2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

I PURCHASED THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE IN DEC '04. WITHIN ONE MONTH, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK IN THE UP POSITION AND IT WOULD TAKE SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO UNLOCK THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT *STILL UNDER WARRANTY* AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM EVER SINCE. I'VE BROUGHT IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP (ROYAL MOORE MAZDA) AND THEY TELL ME EVERY TIME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF REPAIRS (SINCE THEY SAID THEY NEVER FOUND ANYTHING TO BEGIN WITH) AND THAT THEY STILL CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND FIND HUNDREDS OF OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. AT WHAT POINT DOES THIS BECOME A RECALL ISSUE? I'VE NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL BEING STUCK IN PLACE. AND THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT IS TO "STOMP" ON IT. WE NEED ASSISTANCE BEFORE PEOPLE DIE - IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY AND THEREFORE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT WHY THEY DIED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. THE DEALERSHIPS CONSTANTLY DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE IT'S DUE TO THE BIGGER ISSUE OF ALL MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE ROTORS ON MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE AFTER TWO YEARS AND 31,000 MILES WERE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 2005 TRIBUTE ROTORS WERE MADE OF ASBESTOS AND THAT IS WHY THE ROTORS WORE SO QUICKLY BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE OF A VERY SOFT MATERIAL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED WITH A MORE DURABLE MATERIAL. MAZDA TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PUT THE NEW IMPROVED ROTORS ON MY 2005 BECAUSE I HAD TO STAY WITH 2005 PARTS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, WHY WASN'T THE 2005 TRIBUTES RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE ROTORS? *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING GREATER THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR IS SO LOUD YOU CAN'T HEAR THE RADIO AND ITS TOO LOUD FOR MY SON THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (USED) ON MONDAY JAN 21,08 I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE MADZA DEALERSHIP THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO WAIT SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO ME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN FOR SERVICE TO HAVE THE SOUND RE-EVALUATED THE SERVICEMAN AT MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AND THAT IT MAY BE CAUSING THE LOUD NOISE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? IT IS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. *TR

DURING THE LAST STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE ONLY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT THE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE WAS TO JUST REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CAR HAS 26,843 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR USED TO TOW ANYTHING. I COULD UNDERSTAND WEAR ACROSS THE TREAD, BUT THIS IS LIMITED TO JUST THE INSIDE EDGE. I CALLED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN CALIFORNIA AND AFTER SPEAKING TO A MANAGER A REPRESENTATIVE DID STATE TO ME THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AS WELL. I DID TALK TO CONTINENTAL, THE TIRE MANUFACTURE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FIRST OF ALL THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON OEM TIRES, AND THIS KIND OF WEAR CAN ONLY MEAN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE DOCUMENTED SERVICE RECORDS AND THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER INCLUDING TIRE ROTATION. THE FINAL DECISION TO HELP ME WAS THE DISTRICT MANAGER FROM MAZDA AND HE TOLD ME QUOTE ?THE CAR HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, YOUR LUCKY TO GET THAT KIND OF MILEAGE FROM THOSE TIRES, YOU SHOULD JUST GET NEW ONES? I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT JUST PUTTING NEW TIRES ON THE CAR WILL ONLY BE A BAND-AID AND I WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IN 30,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT LOOKED IN HER REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A VEHICLE APPROACHING. SHE MOVED THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, BUT IT WAS STILL STRUCK. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS FAILED. THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT FAIL, BUT IT DID NOT HOLD THE CONTACT DOWN. THE SUNROOF BUCKLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SPLIT IN HALF. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN SPUN IN A CIRCLE. THE POLICE AND PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND TRANSPORTED THE CONTACT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. HE HAS NOT NOTIFIED MAZDA. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, SPEED, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2005 TRIBUTE PURCHASED IN AUG OF 05 WITH 26500 MILES. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND REBOUNDED WITH FORCE. THEN I HAD NO BRAKES. STOPPED THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MAZDA NEEDS TO GET THIS FIXED. *JB

AFTER THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE IS HIGHWAY DRIVEN FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR WITHIN NORMAL DISTANCES. IT FEELS LIKE THERE ARE NO POWER BRAKES; MUCH LIKE STOPPING 1960'S CARS WITH DRUM BRAKES. THESE FAILURES, DO NOT OCCUR IN AROUND TOWN DRIVING; AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BY THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP DURING AROUND TOWN TEST DRIVES. AS IT ONLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR HOURS, AND PARTICULARLY IN HOT CLIMATES LIKE ARIZONA, IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS HEAT RELATED. WHEN TRYING TO STOP EXITING A FREEWAY, AND STANDING ON THE BRAKES, AND STILL BLOWING THROUGH A STOP, IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER TRAFFIC AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING LETHAL TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. *TR

WHEN FUELING I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO OVER RIDE THE PUMP DUE TO THE FACT THAT PUMP TURNS OFF PREMATURELY. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD I DO FIND IT AN INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE ALSO HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

GAS PEDAL STICKING AND DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. PEDAL/THROTTLE BODY, "STICKS" SO THAT YOU MUST APPLY MORE AND MORE PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT "BREAKS FREE" AND STARTS TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD (OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). MORE OF A NUISANCE AT MOMENT, BUT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE IN LAST MONTH. *NM

I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, I HAD TO SLOWLY BRAKE. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES, I TOOK THE 2005 TRIBUTE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING, BUT DID TELL ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. THANK GOD MY CHILDREN WERE NOT WITH ME. *NM