2008 Mazda TRIBUTE HYBRID - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. the contact stated while driving at low speeds and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. the power steering warning light was illuminated. the contact veered to the side of the roadway. the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure recurred while making a turn. the contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving and making a turn and had become a persistent failure after turning off and restarting the vehicle. the dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that he would be charged a fee for a diagnostic test. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the contact related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 14v282000 (steering); however, the vin was not included. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 125,000."

"the steering is very tight, and sometimes the wheel gets stripped out of your hands, vehicle has been brought to the dealer for a diagnosis"

"the contact's son owns a 2008 mazda tribute. the contact stated while her son was driving and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact's son was able to veer to the side of the road by using physical force to steer the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module (pscm) needed to be replaced. the dealer informed the contact the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v282000 (steering), and any additional repair was at the owner's expense. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 150,000."

"the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably. there was a lot of tension in the steering wheel. while driving approximately 45 mph and making a turn, the steering wheel jerked but went in the other direction. while driving at high speeds, the tires were riding roughly. the tpms warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the failure was due to the brake pads. the contact called the local dealer who informed her about an unknown steering wheel component replacement. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v282000 (steering) but no additional assistance was provided. the approximate failure mileage was 180,000."

"the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 218,100."

"driving my car pulling out of driveway when power steering cut out and steering became very difficult had car brought to mechanic and he found there was a recall on steering torque sensor. mazda said that was replaced on 8/10/2016 but the part they replaced it with failed just like the original recalled part did. they refused to fix it again saying they completed the recall on this car. wouldn’t even have a next level supervisor call me to talk about fixing the safety issue"

"it just hard and cant really drive it"

"the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. the contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the power steering failed which caused the steering wheel to shake. the vehicle became difficult to steer. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the steering shaft torque sensor malfunctioned, there was an open or short in the power steering control module, and an internal failure with the torque sensor. the vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was a recall repair for the electronic power steering performed in 2014, and that was a one-time recall repair. the failure mileage was 167,968."

"powe steering has went out & i can hardly turn the steering wheel after i stopped it & tried to go again"

"i was driving my car to the store as i turned a corner a beep went off i looked on my dashboard and saw the wrench light on a few minutes later the beep went off again i felt a tightness in the steering i drove approx 4 more miles to the parking lot reviewed book noticed it said it was a power train issue. i went in store got my groceries came out upon starting car it seemed as if it did not want to steer at all. after a few days leaving it there we got it to the shop they said its a dealer issue we researched the problem called dealer they state the epas system was replaced under recall in 2016 when we took it in for an ignition key problem that we paid close to 500 for i did find the receipt and yes it was replaced then however we had no problems with it it was the ignition switch we took it in for. the dealer states they cant replace again for free they will examine car for 130.00 if we can get it to them 38 miles away. this is the dealer we purchased it from brand new it even had to have a replaced transmission at our cost when the car was only about 7 years old. we maintain the vehicle and i wonder if this replaced epas. although the receipts doesnt actually say replaced now that i read it it says it was updated to the latest calibration and codes were cleared according to recall 7614e. now i am hearing it may be 1500 to 2000 to repair ??????? bad timing for me to need another car. this car has had a lot of problems i wonder now after research if the transmission was a recall as well"