Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#10118502April 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. SYSTEM HAS FAILED FREQUENTLY AND BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116310April 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN REVERSE GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117537March 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS PROBLEMS WITH FUEL SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** . *MR UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT THE GASKETS AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE INLET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114903March 8, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE GAS PEDAL ON HIS 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS BECOME HARDER TO DEPRESS AND THE ENGINE JUMPS WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. *NM THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF RECALL 04V574000 APPLIES TO HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE 2003 FORD ESCAPE AND FORD ALSO MADE THE MAZDA TRIBUTE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112193February 26, 2005
SUSPENSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX-V6 4WD, WAS RECALLED TO REPLACE THE "RACK "ON THE STEERING, THIS WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THEN 8,728 MILES LATER THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD AND BALL JOINTS REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT I PROBABLY HIT A POT HOLE!! I FEEL THESE REPAIRS WERE DUE TO SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE WHILE REPLACING THE RACK. I'M THE SOLE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS MOSTLY CITY DRIVING OR INTERSTATE...NOT FOUR WHEELING!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105526January 31, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108909January 26, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED A FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104764December 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
KNOWN PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSIONS USED IN FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDA TRIBUTES. PROBLEM WITH TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. FORD ISSUED OASIS FIX AND TSB BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLES OFF WARRANTY. HAS EXISTED AND BEEN UNOFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD SINCE 2001. HAS RESULTED IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF VEHICLES BEING OPERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PERSONALLY, PROBLEM HAS RETURNED FOR 2ND TIME IN 7,000 MILES AFTER FACTORY "FIX".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105303December 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK, VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BE BRING IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104336December 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRIBUTE WOULD MAKE SLIPPING NOISE WHEN ON A HILL. IT WOULD ALSO SHUTTER WHEN I FIRST TOOK OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I TOOK OFF AND THE CAR SURGED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD COST $2900+. THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED. THEY TOOK $1000.00 OFF THE PRICE. WHICH LEAVE ME PAYING ONLY $1900+ THE OTHER $900. I'VE PUT IN THIS CAR SINCE JULY 04. I HAD A FULL CIRCLE SERVICE INSPECTION DONE ON OCT.25 ,2004. THE TRANSMISSION CONDITION WAS GOOD AT THAT TIME, JUST 2 MONTHS EARLIER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098818November 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SINCE THE FIRST MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, OF ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN OUR CAR INTO THE DEALER, THEY NEVER RECOGNIZED THE RECALLS. WE HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. THE LAST TIME, DUE TO A RECALL ITEM, WE RETURNED THE CAR WITHIN DAYS OF "REPAIR." WE TOOK A NOTICE OF RECALL LETTER INTO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY KEPT OUR CAR FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS, IN PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR CAR DURING A TEST DRIVE. THEY DID A POOR JOB ON THE BODY WORK AND THE CAR TRANSMISSION STILL GIVES US TROUBLE. THE CAR STALLS AND SURGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098599November 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT DISK ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, ALTHOUGH THE PADS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE (NOT WORN OUT). MILEAGE IS UNDER 50,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099096November 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE PCM ENGINE STALLING RECALL 04V157000 UNLESS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH THE RECALL PART WAS THE FAILURE CODE. IF NOT THE CONSUMER WILL BE CHARGED $80.00 DOLLARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098998October 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V175000 CONCERNING VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. SERVICE MAMAGER FELIPE COLUNGA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091134September 16, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR HANDLES IN MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTES BREAK EASILY AFTER NORMAL USE. APPARENTLY A "PLASTIC PART CRACKS" ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY THEREBY NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN AT ALL. THIS IS ALARMING DUE TO THE OBVIOUS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF ANY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE AND PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION COULD NOT BE MADE OR IT WOULD BE DELAYED. THE POOR WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REVIEW THE MATTER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY FAMILY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, MISUSE OR REASON FOR THE PLASTIC PART TO BREAK IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087896September 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED TWICE IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRY. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE LOWERED. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091836September 10, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE STALLED, AND AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT STOPPED. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTINUED COST WAS CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090532September 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE CAR. HAD THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED AT LEAST 4 IN THE SAME WEEK. SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088504August 24, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER 90000 MILES DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BECAME INOPPERABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. DRIVER'S SIDE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND LIFTING UP ON OUTSIDE HANDLE. SHOP DETERMINED THAT HANDLE(CHROMED PLASTIC) INSIDE DOOR MECHANISM(MAZDA PART#EC01-58-330N)CRACKED. THE HANDLE HAS A 1/16TH" RAISED CATCH THAT CRACKED OFF ON BOTH HANDLES. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST 10MONTHS LATER @109K ONCE AGAIN BOTH HANDLES WERE INVOLVED BUT THIS TIME THEY WERE 1 WEEK APART. THE PARTS COST (AS OF 8/24/04) 52.29 + LABOR EACH. I HAVE OLD PARTS. NO CHILDREN USED THESE DOORS ONLY 2 ADULTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION DUE TO THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. YOU MUST FIRST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW & REACH OUTSIDE OR IF THE VEHICLE IS OFF YOU MUST RESTART TO OPEN ELECTRIC WINDOWS IF YOU HAVE POWER AT ALL, IF NOT YOU ARE STUCK INSIDE AND UNABLE TO EXIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088406August 23, 2004
AIR BAGS
MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE EXPERIENCE AIRBAG TROUBLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WILL BLINK 4 TIMES THEN 7 TIMES TNEN WILL STAY ON . THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS QUITE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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