2004 Mazda Tribute: engine knocking or ticking

5 of the 157 complaints about the 2004 Mazda Tribute describe engine knocking or ticking.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 108,477
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 11 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine knocking or ticking by model year

2008
1
2006
3
2005
8
2004
5
2002
2

What owners say

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Body, Suspension · 108,477 miles · NY

While looking for a knocking sound in the passenger side rear found that the shock mount assembly was broken loose from the body of the vehicle. You could see through to the interior fabric, leaving shock and mount attached to nothing. Serious design flaw.

Filed Jul 11, 2014 · Suspension · 93,000 miles · IL

I noticed the problem when I was driving down the road and heard a knocking coming from the rear of the vehicle I thought it was a bad shock at first so I pulled over to check it out and the rear shock brackets are completely rusted through and are breaking away from the main frame. I contacted mazda on july 11, 2014 and they said they will not do anything until teh car is recalled. They havent provided any other info on assitance with repairs or a recall. The car is no longer driveable until it goes through massive reconstruction of the sheet metal and framing in the rear wheel well.

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Suspension · 154,000 miles · NY

I heard a knocking sound coming from the rear passenger of the vehicle. Upon inspection, I discovered that the rear shock absorber mount showed clear signs of rust - it appears to be rotted through! The interior wheel well has an enormous crack running through it, with the back of the interior insulation visible from the outside.

Filed Apr 15, 2014 · Body, Suspension · 85,000 miles · IL

I noticed the problem when I was driving down the road and heard a knocking coming from the rear of the vehicle I thought it was a bad shock at first so I pulled over to check it out and the rear shock brackets are completely rusted through and are breaking away from the main frame. I contacted mazda on april 10 2014 and they said they heard of this happening to many of their vehicles as well as many ford escapes. They havent provided any other info on assitance with repairs or a recall. The car is no longer driveable until it goes through massive reconstruction of the sheet metal and framing in the rear wheel well.

Filed Nov 12, 2008 · Engine · 109,856 miles · 00

About 2 weeks ago started to hear a ticking noise when starting, getting worse checked oil and was down about 1/2 liter topped up oil. Went to a garage to have it looked at. They told me there was a connector rod problem this progressed rapidly within two days it wont start. I have 109000 k/m , there was no warning no over heating, no warning lights . Now I need a new engine.