED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10468148July 29, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FROM A STOP SWITCHING TO GAS PEDAL OR ACCELERATOR THE PEDAL STICKS AND HARD TO PRESS AND DOES IT BACK TO BACK FOR A FEW MINUTES. ALSO IT CAN DO IT AT RANDOM AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE AND STOP AT A LIGHT IT WILL STICK WHEN TRYING TO GO. ONCE IT STOPS STICKING I HAVE TO QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKES TO NOT CAUSE OVER ACCELERATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467926July 27, 2012
PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:ACTUATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. .. UPDATED 08-30-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT IS STILL EXPERIENCING SOME SORT OF PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467681July 25, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOP AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467684July 25, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. IN 20004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V583000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP12005 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED ON JULY 17,2012. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,535.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467236July 24, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND REMAINED IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON RESTART, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN UPDATED 09/04/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467072July 23, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING ON THE WAY HOME AT 45MPH AND THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I PULL ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE BRAKE PUT IN PARK. AFTER FEW MINUTE I TRIED TO HIT THE PEDAL AND IT COME BACK .THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE IF I HAVE MY KIDS WITH ME AND I WILL BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY ROAD. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY MAZDA AS THIS CALL SO MUCH DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466851July 21, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PICKED UP MY MAZDA FROM HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED TO TAKE BOAT OUT ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AS THE DRAG SLOWED ME FROM GOING ANY FASTER AS I APPROACHED THE ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE I-69 AND MY ACCELERATION WASN'T UNDER MY CONTROL. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME FROM FIRESTONE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE POOR DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I HAVE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT THERE IS A PETITION 49 CFR PART 552;557 ON THIS MATTER. I AM BOTHERED THAT STEPS WERE NOT TAKEN TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I MENTIONED AND I WASN'T YET ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED!! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITHIN THE RECALL TIME FRAME OF MY AGING, BUT STILL RELIABLE TRIBBY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466794July 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466622July 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY TRIBUTE IS A V-6 3.0L AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 11-04 PER DRIVER'S DOOR STICKER. PROBLEM-- AFTER LEAVING MY HOUSE AND DRIVING DOWN MY RURAL ROAD, I HAD NOTICED THE VEHICLE SPEED STAYED THE SAME (APPROX 40 MPH) EVEN AFTER LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF. SO I HAD DID A QUICK TAP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF THE CONSTANT SPEED WOULD STOP AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE DID RESPOND AND SLOWED DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND ALL ON THE SAME ROAD AND IN THE SAME AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466547July 19, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I'VE NOTICED IN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. IT CAUSE ME TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ALSO, THE FEW TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES NOT WORK. I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK IT IN AT A GIVEN SPEED....SAY 72 MPH. I HAVE GIVEN THIS VEHICLE TO MY SON AND NOW I AM SEE REPORTS THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE MAZDA TO DO A RECALL. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAZDA MUST ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466364July 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466380July 18, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND GREASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12019 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466455July 18, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE RPM ON THIS VEHICLE JUMPS EVEN IF I AM AT A FULL STOP SOMETIMES IT RACES EVEN IF THE CAR IS IN PARK TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL SHOPS HAD SEVERELY PARTS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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