Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#10511181May 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507325April 6, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT "NATURALLY" DE-CELERATE/SLOW DOWN, IT KEEPS GOING! HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FROM ANYWHERE FROM 30-45 MPH. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL AUGUST 2000, THIS WAS BEFORE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2000 BY MY BOYFRIEND, WHO LATER GAVE ME THE CAR IN 2009, HOW WOULD WE HAVE KNOWN SUCH A DEFECT EXISTED PRIOR TO PURCHASE? WHAT IS THE DEALER/MANUFACTURERS OBLIGATION TO FIX IT BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO AN INDIVIDUAL? HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER YET, BUT WE PLAN TO. THIS IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE CONDITION. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492955January 14, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V357000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490201December 27, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ..UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 01/18/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487179December 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V277002 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478384October 2, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, I THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S NOW CONSIDERED AN OLD CAR, BUT THEN JUST RECENTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER DOOR. I THOUGHT, HMMMM MAYBE I SHOULD LOOK THIS UP ON THE INTERNET. BAM!!! MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME DEFECT AND NO RECALL!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE COULD ACTUALLY GET KILLED FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CAR. SO, LET'S GO THROUGH A SCENARIO. I GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT, THE POWER DOES NOT WORK TO OPEN THE WINDOWS, THE CAR IS ON FIRE. I CAN'T GET OUT THROUGH DRIVER DOOR OR PASSENGER. SO NOW, I AM STRUGGLING TO GET TO THE BACK SEAT TO OPEN A DOOR. BUT WAIT, THAT'S IF I DON'T CATCH ON FIRE FIRST. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS TO BE A RECALL. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETTING KILLED. BECAUSE IF IT DOES, THEN ALL THESE ANGRY PEOPLE WHO HAD ISSUES THAT YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TOO WILL TOTALLY BE ON YOUR[XXX]! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478134October 1, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V210002 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,260 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,293.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477980September 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE PRESENT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING,GEAR SHIFT MORE THAN THREE TIME AND THE BROKEN EG VALVE MORE THAN FOUR TIME, SHAKING ENGINE, STOP AND DISCONTINUE WORKING,,,,,,, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477661September 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
EMAIL REFERRAL FROM CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER RE: NHTSA RECALL 12V357 / PE12-09. REFERRAL ASSOCIATED AN APRIL 2011 INCIDENT WITH THE RECALL AND INCLUDED A POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT AND TWO PHOTOS *TGW ACCORDING TO THE NARRATIVE FROM THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED SHE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 35, WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT RUN FROM ROUTE 35 ONTO A BRIDGE, BUT THE VEHICLE CROSSED ALL THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHED THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND LANDED AGAINST A TREE. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10476042September 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A CRASH AND VEHICLE FIRE *TGW RECALL # 12V357000 WAS REFERENCED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10468208July 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6. PULLED OUT PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR GOT UP TO SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 LET OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL APPLIED BRAKES WHICH DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE BRAKES DO NOT WORK THEN THE ENGINE IS REVVING, ALSO SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES HOPING TO UN-JAM THE THROTTLE CABLE. I KNEW IT WASN'T A STUCK PEDAL BECAUSE THE PEDAL RETURNED. TURNED THE KEY BACK ONE NOTCH TO ONLY KILL THE ENGINE AND STILL ALLOW ME TO STEER HOPING TO GET A LITTLE BETTER BRAKING ALSO PULLED UP SLOWLY ON THE HANDBRAKE AT THIS TIME TO HELP ME STOP AND PULLED OVER. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE SO WITH THE ENGINE OFF I POPPED THE HOOD AND WHILE TRYING TO REACH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE I LIFTED THE ENGINE COVER AND THE THROTTLE SLAMMED SHUT SO I HAD MY GIRLFRIEND PUSH THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR TO VERIFY THAT IT DID INFACT GET CAUGHT ON THE ENGINE COVER SO I MOVED IT OUT OF THE WAY AND DROVE HOME MAKING SURE TO NOT GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE I THEN REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER WHEN I GOT HOME AND THE CAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE EVER SINCE WITH NO INCIDENTS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I REACHED BEFORE IT WAS OVER BUT HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC SITTING AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE RAN INTO THEM OR HAD TO DITCH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468233July 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE ENGINE MOTOR PLATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE PLATE OFF AND CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466851July 21, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PICKED UP MY MAZDA FROM HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED TO TAKE BOAT OUT ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AS THE DRAG SLOWED ME FROM GOING ANY FASTER AS I APPROACHED THE ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE I-69 AND MY ACCELERATION WASN'T UNDER MY CONTROL. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME FROM FIRESTONE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE POOR DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I HAVE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT THERE IS A PETITION 49 CFR PART 552;557 ON THIS MATTER. I AM BOTHERED THAT STEPS WERE NOT TAKEN TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I MENTIONED AND I WASN'T YET ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED!! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITHIN THE RECALL TIME FRAME OF MY AGING, BUT STILL RELIABLE TRIBBY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466794July 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE OWNER'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 157,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464036July 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A LOCAL DRIVE, AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ABOUT 50 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND FELT NO BRAKE AT ALL, EVEN I STEPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. I TRIED AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I ALMOST THOUGHT I WAS IN A DREAM, A NIGHTMARE. THEN, I REMEMBERED THE HAND BRAKE, WHICH WAS MORE OR LESS FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME, AND ALSO SHIFTED THE GEAR TOWARD PARKING. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS LOOKING SOMETHING THAT COULD PUT THE VEHICLE AT THE FULL STOP. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A SLIGHTLY UPHILL DRIVE AND NO OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF ME. SO THE VEHICLE STOPPED SLOWLY, AFTER IT WAS ON THE PARKING GEAR. I CALLED AAA. WHEN THE HELP FROM AAA CAME, HE POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THERE WAS SOME FLUID GUSHING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AT THE RIGHT FRONT, NEXT TO THE WHEEL. I DID NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT IT WAS THEN. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA SERVICE SHOP, I WAS TOLD LATER THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE PIPES EXPLODED, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS NEARLY EXPLODED. THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT WAS NOT ON UNTIL AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $568.81, INCLUDING FIXING THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ABS SENSOR RING THAT WAS CRACKED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457182May 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE IN DECEMBER 2012. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE IN WHICH THE PART WAS EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454274April 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING DRIVE HOME FROM WORK INDICATOR FOR BRAKE PROBLEM CAME ON. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW AGAIN. BRAKE FLUID SEEMS TO BE LOST THROUGH RESERVOIR BREATHER/ FILL CAP. ALOT OF BRAKE FLUID HAS ACCUMULATED ON AND AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST(SMELLS BAD TOO). FOUND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS BUT MAZDA SAYS MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL RANGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453203March 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE TEST RESULTS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451833March 15, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IS NOT IN PARK. I FORGOT TODAY THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE REAL BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND I ONLY HAVE 41140 MILES ON MY 2001 TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER IN TOWN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE TWICE NOW SINCE IT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450268March 5, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED MAZDA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LIGHT IS FOR THE DRIVER POSITION. MAZDA (LOCAL) STATES NO RECALL FOR MY SUV BUT TO BRING SUV IN FOR A FEE TO CHECK IT OUT AND ADDITIONAL FEE IF NEEDED. I WAS ADVISED BY MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS OK TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE BUT DO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY ARE WORKING WITH ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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