Brake Abs Warning Light problems of the 2006 Mazda Tribute

Abs warning light went on indicating anti lock brake system not working. Same thing happened 09/13/10 while car still covered by five year warranty. Roto Mazda of arlington hieghts, IL did warranty repair and reassured me that the other three abs sensors were checked and the problem should not recur. My research on the internet shows this has been a common problem for many Mazda Tributes all the way back to 2000 and up through 2006 or even later. There is no reason for these anti locking brake systems to fail so quickly and so often. My first failure in 2010 occurred when odometer mileage was below 15,000.

My 2006 Tribute has 47,000 miles. The abs light came on-and stayed on, and the 4wd light flashed on and off 3 or 4 times about every mile. Our dealer inspected and found it was a broken part in the front axle, which was under warranty. They kept the car overnight and replaced it. I asked if we could expect this to happen to the other axle and they could not give a definitive answer. Even more troubling is the fact that now the car pulls to the right. Their mechanic noted in his repair report, but they didn't bother to tell us about it because he said it was nothing he did. When something like and axle is involved, shouldn't an alignment be part of the service? and aren't they at least morally obligated to tell me that the car 'pulls' now?.

On several occassions my vehicle has had a sticky gas pedal. I alerted the dealership in the past advising of this same issue regarding my prior 2003 Mazda Tribute vehicle. I was told in the past to change the gas utilized. In addition, I was recently advised to bring the vehicle in for service due to a possible recall. My car is now at the dealership and I have been advised there are no recalls and I will be charged$357 to have a ring put on the left wheel causing a malfunction in the braking system (abs light). This is after taking the car in due to the gas pedal sticking causing me to ride onto the curb with my babies to avoid another accident. Still I am not being advised that the gas issue will be corrected. Mazda has caused me so much stress, time, and physical pain. It is unfornate that someone has to actually die for the research to begin!.