Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#887593May 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH, THIS HAPPENED ONCE. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887600May 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES AROUND 30 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RETURN VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887638May 7, 2001
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKED UP WITH LITTLE PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WAITED WHICH ALLOWED STEERING TO COMEBACK. ON APRIL 26, 2001 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING UP. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561068May 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887131April 30, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE. DEALER HASVEHICLE AND IS WAITING FOR PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886806April 25, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A FLAT/ STRAIGHT AND PAVED ROAD WHEN A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER ASSISTED STEERING CONTROL, BUT NO CRASH OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT POWER STEERING TENSIONER BROKE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744263April 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VIBRATION IS EXCESSIVE ENOUGH ON THE FREEWAY THAT IMAGES REFLECTED ARE COMPLETELY DISTORTED AND BLURRY WHICH DISALLOWS PROPER VISUALIZATION OF TRAFFIC AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VIBRATION IS ALSO SO BOTHERSOME THAT I REFRAIN FROM LOOKING IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE WHICH I VIEW TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CAR MANUFACTURER, THE PROBLEM IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING ALL MODELS OF MAZDA TRIBUTES, THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. I FIND THAT TO BE UNACCEAPTABLE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886082April 17, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK INTO ONE POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. WHEEL WILL TURN TO RIGHT, BUT CANNOT BE TURNED ANY MORE TO LEFT. STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS. SO FAR HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, DEALERSHIP WITNESSED THIS DEFECT. DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK A BOLT WAS FOUND INSIDE THE STEERING RACK COVER AND WAS REMOVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744071April 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
POWER WINDOWS/SUNROOF QUIT WORKING AFTER 1-1 1/2 HRS. OF DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED A SWITCH AND THE GENERAL MODULE WITH NO SUCCESS. RETURNING TO DEALER FOR MORE "DIGGING" INTO THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744011April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2000. MY TRIBUTE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS "STALLING" PROBLEM. I WAS CONTACTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL HEADQUARTERS APRIL 12. THE MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE ASKED A BATTERY OF QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. FORTUNATLEY, NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE NO RESOLUTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885706April 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG MODULE THREE TIMES ALREADY. ALSO, REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS . PROBLEM STILL OCCURS*AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885249April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, HITTING THE OTHER BROADSIDE. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD $1200 WORTH OF DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743411April 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
PASSENGER CABIN CONTINUES TO GET FUEL FUMES AT RESTART. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT NEW GASKETS ARE IN THE WORKS TO CORRECT. WE EXPECT DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE OLD ONES WITH NEW GASKETS WHEN AVAILABLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE IN FIRST 2000 MILES. BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD THAT GAS CAP WAS OPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE AND WE CONTINUE TO ARGUE OVER THIS. WE REFUSE TO PAY THE RESET FEE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE TURNED OFF. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS CLEAR THAT MAZDA KNEW OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM AS THE SALEMAN WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO EXPLAIN THAT THE CAP MUST BE TIGHT AT ALL TIMES. THIS WE HAVE DONE. DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY LOOKING AT VEHICLE FOR THIS SECOND CHECK ENGINE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884716March 30, 2001
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON DURING A RAIN SHOWER, AND PASSENGER'S WIPER STARTED TO WIPE OUT OF SYNC, AND IT BROKE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER.*AK CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE WIPERS WERE THEN TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER MOVED, BUT HAD TORN RUBBER AND A BENT TIP, PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT WIPE, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO DEALERSHIP AND WIPERS WERE REPLACED IN 2 DAYS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742995March 25, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS COLLECTED MOISTURE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE DRIED IT OUT ONCE ONLY TO HAVE IT FILL WITH WATER WITH ONE RAIN SHOWER. THE HEADLIGHT IS NOT CRACKED OR OPEN TO VIEW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883782March 22, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THERE IS A FUEL SMELL IN VEHICLE, CONUMER STATED THERE WAS A TSB OUT ON THIS. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SOAK UP FUEL AND CAUSED SMELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560295March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882525March 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
GAS FUMES COME INSIDE AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, AND HEAT IS TURNED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC INDICATED HAD NO PARTS DUE TO THEM BEING ON BACK ORDER FROM MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882277March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED CAN SMELL FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882091March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES, AFTER FIRST TIME TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPAIRED IT. VEHICLE AT DEALER. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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