2005 Mazda Tribute

PULLED AWAY FROM HOUSE TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND AT ABOUT 30 MPH I HEARD THE WORST SOUND. IT CAME FROM THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. IT WAS WORSE OVER BUMPS, STOPPING ETC. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO MECHANIC WHO DROVE IT FIRST AND BROUGHT ME BACK TO SHOW ME A RUSTED OUT WHEEL WELL WITH INTERIOR EXPOSED. ALL REMAINING THREE WHEEL WELLS WERE PERFECT, FINE HE STATED. I STARTED BY CALLING MAZDA WHO IS SENDING ME TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL THEN PASS THAT INFO ON. IT IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND I THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. NO ACCIDENTS OR MISHAPS TO THAT AREA OF THE CAR. WE KNOW THIS WILL COST A BUNDLE AND READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE FORD ESCAPE 2005 HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT SAID THE TWO ARE "MECHANICAL SIBLINGS." I WROTE DOWN WEBSITES I VISITED WITH COMPLAINT/QUESTION FORUMS AND THE QUOTES FOR REPAIRING ARE ASTRONOMICAL FOR A ERROR MADE ON THE MANUFACTURERS END. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SHOCKS TO GO THROUGH THE REAR OF THE CAR RIGHT BEHIND MY SONS CAR SEAT. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE FRAME WAS CRACKED, DUE TO A RUSTED OUT WHEEL WELL. UPDATED 06/10/14 UPDATED 08/03/15. *JB UPDATED 09/21/15.*JB UPDATED 09/28/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE REAR HATCH FAILED. THE WINDOW GLASS FOR THE REAR HATCH ALSO SEPARATED, STRIKING THE CONTACT ON THE HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE LEFT HINGE BOLT WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, CAUSING THE LATCH TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 857,047. ...UPDATED 07-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS LOADING SOME ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD JUST REACHED IN AND PLACED MORE ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE, AND AS SHE PULLED HER HEAD OUT, THE LEFT LATCH THAT HELD THE GLASS IN PLACE FAILED. THE GLASS WHICH WAS VERY HEAVY, FELL AWAY FROM THE LATCH AND WAS STOPPED FROM FALLING OUT WHEN IT STRUCK HER ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LARGE BUMP ON HER HEAD, THAT TOOK ALMOST A WEEK TO GO DOWN AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE TENDERNESS SUBSIDED. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH LATCHES, DUE TO ONE OF THEM BEING RUSTED/

I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN ON 8/31. I GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET AND MY 05 MAZDA TRIBUTE TOOK OFF AT AN UNCONTROLLABLE RATE OF SPEED AND I REMEMBER MY VEHICLE JUMPING THE CURVE, RUNNING THREW A 4' SAGO PALM (ON THE GRASS) AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35' - 45') BEFORE MY BRAKES STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HANGING AND DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE (I THINK, DUE TO THE PALM). DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAUSED A FEW BURNS ON MY HAND AND ARM. MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. HAD I NOT STOPPED IN TIME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED AND MORE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH. SEVERAL POLICE VEHICLES CAME AND AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ELGIN, IL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD, THE REAR LIFT GATE BEGAN TO RUST, RESULTING IN THE PAINT PEELING AND FLAKING OFF. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND HAS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE AREAS ON THE REAR LIFT GATE. THOUGH I LOCATED MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS. ONE REPORT STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE PAINT BY FORD (WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED) USED CAUSING THIS PROBLEM, BUT FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM OR ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

WHEN THE BRAKES OF THE CONSUMER'S 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. *NM THERE WAS A RATTLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE DRIVERS MIRROR VIBRATED, THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE AUTO DIMMING MIRROR REGISTERED INCORRECTLY, THE WIPER DID NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW AND THERE WAS A RUST SPOT ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE MOON ROOF. *SC *JB