2006 Mazda Tribute Suspension Problems

“While driving on the highway I hit a bump. After this bump there was a loud banging sound from the rear of my car when I ran over any other bumps in the road. Upon inspecting the sound I discovered that my passenger side rear suspension had rusted completely away from the inner wheelhouse where the suspension was wielded to.”

“Experiencing same issues with the front subframe/engine cradle as indicated in the 2001-2004 Mazda Tribute/ford escape recall. This is a 2006, with the same exact issue of the subframe rusting out and breaking on the passenger side. This is absolutely insane! The recall should have included 2005 and 2006 vehicles as well! I'm looking at thousands of dollars to have a subframe put in and the rest of my vehicle is rust free, so you can obviously tell I take good care to wash the underneath of the vehicle!”

“While driving to work I started to hear a banging sound from the back of my vehicle. It sounded like the back window was open & banging every time I hit a bump. I pulled over and made sure everything was shut. I proceeded to work but the banging persisted. When I got to work I checked the back compartment & removed my cargo incase that was culprit. On my drive home the banging still persisted. My husband looked at the vehicle and said that the shocks/struts were blown. …”

“I heard a banging sound coming from the back of my vehicle only to discover that the passenger right side wheel well had completely rusted away and the rear suspension was banging around, I could actually see the bed lining of the vehicle scary when your driving around a 3 year old! I brought to a frame shop and was quoted $2500 for repair and basically told to scrap the vehicle (very disconcerting when there are only 140,000 miles on it),. After researching it sounds like this is a very common problem in this vehicle and I am hoping that it is addressed with a recall. …”

“Hear a loud banging sound from the rear passenger side wheel on my Mazda Tribute when driving approx 30 miles an hour on smooth road. Took it to get the shock checked and was shown by the mechanic that the rear wheel well was completely rusted out and the shock was hanging”