2006 Mazda Tribute problems
Owners have filed 181 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Mazda Tribute. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. Next are engine (12%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 181 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 148 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 20 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 148 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 76,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 70,000 miles (40 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Mazda Tribute with enough data (85 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My mother was driving down the street on her way home and all of a sudden she ended up one the grass of the media and then across the street and then back up on the grass of the media and into a light pole where she died.
On several occasions my vehicle has had a sticky gas pedal. I alerted the dealership in the past advising of this same issue regarding my prior 2003 mazda tribute vehicle. I was told in the past to change the gas utilized. In addition, I was recently advised to bring the vehicle in for service due to a possible recall. My car is now at the dealership and I have been advised there are no recalls and I will be charged$357 to have a ring put on the left wheel causing a malfunction in the braking system (ABS light).
I heard a banging sound coming from the back of my vehicle only to discover that the passenger right side wheel well had completely rusted away and the rear suspension was banging around, I could actually see the bed lining of the vehicle scary when your driving around a 3 year old! I brought to a frame shop and was quoted $2500 for repair and basically told to scrap the vehicle (very disconcerting when there are only 140,000 miles on it),.
Hear a loud banging sound from the rear passenger side wheel on my mazda tribute when driving approx 30 miles an hour on smooth road. Took it to get the shock checked and was shown by the mechanic that the rear wheel well was completely rusted out and the shock was hanging