2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was shifting erratically and made an abnormal rumbling sound. The contact stated that the vehicle hes...

Mileage: 162,000

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was shifting erratically and made an abnormal rumbling sound. The contact stated that the vehicle hes...

Mileage: 162,000

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was shifting erratically and made an abnormal rumbling sound. The contact stated that the vehicle hes...

Mileage: 162,000

My car has had a abs engine code for a year that I have spent a lot of money trying to get it off because, I can’t renew my tag because it failed emissions vehicle safety test . So I was notified by my insurance company that my vehicle was under recall. I read it and called Mazda and it was confir...

My car has had a abs engine code for a year that I have spent a lot of money trying to get it off because, I can’t renew my tag because it failed emissions vehicle safety test . So I was notified by my insurance company that my vehicle was under recall. I read it and called Mazda and it was confir...

My vehicle took off and accelerated without me depressing the gas pedal and it was very scary and hard to get stopped I was doing almost 80 mph. It had a safety recall for the throttle cable for this but you show no open recalls yet Mazda does and told me if recalls we're taken care of they would s...

My vehicle took off and accelerated without me depressing the gas pedal and it was very scary and hard to get stopped I was doing almost 80 mph. It had a safety recall for the throttle cable for this but you show no open recalls yet Mazda does and told me if recalls we're taken care of they would s...

My vehicle took off and accelerated without me depressing the gas pedal and it was very scary and hard to get stopped I was doing almost 80 mph. It had a safety recall for the throttle cable for this but you show no open recalls yet Mazda does and told me if recalls we're taken care of they would s...

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel felt as if it was detached from the steering column. Additionally, there was a grinding noise coming from the passenger’s side front wheel well. The contact did not notice any warning l...

Mileage: 95,000

The contact owned a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, a pop noise was heard, the vehicle had unintended acceleration; the engine revved and sped up to 80 - 90 mph, inadvertently, and the brakes failed to engage after the contact had depressed with both feet on the ...

Mileage: 230,000

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED/BROKEN AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM IT. AFTER A SEARCH WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER THE 7514D RECALL. A VIN SEARCH CONFIRMED THAT ...

Mileage: 82,000

DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED/BROKEN AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM IT. AFTER A SEARCH WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER THE 7514D RECALL. A VIN SEARCH CONFIRMED THAT ...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE OWNER'S VEHICLE. THE OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. AS A RES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE ...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO FORCEFULLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, NONE ...

Mileage: 150,000

I BROUGHT THIS CAR FRONT THE DEALER AND DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARM AND NO ONE TOLD ME IT IS NOW 17 YEARS OLD AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL

Mileage: 121,875

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IN PAHRUMP, NEVADA AT ROUND 10 AM. AFTERWARDS, I DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND TOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, LOADING IT UP WITH BELONGINGS BECAUSE I WAS MOVING 160 NORTH ON HWY 95. AFTER STOPPING IN BEATTY, NEVADA, MY SUV SPUTTERED. I TOOK THE SUV OUT OF OVERDRIVE INTO DRIVE TO SEE IF IT ...

Mileage: 223,095

WE TOOK OUR MAZDA IN FOR THE SUB-FRAME RECALL 11-30-2015 AND THE DEALERSHIP, MORRIES MAZDA INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN, SIGNED OFF THAT IT WAS FINE. NOW 29 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES LATER THERE IS A DIME SIZED HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE SUB-FRAME AND BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MAZDA USA ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR...

Mileage: 126,572

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID PER MAZDA RECALL MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 01/02. AND IT SMELLS SMOKY! I DIDN'T GET A RECALL NOTICE BUT, MY TRIBUTE IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM SITED ON U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. QUOTE: MAZDA RECALLING 52,390 TRIBUTE SUVS FROM THE 2001 AND 2002 MODEL...

Mileage: 202,500

TAKATA RECALL, MY CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ABS), I ALSO HAVE A LOT SO ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 DURATEC ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL

Mileage: 310,912

TAKATA RECALL, MY CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ABS), I ALSO HAVE A LOT SO ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 DURATEC ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL

Mileage: 310,912

TAKATA RECALL, MY CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ABS), I ALSO HAVE A LOT SO ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 DURATEC ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL

Mileage: 310,912

PCM/ECM

Mileage: 187,000

PCM/ECM

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FRACTURED DUE TO SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOST...

Mileage: 181,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INDICATED THAT THEY PERFORMED A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE SUB-FRAME, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS BUT THE CONTACT WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND JAMMED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER FOR...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND JAMMED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER FOR...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE AND JAMMED INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE IMMOBILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER FOR...

Mileage: 135,000

I WENT TO BUCKLE MY SON'S CARSEAT IN AND THE BUCKLE CAME OUT OF THE SEAT. AND I MOVED HIM TO A DIFFERENT BUCKLE AND THAT ONE CAME OUT TO AND THEN THE NEXT SEAT BUCKLE CAME OUT AS WELL.

Mileage: 156,000

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF RUBBER BRAKE HOSE ON FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. TOTAL LOSS OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DURING ATTEMPTED STOP WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION AND SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION. MADE LOUD POP / GUNSHOT SOUND, SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. HAD TO ENGAGE EMERGENCY AND PARKING BRAKE TO PREVENT COLLISION.

Mileage: 145,000

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE NOW. I REMOVED THE ITEMS UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND WORKED FOR ALMOST A MONTH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO ITEMS BELOW MY SEATS. I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH ONLINE AND SEE THA...

Mileage: 160,000

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE NOW. I REMOVED THE ITEMS UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND WORKED FOR ALMOST A MONTH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO ITEMS BELOW MY SEATS. I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH ONLINE AND SEE THA...

Mileage: 160,000

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF FOR A WHILE NOW. I REMOVED THE ITEMS UNDER THE SEAT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND WORKED FOR ALMOST A MONTH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LIGHTS ARE NOW FLASHING AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO ITEMS BELOW MY SEATS. I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH ONLINE AND SEE THA...

Mileage: 160,000

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY MAZDA FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON A 75 DEGREE DAY IN SOUTH TEXAS WHEN TURNING ONTO A FLAT, UNOBSTRUCTED, SMOOTH PAVED ROAD THROUGH A KOA PARK. AFTER TURNING, I WAS ONLY DRIVING THE 5 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT THROUGH THIS PARK, WHEN SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE ...

Mileage: 163,555

HARD TO TURN IN SOUNDS LIKE MY LOWER CONTROL ARM IS ABOUT TO COME OFF.

HARD TO TURN IN SOUNDS LIKE MY LOWER CONTROL ARM IS ABOUT TO COME OFF.

HARD TO TURN IN SOUNDS LIKE MY LOWER CONTROL ARM IS ABOUT TO COME OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TURNED INWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 131,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE

Mileage: 116,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACE LACERATIONS FROM PLASTIC FRAGMENTS AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED...

Mileage: 138,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNEXPECTED HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION CRASH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CRASHED INTO HER GARAGE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED;DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE STRUCTURE OF HER HOME;THE VEHICLE PLUNGED THROUGH A BARRIER BEAM IN THE GARAGE THROWING ...

I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FEB 7 2015 FROM MID STATE AUTO SALES AND IT SEEM TO BE IN REALLY GOOD CONDITIONS TIL THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 24 IT HAD STALLED OUT BUT STARTED BACK UP AND RAN FINE WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS BUT THEN THE 14TH ME MY HUSBAND SON DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON WAS GOING TO THE STORE TO G...

Mileage: 148

HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS, COME APRIL 2015. 8 MONTHS OF THOSE 2 YEARS IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY BROKE DOWN.WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN I FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP AND DECREASE IN ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY HOME. I HAD TO GET OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT WITH MY 1YR OLD DAUGHTER IN...

Mileage: 136,000

I NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. AFTER CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED AROUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID,THE TOP WAS LOOSE,AND THE RESERVOIR WAS LOW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I NOTICED THIS, AND WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN# AGAIN...

Mileage: 141,300

I NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. AFTER CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED AROUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID,THE TOP WAS LOOSE,AND THE RESERVOIR WAS LOW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I NOTICED THIS, AND WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN# AGAIN...

Mileage: 141,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MASTER SWITCH WAS FAULTY PREVENTING THE DOORS FROM BEING LOCK OR UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE THE QUALITY OF THE P...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW LATCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V605000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE F...

Mileage: 220,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE AND WIRING WE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE REAR SEAT BELT WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS WERE SEIZED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER PARKING IT. THE CONTACT USED BATTERY CABLES AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO NHT...

Mileage: 138,000

THE FRAME THAT SECURES THE HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY RUSTED OR CORRODED AWAY AND I CAN'T SECURE HOOD TO LATCH. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

APPLYING BRAKES AND ABS KICKS IN AND MAKES THE TIRES LOCK UP IN THE BACK AND SLIDES THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AROUND. SEEMS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING ALSO. HEADLIGHTS HAVE A SHORT, REVERSE LIGHTS DON'T WORK,AND WINDOW CONTROLS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. VEHICLE HAS DONE ALL THIS SINCE I HAVE OW...

Mileage: 165,000

APPLYING BRAKES AND ABS KICKS IN AND MAKES THE TIRES LOCK UP IN THE BACK AND SLIDES THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AROUND. SEEMS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING ALSO. HEADLIGHTS HAVE A SHORT, REVERSE LIGHTS DON'T WORK,AND WINDOW CONTROLS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. VEHICLE HAS DONE ALL THIS SINCE I HAVE OW...

Mileage: 165,000

WAS PARKING CAR, AND SOMETHING SNAPPED. FRONT WHEELS ARE NOW POINTING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED, AND THE ONLY DAMAGE IS TO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAI...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAI...

Mileage: 71,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON. I DECIDED TO LEAVE A COMPLAINT ON HERE BECAUSE I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS IN THE MAZDA TRIBUTE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DUVAL MAZDA TO ASK THEM TO RESET THE COMPUTER SINCE WE FIGURED THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED. THEY CALLED US LATER IN THE DAY AND TOLD US THAT TO REPAIR THE CAR SO THAT THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT, WOULD COST $3...

Mileage: 119,781

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKS, THEN STAYS ON SHORTLY AFTER I CRANK THE VEHICLE. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED A NEW FUSE BECAUSE IT WAS SHORTING OUT. HE REPLACED THE FUSE AND IT IMMEDIATELY SHORTED OUT AGAIN. HE TOLD ME THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS SHORTING OUT AND I WIL...

THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED BUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT. ALSO MAZDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY HAD A BULLETIN ON IT BUT IT EXPIRED. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR SINCE WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND IT HAD ALREAD...

Mileage: 74,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE GAS. HOWEVER, I WASN'T PRESSING THE GAS, I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A RECALL DONE INVOLVING THIS ISSUE. PRIOR TO THE, ALLEGED REPAIR DONE TO THE VEHICLE, I ...

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN . QUICKLY I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE (TO ABOUT 5 RPM) ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET A...

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN . QUICKLY I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE (TO ABOUT 5 RPM) ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET A...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES EMITTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V15...

Mileage: 95,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND STICK MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED OR LOCKED AND WOULD STAY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

DEALER DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL AND HAS NOT NOTIFIED OF REPLACING THE PART AND A FORD DEALER I KNOW CAN GET THE PART IN 1 WEEK. WHY HASN'T THE RECALL BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THIS PHILADELPHIA MAZDA DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 154,000

AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ILLUMINATED HAD IT LOOKED AT BY DEALER BACK IN 2005 PROBLEM WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED STARTED TO COME BACK ON MONTHS AFTER I HAD THE DEALER FIX IT KNOW THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN INITIAL START AND THERE IS A BEEPING SOUND IT BEEPS 5XS STOPS THEN STARTS AGAIN WHILE DRIV...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 110,000

THE REAR WINDOW GLASS DOOR WOULD NOT SNAP INTO LOCK POSITION -- THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE SAME BY MAZDA FOR 2001, 2002, 2003 2004 & 2005 TRIBUTES. BUT THEY INSIST THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD BE. FOLLOWING IS THE INFO ON 2001-2005 RECALL --- ...

Mileage: 50,000

BOUGHT VEHICLE AT ABOUT 75K MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 99K MILES, DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WARPED AND HAVE GOTTEN SUBSTANTIALLY WORSE. MY DRIVING HABITS ARE PRIMARILY CITY, AND HWY DRIVING, NO TOWING, NO HEAVY LOADS. BRAKES SHOULD BE FINE BUT ARE WARPED SO BAD THAT WHEN BRAKING MEDIUM ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKE...

Mileage: 185,000

DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THAT INTERIOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY BY USING IT IN A NORMAL WAY. THIS AFFECTS SAFETY SINCE THE PASSENGER DOOR CAN BE OPENED ONLY FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCIDENT SHE HAD IN 2004 DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE HIT A POLE IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, FENDER, FOG LIGHT AND WINDSHIELD WI...

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCIDENT SHE HAD IN 2004 DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE HIT A POLE IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, FENDER, FOG LIGHT AND WINDSHIELD WI...

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WON'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. PLASTIC HOOK INSIDE HANDLE ASSEMBLY BROKE. DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, THEN STAYING ON. IS NOW ALWAYS ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAILURE IN A SENSOR CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT(S). I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE ONLINE. APPARENTLY IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE MAZDA DEALE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 12V0...

Mileage: 113,000

THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMMON PROBLEM ON 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTES WHERE THE AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO INDICATED THAT THEIR AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. MY AIR BAG FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE MAZDA DEALE...

Mileage: 20,150

I'VE NOTICED IN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. IT CAUSE ME TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. ALSO, THE FEW TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES NOT W...

Mileage: 143,000

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION...TACHOMETER UP TO 3000, ENGINE VERY FAST,HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING BRAKES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS LOSS OF IDLE SO LOW IT WILL STALL OUT IF ALITTLE GAS IS NOT APPLIED AT A STOP. CAR BUCKS AND JERKS LIKE ITS MISFIRING B...

Mileage: 62,000

SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION...TACHOMETER UP TO 3000, ENGINE VERY FAST,HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING BRAKES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS LOSS OF IDLE SO LOW IT WILL STALL OUT IF ALITTLE GAS IS NOT APPLIED AT A STOP. CAR BUCKS AND JERKS LIKE ITS MISFIRING B...

Mileage: 62,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED MAZDA CORPORATION SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS AND ASKED WHAT PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE IN REPAIRING THE ABS RECALL DEFECT. MAZDA INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PURSUANT TO THE RECALL, THEY WOU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) IN FEBRUARY 2012. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. THE CONTACT FELT THA...

Mileage: 82,000

GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN FEB. 2012 AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MAZDA SINCE. I DID CONTACT THE CO. AND THEY SAID THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. IT IS NOW JUNE 13TH AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. DO I NEED TO BE CONCERNED? THE RECALL IS 6712A AND I W...

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MAZDA REGARDING SAFETY RECALL #6712A IN FEB 2012 FOR OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE - RECOMMENDED ACTION WAS TO PARK VEHICLE OUTDOORS, AWAY FROM STRUCTURES TO PREVENT UNATTENDED POTENTIAL FIRE FROM SPREADING RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SHORT /ABS MODULE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 MONTHS AND MAZDA...

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM MAZDA REGARDING SAFETY RECALL #6712A IN FEB 2012 FOR OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE - RECOMMENDED ACTION WAS TO PARK VEHICLE OUTDOORS, AWAY FROM STRUCTURES TO PREVENT UNATTENDED POTENTIAL FIRE FROM SPREADING RELATED TO ELECTRICAL SHORT /ABS MODULE. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 MONTHS AND MAZDA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE TWO SEAT SENSORS THAT FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STAT...

Mileage: 100,000

I PULLED ONTO A DIRT ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND WHEN I STOPPED I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS LIKE A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I GOT SCARED CALLED MY MOTHER AND 2 SECONDS LATER THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/ MODULE) ON DECEMBER 12, 2012. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN AVAI...

Mileage: 62,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 6712A CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER SAYING THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ...

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL 6712A CONCERNING ABS SYSTEM REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL SHE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION LETTER SAYING THE PART WAS IN STOCK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ...

MASTER CYLINDER CAP LEAK CAUSED FLUID TO DRIP ON ABS MODULE CAUSING SHORT, NOW ABS MODULE MOTOR STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR, UNLESS I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. (THIS IS THE 3RD OEM MASTER CYLINDER I HAVE HAD REPLACED ON THIS MAZDA TRIBUTE! THEY ALL HAVE HAD LEAKY CAPS!) I ALREAD...

Mileage: 252,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ). THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 2012 HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT RE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO BILLOW FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO T...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE.THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS TO BE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, SHE UNABLE TO UNLOCKED OR OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, SHE UNABLE TO UNLOCKED OR OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND AS A RESULT, SHE UNABLE TO UNLOCKED OR OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ABS PUMP WIRING. THE WIRING WAS MELTED AND THE PUMP WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARN...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND STICK HER ARM OUT THE WINDOW TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR LIFT GATE WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED OR L...

Mileage: 120,000

MY SON HAS DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2008, WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FOR HIM TO USE WHILE IN COLLEGE. HE WAS DRIVING ONTO CAMPUS AND WHEN APPROACHING THE PARKING LOT, HE NOTICED ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. AS HE PARKED HE REALIZED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ...

MY SON HAS DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2008, WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FOR HIM TO USE WHILE IN COLLEGE. HE WAS DRIVING ONTO CAMPUS AND WHEN APPROACHING THE PARKING LOT, HE NOTICED ABS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. AS HE PARKED HE REALIZED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE RELEASED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE RADIATOR, HEATER COIL AND THE BRA...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE RELEASED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE RADIATOR, HEATER COIL AND THE BRA...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE), BUT NOTICED THAT THE SERVICES WOULD NOT BE PERFORMED UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED NOT ...

Mileage: 185,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE. IT CONSTANTLY LEAKS AND EVENTUALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED MAZDA TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY ON THE LIST OF THE RECALL BUT I REQUESTED A CONFIRMATION # OF MY CALL JUS...

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING MAXIMUM FORCE TO THE BRAKE. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, FORTUNATELY WITHOUT CRASHING INTO STOPPED VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS...

Mileage: 156,840

LEAKING RESERVOIR CAP ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. I'M AWARE THAT FORD IS RECALLING 01 AND 02 ESCAPES FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FORD ESCAPE AND WAS ASSEMBLED IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE ESCAPE. WILL THE RECALL FOR THE LEAKING RESERVOIR CAP EXTEND TO THE TRIBUTE AS WEL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND EVERYTIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR, IT RAN FINE. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDANT AUTO SH...

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND EVERYTIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR, IT RAN FINE. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDANT AUTO SH...

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE{THE TOP PORTION} WHEN IT BROKE IT BLEW OUT MY TIRE AND LODGED A PIECE OF IT IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE ROTOR SOME HOW TEARING THE TIRE TO BITS. AND THEN APX A MONTH AFTER THAT THE OTHER ONE BROKE LUCKILY IT DI NOT DO THE SAME DAMAGE AS THE FIRST TIME. S...

Mileage: 71,540

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE{THE TOP PORTION} WHEN IT BROKE IT BLEW OUT MY TIRE AND LODGED A PIECE OF IT IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE ROTOR SOME HOW TEARING THE TIRE TO BITS. AND THEN APX A MONTH AFTER THAT THE OTHER ONE BROKE LUCKILY IT DI NOT DO THE SAME DAMAGE AS THE FIRST TIME. S...

Mileage: 71,540

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FLASHED ON-AND-OFF. THINKING IT WOULD GO AWAY, I DROVE TO ROUTE 3 IN SOUTH SHORE, MA. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT DID NOT STOP FLASHING, SO I PULLED OVER. THIRTY SECONDS AFTER PULLING OVER IN A REST AREA, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. 10...

Mileage: 120,000

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FLASHED ON-AND-OFF. THINKING IT WOULD GO AWAY, I DROVE TO ROUTE 3 IN SOUTH SHORE, MA. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT DID NOT STOP FLASHING, SO I PULLED OVER. THIRTY SECONDS AFTER PULLING OVER IN A REST AREA, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. 10...

Mileage: 120,000

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FLASHED ON-AND-OFF. THINKING IT WOULD GO AWAY, I DROVE TO ROUTE 3 IN SOUTH SHORE, MA. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT DID NOT STOP FLASHING, SO I PULLED OVER. THIRTY SECONDS AFTER PULLING OVER IN A REST AREA, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. 10...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAIL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A LOUD BANG SOUNDED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH OF THE SUB FRAME BARS WERE BEING REPLACED. I...

Mileage: 189,000

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I NOTICED A PULSATING IN THE BRAKE THAT GOT WORSE FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE SENSOR RING FOR THE ABS, LOCATED ON THE AXLE, WAS CRACKED. FIRST ONE SIDE, AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOT A CHEAP FIX CONSIDERING THE COMPLETE AXLE HA...

Mileage: 60,000

INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT, SOMETIMES WITH BRAKE LIGHT. NOTICED A LOW HUM FROM ENGINE ONE NIGHT, CHECKED FOR ANYTHING LEFT ON, DECIDED IT WAS PROBABLY NORMAL NOISE I HADN'T NOTICED BEFORE. THE NEXT MORNING,I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS, THEN TRIED TO START ENGINE. ENGINE TURNED OVER THEN ALL LIGHTS WENT OF...

Mileage: 126,500

INTERMITTENT ABS LIGHT, SOMETIMES WITH BRAKE LIGHT. NOTICED A LOW HUM FROM ENGINE ONE NIGHT, CHECKED FOR ANYTHING LEFT ON, DECIDED IT WAS PROBABLY NORMAL NOISE I HADN'T NOTICED BEFORE. THE NEXT MORNING,I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS, THEN TRIED TO START ENGINE. ENGINE TURNED OVER THEN ALL LIGHTS WENT OF...

Mileage: 126,500

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX AWD AXLE SHAFTS WITH ABS SESOR RINGS ARE DAMAGED AND NEED REPLACING. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY.. FOUND OUT ON THIS FORUM THAT MY AIRBAG(S) MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. NOT GOOD. CLEARLY MAZDA/FORD SHOULD "MAN UP" AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY.. FOUND OUT ON THIS FORUM THAT MY AIRBAG(S) MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. NOT GOOD. CLEARLY MAZDA/FORD SHOULD "MAN UP" AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH A RECALL! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. AN ALARMING SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE PANEL OFF I FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE ASSEMBLY. THE DOOR HANDLE IS CONSTRUCTED FROM RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP PLASTIC. THIS ALSO AFFECTED THE ALARM...

Mileage: 111,948

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. AN ALARMING SAFETY PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK THE PANEL OFF I FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE ASSEMBLY. THE DOOR HANDLE IS CONSTRUCTED FROM RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP PLASTIC. THIS ALSO AFFECTED THE ALARM...

Mileage: 111,948

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WIRING WAS FAULTY, CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER AD...

Mileage: 70,000

FIRE INITIATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, 2 OTHER VEHICLES RESULTED DAMAGED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH A FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR. I CALLED MAZDA USA ( CASE # [XXX])AND THEY WILL NOT HELP. THIS SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE V...

Mileage: 115,323

INNER DOOR HANDLES BROKEN FROM REGULAR USE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF. PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL INTERNALLY. NEITHER DOOR HANDLE OPENS FROM INSIDE. AS FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE I REPLACED IT WITH BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AS I DID NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE T...

Mileage: 100,000

INNER DOOR HANDLES BROKEN FROM REGULAR USE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF. PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL INTERNALLY. NEITHER DOOR HANDLE OPENS FROM INSIDE. AS FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE I REPLACED IT WITH BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AS I DID NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE T...

Mileage: 100,000

INNER DOOR HANDLES BROKEN FROM REGULAR USE. DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF. PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE BROKE AS WELL INTERNALLY. NEITHER DOOR HANDLE OPENS FROM INSIDE. AS FOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE I REPLACED IT WITH BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AS I DID NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE T...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RE...

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED, THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BUT THE MECHAN...

Mileage: 130,000

MAZDA TRIBUTE DIED ON A BUSY ROAD DURING A RAINSTORM, WOULD NOT CRANK, WINDOWS AND GAUGES ON DASH INTERMITTENTLY WORKED AS WE WAITED FOR A TOW -- TOWED TO A SHOP,ENGINE STILL WON'T CRANK. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TECH BELIEVES IT IS TSB: 01-047/06. LOOKING LIKE A $1,200 BILL COMING (PCM, LABOR TO...

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVERS DOOR LATCH STOPPED WORKING IN MAY 2008, HAVE TO OPEN DOOR BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM OUTSIDE. DIDN'T GET REPAIRED. NOW FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE STOPPED OPERATING. DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE....OUTSIDE HANDLE WORKS OK. IT STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THIS DOOR UNLESS I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPERATE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. NOTHING OCCURRED OTHER THAN NORMAL DAILY USE PRIOR ...

Mileage: 129,827

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE STOPPED OPERATING. DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE....OUTSIDE HANDLE WORKS OK. IT STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THIS DOOR UNLESS I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPERATE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. NOTHING OCCURRED OTHER THAN NORMAL DAILY USE PRIOR ...

Mileage: 129,827

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTED INTO A FIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ALSO, AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THERE WAS A DISCONNECT...

Mileage: 100,000

VEH.WAS JUST FIXED BY MAZDA 3 WEEKS EARLIER FOR THROTTLE DAMAGE CABLE DAMAGE/ IAC VALVE DEF. &WIDE OPEN "SEE REF #10289784 10/26/09" WHEN SAME ISSUE OCCURED. THROTTLE STUCK AND CAR RACED FORWARD HITTING PARKED CAR AND RIPPING GUARD RAIL 2 FT OUT OF GROUND. CAR FLOORED DISTANCE APPROX.15 FT. WIFE WAS...

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. A RECALL WAS ORDERED BY NHTSA ON 95,000 VEHICLES. MAZDA RECALL #07V15700 IN APRIL 2007. THE RECALL, ACCORDING TO MAZDA DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN#. HOWEVER THE CAUSE OF THE RECALL HAS PLAYED OUT WITH MY DAUGHTERS VEHICLE AND NOW IT APPEARS THAT I AM GOING TO BE STUCK FOR THE COST ...

Mileage: 93,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE ABS MODULE AND BURNED THE WIRE HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE ABS MODULE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DID MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE, HOWEVER, I HAD TO COVER THE DEDUCTIBLE AND INSURANCE HA...

Mileage: 60,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE ABS MODULE AND BURNED THE WIRE HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE ABS MODULE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE THE FIRE DID MAJOR DAMAGE WAS DONE, HOWEVER, I HAD TO COVER THE DEDUCTIBLE AND INSURANCE HA...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON SINCE THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THEREFORE, THE AIR BAG IS INOPERABLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE MAZDA MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS N...

Mileage: 68,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS MODULE CONNECTION IS CORRODED AND CAUSING NO ABS BRAKES AND THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL NHTSA# 07V157000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MOD...

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PARK WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO THE PARKING LOT WALL AND TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ACCELE...

Mileage: 89,000

INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE DISENGAGED (BROKEN CABLE ATTACHMENT), HANDLE NO LONGER OPENS DOOR. MUST LOWER WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM EXTERIOR HANDLE, NOT SAFE IN CASES WHERE PASSENGERS (DRIVER) NEED RAPID EGRESS. WEAK DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY AT POINT OF CABLE ATTACHMENT SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW/SHORTC...

Mileage: 90,122

I OWN A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH ONLY 47,475 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS I HAVE NOTICED WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UNLESS I PUMP THEM. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAD MY SON L...

Mileage: 47,405

I OWN A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH ONLY 47,475 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS I HAVE NOTICED WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UNLESS I PUMP THEM. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAD MY SON L...

Mileage: 47,405

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 15 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH...

Mileage: 95,000

THE VEHICLE LURCHED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE STOPPED IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE AND ENDED UP PINNED UNDER THE GARAGE DOOR. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF EACH OTHER. HAD THE BEEN AT A STOP LIGHT IT WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION....

Mileage: 72,300

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE 6 CYL. ABS BRAKE FAILURE AND FIRE. BRAKE FLUID FROM MASTER CYL DRIPPED ON ABS PUMP WIRE CONNECTOR. ALL WIRES FOR ABS AND CRUISE BURNT FROM CONNECTOR BACK ABOUT 10". REPLACED MASTER CYL. A LOT OF REWIRING IS YET TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E023000. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT T...

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW AND IT HAS BEEN IN A GARAGE THE WHOLE TIME. RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND I TOOK INTO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT AND REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS BECAUSE OF CORRODED CONNECTORS FOUND UNDER THE FRONT SEAT OF TH...

Mileage: 84,625

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, IN LATE 2005 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE RECALLED CABLE. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, THE ENGINE IS REVVING IN THE IDLE POSITION. I BELIEVE THEY REPLACED TH...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GAIN SPEED. THE SPEED REACHED 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE RAN TWO TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SHE THE...

Mileage: 73,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS, AT MY EXPENSE. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TO BOTH FRONT DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT MAZDA SKIMPED ON THE ROD MECHANISM AND INSTEAD OF INSTALLING TWO SEPARATE RODS, ONE FOR THE LOCKS AND ONE FOR THE HANDLES, THE ONE ROD CANNOT SUPPORT ALL THE DOORS. T...

Mileage: 76,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR CHEST IN...

Mileage: 110,000

THE SPARK PLUG IN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002 BLEW OUT OF THE SOCKET CAUSING ME TO HUNT DOWN A VALVE COVER. THE MECHANIC SAID I DIDN'T TIGHTEN IT ENOUGH WHICH IS FALSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A EQUIPMENT DEFECT WITH THE COMPRESSING SOMEHOW. I PURPOSEFULLY RETIGHTINENED THE REMAINING TWO THAT I COULD GET AT A...

Mileage: 190,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND ERROR CODES WERE PRODUCED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG RETRACTOR CIRCUIT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAS N...

Mileage: 107,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND ERROR CODES WERE PRODUCED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG RETRACTOR CIRCUIT AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAS N...

Mileage: 107,000

DRIVER'S DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE INTERIOR HANDLE NO LONGER ACTUATES THE LATCH. ONE HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ...

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVER'S DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE INTERIOR HANDLE NO LONGER ACTUATES THE LATCH. ONE HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ...

Mileage: 103,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR IS UNLOCKED AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE KEY IS IN OR OUT OF THE IGNITION LOCKING THE DRIVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 54,825

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE INNER DOOR HANDLE BROKE. VERY POOR PLASTIC DESIGN. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. DEALER WANTS OVER $100.00 FOR THE CHEAP PLASTIC REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

2002 TRIBUTE FROM THE FIRST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS. 1ST THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. PLASTIC PIECE THAT ALLOWS HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR HAD BROKEN. REPAIRED $$$ PAID! 2ND THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRED $$$ PAI...

Mileage: 1

2002 TRIBUTE FROM THE FIRST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS. 1ST THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. PLASTIC PIECE THAT ALLOWS HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR HAD BROKEN. REPAIRED $$$ PAID! 2ND THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRED $$$ PAI...

Mileage: 1

2002 TRIBUTE FROM THE FIRST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS. 1ST THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. PLASTIC PIECE THAT ALLOWS HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR HAD BROKEN. REPAIRED $$$ PAID! 2ND THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. REPAIRED $$$ PAI...

Mileage: 1

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. HAVE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, (OPEN BY EXTERIOR HANDLE). REPAIR COSTS OVER $150.00 DUE TO MANUAL LABOR INVOLVED. ALSO, STEERING BECAME VERY NOISY WITH SCREECHING ON TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE OUTER TIE, TYE (SPELLING?) ROD...

Mileage: 78,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. HAVE HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, (OPEN BY EXTERIOR HANDLE). REPAIR COSTS OVER $150.00 DUE TO MANUAL LABOR INVOLVED. ALSO, STEERING BECAME VERY NOISY WITH SCREECHING ON TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE OUTER TIE, TYE (SPELLING?) ROD...

Mileage: 78,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE INNER DOOR HANDLE BROKE. VERY POOR PLASTIC DESIGN AND FROM READING THE INTERNET A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. DEALER WANTS OVER $100.00 FOR THE CHEAP PLASTIC REPLACEMENT. ALSO HAD PLASTIC RADIO KNOB CRACK DEALERS WANTS ALMOST $20 FOR SPARE PART. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE INNER DOOR HANDLE BROKE. VERY POOR PLASTIC DESIGN AND FROM READING THE INTERNET A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. DEALER WANTS OVER $100.00 FOR THE CHEAP PLASTIC REPLACEMENT. ALSO HAD PLASTIC RADIO KNOB CRACK DEALERS WANTS ALMOST $20 FOR SPARE PART. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHICH OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MAY 4, 2008 MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE (PURCHASED NEW- AND HAD 60,000 MILES) EXPERIENCED AN AIR INTAKE EXPLOSION FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING.. I'VE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION. MAZDA CAN'T TELL ME WHY THIS OCCURRED AND CAN'T TELL ...

Mileage: 60,000

WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE HAD NO TYPE OF TENSION ON IT THE HANDLE WOUND NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE DRIVERS POSITION HAD TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

BOTH THE INSIDE HANDLES OF MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULT IN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER INCIDENTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM INTERNET SEARCHING THAT TH...

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 AND GOING TO 55 THERE IS A KNOCKING IN THE OVERDRIVE. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME NOW TRANS FLUID IS FULL AND CLEAN. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE AND STOPPING, SHE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 0...

Mileage: 68,214

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK AND LATCH SYSTEM FAILED. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ACTUATING ROD BROKE AWAY FROM THE LATCH. MAZDA SEEMED TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE LATE 1980'S WITH THE 626 AND 929; RECALLS WERE PERFORMED THEN. PROBLEM IS I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND PARTS A...

Mileage: 34,100

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 92,365

1. INCREASED VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA. VIBRATIONS TRANSMITTED UP THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN THROUGH BRAKE / ACCELERATION PEDALS. VEHICLE HAD APPROX 70K MILES ON ODOMETER. 2. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE BEARINGS. 3. BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE AND BEAR...

Mileage: 70,000

1. INCREASED VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA. VIBRATIONS TRANSMITTED UP THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND EVEN THROUGH BRAKE / ACCELERATION PEDALS. VEHICLE HAD APPROX 70K MILES ON ODOMETER. 2. THE FAILURE WAS IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE BEARINGS. 3. BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE AND BEAR...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

PURCHASED 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. HAS BEEN DRIVEN RESPECTFULLY WITH ON HARSH DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS HAVING REGULAR MAINT. PERFORMED AT SUGGESTED INTERVALS. ORIGINAL ROTORS HAVE WARPED THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE BRAKES FELT OR THE EVENTUAL FA...

Mileage: 52,000

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE IS INOPERABLE. FAILED AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR. IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF QUICK EGRESS IS REQUIRED. CURRENTLY SEARCHING ON-LINE TO FIND REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

Mileage: 97,800

I PURCHASED A MADZA TRIBUTE IN 2003. I BEGAN TO HEAR A FAINT NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I BEGAN TO HEAR THE NOISE A LITTLE MORE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MADZA DEALER ON AUTH WAY AND THEY COULD NOT DULPICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR BACK 2 TIMES BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT ABOUT THE NOISE/GRINDING WHEN I PRES...

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH ALL 4 DOORS THAT BECOME SUDDENLY BROKEN. I HAVE HAD BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS REPLACED, AND BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS REPLACED. NOW THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL. NOT ONLY IS THIS COSTLY BUT EXTREMELY DA...

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND THAT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 07V157000 ...

Mileage: 47,000

FRONT AXLE ABS SENSOR RING IS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. THIS CAUSES THE ABS TO FALSELY ACTIVATE AT 25 TO 35 MPH, WITH VERY HARSH FORCE, ON ABOUT 10% OF BRAKING APPLICATIONS. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE INSTABILITY AND SOME PULLING AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER ...

Mileage: 50,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE NOISE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE NOISE BEGAN INFREQUENTLY, BUT IS NOW HEARD AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER DAY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG....

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT HE COULD BE REIMBURSED ONCE THE PROPER PAPERWORK WAS MAILED. MAZDA DID NOT COMPLY WITH THAT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. THE CURRENT MILE...

Mileage: 56,690

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WENT TO PROCEED TRHOUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. THE CAR...

Mileage: 111,337

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN FEB. OF 2002 FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE WITH OUR CHILDREN. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. I DROVE THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE RETAINING BOLT LOOSE. THEY SAID THAT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MADZA TRIBUTE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 49000. THREE RECALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE VEHICLE AND IT IS BECOMING AN INCONVENIENCE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE IS DISAPPOINTING TO THE CONTACT. IT...

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE HAS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES , AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION. A MECHANIC DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE BADLY DETERIORATED. NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND NO SQUEAKING OCCURRED TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS OCCURRENCE. THE ONLY INDICATION WAS A BAD GRINDING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. REPLACEMENT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $450. PEOPLE AT RISK BECAUSE OF MAZDA'S NEGLIGENCE: A MOM, DAD...

Mileage: 84,000

AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES SERVICE BULLETIN:0800205 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER:10017557. *NM

Mileage: 18,000

I READ IN THE PAPER THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING ABS MODULE FIRES ON FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDA TRIBUTES. I AM REPORTING THAT MY 2002 TRIBUTE'S ABS MODULE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE! *NM MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE STARTED HAVING ABS PROBLEMS AROUND APRIL OF 2004. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITENTL...

Mileage: 50,000

CLOCK/RADIO DOES NOT WORK UNTIL CAR IS RUNNING UP TO 30 MINUTES OR MORE. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE UNIT WHICH WORKED APPROX. 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE ISSUE RE-APPEARED. RECENTLY CLOCK/RADIO HAS NOT WORKED FOR MORE THAN 1 WEEK. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR WITH THE DEALER DENYING ANY E...

Mileage: 55,000

CLOCK/RADIO DOES NOT WORK UNTIL CAR IS RUNNING UP TO 30 MINUTES OR MORE. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE UNIT WHICH WORKED APPROX. 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE ISSUE RE-APPEARED. RECENTLY CLOCK/RADIO HAS NOT WORKED FOR MORE THAN 1 WEEK. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR WITH THE DEALER DENYING ANY E...

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION COILS WERE BURNT OUT. THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED.

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER GARAGE, AND THEY SAID THAT THE MAZDA TRIBUTE WAS BUILT WITH SUB-STANDARD ROTORS THAT WEAR OUT QUICKLY. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, AND I HAV...

Mileage: 29,152

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. ON 10/12/2006 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE MENTIONED VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF TO SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES PER HOUR, WHILE SHE WAS IN A TARGET STORE PARKING LOT. IT DID NOT BRAKE OR STOP UNTIL IT HIT AN STOP SIGN AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE POL...

Mileage: 37,918

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT WEATHER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PU...

Mileage: 107,362

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT WEATHER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PU...

Mileage: 107,362

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSISTENTLY AND FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED UPON INVESTIGATION THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEATBELTS WERE AFFECTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

Mileage: 81,438

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON THE HIGHWAY, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CAR - WE SUDDENLY NOTICED ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER AND THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THEN THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OUT OF THE REAR. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO AS WE WERE TRYING TO PULL OVER, BOTH THE STEERI...

Mileage: 55,000

TRAVELING ON JULY 3, 2006 ON A RETURN TRIP TO VERMONT WITH 3 GRANDCHILDREN . I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55/60 MPH ON AN UPGRADE AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS IN THE PASSING LANE, MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO PASSING GEAR, THE RPM REVVED UP AND THE MOTOR WAS RACING , THERE WAS NO MORE POWER THE CAR COULD OFF...

Mileage: 39,850

THE ROTORS AND BRAKES FAILED AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME WITH ONLY 75K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE ROTORS USING A DSA CREDIT, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BRAKES. DEALER SAID MAZDA IS AWARE THAT BRAKING SYSTEM IS UNDERSIZED FOR VEHICLE, BUT MAZDA WOULD RATHER REPLACE R...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED BOTH FRONT BRAKES ROTORS WERE WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A...

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE AN IN AUGUST 2005 THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN REMAINED ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED, THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE PART HAD TO BE SHIPPED VIA GROUND SERVICE DUE TO (EXPLOSI...

MAKE : MAZDA MODEL : TRIBUTE YEAR : 2002 MANUFACTURER : MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V605000 RECALL DATE : DEC 22, 2004 COMPONENT: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 49800 I CONTACTED MAZDA ABOUT THE RECALL...

AFTER 3 YRS AND 30K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD VIBRATE(TORQUE CONVERTER) WHEN SHIFTING TO OVERDRIVE. DEALERSHIP : TRANNY FLUID OXIDIZED AND SHOULD CHANGE SINCE 30K THOUGH MANUAL STATED CHANGE EVERY 30K UNDER EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND 3 YRS 30K DOESN'T QUALIFY. SO FAR SO GOOD AT 40K BUT MAZDA...

Mileage: 30,000

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS STAYING ON. *NM

Mileage: 39,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ACTIVATION EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE GEAR RING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL IS BROKEN. THE BROKEN GEAR ...

Mileage: 40,000

MY MECHANIC FOUND THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE, SO FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED TO ME: 1) FAILURE OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IT WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. THIS WOULD HAVE LED TO FULL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE S...

Mileage: 70,400

MY MECHANIC FOUND THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE, SO FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED TO ME: 1) FAILURE OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IT WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. THIS WOULD HAVE LED TO FULL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE S...

Mileage: 70,400

AT 50,089 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED; MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE -- I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND MAY HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN AT 52,000 MILES. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 50,000

AT 50,089 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED; MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE -- I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND MAY HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN AT 52,000 MILES. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 50,000

AT 50,089 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED; MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE -- I HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, AND MAY HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN AT 52,000 MILES. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 50,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATE THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR STUCK IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

NOISE FROM FRONT END THOUGHT TO BE FROM BRAKES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 2003. EVENTUALLY BECAME WORSE DURING SUMMER OF 2005. FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS RIGHT FRONT DRIVE AXLE - EITHER BENT OR MISALIGNED. WHEN FINALLY FOUND VEHICLE WAS 'OUT OR WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 35,200

EGR VALVE BLEW OUT, REPLACED, REPLACEMENT VALVE BLEW OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REPAIR AND WITHIN 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION FROM REPAIR. *NM

THERE IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN MY MAZDA, TRIBUTE CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED AT 23854 MILES. THE MAZDA DEALER LOOKED INTO IT AND STATED ON ITS REPORT "CHECKED AND FOUND WIRE HARNESS GOING TO SEAT BELT PRETENSIONS BUCKLE BROKEN-WIRE YELLOW AND RED STRIPE LOCATED AT H15"....

Mileage: 38,000

THERE IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN MY MAZDA, TRIBUTE CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED AT 23854 MILES. THE MAZDA DEALER LOOKED INTO IT AND STATED ON ITS REPORT "CHECKED AND FOUND WIRE HARNESS GOING TO SEAT BELT PRETENSIONS BUCKLE BROKEN-WIRE YELLOW AND RED STRIPE LOCATED AT H15"....

Mileage: 38,000

DT: THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL . ...

DT: THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL . ...

1). THREE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE: 1ST - POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION RECALL 1904D. 2ND - B4000 DPFE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP) 59. 3RD - ACCELERATOR CABLE RECALL 2704L. COMPLETED ALL RECALLS; LAST ON 3/2/05. 2). 2/2005 I STARTED EXPERIENCING IN...

Mileage: 46,550

1). THREE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE: 1ST - POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION RECALL 1904D. 2ND - B4000 DPFE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP) 59. 3RD - ACCELERATOR CABLE RECALL 2704L. COMPLETED ALL RECALLS; LAST ON 3/2/05. 2). 2/2005 I STARTED EXPERIENCING IN...

Mileage: 46,550

1). THREE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE: 1ST - POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION RECALL 1904D. 2ND - B4000 DPFE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP) 59. 3RD - ACCELERATOR CABLE RECALL 2704L. COMPLETED ALL RECALLS; LAST ON 3/2/05. 2). 2/2005 I STARTED EXPERIENCING IN...

Mileage: 46,550

1). THREE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE: 1ST - POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION RECALL 1904D. 2ND - B4000 DPFE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP) 59. 3RD - ACCELERATOR CABLE RECALL 2704L. COMPLETED ALL RECALLS; LAST ON 3/2/05. 2). 2/2005 I STARTED EXPERIENCING IN...

Mileage: 46,550

2002 MAZDATRIBUTE MANUAL DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CEASED TO WORK. ONLY WAY TO OPEN DRIVER DOOR FROM INSIDE WAS TO OPEN POWER WINDOW AND PULL OUTSIDE HANDLE. DEALER SAID THEY'D HAD SEVERAL LIKE THIS. IF A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, POSES SAFETY HAZARD. IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY, IF CAR IS NOT RUNNING, WINDOWS CANNOT B...

Mileage: 47,500

CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN 1-05 REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THERE WAS NO RECALL # AVAILABLE. SHE TOOK IT IN TO A DEALER AND THEY EITHER REPLACED/OR REPAIRED THE CABLE, SHE WAS NOT SURE. SHE HAS NOTICED AN EXTREME CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SINCE THEN...

CONSUMER SUGGESTION FOR SAFETY FOR ALL VEHICLES.*MR THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF BOTH FENDERS. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT DRIVER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED, AND THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, DO TO DEL...

Mileage: 44,000

DT: CONTACT STATES THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION,, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION,, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION,, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONTACT STATES: THE ACCELERATOR IS STICKING. RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, AND TOOK THE LETTER TO THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ACCELERATOR STICKS MAINLY IN THE WINTER...WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND TRYING TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN VEHICLE SPEEDS UP AND IT JUM...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY DURING MOVEMENT. IT ALSO SPEEDS UP WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS.*AK

Mileage: 20

DT: VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY DURING MOVEMENT. IT ALSO SPEEDS UP WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS.*AK

Mileage: 20

DT: VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY DURING MOVEMENT. IT ALSO SPEEDS UP WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS.*AK

Mileage: 20

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *NM

Mileage: 41,318

PURCHASED NEW IN 2002-WITH 85000 HIGHWAY MILES-TRANSMISSION FAILED- WHILE DRIVING ON I-84 IN CONNECTICUT-VEHICHLE WENT INTO THE PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN THEN STOPPED -MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IT WAS OUR LUCK HE WAS PAST THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HE WAS GOING DOWN ...

Mileage: 85,110

I HAD SEVERAL EMMISION REPAIRS DONE WITHIN 60 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002. NOW HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE NEEDA NEW TRANSMISSION. AND ONLY HAVE 65 000HIGHWAY MILAGE. NWORSW VECHILE I HAD MY VECHILE KEEP LOOSING POWER AND JUMP INTO OVER DRIVE SUDDENLY ONTHE FREEWAY I HAD TO PUT...

Mileage: 65,600

NHTSA RECALL 04V583000 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT A...

Mileage: 27,095

NHTSA RECALL 04V583000 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT A...

Mileage: 27,095

NHTSA RECALL 04V583000 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT A...

Mileage: 27,095

TURNING THE WHEEL, PARTICULARLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, RESULTS IN A SQUEALING NOISE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE LEFT RACK AND PINION AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE ALSO STATED THAT "IT MAY WORK ITSELF OUT" OR YOU CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR $810. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I RECEIVE THIS "SPECIAL SERVICE R...

AIRBAG LIGHT- THE "TRIB" HAS BEEN TO 2 DEALERS 3 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT; IT WILL GO IN FOR THE 4TH TIME TO ONCE AGAIN GET "BAND-AIDED". EACH TIME THEIR ANSWER WAS TO SHOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRE BACK UNDER THE SEAT. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS DUE TO ME STORING THINGS UNDER THE SEAT, WHICH I AM NOT, T...

Mileage: 10,662

APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER HAVING THE THROTTLE CABLE SERVICED ON A RECALL, WAS TRAVEL AT 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHCILES RPMS STARTED TO REVVING AT A HIGH RPM, BUT NO INCREASE IN SPEED. VEHCILES ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I MANAGED TO PULL THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING THE WEHCILE TOWED TO THE DEA...

Mileage: 34,735

2002 MADZA TRIBUTE WITH 68,000 NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST HAD A VALUE JOB DONE ON THE ENGINE APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. MADZA WARRANTY- INCLUDING DRIVE TRAIN - UP AT 50,000 MILES. *JB

2002 MADZA TRIBUTE WITH 68,000 NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST HAD A VALUE JOB DONE ON THE ENGINE APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. MADZA WARRANTY- INCLUDING DRIVE TRAIN - UP AT 50,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V583000 CONCERNING ACCELERATOR CABLE. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *AK

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDD...

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDD...

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDD...

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDD...

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDD...

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDD...

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V175000; MAZDA ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT STARTR AFTERE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE LS. WHILE ON VACATION THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BECAME PERMANENTLY LOCKED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY OR MANUAL BUTTON. THIS PRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT ONE WOULD NEED TO USE THE DOOR TO EXIT THE CAR FOLLOWING A CRASH, AN...

Mileage: 58,000

WON'T START - HARD START - CLICKING NOISE, TARTER REPLACED - STILL HAS HARD STARTS. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE THAT SOUNDED AS IF THE IGNITION WAS RE-ENGAGING ITSELF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THEIR PRESENCE: ALSO IN ACC MODE, THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, PER...

Mileage: 45,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TWICE, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE BACK BUMPER SLIGHTLY BUMPED THE LIGHT POLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED, LURCHED FORWARD AND RAN INTO A CENTER BLOCK WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE, AN...

Mileage: 20,000

BRAKES WERE SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE WHEN BEING APPLIED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE ROTORS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS, IT CURRENTLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON IT TWICE NOW, AND THIS TIME WHEN I WENT TO DO THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO WEAR ON THE SHOES AND NO GROOVES IN THE DRUMS ON EITHER SIDE. THESE ARE THE ORIGONAL SHOES. I HAD T...

Mileage: 45,350

WHILE DRIVING, THE SRS LIGHT FLASHED ON AND REMAINED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

I OWN A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I AM CONTINUALLY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE LIGHT STAYS ON, THEN GOES OFF FOR A DAY OR SO, THEN BACK ON. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASSIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT, THE...

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOYED, NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *AK

Mileage: 23,000

CONSUMER HAD THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION ON. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DECELERATE VEHICLE WHICH DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING UP 101 NORTH AT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I IMMEDIATELY FIRMED MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKED IN A SAFE MANNER, BUT THEN THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND VEERING TOWARDS THE LEFT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT CONTROL IT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD ...

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING UP 101 NORTH AT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I IMMEDIATELY FIRMED MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKED IN A SAFE MANNER, BUT THEN THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND VEERING TOWARDS THE LEFT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT CONTROL IT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD ...

Mileage: 30,000

6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER THAT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I'VE HAD HAS BEEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON @ 7 TIMES W/IN THE LAST YEAR. ...

RIM FAILED ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE RIM FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION THE DRIVER NOTICED A ONE INCH WIDE...

THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF IN THE CAR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MEANT THE AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 5 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO GO ON. *LA

CONTINENTAL TIRES, MODEL CONTITRAC SUV. SIZE P235/70R16. BOTH FRONT TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. VEHICLE HAD VERY LOW MILEAGE. CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP, BUT DID RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE FROM THEM.*AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD IN ORDER TO STOP AND A SQUEAKING NOSE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT ROT...

THE AXLE SEPARATED AND FELL OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONSUMER LOSING STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

FRONT DISC BRAKES - ALLEGEDLY WORN OUT AT 22,000 MILES AND NOW AT 34,000 MILES. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT PROBLEM AND DECLINED TO MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM. NOW BEING TOLD BY 2ND DEALER THAT ROTORS ARE "THROW AWAY" AND NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH DISC PADS. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 22,000

FRONT DISC BRAKES - ALLEGEDLY WORN OUT AT 22,000 MILES AND NOW AT 34,000 MILES. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT PROBLEM AND DECLINED TO MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM. NOW BEING TOLD BY 2ND DEALER THAT ROTORS ARE "THROW AWAY" AND NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH DISC PADS. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ...

Mileage: 22,000

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE POWER CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION.*MR . THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MAY 7 REGARDING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION. FOUR DAYS AFTER THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT ...

I OWN A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND UPON TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WOULD NOT PASS. I THEN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MAZDA FOR INSPECTION AND THEY AGREED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WOR, YET NOT COMPLETELY GONE, BUT MORE SERIOUSLY THE ROTORS NE...

Mileage: 39,570

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR NO BRAKES. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO APPLY THE BRAKES SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. *AK

Mileage: 10,120

OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF STALLING, WHERE TOTAL POWER IS LOST IN THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. SIX MONTHS INTO OWNING THE CAR, MY WIFE TOOK IT IN FOR A CHIP UPGRADE AND THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WELL, A MONTH AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. MY WIFE ...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 31,500

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX 4WD SUV, 3.0 L ENGINE: MY WIFE'S CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON PERIODICALLY WHILE IN DRIVE. RETURNED VEHICLE TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER SERVICE SHOP TWICE OVER PAST TWO MONTHS, AND AM TOLD THAT CAR CHECKS OUT AND IS FINE. LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.*AK

Mileage: 25,560

VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT LOW SPEED (<35) MPH, NO ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATOR PUSHED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING @ 50 MPH ON INTERSTATE @ RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY MADZA TRIBUTE 2002 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING! CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE NOT BEFORE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE HITTING BRAKES AND TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME. ONE VEHICLE HAD TO...

Mileage: 26,730

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE LOST OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. ROLLED OFF SIDE OF THE ROAD. PASSENGERS SHAKEN BUT NOT INJURED. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB

Mileage: 17,995

REAR BUMPER BRACKET BROKE THROUGH THE BUMPER ON MINOR IMPACT LESS THAN 3 MPH. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE REAR BUMPER. * CB

WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE SUV WE HAD IT BACK TO CRYSTAL AUTO MALL, GREEN BROOK, NJ THE PROBLEM...THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, IT WOULD SHIFT AROUND AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD! THIS WAS A QUICK REPAIR. STARTING ON SEPT 18,2002 WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON, T...

Mileage: 24,000

WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE SUV WE HAD IT BACK TO CRYSTAL AUTO MALL, GREEN BROOK, NJ THE PROBLEM...THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, IT WOULD SHIFT AROUND AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD! THIS WAS A QUICK REPAIR. STARTING ON SEPT 18,2002 WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON, T...

Mileage: 24,000

WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE SUV WE HAD IT BACK TO CRYSTAL AUTO MALL, GREEN BROOK, NJ THE PROBLEM...THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, IT WOULD SHIFT AROUND AS YOU DROVE DOWN THE ROAD! THIS WAS A QUICK REPAIR. STARTING ON SEPT 18,2002 WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON, T...

Mileage: 24,000

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002, HAD LOWER ENGINE REPLACED AFTER 4000 AS IT TOTALLY DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. 20 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED, THIS TIME IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAMS WEREN'T GETTING AN OIL FOR SOME REASON AND THEY ARE SHOT, THE LIFTERS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND THE HEAD IS WARPED. SER...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A MAZDA TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM MAZDA AND I JUST HAD TO PUT NEW PLATES ON, SO IT IS EXACTLY 1 YEAR OLD IN DRIVING TIME. MY PROBLEM IS THAT AT 16,000 MILES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT I WOULD SOON NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS I THOUGHT THAT WAS STRANGE AS I HAVE OWNED A NUM...

Mileage: 16,000

VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROX 35-45MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. VEH WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE PASSED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. VERY CONCERNED THAT WHEN ENGINE STALLS, I LOSE POWER STEERI...

Mileage: 31,000

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SITUATION. *LA

Mileage: 39,700

THE CAR IS STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. THIS IS MY SECOND INCIDENT IN 3 WEEKS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON ACCIDENT IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, BECAUSE POWER STEERING IS LOST WHEN THE CAR STOLLS, AND I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER. IT WAS A GOOD THING I DRIVE WITH 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL.*AK

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SUDDENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Mileage: 25,497

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 13,500

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING. DEALER INFORMED. THE DEALER REFLASHED PCM AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: AIR CONTROL VALVE, THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE SENSOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED, THE PANEL LIGHTS TO INCLUDE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD DIFFICULTY BRAKING AND STEERING MY VEHICLE. AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I THEN WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO RESTART...

THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING , THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WAS HARD TO HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER USE...

Mileage: 10,000

WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES 2WD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT SLOW SPEEDS (SO FAR). THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, REVERSE TO DRIVE, AND IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN WE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP HAS MADE THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMP...

Mileage: 16,000

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER IT SHUT DOWN ABRUPTLY. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 778

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT THE PARKING LOT, AND VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A BRICK WALL, SMASHING THE FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. CONTININENTAL TIRES, P23570R16. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE GRAPE VINE ON I-5 MY HUSBAND HERD AN ENGINE NOISE. WE PULLED OVER AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. IT APPEARED TO BE A NOISE COMING FROM THE FAN BELT. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. WE TRIED TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION OF MONROVIA,CA. THE E...

Mileage: 35,700

THEN ENGINE ON MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 35 MPH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. *PH

Mileage: 15,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND SOME WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHILE DR...

Mileage: 13,112

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND SOME WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHILE DR...

Mileage: 13,112

WE RECENTLY HAD A SECOND HARROWING EXPERIENCE IN OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES-V6. WE WERE SO TAKEN ABACK BY THE AUDACITY OF MAZDA HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE STALLING ISSUE IN THE TRIBUTE AND NOT TAKING INTO THEIR BEST INTEREST TO RECALL THE VEHICLE THAT WE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIFFERENT MAKE. IN FO...

Mileage: 24,200

SINCE I PURCHASED THE AUTO IN APRIL 2002, THERE HAS BEEN A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE AUTO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES) I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE SMELL AND EVERY TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT EXCESS OIL ON...

SINCE I PURCHASED THE AUTO IN APRIL 2002, THERE HAS BEEN A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE AUTO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES) I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE SMELL AND EVERY TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT EXCESS OIL ON...

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, CAN'T CONTROL STEERING OR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES 9 MONTHS AGO, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED BY "REFLASHING THE COMPUTER". NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES SO FAR, ...

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASE MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IN APRIL 2002, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT SQEEKY BRAKES. MY BRAKE LIGHT OFTER DOES NOT GO OFF. THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BRAKE CYLINDER CAP AND REPLACED IT. MY BRAKES STILL GRIND AND AGAIN MY BRAKE LIGHT IS STAYING ON. THEY ADDED FLUID AND IT WENT OFF. THEY ARE ...

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. THE BRAKES WILL FREEZE UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PULL UP ON THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND IS A VERY DANG...

Mileage: 26,540

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. THE BRAKES WILL FREEZE UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PULL UP ON THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND IS A VERY DANG...

Mileage: 26,540

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. THE BRAKES WILL FREEZE UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PULL UP ON THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND IS A VERY DANG...

Mileage: 26,540

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. THE BRAKES WILL FREEZE UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PULL UP ON THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND IS A VERY DANG...

Mileage: 26,540

WIFE'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO DEALER WHERE ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB PH *JB

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4X4 LOSS OF BRAKES LOSS OF STEERING HAD TO STOP BY WAY OF E-BRAKE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT NOTIFIED FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EPROM ON THE MAIN COMPUTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REFLASHED. ALSO NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER IN...

Mileage: 10,700

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. PH *JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE FOR THE SAME THING, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. *AK

Mileage: 2,079

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *JB

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

Mileage: 2,400

THE VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SEEMS TO HAVE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ON THE TRIBUTE BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO CLEAN THE FRONT WHEELS CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK WITH HEAVY DUST WITHIN ONE WEEK OF WASHING. WE HAVE NOTICED OTHER NEW VEHICLES DO NO...

Mileage: 9,500

ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING LEAKED FLUID FROM ENGINE WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES BUT NOW THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FIFTH. *NLM *TS

Mileage: 1,395

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TOOK CAR INTO THE DEALER AND SUPPLIED THE DEALER WITH 34 PAGES OF IDENTICAL NHTSA COMPLAINTS FILED BY OTHER OWNERS OF 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTES. *NLM

Mileage: 6,000

DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 RAN RED LIGHT AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 40-45 MPH AND HIT PASSENGER DOOR OF VEHICLE 2 CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE 2 AND TOTALLY FRONT END OF VEHICLE 1. WE OWN VEHICLE 2. IT IS A MAZDA TRIBUTE 4 DOOR SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE WITH DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND OPT...

Mileage: 8,000

BOTH FOG LIGHT LENSES HAVE SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. MAZDA TRIBUTE IS 8 MONTHS OLD. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AFTER FIRST ONE BROKE, AND SHOP MAN SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED ABOUT SIX OF THEM. THE LENSES ARE GLASS, AND OBVIOUSLY VERY FRAGILE GLASS AT THAT. WAS TOLD THA...

ON 7/31/02 MY TRIBUTE DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TO A 4 WAY STOP. AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, THEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP WAS TOLD THAT IT COUL...

Mileage: 15,016

ON 7/31/02 MY TRIBUTE DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TO A 4 WAY STOP. AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, THEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP WAS TOLD THAT IT COUL...

Mileage: 15,016

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND THE CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 M.P.H. ENGINE JUST QUITS AND LOSE POWER STEERING. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THE 5 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. *JB

Mileage: 1,000

THROTTLE STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP DUE TO BUILD-UP ON THROTTLE PLATE. OWNER HAS PROVIDED MAINTENANCE AND FUEL AS SPECIFIED IN MANUAL, YET WAS TOLD MAZDA DOES NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM APPEARED WITH LESS THAN 15000 MILES. CLEANING (AT OWNER COST) PROVIDES ONLY SHORT-TERM ...

ON MARCH 5 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. I LOST USE OF MY POWER STEERING AND HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO STEER MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED. *JB

Mileage: 3,700

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON ME TODAY WHILE DRIVE 40 MPH. I HAVE 14,890 MILES AND JUST HAD MAZDA PERFORM MY 15000 MILE SERVICE THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS IS MY SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I FILED AN EARLIER COMPLAINT FROM A 09/30/2002 INCIDENT WITH AN ODI # 767970. AT THAT TIME MAZDA PE...

Mileage: 14,889

THE EXHAUST SYSTEM EMITTED BAD FUMES.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

Mileage: 1,500

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY @ 65 MPH TENSIONER BROKE OFF AND SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF STEARING AND POWER SYSTEM DOWN. ON JAN.9,2003 WATER PUMP BROKE,JAN. 29,2003 GEAR STUCK BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL.

Mileage: 11,500

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE LACK OF POWER ASSISTANCE! WAS TRAVELLING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT STALLED. TOOK NEARLY 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AND T...

Mileage: 14,591

THE BRAKES FAILED ON 11/22/02 AT 16,714 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTED. ON 1/03/03 AT 19,632 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND DIDN'T FEEL THIS W...

Mileage: 16,714

THE BRAKES FAILED ON 11/22/02 AT 16,714 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTED. ON 1/03/03 AT 19,632 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND DIDN'T FEEL THIS W...

Mileage: 16,714

THE BRAKES FAILED ON 11/22/02 AT 16,714 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTED. ON 1/03/03 AT 19,632 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND DIDN'T FEEL THIS W...

Mileage: 16,714

THE BRAKES FAILED ON 11/22/02 AT 16,714 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTED. ON 1/03/03 AT 19,632 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND DIDN'T FEEL THIS W...

Mileage: 16,714

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND GIVING YOU NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. I AM WORKING ON A LEMON LAW PACKAGE NOW. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS OF LEASING THIS VEHIC...

Mileage: 2,500

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND GIVING YOU NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. I AM WORKING ON A LEMON LAW PACKAGE NOW. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS OF LEASING THIS VEHIC...

Mileage: 2,500

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH DRIVER SIDE OUT SIDE MIRROR START VIBRATING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TIRE JACK WILL NOT RAISE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT REAR WHEEL CAN BE REMOVED

ENGINE STALLS X 7 OCCASIONS, DESPITE 4 DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. RETURNED TO DEALER TODAY AFTER 7TH INCIDENT. DT

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY. PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD GIRL WENT OFF OF THE ROAD YESTE...

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN HILL IN 'DRIVE' AT 35 MPH. APPROACHED BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALL. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING STOPPPED VEHICLE IN LEFT TURN LANE. DT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT, TWICE, AT 40MPH. DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD STALLED UNTIL I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES,TO MAKE A TURN, AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

ENGINE FAILED AT 11,114 MILES. MAZDA CLAIMING NON WARRANTY DUE TO WATER INGESTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ALMOST TEN HOURS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY AND A PORTION OF FAILED LOWER ROD CAP WAS RECOVERED. DT

WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH GO OUT CAUSING IT TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL M...

WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH GO OUT CAUSING IT TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL M...

WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH GO OUT CAUSING IT TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL M...

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

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 15-30 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED OUT WITH NO WARNING WHEN OWNER WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOLL BOOTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WITHOUT WARNING.PH 09-DEC-2002

COASTING DOWN HILL AND ENTERING A TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. HAVING READ ABOUT THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MR

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. MR

TRUCK WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION INTERRUPTING ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE TRUCK. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED HIM THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

TRUCK WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION INTERRUPTING ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE TRUCK. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED HIM THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *SLC

THE BATTERY DIED AND 3 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

POWER DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED OR AROUND TURNS. *AK

WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT, THE CD PLAYER WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUED TO BLOW. CONSUMER THINKING TOO MANY ELECTRICAL ...

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. PLEASE SUBMIT SIZE AND DOT#. *AK

I TOOK MY NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE IN 3 TIMES BEFORE MY SECOND PAYMENT WAS DUE. ON 6/27/02, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD NO BRAKES OR ACCELERATION CONTROL. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN. ON 8/16/02, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TAILLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHT...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK RADIO WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SYSTEM FOUND LOSING POWER AT AUDIO UNIT CONNECTOR YELLOW WITH WHITE TRACER WIRE. DEALER REPLACED BAD CONNECTION AT FUSE PANEL ASSEMBLY. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT TWO DOORS HAVE A LOT OF WIND NOISE AT ABOUT 25 MPH. DEALER INSPECTED DOOR SEALS AND ADJUSTED. FOUND NORMAL WIND NOISE. THE SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASH IS COMING OUT. DEALER STATED SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED DURING PDI AND REMOVED SEAL. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES EVEN WHEN THE ALARM IS NOT SET. DEALER FOUND THIS WAS NORMAL. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION. CHECKED BASE IDLE AND FOUND ENGINE TO STALL WHEN IAC VALVE IS DISCONNECTED. CLEANED THROTTLE CAMBER. REINSTALLED AND SET BASE IDLE TO 29 PERCENT. REPLACED AIR FLOW METER AND DPFE SENSOR. *TT

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED SOME COMPUTER COMPONENTS AND SENSORS. DEALERSHIPS FELT THERE WAS A "TOWER INTERFERENCE" WITH COMPUTER BOARD. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD RESOLVE SHUTDOWN FAILURE. PLEASE ...

ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE COASTING DOWN HILL.*AK

HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, ENGINE HAS CUT OUT *3* TIMES-NO WARNING.*AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. THE 1ST TIME WAS ON 6/16/02 AFTER COMPLETING A 80 DEGREE TURN ON A 2 LANE ROAD. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. THE 2ND TIME WAS ON 7/29/02. TOOK CAR TO THE D...

ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. THE 1ST TIME WAS ON 6/16/02 AFTER COMPLETING A 80 DEGREE TURN ON A 2 LANE ROAD. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. THE 2ND TIME WAS ON 7/29/02. TOOK CAR TO THE D...

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. RICART AUTOMOTIVE HAS WORKED ON TRUCK, CHECKING CODES AND EGR SYSTEM. SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED PASS AIR CONTROL VALVE AND ASSOCIATED GASKETS. *AKTHE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONTROL VALVE. THE SECON...

WITH 500 MILES ON ODOMETER, THE OWNER FOUND A RED FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM FROM THE COLUMN ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT TIRES. *AK *SCC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. ON 4TH TIME HAD AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES.CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

CAR WAS IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO BACK UP AND HIT A METAL FENCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE TRIBUTE WAS TAKEN IN ON 8-22-02 FOR STALLING FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE WE HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANURARY. THIS TIME I EVEN CONTACTED MAZDA AND REPORTED THE STALLING PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS WOULD GET WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE MAZDA DEALER WHERE I HAD TAKEN IT TO GE...

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED RUNNING ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN THIS HAPPENS POWER BRAKES AND STEERING ARE NO LONGER OPERATIVE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FAILED. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT, LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FAILED. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT, LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FAILED. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT, LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE STALLED GOING DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE AT 30-35 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NARROW ROAD WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE SAFELY. VERY SCARY INCIDENT. AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED PUT GEAR SHIFT IN PARK AND VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT,UNABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. IF VEHICLE IS ON A HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD IS CURVED NOT STRAIGHT IT WILL MAKE A LEFT TURN. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY SAD THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK

THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN COMES ON BY ITSELF ANYTIME IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. I AM UNABLE TO KEEP THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHTS ON IN THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS. THE MASTER CYLINDER CLUTCH HAS ALSO GONE BAD AT 8K MILES...

THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN COMES ON BY ITSELF ANYTIME IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. I AM UNABLE TO KEEP THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHTS ON IN THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS. THE MASTER CYLINDER CLUTCH HAS ALSO GONE BAD AT 8K MILES...

CAR STALLS OUT AND DRIVERS LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. FACTORY CONTACTED. DEALER REPORTS FACTORY KNOWS OF PROBLE, BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT OR HOW TO FIX. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ONGOING PRPBLEM AND MAZDA'S INABILITY TO FIND A FIX. I BOUGHT A YNEW MAZDA BASED ON IT BEING A NICE PRO...

ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY. ALL ELECTRONICS INCLUDING BRAKES SHUT DOWN. UNBELIEVABLE THAT A VEHICLE SO NEW IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I'M FINDING MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DON'T WAIT UNTIL A FATAL CRASH BEFORE YOU FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON GRASS, ENGINE RUNNING, AFTER VEHICLE WAS MOVED CONSUMER NOTICED A 2 SQUARE FOOT AREA OF GRASS WAS BURNED WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, MECHANIC STATED THEY KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING, BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL CAP LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH IS AN INDICATION THAT CAP IS OFF,BUT IT WASN'T. CONSUMER AFRAID THIS MIGHT BE CAUSED BY A SHORTAGE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A EXIT RAMP AND PASSENGER'S REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INSIDE VEHICLE. NO PASSING VEHICLES WERE ON THAT SIDE. SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, NO INJURY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UP OR DOWN A HILL AT 40MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL,CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK*THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN JANUARY AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVEN.* FOUR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED WITH IN SIX MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE...

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IDENTICAL TO FIRST TIME. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 45MPH DOWN HILL WITHOUT WARNING BEFORE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT 40 MPH. DEALER RESET IDLE SPEED, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *SCC

MIRROR VIBRATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. DEALER HANDLING THIS PROBLEM. UNACCEPTABLE. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE VERY DIFFIICULT TO USE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES AT 30-40 MPH AT SLIGHT DOWN GRADES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, RESULTING IN A BREAKDOWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN BY DEALER.*AK DEALER CHECKED ALL GROUNDS, WIRING HARNESS TO PCM, ECU RELAY AND REPROGRAMMED PCM HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED AT 40-45 MPH, WAS TOWED TO DEALER, COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THROTTLE WAS REPLACED.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PCM. ALSO, THE MAIN BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PCM. ALSO, THE MAIN BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK REPAIRS PER DEALER: COMPLETED REPAIR PROCEDURES PER BULLETIN. THE CONTROL UNIT ALREADY CONTAINED THE LATEST PROGRAMMING. THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS RESET AND THE THROT...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK REPAIRS PER DEALER: COMPLETED REPAIR PROCEDURES PER BULLETIN. THE CONTROL UNIT ALREADY CONTAINED THE LATEST PROGRAMMING. THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS RESET AND THE THROT...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BEFORE. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DPFE AFT...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BEFORE. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DPFE AFT...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BEFORE. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DPFE AFT...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BEFORE. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DPFE AFT...

WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AND ELECTRICAL POWER BRAKES/ STEERING , AND LIGHTS WERE LOST. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AND ELECTRICAL POWER BRAKES/ STEERING , AND LIGHTS WERE LOST. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AND ELECTRICAL POWER BRAKES/ STEERING , AND LIGHTS WERE LOST. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AND ELECTRICAL POWER BRAKES/ STEERING , AND LIGHTS WERE LOST. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AND ELECTRICAL POWER BRAKES/ STEERING , AND LIGHTS WERE LOST. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE RETURNED TO DEALER MAY 6, 2002, WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 19, 2002 IWITH THE MAZDA DEALER IN CHATTANOOGA FOR A REPLACEMENT OF A PART IN THE COMPUTER ...

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH SINCE PURCHASE LAST FALL; PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM LAST FALL (ODI ID: 754924); PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE FIXED WITH RESETTING OF IDLE AND THROTTLE SETTINGS LATE LAST YEAR; WHILE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE PROBLEM LAS...

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD AT AROUND 40 MPH MY TRIBUTE SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD STOP IN THE ONCOMING LANE, WHICH WAS FORTUNATELY NOT OCCUPIED BY AN ONCOMING CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO HESISTATION AND I TRAVELLED HOME ...

STALLED GOING DOWN HILL @ 35 M.P.H. ABOUT TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND/OR RECALL?*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN SNOWY OR RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOSES ADHESION TO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING WIPERS TO SKIP OVER PARTICLES ON WINDSHIELD, AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER TO SEE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENLY SHUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING FROZE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, WHERE SOME KIND OF COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MAZDA HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONLY A CHECKLIST OF THINGS TH...

Mileage: 3,200

VEHICLE STALLED AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALLING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALLING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALLING. *AK

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND ACCELERATE FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM FOR 2ND TIME.*AK

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND ACCELERATE FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM FOR 2ND TIME.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINES STALLING ON THESE VEHICLES, LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TIRE PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO RESOLVE I HAVE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS TO YOU BEFORE BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FILE COMPLAINTS OR CALL I THINK WITH ALL THE REPORTS ON YOUR W...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. LOST ALL POWER . CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE ENGINE STALLED TWO MORE TIMES THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOSSES ALL POWER CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

VEHICLE STALLED AT 60 MPH, AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION TO GET VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. NLM

ENGINE STALLED AT 40 MPH, CAUSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE LOSS.*AK

WHILE IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISSING, "FIRING" AND VEHICLE BUCKING- AT ANY SPEED AND GEAR. A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED (ALMOST ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GONE) AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE CONT...

THE 2002 TRIBUTE HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE - ONCE AFTER 1200 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME AFTER 4800 MILES. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AM TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED!*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND THEN GOING BACK UP MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. I NEVER TURNED THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO FIND OUT IF IT WOULD LOCK COMPLETELY. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART WHICH DID ...

DAY BEFORE INCIDENT AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT RAINED AND WATER ENTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

VEHICLE STALLED GOING DOWN HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A DEADLY SITUATION HAD CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT. I PULLED OVER, PARKED, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. INTERIOR LIGHT TURNED ON BY ITSELF. AFTER A MINUTE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID T...

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL VEHICLE WILL STALL. THEREIS A DELAY IN BRAKES AND STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DARK, AND CONSUMER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON IT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA NORTH (AUSTIN, TX) SERVICE ADVISOR STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS AND THAT THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AS THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN ...

PE 01 043/ENGINE STALLING: WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE QUIT. .PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK AND OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WOULD STALL. THIS COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT INDICATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION ACTION NUMBER PE01043. ENGINE STALLS TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER CONTACTED, THINKS THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION BUT WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, UNAWARE OF PROBLEM IN 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, UNABLE TO GIVE ANY ASSURRANCE OF PROBL...

PARKING LIGHTS ARE INTEGRATED WITH AN ENGINE OFF HEADLIGHT TIMER. LIGHTS WILL EXTINGUISH AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. DEARLERSHIP REPORTS THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS TIMER.VEHICLE CANNOT BE PARKED WITH ILLUMINATION FOR MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN W/O WARNING. *AK

PROCEEDING ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL AT ROUGHLY 40 MPH MY NEW VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED/DIED. I IMEDIATELY SLIPPED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED. THIS ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WERE NON-OPERABLE DURING THIS TIME. HAD I BEEN PROCEEDING AT A FASTER SPEED OR NOT REA...

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BACKING UP AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN HILLS (COAST DOWN FIRST HILL AND GO TO ACCELERATE TO TAKE SECOND HILL, BUT VEHICLE HAS NO POWER); MAZDA DEALER IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAZDA HOTLINE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE ON 10...

TRIBUTE WAS PURCHASED WHILE "AT SEA." 48 HOURS AFTER TRIBUTE WAS ROLLED OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK THE ENGINE SHUTOFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE TRAVELING U-HILL AT 45MPH. IT SHUT OFF AGAIN SIX DAYS LATER WITHOUT WARNING. ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS.COM WEB SITE, MANY OTHER TRIBUTE AND FORD ESCAPE OWNERS A...

I WAS DRIVING UP HILL WITH THE SPEED AROUND 35MPH AND THE CAR STALLED. I LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNNING. THE CAR JUST DIED. THERE WERE TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS (DOWN HILLS AND UP HILLS) AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS! APPARENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES AS SUCH IN THE LAST YEAR. PLEASE D...

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ON NOVEMBER 2 DRIVING 40MPH WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER TO MY STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER APPLYING ALL MY WEIGHT TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. I MISSED AN ONCOMING CAR AND A TREE BY LUCK. I TOOK THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSH...

ON NOVEMBER 2 DRIVING 40MPH WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER TO MY STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER APPLYING ALL MY WEIGHT TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. I MISSED AN ONCOMING CAR AND A TREE BY LUCK. I TOOK THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSH...

ON NOVEMBER 2 DRIVING 40MPH WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER TO MY STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER APPLYING ALL MY WEIGHT TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. I MISSED AN ONCOMING CAR AND A TREE BY LUCK. I TOOK THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSH...