Suspension complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Mazda Tribute has 137 NHTSA suspension complaints and 1 suspension-related recall.
137
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2024 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | Passenger rear shock mount toatly rusted through. A big hole! |
| Jul 9, 2023 | SUSPENSION | Rear passenger shock mount rusted out completely |
| Sep 17, 2021 | SUSPENSION | The wheel well rusted out, completely leaving the shock tower and stability of the car at risk, rus... |
| May 8, 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER MAZDA TRUBUTES, THE WHEEL WELL IS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE STRUT IS NO LO... |
| Feb 5, 2021 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | RIGHT REAR FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE BRAKE AND SHOCK ISSUES CAUSING A PERFECTLY GOOD VEHI... |
| Nov 16, 2019 | SUSPENSION | HAVE HAD VEHICLE SINCE NEW IN 2005. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WELL SEVERELY RUSTED OUT, UPPER PORTION OF ... |
| Oct 23, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON A PAVED CITY STREET, I NOTICED A SUDDEN LOUD CLANKING/POUNDIN... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | BEGAN HEARING LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. UPON INS... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATION AND CHATTER FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL.I HAD NEW SHO... |
| Jun 20, 2019 | SUSPENSION | TAKATA RECALL THE REAR PASSENGER SHOCK MOUNT HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT MAKES A HORRIBLE ... |
| May 1, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT SUCH THAT THE SUSPENSION IS NOW PROTRUDING INTO TH... |
| May 1, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE REAR FRAME OF VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT. THE MECHANICS SAID IT IS UNSAFE... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | SUSPENSION | TRUCK STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOV... |
| Jan 10, 2019 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SUBFRAME AND S... |
| Oct 21, 2018 | SUSPENSION | PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL SEVERELY RUSTED, SHOCK/STRUT DETACHED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. LOU... |
| Oct 20, 2018 | SUSPENSION | THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL HAS RUSTED OUT. ALL OF THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS LOOK FINE. I HAVE OWNED... |
| Sep 1, 2018 | SUSPENSION | RIGHT REAR STARTING MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, INVESTIGATED AND FOUND SHOCK TOWER MOUNT WAS RUSTE... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WHEN COMPARED TO THE OTHER WHEEL WELL... |
| Jul 25, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE SHOCK TO POKE A HOLE THRU THE BACK OF MY CARGO AREA. THI... |
| Jul 13, 2018 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND... |