Mazda Tribute Complaints (2002)

384 consumer complaints on file.

#8007773April 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760577April 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISSING, "FIRING" AND VEHICLE BUCKING- AT ANY SPEED AND GEAR. A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED (ALMOST ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GONE) AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN THE SAME WAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL OF THE TRIBUTES RUN LIKE THIS AND IT IS NORMAL... I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760335April 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE 2002 TRIBUTE HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE - ONCE AFTER 1200 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME AFTER 4800 MILES. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AM TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760051April 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND THEN GOING BACK UP MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. I NEVER TURNED THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO FIND OUT IF IT WOULD LOCK COMPLETELY. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART WHICH DID NOT WORK. MORE THAN LIKELY I WAS IN DRIVE AT THIS POINT STILL. (THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC SO I WASN'T DOCUMENTING MY ACTIONS AT THE TIME) I THEN STOPPED IN MY LANE (THERE WAS NO SHOULDER), AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AT THAT POINT IN WORKED FINE. DURING THE SHUT DOWN THOUGH IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WASN'T GOING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. I WILL PROVIDE THE REST OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED (VIN, ETC) AT A LATER TIME WHEN I HAVE IT ALL IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I FIGURED IT MORE IMPORTANT TO TELL ABOUT THIS NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759949March 28, 2002
STRUCTURE
DAY BEFORE INCIDENT AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT RAINED AND WATER ENTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759736March 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLED GOING DOWN HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A DEADLY SITUATION HAD CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT. I PULLED OVER, PARKED, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. INTERIOR LIGHT TURNED ON BY ITSELF. AFTER A MINUTE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T FIX IT IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT! I WAS ALMOST READY TO USE THE 72-HOUR RETURN CLAUSE. THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TO START FIXING IT ON MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY GAVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE LOST A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND MAZDA. AFTER THIS OCCURED, I LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS ON LINE. SEE CARREVIEW.COM. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART(S) OR SYSTEM CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS ON A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT MAY HAVE SCARED HER AWAY!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005915March 19, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL VEHICLE WILL STALL. THEREIS A DELAY IN BRAKES AND STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004505February 25, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DARK, AND CONSUMER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON IT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758188February 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA NORTH (AUSTIN, TX) SERVICE ADVISOR STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS AND THAT THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AS THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE FIX AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003172January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PE 01 043/ENGINE STALLING: WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757567January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE QUIT. .PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003002January 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK AND OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003024January 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WOULD STALL. THIS COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT INDICATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757321January 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION ACTION NUMBER PE01043. ENGINE STALLS TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER CONTACTED, THINKS THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION BUT WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, UNAWARE OF PROBLEM IN 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, UNABLE TO GIVE ANY ASSURRANCE OF PROBLEM RESOLUTION STEPS AND PROCEDURES. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756465January 6, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PARKING LIGHTS ARE INTEGRATED WITH AN ENGINE OFF HEADLIGHT TIMER. LIGHTS WILL EXTINGUISH AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. DEARLERSHIP REPORTS THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS TIMER.VEHICLE CANNOT BE PARKED WITH ILLUMINATION FOR MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900622December 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755213December 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN W/O WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755168December 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROCEEDING ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL AT ROUGHLY 40 MPH MY NEW VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED/DIED. I IMEDIATELY SLIPPED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED. THIS ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WERE NON-OPERABLE DURING THIS TIME. HAD I BEEN PROCEEDING AT A FASTER SPEED OR NOT REACTED QUICKLY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899572November 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BACKING UP AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754924November 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN HILLS (COAST DOWN FIRST HILL AND GO TO ACCELERATE TO TAKE SECOND HILL, BUT VEHICLE HAS NO POWER); MAZDA DEALER IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAZDA HOTLINE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE ON 10/25/01; MAZDA HAS HAD SIMILAR REPORTS OF PROBLEM IN OTHER AREAS OF U.S., BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM; PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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