Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / TRIBUTE / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016368 Incident Date: Apr, 16 2005
Consumer's City: VIENNA Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: TRIBUTE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2CZ96113K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 17 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 27 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Catastrophic front disc brake failure on 2003 mazda tribute after only 56,651 miles, requiring complete replacement of both front disc pads and both front rotors. dealer indicated that they were seeing excessive wear, and frequent replacement on front disc brakes, which indicated that they were under designed by mazda or that mazda was using inferior quality brake pads.*ak