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2007 Mazda Tribute Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 14, 2013
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 4, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Mazda Tribute. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 14, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD UPON INITIAL START-UP. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THAT LOCATED AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE SECOND AND FORTH GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,280. ## VIN FAILED ## MAZDA TRIBUTE 2008 ##

NHTSA ID
10535270
Incident
Aug 3, 2013
Mileage
52,280 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V357000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS ANTICIPATING THAT THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE SAME THING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GET REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10475036
Incident
Aug 16, 2012
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Oct 15, 2010

I HAVE A MAZDA TRIBUTE 2007 THAT HAS A GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. "IT DOESN'T STICK WHEN THEY DRIVE IT" THE DATE LISTED IS THE MOST RECENT DATE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN AN CONTINUOUS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10360682
Incident
Oct 15, 2010
Brakes
Filed Jan 4, 2008

I HAVE 25,000 MILES ON MY 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND I DO NOT DRIVE IN HEAVY BRAKING CONDITIONS. *CN

NHTSA ID
10213664
Incident
Dec 22, 2007
Mileage
25,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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