One problem related to transmission failure has been reported for the 2005 Mazda Tribute.
Transmission Failure problem
1 Mazda Tribute 2005 transmission failed at 29,380 miles . Replaced with remanufactured transmission and was not give a warranty on the (they said new) transmission--was told the remaining warranty on my car was all I got. Other transmission shops nearby said they gave 12 to 24 month warranty and offered extended warranties on their remanufactured transmissions. I was informed by the transmission shops that Mazda and Ford escape were known for their unreliability and frequency of failure of their transmissions. The "other " shops got these cars at 80,000 miles usually, which means to me that Mazda dealers are more than likely getting a substantial number of transmission failures that are under warranty and then making the customer liable for the next transmission failure at a substantial cost between 2200 to 2800 dollars.