2008 Mazda Tribute power train problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2008 Mazda Tribute — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2008 mazda tribute, all scheduled maintenance done on time. At 118,110 miles transmission went out within a day no warning. The tribute, just started losing power on my way home, then in my driveway would go into any of the automatic gears.”
filed Jan 3, 2021
“After driving around for about an hour, I stopped at a store and after that the vehicle wouldn't excel correctly. Vehicle wouldn't shift into 2nd or 4th gears. Shop said it was a 2/4 belt or something like that which had to be replaced. They had called mazda to determine which transmission my…”
filed Feb 22, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that…Campaign 15V677000 · Oct 19, 2015
Related service bulletins
This Service Alert supersedes the previously issued SA listed below: The changes are noted in Red. SA-011/24 02/12/24, 06/06/24, 07/29/24 DESCRIPTION Mazda has developed factory recommended scheduled maintenance…
SA-029-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 21, 2026
Power Train problems in other Tribute years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Tribute | 13 | 33% |
| 2009 Tribute | 3 | 9% |
| 2006 Tribute | 14 | 11% |
| 2005 Tribute | 24 | 6% |
| 2004 Tribute | 14 | 9% |
| 2003 Tribute | 24 | 12% |
| 2002 Tribute | 35 | 9% |
| 2001 Tribute | 69 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Mazda Tribute
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.