Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#10037474September 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON AUGUST 29TH, 2003 I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND I WAS QUICKLY HEADED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT IN TIME AND PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE I REGAINED MY COMPOSURE, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE ONLY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE IS TO TAKE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE VERY SYMPATHETIC TO MY SITUATION AND LATER ADVISED ME THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SITUATION. ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2003 I CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER CARE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THEY DO NOT FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ALSO INDICATED IT ONLY HAPPENS IN LESS THAN 1% OF ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO CAUSE "PANIC" AMONGST THEIR CAR OWNERS. I FEEL I WAS LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY OR WITHOUT GETTING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEEL OTHER MAZDA OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LEWIS PASKIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036665August 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL POWER CUTS OFF WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL. LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING RESULTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033156August 20, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DUE TO A COMPUTER FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT QUIRK MAZDA IN QUINCY, MA THAT THEY HAVE SEEN "AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN" OF THIS PROBLEM, MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT IT, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-93 IN BOSTON AT RUSH HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR DIED. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTED BACK UP BUT DID NOT REGISTER A 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT THAT THERE WAS EVER A PROBLEM. QUIRK MAZDA'S SOLUTION WAS TO "REPROGRAM PCM" AND INSTALL UPDATED SOFTWARE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ONLY GOING 45 MPH, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE DEMAND THAT MAZDA ISSUES A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033738August 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033598August 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032569August 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT NOTICES WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027270July 15, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE HESITATED, AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02-027.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022891July 11, 2003
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. *AK PH. THE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027018July 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025520July 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
AT 36000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, AT 4500 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT 45K000 MILES ALTENATOR FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025401July 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I COULDN'T TURN MY KEY TO START THE CAR. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THSI CAR. THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ALSO SAID THE FORD MODEL (THE ESCAPE) ALSO WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT YET I HAD TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY FORD/MAZDA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026190June 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023686June 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE HAD A NO-START CONDITION 4 TIMES, AND A NEAR-STALLING CONDITION ONE TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR BACKFIRING AND MISFIRING. ALL FIVE OCCURRENCES WERE RELATED TO A FAULTY WIRE/PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH KEPT BECOMING LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED. THE FIRST THREE TIME THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED, THE 4TH TIME IT DIED IN THE DEALERS OWN PARKING LOT AFTER AN ALLEGED REPAIR. VEHICLE OFFICIALLY BECAME A LEMON AFTER THE 5TH BREAKDOWN. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 6-16 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. AFTER 25 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND MUCH HASSLE AND LEGAL INVOLVEMENT, I RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT AND A BUY-BACK FROM MAZDA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023304June 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2001 TRIBUTE 4X4 HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE IN MOTION GOING DOWNHILL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN VERY DIFFICULT BRAKING AND STEERING MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021199June 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WHEN IT DOES, STEERING AND BRAKING BECOME DIFFICULT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019269May 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS WHEN COLD START. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018949May 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S FIRST TIRE CHANGE THE REAR END COULD NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO THE REAR CAM BOLTS BEING FROZEN. REPAIRS REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRAILING ARMS ON BOTH SIDES. COSTS FOR REPAIR EXCEED $700.00 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019882May 14, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER CONTAINED HIGH CONDENSATION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019883May 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH PLATE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019886May 14, 2003
SUSPENSION
THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWAY BAR AND LINKAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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