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2006 Mazda TRIBUTE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

130 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

76,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 107 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Vehicle Speed Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 44 of 130 complaints (33.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	21	16.2%
Transmission and shifting	9	6.9%
Engine operation	5	3.8%
Electrical and battery issues	4	3.1%
Steering behavior	3	2.3%
Fuel system concerns	2	1.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine

Power Train

Suspension

Structure:Body

Electrical System

Fuel System, Gasoline

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Vehicle Speed Control: 44; Engine: 16; Power Train: 12; Suspension: 12; Structure:Body: 10; Electrical System: 9; Fuel System, Gasoline: 8; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 7

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 18; 25,000 to 49,999: 13; 50,000 to 74,999: 21; 75,000 to 99,999: 19; 100,000 to 149,999: 27; 150,000 and above: 9

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (27). 23 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

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2018

2019

2020

2023

2006: 8; 2007: 5; 2008: 2; 2009: 9; 2010: 14; 2011: 12; 2012: 12; 2013: 9; 2014: 18; 2015: 9; 2016: 8; 2017: 10; 2018: 7; 2019: 4; 2020: 2; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Vehicle Speed Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 21 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 9 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 5 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10155257 · 2006-04-13 (April 13, 2006)

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 4/7/06 AND ON 4/8/06 I OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE PRODUCES A NOTICEABLE WHINING/HUMMING NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS: 1) WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY STARTED, 2) WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY PRESSED WHILE THE GEAR IS IN THE PARK POSITION 3) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP WITH OR WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, 4) WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. UPON NOTICING NOISE AND VIBRATION, I TOOK IT TO BACK TO THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 24 miles reported. Look up ODI 10155257 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10156361 · 2006-04-28 (April 28, 2006)

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT AN UPHILL GRADE--APPROX A 20 DEGREE INCLINE, AS SOON AS THE BRAKE IS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE ONLY MEANS TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACK IS TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE AGAIN OR TO IMMEDIATELY PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTS MOVING UPHILL, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BACKWARD TRAVEL PRIOR TO THE ENGINE PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER TO OVERCOME THE BACKWARD ROLL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THERE MIGHT BE VEHICLES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURS. …

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10156361 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10181346 · 2007-02-01 (February 1, 2007)

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. AT THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, BUT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED UP AND THE VEHICLE REVVED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK RETUR…

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10181346 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10378529 · 2011-01-24 (January 24, 2011)

WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ACCELERATOR STUCK. I LET OFF THE GAS AT 65MPH BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO OVER 4000 RPM AND 85 MPH. THE BRAKES DID LITTLE TO SLOW THE CAR(I GOT IT DOWN TO 80MPH). TRYING TO RAISE OR MOVE THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOTHING TO CHANGE THE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, I APPLIED THE HAND (EMERGENCY) BRAKE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A WIDE SHOULDER. STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN LATER, IT STARTED AT THE PREVIOUS HIGH RPM'S. I CALLED…

Owner-reported narrative. 155,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10378529 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150780 · 2006-02-21 (February 21, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING AT 40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 4,123 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150780 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10425945 · 2011-09-18 (September 18, 2011)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 93,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10425945 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10381126 · 2011-02-08 (February 8, 2011)

I HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 4 CYLINDER 2WD. THE #1 PROBLEM IS THAT THE GAS PEDDLE FREEZES ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. I TRY TO PRESS DOWN ON IT AND IT DOESN'T MOVE. I HAVE TO DO THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS WORKING AND THEN I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT I DON'T GO SHOOTING ACROSS THE RODE. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD BE CARBON BUILDUP BY THE DEALERS SERVICEMAN. I ALSO HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES EVERY WEEK WHEN IT'S COLD AND EVERY OTHER WEEK WHEN IT'S NOT. I HAD A TIRE PRESSURE VALVE LEAK IN ONE OF THE TIRES AND…

Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10381126 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10631166 · 2014-09-05 (September 5, 2014)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10631166 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10584527 · 2014-04-23 (April 23, 2014)

WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I HAVE CHANGED THE TIRES, AND IT STILL WAIVERS..ITS LIKE THE STEERING COMPONENT IS LOOSE, OR THE STABILITY CABLE IS LOOSE. STEERING WANDERS BACK AND FORTH AND IT HARD TO CONTAIN EVEN MORE WHEN WINDY. PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE ALSO DONE WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS AND ALIGNINGS, AND DOESN'T HELP. I ONLY HAVE 56,000 ON THE CAR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10584527 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10204765 · 2007-10-03 (October 3, 2007)

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 18,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10204765 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11142753 · 2018-10-25 (October 25, 2018)

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 T…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11142753 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

130 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

82.3%Usable mileage107 / 130 records

100.0%Valid incident date130 / 130 records

100.0%Valid filing date130 / 130 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates130 / 130 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Vehicle Speed Control	120.0% ODI 10079572 WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END TWO OTHER VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK Look up ODI 10079572 at NHTSA ↗	285.0% ODI 10003803 · 39,000 mi WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO STEERING POWER, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR FLOW SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.JB...AK Look up ODI 10003803 at NHTSA ↗	266.8% ODI 10010623 THROTTLE STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP DUE TO BUILD-UP ON THROTTLE PLATE. OWNER HAS PROVIDED MAINTENANCE AND FUEL AS SPECIFIED IN MANUAL, YET WAS TOLD MAZDA DOES NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM APPEARED WITH LESS THAN 15000 MILES. CLEANING (AT OWNER COST) PROVIDES ONLY SHORT-TERM REMEDY. *NLM Look up ODI 10010623 at NHTSA ↗	2311.6% ODI 10103722 · 47,000 mi WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK Look up ODI 10103722 at NHTSA ↗	2415.3% ODI 10082337 · 5,228 mi PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE. RESULTING IN $2,206.79 IN DAMAGE THE DEALER SAID THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE AND SAID THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. *LA Look up ODI 10082337 at NHTSA ↗	7519.9% ODI 10171136 MAZDA TRIBUTE 05. GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AS I WAS TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO CARS COMING PARKED ON THE GRASS. THIS HAPPENED 2XS. DEALERSHIP JUST STATED IT NEEDED A 150.00 THROTTLE HOUSING LUBRICATION. DID NOT HAVE IT DONE DUE TO IT WAS NOT COVERED ON THE WARRANTY. AFTER THIS TIME IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIME TO ME AND JUST 2 DAYS AGO IT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND WITH OUR KIDS IN THE CAR. LUCKILY AGAIN NO ACCIDENT. *NM Look up ODI 10171136 at NHTSA ↗	4433.8% ODI 10264060 · 36,000 mi GAS PEDAL FREQUENTLY STICKS ON 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. *TR Look up ODI 10264060 at NHTSA ↗	250.0% ODI 10360682 I HAVE A MAZDA TRIBUTE 2007 THAT HAS A GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. "IT DOESN'T STICK WHEN THEY DRIVE IT" THE DATE LISTED IS THE MOST RECENT DATE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN AN CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10360682 at NHTSA ↗	4723.3% ODI 10293930 · 10,954 mi 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE - GAS PEDAL STICKING. *TR Look up ODI 10293930 at NHTSA ↗	25.7% ODI 10310116 · 22 mi I PURCHASED A 2009 MAZDA TRIBUTE FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN ATLANTA, GA. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL HAD A STRANGE FEEL TO IT, BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. I ASSUMED THAT IT MUST BE A FEATURE WITH NEW CARS, AS IT HAD BEEN YEARS SINCE I'D PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND EXPECTED TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. NEVERTHELESS, AS MONTHS HAVE PROGRESSED AND SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR HAVE SAID THAT THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE IS NOT IN ANYWAY NORMAL. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC REGARDING THE ISSUE, EACH TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE GAS PEDAL S… Look up ODI 10310116 at NHTSA ↗	615.4% ODI 10467926 · 37,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10467926 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	132.3% ODI 10011962 THE FRONT SUSPENSION WORE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM Look up ODI 10011962 at NHTSA ↗	102.6% ODI 10426913 · 189,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A LOUD BANG SOUNDED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH OF THE SUB FRAME BARS WERE BEING REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR, THE TRANS AXLE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. Look up ODI 10426913 at NHTSA ↗	115.5% ODI 10026587 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER A METAL BRIDGE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK Look up ODI 10026587 at NHTSA ↗	4830.6% ODI 10502332 · 94,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WORE EXCESSIVELY FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT TWO FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. Look up ODI 10502332 at NHTSA ↗	13435.5% ODI 10083989 MAZDA TRIBUTE VIOLENTLY ROLLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. MR THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE NEARLY ROLLED OVER. SC Look up ODI 10083989 at NHTSA ↗	129.2% ODI 10194933 MAZDA 2006 TRIBUTE AWD 4 CYLINDER WITH 20,000. AT 17,000 MILES ON IT NOTICED ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWING SIDEWALL WEAR AND FEATHERING ON TREAD. HAD CAR ALIGNED BY DEALER, TOLD CAR ALIGNMENT WAS OUT BY 0.25 DEGREES. AT 20,000 MILES NOTICING CUPPING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. DRIVING 85% HIGHWAY NO OFF ROAD ACTIVITY. NOTICING ALIGNMENT WAS OUT AFTER 3500 MILES. AVERAGE YEARLY DRIVING MILES 20,000. BEGINNING TO FELL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN FRONT END GEOMETRY.*AK Look up ODI 10194933 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.5% ODI 11006088 · 135,000 mi IGNITION SWITCH NOT WORKING. TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 5TH GEAR NOT WORKING AND CONTROL ARMS FOR ALL 4 WHEELS SEEM TO BE GOING BAD Look up ODI 11006088 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure:Body	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	91.6% ODI 10758552 · 150,000 mi THE VEHICLE THAT I OWN HAS CORROSION AROUND THE LIFT GATE'S REAR WINDOW HINGES AND HAS COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I FEAR THE WINDOW WILL COMPLETELY FALL OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF ITS OK FOR THE REAR LIFT-GATE WINDOW HINGE TO BE FALLING OFF LIKE THAT. Look up ODI 10758552 at NHTSA ↗	102.6% ODI 10485161 · 110,000 mi DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THAT INTERIOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY BY USING IT IN A NORMAL WAY. THIS AFFECTS SAFETY SINCE THE PASSENGER DOOR CAN BE OPENED ONLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR Look up ODI 10485161 at NHTSA ↗	189.0% ODI 10275381 · 92,603 mi RETAINING CLIP CAME OFF OF THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR IN THE HINGE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL. THE PIN IS INSERTED FROM THE BOTTOM UP RATHER THAN FROM THE TOP DOWN SO WHEN THE CLIP CAME OFF, THE PIN FELL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10275381 at NHTSA ↗	3622.9% ODI 10533755 · 131,000 mi THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH INCLUDING THE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE METAL TOGETHER WAS THE OUTER UNDERCOATING SPRAY. MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THIS CONDITION. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTE AND FORD ESCAPE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S AN OBVIOUS MANFACTURE'S DEFECT THAT IS OCCURRING NATIONALLY AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. *TR Look up ODI 10533755 at NHTSA ↗	10728.4% ODI 10408811 I PURCHASED A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ELGIN, IL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD, THE REAR LIFT GATE BEGAN TO RUST, RESULTING IN THE PAINT PEELING AND FLAKING OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE AREAS ON THE REAR LIFT GATE. THOUGH I LOCATED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS. ONE REPORT STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE PAINT BY FORD (WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED) USED CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD HAS NOT CORRECT… Look up ODI 10408811 at NHTSA ↗	107.7% ODI 10592153 · 70,000 mi WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WINDOW WAS OPEN & BANGING EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. I PULLED OVER AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SHUT. I PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THE BANGING PERSISTED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CHECKED THE BACK COMPARTMENT & REMOVED MY CARGO INCASE THAT WAS CULPRIT. ON MY DRIVE HOME THE BANGING STILL PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE SHOCKS/STRUTS WERE BLOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE THAT NIGHT & IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE… Look up ODI 10592153 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	25.7% ODI 10466319 · 42,743 mi REAR TAILGATE DOOR SWITCH OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN DEPRESSED. WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE/REAR HATCH ENTRANCE THE SWITCH THAT IS DEPRESSED WILL NOT OPEN THE TAILGATE CAUSING ENTRY TO THE REAR TO BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE VEHICLES AFT PASSENGER'S DOORS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS NOT REPEATABLE CREATING A NOW OUT OF WARRANTY ISSUE. FAILURE OF THE INABILITY TO ACCESS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCID… Look up ODI 10466319 at NHTSA ↗	12.6% ODI 11015843 HATCH DOES NOT OPEN CONSISTENTLY. VEHICLE STALLS THEN ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, IN ADDITION, THROTTLE BODY LIGHT STAYS ON. POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO COME UP AND DOWN. Look up ODI 11015843 at NHTSA ↗	114.3% ODI 11505960 The passenger subframe is rusted and broke the axel when driving. Glad im ok….So dangerous and the driver side is fine so bad design by ford (the tribute is like the escape) Look up ODI 11505960 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	183.2% ODI 10022891 THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. AK PH. THE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. JB Look up ODI 10022891 at NHTSA ↗	71.8% ODI 10070441 · 24,000 mi WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE SUV WE HAD IT BACK TO CRYSTAL AUTO MALL, GREEN BROOK, NJ THE PROBLEM...THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, IT WOULD SHIFT AROUND AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD! THIS WAS A QUICK REPAIR. STARTING ON SEPT 18,2002 WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON, THEY REPLACED THE OIL SENDER UNIT, TOTAL $69.52, WHICH WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. ON OCT 14 BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY KEPT IT UNTIL OCT 17, REPLACING ALL KINDS OF PARTS, OIL PUMP, OIL GASKET FOR A TOTAL OF $924.65, AGAIN COVERED BY WARRANTY. MY HU… Look up ODI 10070441 at NHTSA ↗	73.5% ODI 10017300 WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT. *NLM Look up ODI 10017300 at NHTSA ↗	31.9% ODI 10638973 THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. I RECENTLY HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT INNER WHEELHOUSE PANELS ON MY 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE INNER WHEELHOUSE PANELS WERE RUSTED THRU AND THE SHOCKS THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THOSE PANELS WERE LOOSE DUE TO CRACKS IN THE PANELS AND WERE BANGING UP AGAINST THE CAR. I DON'T CONSIDER THAT MUCH CORROSION THAT CAUSED THE PANELS TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE CAR BODY AS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR NOR PART OF SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE WATCHED UNDER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE KEPT CARS LONGER THAN 10 … Look up ODI 10638973 at NHTSA ↗	20.5% ODI 10240716 · 43,000 mi POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY 2 DAYS AGO. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER CLAIMS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SWITCH WERE AFTER MARKET PARTS. THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE AS THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY OUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY ARE COVERING IT UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND SWITCH WERE "REPLACED". *TR Look up ODI 10240716 at NHTSA ↗	32.3% ODI 10155257 · 24 mi PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 4/7/06 AND ON 4/8/06 I OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE PRODUCES A NOTICEABLE WHINING/HUMMING NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT IS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL DURING THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS: 1) WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY STARTED, 2) WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS SLIGHTLY PRESSED WHILE THE GEAR IS IN THE PARK POSITION 3) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP WITH OR WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE BRAKES, 4) WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. UPON NOTICING NOISE AND VIBRATION, I TOOK IT TO BACK TO THE … Look up ODI 10155257 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	9245.5% ODI 10350917 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES STEERING JOINT PROBLEM TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE STEERING JOINT HAD WORN OUT. THE DEALER FOUND THE STEERING COUPLER WAS COMING APART. THEREFORE, THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACE. JB Look up ODI 10350917 at NHTSA ↗	1954.3% ODI 10595034 · 131,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10595034 at NHTSA ↗	1128.2% ODI 10593298 · 58,269 mi WAS DRIVING ON LARGE BLVD THRU TOWN AT APPROX. 45+ MPG, THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT ACCELERATING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, ALL POWER TO CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY LOSS AND IT BEGAN CONVULSING ABRUPTLY AS A I MANEUVERED IT OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE STOPPING SPOT. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS, COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING OR GET IT TO REPRODUCE WHAT I EXPERIENCED, SO I WAS CHARGED THE $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE WITHOUT IT BEING FIXED AND SENT HOME WITH MY FINGERS CROSSED. THE CAR BEHAVED FOR AWHILE, BUT THEN IT STARTED … Look up ODI 10593298 at NHTSA ↗	457.1% ODI 11365648 · 125,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET, AND THE STEERING SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN OR CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL; IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD. I WAS NOT ON MY BRAKES, I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT WITH MY FEET ON THE GAS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST 4 DAYS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE TORQUE SENSOR, AND CALIBRATION. I READ THE 2011 MAZDA AND FORD ESCAPES THAT WAS BUILT IN THE KANSAS CITY FACTORY… Look up ODI 11365648 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	120.0% ODI 889486 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 48 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID THAT COULD HAPPEN SOMETIMES. *AK Look up ODI 889486 at NHTSA ↗	9516.9% ODI 10021199 · 36,000 mi MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WHEN IT DOES, STEERING AND BRAKING BECOME DIFFICULT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *JB Look up ODI 10021199 at NHTSA ↗	6717.4% ODI 10003413 · 14,591 mi THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE LACK OF POWER ASSISTANCE! WAS TRAVELLING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT STALLED. TOOK NEARLY 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND A FEW SENSORS RELATED TO AIR INTAKE. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THIS STALL. I HAVE NOT SEEN A SOLID FIX FOR THIS YET AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW SLOW THE NHTSA IS TAKING TO INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS PR… Look up ODI 10003413 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	254.4% ODI 10005188 VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, NO STEERING. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS TAKEN PLACE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? IS FORD/MAZDA GOING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES (ESCAPE/TRIBUTE) AND FIX THEM? Look up ODI 10005188 at NHTSA ↗	246.3% ODI 10002703 · 2,500 mi 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND GIVING YOU NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. I AM WORKING ON A LEMON LAW PACKAGE NOW. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS OF LEASING THIS VEHICLE . Look up ODI 10002703 at NHTSA ↗	126.0% ODI 10013681 · 3,617 mi #1-TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 3617 MILES. VEHICLE 3 MONTHS OLD. MFG SOLUTION/REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION VS NEW..#2-REQUESTED REPAIR OF SMART UNLOCKING FEATURE AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL ON PAGE 70 OF PART #9999-95-014C-03..MFG SOLUTION/WILL CORRECT OWNERS MANUAL..SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THESE SOLUTIONS..SERVICING DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING IN IT'S POWER TO CORRECT TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES & MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS..MAZDA MFG IS RELUCTANT TO MOVE BEYOND THESE SOLUTIONS...... *NLM Look up ODI 10013681 at NHTSA ↗	31.9% ODI 10223569 · 35,000 mi VEHICLE EXHIBITED EXTENDED CRANK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. AS IT WAS NEARING 30K MILE SERVICE, WE DECIDED TO WAIT AND HAVE DEALER INSPECT AT THAT TIME. BEFORE THE CAR WENT IN FOR MAINTENANCE, IT SHUT DOWN GOING UPHILL. ALTHOUGH IT WOULD RESTART, IT RAN ROUGH AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. #3 IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED THAT THAT VISIT. THE CAR BEGAN STARTING HARD AGAIN IN LATE 2007 AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN - THIS VISIT, THEY REPLACED THE IDLE AIR VALVE, HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUED TO START HARD AND 2… Look up ODI 10223569 at NHTSA ↗	164.2% ODI 10258067 · 100,000 mi IN 2007 VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND CAME ON. BEFORE I COULD REACH A DEALER OR SHOP THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FRIED THE MAIN COMPUTER. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CHECKED. DEALER FOUND SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THAT WERE LOOSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT CAUSED A RECALL ON THE TRIBUTE / ESCAPE. *TR Look up ODI 10258067 at NHTSA ↗	96.9% ODI 10172878 · 10 mi 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 ORDERE… Look up ODI 10172878 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	157.4% ODI 10330239 · 55,000 mi VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DANGEROUS TOTAL SHUT-OFF OF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT RE-START VEHICLE. STARTER WOULD TURN ENGINE BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. SHOP RETRIEVED CODE P1260 "ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SIGNAL DETECTED - ENGINE DISABLED". MOST TOW VEHICLE TO MAZDA DEALER FOR SERVICE. *TR Look up ODI 10330239 at NHTSA ↗	38.6% ODI 11289149 · 2 mi I JUST LOST MY STEERING NO ELECTRIC POWER TO STEER I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY BLOCK AND THEN NO STEERING WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE. ITS SUNDAY SO I WILL CALL MAZDA IN THE MORNING I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A CALL BACK FOR THIS PROBLEM SO I WILL CHECK THIS OUT WITH MAZDZ. Look up ODI 11289149 at NHTSA ↗	37.7% ODI 10537729 · 28,000 mi FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY CAR WILL PERIODICALLY LOOSE POWER, I WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, OR ANYWHERE, AND SUDDENLY HAVE NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. IT WOULD THEN JERK VERY VIOLENTLY UNTIL I JUST SHUT IT OFF. AFTER 2 OR 3 EPISODES, MY CAR WOULD BE FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN. EARLY ON THERE WERE NO DASH LIGHTS THAT CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS THERE WAS FINALLY AN ENGINE LIGHT AND A CODE THAT INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTL… Look up ODI 10537729 at NHTSA ↗	114.3% ODI 11390984 · 145,055 mi TWICE, WHILE DRIVING UNDER 25 MPH, AND BOTH TIMES WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT, THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED: CODE B2278-2F Look up ODI 11390984 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	101.8% ODI 10004203 CONSUMER WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND UPON CONTACT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BROKE. TS Look up ODI 10004203 at NHTSA ↗	328.3% ODI 10014072 · 8,000 mi DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 RAN RED LIGHT AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 40-45 MPH AND HIT PASSENGER DOOR OF VEHICLE 2 CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE 2 AND TOTALLY FRONT END OF VEHICLE 1. WE OWN VEHICLE 2. IT IS A MAZDA TRIBUTE 4 DOOR SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE WITH DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND OPTION AIR BAG 2 WHICH IS FRONT-SIDE AIR BAGS. WE HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF VEHICLE 2 THAT WE CAN SEND YOU. OUR CONCERN IS THAT GIVEN THE VIOLENCE AND LOCATION OF THE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR, WHY DID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAIL TO ACTIVATE? Look up ODI 10014072 at NHTSA ↗	3015.1% ODI 10034168 WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT CAME TO A DEAD STOP, WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR ENDED COLLSION. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK Look up ODI 10034168 at NHTSA ↗	159.6% ODI 10087854 · 8,100 mi WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AK THE FRONT DOORS WERE IMPACTED YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NM Look up ODI 10087854 at NHTSA ↗	92.4% ODI 10162427 TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE AIRBAG ICON/LIGHT THAT IS ALWAYS ON. WHEN I TURN ON THE IGNITION, THE ICON BLINKS. EVEN IF I AM DRIVING THE ICON STAYS LIT. DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *JB Look up ODI 10162427 at NHTSA ↗	64.6% ODI 10485105 · 96,000 mi 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. Look up ODI 10485105 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.5% ODI 11718610 · 245,000 mi The contact owned a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH and attempting to make a turn, another vehicle unexpectedly T-boned the vehicle, impacting the passenger front side. The contact and a passenger sustained minor injuries, and the passenger was taken to a local emergency room. The contact suffered a back injury and was placed on medical leave from employment due to the accident. The passenger sustained bruises and lacerations. The contact stated that the driver and side curtain deployed; howev… Look up ODI 11718610 at NHTSA ↗	12.9% ODI 11084940 · 76,885 mi AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SCANNED CODE B00A0, OCS MALFUNCTION. SAID I HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AT ROUGHLY $3500.FOUND THAT THIS UNAFFORDABLY MANDATORY PROBLEM OCCURS IN MANY MAZDAS, AMONG OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE BAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. MEANWHILE THE SYSTEM MAY NOT DEPLOYED WHEN CALLED UPON AND I AM UNABLE TO GET A SAFETY CHECK OR REGISTER THE CAR Look up ODI 11084940 at NHTSA ↗	12.6% ODI 11003018 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V788000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT [phone removed]. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED TIME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. Look up ODI 11003018 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	335.9% ODI 10025520 · 36,000 mi AT 36000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, AT 4500 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT 45K000 MILES ALTENATOR FAILED.*AK Look up ODI 10025520 at NHTSA ↗	153.9% ODI 10036975 · 16,000 mi WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES 2WD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT SLOW SPEEDS (SO FAR). THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, REVERSE TO DRIVE, AND IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN WE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP HAS MADE THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO FAR. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AT THE MOMENT FOR THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. IF THIS IS UNSUCCESSFUL, WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE A REFUND UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA LEMON LAW.*AK Look up ODI 10036975 at NHTSA ↗	105.0% ODI 10013681 · 3,617 mi #1-TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 3617 MILES. VEHICLE 3 MONTHS OLD. MFG SOLUTION/REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION VS NEW..#2-REQUESTED REPAIR OF SMART UNLOCKING FEATURE AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL ON PAGE 70 OF PART #9999-95-014C-03..MFG SOLUTION/WILL CORRECT OWNERS MANUAL..SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THESE SOLUTIONS..SERVICING DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING IN IT'S POWER TO CORRECT TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES & MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS..MAZDA MFG IS RELUCTANT TO MOVE BEYOND THESE SOLUTIONS...... *NLM Look up ODI 10013681 at NHTSA ↗	117.0% ODI 10049421 · 10 mi HARD SHIFTING TRANSMISSION ON NEW 2004 MAZDA MPV. *AK Look up ODI 10049421 at NHTSA ↗	82.1% ODI 10113546 MAZDA TRIBUTE 2005 GEAR SHIFT LEVER LOCK IN PARKING POSITION. BF THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. NM Look up ODI 10113546 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 10264786 · 48,900 mi THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE AND VEHICLE UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO THROW THE CAR INTO PARK (WHILE IT WAS MOVING) AND TURN OFF THE KEY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. MY CONCERN ISN'T THAT THEY WON'T FIX IT, BUT THAT FROM RESEARCHING WEBSITES, IT APPEARS THAT THIS ISN'T AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAZDA. SO WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL ITEM? *TR Look up ODI 10264786 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	52.5% ODI 10262614 · 28,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10262614 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	37.7% ODI 10325450 · 2,400 mi A PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED WITH MY 2010 MAZDA TRIBUTE PURCHASED NOV. 2010 SYMPTOM OF WHICH IS A SQUEAL EMANATING FROM THE BACK END UPON ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP. THE DRIVE SHAFT, TRANSFER CASE & TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MAZDA IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, UNABLE TO FIX IT AND UNABLE ASSURE THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT REPRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10325450 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Vehicle Speed Control	49,500–127,648 mi	76,007 mi	36	ODI 10264060 · 36,000 mi GAS PEDAL FREQUENTLY STICKS ON 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. *TR Look up ODI 10264060 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10296096 · 108,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10296096 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10298197 · 55,000 mi I DRIVE A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLES GAS PEDAL OFTEN GETS "STUCK" FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PEDAL IS ABLE TO BE MOVED BUT ONLY AFTER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. WHILE PULLING INTO MY GARAGE THIS OCCURRED AND I ENDED UP RUNNING INTO MY OWN TRASH CAN. THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL BUT THIS STICKING OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS, AND PULLING INTO MY OWN GARAGE ALL SEEM TO BE BURDENS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS MOSTLY A PROBLEM DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MUST BE FORCED TO GO … Look up ODI 10298197 at NHTSA ↗
Engine	57,550–133,750 mi	89,600 mi	14	ODI 10474591 · 96,200 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10474591 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478535 · 55,400 mi 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… Look up ODI 10478535 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10515989 · 102,000 mi JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN MILWAUKEE, WI. I HAVE A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IN UNDER 30 DAYS THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP ON THIS TRUCK. I WAS GOING AT LEAST 10/15 MPH TURNING INTO THE BANK WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. FINALLY, AFTER IT DID START THERE IS A HORRIBLE KNOCKING. PROBABLY THREW A ROD..... MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD WITH A VEHICLE, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEWER CAR!!!! MY OLD 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 200,000 MIL… Look up ODI 10515989 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	70,007–118,100 mi	88,023 mi	11	ODI 10266102 · 47,000 mi MY 2006 TRIBUTE HAS 47,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON-AND STAYED ON, AND THE 4WD LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF 3 OR 4 TIMES ABOUT EVERY MILE. OUR DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND IT WAS A BROKEN PART IN THE FRONT AXLE, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND REPLACED IT. I ASKED IF WE COULD EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER AXLE AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER. EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS THE FACT THAT NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THEIR MECHANIC NOTED IN HIS REPAIR REPORT, BUT THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US ABOUT IT BEC… Look up ODI 10266102 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10369605 · 88,023 mi 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 Look up ODI 10369605 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10393308 · 58,000 mi NEEDED AN OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSMISSION. INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS DONE YET THE CAR ISN'T OLD. THE MECHANICS SAID THEY HAD A TRIBUTE 2006 WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND THEN ANOTHER SHOP NEXT CITY OVER HAD AGAIN ANOTHER TRIBUTE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I'D DRIVE IT WOULD NO LONGER STAY IN GEAR UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT A WHILE THEN WOULD GO AGAIN. Look up ODI 10393308 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	95,696–140,000 mi	115,683 mi	10	ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10592153 · 70,000 mi WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WINDOW WAS OPEN & BANGING EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. I PULLED OVER AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SHUT. I PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THE BANGING PERSISTED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CHECKED THE BACK COMPARTMENT & REMOVED MY CARGO INCASE THAT WAS CULPRIT. ON MY DRIVE HOME THE BANGING STILL PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE SHOCKS/STRUTS WERE BLOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE THAT NIGHT & IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE… Look up ODI 10592153 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10648717 · 94,928 mi 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 Look up ODI 10648717 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	94,928–140,000 mi	111,366 mi	9	ODI 10592153 · 70,000 mi WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WINDOW WAS OPEN & BANGING EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. I PULLED OVER AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SHUT. I PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THE BANGING PERSISTED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CHECKED THE BACK COMPARTMENT & REMOVED MY CARGO INCASE THAT WAS CULPRIT. ON MY DRIVE HOME THE BANGING STILL PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE SHOCKS/STRUTS WERE BLOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE THAT NIGHT & IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE… Look up ODI 10592153 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10648717 · 94,928 mi 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 Look up ODI 10648717 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10861179 · 140,000 mi I HEARD A BANGING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS BANGING AROUND, I COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE BED LINING OF THE VEHICLE SCARY WHEN YOUR DRIVING AROUND A 3 YEAR OLD! I BROUGHT TO A FRAME SHOP AND WAS QUOTED $2500 FOR REPAIR AND BASICALLY TOLD TO SCRAP THE VEHICLE (VERY DISCONCERTING WHEN THERE ARE ONLY 140,000 MILES ON IT),. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND I AM HOPING THAT IT IS… Look up ODI 10861179 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	63,000–123,000 mi	70,000 mi	9	ODI 10172878 · 10 mi 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 ORDERE… Look up ODI 10172878 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10631166 · 65,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10631166 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10664451 · 123,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10664451 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline	59,463–119,506 mi	81,037 mi	6	ODI 10362541 · 74,051 mi 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 Look up ODI 10362541 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10369605 · 88,023 mi 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 Look up ODI 10369605 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10378529 · 155,000 mi WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ACCELERATOR STUCK. I LET OFF THE GAS AT 65MPH BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO OVER 4000 RPM AND 85 MPH. THE BRAKES DID LITTLE TO SLOW THE CAR(I GOT IT DOWN TO 80MPH). TRYING TO RAISE OR MOVE THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOTHING TO CHANGE THE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, I APPLIED THE HAND (EMERGENCY) BRAKE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A WIDE SHOULDER. STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN LATER, IT STARTED AT THE PREVIOUS HIGH RPM'S. I CALLED… Look up ODI 10378529 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	51,239–87,000 mi	70,978 mi	6	ODI 10236341 · 39,000 mi THE BACK BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND THEY WERE WORN DOWN TO 5% VERSUS THE FRONT BRAKES STILL HAVING OVER 50% LEFT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 39K MILES. THE BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED - NOT SURE IF THIS IS GOING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS WE WERE TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT IS UNUSUAL TO REPLACE THE BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS BEFORE THE FRONT. TR Look up ODI 10236341 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10266102 · 47,000 mi MY 2006 TRIBUTE HAS 47,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON-AND STAYED ON, AND THE 4WD LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF 3 OR 4 TIMES ABOUT EVERY MILE. OUR DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND IT WAS A BROKEN PART IN THE FRONT AXLE, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND REPLACED IT. I ASKED IF WE COULD EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER AXLE AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER. EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS THE FACT THAT NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THEIR MECHANIC NOTED IN HIS REPAIR REPORT, BUT THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US ABOUT IT BEC… Look up ODI 10266102 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10273542 · 90,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE MECHANIC THEN SPECULATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE MAY HAVE BECOME LOOSE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BRAKING PROPERLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEAL… Look up ODI 10273542 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2010: 8 complaints · 2011: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2010	3	3	8
2011	0	0	0

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2010	38	0	1
2011	7	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Vehicle Speed Control	Engine	Power Train	Suspension	Structure:Body	Electrical System	Fuel System, Gasoline	Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Vehicle Speed Control	—	5 ODI 10583729 AS THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES HARDER TO DEPRESS, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AROUND A TURN AS THE PEDAL WILL LOCK IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, TO THE POINT OF STOMPING ON IT, AND EVEN THEN IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT WILL AT SOME POINT RESULT IN A VERY SEVERE IF NOT DEADLY CRASH, AND NO ONE SEEMS THE SLIGHTEST BUT INTERESTED IN FIXING T… Look up ODI 10583729 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10652426 · 140,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10652426 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10680153 · 50,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10680153 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10629612 · 76,014 mi 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 TR… Look up ODI 10629612 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	5 ODI 10378529 · 155,000 mi WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ACCELERATOR STUCK. I LET OFF THE GAS AT 65MPH BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO OVER 4000 RPM AND 85 MPH. THE BRAKES DID LITTLE TO SLOW THE CAR(I GOT IT DOWN TO 80MPH). TRYING TO RAISE OR MOVE THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOTHING TO CHANGE THE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, I APPLIED THE HAND (EMERGENCY) BRAKE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A WIDE SHOULDER. STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN LATER, IT STARTED AT THE PREVIOUS HIGH RPM'S. I CALLED… Look up ODI 10378529 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10432530 · 130,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10432530 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10434315 · 28,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10434315 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine	5 ODI 10583729 AS THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES HARDER TO DEPRESS, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AROUND A TURN AS THE PEDAL WILL LOCK IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, TO THE POINT OF STOMPING ON IT, AND EVEN THEN IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT WILL AT SOME POINT RESULT IN A VERY SEVERE IF NOT DEADLY CRASH, AND NO ONE SEEMS THE SLIGHTEST BUT INTERESTED IN FIXING T… Look up ODI 10583729 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10652426 · 140,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10652426 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10680153 · 50,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10680153 at NHTSA ↗	—	2 ODI 10474591 · 96,200 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10474591 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 10747206 · 144,000 mi MY MAZDA TRIBUTE V 6, 3.0 ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY SON'S HOUSE, THAN TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT HAD OCCURRED. MY COILS HAD BLOWN OUT AND DAMAGED MY (PCM)COMPUTER. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $2689. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE DEALERSHIP'S COST SO I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE HE REPLACED THE COILS. I WENT ON EBAY AND FOUND A REASONABLY PRICED PCM WHERE IT WAS PROGRAMMED KEYS INCLUDED. MY RESEARCH HAS LED ME INTO WRITING THIS LETTER. I FOUND THAT FOR… Look up ODI 10747206 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11220761 · 54,000 mi HEARD NOISE OF KNOCKING RATTLING 2014-15 HAD IT TOWED TO MACHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME OF I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. GOT IT REPLACED WITH A JASPER REBUILT. RIGHT AT 4 YEARS IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ONE YR AFTER WARRANTY. RESEARCHING FOR EITHER RESELL VALUE OR NEW ENGINE GAME ACROSS A PLEATHERA OF SEEZED ENGINES AND THROWN RODS. MOST VEHICLES HAS GREAT BODY BUT BLOWN ENGINE. Look up ODI 11220761 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10583729 AS THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES HARDER TO DEPRESS, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AROUND A TURN AS THE PEDAL WILL LOCK IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, TO THE POINT OF STOMPING ON IT, AND EVEN THEN IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT WILL AT SOME POINT RESULT IN A VERY SEVERE IF NOT DEADLY CRASH, AND NO ONE SEEMS THE SLIGHTEST BUT INTERESTED IN FIXING T… Look up ODI 10583729 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train	1 ODI 10629612 · 76,014 mi 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 TR… Look up ODI 10629612 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10474591 · 96,200 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10474591 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 11109964 · 140,000 mi THIS INVOLVES MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED BY MY REMOTE..IT ALL STARTED AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED..ALL THE OTHER DOORS ON MY SUV OPEN AND LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT I HAVE TO USE MY CAR KEY TO OPEN. THERE MUST BE SOME DEFECT. I'VE READ THAT OTHERS WHO HAVE MAZDA TRIBUTES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER A NEW BATTERY IS INSTALLED. Look up ODI 11109964 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10369605 · 88,023 mi 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 Look up ODI 10369605 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10266102 · 47,000 mi MY 2006 TRIBUTE HAS 47,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON-AND STAYED ON, AND THE 4WD LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF 3 OR 4 TIMES ABOUT EVERY MILE. OUR DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND IT WAS A BROKEN PART IN THE FRONT AXLE, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND REPLACED IT. I ASKED IF WE COULD EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER AXLE AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER. EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS THE FACT THAT NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THEIR MECHANIC NOTED IN HIS REPAIR REPORT, BUT THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US ABOUT IT BEC… Look up ODI 10266102 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension	0	1 ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10562759 · 64,000 mi NOT SURE, BUT THINK THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSFER CASE. IT SMELLS WHEN SITTING FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. *TR Look up ODI 10562759 at NHTSA ↗	—	7 ODI 10592153 · 70,000 mi WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WINDOW WAS OPEN & BANGING EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. I PULLED OVER AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SHUT. I PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THE BANGING PERSISTED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CHECKED THE BACK COMPARTMENT & REMOVED MY CARGO INCASE THAT WAS CULPRIT. ON MY DRIVE HOME THE BANGING STILL PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE SHOCKS/STRUTS WERE BLOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE THAT NIGHT & IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE… Look up ODI 10592153 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10648717 · 94,928 mi 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 Look up ODI 10648717 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10713027 BECAUSE OF THE REAR END MAKING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION UPON CONTACTING ROAD BUMPS AND HOLES VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE INSPECTION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF THE METAL FORMING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL, OXIDATION (RUST) TO THE EXTENT OF LARGE HOLE EXPOSING INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SHOCKS DID NOT CORRECT THE VIBRATIONS FROM ROAD IRREGULARITIES. MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE CAUSE AS A RESULT OF THE WHEEL WELL LOSS OF METAL & CHANGE IN SHAPE ENABLING METAL TO METAL CONTACT. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DURATIO… Look up ODI 10713027 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0
Structure:Body	0	0	0	7 ODI 10592153 · 70,000 mi WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING SOUND FROM THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WINDOW WAS OPEN & BANGING EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. I PULLED OVER AND MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SHUT. I PROCEEDED TO WORK BUT THE BANGING PERSISTED. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I CHECKED THE BACK COMPARTMENT & REMOVED MY CARGO INCASE THAT WAS CULPRIT. ON MY DRIVE HOME THE BANGING STILL PERSISTED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE SHOCKS/STRUTS WERE BLOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE THAT NIGHT & IT TURNS OUT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE… Look up ODI 10592153 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10648717 · 94,928 mi 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 Look up ODI 10648717 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10713027 BECAUSE OF THE REAR END MAKING LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION UPON CONTACTING ROAD BUMPS AND HOLES VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE INSPECTION REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF THE METAL FORMING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL, OXIDATION (RUST) TO THE EXTENT OF LARGE HOLE EXPOSING INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR SHOCKS DID NOT CORRECT THE VIBRATIONS FROM ROAD IRREGULARITIES. MECHANIC DESCRIBED THE CAUSE AS A RESULT OF THE WHEEL WELL LOSS OF METAL & CHANGE IN SHAPE ENABLING METAL TO METAL CONTACT. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY DURATIO… Look up ODI 10713027 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	0
Electrical System	0	2 ODI 10747206 · 144,000 mi MY MAZDA TRIBUTE V 6, 3.0 ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY SON'S HOUSE, THAN TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I WAS TOLD WHAT HAD OCCURRED. MY COILS HAD BLOWN OUT AND DAMAGED MY (PCM)COMPUTER. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $2689. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE DEALERSHIP'S COST SO I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE HE REPLACED THE COILS. I WENT ON EBAY AND FOUND A REASONABLY PRICED PCM WHERE IT WAS PROGRAMMED KEYS INCLUDED. MY RESEARCH HAS LED ME INTO WRITING THIS LETTER. I FOUND THAT FOR… Look up ODI 10747206 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11220761 · 54,000 mi HEARD NOISE OF KNOCKING RATTLING 2014-15 HAD IT TOWED TO MACHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME OF I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. GOT IT REPLACED WITH A JASPER REBUILT. RIGHT AT 4 YEARS IT HAPPENS AGAIN, ONE YR AFTER WARRANTY. RESEARCHING FOR EITHER RESELL VALUE OR NEW ENGINE GAME ACROSS A PLEATHERA OF SEEZED ENGINES AND THROWN RODS. MOST VEHICLES HAS GREAT BODY BUT BLOWN ENGINE. Look up ODI 11220761 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11109964 · 140,000 mi THIS INVOLVES MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED BY MY REMOTE..IT ALL STARTED AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED..ALL THE OTHER DOORS ON MY SUV OPEN AND LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS THE ONLY DOOR THAT I HAVE TO USE MY CAR KEY TO OPEN. THERE MUST BE SOME DEFECT. I'VE READ THAT OTHERS WHO HAVE MAZDA TRIBUTES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER A NEW BATTERY IS INSTALLED. Look up ODI 11109964 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline	5 ODI 10378529 · 155,000 mi WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ACCELERATOR STUCK. I LET OFF THE GAS AT 65MPH BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO OVER 4000 RPM AND 85 MPH. THE BRAKES DID LITTLE TO SLOW THE CAR(I GOT IT DOWN TO 80MPH). TRYING TO RAISE OR MOVE THE GAS PEDDLE DID NOTHING TO CHANGE THE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, I APPLIED THE HAND (EMERGENCY) BRAKE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD ONTO A WIDE SHOULDER. STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN LATER, IT STARTED AT THE PREVIOUS HIGH RPM'S. I CALLED… Look up ODI 10378529 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10432530 · 130,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10432530 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10434315 · 28,000 mi 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 Look up ODI 10434315 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10583729 AS THE WEATHER GETS COLD, THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES HARDER TO DEPRESS, AND AT TIMES WILL NOT DEPRESS AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AROUND A TURN AS THE PEDAL WILL LOCK IN PLACE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. IT TAKES SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, TO THE POINT OF STOMPING ON IT, AND EVEN THEN IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ONE THAT WILL AT SOME POINT RESULT IN A VERY SEVERE IF NOT DEADLY CRASH, AND NO ONE SEEMS THE SLIGHTEST BUT INTERESTED IN FIXING T… Look up ODI 10583729 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10369605 · 88,023 mi 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 Look up ODI 10369605 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	0	1 ODI 10266102 · 47,000 mi MY 2006 TRIBUTE HAS 47,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON-AND STAYED ON, AND THE 4WD LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF 3 OR 4 TIMES ABOUT EVERY MILE. OUR DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND IT WAS A BROKEN PART IN THE FRONT AXLE, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND REPLACED IT. I ASKED IF WE COULD EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER AXLE AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER. EVEN MORE TROUBLING IS THE FACT THAT NOW THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THEIR MECHANIC NOTED IN HIS REPAIR REPORT, BUT THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL US ABOUT IT BEC… Look up ODI 10266102 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—

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6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

7 mentions · 5.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10150780 · 4,123 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING AT 40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

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ODI 10204765 · 18,900 mi

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ODI 10425945 · 93,000 mi

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

4 mentions · 3.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 102,500 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10273542 · 90,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE MECHANIC THEN SPECULATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE MAY HAVE BECOME LOOSE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BRAKING PROPERLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEAL…

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ODI 10362155 · 78,000 mi

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

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ODI 11109851 · 250,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WALKED TO SULLIVAN FORD LINCOLN INC (759 MAGEE DR, BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601, [phone removed]), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO BILL HOOD MAZDA (333 N MORRISON BLVD, HAMMOND, LA 70401, [phone removed]) WHERE …

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Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 76,014 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10181346 · 32,000 mi

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ODI 10474591 · 96,200 mi

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 …

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ODI 10629612 · 76,014 mi

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 TR…

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Steering assistance concerns

2 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 63,762 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10155257 · 24 mi

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ODI 10779173 · 127,500 mi

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.

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 1.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 74,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10515733 · 33,000 mi

ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING. SAME THING HAPPENED 09/13/10 WHILE CAR STILL COVERED BY FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. ROTO MAZDA OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL DID WARRANTY REPAIR AND REASSURED ME THAT THE OTHER THREE ABS SENSORS WERE CHECKED AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD NOT RECUR. MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY MAZDA TRIBUTES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2000 AND UP THROUGH 2006 OR EVEN LATER. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THESE ANTI LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEMS TO FAIL SO QUICKLY AND SO OFTEN. MY FI…

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ODI 10953984 · 115,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 102,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10515989 · 102,000 mi

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP IN MILWAUKEE, WI. I HAVE A 90 DAY WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IN UNDER 30 DAYS THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP ON THIS TRUCK. I WAS GOING AT LEAST 10/15 MPH TURNING INTO THE BANK WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. FINALLY, AFTER IT DID START THERE IS A HORRIBLE KNOCKING. PROBABLY THREW A ROD..... MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD WITH A VEHICLE, AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEWER CAR!!!! MY OLD 2000 CHEVY IMPALA WITH 200,000 MIL…

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