2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Problems & Recalls

Corroded Subframe led to almost complete separation of drivers side control arm, 72k original miles, took my problem to Bergery Mazda where no one cared. If the part was already replaced in 2014 how is it possibly broken already.

Corroded Subframe led to almost complete separation of drivers side control arm, 72k original miles, took my problem to Bergery Mazda where no one cared. If the part was already replaced in 2014 how is it possibly broken already.

The contact owns a 2001 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling and occasionally while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would stall with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was info...

Mileage: 132,923

THE GAS PEDAL IS THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE WITH MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE YOU CAN HARDLY PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATES VERY HARD. IT IS VERY NON SAFE. WHAT CAN BE DONE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.

POOR BRAKING. POOR PEDAL RESPONSE. LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES CHECKED AS GOOD. DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS OPEN FOR MY VIN

Mileage: 185,000

I WENT IN THE STORE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I CAN OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AT ALL IT SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ALL IT DID WAS THE SHIFTER JUST STOPPED AND WAS LOOSE IT WOULD NOT INGAGE IN ANOTHER GEAR

Mileage: 140,000

THE THROTTLE WILL STICK OPEN. IT HAPPENS TYPICALLY IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S REALLY COLD BUT LATELY, IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WHEN IT'S WARM OUT. IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I HAVE TO QUICKLY SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND POWER OFF THE VEHICLE AND COAST TO A STOP. IF I DO NOT SHUT THE POWER...

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 211,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...

Mileage: 211,000

SUBFRAME RUST,LOWER ARMS CANOT BE CHANGED.I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD POP AND COULDN"T KEEP THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT

Mileage: 78,500

SUBFRAME RUST,LOWER ARMS CANOT BE CHANGED.I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD POP AND COULDN"T KEEP THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT

Mileage: 78,500

SUBFRAME RUST,LOWER ARMS CANOT BE CHANGED.I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD POP AND COULDN"T KEEP THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT

Mileage: 78,500

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A GUY IN JULY OF THIS YEAR AND HE SAID "THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK SOMETIMES BUT IF YOU JUST PUMP THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IT SHOULD STOP". WELL THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T GET STUCK SOMETIMES, IT GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME. IT GETS STUCK AND EITHER CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO START OR IT CAUSE...

Mileage: 150,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A GUY IN JULY OF THIS YEAR AND HE SAID "THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK SOMETIMES BUT IF YOU JUST PUMP THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IT SHOULD STOP". WELL THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T GET STUCK SOMETIMES, IT GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME. IT GETS STUCK AND EITHER CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO START OR IT CAUSE...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DE PAULA MAZDA (799 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206) WHO INSTALLED A REINFORCEMENT CROSS BRACE PER N...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED, WHICH NEARLY DAMAGED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK SWEENEY MAZDA IN CINCINNATI, OH WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WOULD NEED...

Mileage: 210,000

MAZDA RECALL 7514D, CROSS BRACE KIT, FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STEERING. THE CROSS BRACE ATTACHMENT AT THE FRAME FAILED. CROSS BRACE INTACT, BUT THE FRAME ATTACHMENT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED CAUSING FRAME FAILURE AND CROSS BRACE SEPARATION FROM THE FRAME. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED 8/21/14. IT...

Mileage: 139,947

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE), THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE REAR BOLTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED AND UNREPAIRABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 94,015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER CROSS BRACE FAILED AND NEEDED T...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER CROSS BRACE FAILED AND NEEDED T...

Mileage: 100,000

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE REPEATEDLY REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REVISED OWNER'S MANUAL FOR MY VEHICLE FROM MAZDA AND FROM THREE MAZDA DEALERSHIPS. STARTING IN JANUARY, 2012, MAZDA CLAIMED TO NO LONGER HAVE ANY COPIES AVAILABLE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDED ME WITH SO MUCH AS EVEN A PDF COPY. THE CHANGE...

A MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE IT WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP TO FIX UNDER RECALL WHERE IT SAT FOR A WEEK AFTER THAT TIME GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MAZDA REFUSES TO FIX IT STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NEGLECTFUL

Mileage: 109,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE AP...

Mileage: 126,000

WARNING LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF.

PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF REVERSE. STEERING TOTALLY LOCKED UP. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE A BIT AND A FEW YEARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. I WAS IN A CVS PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE WERE NOT HAPPY.

Mileage: 130,000

PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF REVERSE. STEERING TOTALLY LOCKED UP. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE A BIT AND A FEW YEARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. I WAS IN A CVS PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE WERE NOT HAPPY.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN STRONG WIND CONDITIONS, THE ROOF BECAME DENTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE THAT I OWN HAS CORROSION AROUND THE LIFT GATE'S REAR WINDOW HINGES AND HAS COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I FEAR THE WINDOW WILL COMPLETELY FALL OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF ITS OK FOR THE REAR LIFT-GATE WINDOW HINGE TO BE FALLING OFF LIKE THAT.

Mileage: 150,000

THE VEHICLE THAT I OWN HAS CORROSION AROUND THE LIFT GATE'S REAR WINDOW HINGES AND HAS COMPLETELY FELL OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I FEAR THE WINDOW WILL COMPLETELY FALL OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF ITS OK FOR THE REAR LIFT-GATE WINDOW HINGE TO BE FALLING OFF LIKE THAT.

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR HAD BEEN STARTING OFF VERY SLOW FROM A COMPLETE STOP.ONE DAY PRIOR IT WOULD GO INTO REV. THE NEXT DAY I AM SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING THE SUV SWIFTED INTO REV ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT PULL OFF FROM THE STOP SIGN. IT WOULD REVEARSE . SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN REV DOW...

Mileage: 1,520,000

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SPEED WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 40 MPH AND BREAKS FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN TURNED THE CAR ON ENGINE...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SPEED WENT FROM 25 MPH TO 40 MPH AND BREAKS FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN TURNED THE CAR ON ENGINE...

Mileage: 135,000

THE CAR STALLS ALOT AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES WHEN COMING TO A STOP THEN U DRIVE AGAIN AND IT GOES OFF. IT WILL DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STOP THEN START UP AGAIN. HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF WIRING ISSUE HAD THE OIL CHANGE SO THATS FINE AND THE BATTERY TESTED AND THATS ALL GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A SNOW BANK IN ORDER TO STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE ...

Mileage: 161,000

I CANNOT LOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 139,500

I CANNOT LOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 139,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE). THE SPECIFICS REGARDING THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....

Mileage: 88,021

MOVED FROM CENTER TURN LANE INTO EASTBOUND LANE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 5:30PM. SUDDENLY NOTICED THE CAR WAS SPEEDING. TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR BUT CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. MANAGED TO PULL INTO A RIGHT TURN LANE INTO A GAS STATION WHILE STANDING ON BRAKE TO NO EFFECT. AS I SWERVED INTO THE ...

Mileage: 109,500

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY JUNE. HOWEVER, SHE HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. SO, SHE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, ALONG WITH A SYNOPSIS OF THE TROUBLE SHE EXPERI...

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY JUNE. HOWEVER, SHE HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. SO, SHE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, ALONG WITH A SYNOPSIS OF THE TROUBLE SHE EXPERI...

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY JUNE. HOWEVER, SHE HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. SO, SHE SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT, ALONG WITH A SYNOPSIS OF THE TROUBLE SHE EXPERI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS RUSTED AND SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V277002 (FUE...

Mileage: 167,000

TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS); HOWEVER, THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SOLD MAZDA PARTS, BUT WAS NO LONGER A MAZDA DEALER. THE NEXT CLOSEST MAZDA DEAL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V174000 (LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION-REGIONAL RECALL). THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V174000 (LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION-REGIONAL RECALL). THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUF...

I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS TIME, BRAKE FLUID ACTUALLY LEAKED INTO A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CARDONE AFTERMARKET MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE ORIGINAL FAILED, THEN TWO OTHERS, NOT CARDONE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 162,000

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN.

Mileage: 140,000

WIFE STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO FILL UP. CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER FILLUP. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. DETERMINED IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE REPAIR, BUT IT WAS ANYTHING BUT SIMPLE. COMPLETED FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER REPL...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE SPORADICAL...

Mileage: 199,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE SPORADICAL...

Mileage: 199,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 155,000

JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT "NATURALLY" DE-CELERATE/SLOW DOWN, IT KEEPS GOING! HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FROM ANYWHERE FROM 30-45 MPH. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL AUGUST 2000, THIS WAS BEFORE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2000 BY MY BOYFRIEND, ...

Mileage: 67,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONT...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, I THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S NOW CONSIDERED AN OLD CAR, BUT THEN JUST RECENTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER DOOR. I THOUGHT, HMMMM MAYBE I SHOULD LOOK THIS UP ON THE INTERNET. BAM!!! MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME DEFECT AND NO RECALL!! TH...

Mileage: 95,847

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V210002 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 148,260

THE VEHICLE PRESENT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING,GEAR SHIFT MORE THAN THREE TIME AND THE BROKEN EG VALVE MORE THAN FOUR TIME, SHAKING ENGINE, STOP AND DISCONTINUE WORKING,,,,,,, *TR

Mileage: 130,100

THE VEHICLE PRESENT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING,GEAR SHIFT MORE THAN THREE TIME AND THE BROKEN EG VALVE MORE THAN FOUR TIME, SHAKING ENGINE, STOP AND DISCONTINUE WORKING,,,,,,, *TR

Mileage: 130,100

THE VEHICLE PRESENT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING,GEAR SHIFT MORE THAN THREE TIME AND THE BROKEN EG VALVE MORE THAN FOUR TIME, SHAKING ENGINE, STOP AND DISCONTINUE WORKING,,,,,,, *TR

Mileage: 130,100

EMAIL REFERRAL FROM CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER RE: NHTSA RECALL 12V357 / PE12-09. REFERRAL ASSOCIATED AN APRIL 2011 INCIDENT WITH THE RECALL AND INCLUDED A POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT AND TWO PHOTOS *TGW ACCORDING TO THE NARRATIVE FROM THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATE...

EMAIL REFERRAL FROM CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER RE: NHTSA RECALL 12V357 / PE12-09. REFERRAL ASSOCIATED AN APRIL 2011 INCIDENT WITH THE RECALL AND INCLUDED A POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT AND TWO PHOTOS *TGW ACCORDING TO THE NARRATIVE FROM THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATE...

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A CRASH AND VEHICLE FIRE *TGW RECALL # 12V357000 WAS REFERENCED.

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A CRASH AND VEHICLE FIRE *TGW RECALL # 12V357000 WAS REFERENCED.

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6. PULLED OUT PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR GOT UP TO SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 LET OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL APPLIED BRAKES WHICH DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE BRAKES DO NOT WORK THEN THE ENGINE IS REVVING, ALSO SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIS...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIS...

Mileage: 103,000

PICKED UP MY MAZDA FROM HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED TO TAKE BOAT OUT ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AS THE DRAG SLOWED ME FROM GOING ANY FASTER AS I APPROACHED THE ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE I-69 AND MY ACCELERATION WASN'T UNDER MY CONTROL. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME FROM FIRESTONE THAT I...

Mileage: 103,642

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000.

Mileage: 157,000

WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A LOCAL DRIVE, AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ABOUT 50 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND FELT NO BRAKE AT ALL, EVEN I STEPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. I TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I ALMOST THOUGHT I WAS IN A D...

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE IN DECEMBER 2012. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS...

Mileage: 12,000

DURING DRIVE HOME FROM WORK INDICATOR FOR BRAKE PROBLEM CAME ON. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW AGAIN. BRAKE FLUID SEEMS TO BE LOST THROUGH RESERVOIR BREATHER/ FILL CAP. ALOT OF BRAKE FLUID HAS ACCUMULATED ON AND AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST(SMELLS BAD TOO). FOUND THAT A RE...

Mileage: 139,533

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MAN...

Mileage: 130,000

KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IS NOT IN PARK. I FORGOT TODAY THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE REAL BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND I ONLY HAVE 41140 MILES ON MY 2001 TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER IN TOWN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE TWICE NOW SINCE IT WO...

KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IS NOT IN PARK. I FORGOT TODAY THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE REAL BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND I ONLY HAVE 41140 MILES ON MY 2001 TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER IN TOWN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE TWICE NOW SINCE IT WO...

KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IS NOT IN PARK. I FORGOT TODAY THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE REAL BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND I ONLY HAVE 41140 MILES ON MY 2001 TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER IN TOWN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE TWICE NOW SINCE IT WO...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MAZDA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LIGHT IS FOR THE DRIVER POSITION. MAZDA (LOCAL) STATES NO RECALL FOR MY SUV BUT TO BRING SUV IN FOR A FEE TO CHECK IT OUT AND ADDITIONAL FEE IF NEEDED. I WAS ADVISED BY MAZDA NORTH AM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE RECALL PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED...

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A FEW HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAI...

Mileage: 55,000

1. NORMAL USE. 2. BROKEN DOOR HANDLES--WITHIN DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. 3. I AM LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

Mileage: 184,500

1. NORMAL USE. 2. BROKEN DOOR HANDLES--WITHIN DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. 3. I AM LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

Mileage: 184,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND SPLIT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE...

Mileage: 149,126

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND SPLIT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE...

Mileage: 149,126

THE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WON'T OPEN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO GET OUT, I WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. A FRIEND RECENTLY TAUGHT ME HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR BY PUSHING THE LATCH BACKWARDS. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY REACHING ACROSS MY BODY WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND PUSHING THE ...

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH SIX MASTER CYLINDERS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WE OWNED IT. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR, BUT FREQUENTLY AND I MEAN FREQUENTLY VISITS THE MECHANIC TO GET FIXED, WHEREAS MY OTHER (FOREIGN-MADE) VEHICLE RARELY HAS PROBLE...

Mileage: 124,000

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH SIX MASTER CYLINDERS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WE OWNED IT. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR, BUT FREQUENTLY AND I MEAN FREQUENTLY VISITS THE MECHANIC TO GET FIXED, WHEREAS MY OTHER (FOREIGN-MADE) VEHICLE RARELY HAS PROBLE...

Mileage: 124,000

TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE DRIVER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEIR GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE DRIVER...

Mileage: 94,000

THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS WAS SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND PERMANENT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR AT THIS POINT IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THUS, THE DRIVER IS ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED...

Mileage: 188,500

THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS WAS SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND PERMANENT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR AT THIS POINT IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THUS, THE DRIVER IS ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED...

Mileage: 188,500

CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT OF MY JOB AT 6:30 AM. CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN ALL DAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING OUT OF HOOD AND FLAMING PARTICLES WERE DROPPING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO GROUND. FIRE DEVELOPED WITHIN HOOD COMPARTMENT AND SPREAD TO THE CABIN. CAR CONTINUED TO BU...

Mileage: 115,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN. VERY BAD SAFETY CONCERN IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN. VERY BAD SAFETY CONCERN IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6 [XXX] . SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2001 THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INCIDENCES OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BECOMING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHERE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE (SOMEONE MUST OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR YOU NE...

Mileage: 62,000

WE OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6 [XXX] . SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2001 THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INCIDENCES OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BECOMING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHERE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE (SOMEONE MUST OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR YOU NE...

Mileage: 62,000

ON SATURDAY, MAY 15, MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2001 MAZDA SE LX. IN ST. PAUL, MN. MY 22-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. WE WERE SITTING AT A STOP-LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS MINIMAL BRAKING POWER LEFT, BUT ENOUGH TO GET HOME. ON MON, MAY 15, V...

Mileage: 117,075

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT S...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT S...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT S...

Mileage: 79,000

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT S...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND LEVER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,154 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,283...

Mileage: 39,154

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF COMPLETELY WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACHING TO THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. *TR

2001 TRIBUTE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL CRESTING A HILL WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT SOON REALIZED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE CAR STILL IN CRUISE, BUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS BEGINNING TO RACE AND I WAS HAVING TO BRAKE HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHERE...

Mileage: 210,000

THIS COMPLAIN CONCERNS THE POWERTRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR, WAS PARKED DURING THE DAY IN A STANDARD PARKING SPOT. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK UP, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT HAD WORKED PERFECTLY THAT MORNING! THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY STATED THAT REVERSE, DRIVE ...

Mileage: 39,000

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH THE FRONT DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT IS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND THE DRIVER SID...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH THE FRONT DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT IS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND THE DRIVER SID...

Mileage: 85,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MAZDA SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MAZDA SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 04V605000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFT-GATE:LOCK); HOWEVER, THE LIFT-GATE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. THE CURRENT MIL...

Mileage: 163,000

INOPERATIVE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S DOOR. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. HAD TO ROLL DOWN DRIVER'S WINDOW TO OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 82,600

ON JULY 9, 2007, I PAID TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AFTER A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, (ES-V6 4WD), RESULTED IN STRANDING MY WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER ON A BUSY ROADSIDE, 45 MILES FROM HOME, IN SAN LEANDRO. AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE CAR HAD 93,782 MILES ON I...

Mileage: 93,732

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES SHOULD NOT BE USED ON ANY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON ONE OF THE MANY TRIBUTE RECALL LISTS! THE ...

Mileage: 82

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES SHOULD NOT BE USED ON ANY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON ONE OF THE MANY TRIBUTE RECALL LISTS! THE ...

Mileage: 82

I BOUGHT A MAZDA TRIBUTE NEW AND IT WASN'T A YEAR OLD WHEN THE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH BROKE. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF MY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA. IN 2003 I HAD TO GET NEW SWAY BAR LINKS. THIS SUV IS TREATED WELL AND SHOULD NOT OF HAD SUCH A PROBLEM SO EARLY. THAN IN 2005 HAD TO HAVE TWO COIL PACKS REPLACED. 2006 HAD TO HAVE TO MORE COIL PACKS REPLACED ,THANKS GOODNESS I ONLY HAVE 6 COIL PACKS.NOW T...

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA. IN 2003 I HAD TO GET NEW SWAY BAR LINKS. THIS SUV IS TREATED WELL AND SHOULD NOT OF HAD SUCH A PROBLEM SO EARLY. THAN IN 2005 HAD TO HAVE TWO COIL PACKS REPLACED. 2006 HAD TO HAVE TO MORE COIL PACKS REPLACED ,THANKS GOODNESS I ONLY HAVE 6 COIL PACKS.NOW T...

Mileage: 18,000

MY TRIBUTE HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. IT SCARES ME ANYMORE TO DRIVE IT. WHEN I START IT SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT DOWN BY ITSELF AND REVERSE UP THE MOTOR AND JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WEN...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AND SOMETIMES JERKING WHEN ON GOING UP HILL. I HAVE HAD MANY AUTO SERVICES CHECK INTO IT BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND A REASON FOR IT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. AND MAZDA USA REFUSES TO LOOK UP OR FIX RECALLS ON MY MAZDA BECAUSE IT WAS MAD...

Mileage: 15,000

THE FRONT DRIVER'S-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER AVAILABLE AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE POWER WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUS...

Mileage: 78,800

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH HAS BECOME INOPERABLE PREVENTING NORMAL LATCH OPERATION FOR EXITING OF VEHICLE FOR THE DRIVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN JUNE OF 2009, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AS WELL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOLENOID KIT F...

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FRONT DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHI...

Mileage: 60,000

DOOR HANDLES BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ON MY 2001MAZDA TRIBUTE ARE BROKEN.THIS PREVENTS ME FROM ENTERING MY VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.I REPLACED THE INSIDE HANDLE BUT NOW THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE DOOR THAT OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IS BROKEN.THIS IS NOT AN ISOL...

Mileage: 150,000

INDIVIDUAL COIL OVER PACK FAILURE. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD COIL PACK FAILURE IN 3 YEARS. SYMPTOMS ARE MISSING OR BAD IDLE AT LOW RPM. *TR

Mileage: 102,548

WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. TESTED BRAKES WHEN LIGHT CHANGED AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. DROVE VERY SLOW INTO PARKING SPACE AND FOUND OUT BRAKE HOSE HAD BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE AND CANNOT GET OUT OF CAR UNLESS SOMEONE LETS YOU OUT OR YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND LET YOURSELF OUT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE AND CANNOT GET OUT OF CAR UNLESS SOMEONE LETS YOU OUT OR YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND LET YOURSELF OUT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

DOOR HANDLES ON ALL 4 DOORS HAVE BROKEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES, FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN A SECOND TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH BROKEN DOORS AND NO WAY TO GET OUT UNLESS SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

DOOR HANDLES ON ALL 4 DOORS HAVE BROKEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES, FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN A SECOND TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH BROKEN DOORS AND NO WAY TO GET OUT UNLESS SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR QUITS AND WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR THE VEHICLE RUNS RUFF UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *TR

Mileage: 110,234

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING AHEAD AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES. A SECOND AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKE OPERATION. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE ...

Mileage: 122,000

ON SUNDAY 12/21/08, WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON LOCAL FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, IN CLOSE TO 0 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT WEATHER, I EXPERIENCED STUCK THROTTLE. GAS PEDAL AND THE PORTION OF ASSOCIATED LINKAGE VISIBLE FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY. ALL EFFORTS T...

Mileage: 83,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK AND FINDING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THE CAR ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH DOORS HAS FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

INNER DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE FINE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT CLIMBING TO PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUDDENLY WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE THE CAR. ALL DOOR LOCKS SEEM TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE CORRECTLY AND CAR DOOR OPENS EASILY FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE OUTSIDE OPEN THE CAR, OR I ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW ...

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN DECEMBER 2007, MY IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED. I HAD IT REPLACED BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN SEPTEMBER 2008, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED AGAIN, ALONG...

Mileage: 122,666

INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. *TR

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO FILE MY WHOLE COMPLAINT HERE, I WILL WORK WITH WHAT I HAVE. THE RECALL PART ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FOR THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT IN STOCK AFTER WAITING 1 HOUR AFTER SCHEDULING 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO DRIVE AWAY WITH THE SAME FAUL...

Mileage: 100,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. OF ALL THINGS TO MAKE PLASTIC THEY MADE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATED PLASTIC. THIS SITUATION EXIST FROM 2001-2004. THE PART NUMBER IS EC01-59-330P. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THE PART COST NEARLY $100 FOR AN INJECTED MOLDED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MUST REA...

Mileage: 65,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. OF ALL THINGS TO MAKE PLASTIC THEY MADE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATED PLASTIC. THIS SITUATION EXIST FROM 2001-2004. THE PART NUMBER IS EC01-59-330P. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THE PART COST NEARLY $100 FOR AN INJECTED MOLDED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MUST REA...

Mileage: 65,000

THREE OF MY EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND DO NOT WORK. THE FRONT DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO BROKEN. FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM POORLY MADE DOOR HANDLES WITH SUB STANDARD MATERIALS. THIS IS A HIGH USE ITEM ON THE VEHICLE AND IS MADE FROM CHEAP, THIN PLASTIC. THESE PARTS ARE RELATIV...

THREE OF MY EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND DO NOT WORK. THE FRONT DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO BROKEN. FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM POORLY MADE DOOR HANDLES WITH SUB STANDARD MATERIALS. THIS IS A HIGH USE ITEM ON THE VEHICLE AND IS MADE FROM CHEAP, THIN PLASTIC. THESE PARTS ARE RELATIV...

DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. A CRITICAL PART OF THE MECHANISM IS CHEAP PLASTIC. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EVERY TRIBUTE OWNER THAT I KNOW AND FREQUENTLY APPEARS IN ON-LINE COMPLAINT FORUMS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO HANDLES SINCE OWING THE...

DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. A CRITICAL PART OF THE MECHANISM IS CHEAP PLASTIC. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EVERY TRIBUTE OWNER THAT I KNOW AND FREQUENTLY APPEARS IN ON-LINE COMPLAINT FORUMS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO HANDLES SINCE OWING THE...

I HAD A BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BREAK. I WAS CHARGE OVER $300 TO FIX IT. NOW, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I'VE NEVER HAD SO MANY DOOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 68,538

AFTER STARTING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECENTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000RPM. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DROVE TO MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STICKING. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WENT ONLINE TO LOOK AT RECALLS. FOUND OUT THAT 121,000 TRIBUTES MADE BETWEEN ...

Mileage: 97,200

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SNAPPED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, IN FACT, THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE PO...

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE CAR IN A HURRY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WITHIN 200FT, STARTED AS A REGULAR BRAKING BUT ONLY SLOWED, APPLIED FULL FORCE AND HELD FOOT PRESSURE. NO PULSATING AND SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. TURNED CAR RIGHT TO AVOID CAR AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT BACK BUMPER WITH MY LEFT FRONT BUMPER. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHIC...

Mileage: 77,900

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG HERE WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS COUNTING THE FIRST ONE INSTALLED BY MAZDA. I FOUND THIS SITE TODAY AND READ WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. CONSUMERS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT IT COMPLETELY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IS UN...

Mileage: 90,000

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 - MODEL ES V6 - FWD 1. THE VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MILEAGE AND GAS FILLS, ALONG WITH ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE METICULOUSLY KEPT. DEALER MAINTENANCE ONLY. 2. INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS POORLY CRAFTED PLASTIC COASTED WITH SILV...

Mileage: 121,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PCM MODULE, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PCM MODULE, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VE...

Mileage: 40,000

THE INSIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE. I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I GOT HOME, AND OPENED THE DOOR HANDLE AREA AND FOUND A SMALL PLASTIC FRAGMENT THAT WAS BROKEN. IT IS PLASTIC, AND SNAPPED WHERE THE CABLE A...

Mileage: 109,749

THE INSIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE. I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I GOT HOME, AND OPENED THE DOOR HANDLE AREA AND FOUND A SMALL PLASTIC FRAGMENT THAT WAS BROKEN. IT IS PLASTIC, AND SNAPPED WHERE THE CABLE A...

Mileage: 109,749

WENT TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT. BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH. CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. MUST ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND UTILIZE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY BROKEN AND THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. (WITH THE IGNITION ON, THE WINDOW CAN BE ROLLED DOWN, AND THE DRIVER CAN OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE) THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE DRIVER CANNOT EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY IN CASE ...

Mileage: 85,000

THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT WITHIN 20K MILES. THEY CANNOT BE RESURFACED EVEN ONCE, TOO THIN, OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER OWNERS STATE THAT AFTER MARKET ROTORS LAST 3 TIMES AS LONG. (THE ROTORS ON MY TOYOTA LASTED OVER 100K MILES.) I HAD THE MAZDA ROTORS REPLACED THREE MONTHS AGO,...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE IGNITION. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SMOKE FINALLY CLEARED, THE CONTACT RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVE...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE IGNITION. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SMOKE FINALLY CLEARED, THE CONTACT RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVE...

Mileage: 82,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE-PULLED ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HAND TO EXIT VEHICLE AND IT BROKE. NOW WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEN ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP. IF WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY, HUGE HAZARD. HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED, DEALE...

Mileage: 55,800

VERY ROUGH RUNNING MOTOR, LOSS OF POWER. REPLACED EGR VALVE 3 TIMES. FOUND LETTER FROM MAZDA STATING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON EGR VALVE SENSOR UP TO 75K MILES. 101,000 ON OUR TRIBUTE. MAZDA SHOULD OF RECALLED THE SENSOR! *TR

Mileage: 5

ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CRACKING IN THE BRAKE LINE NEAR THE FRONT TIRES.ON BOTH OCCASSIONS I WAS GOING SLOW AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. IF I HAD ANY SPEED GOING THERE FOR SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC CRASH. THE BRAKES ON BOTH OCCASIONS FAILED W...

Mileage: 195,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND INCREASED TO 4 RPM'S ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 112,779

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. UNFORTUNATELY I'M HAVING TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PER MAZDA CONSUMER MESSAGE BOARDS THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL SITUATION. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS WITH LITTLE TO NO NOTICE. 2ND GEAR DISAPPEARS AT CERTAIN TEMPERATURES, AND THERE IS NO GEAR GRINDING WHI...

Mileage: 93,953

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WITH NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, IN THIS CASE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG GOING OFF. IT DID NOT. I CALLED THE LOC...

Mileage: 64,096

THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DOOR OPENING SYSTEM ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE VIA THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ADVISED BY LOCAL DEALER THAT THERE HAD BEEN SO MANY CALLS THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON PART...

Mileage: 78,355

DESCRIPTION : DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILS TO WORK. UPON DISASSEMBLY, WE FOUND THAT THE PART THAT CONNECTED THE HANDLE MECHANISM TO THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS A FLIMSY THIN METAL WASHER, WHICH HAD BROKE IN HALF. THIS COMPONENT IS DEFINITELY SUBSTANDARD FOR THE CONSTANT USE IT GETS. UPON CONFE...

CAN NOT OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ASSEMBLY INSIDE DOOR IS BROKEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD BE $290.00 TO REPAIR. THEY ALSO TOOK THE BROKEN ASSEMBLY WHICH LEFT ME WITHOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART TO COMPARE TO. *TR

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX V-6 ENGINE. LAST YEAR (2006) IN THE COLDER TEMPS, MOSTLY FALL AND WINTER, THE ENGINE RUNS SO ROUGH WHEN YOU START IT AS IF IT HAS A TERRIBLE COLD. LETTING IT WARM UP, I HAVE COME OUTDOORS TO MY CAR THAT IT IS NO LONGER RUNNING DUE TO STALLING OUT. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, I N...

I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RUST-COLORED AND WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST HAVE TO DO WITH THE DEALERSHIPS WORK. I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY AND NOTICED THAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE RPMS WERE IN THE "RED ZONE" SO I BROUG...

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR. LOOK ONLINE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTE, I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR AND ALL HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ...

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ...

Mileage: 73,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE DELAY OF EXITING THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF CRASH WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH IF IN A RIVER OR LAKE. *TR

IN THE PAST 30 DAYS I HAVE HAD 5 INCIDENTS WHERE UPON EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FAILED TO COME DOWN TO IDLE SPEED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BREAKS HARD. I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WHEN I DID ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLATCH FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILU...

Mileage: 72,000

MY WIFE AND I BOTH DRIVE A 2001 TRIBUTE AND ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. SHE HAS ALREADY LOGGED A COMPLAINT UNDER HER VIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.MAZDAFORUM.COM/ARCHIVE/THREADS/BROKEN-DOOR-HANDLES--WITHIN-DOOR-22516-1.HTML HTTP:/...

Mileage: 32,776

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX. HIS DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR. WE ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT DRIVES A FORD ESCAPE (SAME CAR AS TRIBUTE, NOT SURE WHAT YEAR HIS IS) THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ...

Mileage: 59,353

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A SERIES OF GRINDING NOISES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ADJUSTED THE LINKAGE. THE CURRENT...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS U...

2 COMPLAINTS: I TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER 5 TIMES STARTING BACK IN 2003. 3 TIMES FOR RECALLS ,AND ON EACH OCCASION HAD BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE E THAT THE RPMS WOULD JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN GO UP RAPIDLY, AND THE ONLY WHY TO STOP IT WAS SHUT IT OFF. OF COURSE THI...

Mileage: 21,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES-4WD. AT 39K MILES THE CD4E TRANSMISSION HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. THE COST IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND $3.5K TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILT UNIT. WHEN WE DID OUR RESEARCH NO MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM WAS RAISED BY CONSUMER REPORTS ETC... YET AFTER THE FAILURE I CON...

Mileage: 39,200

THE AUTTOMATIC TRANSMISION OF MAZDA TRIBUTE SUDDENLY STOPPEDRKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE 495 WASHINGTON AREA BELTWAY. *AK

Mileage: 132,000

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. HAD BEEN FAITHFUL IN DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD 84,000 CURRENTLY AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AT 60,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FILLED EVERY 5,000 MILES WHENEVER I HAD A OIL CHANGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN ON APRIL 30, 2007, THE CA...

Mileage: 84,000

TL*- THE CONTACT COMPLAINED AGAINST HONDA MOTORS ABOUT A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT CAUSED A FIRE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO EMBARCADERO UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE GARAGE AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY 3-28-07. AT ABOUT 8:30 AM THE PARKING ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE ...

Mileage: 70,000

OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT THE EMBARCADERO CENTER IN SF ON WEDNESDAY 03/28/07 AT 7:00 AM AND IT WAS LATER REPORTED TO US BY THE GARAGE PERSONNEL THAT AT ABOUT 8:30 AM IT STARTED SMOKING THEN CAUGHT FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD BURNED TO THE GROUND AND INSIDE THE CAR THE D...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES FAILED, AND PASSENGERS COULD ONLY EXIT THE VEHICLE BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS FEATURE, BUT IT DID NO...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS 2 TIMES IN 4 YEARS (75,000K MI.) MAZDA CHANGES THE OIL AND ROTATES THE TIRES AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE PADS WERE WEARING DOWN. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ROTORS REPLACED THIS FREQUENTLY BEFORE. *JB

BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING WIRING FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 112,000

MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTE SUDDENLY STOPPED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THEN GEAR BOX DID NOT WORK AT ALL. SO, I HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY TO TOW THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER SHOP. OAK TREE MAZDA DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND ASKED ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME, MAZDA ...

Mileage: 45,000

PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. WINDOW MUST BE RUN DOWN & OUTSIDE HANDLE USED TO OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER WHO WILL REPAIR @ MY COST APPROX. A YEAR AGO THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY FROM INSIDE IT WAS REPAI...

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES (IN THE FRONT) ARE INOPERABLE. THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR IS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE EVENT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE JUST FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND REALIZED THAT AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IN MY CAR. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST ,EVEN AFTER THE FIRST RECALL. I BROUGHT IN TO FIX. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE POWER TRAIN RECALL THE MANUFACTURER NEVER INFORMED ME OF THI...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE JUST FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND REALIZED THAT AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IN MY CAR. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST ,EVEN AFTER THE FIRST RECALL. I BROUGHT IN TO FIX. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE POWER TRAIN RECALL THE MANUFACTURER NEVER INFORMED ME OF THI...

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE MASS. TURNPIKE ON 04/23/06, MY VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN THICK GRAY SMOKE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MY INSURANCE AGENCY THAT IT WAS A "MECHANICAL FAILURE', WHICH RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE, AND WAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE...

Mileage: 45,000

NOVEMBER 2, 2006 MAZDA NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS ATTN: CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER PO BOX 19734 IRVINE, CA 92623-9734 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: OUR SERVICE ADVISORS TONY AND BRIAN, AGAIN AT EL CAJON MAZDA, DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ONLY FACTORY ROTORS FOR THE MAZDA TRIBUTE ARE THROW...

STARTING 2006 COULDN'T GET TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND IT WAS HARD TO FIND THIRD GEAR AND WOULD BE STUCK WINDING BETWEEN GEARS ON THE ROAD AND ON HIGHWAY CAUSING POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK FROM SUDDENLY BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER HAD CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND FINALLY ENDED UP REPLACING A CABLE FO...

Mileage: 56,500

STARTING 2006 COULDN'T GET TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND IT WAS HARD TO FIND THIRD GEAR AND WOULD BE STUCK WINDING BETWEEN GEARS ON THE ROAD AND ON HIGHWAY CAUSING POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK FROM SUDDENLY BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER HAD CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND FINALLY ENDED UP REPLACING A CABLE FO...

Mileage: 56,500

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001. WHILE STOPPED IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; CRUISE CONTROL OFF) WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4000 RPM. HAD TO USE HARD, FULL BRAKING PLUS EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP SUV FROM MOVING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE REVVED AT 4000 RPM....

Mileage: 47,000

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001. WHILE STOPPED IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; CRUISE CONTROL OFF) WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4000 RPM. HAD TO USE HARD, FULL BRAKING PLUS EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP SUV FROM MOVING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE REVVED AT 4000 RPM....

Mileage: 47,000

ON 11/07/05 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING WHEN SLOWING AND STOPPING. THE ENGINE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON 11/08/05 VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK STILL STALLING. AC GASKET AND IDLE VALVE WERE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD OUR ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND DEALER WOULD NOT FIX. THE DAY I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 91,185

ON 11/07/05 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING WHEN SLOWING AND STOPPING. THE ENGINE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON 11/08/05 VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK STILL STALLING. AC GASKET AND IDLE VALVE WERE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD OUR ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND DEALER WOULD NOT FIX. THE DAY I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 91,185

INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNDER NORMAL USE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2001 TRIBUTE. HAD TO REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE...OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

Mileage: 89,458

SHUTTER OF THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH. PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED ON THE VEHICLE AROUND 30,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PER TECH ASSISTANCE REF. 272101. DEALER DETERMINED "NO PROBLEM FOUND" WHEN THE SHUTTER WAS REPORTED AGAIN AT 4...

Mileage: 29,000

I WAS SHOPPING AT THE LOCAL WALMART WITH MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE WERE PARKED IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT. ON LEAVING, SHE ENGAGED THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO EASE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS APPLYING ...

Mileage: 70,000

I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY. MY COMPLAINT # WAS 10163178. THIS THE DEALERSHIP HAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TO DATE. HOWEVER, THE SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS, WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE RUNNING...

ON JULY 3, THE IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL, AND WHEELS OF OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FROZE WHEN WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SENATOR IMPORTS, ON FLORIN ROAD, IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. ON JULY 7, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FIXED, THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO WORK WH...

DRIVER ACCELERATED, WITH PEDAL, WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH. REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE DID NOT SEEM TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE; "THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SURGE". THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUTTON ALSO SEEMED TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE CRUISE. THE RESISTANCE IN ...

Mileage: 94,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED, I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 6/29/2005. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED , LEAVING THE PASSENGER...

Mileage: 95,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED, I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 6/29/2005. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED , LEAVING THE PASSENGER...

Mileage: 95,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED, I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 6/29/2005. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED , LEAVING THE PASSENGER...

Mileage: 95,000

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (ENGINE STOPPED) WHEN COASTING DOWNHILL TOWARD CONSTRUCTION BARRELS. WAS ABLE TO AVOID BARRELS BY TURNING INTO UNOCCUPIED TURN LANE. POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. POWER BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. OCCURRED ONCE. NOTICED THAT A RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID #...

Mileage: 64,457

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (ENGINE STOPPED) WHEN COASTING DOWNHILL TOWARD CONSTRUCTION BARRELS. WAS ABLE TO AVOID BARRELS BY TURNING INTO UNOCCUPIED TURN LANE. POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. POWER BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. OCCURRED ONCE. NOTICED THAT A RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID #...

Mileage: 64,457

THE PORTION OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WITH TRIGGERS THE LATCH SUDDENLY BROKE OFF, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. INCIDENT DATE RECORDED IS THE DATE OF THE SECOND HANDLE BREAK. AS A RES...

Mileage: 86,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHEERED OFF. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR THE PLASTIC HANDLE BROKE. THE ONLY WAY OF EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND...

Mileage: 86,444

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE STALLS UNPREDICTABLY. THE MAZDA DEALER AND MAZDA CORPORATE ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE TWO POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULES (THE ORIGINAL) AND THE REPLACEMENT MODULES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. IF THIS IS CORRECT, THEN THERE MUST BE SOME INHERENT DEFECT WITH T...

Mileage: 54,542

I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4X4 WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, DURING TAKEOFF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE. OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A WEEK, IT GOT WORSE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM ELLIS MAZDA OF MARIETTA AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING ON THE VEHICLE, AND T...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 83,000

2001 TRIBUTE RACK AND PINION AND SHAFT BROKE INTO PIECES MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO STEER. *TS THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN IRREPARABLE LEAK. *NM

Mileage: 39,893

2001 TRIBUTE RACK AND PINION AND SHAFT BROKE INTO PIECES MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO STEER. *TS THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN IRREPARABLE LEAK. *NM

Mileage: 39,893

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THE FRONT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 04/19/06. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE ENTRY TO THE DOOR IS OPENED BY THE AUTOMATIC OPENER OR KEYPAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR LOCK....

Mileage: 62,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 60 MPH WHILE BRAKING. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED 7 BROKEN RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND THE...

Mileage: 12,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WAS ALREADY REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT NOT FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

A WOMAN IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, MY BRAKES LOCKED AND I CRASHED INTO HER, HEAD ON, GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

(1) 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE/DX-V6: NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITHIN PAST SIX MONTHS (2) CAR WOULD STALL WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGN/STOP LIGHT (RPMS TOO LOW) (3) REPLACED IGNITION COIL VIA MAZDA DEALERS (SEATTLE, WA, PASENDA, MD, PENSACOLA, FL). *NM

Mileage: 68,500

CAR ENGINE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR LAST THREE YEARS. DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY DID THE FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE P.C.V AND VENTILATION HOSE, THIRD TIME THE SENSOR,EN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE ENGINE STILL DIED 6 TIMES WHEN I DROVE 10 MILES HOME...

Mileage: 91,161

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TWO OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

Mileage: 73,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO GET OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ...

INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR LATCH BROKEN, CAN NOT EXIT USING HANDLE INSIDE OF DOOR. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO THE OUTSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE (80,000 MILES) BROKE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. A MONTH AGO THE PASSANGER DOOR OUTSIDE LATCH BROKE AND I ALSO HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. A WEEK AGO THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH ...

Mileage: 81,000

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE INTERNAL MECHANISM BREAKS AND PREVENTS EXIT OF VEHICLE THROUGH DRIVER DOOR. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT WORK. ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. TWO DAYS AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. TH...

1. RECALL ON SAFETY BUCKLE, NHTSA # 03V515000. 2. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHING. UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING. 3. FOOTHILLS MAZDA IN SPOKANE, WA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY STATING THAT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50,000 MILES. HOW DOES A WARRANTY RUN OUT ON A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE T...

1. RECALL ON SAFETY BUCKLE, NHTSA # 03V515000. 2. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHING. UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING. 3. FOOTHILLS MAZDA IN SPOKANE, WA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY STATING THAT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50,000 MILES. HOW DOES A WARRANTY RUN OUT ON A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE T...

(1)EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, ROLLING DOWN A WINDOW, OR USING TURN SIGNAL. (2)FAILURE: ENGINE DIES, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC... (3)VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED/CORRECTED. *NM

Mileage: 62,000

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 14, 2003. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MARCH 2004 REPLACED THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR A THIRD TIME . *AK JULY 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO TH...

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 14, 2003. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MARCH 2004 REPLACED THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR A THIRD TIME . *AK JULY 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO TH...

DT: 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT VEHICLE. THE DOORS WERE ON CHILD SAFETY LOCKS, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR DOORS...

DT: 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT VEHICLE. THE DOORS WERE ON CHILD SAFETY LOCKS, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR DOORS...

OCCASSIONALLY, WHILE MY CAR IS IDLE BOTH PARKED BUT RUNNING OR WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND THE RPM GAUGE RACES. THE ENGINE WILL NOT STOP RACING UNLESS I TURN THE CAR OFF. ALSO, DRIVER CAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SERVICE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE LOCK ...

OCCASSIONALLY, WHILE MY CAR IS IDLE BOTH PARKED BUT RUNNING OR WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND THE RPM GAUGE RACES. THE ENGINE WILL NOT STOP RACING UNLESS I TURN THE CAR OFF. ALSO, DRIVER CAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SERVICE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE LOCK ...

OCCASSIONALLY, WHILE MY CAR IS IDLE BOTH PARKED BUT RUNNING OR WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND THE RPM GAUGE RACES. THE ENGINE WILL NOT STOP RACING UNLESS I TURN THE CAR OFF. ALSO, DRIVER CAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SERVICE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE LOCK ...

OCCASSIONALLY, WHILE MY CAR IS IDLE BOTH PARKED BUT RUNNING OR WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND THE RPM GAUGE RACES. THE ENGINE WILL NOT STOP RACING UNLESS I TURN THE CAR OFF. ALSO, DRIVER CAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SERVICE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE LOCK ...

VEHICLE SUNROOF FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-6 OPERATIONS. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES ON 11/30/04 WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DUE TO THE MINIMAL USAGE PRIOR TO FAILURE, IT WAS EXPECTED AND REQUESTED THAT MAZDA PICK UP THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THEY DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE MOTOR ASSEMB...

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE SUNROOF FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-6 OPERATIONS. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES ON 11/30/04 WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DUE TO THE MINIMAL USAGE PRIOR TO FAILURE, IT WAS EXPECTED AND REQUESTED THAT MAZDA PICK UP THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THEY DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE MOTOR ASSEMB...

Mileage: 68,000

DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, AND SHE COULD NOT ACTIVATE ANY SAFETY ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A RELAY SENSOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THEY ...

Mileage: 79,580

UNUSUAL SQUEAKING NOISES HEARD FROM LOWER STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT CONNECTS TO POWER STEERING RACK AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GOING SLOWLY OVER SMALL BUMPS AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STRANGE NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM THE STEERING RACK INCLUDING A MECHANICAL NOISE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29,3...

Mileage: 29,000

MAZDA TRIBUTE LEFT MY FAMILY SITTING IN TRAFFIC. COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 20K MILES. CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT.MAZDA ONLY GAVE $1000 OFF REPAIR. *AK

Mileage: 19,250

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. SYSTEM HAS FAILED FREQUENTLY AND BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN REVERSE GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 63,356

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** . *MR UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT THE GASKETS AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE INLET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL ON HIS 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS BECOME HARDER TO DEPRESS AND THE ENGINE JUMPS WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. *NM THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF RECALL 04V574000 APPLIES TO HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE 2003 FORD ESCAPE AND FORD ALSO MADE TH...

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX-V6 4WD, WAS RECALLED TO REPLACE THE "RACK "ON THE STEERING, THIS WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THEN 8,728 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE!! I FEEL THE...

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX-V6 4WD, WAS RECALLED TO REPLACE THE "RACK "ON THE STEERING, THIS WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THEN 8,728 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE!! I FEEL THE...

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *JB *NM

Mileage: 46,500

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

KNOWN PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSIONS USED IN FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDA TRIBUTES. PROBLEM WITH TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. FORD ISSUED OASIS FIX AND TSB BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLES OFF WARRANTY. HAS EXISTED AND BEEN UNOFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD SINCE 2001. HAS RESUL...

Mileage: 34,495

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK, VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BE BRING IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

TRIBUTE WOULD MAKE SLIPPING NOISE WHEN ON A HILL. IT WOULD ALSO SHUTTER WHEN I FIRST TOOK OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I TOOK OFF AND THE CAR SURGED. I P...

Mileage: 61,000

SINCE THE FIRST MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, OF ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN OUR CAR INTO THE DEALER, THEY NEVER RECOGNIZED THE RECALLS. WE HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. THE LAST TIME, DUE TO A RECALL ITEM, WE RETURNED THE CAR WITHIN DAYS OF "REPAIR." WE TOO...

FRONT DISK ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, ALTHOUGH THE PADS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE (NOT WORN OUT). MILEAGE IS UNDER 50,000 MILES.

Mileage: 35,000

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE PCM ENGINE STALLING RECALL 04V157000 UNLESS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH THE RECALL PART WAS THE FAILURE CODE. IF NOT THE CONSUMER WILL BE CHARGED $80.00 DOLLARS. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V175000 CONCERNING VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. SERVICE MAMAGER FELIPE COLUNGA. *AK

DOOR HANDLES IN MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTES BREAK EASILY AFTER NORMAL USE. APPARENTLY A "PLASTIC PART CRACKS" ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY THEREBY NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN AT ALL. THIS IS ALARMING DUE TO THE OBVIOUS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF ANY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE...

Mileage: 25,300

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED TWICE IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRY. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE LOWERED. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SC

Mileage: 54,000

VEHICLE STALLED, AND AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT STOPPED. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTINUED COST WAS CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE CAR. HAD THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED AT LEAST 4 IN THE SAME WEEK. SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK

UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER 90000 MILES DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BECAME INOPPERABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. DRIVER'S SIDE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND LIFTING UP ON OUTSIDE HANDLE. SH...

Mileage: 90,109

UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER 90000 MILES DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BECAME INOPPERABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. DRIVER'S SIDE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND LIFTING UP ON OUTSIDE HANDLE. SH...

Mileage: 90,109

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE EXPERIENCE AIRBAG TROUBLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WILL BLINK 4 TIMES THEN 7 TIMES TNEN WILL STAY ON . THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS QUITE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST.*AK

Mileage: 41,400

WHILE DRIVING 40 - 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . IN APRIL 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I...

Mileage: 29,212

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6...DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF OF HANDLE... CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. A RELATIVE OF OURS HAD THE SAME PROPLEM WITH HER 2001 TRIBUTE. HER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF ENTIRELY UNDER NORMAL USE.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

AT 40000 MILEAGE MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY HARD PADS. @ 65,000 MY BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH I CAMPLAINED FOR 1 YEAR ABOUTA HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THAT BOOSTER WITH ANOTHER, BECASUE THAT B...

AT 40000 MILEAGE MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY HARD PADS. @ 65,000 MY BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH I CAMPLAINED FOR 1 YEAR ABOUTA HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THAT BOOSTER WITH ANOTHER, BECASUE THAT B...

AT 40000 MILEAGE MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY HARD PADS. @ 65,000 MY BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH I CAMPLAINED FOR 1 YEAR ABOUTA HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THAT BOOSTER WITH ANOTHER, BECASUE THAT B...

I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS AND 113,000 MILES HIGHWAY MILES, NO OFF-ROADING. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 43000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE STABILIZER LINK AND TI-RODS. THE WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY WE ABOUT TO FALL OFF IF Y...

Mileage: 113,000

I BOUGHT A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE (USED) IN MARCH 2003. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT BEGAN STALLING FREQUENTLY - MOSTLY WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY/PARKING SPOT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2003 AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND COULD FIND NO EXPLANATION, BUT THEY DID A PCM UPDATE ON I...

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PADS WERE CAUSING THE PEDAL TO BE HARD WHEN DEPRESSING. ALSO, ROTORS OVERHEATEDD INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 22,000

MY BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO APPARENT BRAKING PROBLEMS. DEALER SAYS I NEED NEW BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT EVEN INSPECTING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING BRAKES ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE, HE WAS NOT CONCERNED - JUST SAID...

I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN FEBRUARY 2001 AND IN APRIL 2004 THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK MY TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IN JULY 2004 THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED TO THE...

Mileage: 52,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD REACHED THE 20% POINT OF FRICTION MATERIAL REMAINING AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKES AND/OR PADS WERE MADE FROM INADEQUATE MATERIALS. *JB

2001 TRIBUTE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER REPLACEMENT RECALL I503L.*MR THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TWO RECALL DONE SEAT BET BUCKLE COVER AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT REF...

2001 TRIBUTE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER REPLACEMENT RECALL I503L.*MR THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TWO RECALL DONE SEAT BET BUCKLE COVER AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT REF...

2001 TRIBUTE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER REPLACEMENT RECALL I503L.*MR THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TWO RECALL DONE SEAT BET BUCKLE COVER AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT REF...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

Mileage: 56,000

I HAD THE 1904-D RECALL (RECALIBRATION OF PCM) DONE ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MY CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY SEVERE. AFTER BRINGING THE TRIBUTE BACK TO THE MAZDA DEALER, THE PCM HAD FAILED. SO THE ...

Mileage: 65,700

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES DUE TO THE HORN BLOWING ON ITS ON ACCORD. UNABLE TO STOP IT FROM BLOWING. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ON ITS OWN AGAIN TODAY. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED ON ITS OWN ACCORD 2 TIMES SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ANY PERSONAL INTERVENTION.*AK

Mileage: 43,464

THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS WHEN BEING DRIVEN, THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN BEING DRIVEN BELOW 35 MILES PER HOUR DRIVING DOWN A HILL. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IT HAS CAUSED MY HUSBAND AND I TO HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. *AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEYS FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMPING NOISE . DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V515000 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER IN MARCH 2004, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. AS OF MAY 6, PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 8,900

LONG CRANK TIME AT COLD START. *LA

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND THE LAST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER NOW THIS VECHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I FEAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A REOCCURING PR...

Mileage: 40,000

SEVERAL TIMES AND AGAIN YESTERDAY THE 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V-6 THAT I OWN STALLED OR IN OTHER WORDS QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP BRIDGE. I ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY A DUMP TRUCK THAT WAS BEHIND ME.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WORN BEYOND REPAIR BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS. SINCE THESE ROTORS CANNOT BE REPAIRED, I ASSUME THAT THE BRAKES ARE UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ONLY IF I PURCHASE $500 WORTH OF OTHER SERVICES AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEAR...

Mileage: 53,800

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE. ON 3-2-04 I TOOK THE CAR TO BE FIXED BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY IT STALLED AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED TO LET THE WANTAGH SERVICE DEALER KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, THEY WERE VERY NASTY AND ACTED AS IF I WERE COMPLAINING FOR NOTHING. THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY PROBLEM, I DON'T...

Mileage: 25,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 4WD (MFG DATE 06/01). WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER FROM AN APPARENT ENGINE STALL. SEVERAL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EVENT OCCURANCE, POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS LOST. VEHICLE SPEED WAS QUICKLY REDUCING. VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING ...

Mileage: 29,973

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED SINCE I BELIEVED IT WAS THE PROBLEM. A WEEK AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE SUV STALLED AGAIN.*AK

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4WD DX 4 CYL. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, STARTING TURN. ALL POWER SHUT OFF. LOST POWER STEERING, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED FROM MOTION OF CAR WHEN CAR WAS PUT BACK INTO GEAR. *AK

Mileage: 36,500

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. AS A RESULT, EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL WHICH RESULTED IN RAPID ACCELERATION. BOTH FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY.*AK *MR

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2001 TRIBUTE HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING IN/OUT OF OVERDRIVE - A SHUDDERING AS IF IT COULDN'T MAKE UP IT'S MIND. 2 CALLS TO MAZDA AND 2 CALLS TO DEALER GAVE SAME RESULTS - "WHAT PROBLEM" BUT WEB SITES SAY IT IS COMMON. DEALER CLAIMS FAILURE TO CHANGE XMSN FLUID AT 22500 MAY HAVE CAUSED IT; PROBLEM H...

Mileage: 1,000

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS A VARIOUS ENGINE PARTS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CASUSING IT TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, AND I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING BETWEEN 50-65 MPH. I MUST SAY, IT WAS ONE O...

Mileage: 40

SRS INDICATOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. ON THE THIRD INCIDENT, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE, ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEM. MILEAGE AT FAILURE WAS 71,000. MILEAGE AT LAST TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS 48,000. AFTER FAILURE WAS INSPECTED BY SERVICE TECHS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY NOTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY CLEAN, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS NON-TY...

Mileage: 71,000

ALL FOUR RIMS CRACKED, CAUSING AIR TO SEPARATE FROM THE WHEELS. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIM WERE A DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RIMS. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FOUR TIMES. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 28,827

HOOD LATCH OPENS WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE CHANGE PLUS OR MINUS 20 OR MORE DEGREES OR RANDOMLY. *LA

Mileage: 500

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. RECENTLY I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. I HAD TO LEAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS FOR AWHILE BEFORE IT WOULD RESPOND NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM, NOT OCCURRING EVERYDAY. THE CONDITION INCREASED IN FREQUENC...

Mileage: 57,750

BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING.

Mileage: 9,000

FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFTED POORLY AND WHEN IN OVERDRIVE WOULD SHUTTER AT LOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SECOND TRANSMISSION GAVE NO SIGN OF PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON LONG HIGHWAY TRIP THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AT WHICH TIME I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS AN INDICATION OF IMPEND...

Mileage: 45,000

AT 15,860 (8/31/2001) THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL UNSTABLE AND HESITATES AND MAKES NOISE. I'M AT 58,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS RETURNED ONCE TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT FIXED. IF I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL CHA...

Mileage: 15,860

1.THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY TRIBUTE WAS ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, SO THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. 2.THE SECOND, WHEN GOING FOR MY FIRST BRAKE JOB I'M INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE TOO THIN AND UNDER SPECS. AND NEED TO BE REPLACED (A $700 JOB) SO, I WENT TO MAZDA ...

Mileage: 34,343

1.THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY TRIBUTE WAS ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, SO THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. 2.THE SECOND, WHEN GOING FOR MY FIRST BRAKE JOB I'M INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE TOO THIN AND UNDER SPECS. AND NEED TO BE REPLACED (A $700 JOB) SO, I WENT TO MAZDA ...

Mileage: 34,343

1.THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY TRIBUTE WAS ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, SO THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. 2.THE SECOND, WHEN GOING FOR MY FIRST BRAKE JOB I'M INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE TOO THIN AND UNDER SPECS. AND NEED TO BE REPLACED (A $700 JOB) SO, I WENT TO MAZDA ...

Mileage: 34,343

MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THANK GOD UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER HAVING THE THIRD TRANSMISSION PUT IN LAST WEEK - IT LIT UP YESTERDAY WITH AN COOLANT PROBLEM (THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED NOT ONLY THE TRANSMISSION BUT A MAINTENCE TWO DAYS BEFORE). IT IS NOW BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE DEALER. FR...

Mileage: 16,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. KEY IGNITION PROBLEM - BACK TWICE TO DEALER TO FIX THIS. STALLED DURING A TURN - WHOLE CAR DIED, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP AND THEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. PCM DIED TOTALLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD OR ...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. KEY IGNITION PROBLEM - BACK TWICE TO DEALER TO FIX THIS. STALLED DURING A TURN - WHOLE CAR DIED, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP AND THEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. PCM DIED TOTALLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD OR ...

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT UNLATCHEED WITHOUT PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

TORQUE CONVERTER & TRANSMISSION ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 32,000

VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, SINCE FIRST PURCHASING VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

REAR OF VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AND OTHER VEHICLE INSERTED ITSELF SO THAT IT WAS UNDER MY CAR TOTALLY.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON SOLID - THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS AND ASSEMBLIES TWICE AND THE OTHER TIMES NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM THEY CLEARED THE CODE.

Mileage: 21,712

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE, ONCE WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT THE OTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR, THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

Mileage: 48,228

MY 2001 TRIBUTE HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST YAR. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO HILLS. THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION COULD RESULT IN A CRASH BECAUSE POWER STEERING FAILS, AND THERE IS NO ENGINE POWER. MAZDA MUST RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2001 TRIBUTE HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST YAR. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO HILLS. THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION COULD RESULT IN A CRASH BECAUSE POWER STEERING FAILS, AND THERE IS NO ENGINE POWER. MAZDA MUST RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS HAS OCC'D TWICE. LAST WINTER ON AN LOS ANGELES FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND LAST WEEK ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I AM AFRAID IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 44,460

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. LAST WINTER ON AN LOS ANGELES FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND LAST WEEK ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM AFRAID IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 44,460

THE MADZA TRIBUTE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AT VARYING SPEEDS. BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING SYSTEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! LUCKILY, MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN INJURED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME? WHAT IF HE IS DRIV...

Mileage: 19,200

THE MADZA TRIBUTE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AT VARYING SPEEDS. BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING SYSTEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! LUCKILY, MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN INJURED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME? WHAT IF HE IS DRIV...

Mileage: 19,200

THE MADZA TRIBUTE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AT VARYING SPEEDS. BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING SYSTEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! LUCKILY, MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN INJURED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME? WHAT IF HE IS DRIV...

Mileage: 19,200

THE MADZA TRIBUTE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AT VARYING SPEEDS. BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING SYSTEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! LUCKILY, MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN INJURED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME? WHAT IF HE IS DRIV...

Mileage: 19,200

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME A THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, SINCE IT HAS STALLED ONCE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SCC *NLM

Mileage: 78,000

MAZDA TIRBUTE ESV6 HAS LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET OUT TO SAFETY. THE MECHANIC FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA AT MARIETTA, GA TOLD THAT THIS CASE ALREADY HAPPENED...

Mileage: 29,000

MAZDA TIRBUTE ESV6 HAS LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET OUT TO SAFETY. THE MECHANIC FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA AT MARIETTA, GA TOLD THAT THIS CASE ALREADY HAPPENED...

Mileage: 29,000

MAZDA TIRBUTE ESV6 HAS LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET OUT TO SAFETY. THE MECHANIC FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA AT MARIETTA, GA TOLD THAT THIS CASE ALREADY HAPPENED...

Mileage: 29,000

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SO SEVERELY, THAT CONSTANT ATTENTION HAD TO BE MAINTAINED ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE PULL WAS MORE SEVERE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES, AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CROWN OF THE ROAD OR THE CONSUMER'S TIRES. ALSO ...

Mileage: 300

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SO SEVERELY, THAT CONSTANT ATTENTION HAD TO BE MAINTAINED ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE PULL WAS MORE SEVERE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES, AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CROWN OF THE ROAD OR THE CONSUMER'S TIRES. ALSO ...

Mileage: 300

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT STARTS AGAIN OK BUT I HAVE TO KEEP RPM'S UP TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, OTHERWISE IT STALLS. ONE FAILURE SO FAR BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 TRIBUTE

Mileage: 23,000

PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE BRAKE SENSORS. *SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CONSUMER BELIEVED VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED.*AK

Mileage: 27,000

AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WEATHER I AM ACCELERATING OR COASTING. I ALSO SEE THE TACH NEEDLE JUMP AROUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE SLIPPING FEELS LIKE A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS A LOST POWER. PAST THIS SPEED RANGE OR BEFORE IT THE VEHICLE OP...

Mileage: 43,000

ON AUGUST 29TH, 2003 I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND I WAS QUICKLY HEADED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT IN TIME AND PULL UP THE ...

Mileage: 16,370

ALL POWER CUTS OFF WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL. LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING RESULTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.*AK

DUE TO A COMPUTER FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT QUIRK MAZDA IN QUINCY, MA THAT THEY HAVE SEEN "AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN" OF THIS PROBLEM, MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT IT, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-93 IN BOSTON AT RUSH ...

Mileage: 45

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT NOTICES WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS. *NLM

CONSUMER DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE HESITATED, AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02-027.*AK

THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. *AK PH. THE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. *AK PH. THE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. *JB

THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. *AK PH. THE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. *AK

AT 36000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, AT 4500 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT 45K000 MILES ALTENATOR FAILED.*AK

Mileage: 36,000

AT 36000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, AT 4500 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT 45K000 MILES ALTENATOR FAILED.*AK

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I COULDN'T TURN MY KEY TO START THE CAR. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THSI CAR. THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ALSO SAID THE FORD MODEL (THE ESCAPE) ALSO WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY...

Mileage: 73,000

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

VEHICLE HAD A NO-START CONDITION 4 TIMES, AND A NEAR-STALLING CONDITION ONE TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR BACKFIRING AND MISFIRING. ALL FIVE OCCURRENCES WERE RELATED TO A FAULTY WIRE/PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH KEPT BECOMING LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED. THE FIRST THREE TIME THE VEHI...

Mileage: 8,000

MY 2001 TRIBUTE 4X4 HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE IN MOTION GOING DOWNHILL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN VERY DIFFICULT BRAKING AND STEERING MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NLM

Mileage: 26,000

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WHEN IT DOES, STEERING AND BRAKING BECOME DIFFICULT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

ENGINE STALLS WHEN COLD START. *NLM

Mileage: 27,500

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S FIRST TIRE CHANGE THE REAR END COULD NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO THE REAR CAM BOLTS BEING FROZEN. REPAIRS REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRAILING ARMS ON BOTH SIDES. COSTS FOR REPAIR EXCEED $700.00 *JB

Mileage: 56,991

THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER CONTAINED HIGH CONDENSATION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVER. *JB

THE CLUTCH PLATE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWAY BAR AND LINKAGE. *JB

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, DIED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. NO BREAKS, NO STEERING, NO CONTROL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME AND CLEARLY THE MOST DANGEROUS AS IT WAS LIFE THREATENING. MAZDA IS UNRESPONSIVE AND NOT HONORING MY BUY BACK REQUEST. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT THEY SAID THEY FI...

ENGINE SUDDENLY CUTS OFF, LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER STEERING. REMEDIED BY PUTTING CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE STILL DRIVING AND TURNING IGNITION ON. HOWEVER, SOMEWHAT SCARY IF IT HAPPENS WHILE CORNERING. OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. *NLM

THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE DRIVE GEAR. WHEN THE DRIVER TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN FULL THROTTLE. *NLM *TS

Mileage: 29,000

ON APRIL 2, 2003 DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I DID NOT HAVE ANY STEERING OR BRAKE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE APPROXIMATELY. 2 MONTHS AGO. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING DOWNHILL. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME T...

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

2001 MAXDA TRIBUTE LX STALLS IN MOTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER HAS PERFORMED SUGGESTED REPAIRS BY MAZDA BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. MAZDA DEALER IS OUT OF IDEAS. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES AROUND YOU. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY NO POWER STEER...

THE FRONT SUSPENSION WORE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE HARD TO CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING ON ROADS THAT CONTAINED CURVES.*JB

Mileage: 7,000

I WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING ON ICE/SNOW. IT SEEMED THAT NO MATTER HOW I BRAKED MY ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL THROUGH STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAND OF TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE TRIBUTE, SO PURCHASE A NEW SET OF GOODYEAR SNOW A...

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY.*JB

Mileage: 32,665

ENGINE STALLED. PH

Mileage: 12,000

ENGINE STALLED. PH

Mileage: 12,000

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO AT ANOTHER OCCATION, VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START IN NEUTURAL GEAR.

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, NO STEERING. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS TAKEN PLACE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? IS FORD/MAZDA GOING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES (ESCAPE/TRIBUTE) AND FIX THEM?

VEHICLE'S RIMS CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND FLATTEN TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Mileage: 80,850

CONSUMER WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND UPON CONTACT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BROKE. TS

OUTSIDE MIRROR ON DRIVER SIDE WILL VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 ON THE HIGHWAYS. IN BAD WEATHER OR AT NIGHT IT IS HARD TO TELL WHO AND WHAT IS COMING UP THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS CONDITION AS IT IS. MAZDA REPLACED THE MIRROR ONCE AND IT IS STILL JUST AS BAD.

WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO STEERING POWER, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR FLOW SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.*JB...*AK

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO STEERING POWER, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR FLOW SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.*JB...*AK

Mileage: 39,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON DRIVER SIDE HAS A BLIND SPOT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

OWNED MY TRIBUTE FOR A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. ON 3/15/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT I HAD THEM DO A 30K MILE SERVICE AND CHECK EVERYTHING FROM FRONT TO BACK. HAD A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS. ON 6/10/02 I TOOK IT IN BE...

Mileage: 30

OWNED MY TRIBUTE FOR A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. ON 3/15/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT I HAD THEM DO A 30K MILE SERVICE AND CHECK EVERYTHING FROM FRONT TO BACK. HAD A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS. ON 6/10/02 I TOOK IT IN BE...

Mileage: 30

OWNED MY TRIBUTE FOR A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. ON 3/15/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT I HAD THEM DO A 30K MILE SERVICE AND CHECK EVERYTHING FROM FRONT TO BACK. HAD A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS. ON 6/10/02 I TOOK IT IN BE...

Mileage: 30

THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES TO THE POINT THAT THE REFLECTION IS BLURRY AND DISTORTED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION IS DANGERIOUS IN BAD WEATHER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS...

THIS IS ABOUT OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX , 4X4, V6. OUR VIN. # [XXX], BUT YOUR SYSTEM IS NOT ACCEPTING THIS NUMBER. OUR TRIBUTE HAS STALLED MORE THAN 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. WE HAVE CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER TO ASK IF THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER TRIBUTES. THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT...

AT 30-50 MPH TRAVELING DOWN HILL ENGINE STALLED TWICE. CONSUMER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.PH *TT

Mileage: 26,000

WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP, CURVEY HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS MEETING A VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND LUCKILY MISSED RUNNING INTO THE ONCOMING VEHICLE DUE TO INCIDENT OCCURING IN A CURVE. ...

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE MAIN COMPUTER FAILING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THIS PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. MR THE DEALER IMPORTED A COMPUTER FROM CANADA. AFTER IT'S INSTALLATION, THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. ...

Mileage: 48,000

THE ENGINE FAILED THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. CAUSE FOR THE FIRST FAILURE WAS THE PCM PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPROGRAMMED AND UPDATED EEC RELAY WAS ALSO INSTALLED. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE FOR THE SECOND ENGINE STALLING WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THROTTLE BODY AND WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON 09/23/02 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 19247

CONSUMER STATES THE CAUSE FOR THE SECOND ENGINE STALLING WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THROTTLE BODY AND WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD REPLACEMENT WAS DONE ON 09/23/02 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 19247

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS AND JUMPS IN/OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED 2X AND IS CURRENTLY W/DLR FOR 3RD REPLACEMENT. MR

VEHICLE IS INTERMITTENTLY STALLING. AT LOW SPEEDS, UNDER 40 MPH, VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WHEN VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP RESULTING IN PROBLEM HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE. VEHICLE TENDS TO STALL ON SLIGHT INCLINES OR DECLINES ...

THE ENGINE CUT OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, STEERING ETC. LUCKILY, NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS ON THE ROAD OR THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE. ONE YEAR AGO, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WHILE ...

TIRES MAKING AN INCREASING LOUD "HELICOPTER" TYPE SOUND. ACCORDING TO DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. MR

ENGINE STALLED TWICE IN 3 DAYS, ONCE WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND A SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS JUST COASTING WITHOUT STEPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE OKAY RIGHT AFTERWARDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIX WAS TO R...

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. NO BRAKES, NO STEERING. GOING DOWNHILL 35-40 MPH. ENDED UP GOING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC UNTIL I WRESTLED CAR BACK INTO LANE. 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. MAZDA SOLUTIONS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. NLM

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN WITH NO WARNING. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT FAILURE, BUT STALLING STILL PERSISTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S "SLIPPING" AT OR AROUND 45MPH. DOWN SHIFTING IS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT MPH. ONCE AT 55 IT'S OKAY. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH, WITH FOOT OFF GAS, OR WHEN IDLING. STALL OFTEN OCCURS DURING A TURN, DISABLING THE POWER-ASSISTED STEERING UNTIL ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED. (RESTART OCCURS PROMPTLY.) FIVE VISITS TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SINCE 7/12/02 HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. MAZDA-RECOMMEN...

1. MOSITURE IN PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AT 10KMI. 2. COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT @ 14K MI. 3. ENGINE LIGHT @ 15K MI. 4. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, LOSE BRAKES AND STEERING, TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH APPROACHING AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN AT A SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD SLOPE IN ROAD. HAD TO PUT VEH...

1. MOSITURE IN PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AT 10KMI. 2. COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT @ 14K MI. 3. ENGINE LIGHT @ 15K MI. 4. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, LOSE BRAKES AND STEERING, TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH APPROACHING AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN AT A SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD SLOPE IN ROAD. HAD TO PUT VEH...

I HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16 104T M+S TIRES WHICH CAME WITH MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV UPON PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. RECENTLY, WITH 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE SIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CRACK RUNS ON THE SIDE OF THE TREAD WHERE ...

CLUTCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING CLUTCH IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL WORK NORMALLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THIS TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 40 MPH STRIKING A VEHICLE WHICH WAS SITTING STILL TURNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND HER STRUCK THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK SPINNED AND POINTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION GOING OVER A DITCH. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYE...

AIRBAG SRS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, LIGHT STAY ON AFTER BLINKING FOR 4TIMES THEN 7 TIMES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REPROGRAMED COMPUTER CHIP. PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! I HAVE A FEAR OF DRIVING THIS SUV. AND I WISH I COULD GET MY MONEY BACK AND GET OUT OF THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND WILL BE HARD TO START BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. MOST RECENTLY, GOING DOWNHILL AT 45 MPH. ENGINE DIED, BATTERY LIGHTS AND OIL LIGHTS TURNED ON... NO WARNING AT ALL. I LOST POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY, AND THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF THE RO...

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. MOST RECENTLY, GOING DOWNHILL AT 45 MPH. ENGINE DIED, BATTERY LIGHTS AND OIL LIGHTS TURNED ON... NO WARNING AT ALL. I LOST POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY, AND THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF THE RO...

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. MOST RECENTLY, GOING DOWNHILL AT 45 MPH. ENGINE DIED, BATTERY LIGHTS AND OIL LIGHTS TURNED ON... NO WARNING AT ALL. I LOST POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY, AND THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF THE RO...

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, DOWN A SLIGHT HILL, ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME BACK IN 2001, DEALER HAD FOR 2 DAYS, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR CORRECT. CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WILL CONTACT DEALER AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND IN DOING SO BRAKES AND/ OR STEERING DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT ONLY HAD A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. *AK CONSUMER SMELLS FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBL...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND IN DOING SO BRAKES AND/ OR STEERING DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT ONLY HAD A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. *AK CONSUMER SMELLS FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBL...

VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS REGARDING THAT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MAZDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST DONT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT C...

HATCHBACK WAS OPENED DURING UNLOADING. WHEN TRUCK WAS LEFT ALONE WITH HATCHBACK STILL OPEN WINDOW EMPLODED WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, AND NOTHING STRUCK THE GLASS. OWNER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF AMOUNT OF SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS, AND THE DISTANCE TEN FEET OF TRAVEL. PL...

ENGINE STALLED IN 5:00 P.M. TRAFFIC. COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. CAN'T BELIEVE I DID NOT GET HURT OR KILLED. MAZDA MUST MAKE A RECALL ON TRIBUTE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 45MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY QUITS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. AFTER MANAGING TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD, I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THEN RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. CALLED MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD MANY OT...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE JERKING, PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE DEALER LATER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. (THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 45-50, BUT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, DOWN TO ...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE JERKING, PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE DEALER LATER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. (THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 45-50, BUT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, DOWN TO ...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE JERKING, PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE DEALER LATER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. (THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 45-50, BUT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, DOWN TO ...

VEHICLE CUT OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED BUT NOT REPLACED.*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND CANT FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COOLANT LIGHT CAMES ON AN...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND CANT FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COOLANT LIGHT CAMES ON AN...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND CANT FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COOLANT LIGHT CAMES ON AN...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND CANT FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COOLANT LIGHT CAMES ON AN...

VEHICLE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED AN EGR VALVE AND BOOST SENSOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*JB

ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. YOU DO NOT REALIZE IT HAS OCCURRED UNTIL YOU NOTICE YOUR POWER STEERING HAS BECOME STIFF OR YOU GO TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES FIRST TIME 10/2001, SECOND 11/2001 THIRD 5/2002. EACH TIME IT OCCURRED WITHIN FIRST 30-...

ENGINE PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN AT LOW RPMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND, AS A RESULT, THE TRIBUTE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP. SHUTDOWNS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ELEVEN TIMES - ALWAYS AT LOW RPMS (1000 RPM OR LESS). EACH SHUT DOWN OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COASTING ...

ENGINE PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN AT LOW RPMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND, AS A RESULT, THE TRIBUTE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP. SHUTDOWNS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ELEVEN TIMES - ALWAYS AT LOW RPMS (1000 RPM OR LESS). EACH SHUT DOWN OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COASTING ...

ENGINE PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN AT LOW RPMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND, AS A RESULT, THE TRIBUTE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP. SHUTDOWNS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ELEVEN TIMES - ALWAYS AT LOW RPMS (1000 RPM OR LESS). EACH SHUT DOWN OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COASTING ...

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON CITY STREET. WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER STOPPING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED ENGINE COMPUTER.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL ONLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES BEFORE CONSUMER TOOK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ONCE THE COMPUTER WAS REINSTALLED OR REPROGRAMMED IT STUCK. NO ONE NEEDIN...

VEHICLE WOULD STALL ONLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES BEFORE CONSUMER TOOK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ONCE THE COMPUTER WAS REINSTALLED OR REPROGRAMMED IT STUCK. NO ONE NEEDIN...

VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DEEP HILL, ENGINE CUTS OFF.*AK VEHICLE ALSO FAILED ONCE ON FLAT SURFACE. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE.*JB

WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AT APPXIMATELY 40 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. ABLE TO STOP CAR SAFELY (BARELY). TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD INITALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS STALLING INCIDENT. I ASKED THE DEALER IF I SHOULD STILL...

WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AT APPXIMATELY 40 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. ABLE TO STOP CAR SAFELY (BARELY). TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD INITALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS STALLING INCIDENT. I ASKED THE DEALER IF I SHOULD STILL...

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS. EACH TIME THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ALL FOUR TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON T...

WHENEVER COASTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE GOING 35-40MPH DOWN LONG HILL ENGINE QUIT. STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DOESN'T REMEMBER IF DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE COASTED DOWN HILL WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. DEALER RPLACED BYPASS AIR CONTROL VAV...

WHILE GOING 35-40MPH DOWN LONG HILL ENGINE QUIT. STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DOESN'T REMEMBER IF DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE COASTED DOWN HILL WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. DEALER RPLACED BYPASS AIR CONTROL VAV...

VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE IT IN WRITING. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, SHIFT CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM BACK OF THE SHIFT LEVER. UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RE-START. *YH

WHEN THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER TIRE WAS BEGINNING SEPARATION ALSO. THESE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.*AK

MAY 23, 2002 - CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LIGHT ON CONSOLE COMES ON BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE. JUNE 01, 2002 - LOST ALL POWER WHILE GOING APPROX 35 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE. PULLED TO THE SIDE, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED AGAIN.

MAY 23, 2002 - CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LIGHT ON CONSOLE COMES ON BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE. JUNE 01, 2002 - LOST ALL POWER WHILE GOING APPROX 35 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE. PULLED TO THE SIDE, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED AGAIN.

DESCENDING AN OVER WATER BRIDGE AT 35MPH WHEN ENGINE DIED WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PUT VEHICLE BACK AND PARK AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. NO RECURRENCE YET. DUE TO BE SEEN AT DEALER...

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SECOND TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NEITHER TIME DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ...

ENGINE STALLS WHILE COASTING DOWNHILL. THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER I PULL OVER. I GET THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS LAST TWO INCIDENTS HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND.*AK

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIES AT 40-45 MPH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIES AT 40-45 MPH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIES AT 40-45 MPH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. HAS STALLED PREVIOUSLY. DEALER CAN'T INDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSOR.*AK

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE IGNITION TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE IN MOTION, THEREBY RENDERING STEERING, BRAKES AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE USELESS. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING ALL SYSTEMS ARE DOWN. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMP...

PASSANGER FRONT SEAT FRAME BENT ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO GO TO FULL TILT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO ESCAPE FROM SHOULDERHARNESS PERSONAL INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN NECK BROKEN JAW BROKEN LEFT WRIST BROKEN NOSE 100 STICHES IN TOP OF HEAD BRUISED SPLEEN . FRONT PASSANGER ENDED UP IN REAR CARGO AREA OF 200...

I WAS ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TOOK THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BROUGHT IN WITH SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOXVILLE TOLD ME THAT I WAS IN RANGE OF A CELL...

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER FOR REPAIRES ON 4 OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK *YH

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED AND ENGINE RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.*AK

CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. CHECKED EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL, INCLUDING MAKING SURE GAS TOP WAS ON TIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LEAKING VENT LINE ON TANK. THEY SAID MAZDA TOLD THEM TO CAP IT OFF AS THERE WASN'T A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS. DON'T THINK THIS IS A PERMANENT FIX. *TS ...

Mileage: 10,000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM HOWEVER FOUND NO SOLUTION. NLM DEALER REPLACED PCM AND RELAY. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DEALER WILL CONTAC...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM HOWEVER FOUND NO SOLUTION. NLM DEALER REPLACED PCM AND RELAY. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DEALER WILL CONTAC...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH. AGAIN I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL, AROUND A BEND JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME. THE CAR DIES, ALL POWER GOES OUT, LEAVING ME TO TRY TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. THE FIRST COMPLAINT, THE DEA...

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH. AGAIN I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL, AROUND A BEND JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME. THE CAR DIES, ALL POWER GOES OUT, LEAVING ME TO TRY TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. THE FIRST COMPLAINT, THE DEA...

WHILE DRIVING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALL AND SHUT DOWN. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE CUT OFF RELAY. *SLC

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKES, I PULLED OVER TO AVOID A CRASH.*AK

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKES, I PULLED OVER TO AVOID A CRASH.*AK

TRIBUTE STALLED ON ONRAMP FOR I495 AT AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE IN VA. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. STALLING OCCURRED AS ONRAMP TURNS RIGHT AND CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO KEEP ON THE ROAD AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH TRAFFIC ON I495 TRAVELLING 60 - 70 MPH. ...

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE AT DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A FAULTY RELAY IGNITION SWITCH. *AK THE CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND TOLD HIM PROBABLY HAD BAD GAS. FINALLY THE PROBLEM WAS DIAG...

TREAD SEPARATION HAS STARTED ON ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208AWM300 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, MAZDA NORTH AMERICA CONTACTED BY MY ATTY AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. CAR STALLS WHEN COASTING DOWN HILL GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. ACCORDING TO LAST WORK ORDER FROM DEALERSHIP ON 1/28/02: PROGRAM P.C.M. AS PER TECH LINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER INJURED. *AK *YD

WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY - NOMINALLY REPAIRED IN 2001 RECALL - FAILED COMPLETELY & WITHOUT WARNING. SMALL PLASTIC CONNECTOR CAME APART. WIPERS WERE OPERATING, BUT LOAD WAS ONLY WATER - NO ICE OR SNOW. AS CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I WOULD CARE TO COME BASED ON A MECHANICAL FAILURE. TALKED T...

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND CAN'T TELL SPEED TRAVELING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND HAD REPAIRED IT. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES SO BADLY THAT THE IMAGE IN THE MIRROR IS SO BLURRED YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MIRROR AND IT STILL DID THE SAMETHING. I COMPLAINED A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY ALREADY REPLACED IT...

THE COOLANT INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE COOLANT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLES COOLANT SENSOR HAD ALEADY BEEN REPLACED DEC 2000 PRIOR TO PURCHASE, THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO THE CONSUMER....

WHILE DRIVING ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, NO ACCIDENT OCCURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS WITH A DEFECTIVE RELAY, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT O...

THE EGR SENSOR WAS CONTAMINATED FROM EXHAUST CONDENSATION RESULTING IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. NLM

A SEVERE GASOLINE ODOR. HAPPENS VARIOUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING, ODOR COMES THROUGH THE VENTS, OR AFTER TURNING OFF CAR, EXTREME GAS ODOR. HAPPENS A VARIOUS TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF GAS IN MY GAS TANK. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. THEY H...

ENGINES SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE. LEAVING YOU WITHOUT BRAKES OR STEERING. MAZDA HAS REPLACED NUMERUS PARTS BUT CAN NEVER FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THEY CAN NOT CONFIRM THIS BUT REPLACE PARTS ANYWAY. THIS IS THEIR WAY OVER COVERING THEIR BUTTS. MY ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALLL AND LOSE ALL POWER.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A DELAY CHIP IN FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALLL AND LOSE ALL POWER.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A DELAY CHIP IN FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, LOSING POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND CLUTCH. COULD NOT RESTART, SO THE DEALERSHIP PICKED ME UP. DEALERSHIP STATED THE CLIP ON THE CLUTCH HAD BROKEN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY HAPPENED THAT ONE TIME, HOWEVER ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS T...

ENGINE STALLED GOING DOWNHILL BETWEEN 45-50 MPH. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, NO RPMS, COULD NOT RESTART WHILE COASTING. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, PLACED INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY. *AK

FLYING DEBRIS (SAND, GRAVEL, STONES ETC.) FROM FRONT TIRES DO FLY AT SEVERAL SPEEDS TOWARDS THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE THE CLADDING SERIOUSLY. FURTHERMORE BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN THE BIGGER OBJECTS CAN FLY FURTHER INTO INCOMING AND PASSING TRAFFIC AND DAMAGE AND ENDANGER LIFE AND PROPERTY. TO...

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WOULD COME FROM STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, ON COLD MORNINGS, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK NOTICED FROM THE UNDERSIDE CENTER, CONTINENTAL TIRES SIZE #16, DOT #A3084531901, WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. DEALER NOTIFIE...

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WOULD COME FROM STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, ON COLD MORNINGS, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK NOTICED FROM THE UNDERSIDE CENTER, CONTINENTAL TIRES SIZE #16, DOT #A3084531901, WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. DEALER NOTIFIE...

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WOULD COME FROM STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, ON COLD MORNINGS, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK NOTICED FROM THE UNDERSIDE CENTER, CONTINENTAL TIRES SIZE #16, DOT #A3084531901, WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. DEALER NOTIFIE...

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WOULD COME FROM STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, ON COLD MORNINGS, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK NOTICED FROM THE UNDERSIDE CENTER, CONTINENTAL TIRES SIZE #16, DOT #A3084531901, WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. DEALER NOTIFIE...

THERE IS A LEAKAGE FROM CENTER AREA OF EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

TIRES ON VEHICLE DO NOT HAVE GOOD TRACTION IN WET WEATHER OR SNOW. CONTACTED GOODYEAR. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A 2001, MAZDA, TRIBUTE. *AK TIRE SIZE P215/70R12 AND DOT # E13027888. *YH

STALLING ISSUE, MAZDA HAS NO FIX, SAFETY IS AT STAKE, HELP US!. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DRIVER CAN VERY EASILY HIT GAS PEDAL AS WELL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE TRIBUTE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. WHEN I GOT IT RESTARTED, THE TRIP ODOMETER WAS RESET AND THE RADIO STATION PRESETS WERE LOST. I ALSO HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR - IT MAKES A RATTLING SOUND AND THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON.

ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR DOWN A CURVED INCLINE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP ALONG SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. WOULD NOT START. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON SE...

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED, LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE CENTER TURNING LANE. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A TURNING LANE, I WOUL...

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED, LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE CENTER TURNING LANE. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A TURNING LANE, I WOUL...

THERE IS A FUEL ODOR COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. IT SEEMS TO GET STRONGER AS I RUN THE AIR OR HEAT AND EVENTUALLY GETS TO THE POINT OF SMELLING SO BAD, I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO GET FRESH AIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE ALSO ...

ENGINE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, AND GOING DOWNHILL ON 25-JUN-2001, 01-OCT-2001, AND 30-JAN-2002. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICE AND REPLACED AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. REFERENCE INVESTIGATION: PE 01-043. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITI...

ENGINE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, AND GOING DOWNHILL ON 25-JUN-2001, 01-OCT-2001, AND 30-JAN-2002. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICE AND REPLACED AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. REFERENCE INVESTIGATION: PE 01-043. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITI...

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - SAME LOCATION, SAME SPEED - HAS HAPPENED 20+ TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PRO...

WATER BUILDUP IN RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLIGHT WITH NO APPARANT CRACKS. *AK

BOTH FRONT SIDE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH, THANKFULLY IT DID NOT IN THIS INSTANCE. HOWEVER, MY WIFE IS SOMEWHAT ANXIOUS BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER DID ADJUST THE IDLER AND REPLACED A CONTROL MODULE, BUT THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY SOMEW...

THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH, THANKFULLY IT DID NOT IN THIS INSTANCE. HOWEVER, MY WIFE IS SOMEWHAT ANXIOUS BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER DID ADJUST THE IDLER AND REPLACED A CONTROL MODULE, BUT THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY SOMEW...

WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH VEHICLE , WITH OUT ANY NOTICE, WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OR DO ANYTHING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A PART IN VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL STALLING.*AK

ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE, THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. NO SERIOUS INJURIES RESULTED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FOR BRUISING IN THE CHEST AREA. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS $12,800, ENTIRELY TO ...

AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR A PERIOD OF 5-8 HOURS, IT WILL NOT START UP. IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO DO THIS ONLY IF IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN IT IS PARKED...

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER HIGHWAY, AND THEN PRESSING ACCELERATER AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, INSTEAD OF SPEEDING UP. IT IS LIKE YOUR PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER FEELS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE SLOWING TO PROCEED THROUGH YIELD-SIGN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5 MPH (RIGHT-HAND TURN). POWER STEERING, ETC. WAS LOST...PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED...AS THOUGH ONE MIGHT STALL/RESTART A MANUAL TRANS. VEHICLE (THIS VEHICLE IS AUTO TRANS). ON ONE OTH...

WHILE SLOWING TO PROCEED THROUGH YIELD-SIGN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5 MPH (RIGHT-HAND TURN). POWER STEERING, ETC. WAS LOST...PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED...AS THOUGH ONE MIGHT STALL/RESTART A MANUAL TRANS. VEHICLE (THIS VEHICLE IS AUTO TRANS). ON ONE OTH...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHILE TRAVELING 15MPH STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND ROLLOVER. *AKTHERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BODY SHOP, THE CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES WHEN AN ENGINE ROD FAILED, THE ...

WHILE TRAVELING ON A CLEAN, SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WITH ONE DRIVER AND UNLOADED, REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT IN MIDDLE OF SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS SHOWN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER INITIALLY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE, CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WA...

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND BRAKE PEDAL GETS STUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND BRAKE PEDAL GETS STUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THREE TIMES THE CAR HAS LOST POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK

STALLING ISSUE WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. *AK

THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE, THE FIRST OCCURRING ON 05/30/01. THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS WITH TWO PASSENGERS. I COASTED ALMOST CLEAR OF TRACKS, STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS. THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE OCCURRED, AT THE SAME L...

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, VEHICLE STALLS IN THE SAME SPOT VIRTUALLY EACH TIME.*SLC

I HAD THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR A SO CALLED FIX, BUT I FEEL THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE REASON I FEEL THIS WAY IS, BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS IN THE SECOND TIME FOR A FIX THEY DID THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME.*AK

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ROAD WAS FLAT AND WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE AND NO FIX COULD BE FOUND AS MAZDA WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY INFANT DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME AND I AM SCARED OF THIS VEHICLE NOW. I FEEL...

WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. BRAKED (WITH SOME DIFFICULTY) AND PULLED OVER TO A STOP. SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN, POSSIBLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND C...

RIGHT DOOR IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY BOLTED ONTO FRAME OF VEHICLE. DOOR IS ABLE TO MOVE AROUND, AND WHEN OPENING DOOR IT WILL MAKE NOISE. ALSO, DOOR HINGE BOLT IS HALFWAY ON. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH

I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN AUGUST AND JUST HAD THE FIRST SERVICE DONE RECENTLY SO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2001, I WAS NOT EXPECTING ANY PROBLEM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAD CEASED AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ALSO. I VEE...

I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN AUGUST AND JUST HAD THE FIRST SERVICE DONE RECENTLY SO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2001, I WAS NOT EXPECTING ANY PROBLEM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAD CEASED AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ALSO. I VEE...

I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN AUGUST AND JUST HAD THE FIRST SERVICE DONE RECENTLY SO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2001, I WAS NOT EXPECTING ANY PROBLEM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAD CEASED AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ALSO. I VEE...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD JUST SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER LOSES ALL POWER, LIKE POWER STEERING AND ABS, AND FEW OTHER ITEMS IN VEHICLE.*AK DEALER DIAGNOSED FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. *TT

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE (WITH A REBUILT TRANS) IN SEPT. IN NOV, WE HAD TO HAVE THE RACK REPLACED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER WAS LEAKING. ADDITIONALLY WE EXPERIENCED A GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAS HAD REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO ...

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE (WITH A REBUILT TRANS) IN SEPT. IN NOV, WE HAD TO HAVE THE RACK REPLACED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER WAS LEAKING. ADDITIONALLY WE EXPERIENCED A GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAS HAD REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO ...

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE (WITH A REBUILT TRANS) IN SEPT. IN NOV, WE HAD TO HAVE THE RACK REPLACED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER WAS LEAKING. ADDITIONALLY WE EXPERIENCED A GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAS HAD REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO ...

DURING BRAKING WHEN SPEED BECAME SLOWER THAN 10 M/H ENGINE RPM GO TO 0 WHICH IS LEADING TO TURNING ENGING OFF. HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITH ME. NOT SURE IF IT IS IGNITION SYSTEM OR TRANSMISSION TO RESTART A CAR YOU NEED TO SWITCH GEAR TO PARKING AND TURN KEY ALL THE WAY BACK. I DO BELEIVE THIS COULD CAUS...

CAR STALLED WITH NO WARNING, LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. TWO TIMES WAS WHILE SLOWING DOWN,ONCE WHILE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP HAS NOTIFIED MAZDA, BUT INSISTS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL PROBLEM IS FOUND.*AK

I PURCHASED MY TRIBUTE NEW IN OCT, 2001. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS STALLED OUT 6 TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WHILE SLOWING DOWN GOING DOWN HILL OR AROUND THE CORNER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO...

THE TRUCK STALLED (COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN) WHILE DRIVING, NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER TRUCK COMING TOWARDS ME. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, USUALLY BELOW 40 MPH. DEALER REPLACED EGR SENSOR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT REPLACING THE EGR SENSOR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB

TRAVELLING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE HEIGHT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. COULD NOT RESTART FOR 10-15 MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SO THEY CALLED IN A "SPECIAL" TECHNICIAN FROM MAZDA WHO CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PCM OR "COMPUTER" OF THE VEHICLE, THIS PART ...

TRAVELLING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE HEIGHT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. COULD NOT RESTART FOR 10-15 MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SO THEY CALLED IN A "SPECIAL" TECHNICIAN FROM MAZDA WHO CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PCM OR "COMPUTER" OF THE VEHICLE, THIS PART ...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 AND 60 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

BOLTS HAVE DISENGAGED FROM HINGE ON REAR LEFT DOOR, CAUSING DOOR TO COMPLETELY COME OFF. *AK *JB

I AM REPORTING WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A NEW SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES/STEERING, AND I BARELY AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I APPROACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. I LEARNED FROM DEALER THAT I AM THE 5T...

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, HEARD LOUD CRASH. LOOK ON GROUND AND FOUND TENSION PULLEY AND SPRING FELL OFF VEHICLE. WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD TOWED. WAITING FOR PARTS.. *AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, HEARD LOUD CRASH. LOOK ON GROUND AND FOUND TENSION PULLEY AND SPRING FELL OFF VEHICLE. WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD TOWED. WAITING FOR PARTS.. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS & GOING SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STALL & STOPPED. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELARATE OR BRAKE/STOP (GOING DOWNHILL). HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTACTED THE IRVINE MAZDA SERVICE DEPT. & THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON VE...

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION.*AK *SLC

Mileage: 9,480

THE CAR HAS STALLED 5 TIMES DURING OPERATION SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, LAST TIME ON OCTOBER 11, 2001. IT HAS STALLED ON THE ROAD AND IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS COME ON, POWER STEERING AND BRAKING DISAPPEARS, AND WE HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AND ENGAGE THE STARTER. IT DOES START RI...

BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON, HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN CAR FOR 2 DAYS IN CLOSE TO 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE DEMANDED A REFUND OF PURCHASE BASED ON LEMON LAW WITH NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER OR MAZDA.. I DO NOT HAVE THE MAZDA OR EVEN ...

VEHICLE STOPPED & COULD NOT ACCELERATE. DASH PANEL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I WAS GOING SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL & ALSO CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE, SO HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT/SIDE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE STOPPED & COULD NOT ACCELERATE. DASH PANEL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I WAS GOING SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL & ALSO CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE, SO HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT/SIDE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE STOPPED & COULD NOT ACCELERATE. DASH PANEL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. I WAS GOING SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL & ALSO CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE, SO HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT/SIDE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

ON OCTOBER 12, 2001, I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA IN MY MAZADA TRIBUTE 2001. THIS WAS A SUNNY DAY SO THE ROAD WAS DRY AND I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS APPROACHING THE EXITS FOR THE ROCKY MOUNT AREA WHEN MY ENTIRE CAR STARTED SHAKING FURIOUSLY. ...

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 8/12/01 FROM BROWN'S MAZDA IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 3000 MILES ON IT AND HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STALLS ON A DECLINE BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE STEREO IS STILL ON, BUT THE ENGINE GOES OUT AND THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRA...

TOTAL SYSTEM FAILURE ENGINE DIED AND ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ON ONRAMP. LOSS OF CONTROL WAS VERY SCARY ON THE RAMP. LUCKILY NOT ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME. *AK *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN DURING NORMAL OPERATION ON ...

OUR ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRY TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. PER YOUR CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DATABASE AND OTHER WEB SITES I HAVE RESEARCHED, T...

WHILE TRAVELING ON A DOWN GRADE AT 35 TO 40 MPH ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE PRIOR TO LAST INCIDENT, AND REPLACED EEC RELAY WHICH FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ET

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE, IT HAPPENS RIGHT IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR ON HIGHWAY, IN ONE SITUATION THERE WAS ONLY 2 WAYS TO GO, AND THAT WAS INTO A DITCH OR BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LUCKILY ANOTHER DRIVER SAW CONSUMER COMING AND CLEARED THE WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE ...

VEHICLE WILL DIE AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND IT REMAINED AT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WILL JUST DIE AT 55 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE STEERING/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND BRAKES GO OUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE RESTARTED AFTER IT STALLS. *JB

PE00 020; TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM TIRE. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS RECALLED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, 104DMS DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE FOR TWO OCCURRENCES. EACH TIME I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND THEN ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, ETC.). I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR GIVE IT GAS EASILY. EACH TIME I WAS NOT IN A SAFE LOCATION, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE CAR RESTAR...

I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE FOR TWO OCCURRENCES. EACH TIME I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND THEN ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, ETC.). I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR GIVE IT GAS EASILY. EACH TIME I WAS NOT IN A SAFE LOCATION, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE CAR RESTAR...

I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE FOR TWO OCCURRENCES. EACH TIME I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND THEN ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, ETC.). I WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR GIVE IT GAS EASILY. EACH TIME I WAS NOT IN A SAFE LOCATION, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE CAR RESTAR...

VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH WHILE ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING WHEN THE GEARS SHOULD CHANGE, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY PROBLEM AND HAS OFFERED CONSUMER THE OPTION TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AND ACCEPT THE ROLLOVER AMOUNT. *SLC

PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *SLC

CD PLAYER SHOWED ERROR IN THE DISPLAY. *SLC

VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING SOUND WHILE MAKING HARD OR SHARP LEFT TURNS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL AREA, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER CV JOINT. *SLC

AFTER SITTING A WHILE OR OVERNIGHT, VEHICLE WILL NOT START, DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM, POSSIBLE STARTER PROBLEM. *SLC

VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH WHILE ACCELERATING, TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING WHEN THE GEARS SHOULD CHANGE, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY PROBLEM AND HAS OFFERED CONSUMER THE OPTION TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AND ACCEPT THE ROLLOVER AMOUNT. *SLC

PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. *SLC

CD PLAYER SHOWED ERROR IN THE DISPLAY. *SLC

VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING SOUND WHILE MAKING HARD OR SHARP LEFT TURNS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL AREA, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER CV JOINT. *SLC

AFTER SITTING A WHILE OR OVERNIGHT, VEHICLE WILL NOT START, DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM, POSSIBLE STARTER PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CAN'T DUPLICATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON A 70 MPH HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE HAPPENED LONG AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AND LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. FEELS LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLUSTER GAUGES ARE ERRATIC...

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AND LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. FEELS LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLUSTER GAUGES ARE ERRATIC...

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AND LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. FEELS LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLUSTER GAUGES ARE ERRATIC...

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AND LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. FEELS LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLUSTER GAUGES ARE ERRATIC...

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AND LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. FEELS LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLUSTER GAUGES ARE ERRATIC...

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. WHEN DRIVING AND LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR. FEELS LIKE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLUSTER GAUGES ARE ERRATIC...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND I LOSE POWER/STEERING. AFTER SAFELY GETTING MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS SEEN MY CAR TWICE NOW AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, AND EXPECTS ME TO DRIVE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THIS STALLING HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND I LOSE POWER/STEERING. AFTER SAFELY GETTING MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I AM ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE DEALER HAS SEEN MY CAR TWICE NOW AND FINDS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, AND EXPECTS ME TO DRIVE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THIS STALLING HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS DIED ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING; THE FIRST TIME WAS ON APRIL 20 RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR.*AK

WHEN COASTING DOWN HILL AT 30-40 MPH AND SLIGHTLY APPLING BRAKES, ENGINE DIES, AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 10 TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP TWICE WITH THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER HAD NOT HEARD OF, NOR COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVE...

VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING AND BRAKE POWER ON HILLS AT SPEEDS AROUND 30-35 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN POWER IS TO CUT THE IGNITION. THIS IS AN EXTREME HEALTH HAZARD: OCCURRENCES ARE NUMEROUS AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING AND BRAKE POWER ON HILLS AT SPEEDS AROUND 30-35 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN POWER IS TO CUT THE IGNITION. THIS IS AN EXTREME HEALTH HAZARD: OCCURRENCES ARE NUMEROUS AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. THE NEXT FAILURE OCCURED WHEN TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ACCELERATING ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP. THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP SIGN. ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND STEERING GOES OUT, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY STA...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES, ALWAYS AROUND 30-40 MPH. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ONCE. CANNOT REMEDY.*AK

ENGINE STALLED AFTER GOING DOWN A HILL AT 35-40 MPH. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.*AK

ENGINE STALLED AFTER GOING DOWN A HILL AT 35-40 MPH. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.*AK

3.0L ENGINE, AT 45MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BUT AFTER IT WAS STARTED, IT WOULD HESITATE WHILE DRIVING (2694 MILES). *NLM

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE POINT OF IT BEING TOTALED. *AK

AFTER 7000 MILES THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE NEARLY BALD, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TIRE HAD BEEN GROSSLY MISALIGNED. NLM

AFTER 7000 MILES THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE NEARLY BALD, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT TIRE HAD BEEN GROSSLY MISALIGNED. NLM

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A FLAT, DRY ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, SO THE TRUCK WAS VERY HARD TO STEER AND TO STOP. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS HAS ONLY HAP...

THE TRIBUTE LOSS ALL POWER COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS, I STOPPED IT ON SIDE OF ROAD TURNED OFF, CHECKED OIL, IT WAS OK, SO I STARTED IT UP AND DROVE TO THE MAZDA DEALER. THEY PUT IT IN FOR SERVICE, WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THERE WAS NO PAPERWORK. THIS HAPPEN...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE 8 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD STOPPED SHORT AND CAUSED A CHAIN RECATION. CONSUMER WAS IN A REAREND COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A CONCUSION/ WIPLASH,PROBLEMS TO CERVICAL SPINE AND A HERNIA DISK. INSURANCE AJUSTER INSPECTED DAMAGES, B...

VEHICLE STALLED 1X GOING DOWN HILL AT 40 MPH. DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE TO STOP. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED COMPONENTS. DEALERSHIP WAS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH DOWNHILL VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. VEHICLE USUALLY STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS LIKE ONCE A MONTH. PLEASE ADD VIN #. *AK

VEHICLE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE STOPPED, BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO COMPONENTS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE WINDOWS. CAR REMAINED STATIONARY FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING ON HELP AND THEN STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. ...

VEHICLE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE STOPPED, BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO COMPONENTS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE WINDOWS. CAR REMAINED STATIONARY FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING ON HELP AND THEN STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. ...

VEHICLE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE STOPPED, BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO COMPONENTS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE WINDOWS. CAR REMAINED STATIONARY FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING ON HELP AND THEN STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. ...

VEHICLE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE STOPPED, BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO COMPONENTS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE WINDOWS. CAR REMAINED STATIONARY FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING ON HELP AND THEN STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. ...

VEHICLE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE STOPPED, BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO COMPONENTS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE WINDOWS. CAR REMAINED STATIONARY FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING ON HELP AND THEN STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. ...

VEHICLE GOING UPHILL, ENGINE STOPPED, BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO COMPONENTS WORKING INSIDE OF THE CAR EXCEPT THE WINDOWS. CAR REMAINED STATIONARY FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING ON HELP AND THEN STARTED AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. ...

WHILE DRIVING AN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS ON LOCAL ROAD AND STEERING AND BRAKES WERN'T RESPONDING. WAS ABLE TO COAST ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL. ONCE CONSUMER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE STARTED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

THE VEHICLE WAS ON LOCAL ROAD AND STEERING AND BRAKES WERN'T RESPONDING. WAS ABLE TO COAST ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL. ONCE CONSUMER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE STARTED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

DRIVING AT APPROX 40-45 MPH AND ENTIRE SUV SHUTDOWN MECHANICALLY AND ELETRICALLY. COASTED TO STOP COULD NOT RE-START AGAIN, UNTIL 10-15 MINUTES LATER. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE AND THE SAME SYMPTOM/S. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A TENDENCY TO SLIP IF THE VEHICAL HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, SEVERAL HOURS TO OVERNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL START FINE, BUT WHEN I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SUCH AS AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE FOR A FEW SECO...

NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED 7/24/2001, AND STILL HAVING BRAKE FAILURE/ABS LIGHT ON. *AK

NEW MASTER CYLINDER WAS INSTALLED 7/24/2001, AND STILL HAVING BRAKE FAILURE/ABS LIGHT ON. *AK

AN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL ODOR CONSUMES PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY LOCATION OF THE LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PROCEEDING FROM PARK INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE HESITATES AND NEARLY STALLS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

IN JUNE 2001, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL FAILED WITH ONLY 4800 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE SEAL FAILURE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. ON JULY 19, 2001 THE TENSION ROD SPRING THAT HOLDS THE SERPENTINE BELT IN PLACE COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED , LEAVING METAL SHARDS, SPRINGS, AND BE...

I WERE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHEN MY CAR ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE (RADIO DIES, A.C., ENGINE, AND STEERING WHEEL TIGHENS. THIS IS THE SECOND MAZDA TRIBUTE I OWNED IN A YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE COMPANY CAN'T FIX. THE OTHER S ARE NOT AS MAJOR. I FEEL THIS IS A( LEMON ...

I WERE DRIVING DOWN A HILL WHEN MY CAR ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE (RADIO DIES, A.C., ENGINE, AND STEERING WHEEL TIGHENS. THIS IS THE SECOND MAZDA TRIBUTE I OWNED IN A YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE COMPANY CAN'T FIX. THE OTHER S ARE NOT AS MAJOR. I FEEL THIS IS A( LEMON ...

ERRATIC SHIFTING PATTERNS, 6 VISITS TO DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION TO DATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, NO PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS NOT STEERING OR BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER ,AND DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL RELAY SYSTEM. HOWEVER, PR...

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, NO PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS NOT STEERING OR BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER ,AND DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL RELAY SYSTEM. HOWEVER, PR...

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, NO PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS NOT STEERING OR BRAKING. CONSUMER HAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER ,AND DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL RELAY SYSTEM. HOWEVER, PR...

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A BIG PUDDLE OF WATER, WATER WAS TOO HIGH AND IT WENT INTO VEHICLE'S AIR FILTER AND CAUSED HYDRO LOCKING TO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DIE. CONSUMER FEELS LIKE A SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH WATER WITH OUT STALLING OUT. THERE'S A RECALL ON FORD EXPL...

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A BIG PUDDLE OF WATER, WATER WAS TOO HIGH AND IT WENT INTO VEHICLE'S AIR FILTER AND CAUSED HYDRO LOCKING TO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DIE. CONSUMER FEELS LIKE A SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH WATER WITH OUT STALLING OUT. THERE'S A RECALL ON FORD EXPL...

VEHICLE WAS GOING 10-15MPH AND STEPPED ON GAS TO GO 20-25MPH. AND RPMS WERE STICKING,AND BRAKING MADE IT 80-85% LESS EFFECTIVE. DEALER IS CONVINCED THE PROBLEM IS THE FLOOR MATS.

VEHICLE WAS GOING 10-15MPH AND STEPPED ON GAS TO GO 20-25MPH. AND RPMS WERE STICKING,AND BRAKING MADE IT 80-85% LESS EFFECTIVE. DEALER IS CONVINCED THE PROBLEM IS THE FLOOR MATS.

THERE WERE 2 SEPARATE TIRE DEFECTS THAT AFTER GOIN FROM 1 MAZDA DEALER TO 1 FIRESTONE DEALER BACK TO A SECOND MAZDA DEALER THEN FINALLY HAD THE PROBLEM TIRE REPLACED FEE OF CHARGE BY A SECOND FIRESTONE DEALER. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE FIRST DROPPED A 2INCH BY 2INCH SECTION OF TREAD RIGHT OFF OF THE TIRE....

I PURCHASED A 2001 TRIBUTE ON SUNDAY 6/17/01WITH 420 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS LATER TUESDAY 6/19/01 THE ENGINE COMPLETLY LOCKED UP ON ME TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. IT NOW HAS ONLY 562 MILES ON IT. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A WRECK. THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN, MEANING NO STEERING, NO BR...

I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT. IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED FOR OVER 10 MINUTES, TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AT MIDNIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, NOT WEARING A SEATBELT. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I ALWAYS WEAR A SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, IT IS...

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS - SIGN & RETURN THIS FORM.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED HER THAT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. BUT THAT FUEL TANKS WERE ON BACK ORDER. COULD NOT GIVE HER A TIME FRAME, BUT ASSURED HER VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED HER THAT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. BUT THAT FUEL TANKS WERE ON BACK ORDER. COULD NOT GIVE HER A TIME FRAME, BUT ASSURED HER VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

ON WET PAVEMENTS WHEELS LOCK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING SHUT DOWN, CAR DIE OUT AT 45MPH AND CAR STALLED. *AK

STEERING SHUT DOWN, CAR DIE OUT AT 45MPH AND CAR STALLED. *AK

CONSISTANTLY VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO STALL. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY.*AK

VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES; MAZDA AGREED TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE AFTER 4TH INSPECTION, AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THIS WEEK THAT THIS EXACT SAME STALLING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO HER T...

VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH, THIS HAPPENED ONCE. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES AROUND 30 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RETURN VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKED UP WITH LITTLE PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WAITED WHICH ALLOWED STEERING TO COMEBACK. ON APRIL 26, 2001 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING UP. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKED UP WITH LITTLE PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WAITED WHICH ALLOWED STEERING TO COMEBACK. ON APRIL 26, 2001 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING UP. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY. NLM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED ON AN INCLEMENT DAY, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED (00V-387), AFTER BEING REPAIRED THE WIPERS FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. NLM

POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE. DEALER HASVEHICLE AND IS WAITING FOR PARTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A FLAT/ STRAIGHT AND PAVED ROAD WHEN A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING CONTROL, BUT NO CRASH OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT POWER STEERING TENSIONER BROKE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDIT...

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VIBRATION IS EXCESSIVE ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAY THAT IMAGES REFLECTED ARE COMPLETELY DISTORTED AND BLURRY WHICH DISALLOWS PROPER VISUALIZATION OF TRAFFIC AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VIBRATION IS ALSO SO BOTHERSOME THAT I REFRAIN FROM LO...

STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK INTO ONE POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. WHEEL WILL TURN TO RIGHT, BUT CANNOT BE TURNED ANY MORE TO LEFT. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS. SO FAR HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, DEALERSHIP WITNESSED THIS DE...

POWER WINDOWS/SUNROOF QUIT WORKING AFTER 1-1 1/2 HRS. OF DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED A SWITCH AND THE GENERAL MODULE WITH NO SUCCESS. RETURNING TO DEALER FOR MORE "DIGGING" INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK

POWER WINDOWS/SUNROOF QUIT WORKING AFTER 1-1 1/2 HRS. OF DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED A SWITCH AND THE GENERAL MODULE WITH NO SUCCESS. RETURNING TO DEALER FOR MORE "DIGGING" INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2000. MY TRIBUTE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS "STALLING" PROBLEM. I WAS CONTACTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL HEADQUARTER...

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE THREE TIMES ALREADY. ALSO, REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS . PROBLEM STILL OCCURS*AK.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE THREE TIMES ALREADY. ALSO, REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS . PROBLEM STILL OCCURS*AK.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE OTHER BROADSIDE. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD $1200 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK

PASSENGER CABIN CONTINUES TO GET FUEL FUMES AT RESTART. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT NEW GASKETS ARE IN THE WORKS TO CORRECT. WE EXPECT DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE OLD ONES WITH NEW GASKETS WHEN AVAILABLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE IN FIRST 2000 MILES. BOTH TIMES WE WER...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON DURING A RAIN SHOWER, AND PASSENGER'S WIPER STARTED TO WIPE OUT OF SYNC, AND IT BROKE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER.*AK CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE WIPERS WERE THEN TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER MOVED, BUT HAD TORN RUBBER ...

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON DURING A RAIN SHOWER, AND PASSENGER'S WIPER STARTED TO WIPE OUT OF SYNC, AND IT BROKE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER.*AK CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE WIPERS WERE THEN TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER MOVED, BUT HAD TORN RUBBER ...

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS COLLECTED MOISTURE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE DRIED IT OUT ONCE ONLY TO HAVE IT FILL WITH WATER WITH ONE RAIN SHOWER. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOT CRACKED OR OPEN TO VIEW.*AK

THERE IS A FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE, CONUMER STATED THERE WAS A TSB OUT ON THIS. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SOAK UP FUEL AND CAUSED SMELL. *AK

THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. NLM

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED CAN SMELL FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES, AFTER FIRST TIME TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPAIRED IT. VEHICLE AT DEALER. *AK *SLC

MY NEW CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE GARAGE/DEALER WHILE THE SERVICE MANAGER IS TRYING TO ATTAIN ADDITIONAL HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF MY VEHICLE NOT STARTING ON A CONSISTANT BASIS. ORIGINALLY THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE DEALER PROGRAMMED A NEWLY PURCHASED SPARE KEY IN DECEMBER. PROGRAMMING FOR THE K...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL, THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK AND CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTROL, DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TAPPED NEW RELAY, HOWEVER STALLING STILL OCCURS. *SLC

RECALL 00 V 387 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER: VEHICLE WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING BAD WEATHER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND LEARNED OF ABOVE RECALL, AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED. RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

STALE FUEL ODOR COMING INTO PASSENGER COMPLARTMENT THROUGH AC/HEATING VENTS AFTER A WARM ENGINE RESTART. ALSO NOTICED WHEN STOPPED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. AIR TEMPERATURE SELECTOR MUST ALSO BE IN THE "BLUE AREA" WHERE MORE OUTSIDE AIR IS CIRCULATED VS. HEATED AIR. *AK

FUEL ORDORS NOTED IN PASSENGER CBIN DUE TO FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD DESIGN. THIS JUST STARTED. IT WILL BE REPORTED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. YOU ARE PROVIDED THIS ADVANCE NOTICE TO START A DATABASE. THIS MAY NOT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES OF OPERATION, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SUPPOSEDLY BECOMES SATURATED WITH GASOLINE AND THE GASOLINE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE UPON WARM SHUTDOWNS AND RESTARTS. FORD/MAZDA IS SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT GASKET, BUT NOTHING IS OFFICIAL YET TO THE DEALERS. REPORTING THIS ...

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE FROM LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKETS KNOW OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN CONSUMER NOTICED GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THERE IS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FUEL SEEPS OUT AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM AND RESTS. INTAKE IS LOCATED NEAR VENT. *YH

RECALL 00V277002; RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, STRONG FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LEAKAGE WAS OCCURRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 0200L FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER BECOMING DISENGAGED. VEHICLE INSPECTED ON 26 DEC 2000, COMPONENT FOUND IN WORKING ORDER. ON 27 JAN 2001, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. DEALER FOUND WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE HAD BROKEN. *AK THE MANUFACTURE BLAMED TH...

GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKEN OFF FROM MOTOR THAT WAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PULLING OFF ROAD, AND SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK WHAT IT WAS, A TOWEING TRUCK CAME, AND INFORMED DRIVER THAT THREE PIECES OF STTERING LINKAGE FELL OFF, AND IT WOULD AFFECT STEERING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP TO...

AT 1646 MILES FUEL FUMES/ODOR ENTER INTO VEHICLE; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHENEVER IGNITION IS STARTED THERE ARE GAS FUMES IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE COMPLETLEY LOSES ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

A STRONG FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT AFTER THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A WHILE. THE ODOR COMES THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER VENTS AND IS BLOWN INTO THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH ALLOWS GAS VAPOR INTO THE VEHICLE. GASOLINE CAN CAU...

THE VEHICLE EMITS A STRONG FUEL VAPOR SMELL, WHICH IS EASILY NOTED RISING FROM THE ENGINE, WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF HOT. THE VAPORS GET INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, THROUGH THE AIR VENTS, WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING OR DRIVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC. TURNING THE VENTILATION CO...

FUEL ODOR COMING FROM ENGINE THROUGH VENTS. NOTICEABLE AFTER A WARM START OF ENGINE OR WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING. NO LEAKS CAN BE DETECTED. *AK

FUEL SMELL ENTERING CABIN THOUGH VENTS ON ALL SETTINGS DURING WARM STARTS. *AK

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

GASOLINE SMELL IS COMING FROM VENTS. AFTER STARTING FUMES SMELL IS PUMPED INTO VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN UNLESS TEMPERTURE REACHES 60 DEGREES. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT ENGINE MANIFOLD COULD BE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ONLY WILL WORK IN REVERSE. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE FOR NO FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION ONLY WILL WORK IN REVERSE. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE FOR NO FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

FUEL ODOR IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENTERS CAB VIA VENTS ON WARM RESTART. *AK

WE HAD THE FRONT DRIVER A SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT. THIS PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.*AK

FRONT WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE IN MIDUSE DURING RAIN/SNOW. APPARENT LINKAGE BETWEEN WIPER MOTOR AND WIPERS BROKE. THIS IS THE SECOND TRIBUTE MY DEALER HAS HAD TO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

A FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT THROUGH VENTS IN INTERIOR ON A WARM RE-START

WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FAILED WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. APPARENTLY MANUFACTURER IS REDESIGNING WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE. *AK

VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH ELECTRONIC POWER MIRRORS EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE WIRES FOR THEM. MANUAL STATED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE THEM. APPARENTLY, MANUFACTURER FORGOT TO PUT ELECTRONIC POWER MIRRORS IN THE FIRST 5,000 VEHICLES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THERE ARE OPEN HOLES ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF THE FRESH AIR INTAKE BOX WHICH COULD ALLOW CO2 AND/OR GAS FUMES TO ENTER INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.LARGEST HOLE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE SHOCKABSORBER HOUSING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER AND "LEMON" WEST COAST CO...

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND COMING TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, AS SOON AS CONSUMER MERGED TO RIGHT STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY STIFF. THEN, WHOLE DASH LIT UP. CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES/ PUT IN PARK, AND WENT TO A MAZDA DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. AT ANOTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CO...

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND COMING TO A FORK IN THE ROAD, AS SOON AS CONSUMER MERGED TO RIGHT STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY STIFF. THEN, WHOLE DASH LIT UP. CONSUMER PUT ON BRAKES/ PUT IN PARK, AND WENT TO A MAZDA DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. AT ANOTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH CO...

I WAS STOPPED AT A FAST FOOD PLACE WHEN MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVE THROUGH ATTENDENT TOLD US THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I GOT OUT TO SEE AND THERE WAS THE LEAK. RIGHT UNDER THE PILLAR BETWEEN THE DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR AN...

EXCEPT FOR THE INITIAL IGNITION EACH DAY, EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED A WAFT OF GASOLINE FUMES COMES THROUGH THE AIR VENTS, THEN DISSIPATES AFTER 5-10 SECONDS. AN ODOR OF GASOLINE CAN BE DETECTED SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING, AND A DISTINCT GASOLINE ODOR IS EVIDENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF TH...

WHEN THE CAR ENGINE IS DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN AND THEN SHUT OFF, WHEN YOU RESTART THE ENGINE YOU GET A STRONG FUEL VAPOR FROM THE VENTS IN THE CAR. ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS COLLING DOWN LIKE IN THE GARAGE YOU GET A STRONG FUEL VAPOR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK T...

MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE MAZDA TRIBUTE AND FORD ESCAPE ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A CHEMICAL BURNING OFF THE ENGINE - THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THE SMELL USUALLY ONLY OCCURS WHEN YOU START AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD. UPON STARTING, A FAINT ...