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2005 Mazda Tribute engine problems

25 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2005 Mazda Tribute, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
25 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
98,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2005 Mazda Tribute Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 98,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 98,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 5% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 21 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

When approaching a 4-way intersection during daylight hours, the light turned yellow then red. I tried to stop by pressing my brake pedal. My vehicle did not slow down, but continued to accelerate up hill. I pressed as hard as possible but my vehicle went through the intersection and I ran into the side of another vehicle. I was originally going about 30MPH and when I hit the other vehicle, I was going about 25MPH. My vehicle stopped after hitting the other vehicle but continued to rev higher.

Reported at 81,150 miles, April 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department reported to the scene and concluded that the fire began on the passenger side of the engine. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

Reported at 95,000 miles, July 2012 Fire

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