12 of the
181 complaints about the 2006 Mazda Tribute are about the
braking system — 7% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
63,955 miles.
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, (601) 833-7521), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO BILL HOOD MAZDA (333 N MORRISON BLVD, HAMMOND, LA 70401, (866) 726-1249) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.
NHTSA complaint #11109851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Somerset, NJCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A STICKY GAS PEDAL. I ALERTED THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST ADVISING OF THIS SAME ISSUE REGARDING MY PRIOR 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD IN THE PAST TO CHANGE THE GAS UTILIZED. IN ADDITION, I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO A POSSIBLE RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND I WILL BE CHARGED$357 TO HAVE A RING PUT ON THE LEFT WHEEL CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS LIGHT). THIS IS AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING CAUSING ME TO RIDE ONTO THE CURB WITH MY BABIES TO AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT. STILL I AM NOT BEING ADVISED THAT THE GAS ISSUE WILL BE CORRECTED. MAZDA HAS CAUSED ME SO MUCH STRESS, TIME, AND PHYSICAL PAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE HAS TO ACTUALLY DIE FOR THE RESEARCH TO BEGIN!
NHTSA complaint #10594359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Eden Prairie, MN
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLING UP TO PLACE MY ORDER IN A DRIVE THROUGH WITH THE CAR GOING IDLE SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED I HEARD THE FRONT BRAKE LINE BLOW CAUSING MY CAR TO LOSE ABILITY TO STOP. UNDERNEATH THE BRAKE LINE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID.
NHTSA complaint #10577011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 33,000 milesJensen Beach, FL
SERVICE BRAKES
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 FIRST FAILURE IN 2010 OCCURRED WHEN ODOMETER MILEAGE WAS BELOW 15,000.
NHTSA complaint #10515733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 37,500 milesRoseville, MICrash1 killed
SERVICE BRAKES
MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON HER WAY HOME AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE ENDED UP ONE THE GRASS OF THE MEDIA AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN BACK UP ON THE GRASS OF THE MEDIA AND INTO A LIGHT POLE WHERE SHE DIED.
NHTSA complaint #10468318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 105,000 milesCherry Hill, NJ
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM A TEACHER. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND IT WAS STUCK. I QUICKLY PUSHED THE BREAK, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT THIS WITH TOYOTAS SO I PULLED UP MY CARPET THINKING IT MIGHT BE THAT. I STARTED BACK ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE PEDDLE WAS NOT STUCK AT THIS POINT BUT STILL "STICKY". I REALIZED IT WAS NOT THE CARPET AT ALL, THE PEDAL WAS THE ISSUE! AFTER WORK I WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF MY PARKED SPOT. MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AGAIN. MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON ITS' OWN. I TRIED THE BRAKE IT WOULD NOT HELP. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TRIED AGAIN, IT WAS STILL STUCK. THIS WAS SO BAD BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS IT DANGEROUS FOR ME, I AM A TEACHER AND THE STUDENTS WALK THROUGH THE PARKING LOT ALL THE TIME. IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER ( I HAVE A 2006 TRIBUTE) ASKING IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THEY SAID NO. I CAME HOME AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM (THE FORD ESCAPE IS THE SAME AS MY CAR) THEIR GAS PEDDLE GETS STUCK!!! THIS IS HORRIBLE, COMMON, AND DANGEROUS.
NHTSA complaint #10377134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 78,000 milesMatawan, NJ
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.
NHTSA complaint #10362155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 63,955 milesFayetteville, AR
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) ON A VEHICLE WITH A LITTLE OVER 60K MILES. REAR ROUTERS FOUND NOT ONLY UNABLE TO BE "TURNED", BUT WERE ADVISED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. WAS ADVISED THAT FRONT ROUTERS WERE ALSO WEARING EXCEPTIONALLY FAST. I LIVE IN A MOSTLY FLAT PART OF THE COUNTRY AND DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10347220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brusly, LA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS HAVING MY BRAKES REPLACED BY MY BOYFRIEND. HE WAS USING THE JACK TO RAISE THE VEHICLE UP TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF TO CHANGE THE BRAKES. HE RAISED THE VEHICLE, REMOVED THE TIRE AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE JACK COLLAPSED AND BENT. THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE CONCRETE. LUCKILY HE WASN'T UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #10273841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,000 milesBangor, ME
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT ONLY TO THE REAR BRAKES. BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. CURRENTLY, THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REGROUNDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED JUST BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. MAZDA WAS UNHELPFUL WITH EXPLAINING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SO THAT THE FAILURE DOES NOT RECUR IN TWO YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
NHTSA complaint #10273542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 47,000 milesBurghill, OH
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS NOTHING HE DID. WHEN SOMETHING LIKE AND AXLE IS INVOLVED, SHOULDN'T AN ALIGNMENT BE PART OF THE SERVICE? AND AREN'T THEY AT LEAST MORALLY OBLIGATED TO TELL ME THAT THE CAR 'PULLS' NOW?
NHTSA complaint #10266102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 39,000 milesBeaverton, OR
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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.
NHTSA complaint #10236341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.