Mazda Tribute Complaints

2,115 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#8006948April 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE AT DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A FAULTY RELAY IGNITION SWITCH. *AK THE CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND TOLD HIM PROBABLY HAD BAD GAS. FINALLY THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760133April 2, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION HAS STARTED ON ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208AWM300 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)
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
#759722March 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, MAZDA NORTH AMERICA CONTACTED BY MY ATTY AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. CAR STALLS WHEN COASTING DOWN HILL GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. ACCORDING TO LAST WORK ORDER FROM DEALERSHIP ON 1/28/02: PROGRAM P.C.M. AS PER TECH LINE. *AK
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
#8006109March 21, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER INJURED. *AK *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#759517March 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY - NOMINALLY REPAIRED IN 2001 RECALL - FAILED COMPLETELY & WITHOUT WARNING. SMALL PLASTIC CONNECTOR CAME APART. WIPERS WERE OPERATING, BUT LOAD WAS ONLY WATER - NO ICE OR SNOW. AS CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I WOULD CARE TO COME BASED ON A MECHANICAL FAILURE. TALKED TO MAZDA, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS FAILURE HISTORY OF ITEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED ASSEMBLY (AGAIN), BUT NO INDICATION THIS ONE WILL WORK ANY BETTER! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005441March 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND CAN'T TELL SPEED TRAVELING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND HAD REPAIRED IT. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005457March 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759292March 12, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES SO BADLY THAT THE IMAGE IN THE MIRROR IS SO BLURRED YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MIRROR AND IT STILL DID THE SAMETHING. I COMPLAINED A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WIND NOISE AND A HOWLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 50 + MPH. IT GETS SO LOUD THAT IT GIVE ME A HEADACHE. I TOLD THE DEALER 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ALREADY. THEY CHANGED OUT THE WINDOW SEALS OUT 2 TIMES AND THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THESE 2 DEFECTS? THANKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564603March 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
THE COOLANT INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE COOLANT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLES COOLANT SENSOR HAD ALEADY BEEN REPLACED DEC 2000 PRIOR TO PURCHASE, THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO THE CONSUMER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758840March 2, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A SEVERE GASOLINE ODOR. HAPPENS VARIOUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING, ODOR COMES THROUGH THE VENTS, OR AFTER TURNING OFF CAR, EXTREME GAS ODOR. HAPPENS A VARIOUS TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF GAS IN MY GAS TANK. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND CAN NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ONE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THIS EITHER BUT SAID THEY HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH ANOTHER MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNER. I AM OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. ANDREA LEDENBACH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758696February 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINES SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE. LEAVING YOU WITHOUT BRAKES OR STEERING. MAZDA HAS REPLACED NUMERUS PARTS BUT CAN NEVER FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THEY CAN NOT CONFIRM THIS BUT REPLACE PARTS ANYWAY. THIS IS THEIR WAY OVER COVERING THEIR BUTTS. MY WIFE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED LAST( ITS HAPPENED OVER 7 TIME IN 14000 MILES). THE TRIBUTE DIED AND SHE LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKES. SHE HAD TO PULL ACROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC AND IN TO A PARKING LOT TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR ONLY TO BE ALMOST HIT CROSSING THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS IS FIXED! MAZDA NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND SOLVE IT RATHER THAN MAKING A GUESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACING PARTS THAT AREN'T BROKEN! THIS IS MY 5 MAZDA AND I WONT BUY ANOTHER ONE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004493February 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALLL AND LOSE ALL POWER.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A DELAY CHIP IN FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*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
#758581February 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, LOSING POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND CLUTCH. COULD NOT RESTART, SO THE DEALERSHIP PICKED ME UP. DEALERSHIP STATED THE CLIP ON THE CLUTCH HAD BROKEN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY HAPPENED THAT ONE TIME, HOWEVER ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S IDLING HAS GONE CRAZY AND JUMPED AND THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO CUT OFF. THIS LASTED SEVERAL MINUTES AND SUBSIDED. I WAS FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES BECAUSE I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD. I AM NOW DRIVING AROUND WITH A SIX WEEK OLD CHILD. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A "SAFE" VEHICLE FOR MY SON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT IT IS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758440February 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED GOING DOWNHILL BETWEEN 45-50 MPH. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, NO RPMS, COULD NOT RESTART WHILE COASTING. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, PLACED INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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