2006 Mazda Tribute Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 80%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 150,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 Mazda Tribute Hybrid, 80% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 150,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Appears Mazda has problems with the transmission on this particular vehicle. See that Mazda had a recall on the transmission for this vehicle for 2001 - 2003. They should have made the recall for every year because everyone is having problems with this transmission. Someone need to investigate this since its not only a problem for me but for thousands of other owners. All of the vehicles I own have over 150,000 miles on them and not one of them have had transmission issues but the Mazda tribute. One vehicle has over 218,000 miles on it and no transmission issues. …”
NHTSA complaint #10537103, filed 2013-08, 151,000 miles“2006 Mazda tribute s not the hybrid. Error code p0720 output speed sensor circuit malfunction. Vehicle will not go faster than 25 miles an hour. This problem occur to me on the interstate. Luck I did not have cars in the pass lane so the cars approaching fast behind me was able to move over or it could have been a fatal crash. Mazda needs to be held accountable for these shady transmissions they are putting in this vehicles. All I have been reading is transmission problems with Mazda. There needs to be a recall done by Mazda on replacing the transmission out completely. …”
NHTSA complaint #10536611, filed 2013-08, 150,000 miles“Amazing how many times I have read on the internet on the same problem that happen to me and nothing has been done for Mazda to issue a recall on this vehicle for the transmission. Vehicle stalled out at intersection while making a left turn. Vehicle will not go in reverse or engage in any gears. Lucky this happen while there was no traffic on the road. Soon as vehicle was in the left turn, the o/d light starting flashing with the engine light coming on. Aamco pull five codes off the vehicle once is was towed to their location. The big one is 740 which deals with the torque converter. …”
NHTSA complaint #10537400, filed 2013-08, 151,000 miles“2006 Mazda tribute s - error code p0741 torque converter solenoid needs replaced. After researching this on the internet, appears this is a problem with Mazda tribute vehicles. See that this was a recall for 2001, 2002, and 2003 Mazda tribute. Also noticed that there was a service bulletin issued but no further action taken from Mazda dealerships on taking care of this matter (sb-05-003-11). The vehicle will not go in reverse and will not engage all gears. This happen to me while driving on the interstate. Also received an error code p0720 which is something else with the transmission. …”
NHTSA complaint #10536609, filed 2013-08, 150,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10186693Jan 21, 2021Mazda has developed factory recommended scheduled maintenance services that support all major vehicle systems. Mazda recommends dealers follow the scheduled maintenance tables as…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 29% |
| 2006 | 4 | 80% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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