Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#10233539July 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PCM MODULE, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227217May 10, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
THE INSIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE. I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I GOT HOME, AND OPENED THE DOOR HANDLE AREA AND FOUND A SMALL PLASTIC FRAGMENT THAT WAS BROKEN. IT IS PLASTIC, AND SNAPPED WHERE THE CABLE AND THIS MECHANISM COME TOGETHER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225424April 22, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WENT TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT. BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH. CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. MUST ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND UTILIZE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223573April 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY BROKEN AND THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. (WITH THE IGNITION ON, THE WINDOW CAN BE ROLLED DOWN, AND THE DRIVER CAN OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE) THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE DRIVER CANNOT EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY IN CASE OF AND EMERGENCY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND THE COMPLETE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223121April 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT WITHIN 20K MILES. THEY CANNOT BE RESURFACED EVEN ONCE, TOO THIN, OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER OWNERS STATE THAT AFTER MARKET ROTORS LAST 3 TIMES AS LONG. (THE ROTORS ON MY TOYOTA LASTED OVER 100K MILES.) I HAD THE MAZDA ROTORS REPLACED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT NOT THE BRAKE PAD. THE BRAKE PADS OUTLIVE THE ROTORS. THE BRAKES ALMOST FAILED YESTERDAY AND TODAY, THEY DID NOT CATCH AND THE CAR SHIMMIED ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222575March 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE IGNITION. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SMOKE FINALLY CLEARED, THE CONTACT RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THEY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP, AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF INSPECTING THE DAMAGE, THEY BELIEVED THAT TWO OF THE INJECTORS WERE LEAKING FUEL AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. MAZDA STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222518March 27, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE-PULLED ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HAND TO EXIT VEHICLE AND IT BROKE. NOW WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEN ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP. IF WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY, HUGE HAZARD. HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED, DEALER WANTS OVER $300. CRAZY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221225March 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VERY ROUGH RUNNING MOTOR, LOSS OF POWER. REPLACED EGR VALVE 3 TIMES. FOUND LETTER FROM MAZDA STATING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON EGR VALVE SENSOR UP TO 75K MILES. 101,000 ON OUR TRIBUTE. MAZDA SHOULD OF RECALLED THE SENSOR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217870February 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS THE BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CRACKING IN THE BRAKE LINE NEAR THE FRONT TIRES.ON BOTH OCCASSIONS I WAS GOING SLOW AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. IF I HAD ANY SPEED GOING THERE FOR SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC CRASH. THE BRAKES ON BOTH OCCASIONS FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT ON BOTH OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215610January 22, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND INCREASED TO 4 RPM'S ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V210002 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,781 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,779.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215702January 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. UNFORTUNATELY I'M HAVING TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PER MAZDA CONSUMER MESSAGE BOARDS THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL SITUATION. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS WITH LITTLE TO NO NOTICE. 2ND GEAR DISAPPEARS AT CERTAIN TEMPERATURES, AND THERE IS NO GEAR GRINDING WHICH IS COMMON WITH A STRIPPED GEAR. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSIONS GETTING STUCK IN REVERSE AND NOT COMING OUT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS THE REMAINING GEARS DISAPPEAR ALTOGETHER. EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST WEEK WITH MY VEHICLE AND AS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY NO RECALL WAS ISSUED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207651November 1, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WITH NO IMPACT OF ANY KIND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, IN THIS CASE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG GOING OFF. IT DID NOT. I CALLED THE LOCAL CITY POLICE DESK AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS ALRIGHT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE CO. AND THEY SENT AN ADJUSTER A FEW DAYS LATER. THE INSURANCE CO. PROMPTED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE THE SYSTEM READ. I DID SO. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW AIR BAG AND MODULE. NO EXPLANATION WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WAS GIVEN TO ME OR THE INSURANCE CO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207286October 29, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF BOTH THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL DOOR OPENING SYSTEM ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE VIA THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ADVISED BY LOCAL DEALER THAT THERE HAD BEEN SO MANY CALLS THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON PARTS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED NO RECALL HAD BEEN MADE FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206735October 24, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DESCRIPTION : DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILS TO WORK. UPON DISASSEMBLY, WE FOUND THAT THE PART THAT CONNECTED THE HANDLE MECHANISM TO THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS A FLIMSY THIN METAL WASHER, WHICH HAD BROKE IN HALF. THIS COMPONENT IS DEFINITELY SUBSTANDARD FOR THE CONSTANT USE IT GETS. UPON CONFERRING WITH OTHER 2001 ESCAPE OWNERS AT ESCAPE-CENTRAL.COM (TECH. TIPS ), NOT ONLY DOES THIS PART FAIL, BUT THE HANDLE ON THE INTERIOR DOOR EVENTUALLY FAILS TOO, THUS YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM EITHER THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE.' THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM AS POSTED BY OTHER OWNERS. THIS CREATES THE POSSIBILTY OF BEING TRAPPED INSIDE DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, SUCH AS A FIRE, ACCIDENT, ETC. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A MORE SUBSTANTIAL PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206708October 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX V-6 ENGINE. LAST YEAR (2006) IN THE COLDER TEMPS, MOSTLY FALL AND WINTER, THE ENGINE RUNS SO ROUGH WHEN YOU START IT AS IF IT HAS A TERRIBLE COLD. LETTING IT WARM UP, I HAVE COME OUTDOORS TO MY CAR THAT IT IS NO LONGER RUNNING DUE TO STALLING OUT. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, I NOTICED THAT IT NO LONGER A COLD TEMP ISSUE...NOW I NOTICE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT IT DOESN'T LIKE TO STAY RUNNING AT STOP LIGHTS OR PARKED. YES IT HAS STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS WAITING AND PRAYING THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN FASTER. IT SEEMS HESITANT TO TAKE OFF AFTER DISPLAYING SUCH EFFORT TO STAY RUNNING AT STOP LIGHTS. HELP...HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206604October 23, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CAN NOT OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ASSEMBLY INSIDE DOOR IS BROKEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD BE $290.00 TO REPAIR. THEY ALSO TOOK THE BROKEN ASSEMBLY WHICH LEFT ME WITHOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART TO COMPARE TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206482October 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RUST-COLORED AND WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST HAVE TO DO WITH THE DEALERSHIPS WORK. I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY AND NOTICED THAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE RPMS WERE IN THE "RED ZONE" SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS TO LEARN THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205363October 10, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR. LOOK ONLINE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTE, I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR AND ALL HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205219October 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CHARLESTON POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205161October 7, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE DELAY OF EXITING THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF CRASH WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH IF IN A RIVER OR LAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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