Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#767354September 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S "SLIPPING" AT OR AROUND 45MPH. DOWN SHIFTING IS OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT MPH. ONCE AT 55 IT'S OKAY. *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
#767195September 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH, WITH FOOT OFF GAS, OR WHEN IDLING. STALL OFTEN OCCURS DURING A TURN, DISABLING THE POWER-ASSISTED STEERING UNTIL ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED. (RESTART OCCURS PROMPTLY.) FIVE VISITS TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. SINCE 7/12/02 HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. MAZDA-RECOMMENDED SERVICE ON POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS PERFORMED, TO NO APPARENT EFFECT. RELATED WORK DONE ON IDLE, THROTTLE, SOLENOID. STALLING CONTINUES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767201September 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1. MOSITURE IN PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AT 10KMI. 2. COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT @ 14K MI. 3. ENGINE LIGHT @ 15K MI. 4. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, LOSE BRAKES AND STEERING, TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH APPROACHING AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN AT A SLIGHTLY DOWNWARD SLOPE IN ROAD. HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE. COULD HAVE TURNED IN FRONT OF ONCOMING VEHICLES AND BEEN HIT BROADSIDE DUE TO LOSS OF ALL POWER.AKE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767122September 13, 2002
TIRES
I HAVE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT P235/70R16 104T M+S TIRES WHICH CAME WITH MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV UPON PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. RECENTLY, WITH 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED A CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE SIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CRACK RUNS ON THE SIDE OF THE TREAD WHERE I BELIEVE THE TREAD IS BONDED TO THE TIRE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE P235 / 70R16 MODEL HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED UNDER YOUR CONSUMER ADVISORY OF 1 SEPTEMBER, 2002 OR IN ANY RECALL AND MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS CLEARLY SHOWING THE CRACKING WHICH I HAVE SENT TO YOUR WEB MASTER EMAIL. I CAN RESEND THEM AT YOUR REQUEST. NLM
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
#8018320September 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING CLUTCH IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL WORK NORMALLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*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
#8017966September 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 40 MPH STRIKING A VEHICLE WHICH WAS SITTING STILL TURNING. ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND HER STRUCK THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK SPINNED AND POINTED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION GOING OVER A DITCH. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON EITHER IMPACT WITH ADDITIONAL TO A TIRE BURSTING. ALL THREE VEHICLES WERE CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS
Crash:
Yes
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
#766554September 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SRS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, LIGHT STAY ON AFTER BLINKING FOR 4TIMES THEN 7 TIMES.*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
#8017209August 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REPROGRAMED COMPUTER CHIP. PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
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

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