Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Mazda Tribute has 47 NHTSA suspension complaints and 1 suspension-related recall.
47
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
15E045000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
The Timken Company (Timken) is recalling certain aftermarket front wheel bearings, part number 510072, sold from January 22, 2015, to May 21, 2015, to...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2022 | SUSPENSION,WHEELS | rear passenger side wheel well ,shock tower mount ,and sub frame .shock tower mount broke fell off h... |
| Sep 22, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL THUMPI... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | SUSPENSION | RUSTED OFF RIGHT REAR STRUT MOUNT, REAR FRAME. CASUES BRAKE LINE TO SEVERE AND BRAKES TO GO OUT W... |
| Jul 11, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | "TAKATA RECALL" MY CAR IS RUSTED UNDERNEATH FROM THE GAS PUMP AND UNDER. ON JULY 11TH, 2019 . I WAS... |
| May 20, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | RUSTED OFF RIGHT REAR STRUT MOUNT. DRIVING IN CITY, STARTED HEARING BANGING NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR. |
| Nov 26, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION HAS CAUSED TOTAL CORROSION TO RIGHT REAR WHEEL, WHICH AS CAUSED THE RIGHT RE... |
| Jul 31, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | TOP OF WHEEL WELL ON BOTH SIDES IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT - THIS IS... |
| Mar 2, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | SUBFRAME CORRODED AND A PIECE OF IT FELL OFF COMPROMISING THE AXLE, WHEEL BEARING, AND SEIZED THE RI... |
| Feb 19, 2018 | SUSPENSION,ENGINE | ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. GAS IS NOT BEING CIRCULATED |
| Nov 30, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FRACTURED. THE FAILURE... |
| Aug 5, 2017 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL... |
| Sep 23, 2016 | SUSPENSION | MY 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND THIS PAST WEEK WHILE LEAVING A LOCAL MALL THER... |
| Aug 29, 2016 | SUSPENSION | MY 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE (JUST LIKE A FORD ESCAPE) HAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT ON THE PASSENGER BACK WHEEL W... |
| Jul 12, 2016 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE, APPROX. 101,000 MILES. COMPLETE FAILURE/RUST-THROUGH OF REAR, PASSENGER-SIDE WH... |
| May 31, 2016 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION FAILURE AND POS... |
| Mar 7, 2016 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER BROKE AWAY FROM THE BODY ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK HARD RIGHT ,AS I WA... |
| Feb 19, 2016 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | A VERY LOAD BANGING SOUND IS COMING FROM MY RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL AREA. IT APPEARS THE SHOCK-AB... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 ... |
| Nov 14, 2015 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION THROUGH THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. THE CORROSION... |
| Nov 3, 2015 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MP... |