2006 Mazda Tribute

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/22/2009· VISIBILITY

  2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE, REAR WINDOW EXPLODED OUT ON ITS OWN. BLOW GLASS OUT 4 FEET FROM VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/19/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY GAS PEDAL IS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET SEARCH, THE V6'S FOR THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 4 CYLINDER VERSION I HAVE. I HAVE TO BELIEVE IT IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I JUST WANT IT TO GET FIXED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. EITHER IT IS GOING TO GET STUCK IN THE FULL SPEED MODE OR NOT LET ME CHANGE OUT OF A 2 MILES AND HOUR MODE.

• 12/17/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  IT IS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND CANNOT BE PRESSED DOWN. OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING SOME TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M WORRY ABOUT THIS, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!! *TR

• 12/16/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK WHETHER IT IS COLD OR WARM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2007. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP AND THAT A FUEL INJECTION CLEANING WAS NEEDED. MY THROTTLE BOTTLE WAS REPLACED ALSO. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING AGAIN. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS SINCE I CANNOT MOVE FORWARD AT A LIGHT WHEN IT TURNS GREEN AND I CANNOT ACCELERATE WHEN ALREADY DRIVING. I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE TO THE NHTSA. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS, ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ISSUE FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR

• 12/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TODAY 12-15-14 I WENT TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL IT IS COLD OUTSIDE SO I LEFT MY CAR RUNNING WITH THE HEATER ON WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE CAR LOCKED ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT GET BACK IN. IF SOMEONE HAD A BABY IN THE CAR AND GOT OUT AND IT LOCKED YOU COULD NOT GET IN THAT IS NOT SAFE. IT TOOK ME OVER 1 HOUR TO GET IN MY CAR I HAD GROCERIES IN THERE. NO VEHICLE SHOULD LOCK WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR ON AND IN PARK. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/08/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE GAS PEDAL STICKS ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

• 12/08/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS UNLESS UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FORCE OR TAPPING OF PEDAL IS USED.*TR

• 12/03/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN COLD WEATHER TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WILL NO GO ANYWHERE. I ALWAYS WARM MY CAR UP HOWEVER, NOTHING PREVENTS THIS FROM HAPPENING AND I AM WORRIED THAT IF I STOP IN TRAFFIC AND START I WILL BE IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

• 11/21/2018· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKS MAKING IT HARD TO ACCELERATE. DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND GAS PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE. WHETHER IT IS SUMMER OR WINTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING.

• 11/20/2016· POWER TRAIN

  GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK DURING DRIVING.

• 11/19/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I OWN A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4 CYLINDER. WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES AND IT GETS TO BE ABOUT 40 DEGREES OR LOWER MY GAS PEDAL STICKS! I AM UNABLE TO PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I BELIEVE IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT YOU ARE NOT SURE IF THE GAS PEDAL GONNA WORK. THEN WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS AFTER MANY TIMES OF TRYING AND IT FINALLY WORKS YOU ACCELERATE TO MUCH AND CAN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER AS I FEEL IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CAN BECOME A LIABILITY TO MAZDA. *TR

• 11/19/2012· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE SECOND VEHICLE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY VISIBLE DAMAGES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

• 11/16/2020· ENGINE

  WE PURCHASED A USED 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH ABOUT 83,000 MILES ON IT FROM A CAR DEALER. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT.

• 11/16/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR STICKS AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND HAD TO IDLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

• 11/12/2015· STRUCTURE,WHEELS

  CPSC: MAZDA TRIBUTE: CONSUMER STATED RIGHT REAR WHEEL RUSTED AWAY LEAVING THE SHOCK FLOATING AND BANGING AROUND IN THE WHEEL WELL.. *SS

• 11/10/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 11/07/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A MAZDA TRIBUTE 2006 MODEL ON 9/4/06 AND I TOOK IT IN ON 11/1/06 FOR WATER IN HEADLAMP, WATER WAS GETTING DOWN THE IN WINDOWS, AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT BLINKING. I WAS TOLD AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT THE CAR WAS NOT READY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT PROBLEM AND THEY ORDERED A PART. WELL, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS THE SAME THING, NEEDED ANOTHER PART AND THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH MAZDA TECH SUPPORT. WELL TODAY IS 11/7/06 AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE BACK. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED ANOTHER PART AND IT WILL BE THREE TO FOUR DAYS BECAUSE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I FEEL I HAVE BOUGHT A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE AND MAZDA SHOULD GIVE ME ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REPLACE IT. THIS VEHICLE (FROM THE SOUNDS OF SOUTHERN STATES) HAS HAD ALL OF THE COMPUTER CENSORS REPLACED MINUS THE MAJOR ONE (ACCORDING TO SOUTHERN STATES) AND FOR A VEHICLE TO BE NEW AS THIS ONE IS WITH THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS, I FEEL IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

• 11/05/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN THE AIR TEMP IS BELOW 60 DEGREES, THE ACCELERATOR STICKS UPON ACCELERATION. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, THE GAS PEDAL CANNOT BE DEPRESSED UNLESS YOU EXERT EXTREME FORCE ON IT WITH YOUR FOOT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR SIMILAR TYPE OF SITUATION. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP, OR IF THE AIR TEMP WARMS UP ABOVE 60 DEGREES, THE PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR. *TR

• 11/04/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINECrash

  I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. IT FELT TO ME THAT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED AND I WAS ACCELERATING TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT. THAT IS WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF MY CONTROL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR AWAY FROM THE SCENE BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE STUCK WITH THE THROTTLE OPEN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT. *TR

• 11/03/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

• 11/02/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 11/02/2016· SUSPENSION

  WHEEL WELL ON RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT.

• 10/31/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MORE FREQUENTLY NOW THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND CANNOT BE PRESSED DOWN AFTER RELEASING IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE GETS LOCKED IN A SINGLE POSITION AND THEN CANNOT BE MOVED WITHOUT FIRST ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AN UNSAFE SPEED OR UNLESS IT IS PRESSED REALLY HARD. I READ THERE WERE SIMILAR RECALLS TO OTHER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE BUT NOT MINE. *TR

• 10/30/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. RUNS FINE DURING WARM WEATHER. AT THE SLIGHTEST OUTBREAK OF COLD WEATHER, ACCELERATOR DOES NOT DEPRESS, UNABLE TO GET ANY POWER FROM THE ENGINE. WILL FREEZE UP AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING OR NOT WORK AT ALL. HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, MAZDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND A TURN DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. MAZDA HAS RECALLED PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THIS MODEL. PLEASE CHANGE THAT. *TR

• 10/27/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK ON MANY OCCASIONS IN THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT DOES CAUSE PROBLEMS AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS TEN YEARS OLD, BUT THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 75,500. *TR

• 10/26/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ACCELERATION PEDAL STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION UNTIL STOMPING ON IT WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND I READ ONLINE THAT IT HAPPENS TO MANY OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS. *TR

• 10/25/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  HELLO - OUR 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECENTLY HAD ISSUES RELATED TO SPIDER WEBS IN THE VENT HOSE - IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTES, THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE NOTED RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK: CANISTER VENT FILTER AND HOSE: END OF VENT HOSE AT TOP OF FILLER KNECK PLUGGED WITH SPIDER WEBS THIS RESEMBLES ISSUES THAT PROMPTED THE RECALL OF LATER MODELS, HOWEVER IN CONTACTING MAZDA, NOBODY HAS RESPONDED TO MY CONCERN, BASICALLY STATING THAT THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS YEAR - I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT SINCE THE ISSUE IS IDENTICAL, I WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE A REPORTING SYSTEM FOR IT? BEFORE TAKING THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, IT WOULD ONLY ACCEPT 10 DOLLARS OF GAS AT A TIME, WHICH SHOWS PRESSURE BUILD UP. THIS SAME VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN THE TANK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I WONDER IF THE VENT HOSE IS ALSO THE CULPRIT HTTPS://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/DRIVEON/2014/04/09/MAZDA-SPIDERS/7494105/

• 10/24/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRIBUTE GAS PEDAL IS LOCKING (STICKING) AND UNABLE TO BE PRESSED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES LATELY THE LATEST BEING THIS MORNING WHILE TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL TRYING TO GO UP A HILL I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WHICH I HAD TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND SCARING MY CHILD AND MYSELF. THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THUS BECOMING MORE HAZARDOUS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, IT GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. *TR

• 10/24/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HAPPENED OUT OF NO WERE. BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND LEFT WHEEL CYLINDER DUE TO BLEEDER BROKER. NEITHER OF THESE HAVE RESOLVED PROBLEM. VEHICLE STILL NOT REPAIRED ISSUE UNKNOWN. *TR

• 10/23/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL MID AUGUST OF 2012. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A DELAY FOR THE REMEDY PART UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2012. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/20/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  THERE WAS CONSTANT KNOCKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND I TOOK THE SUV TO DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS "THE RIGHT REAR STRUT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THERE IS HEAVY RUST AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION TO TRY THE CAR". OVER THE WEEKEND, THE SHOCK MOUNT BRACKET COMPLETELY FELL OFF. IT DOESN'T SEEMS TO BE A GOOD DESIGN ORIGINALLY TO USE THE SHEET METAL OF THE FENDER WELL AS THE CONNECTION POINT, WITHOUT EXTRA MEASURE TO SECURE THE SHOCK TO THE BODY. IT IS A DEFECT. *TR

• 10/03/2012· ENGINEFire

  VEHICLE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OF MAJOR METROPOLITAN CITY WHEN SMOKE FROM ENGINE BROUGHT VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC TO STANDSTILL. TWO FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE RESPONDED. OIL FOUND SPRAYED ON HIGHWAY AND THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WITH TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSIS. PER DEALERSHIP REPORT, OIL LEAK FOUND EMANATING FROM A LARGE GAPING HOLE ON BOTTOM OF ENGINE BLOCK (V6) WHERE IT APPEARS CYLINDER ROD #5 DISCONNECTED AND WENT THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND RUPTURED THE OIL FILTER, RELEASING ALL ENGINE OIL CONTENT. ENGINE CONSIDERED BLOWN BY DEALERSHIP AND GIVEN OUT OF WARRANTY, AN $8500 ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED AT THE TOTAL EXPENSE OF THE OWNER GIVEN THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE 36,000 MILE ENGINE WARRANTY PERIOD, AND THEREFORE MAZDA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. DRIVER EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRAUMA, SMOKE INHALATION IN COMPARTMENT, AND TRAFFIC BACKED UP ON INTERSTATE CAUSING MAJOR DELAYS OF PEOPLE TO THE LOCAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MAZDA UNRESPONSIVE FOR ISSUE AND REPAIR. VEHICLE ENGINE WAS EXTENSIVELY TESTED BY THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN MAY 2012 FOR MANDATORY EMISSION TESTING, AND PASSED ALL TESTING STANDARDS, AND DOCUMENTED. OWNER WILL NOW JUNK VEHICLE THAT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION GIVEN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND AT TOTAL LOSS TO THE OWNER. *TR

• 10/03/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HESITATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MORE MILES. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHED 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE GROUND ON THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. THE LOOSE GROUND WAS CLEANED AND TIGHTENED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS EXACT FAILURE. THE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,136 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,900.

• 10/01/2015· STEERING

  POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED AS I WAS LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET. NO WARNING AT ALL OF ANY PROBLEM - CAR HAD JUST BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO AUTO SHOPS LAST WEEK AND NO STEERING PROBLEMS NOTED. STEERING WAS STILL POSSIBLE BUT VERY,VERY HARD TO TURN WHEEL - TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO TRY TO TURN. IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IT NOW. CAR HAS 127,500 MILES.

• 09/26/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V357000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLES) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE THE NEW REDESIGNED HOUSING COVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,376 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,100.

• 09/20/2018· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" I HAD AN AIRBAG FAILURE AFTER HITTING A DEER AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HWY. THE CHARGE IN THE AIRBAG WENT OFF BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. I NEED THIS FIXED!

• 09/19/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V357000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL SERVICE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES OF THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE HOWEVER, HE WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY WHICH WAS TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL IF THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED 10/31/2012 THE PART WAS STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER RECIEVED A PHOTO ENFORCEMENT TICKET BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. UPDATED 11/29/2012 *JS

• 09/18/2011· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, AND STARTED TO HIT THE GAS, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO WORK FOR ABOUT 200 FEET, AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN, AND AGAIN IT WENT FOR 200 FEET BEFORE STORPPING AND STALLING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSON HAD FAILED, AND THERE IS A HIGH FAILURE RATE WITH MY CAR AND ITS TRANSMISSION. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE, AND DISCOVERED SEVERAL MAZDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TT

• 09/17/2015· STRUCTURE

  CPSC: I1590199A. 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL RUSTED AWAY, CAUSING SHOCK FLOATING AND BANGING AROUND THE WHEEL WELL. *LN

• 09/13/2013· POWER TRAIN

  THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A RECALL ISSUED BY MAZDA. 3,700.00 DOLLARS LATER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2001 - 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE WHY NOT FOR EVERY YEAR THEY ARE USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION CD4E FROM FORD. *TR

• 09/12/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN MY VEHICLE GETS COLD. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO USED AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. I WOULD BE IN TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE WOULD GO NOWHERE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. THEY SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 BUT 6 CY, I HAVE A 4 CY THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS WELL, BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT IS HAPPENING TO THE 4 CY AS WELL. *TR

• 09/10/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THREATENING TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE CONSOLE. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND THE CAR STOPPED JERKING. THE MINUTE I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION AND REPAIR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT IN THIRD GEAR. THE COST OF REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF APPROXIMATELY $2000.00 AND FOUR BUSINESS DAYS LATER. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE THE END OF JULY 2011. NO WARNING SIGNS, NOTHING TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. *TR

• 09/05/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  MY BATTERY BEGAN BEING DRAINED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY BUT IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT IS COLD I HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR JUMPED TO START MOST OF THE TIME. I SAT IN THE CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THIS SUMMER AND THEN FOUND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND MY BACK UP LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. I DID HAVE A REMOTE START INSTALLED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR AND IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND IS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY FIND JUMPS AND HELP IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY CAR. NOT HAVING BACK UP LIGHTS MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY. *TR

• 09/05/2013· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN TOWN AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS MAKING POPCORN. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG. HE INSTALLED A HELICOIL REPAIR AND THEN FOUND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY RUN ON 3 CYLINDERS. THEY THEN FOUND THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COMPUTER AND ALL 6 IGNITION COILS OR THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT BE WARRANTED. AFTER THESE REPAIRS THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE THAT HAD NOT BEEN THERE. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AS MY USUAL MECHANIC DOES NOT HAVE THE SPECIALIZED TOOLS FOR ENGINEER REPAIR, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS METAL SLIVERS IN THE ENGINE AND RAN ENGINE CLEANER THROUGH THE ENGINE TWICE. THE NOISE IMPROVED, BUT IS STILL THERE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 94,055 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THE ENGINE BLEW A SPARK PLUG AND AFTER INVESTIGATION I FIND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ON OTHER TRIBUTES THAT SHARE THE SAME ENGINE WITH FORD EXPLORERS. THIS SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE THAT AN ENGINE OF THIS AGE WOULD NEED REPLACED. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD ALL THE SERVICE CALLS REQUIRED. *JB

• 09/03/2008· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN EQUALLY ON THE INSIDE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,938.

• 08/30/2014· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING VEHICLE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, AS I ACCELERATED UP SMALL HILL, TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. RPMS SPIKED TO 5000 THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO NEXT GEAR. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY, NO MATTER WHAT THE ELEVATION. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THE TRIBUTE HAS NO POWER AND NO ACCELERATION UNTIL SHIFTING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT OR CROSSING TRAFFIC. TODAY, EACH TIME I AM AT A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 2ND GEAR UNTIL THE RPMS SPIKE THEN IT WILL SHIFT. THE TRIBUTE HAS ONLY 76500 MILES. IT IS ADULT OWNED AND WELL MAINTAINED. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AS A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE TO AVOID SO MANY OTHERS SPENDING THOUSANDS ON REPAIRS AND POSSIBLE INJURY FROM ACCIDENT! *TR

• 08/27/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TAKATA RECALL OUR CAR WAS IN A COLLISION IN 2011 AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WONDERED WHY AS WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY

• 08/27/2013· POWER TRAIN

  AMAZING HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ON THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPEN TO ME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR MAZDA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT INTERSECTION WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE OR ENGAGE IN ANY GEARS. LUCKY THIS HAPPEN WHILE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. SOON AS VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT TURN, THE O/D LIGHT STARTING FLASHING WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. AAMCO PULL FIVE CODES OFF THE VEHICLE ONCE IS WAS TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION. THE BIG ONE IS 740 WHICH DEALS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS MEANS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS AN OVERHAUL DONE - GET READY FOR THE STICKER SHOCK FOR REBUILDING THIS TRANSMISSION $3,000.00. BUY A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND THE COST IS STILL ABOUT THE SAME PRICE AS IF GETTING THIS ONE REBUILT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON PEOPLE BUYING REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS, THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER. APPEARS MAZDA'S CHOICE OF TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE WASN'T A LOGICAL CHOICE. FUNNY THOUGH ITS THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT ARE IN FORD ESCAPES. NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THAT VEHICLE AND ITS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE XLT WITH 153000 MILES ON IT. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE MAZDA TRIBUTE AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION BY MAZDA. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ALREADY DONE, BUT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. ALREADY CALLED THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME ITS ONLY A SERVICE BULLETIN WE HAVE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. GET A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM TAKES SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

• 08/26/2013· POWER TRAIN

  2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE S 3.0L 6 CYL. 4X4 RECEIVED THE DREADED NEWS A P0740 CODE ALONG WITH 4 OTHERS ALL DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSIONO. DRIVING MY CAR CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULD THEN ONLY GO 30 MILES AN HOUR. PLUS WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE ANYMORE. P0740 DEALS WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, P0720 OUTPUT SHAFT SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND SOME OTHERS DEALING WITH A SPEED CABLE, ETC.... APPEARS MAZDA TRIBUTE'S HAVE THIS KNOW PROBLEM AND MAZDA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED MORE AND A RECALL ISSUED BY MAZDA FOR ALL YEARS ON THIS VEHICLE. MAINTENANCE WOULD DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION AT THE RIGHT INTERVALS AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPEN. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECK BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE FLUIDS. NOTICE MAZDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT ONLY FOR 2000 - 2003 YEARS I BELIEVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING TO GET THEIR TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED. KNEW I SHOULD OF STUCK WITH A FORD BECAUSE NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. ALL FORDS HAVE OVER 160000 MILES ON THEM. PLUS ONE A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY HAS OVER 218,000 MILES ON IT. NEED TO GET MAZDA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THEIR TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH IT. *TR

• 08/25/2013· POWER TRAIN

  APPEARS MAZDA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. SEE THAT MAZDA HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR 2001 - 2003. THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE THE RECALL FOR EVERY YEAR BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. SOMEONE NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SINCE ITS NOT ONLY A PROBLEM FOR ME BUT FOR THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS. ALL OF THE VEHICLES I OWN HAVE OVER 150,000 MILES ON THEM AND NOT ONE OF THEM HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT THE MAZDA TRIBUTE. ONE VEHICLE HAS OVER 218,000 MILES ON IT AND NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS TRANSMISSION WHEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED WITH MAINTENANCE SHOULDN'T BE FAILING. APPEAR TO BE POOR QUALITY OF WORK ON WHO EVER BUILDS THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR