2006 Mazda Tribute

Defect. The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to be used as service parts on 2001-2012 Ford Escape, 2001-2011 Mazda Tribute, and 2005-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles. The affected wheel bearings have incorrect dimensions of a 42mm bore, 76mm outer dimension, and 39mm width, instead of a 42mm bore, 78mm outer dimension and a 45mm width.

Risk. Use of an incorrectly sized wheel bearing can adversely affect the braking and steering of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Timken has begun notifying distributors who will offer purchasers replacement wheel bearings, free of charge. The recall began on May 21, 2015. Owners may contact Timken customer service at 1-866-984-6536.

Defect. Mazda is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2006, and 2008, Tribute vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 engines and speed control. Inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector could result in a stuck throttle when the accelerator pedal is fully or almost-fully depressed. This risk exists regardless of whether or not speed control (cruise control) is used.

Risk. A stuck throttle may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop or slow the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.

Remedy. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles by increasing the engine cover clearance, free of charge. Remedy parts are now available. The safety recall began on September 13, 2012. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-222-5500, option #6.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR.

Risk. AFTER A PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS USE ON THE HIGH SPEED SETTING, LACK OF GREASE ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR MAY CAUSE THE GEAR TEETH TO DISTORT OR FRACTURE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER MOTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF GREASE AND GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR GEARS IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.

2006 MAZADA TRIBUTE- Consumer sent a request to Mazda North America to request estimate for cost of repair for replacement of the sensor and switches on the doors and service to the "door ajar" alarm system. Mazda customer care stated they wouldn't be able to provide assistance in the issue. The vehicle is out of warranty and there is no open recalls or special service programs. Consumer resubmitted request to Mazda. Consumer states: "This is the responsibility of the manufacturer! This feature·, (Door Ajar) notification is a major preventative safety item that should have an interrupt feature within. It does not! The defect of malfunction, ringing of the chime, is a conscience detraction element that cannot be tolerated continuously!" The consumer stated the cost of repairs will cost $4590 and feels this is the responsibility of the manufacturer.

WE PURCHASED A USED 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH ABOUT 83,000 MILES ON IT FROM A CAR DEALER. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE FAILED AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT.

THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WELL AREA WHERE THE SHOCK ABSORBER ATTACHES TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BUSTED OUT. IT NO LONGER HOLDS THE SHOCK IN PLACE TO ABSORB A BUMP. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY A BODYSHOP PERSON THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF. WOULD YOU LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE? *TR

2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE ,RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED AWAY,LEAVING SHOCK FLOATING AND BANGING AROUND IN WHEEL WELL FIRST NOTICED IN JUNE 2015

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE CONTACT'S SON EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE DOOR, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS, ALONG WITH THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE. THE CONTACT CALLED KINSEL FORD (LOCATED AT 3355 EASTEX FWY, BEAUMONT, TX 77706, (409) 899-4000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL, THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

GAS PEDAL STICKS MAKING IT HARD TO ACCELERATE. DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND GAS PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE. WHETHER IT IS SUMMER OR WINTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING.

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 THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT AND HAVE A REPORTING SYSTEM FOR IT? BEFORE TAKING THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, IT WOULD ONLY ACCEPT 10 DOLLARS OF GAS AT A TIME, WHICH SHOWS PRESSURE BUILD UP. THIS SAME VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE WATER IN THE TANK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I WONDER IF THE VENT HOSE IS ALSO THE CULPRIT HTTPS://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/DRIVEON/2014/04/09/MAZDA-SPIDERS/7494105/

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAD AN AIRBAG FAILURE AFTER HITTING A DEER AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HWY. THE CHARGE IN THE AIRBAG WENT OFF BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. I NEED THIS FIXED!

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.

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.

DRVING ON THE HIGWAY AND THE CAR TURN OFF LOST POWER ,LOST STEEING, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEICLE .PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGWAY, WAITED FOR A WHILE , STARTED AGAIN BUT THE SPEED WAS DO MILES , ENGINE BIBRATING,MECHANIC SAYS THAT NEED TO REPLACE THE PCM AND 6 IDG COILS

LAST NIGHT 01/11/2018, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THIS MORNING MY GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING, AND IT WAS HARD TO DRIVE/GO. ONCE I REACHED THE MAIN STREET, IT WAS HARD TO ACCELERATE. NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF.

MY GAS PEDAL IS STICKING INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO MY INTERNET SEARCH, THE V6'S FOR THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 4 CYLINDER VERSION I HAVE. I HAVE TO BELIEVE IT IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I JUST WANT IT TO GET FIXED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. EITHER IT IS GOING TO GET STUCK IN THE FULL SPEED MODE OR NOT LET ME CHANGE OUT OF A 2 MILES AND HOUR MODE.

TAKATA RECALL OUR CAR WAS IN A COLLISION IN 2011 AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WONDERED WHY AS WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ON A HIGHWAY

EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUES WITH THE FRONT SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE AS INDICATED IN THE 2001-2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE/FORD ESCAPE RECALL. THIS IS A 2006, WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE OF THE SUBFRAME RUSTING OUT AND BREAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE! THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED 2005 AND 2006 VEHICLES AS WELL! I'M LOOKING AT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE A SUBFRAME PUT IN AND THE REST OF MY VEHICLE IS RUST FREE, SO YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY TELL I TAKE GOOD CARE TO WASH THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE!

DRIVERS SIDE REAR SHOCK BROKE COMPLETELY AWAY FROM FRAME. (TOP SIDE). PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL IS RUSTING AWAY BADLY.

HEAR A LOUD BANGING SOUND FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE WHEN DRIVING APPROX 30 MILES AN HOUR ON SMOOTH ROAD. TOOK IT TO GET THE SHOCK CHECKED AND WAS SHOWN BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCK WAS HANGING

THROTTLE STICKS AT IDLE UNTIL ENGINE WARMS UP

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

DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH ALL DOORS ARE FIRMLY CLOSED. WARNING ALARM (DING) COMES ON RANDOMLY ALONG WITH INTERIOR DOME LIGHT AND WON'T SHUT OFF. ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED BUT LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND CONSTANTLY DRAINING THE BATTERY. ALSO JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE SMART JUNCTION BOX BECAUSE THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON NO LONGER WORKED ON ANY OF THE DOORS OR KEY FOB SO I COULD NO LONGER OPEN THE BACK HATCH.

FOSTER LAW OFFICES AND ATTORNEY [XXX] REPRESENT [XXX] IN CONNECTION WITH HIS DEATH ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 1, 2016 IN KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII. [XXX] WAS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER OF A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE DRIVEN BY [XXX], WHO ALSO DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS COMPLAINT IS BASED ON RECALL #6812G ("RECALL"). BASED ON A DOCUMENT ENTITLED "MAZDA NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS WARRANTY VEHICLE INQUIRY REPORT" ("INQUIRY REPORT"), TWO SEPARATE REPAIRS WERE MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECALL. ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 1, 2013, THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP INSTALLED PART NUMBER 1F0110218 ("FIRST REPAIR"). ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 25, 2013, THE SAME MAZDA DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A SECOND PART - PART NUMBER 1F0310218 ("SECOND REPAIR"). IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE DEALERSHIP REMOVED PART NUMBER 1F0110218 AS PART OF THE SECOND PART INSTALLATION. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS "PAID" BY MAZDA. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS "DENIED" PAYMENT BY MAZDA. THE INQUIRY REPORT IS ATTACHED. UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 1, 2016: A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE ("TRIBUTE") VIN # [XXX], DRIVEN BY [XXX] WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 190 IN KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 P.M ON DECEMBER 1, 2016. [XXX], WAS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN THE TRIBUTE. THE TRIBUTE COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A DUMP TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON 190. BOTH [XXX] WERE DECLARED DECEASED UPON ARRIVAL TO KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. MINUTES BEFORE THE SUBJECT HEAD-ON COLLISION, THE HAWAII ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL FROM A DRIVER COMPLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL LOUD BANGING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER FENDER HAD ROTTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED BODY WORK TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,500.

GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK DURING DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AND THE SHOCK MOUNT WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WHEEL WELL ON RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT.

MY ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK ON MANY OCCASIONS IN THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT DOES CAUSE PROBLEMS AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS TEN YEARS OLD, BUT THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 75,500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 07/19/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SO BADLY RUSTED, THE BODY OF THE TRUCK CAME OFF THE FRAME. UPDATED 07/19/16.*JB

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 ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I DID END UP FINDING AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS FOR $800 WHO TOLD ME HE IS SEEING MANY DRIVERS WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING THE BACK END OFF HE SAID THAT THE OTHER SIDE IS ABOUT TO GO AS WELL. I AM NOW STUCK IN AN ETHICAL DILEMMA DO I SELL TO ANOTHER PARTY TO GET MY MONEY BACK ON A DOWN PAYMENT FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE OR DO I JUNK THIS VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE AND TAKE THE LOSS SO THAT THIS DOESN'T BECOME SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WITH THIS ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. EVEN AFTER DRIVING, WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. OCCASIONALLY, THE PEDAL WOULD RESPOND NORMALLY WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HIT A BUMP. AFTER THIS BUMP THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR WHEN I RAN OVER ANY OTHER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTING THE SOUND I DISCOVERED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY FROM THE INNER WHEELHOUSE WHERE THE SUSPENSION WAS WIELDED TO.

CPSC: MAZDA TRIBUTE: CONSUMER STATED RIGHT REAR WHEEL RUSTED AWAY LEAVING THE SHOCK FLOATING AND BANGING AROUND IN THE WHEEL WELL.. *SS

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.

CPSC: I1590199A. 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL RUSTED AWAY, CAUSING SHOCK FLOATING AND BANGING AROUND THE WHEEL WELL. *LN

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 FORD MOTORS AND THEIR AFFILIATES HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COILS BLOWING OUT THE PCM FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND HAVE NEVER TOLD THE OWNERS OF THEIR VEHICLES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

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.

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..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,592.

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 DURATION IS OF MUCH CONCERN. *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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 APPEARS TO BE STUCK WITH THE THROTTLE OPEN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

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

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 NOT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY FIND JUMPS AND HELP IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY CAR. NOT HAVING BACK UP LIGHTS MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY. *TR

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 TRIBUTE HAS ONLY 76500 MILES. IT IS ADULT OWNED AND WELL MAINTAINED. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AS A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE TO AVOID SO MANY OTHERS SPENDING THOUSANDS ON REPAIRS AND POSSIBLE INJURY FROM ACCIDENT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED BEFORE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A BRICK BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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! *TR