2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Power Train Problems

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 NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 DOWN A LONG CURVY ROAD BACKWARDS HOPING SOMEONE WOULD NOT HIT ME OR ME HIT ANYONE. NOW IT IS PARKED CAUSE I CANT DRIVE IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR THREE MONTHS.

Mileage: 1,520,000

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

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 WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

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. UPDATED 07/14/2010. *LJ UPDATED 07/28/10*JB

Mileage: 39,154

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 AND SECOND DID NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THIS MECHANIC IN THIS TRIBUTE! IT HAD ONLY 39,000 MILES. IT WAS INSTALLED IN 2007. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 110,000 MILES. THE MAZDA CORPORATION WOULD NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AT THE TIME THE SECOND ONE (A MAZDA TRANSMISSION BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM A MAZDA DEALER)WAS INSTALLED). THE MECHANIC, IN GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS, WILL NOT REPLACE THIS A THIRD TIME. SO WE ARE LEFT WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD BODY, NEW TIRES, AND A CAR THAT IS JUNK. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED. ALL WE CAN DO NOT IS DONATE IT OR PART IT OUT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, FROM CARMAX IN ROSEVILLE, CA, IN 2006. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

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 IT. I PURCHASED THE MAZDA NEW IN 2001 FROM THE ALMADEN MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN SAN JOSE. (NOW CAPITOL MAZDA). THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR INVOLVED TOWING THE CAR TO A SHOP AND REBUILDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE REBUILD INCLUDED REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SOLENOIDS, DIRECT DRUM, SHELL, PISTONS, AND A VALVE BODY UPGRADE AMONG OTHER PARTS. THE REPAIR COST WAS $3085.00 PLUS TOWING CHARGES. THE INCIDENT ALSO RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF USE OF THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I CONSIDERED MYSELF AN UNFORTUNATE VICTIM OF UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWEVER, SINCE THAT TIME I'VE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND THE CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ARE AN ALL TOO COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT RARE AT ALL. IN FACT, REPORTS ON THE INTERNET SUGGEST THAT THE OCCURRENCE OF SIMILAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, BETWEEN 50,000 AND 100,000 MILES, IS ALARMINGLY COMMON IN THE MAZDA TRIBUTE. *TR

Mileage: 93,732

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 MADE IN CANADA BUT I BOUGHT IT IN KENTUCKY NEW. I BOUGHT IT IN THE USA AND IT IS A MAZDA AND I FEEL MAZDA SHOULD FIX IT. MY BATTLE WITH MAZDA TO FIX MY TRIBUTE STARTED IN 2002. I KNOW I HAVE A RECALL ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. CANADA TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THIS COULD BE RELATED TO WHY MY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRIBUTE COME AND GO. I DO NOT TRUST IT ANYMORE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

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 FOR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR, BUT WOULD LIKE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT WAS DUE TO A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

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 UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A HARMFUL AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE TO OPERATE. I ALSO FOUND THAT MAZDA AND OR ANY DEALERSHIP INVOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE CONSUMER AT ALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR 2 TRANSMISSIONS OF 9500 TOTAL. NO HELP AT ALL FROM MAZDA, OR FORD FOR THE BAD TRANSMISSION I GOT ON THE 2ND TIME IT FAILED. IT IS NOW DEAD AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE 3RD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. I HOPE SOMEONE GETS MADZA OR OUR GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AS IT IS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. IF IT WAS A TOY FOR A CHILD IT WOULD OF BEEN RECALLED, IF IT WAS A BUILDING PRODUCT IT WOULD BE RECALLED. WHAT IS WRONG HERE MAZDA-FORD. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS? *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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 VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

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 WHICH IS COMMON WITH A STRIPPED GEAR. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSIONS GETTING STUCK IN REVERSE AND NOT COMING OUT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS THE REMAINING GEARS DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER. EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST WEEK WITH MY VEHICLE AND AS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY NO RECALL WAS ISSUED? *TR

Mileage: 93,953

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 BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS TO LEARN THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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 WAS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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 THIS WAS ALWAYS WHILE WAITING AT LIGHTS WHEN I WOULD FIRST START THE CAR IN THE MORNING BUT NOW WAS AT LEAST ONE WEEK. THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER BACK WHEN IT FIRST STARTED AND SAID IT WAS THE PCM MODULAR. T WAS ALSO REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FIRST RECALL . THE CAR WAS OKAY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THEN STARTED DOING IT AGAIN THE SAME THING, THE RPMS RAPIDLY CAME UP- THIS TIME WAS ALREADY A RECALL SO THEY FIXED IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER NEW PCM, BUT ONCE AGAIN IT DID THE SAME THING AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN WITH ANOTHER RECALL ON A DIFFERENT MATTER, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLED, AND TOLD THEM THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING. BY THIS TIME THE WARRANTY WAS OUT BUT BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN IN BEFORE FOR THIS THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE MAZDA TO COVER THE PART AGAIN, $1200. THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS PARTS AGAIN. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY FROM THE BEGINNING. NOW IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING AND EVERYTHING LOCKED BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER THIS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASES. . I HAVE HELD OFF ON COMPLAINING, BUT THIS HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL. I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST GOT A LEMON, THEN I READ THE OTHER COMPALINTS OF THE SAME THINGS. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND NEED THIS FIXED FOR GOOD. I DIDN'T BLAME THE DEALER FOR THE CAR TROUBLES I BLAMED MAZDA FOR A POORLY MADE SUV. I HAVE LOW MILEAG EON THE CAR, BUT I HATE DRIVING IT FOR FEAR OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.*AK

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 CONDUCED RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS FAILURE IS NOT ONLY COMMON IT HAS BEEN OCCURING POST WARRANTEE AT LOW MILES FOR YEARS AND MAZDA AND FORD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO EFFECTIVELY REMIDY OR COMPENSATE THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEIR ONLY CONSEQUENCE IS THEY ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND APPEAR TO HAVE EARNED IT. DON'T GET RIPPED OF LIKE WE DID BUY BUYING A FORD OR MAZDA THAT WILL FAIL. BUY A BETTER CAR PRODUCT WITH BETTER WARRANTEE AND RELIABILITY.

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 CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO REAR GEAR AND THE DEALER INDICATED I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

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 TRIBUTE RECORDED ONLY 45K MILE. I ASKED ANOTHER MACHINE SHOP TO INSPECT THIS CAR. HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM OF MAZDA TRIBUTE. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

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 THIS PROBLEM AT ALL NOR THE DEALER. I'VE BEEN AN OWNER FOR 6 YEARS. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I AM APAULED AT THE WAY MAZDA FORD DEALERS HANDLE THERE CUSTOMERS AFTER REPEATEDLY TELLING THEM OF THIS PROBLEM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AT THIS POINT BUT TO ENGAGE A PETITON TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY NOT TO BUY THIS PRODUCT FORD MAZDA. I THINK THIS IS WRONG ON YOUR PART WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOW THAT IT'S GETTING WORST . YOU'VE PUT MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIFE AT RISK KNOWING THAT IF MY CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS COMING HOME FROM PEEKSKILL NY AND THE CAR STALED ON ME 6TIMES. PLEASE LET THE DEALER KNOW THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 35,000

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 FOR THE COST OF $760.00. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK IS POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DE-ACCELERATE QUICKLY WHILE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE GEAR OR NEXT GEAR. BROUGHT TRUCK BACK IN THEY SAID IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5,800.00 BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN TAKING IT APART AND FIXING INDIVIDUAL GEARS. TOTAL NEW VALUE OF VEHICLE 19,700 BEFORE TAXES. KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE ON THIS YEAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ONLY 5,700. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT NOW. JUST MADE LAST PAYMENT TWO WEEKS BEFORE PROBLEM STARTED. *JB

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. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTATED -- SITUATION HAS NOT REPEATED YET. *NM

Mileage: 47,000

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 48,000 MILES. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AT 51,000 MILES, DEALER AGAIN FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND REFLASHED THE PCM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 56,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMSSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 58,500 MILES. PROBLEM DISCOVERED AGAIN AROUND 88,000 MILES; AGAIN, DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 98,500 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *NM

Mileage: 29,000

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 # 04V175000) THAT REQUIRED REPROGRAMMING OF THE PCM MODULE, AND THE SYMPTOMS OF WHICH EXACTLY DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM, EXISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL YEAR. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO CHECK THE CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SO I DECIDED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST UNCOVERED THAT THE PCM MODULE DID NEED THE REPROGRAMMING WHICH THE DEALER DID, BUT THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED ADDITIONAL PARTS TO COMPLETELY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE RANGE OF MY VEHICLE ID DOES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND THE ASSEMBLY DATE(12/00) ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE DATE RANGE FOR THIS RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE AN 'OPEN RECALL' AND WHY THE ENTIRE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF TO REMEDY THIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF THE DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL AND THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 64,457

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 THESE PCMS THAT MUST BE INVESTIGATED. *NM

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 THAT MAZDA WOULD POSSIBLY PAY FOR HALF. THEY CONTACTED MAZDA, BUT MAZDA WOULD ONLY PAY 1/3 BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WERE NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON MY TRANSMISSION. THERE AREN'T ANY RECORDS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HASN'T NEEDED ANY. AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK, THEY PHONED ME TO INFORM US THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAZDA CORPORATION SENT THEM WAS BAD AS WELL. CONSIDERING THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD DEFECTS, I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN ALL THE 2001 TRANSMISSION, AND MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY OTHER 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 83,000

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 THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NM

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 INCLUDING COMPONENTS NOT COVERED UNDER MAP.

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

TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN REVERSE GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 63,356

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 RESULTED IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF VEHICLES BEING OPERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PERSONALLY, PROBLEM HAS RETURNED FOR 2ND TIME IN 7,000 MILES AFTER FACTORY "FIX".*AK

Mileage: 34,495

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 PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD COST $2900+. THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED. THEY TOOK $1000.00 OFF THE PRICE. WHICH LEAVE ME PAYING ONLY $1900+ THE OTHER $900. I'VE PUT IN THIS CAR SINCE JULY 04. I HAD A FULL CIRCLE SERVICE INSPECTION DONE ON OCT.25 ,2004. THE TRANSMISSION CONDITION WAS GOOD AT THAT TIME, JUST 2 MONTHS EARLIER. *JB

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 TOOK A NOTICE OF RECALL LETTER INTO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY KEPT OUR CAR FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS, IN PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR CAR DURING A TEST DRIVE. THEY DID A POOR JOB ON THE BODY WORK AND THE CAR TRANSMISSION STILL GIVES US TROUBLE. THE CAR STALLS AND SURGES.

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

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 REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL UNTIL THE REPAIR IS DONE. *NM

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 RECALL DIDN'T WORK ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. *LA

Mileage: 65,700

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 HAPPENED WAY BEFORE THAT (SUMMER 2002) AND NOW (FEB 04) CONDITIONS WORSE - WON'T SHIFT. WON'T ACCELERATE. DEALER CHANGED FLUID, REPROGRAMMED PCM; SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT IT IS STILL THE SAME. I THINK THEY ARE WAITING FOR WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK. THIS TREND SEEMS LIKE A "LEMON-LAW" CASE AND A LOT OF US NEED HELP, LIKE A MAZDA RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 1,000

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-TYPICAL OF SUCH A FAILURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS PENDING TO DETERMINE WHETHER MAZDA WILL PARTICIPATE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A REMEDY.*AK

Mileage: 71,000

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 IMPENDING FAILURE AND SHOULD BRING THE TRIBUTE BACK IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NOTE: I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY AND DO NOT TOW ANYTHING. THE TRANSMISSIONS ALL SEEM TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE ALOT.

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 CHARGE TO LOOK AT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS - INCLUDING A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER, HEADLAMP AND OTHER ISSUES AND RECALLS. THIS IS THE WORST AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED AND I THINK MAZDA AND IT'S DEALERSHIPS NO THIS. I'M VERY PERSISTANT INDIVIDUAL AND I FEEL THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS I HAD DONE TO MY MAZDA TRIBUTE.

Mileage: 15,860

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. FROM MY READING THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTE. I AM CONCERNED, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I WANT A SAFE AND GOOD CAR BUT IF IT HAS ALREADY FAILED TWICE - WHAT NEXT? AND WILL IT STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. WHY ARE THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING? WHAT IS MAZDA GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I DRIVE A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD EVERY DAY - AM I RISKING MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY CHILDREN'S IN THIS THING?

Mileage: 16,000

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

Mileage: 32,000

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

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 TWICE (ONE FROM A DIFFERENT CAR). IN ADDITION, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VALVE GETS "CARBED UP." THIS OCCURS WHEN A DRIVER IS COASTING BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY GOING HAYWIRE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH NO WIPERS, AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON OR BLINKING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND GRINDING. *LA

Mileage: 29,000

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 OPERATES NORMALLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIX OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 43,000

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

Mileage: 36,000

THE CLUTCH PLATE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

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 BECAUSE IT SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING DEAD AT STOPS AND YIELDS. I ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO THIS. CAUSE: INTERNAL FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CONTROL UNIT, IDLE AIR VALVE, COOLANT FAN RELAY. I HAD A RENTAL FOR THREE DAYS. ON 8/5/02 IT HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T TURN. DEALERSHIP PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. MY KEYS HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I HAD A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS. ON 11/13/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE ENGINE DID NOT IDLE SMOOTHLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I USED THEIR RENTAL FOR THREE DAYS. ON 12/24/02 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK, THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS VISIBLY SHAKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE SIX COILS WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR ONE WRONG SPARK COULD RUIN THE WHOLE ENGINE. LOOKS LIKE I HAVE THE RENTAL FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. IT JUST WENT OVER 50K MILES, SO MY BASIC WARRANTY IS UP, HOWEVER THE EMISIONS CONROL SYSTEM (ENGINE) IS WARRANTED UNTIL 80K MILES. IT SEEMS A SHAME THAT MAZDA WOULD PUT OUT SUCH POOR QUALITY AND PROBLEMATIC VEHICLES TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD ADD THAT TO THEIR "ZOOM, ZOOM" COMMERCIALS.

Mileage: 30

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 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

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

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

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 35-45 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH NO WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED LIABILITY. *SCC *JB

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 THE SAME ROAD, WHICH IS A ONE LANE ROAD THROUGH A VERY HILLY AND CURVEY SECTION, AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION EACH TIME. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING ARE LOST, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE OUT OF CONTROL CAR. BECAUSE OF MY QUICK THINKING, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, RESTART THE CAR, AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING IN THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN, AND MAZDA HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. TWO OF MY CO-WORKERS HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY HAD TO GET RID OF THE CAR BECAUSE MAZDA COULDN'T FIX IT. MY OTHER CO-WORKER HAS ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.*AK

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 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

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 EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SQUEAKS AND RATTLES ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. TODAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES AND HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE HAND BRAKE. THIS STALL ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END ACCIEDENT. LASTLY THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 19000 MILES.*AK

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 EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SQUEAKS AND RATTLES ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. TODAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES AND HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE HAND BRAKE. THIS STALL ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END ACCIEDENT. LASTLY THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 19000 MILES.*AK

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

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

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

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

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, THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LONG OR SLOW, ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM OVER DRIVE TO FIRST, WHEN LETTING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VERY HARD, DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR WATER INTRUSION, CARPET HAD TO BE REPLACED, DEALER REMOVED AND RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD AND REPAIRED THE RUST IN THE WINDSHIELD FRAME, RUST ALSO FORMED ON THE MOUNTING BRACKETS UNDER THE DASH DUE TO WATER LEAK, DEALER REMOVED AND REFIT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE MISSED BODY SEAM AND WIRING HARNESS. DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE BOX TO REPAIR THE RADIO AND CLUSTER GAUGES. TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER STATES THE ONLY REPAIR COMPLETED WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CARPET. *SLC

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 SECONDS, AND THEN FINALLY DECIDE TO ACCELERATE . THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. NOTIFIED THE DEALER, BUT SERVICE DEPT SAID THAT IF THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. DEALER IS LOCATED 1-1/2 HOURS FROM WHERE I LIVE. DUE TO DEALER ATTITUDE, AND THE FACT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO GO UP THERE, I AM DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT I WILL BOTHER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN AT THIS TIME.*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 BELT ON THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME, OR MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH THE OCCUPANT (MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER) AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR ONLY HAD 5400 MILES ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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, PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON JULY 3, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH ON A DECLINE VEHICLE DIED, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY EMERGENCY BRAKE KICKED IN AND STOPPED VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO START AGAIN, THERE WERE NO TRANSMISSION LIGHTS, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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

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