Mazda Tribute Complaints (2001)

563 consumer complaints on file.

#10253666January 3, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SUNDAY 12/21/08, WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON LOCAL FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, IN CLOSE TO 0 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT WEATHER, I EXPERIENCED STUCK THROTTLE. GAS PEDAL AND THE PORTION OF ASSOCIATED LINKAGE VISIBLE FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY. ALL EFFORTS TO RETURN ENGINE TO IDLE SPEED, INCLUDING RAPIDLY DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL TO NEAR THE FLOOR AND THEN RAPIDLY RELEASING IT, WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT 4000 RPM. HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN COAST TO A STOP ON AN OFFRAMP. ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES. AT RESTART, ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RACE UP TO AND STAY AT 4000 RPM, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. WOUND UP HAVING TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER REPAIR FACILITY, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME DUE TO IT BEING SUNDAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, THE THROTTLE WAS NO LONGER STUCK. SAID THE LINKAGE "PROBABLY FROZE UP" DUE TO THE PREVIOUS DAY'S COLD WEATHER BUT HAD "THAWED OUT". HE RECOMMENDED LUBRICATING IT, WHICH I AUTHORIZED. ON 1/1/09, I DROPPED THE VEHICLE AT A DIFFERENT MAZDA REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE OF AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE FROM OUTSIDE (WHERE IT HAD SAT OVERNIGHT IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER), THE THROTTLE STUCK. THE THROTTLE STUCK A FEW TIMES LAST WINTER IN 10 DEGREE OR BELOW WEATHER BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY. I NOTED TODAY, ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001MAZDA TRIBUTES EQUIPPED WITH "SPEED CONTROL" BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THROTTLES TO STICK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT "SPEED CONTROL" IS. MY TRIBUTE, WHICH I PURCHASED USED, DOES NOT HAVE "CRUISE CONTROL." WHETHER IT ORIGINALLY HAD "CRUISE CONTROL", WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY SOMEONE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE, I DO NOT KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253195December 30, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK AND FINDING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THE CAR ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252855December 26, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH DOORS HAS FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250040November 28, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INNER DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249276November 19, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT CLIMBING TO PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247197October 29, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUDDENLY WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE THE CAR. ALL DOOR LOCKS SEEM TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE CORRECTLY AND CAR DOOR OPENS EASILY FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE OUTSIDE OPEN THE CAR, OR I ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO REACH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE, OR I CLIMB THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245749October 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN DECEMBER 2007, MY IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED. I HAD IT REPLACED BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN SEPTEMBER 2008, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET. I HAD THIS REPLACED AGAIN BY A MAZDA TECHNICIAN. ON OCTOBER 10, 2008, MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN DUE TO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN BY A MAZDA TECHNICIAN, REPLACING THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. ON OCTOBER 16, MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC, I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED. MAZDA TECHNICIANS KEEP INSTRUCTING ME TO REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE FACT REMAINS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT ITS FAILING AGAIN, LEAVING ME EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE OPERATING BECAUSE OF THE SHODDY AND INEPT CRAFTSMANSHIP RENDERED BY MAZDA. I AM NOT ALONE IN MY COMPLAINTS. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS RELATING TO STALLING PROBLEMS OF MAZDA SEDANS AND SUVS. SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION SHOULD BE MADE AGAINST MAZDA USA BY THE NHTSA TO PREVENT THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF DANGEROUS MAZDA VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245383October 14, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245203October 12, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244674October 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO FILE MY WHOLE COMPLAINT HERE, I WILL WORK WITH WHAT I HAVE. THE RECALL PART ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FOR THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT IN STOCK AFTER WAITING 1 HOUR AFTER SCHEDULING 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO DRIVE AWAY WITH THE SAME FAULTY FIRE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THEM KNOWING IT AND US RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE BY SETTING APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL PART TO BE CHANGED. NOW FOR THE BEST PART TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM IS THE FILLING YOU IN ON THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM. THIS SAME 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ABS MODULE RECALL PART CAUGHT THIS SAME MAZDA TRIBUTE ON FIRE AROUND 4 YEARS AGO WHILE PARKED IN MY PARKING LOT FOR HOURS. IF A NEIGHBOR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW BAD THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT EVEN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE APARTMENT NEXT TO THE SUV. AFTER INSURANCE MONIES & OUT OF POCKET MONIES OF OVER $3500 AND ALMOST A MONTH WITHOUT A VEHICLE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. WAITING ON A PART FROM CHINA WHILE THE $300 PAYMENT HAD TO BE MADE TO MACDILL CREDIT UNION, BEING TREATED RUDELY AND TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT MAZDA'S FAULT OR PROBLEM, TOO BAD SO SAD ATTITUDE, WARRANTY IS UP AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU IS WHAT I HEARD ON TOP OF SHIFTING BLAME. ALSO TRYING TO GET BACK & FORTH TO WORK FOR WEEKS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD A RENTAL CAR AND TO MAKE THE CAR PAYMENT FOR THE CAR I DID NOT HAVE (THIS WAS SUCH A NIGHTMARE THAT AT ONE POINT I WALKED FROM THEIR LOT TO A RESTAURANT CRYING TO CALL FOR A RIDE HOME). AND NOT EVEN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM MAZDA TO THIS PREVIOUS PROBLEM AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, AND NOW I HEAR THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME PART THAT CAUGHT IT ON FIRE. I ALSO NOW OWN A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I WISH THAT I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE NEW ONE. I'M OUT OF ROOM BUT WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE. THE DEALER IS FERMAN MAZDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244431October 5, 2008
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. OF ALL THINGS TO MAKE PLASTIC THEY MADE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATED PLASTIC. THIS SITUATION EXIST FROM 2001-2004. THE PART NUMBER IS EC01-59-330P. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THE PART COST NEARLY $100 FOR AN INJECTED MOLDED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MUST REALLY BE WORTH LESS THAN A DOLLAR. TO TOP THAT, THEY WANT UP TO $200 LABOR TO REPLACE IT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF TIME OR MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243841September 29, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THREE OF MY EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND DO NOT WORK. THE FRONT DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO BROKEN. FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM POORLY MADE DOOR HANDLES WITH SUB STANDARD MATERIALS. THIS IS A HIGH USE ITEM ON THE VEHICLE AND IS MADE FROM CHEAP, THIN PLASTIC. THESE PARTS ARE RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242194September 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. A CRITICAL PART OF THE MECHANISM IS CHEAP PLASTIC. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EVERY TRIBUTE OWNER THAT I KNOW AND FREQUENTLY APPEARS IN ON-LINE COMPLAINT FORUMS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO HANDLES SINCE OWING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242101September 14, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAD A BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BREAK. I WAS CHARGE OVER $300 TO FIX IT. NOW, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I'VE NEVER HAD SO MANY DOOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239609August 25, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECENTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000RPM. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DROVE TO MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STICKING. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WENT ONLINE TO LOOK AT RECALLS. FOUND OUT THAT 121,000 TRIBUTES MADE BETWEEN 2002-2004 HAVE NHSTA RECALLS FOR STICKING THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES. MAZDA NORTH AMERICA INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE BASED ON THE VIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239619August 25, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SNAPPED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, IN FACT, THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE POOR DESIGN. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ORDER WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 2 WEEKS AND 6 MONTHS. HE IS NOT SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239445August 23, 2008
STRUCTURE
DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE CAR IN A HURRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236691August 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WITHIN 200FT, STARTED AS A REGULAR BRAKING BUT ONLY SLOWED, APPLIED FULL FORCE AND HELD FOOT PRESSURE. NO PULSATING AND SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. TURNED CAR RIGHT TO AVOID CAR AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT BACK BUMPER WITH MY LEFT FRONT BUMPER. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE. MY BUMPER HAS A 3 INCH RIP IN BUMPER. ROAD WAS DRY BUT IT ACTED LIKE THE BRAKES WHERE WET, MAZDA RECALLED ABS IN MARCH 2007 BY NHTSA RECORDS, I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL ON THIS ! CAN YOU HELP, BRAKE PADS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES AGO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235871July 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG HERE WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS COUNTING THE FIRST ONE INSTALLED BY MAZDA. I FOUND THIS SITE TODAY AND READ WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. CONSUMERS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT IT COMPLETELY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A HARMFUL AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE TO OPERATE. I ALSO FOUND THAT MAZDA AND OR ANY DEALERSHIP INVOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE CONSUMER AT ALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR 2 TRANSMISSIONS OF 9500 TOTAL. NO HELP AT ALL FROM MAZDA, OR FORD FOR THE BAD TRANSMISSION I GOT ON THE 2ND TIME IT FAILED. IT IS NOW DEAD AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE 3RD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. I HOPE SOMEONE GETS MADZA OR OUR GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AS IT IS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. IF IT WAS A TOY FOR A CHILD IT WOULD OF BEEN RECALLED, IF IT WAS A BUILDING PRODUCT IT WOULD BE RECALLED. WHAT IS WRONG HERE MAZDA-FORD. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234605July 16, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 - MODEL ES V6 - FWD 1. THE VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MILEAGE AND GAS FILLS, ALONG WITH ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE METICULOUSLY KEPT. DEALER MAINTENANCE ONLY. 2. INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS POORLY CRAFTED PLASTIC COASTED WITH SILVER OVERLAY. HANDLE PERFORMS LOCK, RELEASE, AND LATCH FUNCTIONS. THE HANDLE CAME COMPLETELY APART UNDER TENSION CAUSING MINOR INJURY TO WRIST. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HANDLE, IT APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKED ALMOST EXACTLY UPON A MOLD SEEM. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE HANDLE IS NOT TESTED FOR STRENGTH TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROPER EXIT ENTRY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS POTENTIALLY CAN RESULT IN PROBLEMS EXTRICATING THE VEHICLE IN TIME OF EMERGENCY. 3. DEALER MAINTENANCE IS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FAILED PART. HOWEVER, THIS IS EXTREMELY COST PROHIBITIVE IN MOST SITUATIONS FOR A PART OF THIS QUALITY TO ONLY BE REPLACED WITH A PART OF THE SAME QUALITY. PLASTIC STAMPING INSIDE THE HANDLE INDICATE 00 AND 5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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