Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#10005947January 30, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
VEHICLE'S RIMS CRACKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND FLATTEN TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004954January 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY @ 65 MPH TENSIONER BROKE OFF AND SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF STEARING AND POWER SYSTEM DOWN. ON JAN.9,2003 WATER PUMP BROKE,JAN. 29,2003 GEAR STUCK BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003413January 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE LACK OF POWER ASSISTANCE! WAS TRAVELLING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT STALLED. TOOK NEARLY 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND A FEW SENSORS RELATED TO AIR INTAKE. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THIS STALL. I HAVE NOT SEEN A SOLID FIX FOR THIS YET AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW SLOW THE NHTSA IS TAKING TO INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM! IT IS STRIKE TWO ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY ONE MORE AND I AM TAKING THEM TO COURT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004203January 21, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS IN HEAD ON COLLISION AND UPON CONTACT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BROKE. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002895January 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE BRAKES FAILED ON 11/22/02 AT 16,714 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTED. ON 1/03/03 AT 19,632 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND DIDN'T FEEL THIS WAS THE ROOT CAUSE. ON 1/10/03 AT 20,634 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. IN ALL THREE CASES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DAELERSHIP NOW SAYS ITS AN ABS PROBLEM. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002899January 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE MIRROR ON DRIVER SIDE WILL VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 ON THE HIGHWAYS. IN BAD WEATHER OR AT NIGHT IT IS HARD TO TELL WHO AND WHAT IS COMING UP THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS CONDITION AS IT IS. MAZDA REPLACED THE MIRROR ONCE AND IT IS STILL JUST AS BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002703January 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND GIVING YOU NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. I AM WORKING ON A LEMON LAW PACKAGE NOW. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS OF LEASING THIS VEHICLE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003899January 15, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH DRIVER SIDE OUT SIDE MIRROR START VIBRATING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003803January 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO STEERING POWER, AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AIR FLOW SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS.*JB...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000852January 9, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TIRE JACK WILL NOT RAISE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT REAR WHEEL CAN BE REMOVED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002475January 9, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON DRIVER SIDE HAS A BLIND SPOT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000360December 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
OWNED MY TRIBUTE FOR A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. ON 3/15/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, BUT I HAD THEM DO A 30K MILE SERVICE AND CHECK EVERYTHING FROM FRONT TO BACK. HAD A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS. ON 6/10/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING DEAD AT STOPS AND YIELDS. I ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO THIS. CAUSE: INTERNAL FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CONTROL UNIT, IDLE AIR VALVE, COOLANT FAN RELAY. I HAD A RENTAL FOR THREE DAYS. ON 8/5/02 IT HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T TURN. DEALERSHIP PUT IN A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. MY KEYS HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. I HAD A RENTAL FOR TWO DAYS. ON 11/13/02 I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE ENGINE DID NOT IDLE SMOOTHLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I USED THEIR RENTAL FOR THREE DAYS. ON 12/24/02 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK, THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS VISIBLY SHAKING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE SIX COILS WAS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR ONE WRONG SPARK COULD RUIN THE WHOLE ENGINE. LOOKS LIKE I HAVE THE RENTAL FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. IT JUST WENT OVER 50K MILES, SO MY BASIC WARRANTY IS UP, HOWEVER THE EMISIONS CONROL SYSTEM (ENGINE) IS WARRANTED UNTIL 80K MILES. IT SEEMS A SHAME THAT MAZDA WOULD PUT OUT SUCH POOR QUALITY AND PROBLEMATIC VEHICLES TO THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD ADD THAT TO THEIR "ZOOM, ZOOM" COMMERCIALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000186December 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES TO THE POINT THAT THE REFLECTION IS BLURRY AND DISTORTED AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER. THE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION IS DANGERIOUS IN BAD WEATHER AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED NO HELP IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOR HAS SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770616December 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS ABOUT OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX , 4X4, V6. OUR VIN. # [XXX], BUT YOUR SYSTEM IS NOT ACCEPTING THIS NUMBER. OUR TRIBUTE HAS STALLED MORE THAN 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. WE HAVE CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER TO ASK IF THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER TRIBUTES. THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM THREE OCCASIONS BETWEEN APRIL 2001 AND NOVEMBER 2001. SOMETHING WE WERE DOING WRONG. AUGUST 2002, AFTER ANOTHER STALLING EPISODE WE DECIDED IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS AND TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY THEN INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF OTHER 2001 AND 2002 TRIBUTES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD OUR TRIBUTE AT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP FOR 63 STRAIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE MAZDA H.Q. CALLED US FROM IRVINE, CA TO TELL US THAT OUR TRIBUTE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND THEY WERE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO STALL AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY OTHER TRIBUTES THAT WERE REPAIR FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM REPEAT THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH LATER OUR TRIBUTE AGAIN STALLED EXACTLY AS IT HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. I WAS ASKED TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT BUYING THE NEW 2003 MODEL TRIBUTE AT A REDUCED PRICE BECAUSE OF OUR TROUBLE. WHEN WE WENT TO THE DEALER TO DRIVE THE 2003 MODEL WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT LET US DRIVE THE NEW MODEL BECAUSE IT WAS STALLING. DT 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
#8023426November 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 30-50 MPH TRAVELING DOWN HILL ENGINE STALLED TWICE. CONSUMER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.PH *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769824November 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP, CURVEY HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS MEETING A VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND LUCKILY MISSED RUNNING INTO THE ONCOMING VEHICLE DUE TO INCIDENT OCCURING IN A CURVE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS OCCURING BEFORE NOW. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. GG--KY DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769682November 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS X 7 OCCASIONS, DESPITE 4 DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. RETURNED TO DEALER TODAY AFTER 7TH INCIDENT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769204November 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY. PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD GIRL WENT OFF OF THE ROAD YESTERDAY. I WANT THIS VEHICLE GONE NOW. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY NOR YOURS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769164November 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN HILL IN 'DRIVE' AT 35 MPH. APPROACHED BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALL. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING STOPPPED VEHICLE IN LEFT TURN LANE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768956October 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT, TWICE, AT 40MPH. DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD STALLED UNTIL I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES,TO MAKE A TURN, AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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