2006 Mazda Tribute Hybrid Recalls & Complaints

Incident: August 9, 2013 · Filed: September 5, 2013

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

Incident: August 22, 2013 · Filed: August 27, 2013

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

Incident: August 21, 2013 · Filed: August 25, 2013

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

Incident: August 21, 2013 · Filed: August 22, 2013

2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE S NOT THE HYBRID. ERROR CODE P0720 OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS PROBLEM OCCUR TO ME ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCK I DID NOT HAVE CARS IN THE PASS LANE SO THE CARS APPROACHING FAST BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL CRASH. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE SHADY TRANSMISSIONS THEY ARE PUTTING IN THIS VEHICLES. ALL I HAVE BEEN READING IS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DONE BY MAZDA ON REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OUT COMPLETELY. ONE RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FOR YEARS 2001, 2002, AND 2003. FILED A COMPLAINT ON THAT ISSUE AS WELL. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL FOR THE OTHER YEARS TOO 2004, 2005, 2006, ETC. LAST MAZDA EVER WILL BUY. SHOULD OF STAYED WITH MY FORD VEHICLES. AT LEAST FORD GETS IT RIGHT WITH THEIR VEHICLES OR THEY AT LEAST KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING FATAL HAPPENS. MAZDA COULD LEARN SOMETHING FROM FORD. CAN WE SAY NO BAIL OUT MONEY FOR FORD. *TR

Incident: August 21, 2013 · Filed: August 22, 2013

2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE S - ERROR CODE P0741 TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID NEEDS REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET, APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MAZDA TRIBUTE VEHICLES. SEE THAT THIS WAS A RECALL FOR 2001, 2002, AND 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN FROM MAZDA DEALERSHIPS ON TAKING CARE OF THIS MATTER (SB-05-003-11). THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WILL NOT ENGAGE ALL GEARS. THIS HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALSO RECEIVED AN ERROR CODE P0720 WHICH IS SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. APPEARS MAZDA HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS SUV. HOPE YOU ALL CAN GET THE ATTENTION OF THE MAZDA CORPORATION AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE A FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE THE AVERAGE SPEED IS 80 - 85. *TR