When I went from leaving my driveway onto the St we live on I had no pwer steering so I continued to go to the mechanic and was very lucky as when I went to make a right turn couldn't steer it, hard to and hardly steer at all, ended up on the left side of a main St and should have been on the right, this was a very scary experience and don't know why Mazda hasn't put a recall on the Tribute they know there is the same problem with Mazda 3 & 5 models, as I know of another person who had the same problem with their Tribute 2008!

- Bennington, VT, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while trying to complete a turn, the steering wheel seized and became difficult to turn. The contact shut off and restarted the vehicle as it began to function normally. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and was later taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileage was 83,000. Updated 01/09/13 updated 1/11/2013

- Hackensack, NJ, USA

The lower steering universal joint and 2 inner tie rods 1 outer were all found to contribute to poor alignment-the steering U-joint was improperly installed[Mazda] when new --as the joint was supposed to move freely in 4 directions fluidly--but, when removed it was frozen;----and U- joint movement wasn't possible in two points or direction ; I.e. found loose -not greased--leading to slack and failure of the other named parts--which caused excessive slack overall in steering wheel! overall the warranty --was worthless and costs $2500 of sell price-so between these failures and a previous report we've spent over $2500 on repairs that should have been on Mazda--these are repairs that were supposedly covered by warranty!

- Houston, TX, USA

When turning steering wheel a loud clunk noise is apparent and steering feels disconnected from vehicle while driving.

- Pleasant Grove, UT, USA

While driving on the road, the power steering failed in the middle. There was no power to the steering et all. Pulled over, stopped the car and restarted it went away. Drove couple of more miles, again when the car went back to drive on battery power the power steering failed again.had to stop and restart again. The "wrench" symbol came on the dashboard. Took it to the mechanic, he said the code shows power steering module inside the steering is "bad", checked with Mazda and they said there is no recall on power steering for Mazda Tribute, but only to Mazda 3 and 5.

- Anaheim, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. While driving approximately 5 mph and driving in reverse, the power steering stopped functioning. The failure occurred numerous times. The last time the failure occurred, the contact was driving on the highway and the power steering stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician stated the power steering motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

- Pleasant View, TN, USA

2008 Mazda Tribute. Consumer states steering joint problem the consumer was informed the steering joint had worn out. The dealer found the steering coupler was coming apart. Therefore, the steering shaft was replace.

- California, MO, USA