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2000 Mazda Tribute

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 143.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
48,000 miles · Jun 19, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling

MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV - 2000 - - RECALL/REPLACE 2004 O2 SENSOR, BEGAN PROBLEMS AFTER THIS. INCIDENT: AFTER DRIVING AND ENGINE IS HOT, THEN STOP AT THE STORE FOR 10-20 MINS., THEN CAR WILL NOT RESTART OR STAY STARTED. IF IT RESTARTS, I CONTINUE TO HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS WHILE STOPPING AND BRAKING TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM DYING. I…

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MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV - 2000 - - RECALL/REPLACE 2004 O2 SENSOR, BEGAN PROBLEMS AFTER THIS. INCIDENT: AFTER DRIVING AND ENGINE IS HOT, THEN STOP AT THE STORE FOR 10-20 MINS., THEN CAR WILL NOT RESTART OR STAY STARTED. IF IT RESTARTS, I CONTINUE TO HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS WHILE STOPPING AND BRAKING TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM DYING. IF THE ENGINE HAS COOL TEMPERATURE OUTDOORS OR HAS AMPLE TIME TO COOL DOWN, THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10231638

Mileage unknown · Oct 13, 2004
Structure

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE BROKE. THE DOORS BROKE WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 600.00 PER DOOR TO BE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10096732

Mileage unknown · Jun 21, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrash

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO AVOID A CRASH AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END TWO OTHER VEHICLES. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10079572

Mileage unknown · May 31, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 48 MPH ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID THAT COULD HAPPEN SOMETIMES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #889486

Mileage unknown · Mar 8, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

GAS FUMES COME INSIDE AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, AND HEAT IS TURNED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED HAD NO PARTS DUE TO THEM BEING ON BACK ORDER FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #882525

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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