Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/20/2012 | 510000 | 1 | |
| From a stop switching to gas pedal or accelerator the pedal sticks and hard to press and does it back to back for a few minutes. also it can do it at random after driving for awhile and stop at a light it will stick when trying to go. once it stops sticking i have to quickly hit the brakes to not cause over acceleration. *js | |||
| 02/20/2012 | 510000 | ||
| From a stop switching to gas pedal or acclarator the pedal sticks and hard to press and does it back to back for a few minutes. also it can do it at random after driving for awhile and stop at a light it will stick when trying to go. once it stoppes sticking i have to quickly hit the brakes to not cause over acceleration. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Lock issue - hatchback and back window only this is an issue that i have always had, and it is a pain in the neck. the hatchback door or window will not open using either the remote or the door unlock button in the car. after having groceries in the back, pizza, material being moved, etc. one has to do the following to access that area of the vehicle: 1.) climb over the seat - many times not possible to really get at items in the back. 2.) wait about 5 mins or so, and then the remote will unlock the door/window. 3.) discovered that putting the key back in and turning it to accessory and then removing the key, the door/window can be unlocked. not sure what the story is or exactly what steps must be done for this issue to occur, but it occurs often. usually the sequence is, shut the car engine off, remove the key, shut off the cars lights, then try to access the back with the remote. when that doesn't work, try opening the car door and unlocking all the doors again. this won't work either. try locking the vehicle again using the remote and try opening up the doors and the back. i believe that the 'doors' will unlock at all times, but not the back or the back window. really a pain......and embarassing to have people watch you try to get into the back of the car, when there should be no problem. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 41000 | ||
| While driving on the road, the power steering failed in the middle. there was no power to the steering et all. pulled over, stopped the car and restarted it went away. drove couple of more miles, again when the car went back to drive on battery power the power steering failed again.had to stop and restart again. the wrench symbol came on the dashboard. took it to the mechanic , he said the code shows power steering module inside the steering is bad, checked with mazda and they said there is no recall on power steering for mazda tribute , but only to mazda 3 and 5. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Lock issue - hatchback and back window only this is an issue that i have always had, and it is a pain in the neck. the hatchback door or window will not open using either the remote or the door unlock button in the car. after having groceries in the back, pizza, material being moved, etc. one has to do the following to access that area of the vehicle: 1.) climb over the seat - many times not possible to really get at items in the back. 2.) wait about 5 mins or so, and then the remote will unlock the door/window. 3.) discovered that putting the key back in and turning it to accessory and then removing the key, the door/window can be unlocked. not sure what the story is or exactly what steps must be done for this issue to occur, but it occurs often. usually the sequence is, shut the car engine off, remove the key, shut off the cars lights, then try to access the back with the remote. when that doesn't work, try opening the car door and unlocking all the doors again. this won't work either. try locking the vehicle again using the remote and try opening up the doors and the back. i believe that the 'doors' will unlock at all times, but not the back or the back window. really a pain......and embarassing to have people watch you try to get into the back of the car, when there should be no problem. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 41000 | ||
| While driving on the road, the power steering failed in the middle. there was no power to the steering et all. pulled over, stopped the car and restarted it went away. drove couple of more miles, again when the car went back to drive on battery power the power steering failed again.had to stop and restart again. the wrench symbol came on the dashboard. took it to the mechanic , he said the code shows power steering module inside the steering is bad, checked with mazda and they said there is no recall on power steering for mazda tribute , but only to mazda 3 and 5. | |||
| 05/17/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Lock issue - hatchback and back window only this is an issue that i have always had, and it is a pain in the neck. the hatchback door or window will not open using either the remote or the door unlock button in the car. after having groceries in the back, pizza, material being moved, etc. one has to do the following to access that area of the vehicle: 1.) climb over the seat - many times not possible to really get at items in the back. 2.) wait about 5 mins or so, and then the remote will unlock the door/window. 3.) discovered that putting the key back in and turning it to accessory and then removing the key, the door/window can be unlocked. not sure what the story is or exactly what steps must be done for this issue to occur, but it occurs often. usually the sequence is, shut the car engine off, remove the key, shut off the cars lights, then try to access the back with the remote. when that doesn't work, try opening the car door and unlocking all the doors again. this won't work either. try locking the vehicle again using the remote and try opening up the doors and the back. i believe that the 'doors' will unlock at all times, but not the back or the back window. really a pain......and embarassing to have people watch you try to get into the back of the car, when there should be no problem. | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 41000 | ||
| While driving on the road, the power steering failed in the middle. there was no power to the steering et all. pulled over, stopped the car and restarted it went away. drove couple of more miles, again when the car went back to drive on battery power the power steering failed again.had to stop and restart again. the wrench symbol came on the dashboard. took it to the mechanic , he said the code shows power steering module inside the steering is bad, checked with mazda and they said there is no recall on power steering for mazda tribute , but only to mazda 3 and 5. | |||
| 05/12/2010 | 55000 | ||
| 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. | |||