2006 Mazda Tribute Brakes Problems

“Abs warning light went on indicating anti lock brake system not working. Same thing happened 09/13/10 while car still covered by five year warranty. Roto Mazda of arlington heights, il did warranty repair and reassured me that the other three ABS sensors were checked and the problem should not recur. My research on the internet shows this has been a common problem for many Mazda tributes all the way back to 2000 and up through 2006 or even later. There is no reason for these anti locking brake systems to fail so quickly and so often. …”

“I am a teacher. I was on my way to work. I put my foot on the gas peddle and it was stuck. I quickly pushed the break, put the car in neutral and was able to pull over. I remember hearing about this with toyotas so I pulled up my carpet thinking it might be that. I started back on my way to work and the peddle was not stuck at this point but still sticky . I realized it was not the carpet at all, the pedal was the issue! After work I was trying to pull out of my parked spot. My gas pedal got stuck again. My car was accelerating on its' own. I tried the brake it would not help. …”

“My 2006 Tribute has 47,000 miles. The ABS light came on-and stayed on, and the 4wd light flashed on and off 3 or 4 times about every mile. Our dealer inspected and found it was a broken part in the front axle, which was under warranty. They kept the car overnight and replaced it. I asked if we could expect this to happen to the other axle and they could not give a definitive answer. Even more troubling is the fact that now the car pulls to the right. Their mechanic noted in his repair report, but they didn't bother to tell us about it because he said it was nothing he did. …”

“Brake rotor failure (original equipment) on a vehicle with a little over 60k miles. Rear routers found not only unable to be turned , but were advised needed to be replaced for safety reasons. Was advised that front routers were also wearing exceptionally fast. I live in a mostly flat part of the country and drive mostly highway miles.”

“The back brakes were inspected and they were worn down to 5% versus the front brakes still having over 50% left. The car only has 39k miles. The back brakes and rotors had to be replaced - not sure if this is going to correct the problem as we were told by the mechanic that it is unusual to replace the back brakes and rotors before the front.”