Mazda Tribute Complaints (2002)

384 consumer complaints on file.

#10019437June 27, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023827June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019440June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019599May 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018546May 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019389May 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018043May 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016666April 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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 NOT APPEAR TO GET AS MUCH BRAKE DUST IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD. WE ARE WONDERING IF LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE OR IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017250April 21, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016029April 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10014330April 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014072April 7, 2003
AIR BAGS
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 OPTION AIR BAG 2 WHICH IS FRONT-SIDE AIR BAGS. WE HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF VEHICLE 2 THAT WE CAN SEND YOU. OUR CONCERN IS THAT GIVEN THE VIOLENCE AND LOCATION OF THE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR, WHY DID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAIL TO ACTIVATE?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10014091April 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
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 THAT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER AS IT IS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. SHOP MAN ALSO SAID AT THE TIME, THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $190. TO REPAIR, AND I MIGHT WANT TO HOLD OFF UNTIL THERE ARE SOME AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THAT WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE. SINCE THAT TIME, THE SECOND LENS SHATTERED, ALSO DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE NOTIFIED MAZDA USA, AND LET THEM KNOW I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE LESS THAN ADEQUATE QUALITY OF THE LENSES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013905April 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 COULD HAVE BEEN SPIDER WEBS OR SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AREA, SO THEY CLEANED OUT THE VAPOR VENT TUBES. I WAS VERY NERVOUS TO BE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WAS JUST GLAD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED UNTIL 4/01/03 WHEN TRIBUTE DIED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING UPHILL TO A 4 WAY STOP AND WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A DRIVING USING ALL MY FORCE B/C THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN WENT OUT. BOTH TIMES THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ALL ON AFTER IT STALLED. ONCE AGAIN I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REFLASHED PCM TO LATEST CALIBRATIONS, REPLACED THE DPFE SENSOR, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. I AM WONDERING IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE MAZDA OR THE GOVERNMENT WILL CALL A RECALL. IF THIS IS THE CASE, BOTH SHOULD BE VERY ASHAMED FOR THEIR LACK OF CONCERN ABOUT THE CONSUMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012436March 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010870March 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010623March 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 REMEDY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010466March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010263March 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 PERFORMED SERVICE BULLETIN 01-014/2R. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008916February 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM EMITTED BAD FUMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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