Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#10087912August 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 40 - 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . IN APRIL 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL DEALING WITH (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RECALIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086064August 3, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6...DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF OF HANDLE... CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. A RELATIVE OF OURS HAD THE SAME PROPLEM WITH HER 2001 TRIBUTE. HER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF ENTIRELY UNDER NORMAL USE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083116August 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
AT 40000 MILEAGE MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY HARD PADS. @ 65,000 MY BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH I CAMPLAINED FOR 1 YEAR ABOUTA HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THAT BOOSTER WITH ANOTHER, BECASUE THAT BOOSTER FAILED. NOW THIS PAST WEEK THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT FAILED. MY ROTORS AT 79,000 ARE WORN OUT AGAIN BUT MAZDA WILL NOT REPLACE THEM THIS TIME. I FEELL THAT BECAUSE THE COMPONENTS WERE FAILING FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TOTALLY REBUILT THE BRAKING SYSTEM INSTEAD OF BANDAIDING IT. ALSO THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT APPROVE REPLACING THE ROTORS BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, YET I HAVE HAD THESE CONTINUING PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082986July 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS AND 113,000 MILES HIGHWAY MILES, NO OFF-ROADING. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 43000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE STABILIZER LINK AND TI-RODS. THE WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY WE ABOUT TO FALL OFF IF YOU HAPPENED TO HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I JUST PURCHASED A NEW SET OF TIRES A MONTH AGO AND THEY ARE NOW POSSIBLY RUINED DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD TWO CARS WITH OVER 200K MILES AND NEVER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER WITH AN $800 REPAIR BILL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082822July 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE (USED) IN MARCH 2003. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT BEGAN STALLING FREQUENTLY - MOSTLY WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY/PARKING SPOT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2003 AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND COULD FIND NO EXPLANATION, BUT THEY DID A PCM UPDATE ON IT ANYWAY. IT CONTINUED STALLING INTERMITENTLY - NO PATTERN TO THE STALLING. I TOOK IT BACK IN DECEMBER 2003 AND THEY AGAIN LOOKED IT OVER AND COULD FIND NO REASON FOR IT TO BE STALLING. SINCE DECEMBER, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL AND TWICE IN MAY 2004. IN MAY, WHEN MAZDA RECALLED THE TRIBUTE FOR THE STALLING ISSUE, I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL - THE STALLING BECAME 10 TIMES WORSE, NOW STALLING AT STOP LIGHTS AND AT RANDOM TIMES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE'VE REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED MOTOR, THIS DID NOT HELP. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA DIRECTLY AND EXPLAINED TO THEM, IN EXACTING DETAIL, THE ISSUES I'VE BEEN HAVING. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HAS ALREADY TRIED TO FIX IT 5 TIMES. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES ME WHEN I BRING IT IN, ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM WAS PRESENTED WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE WARRANTY DATE. I LOVE THE TRIBUTE, BUT WOULD LOVE IT MORE IF I COULD GET THE STALLING FIXED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083552July 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PADS WERE CAUSING THE PEDAL TO BE HARD WHEN DEPRESSING. ALSO, ROTORS OVERHEATEDD INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081189July 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
MY BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO APPARENT BRAKING PROBLEMS. DEALER SAYS I NEED NEW BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT EVEN INSPECTING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING BRAKES ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE, HE WAS NOT CONCERNED - JUST SAID HE WAS SURE THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR - HAVE MADE SEVERAL LONG TRIPS BUT VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO DRIVING. I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE I SHOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER. WILL HAVE ASSESSED BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080797July 11, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN FEBRUARY 2001 AND IN APRIL 2004 THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK MY TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IN JULY 2004 THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AFTER TWO OCCURENCES, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE IS THREE YEARS OLD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN THE TRIBUTE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081794June 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD REACHED THE 20% POINT OF FRICTION MATERIAL REMAINING AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKES AND/OR PADS WERE MADE FROM INADEQUATE MATERIALS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079324June 10, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 TRIBUTE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER REPLACEMENT RECALL I503L.*MR THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TWO RECALL DONE SEAT BET BUCKLE COVER AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL UNTIL THE REPAIR IS DONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074410May 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074441May 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I HAD THE 1904-D RECALL (RECALIBRATION OF PCM) DONE ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MY CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY SEVERE. AFTER BRINGING THE TRIBUTE BACK TO THE MAZDA DEALER, THE PCM HAD FAILED. SO THE RECALL DIDN'T WORK ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072898May 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES DUE TO THE HORN BLOWING ON ITS ON ACCORD. UNABLE TO STOP IT FROM BLOWING. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ON ITS OWN AGAIN TODAY. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED ON ITS OWN ACCORD 2 TIMES SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ANY PERSONAL INTERVENTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072642May 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS WHEN BEING DRIVEN, THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN BEING DRIVEN BELOW 35 MILES PER HOUR DRIVING DOWN A HILL. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IT HAS CAUSED MY HUSBAND AND I TO HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073343May 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEYS FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072278May 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMPING NOISE . DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072253May 6, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 03V515000 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER IN MARCH 2004, AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. AS OF MAY 6, PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068097April 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
LONG CRANK TIME AT COLD START. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071713April 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066226April 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND THE LAST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER NOW THIS VECHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I FEAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION THAT IN BETWEEN THE TIMES THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THE VECHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKE SQUELS WHEN STOPPING. EVEN AFTER THE ROTOR AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THIS NOISE IT STILL PRESENT. I PLAN ON SELLING THIS CAR AT THIS POINT AND CUTTING MY LOSSES, HOWEVER NOW TODAY A RECALL HAS COME OUT FOR A STALLING PROBLEM. ONCE THIS IS FIXED THIS CAR WILL BE SOLD TO ANYONE WILLING TO BUY THIS BAG OF BOLTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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