Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#747341June 25, 2001
TIRES
THERE WERE 2 SEPARATE TIRE DEFECTS THAT AFTER GOIN FROM 1 MAZDA DEALER TO 1 FIRESTONE DEALER BACK TO A SECOND MAZDA DEALER THEN FINALLY HAD THE PROBLEM TIRE REPLACED FEE OF CHARGE BY A SECOND FIRESTONE DEALER. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE FIRST DROPPED A 2INCH BY 2INCH SECTION OF TREAD RIGHT OFF OF THE TIRE. IT WAS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE TREAD SECTION AND ONLY IN ONE SPOT. WHILE I WAITED FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE TO BE ORDERED AND RECEIVED AND GUARANTEED BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER(2210 W RIDGE RD ROCHESTER NY 14626)THAT THE TIRE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE ON AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE THE TIRE BEGAN TO RIP ALONG A SEAM ON THE SIDEWALL DIRECTLY OPPOSITE FROM THE MISSING SECTION OF TREAD. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD OF LEAD TO A TIRE FAILURE OR WORSE. THE DEALER APPOLOGIZED AND QUICKLY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SIMILIAR TIRE EXCEPT THE NEW ONE HAS WHITE OUTLINED LETTERS AS PER FIRESTONE DEALER ORIGINALS DON'T AND THEY ARE ONLY AVALABLE FROM THE MAZDA/FORD FACTORY????*AK (DOT NUMBER: 0211224 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747088June 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2001 TRIBUTE ON SUNDAY 6/17/01WITH 420 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS LATER TUESDAY 6/19/01 THE ENGINE COMPLETLY LOCKED UP ON ME TWICE IN THE SAME DAY. IT NOW HAS ONLY 562 MILES ON IT. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A WRECK. THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN, MEANING NO STEERING, NO BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING THE EMERGANCY BRAKE AFTER STOPPPING I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK IN WHICH IT THEN RESTARTED. THIS ALL CAME IF NO WARNING AT ALL. I IMMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE OR ANY OTHERS. I NOW SEE THEY MUST OF BEEN MISTAKEN, BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME!! I WILL TAKE AS MUCH OF THIS INFO. WITH ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746941June 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I GOT IN MY CAR AFTER WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON MY SEAT BELT. IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I TRIED FOR OVER 10 MINUTES, TO NO AVAIL. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AT MIDNIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, NOT WEARING A SEATBELT. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I ALWAYS WEAR A SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT IN CALIFORNIA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890333June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS - SIGN & RETURN THIS FORM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890176June 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED HER THAT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. BUT THAT FUEL TANKS WERE ON BACK ORDER. COULD NOT GIVE HER A TIME FRAME, BUT ASSURED HER VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889652June 4, 2001
WHEELS
ON WET PAVEMENTS WHEELS LOCK. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745127May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING
STEERING SHUT DOWN, CAR DIE OUT AT 45MPH AND CAR STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745068May 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES; MAZDA AGREED TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE AFTER 4TH INSPECTION, AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THIS WEEK THAT THIS EXACT SAME STALLING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO HER TWO TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE AND THAT THERE IS A SEVERE STALLING PROBLEM AND A RECALL HAS YET TO BE DONE BY MAZDA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887761May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSISTANTLY VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO STALL. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887593May 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH, THIS HAPPENED ONCE. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887600May 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES AROUND 30 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RETURN VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887638May 7, 2001
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKED UP WITH LITTLE PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WAITED WHICH ALLOWED STEERING TO COMEBACK. ON APRIL 26, 2001 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING UP. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561068May 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887131April 30, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE. DEALER HASVEHICLE AND IS WAITING FOR PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886806April 25, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A FLAT/ STRAIGHT AND PAVED ROAD WHEN A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING CONTROL, BUT NO CRASH OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT POWER STEERING TENSIONER BROKE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744263April 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VIBRATION IS EXCESSIVE ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAY THAT IMAGES REFLECTED ARE COMPLETELY DISTORTED AND BLURRY WHICH DISALLOWS PROPER VISUALIZATION OF TRAFFIC AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VIBRATION IS ALSO SO BOTHERSOME THAT I REFRAIN FROM LOOKING IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE WHICH I VIEW TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CAR MANUFACTURER, THE PROBLEM IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING ALL MODELS OF MAZDA TRIBUTES, THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. I FIND THAT TO BE UNACCEAPTABLE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886082April 17, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK INTO ONE POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. WHEEL WILL TURN TO RIGHT, BUT CANNOT BE TURNED ANY MORE TO LEFT. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS. SO FAR HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, DEALERSHIP WITNESSED THIS DEFECT. DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK A BOLT WAS FOUND INSIDE THE STEERING RACK COVER AND WAS REMOVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744071April 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
POWER WINDOWS/SUNROOF QUIT WORKING AFTER 1-1 1/2 HRS. OF DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED A SWITCH AND THE GENERAL MODULE WITH NO SUCCESS. RETURNING TO DEALER FOR MORE "DIGGING" INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744011April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2000. MY TRIBUTE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS "STALLING" PROBLEM. I WAS CONTACTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL HEADQUARTERS APRIL 12. THE MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE ASKED A BATTERY OF QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. FORTUNATLEY, NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE NO RESOLUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885706April 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE THREE TIMES ALREADY. ALSO, REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS . PROBLEM STILL OCCURS*AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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