Mazda Tribute Complaints (2002)

384 consumer complaints on file.

#765846August 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED GOING DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE AT 30-35 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NARROW ROAD WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE SAFELY. VERY SCARY INCIDENT. AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED PUT GEAR SHIFT IN PARK AND VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALERS FOR REPAIR. DEALER HAD ADVISED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH 2001 MODELS BUT PROBLEM WAS FIXED ON ALL 2002 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE IN MY CASE!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016486August 16, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT,UNABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. IF VEHICLE IS ON A HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD IS CURVED NOT STRAIGHT IT WILL MAKE A LEFT TURN. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY SAD THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765638August 14, 2002
INTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A DOOR IS OPEN COMES ON BY ITSELF ANYTIME IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. I AM UNABLE TO KEEP THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHTS ON IN THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS. THE MASTER CYLINDER CLUTCH HAS ALSO GONE BAD AT 8K MILES...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765406August 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS OUT AND DRIVERS LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. FACTORY CONTACTED. DEALER REPORTS FACTORY KNOWS OF PROBLE, BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT OR HOW TO FIX. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ONGOING PRPBLEM AND MAZDA'S INABILITY TO FIND A FIX. I BOUGHT A YNEW MAZDA BASED ON IT BEING A NICE PRODUCT AND HAVING A GOOD WARRANTY. THUS FAR, I AM DISAPPOINTED.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765414August 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY. ALL ELECTRONICS INCLUDING BRAKES SHUT DOWN. UNBELIEVABLE THAT A VEHICLE SO NEW IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I'M FINDING MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DON'T WAIT UNTIL A FATAL CRASH BEFORE YOU FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015859August 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON GRASS, ENGINE RUNNING, AFTER VEHICLE WAS MOVED CONSUMER NOTICED A 2 SQUARE FOOT AREA OF GRASS WAS BURNED WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, MECHANIC STATED THEY KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING, BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015878August 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING FUEL CAP LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH IS AN INDICATION THAT CAP IS OFF,BUT IT WASN'T. CONSUMER AFRAID THIS MIGHT BE CAUSED BY A SHORTAGE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015440August 5, 2002
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ON A EXIT RAMP AND PASSENGER'S REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INSIDE VEHICLE. NO PASSING VEHICLES WERE ON THAT SIDE. SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, NO INJURY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015536August 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING UP OR DOWN A HILL AT 40MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL,CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK*THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN JANUARY AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVEN.* FOUR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED WITH IN SIX MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND LOOSES POWER TO THE BRAKING AND STEERING COMPONENTS. MAZDA CANNOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE USUALLY STARTS UP WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST INCIDENT WHERE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 10 MIN. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015176July 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IDENTICAL TO FIRST TIME. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 45MPH DOWN HILL WITHOUT WARNING BEFORE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014336July 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT 40 MPH. DEALER RESET IDLE SPEED, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764405July 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MIRROR VIBRATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. DEALER HANDLING THIS PROBLEM. UNACCEPTABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764417July 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE VERY DIFFIICULT TO USE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764223July 14, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013742July 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES AT 30-40 MPH AT SLIGHT DOWN GRADES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013455July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, RESULTING IN A BREAKDOWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN BY DEALER.*AK DEALER CHECKED ALL GROUNDS, WIRING HARNESS TO PCM, ECU RELAY AND REPROGRAMMED PCM HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763961July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566300June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PCM. ALSO, THE MAIN BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012767June 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLED AT 40-45 MPH, WAS TOWED TO DEALER, COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THROTTLE WAS REPLACED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012691June 26, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK REPAIRS PER DEALER: COMPLETED REPAIR PROCEDURES PER BULLETIN. THE CONTROL UNIT ALREADY CONTAINED THE LATEST PROGRAMMING. THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS RESET AND THE THROTTLE SENSOR VOLTAGE. RELEARNED THE IDLE AND RECHECKED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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