2003 Mazda Tribute electrical system problems
15 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Mazda Tribute, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Just bought a 2003 mazda tribute from toyota of nicholasville 3 weeks ago. Went out to the garage to start it this morning and the thing caught fire. Put it out with fire extinguisher. The air filter area is burned and melted. My wife no longer feels safe driving this vehicle(isn't repaired yet), with our young child strapped in the car seat. I sustained small burns to my hands putting the fire out.
Every time it rains really hard or there's flooding in the streets the car starts showing the battery light like it is going to die on me and as a precaution I try to pull out of the street to any place and while turning the steering wheel the car looses power and the wheels won't turn. Driving no more than 5MPH while slowing down from a normal 35MPH without warning my engine shut off and I lost power to my steering wheel and brakes.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Mazda Tribute
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Air bags 36 complaints
- Engine 29 complaints
- Body & structure 29 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints