NHTSA Complaint #10939861 — 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND "POWER BLED" THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER A FEW WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.