Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10025642July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. THE BRAKES WILL FREEZE UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PULL UP ON THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME ON MAY 3, 2003. DEALER SAID THAT THEY REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM ARISED WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED IN TRAFFIC. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 3, 2003, THEY SAID THERE WAS IMPROPER OPERATION AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. THE CAR DIED DOWN AGAIN A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. AGAIN BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME JUNE 19, 2003. LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND HAD THE TECHNICIAN DRIVE THE CAR 100+ MILES HOME, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SENT THE CAR HOME. CAR DIED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOURTH TIME ON JULY 1, 2003, AND ONCE AGAIN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CAR. ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THEY PROBLEM WORSENED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT ALL TIMES WHEN IT HAS DIED AND IN TRAFFIC. A POTENTIONAL DANGEROUS AND FATAL SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2002, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK, AIR BAG CIRCUIT FAILURE, AS WELL AS FUEL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS INVOLVED IN ITS TRIBUTE MODELS AND RECALL THE CARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026587July 7, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER A METAL BRIDGE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
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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
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No
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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
#10025430July 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WIFE'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO DEALER WHERE ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*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
#10023907June 27, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4X4 LOSS OF BRAKES LOSS OF STEERING HAD TO STOP BY WAY OF E-BRAKE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT NOTIFIED FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EPROM ON THE MAIN COMPUTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REFLASHED. ALSO NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY INFORMING CONSUMERS TO HAVE REPAIR DONE ON VEHICLE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE???????? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019437June 27, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023827June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE FOR THE SAME THING, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019440June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. PH *JB
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
#10020018May 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 100 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK. *NLM
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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