# 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `921906` · 2012-06-07 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** TRIBUTE
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 86,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2004. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES LOSING PRESSURE SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR BUT THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TOLD ME THEY WERE FINE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO PUSH MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES WHEN AT A RED LIGHT I'D SIT AND PUMP AIR INTO THE BRAKES SO THEY WOULD STOP PROPERLY. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND A LADY STOPPED AHEAD OF ME BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD ADEQUATE DISTANCE TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT FELT AS IF THE TIRES WERE STUTTERING/HOPPING IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP. I PRESSED SO HARD THAT MY WHOLE LEG WAS IN A CRAMP. I HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME DAMAGING THE BUMPER. I DID NOT SLIDE, THE TIRES ARE SEMI-NEW AND IN GREAT CONDITION. ALSO, MY ROTORS FAILED A FEW YEARS AGO. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED ALL ROUND AS WELL AS ANOTHER PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE GRINDING NOISE AND THE AIR HISSING FROM THE BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE ASKED MAZDA ABOUT RECALLS AND THEIR HAVEN'T BEEN ANY. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I DON'T FEEL IT IS RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMERS TO HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FINANCIALLY, THROUGH INSURANCE OR PERSONAL INJURY FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S DEFAULT.   *JS
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