NHTSA — Unknown Or Other Problems

2.1

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
74,143 miles

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2008 Mazda Tribute miscellaneous problems

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2008 Mazda Tribute Owner Comments

problem #7

Sep 132022

Tribute

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have to put the key in the ignition a certain way and press on it to get the car to start and was told it is a pin that gets stuck in the steering column and it won't let the vehicle start and they said it is a Steering column lock module and there should be a recall on it. This is a big problem my fiance' has cancer and needs to be at her appointments when she has them not when the vehicle decides to let me get her there. It won't start all the time.

- House Springs, MO, USA

problem #6

Feb 272021

Tribute

  • miles
Power steering became unuseable could not control auto was in motion on city street had it towed to two service center could not fix. ; mavis tire & repair, lackawanna, NY and lukes enterprise southwestern blvd orchard park,

- Orchard Park, NY, USA

problem #5

Oct 062020

Tribute

  • 150,000 miles
The ignition switch turns accessories on, but will not easily start the engine when turned to the start position. It takes several repetitions of wiggling and pushing the key in when turning it to the start position until the car responds to the key start position. This seems to be a safety issue since it is very difficult to get the key switch to start the engine, specially when the car is a stick shift manual transmission where it is possible that the engine shuts off in the middle of the street or intersection due to inexperienced driver, and if this happens, starting the car again is a challenge when the key doesn't easily start the car ignition.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

problem #4

Feb 222019

Tribute 4-cyl

  • 178,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My 2008 Tribute has had 3 transmissions replaced before the 4th was a brand new transmission that was put in. Last night my Tribute was in park and keys out of the ignition and it rolled down my driveway out in to the middle of the road. My husband was able to get out of the way before it ran over him. He pulled it back in the driveway and set the parking brake. It rolled down the driveway again. This death trap of a vehicle is listed in one of the recalls on the shift linkage. My transmissions were replaced in killeen, Texas in 2012. The 3rd rebuilt transmission was installed and pulled right back out. That's how the dealership was able to replace it with a brand new one. Last night my husband pulled in forward into are driveway and put the SUV in park, turned it off, and got out of the SUV and went to get a ceiling fan box out of the back and he felt the SUV rolling back on him. He thankfully was able to move to the side as it rolled back out of our driveway to the middle of our street. He got the keys from me and drove it back into our driveway and set the parking break. We walked out front this morning and it rolled back down to the bottom of our driveway. He put chalk blocks behind the tires and set the park back brake again. My husband is an active duty soldier. We bought the SUV while we were stationed at ft. Hood and now we are stationed at ft. Carson in Colorado springs, Colorado. I'm leaving his contact information for you. I will also include my ring doorbell video from last night. Thank you, [xxx] my husband [xxx] my email ([xx] husband's email [xxx]. link from ring doorbell : [xxx] VIN # [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

problem #3

May 122018

Tribute

  • miles
Cable to gas pedal broken -- cannot be driven.

- Elgin, SC, USA

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problem #2

Jan 182016

Tribute

  • 118,000 miles
Sticking throlle on vehicle occurs when temperature is cold. I could not move the car at all. Gas pedal is stuck. It has happened to me at a red light as well and almost caused someone to hit me from behind. However on 1/18 I could not get the throlle unstuck at all. Mazda says there is no recall and refuses to repair my car free of charge, they do not acknowledge the recall at all. Though there is a ton of information on line from the wall street journal. Cars.com and blogs re. This issue affecting over 218,000 vehicles. See articles attached is what exactly happened to me.

- North Chesterfiled, NV, USA

problem #1

Mar 062015

Tribute 4-cyl

  • 73,000 miles
On my way out to store I backed up out of my driveway as I switched gears and went into drive my gas pedal was hard to push down on. I tried again then pedal was sticking then dropped all the way down to floor. I lift my foot off the gas pedal car continued to go in drive, I immediately pushed on breaks they were then also hard to push so I placed car in neutral and put on emergency brake to stop the vehicle.

- Oviedo, FL, USA

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