Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-19 | 15V677000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 4 | — | Details |
| 2014-09-10 | 14V552000 |
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | 423 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel became … |
| 2026-02-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact owned a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH and attempting to… |
| 2025-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My brakes went out with no warning, or light on dashboard. I had the master cylinder changed and all brakes bled. The b… |
| 2025-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Unknown, Electric steering no longer works, ABS light, traction control light engine light air bag light and tool light… |
| 2023-09-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering is very tight, and sometimes the wheel gets stripped out of your hands, vehicle has been brought to the de… |
| 2023-09-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated while driving at low speeds and making a turn, the vehicle lo… |
| 2023-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering whee… |
| 2022-12-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Power steering failed all of a sudden without warning. Lost almost all control of steering. PSCM |
| 2022-10-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact's son owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated while her son was driving and making a turn, the vehicl… |
| 2022-09-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | 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 th… |
| 2022-04-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering whee… |
| 2022-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | Driving my car pulling out of driveway when power steering cut out and steering became very difficult Had car brought… |
| 2021-12-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | It just hard and cant really drive it |
| 2021-06-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the power steering failed which… |
| 2021-04-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN COLDER FLORIDA WEATHER, FREEZING ISN'T REQUIRED, UPON START UP AND DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING IS … |
| 2021-02-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING BECAME UNUSEABLE COULD NOT CONTROL AUTO WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET HAD IT TOWED TO TWO SERVICE CENTER… |
| 2021-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY LOCKS WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT RECALL IS CLOSE… |
| 2020-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING BACK AND FORTH WHILE IN PARK AND I STARTED AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. THEN TURNED C… |
| 2020-10-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWE STEERING HAS WENT OUT & I CAN HARDLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER I STOPPED IT & TRIED TO GO AGAIN |
| 2020-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS ACCESSORIES ON, BUT WILL NOT EASILY START THE ENGINE WHEN TURNED TO THE START POSITION. IT TA… |
| 2020-09-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE STORE AS I TURNED A CORNER A BEEP WENT OFF I LOOKED ON MY DASHBOARD AND SAW THE WRENCH LIGH… |
| 2020-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ISSUE #1 - LEFT FRONT CALIPER LOCKS UP PREVENTING VEHICLE TO MOVE. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER H… |
| 2020-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VEHICLE START-UP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OP… |
| 2020-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE ON TIME. AT 118,110 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHIN A DAY NO WAR… |
| 2020-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPE… |
| 2020-02-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START UP, THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. THE … |
| 2020-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GOT IN CAR TO DRIVE MONDAY 02/03/2020 MORNING, CAR WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BUT TURNING IS EXT… |
| 2020-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | ISSUES WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. ATTEMPTED TO EXIT GAS STATION AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. BOUGHT SUV USED, … |
| 2020-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AS I AM DRIVING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR WILL START KICKING LIKE SOMETHING IS TRYING TO … |
| 2019-12-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, I STOPPED AT A STORE AND AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T EXCEL CORRECTLY. VEH… |
| 2019-12-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE C… |
| 2019-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEE… |
| 2019-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS AND HAS TO BE KNOCKED LOOSE. HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. |
| 2019-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECALL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE FAILURE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND ISSUE REO… |
| 2019-02-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2008 TRIBUTE HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED BEFORE THE 4TH WAS A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WAS PUT IN. LAST NIGH… |
| 2019-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY TO EAT OUT WITH MY WIFE. AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL STARTEDAND SHAKING THEN A LIGHT APPEA… |
| 2019-02-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKS & VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AND IN IDLE. STEERING COLUMN / WHEEL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WH… |
| 2018-09-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDI… |
| 2018-05-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE… |
| 2018-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CABLE TO GAS PEDAL BROKEN -- CANNOT BE DRIVEN. |
| 2018-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STE… |
| 2018-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY NEEDED TO BE VIGOROUSLY PRESSED AND T… |
| 2018-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILED. HAD THE DEALER FIX THE ISSUE BASED ON THE EXISTING RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. AFTER REPLACING, STEE… |
| 2017-12-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON DEC 29, 2017 DRIVING MY 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2017-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES STARTED TO GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL GET HARD AND THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WILL GO BACK DOW… |
| 2017-11-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TO TURN AND T… |
| 2017-10-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN 2016 AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL #14V282000, BUT THE PCSM SOFTWARE WAS ONLY UPDATED. NO PARTS W… |
| 2017-10-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | COMPLETE & SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY |
| 2017-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING COLOM IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE FELLS TO CRANK. THE LOCK ATTACHES AROUND THE STEERING COLOM IN WHICH THE IG… |
| 2017-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TURNING OFF A ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO MAN HANDLE THE TRIBUTE INTO A PARKING SPACE.… |