Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#8013581July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE WOULD STALL ONLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES BEFORE CONSUMER TOOK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ONCE THE COMPUTER WAS REINSTALLED OR REPROGRAMMED IT STUCK. NO ONE NEEDING THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN BACK WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE STALLED, THIS TIME ON A FLAT ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND WAS INFORMED MAZDA AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *JG
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013688July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013538July 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DEEP HILL, ENGINE CUTS OFF.*AK VEHICLE ALSO FAILED ONCE ON FLAT SURFACE. *JG
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013455July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, RESULTING IN A BREAKDOWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN BY DEALER.*AK DEALER CHECKED ALL GROUNDS, WIRING HARNESS TO PCM, ECU RELAY AND REPROGRAMMED PCM HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763912July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763913July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763961July 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013313July 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763824July 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AT APPXIMATELY 40 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. ABLE TO STOP CAR SAFELY (BARELY). TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD INITALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS STALLING INCIDENT. I ASKED THE DEALER IF I SHOULD STILL DRIVE MY TRIBUTE WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE AND NOT TO WORRY. DON'T KNOW IF THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE RELATED OR NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763789July 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS. EACH TIME THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ALL FOUR TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE SAME ROAD, WHICH IS A ONE LANE ROAD THROUGH A VERY HILLY AND CURVEY SECTION, AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION EACH TIME. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING ARE LOST, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE OUT OF CONTROL CAR. BECAUSE OF MY QUICK THINKING, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, RESTART THE CAR, AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING IN THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN, AND MAZDA HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. TWO OF MY CO-WORKERS HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY HAD TO GET RID OF THE CAR BECAUSE MAZDA COULDN'T FIX IT. MY OTHER CO-WORKER HAS ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566300June 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH OUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PCM. ALSO, THE MAIN BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012767June 27, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLED AT 40-45 MPH, WAS TOWED TO DEALER, COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THROTTLE WAS REPLACED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012825June 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHENEVER COASTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012691June 26, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THEN VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK REPAIRS PER DEALER: COMPLETED REPAIR PROCEDURES PER BULLETIN. THE CONTROL UNIT ALREADY CONTAINED THE LATEST PROGRAMMING. THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS RESET AND THE THROTTLE SENSOR VOLTAGE. RELEARNED THE IDLE AND RECHECKED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012528June 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BEFORE. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DPFE AFTER THIRD INCIDENT, ALSO CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER PERFOMED AN ALIGNMENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012303June 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE GOING 35-40MPH DOWN LONG HILL ENGINE QUIT. STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DOESN'T REMEMBER IF DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE COASTED DOWN HILL WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. DEALER RPLACED BYPASS AIR CONTROL VAVLE DUE TO VEHICLE IDLING TOO LOW. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012309June 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STALLED, AND ELECTRICAL POWER BRAKES/ STEERING , AND LIGHTS WERE LOST. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012127June 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763198June 18, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE QUITS RUNNING WITHOUT NOTICE RETURNED TO DEALER MAY 6, 2002, WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 19, 2002 IWITH THE MAZDA DEALER IN CHATTANOOGA FOR A REPLACEMENT OF A PART IN THE COMPUTER THAT THEY NOW SAY IS THE FIX. MY WIFE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO GET THIS CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH OUT ANY POWER AND NOT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. ALL OWNERS OF THIS CAR SHOULD BE WARNED OF THE PROBLEM THAT MAZDA HAS WITH THE MAZDA TRIBUTE THANKS FOR WHAT HELP YOU CAN GIVE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762975June 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH SINCE PURCHASE LAST FALL; PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM LAST FALL (ODI ID: 754924); PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE FIXED WITH RESETTING OF IDLE AND THROTTLE SETTINGS LATE LAST YEAR; WHILE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE PROBLEM LAST OCCURRED, APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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