Mazda Tribute Complaints (2002)

384 consumer complaints on file.

#567564September 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767542September 21, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
POWER DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED OR AROUND TURNS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567473September 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 DEVICES WERE IN USE, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE STEERING WAS FAR WORSE THAN THE TWO PREVIOUS FAILURES. CONSUMER WANTS MAZDA TO REPURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. *JLG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567423September 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018554September 12, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. PLEASE SUBMIT SIZE AND DOT#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767062September 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 LIGHTS REPAIRED. ON 8/20, THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS APPROACHING A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 4-5 TIMES TO GET IT TO START. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE REPETITIVE SAFETY MALFUNCTIONS. STAN OLSEN HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ME IF I WANT A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018040September 6, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
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 DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766663September 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE COASTING DOWN HILL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766688September 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, ENGINE HAS CUT OUT *3* TIMES-NO WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766581September 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 DEALERSHIP. THEY ORDERED SOME PARTS. ON 8/14/02 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SENSOR, AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND MAP SENSOR. ON 8/19/02, THE CAR STALLED OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME. ON 8/20/02, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND PICKED UP A LOANER CAR. AS OF 9/02/02, I HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD AS TO WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE WAITING FOR MAZDA CORPORATION TO POST NEW SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN THE 2001 MODELS, THIS STALLING PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. IN THE 2002 MODELS, IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURIED OR IS KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017512August 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 SECOND INCIDENT, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017514August 29, 2002
STEERING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017517August 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017212August 26, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766251August 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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 GET IT FIXED THEY SENT OUT FOR 5 NEW PARTS AND CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IS WAS FIXED WE ASKED IT THE ENGINEER WHO WAS OUT TO LOOK AT IT COULD CERTIFY THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM THE ENGINEER COULD NOT CERTIFY IT AND WE HAD TO PICK IT UP KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING MY SON IN THIS CAR KNOWING THAT IT STALLS WITH NO WARNING AT THE SPEED OF 40MPH .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786446August 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766072August 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE WHOLE SYSTEM FAILED. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIGHT, LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016865August 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016705August 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016763August 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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