KnownCarProblems2010 Mazda Tribute Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Mazda Tribute, most often about the transmission (33% of complaints, typically around 44,500 miles). It is 8th of 12 Tribute model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2010 Mazda Tribute problems
Transmission
13 complaints · 33%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
Driving normally, wrench light came on and lost the ability to accelerate with the gas pedal. Pulled to the shoulder, placed vehicle in park. By this time the vehicle was shaking hard. Turned the vehicle off, then restarted. Vehicle was fine, driving perfectly. This started happening intermittently about once a week…
First occurrence was while backing out of a parking spot and put the vehicle into drive. I accelerated and the car hesitated, chugged, the wrench light on dash illuminated with very slow forward momentum. Turned vehicle off and back on with no problem until the end of the parking row when I stopped for traffic, it…
Steering
11 complaints · 28%Half of these problems showed up before 81,000 miles.
The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Tribute. While driving 30 MPH, the power steering failed to operate. The contact drove slowly and parked the vehicle. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to capital Mazda of cary (525 crossroads blvd, cary, nc 27511, ([phone]) where it was diagnosed, but not…
While the car was in use and running, the timing chain cover failed resulting in the serpentine belt tensioner coming detached. The serpentine tensioner mount broke off the timing chan cover, resulting in the loss of all loads driven from the serpentine belt. This failure presents a severe safety issue as without the…
Engine
7 complaints · 18%Half of these problems showed up before 58,500 miles.
Was driving on large blvd thru town at approx. 45+ mpg, the car all of a sudden quit accelerating, the wrench light came on, all power to car was essentially loss and it began convulsing abruptly as a I maneuvered it off the road to a safe stopping spot. I called aaa and had it towed to dealer. Dealer had the car for…
The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Tribute. While the vehicle was stationary, the check engine and fuel cap warning indicators illuminated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 59,000.
Speed control
6 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 60,000 miles.
My 17 year old daughter was pulling out of a parking lot to cross 4 lanes of traffic and lost all acceleration! Stopping in the middle of the highway. I was in the turning lane watching a semi and 20 cars headed straight for my daughter. Luckily she thought quick enough to put the car in reverse, since she was on a…
I was driving with my family on highway at 70 MPH when I lost power to my accelerator. I was able to coast to the side of the highway, then the SUV shook with the wrench light on dash illuminated. I turned the car off and then back on again. The wrench light was off and I resumed driving. The next day, during city…
Fuel system
6 complaints · 15%The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Tribute. While the vehicle was stationary, the check engine and fuel cap warning indicators illuminated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 59,000.
Fuel fill neck diagnostic code po457 occurred and the check engine light came on which seemed to cause the vehicle to sputter, and to have loss of power while driving. Upon inspection there is nothing wrong with the part. Upon a google search other have had the same problem and it appears they recalled this same…
Brakes
3 complaints · 8%Parts named most often: driveline.
The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact pulled over, shut off and restarted the vehicle however the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where…
While the car was in use and running, the timing chain cover failed resulting in the serpentine belt tensioner coming detached. The serpentine tensioner mount broke off the timing chan cover, resulting in the loss of all loads driven from the serpentine belt. This failure presents a severe safety issue as without the…
Electrical
3 complaints · 8%For the past 6 months my car will periodically loose power, I would be in the middle of a busy street, in stop and go traffic, or anywhere, and suddenly have no acceleration at all. It would then jerk very violently until I just shut it off. After 2 or 3 episodes, my car would be fine for several weeks, before…
While the car was in use and running, the timing chain cover failed resulting in the serpentine belt tensioner coming detached. The serpentine tensioner mount broke off the timing chan cover, resulting in the loss of all loads driven from the serpentine belt. This failure presents a severe safety issue as without the…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2010 Mazda Tribute recalls
Fuel system: fuel pump
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fdm flange with one that has a redesigned fuel supply port, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices informing owners of the safety recall were mailed on december 23, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts are in stock. Owners may contact mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 0416j.
Full defect summary
Mazda north american operations (mazda) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 tribute vehicles manufactured march 3, 2009, to may 26, 2011. On vehicles with a 3.0l engine, the fuel delivery module (fdm) may crack, causing a fuel leak.
Steering: electric power assist system
Risk: If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Mazda will notify owners and dealers will update the software for the power steering control module (pscm) and the instrument cluster module, free of charge. If a vehicle shows a history of a loss of the torque sensor signal or fault codes relating to the pscm when the vehicle is brought in for the recall remedy, the affected components will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in july 2014. Owners may contact mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500. Mazda's number for this recall is 7614e.
Full defect summary
Mazda north american operations (mazda) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 tribute vehicles manufactured october 5, 2006, through september 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove the electric power steering (eps) assist.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2010 Mazda Tribute
- What are the most common problems with the 2010 Mazda Tribute?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (13 complaints, typically around 44,500 miles); steering (11 complaints, typically around 81,000 miles); engine (7 complaints, typically around 58,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2010 Mazda Tribute have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 28, 2016 (fuel system). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2010 a bad year for the Mazda Tribute?
- It is 8th of 12 Tribute model years by number of complaints, with 39 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.