2001 Mazda Tribute Complaint Log

DOOR HANDLES IN MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTES BREAK EASILY AFTER NORMAL USE. APPARENTLY A "PLASTIC PART CRACKS" ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY THEREBY NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN AT ALL. THIS IS ALARMING DUE TO THE OBVIOUS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF ANY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE AND PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION COULD NOT BE MADE OR IT WOULD BE DELAYED. THE POOR WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REVIEW THE MATTER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY FAMILY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, MISUSE OR REASON FOR THE PLASTIC PART TO BREAK IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE EXPERIENCE AIRBAG TROUBLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE AIRBAG LIGHTS WILL BLINK 4 TIMES THEN 7 TIMES TNEN WILL STAY ON . THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS QUITE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST.*AK

COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE CAR. HAD THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED AT LEAST 4 IN THE SAME WEEK. SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 14, 2003. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MARCH 2004 REPLACED THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR A THIRD TIME . *AK JULY 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NM

PARKED THE CAR IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR TO LEAVE, STARTED THE CAR, BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND LEAVE. WHEN I DID, THE CAR KEPT GOING IN REVERSE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PARK, 2ND AND OVERDRIVE ALL WHICH THE CAR KEPT GOING IN REVERSE. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH NOR WERE THERE PEOPLE SURROUNDING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY THAT I COULD HAVE HIT BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I LET THE CAR ROLL BACK IN TO A SPOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I DID THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I LEFT THE CAR THERE UNTIL I GOT THE CAR TOWED THE NEXT MORNING. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE CAR DID NOT ROLL AWAY OR SOMEONE STOLE IT BECAUSE WHILE IT WAS IN PARK, THE CAR COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN PUSHED AS HE DEMONSTRATED TO ME AND THE MECHANIC. THIS IS A 2001 CAR AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. I HATE TO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBLITY THAT I COULD HAVE STARTED TO DRIVE FORWARD ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR GO IN REVERSE AND HIT A PERSON OR CHILD. THIS FAULTY DEFECTY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING DOES GET HURT. SINCE THEN, THE MECHANICE HAS FIXED IT AND WAS A FAULTY SHIFT CABLE THAT HE REPLACED AND FOR ME VERY COSTLY BUT NOT AS COSTLY AS THE INJURY TO SOMEONE IF THIS CAR WOULD HAVE BACKED IN TO THEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 - 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . IN APRIL 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL DEALING WITH (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RECALIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED TWICE IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRY. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE LOWERED. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SC

THE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WON'T OPEN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO GET OUT, I WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. A FRIEND RECENTLY TAUGHT ME HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR BY PUSHING THE LATCH BACKWARDS. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY REACHING ACROSS MY BODY WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND PUSHING THE LOCK BACKWARDS (EX: LIKE YOU'RE PINCHING SOMETHING). THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE CONCERNING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM??? THE ONLY BENEFIT FOR THIS IS IF SOMEONE STEALS MY VEHICLE AND CAN'T GET OUT, RESULTING IN BEING CAUGHT. *TR

AT 40000 MILEAGE MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED WHEN THE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS CAUSED BY HARD PADS. @ 65,000 MY BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED WHICH I CAMPLAINED FOR 1 YEAR ABOUTA HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THAT BOOSTER WITH ANOTHER, BECASUE THAT BOOSTER FAILED. NOW THIS PAST WEEK THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT FAILED. MY ROTORS AT 79,000 ARE WORN OUT AGAIN BUT MAZDA WILL NOT REPLACE THEM THIS TIME. I FEELL THAT BECAUSE THE COMPONENTS WERE FAILING FOR A LONG TIME AND THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TOTALLY REBUILT THE BRAKING SYSTEM INSTEAD OF BANDAIDING IT. ALSO THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT APPROVE REPLACING THE ROTORS BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, YET I HAVE HAD THESE CONTINUING PROBLEMS.*AK

I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS AND 113,000 MILES HIGHWAY MILES, NO OFF-ROADING. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT AND WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 43000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE OUT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE STABILIZER LINK AND TI-RODS. THE WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY WE ABOUT TO FALL OFF IF YOU HAPPENED TO HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I JUST PURCHASED A NEW SET OF TIRES A MONTH AGO AND THEY ARE NOW POSSIBLY RUINED DUE TO THE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD TWO CARS WITH OVER 200K MILES AND NEVER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER WITH AN $800 REPAIR BILL. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE (USED) IN MARCH 2003. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT BEGAN STALLING FREQUENTLY - MOSTLY WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY/PARKING SPOT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2003 AND THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND COULD FIND NO EXPLANATION, BUT THEY DID A PCM UPDATE ON IT ANYWAY. IT CONTINUED STALLING INTERMITENTLY - NO PATTERN TO THE STALLING. I TOOK IT BACK IN DECEMBER 2003 AND THEY AGAIN LOOKED IT OVER AND COULD FIND NO REASON FOR IT TO BE STALLING. SINCE DECEMBER, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL AND TWICE IN MAY 2004. IN MAY, WHEN MAZDA RECALLED THE TRIBUTE FOR THE STALLING ISSUE, I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL - THE STALLING BECAME 10 TIMES WORSE, NOW STALLING AT STOP LIGHTS AND AT RANDOM TIMES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE'VE REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED MOTOR, THIS DID NOT HELP. I'VE CONTACTED MAZDA DIRECTLY AND EXPLAINED TO THEM, IN EXACTING DETAIL, THE ISSUES I'VE BEEN HAVING. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HAS ALREADY TRIED TO FIX IT 5 TIMES. THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES ME WHEN I BRING IT IN, ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM WAS PRESENTED WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE WARRANTY DATE. I LOVE THE TRIBUTE, BUT WOULD LOVE IT MORE IF I COULD GET THE STALLING FIXED.*AK

MY BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO APPARENT BRAKING PROBLEMS. DEALER SAYS I NEED NEW BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER WITHOUT EVEN INSPECTING. WHEN I MENTIONED THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING BRAKES ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE, HE WAS NOT CONCERNED - JUST SAID HE WAS SURE THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON MY CAR - HAVE MADE SEVERAL LONG TRIPS BUT VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO DRIVING. I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE I SHOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AND MASTER CYLINDER. WILL HAVE ASSESSED BY INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDER.*AK

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6...DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL USE. PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF OF HANDLE... CANNOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. A RELATIVE OF OURS HAD THE SAME PROPLEM WITH HER 2001 TRIBUTE. HER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF ENTIRELY UNDER NORMAL USE.*AK

I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN FEBRUARY 2001 AND IN APRIL 2004 THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK MY TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IN JULY 2004 THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AFTER TWO OCCURENCES, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE IS THREE YEARS OLD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN THE TRIBUTE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PCM MODULE, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD REACHED THE 20% POINT OF FRICTION MATERIAL REMAINING AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKES AND/OR PADS WERE MADE FROM INADEQUATE MATERIALS. *JB

I HAD THE 1904-D RECALL (RECALIBRATION OF PCM) DONE ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE ABOUT 1 WEEK AGO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MY CAR STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY SEVERE. AFTER BRINGING THE TRIBUTE BACK TO THE MAZDA DEALER, THE PCM HAD FAILED. SO THE RECALL DIDN'T WORK ON MY VEHICLE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO BE FIXED. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES DUE TO THE HORN BLOWING ON ITS ON ACCORD. UNABLE TO STOP IT FROM BLOWING. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ON ITS OWN AGAIN TODAY. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED ON ITS OWN ACCORD 2 TIMES SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ANY PERSONAL INTERVENTION.*AK

2001 TRIBUTE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COVER REPLACEMENT RECALL I503L.*MR THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TWO RECALL DONE SEAT BET BUCKLE COVER AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL UNTIL THE REPAIR IS DONE. *NM

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEYS FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB

1. RECALL ON SAFETY BUCKLE, NHTSA # 03V515000. 2. AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHING. UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN DRIVING. 3. FOOTHILLS MAZDA IN SPOKANE, WA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY STATING THAT THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 50,000 MILES. HOW DOES A WARRANTY RUN OUT ON A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE TRIED FOR NEARLY A YEAR TO HAVE THE BUCKLES FIXED, BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO IT. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMPING NOISE . DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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

SEVERAL TIMES AND AGAIN YESTERDAY THE 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V-6 THAT I OWN STALLED OR IN OTHER WORDS QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP BRIDGE. I ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY A DUMP TRUCK THAT WAS BEHIND ME.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WORN BEYOND REPAIR BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS. SINCE THESE ROTORS CANNOT BE REPAIRED, I ASSUME THAT THE BRAKES ARE UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ONLY IF I PURCHASE $500 WORTH OF OTHER SERVICES AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE EXTORSION. THEY AGREE THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM WITHOUT MY BUYING ADDITIONAL SERVICES (TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL FLUID REPLACEMENT, ETC.). *NM

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PADS WERE CAUSING THE PEDAL TO BE HARD WHEN DEPRESSING. ALSO, ROTORS OVERHEATEDD INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE. ON 3-2-04 I TOOK THE CAR TO BE FIXED BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY IT STALLED AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED TO LET THE WANTAGH SERVICE DEALER KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, THEY WERE VERY NASTY AND ACTED AS IF I WERE COMPLAINING FOR NOTHING. THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO CHARGE FOR THEIR SERVICE. YET, I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2 EXTRA YEARS, WHICH ENTITLES ME TO THIS SERVICE. *JB

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 4WD (MFG DATE 06/01). WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER FROM AN APPARENT ENGINE STALL. SEVERAL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EVENT OCCURANCE, POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS LOST. VEHICLE SPEED WAS QUICKLY REDUCING. VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. AFTER WAITING APPROX. A MINUTE, ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AS NORMAL. DRIVING SEEMED NORMAL FOR THE 2 MILES OF THE TRIP COMPLETION.*AK

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4WD DX 4 CYL. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, STARTING TURN. ALL POWER SHUT OFF. LOST POWER STEERING, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED FROM MOTION OF CAR WHEN CAR WAS PUT BACK INTO GEAR. *AK

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED SINCE I BELIEVED IT WAS THE PROBLEM. A WEEK AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE SUV STALLED AGAIN.*AK

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS A VARIOUS ENGINE PARTS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CASUSING IT TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, AND I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING BETWEEN 50-65 MPH. I MUST SAY, IT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST EVENTS OF MY LIFE, AND I AM NOT AT ALL PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENED IN A CAR THAT'S BARELY 3 YEARS OLD!*AK

DT: 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT TRY TO DO ANYTHING, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT VEHICLE. THE DOORS WERE ON CHILD SAFETY LOCKS, AND CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR DOORS LOCKING. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE TOOK THE SAFETY LOCKS OFF IT DID NOT HELP. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL, AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DENNISON MAZDA. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND SHE WAS TO COME BACK THAT FOLLOWING TUESDAY. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO THE WORK. THE RECALL WAS ON A SENSOR.*AK

ALL FOUR RIMS CRACKED, CAUSING AIR TO SEPARATE FROM THE WHEELS. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIM WERE A DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RIMS. *AK

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING SYMPTOMS OF ANY PROBLEM. MILEAGE AT FAILURE WAS 71,000. MILEAGE AT LAST TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS 48,000. AFTER FAILURE WAS INSPECTED BY SERVICE TECHS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY NOTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY CLEAN, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS NON-TYPICAL OF SUCH A FAILURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS PENDING TO DETERMINE WHETHER MAZDA WILL PARTICIPATE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A REMEDY.*AK

SRS INDICATOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. ON THE THIRD INCIDENT, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE, ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER.

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. RECENTLY I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. I HAD TO LEAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS FOR AWHILE BEFORE IT WOULD RESPOND NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM, NOT OCCURRING EVERYDAY. THE CONDITION INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND FINALLY MY CAR STARTED TO DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT (IF I RELEASED THE GAS FOR A TURN, IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY DIE). THIS ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKING WHEN THE CAR DIED. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALL NOTICES. THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL EARLY TRIBUTES AND I SHOULD REPLACE THE IDLE AIR VALVE. REPLACING THIS HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

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

HOOD LATCH OPENS WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE CHANGE PLUS OR MINUS 20 OR MORE DEGREES OR RANDOMLY. *LA

I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA. IN 2003 I HAD TO GET NEW SWAY BAR LINKS. THIS SUV IS TREATED WELL AND SHOULD NOT OF HAD SUCH A PROBLEM SO EARLY. THAN IN 2005 HAD TO HAVE TWO COIL PACKS REPLACED. 2006 HAD TO HAVE TO MORE COIL PACKS REPLACED ,THANKS GOODNESS I ONLY HAVE 6 COIL PACKS.NOW THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ( NOT SURE IF THAT IS SPELLED RIGHT) BUT I HAD A NEW ONE PUT IN BECAUSE MY SUV WOULD NOT RUN AT ALL LITTLE DID THEY INFORM ME THAT MY SUV HAS FOUR SO NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ANOTHER ONE GOING BAD. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER & TRANSMISSION ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FAILED. *AK

NOVEMBER 2, 2006 MAZDA NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS ATTN: CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER PO BOX 19734 IRVINE, CA 92623-9734 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: OUR SERVICE ADVISORS TONY AND BRIAN, AGAIN AT EL CAJON MAZDA, DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE ONLY FACTORY ROTORS FOR THE MAZDA TRIBUTE ARE THROW-AWAY. OTHER THAN BUYING AFTERMARKET PARTS, WHICH WE PREFER NOT TO DO, WE WOULD HAVE THIS THROW-AWAY DILEMMA. MY HUSBAND CALLED MAZDA NORTH AMERICA AND SPOKE WITH TODD IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. HE TOOK THE INFORMATION AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED US BACK. (I HAD ALREADY TRIED DOING WHAT MY HUSBAND DID, SPOKE WITH BRUCE, AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION, THERE WAS NOTHING MAZDA COULD DO.) TODD SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND OUR FRUSTRATION WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION AND CALLED TONY AT EL CAJON MAZDA AND AUTHORIZED FOR OUR ROTORS TO BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PADS AND LABOR AGAIN. SO OUR BRAKES ARE NOW REPLACED, BUT WE ARE STILL FEELING A LITTLE FUNNY ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF THE PADS ARE CHANGED WITH 50% LIFE LEFT ON THEM, THEN THE ROTORS MAY BE ABLE TO BE TURNED. WELL, THAT SEEMS PRETTY CRAZY TO US TO HAVE TO GET NEW PADS WHEN THEY ARE STILL HALF THERE! WE REALLY WANT TO STICK WITH GENUINE MAZDA PARTS, BUT IN THE FUTURE FEEL THAT FINANCIALLY WE MAY BE BETTER OFF JUST BUYING AFTERMARKET SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS EVERY 3 YEARS! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE ARE SOMEWHAT FRUSTRATED WITH THE APPARENT DESIGN FLAW OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, AND CERTAINLY HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS WITH OUR 2005. HOPEFULLY THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN IMPROVED UPON. *JB

UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER 90000 MILES DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BECAME INOPPERABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. DRIVER'S SIDE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND LIFTING UP ON OUTSIDE HANDLE. SHOP DETERMINED THAT HANDLE(CHROMED PLASTIC) INSIDE DOOR MECHANISM(MAZDA PART#EC01-58-330N)CRACKED. THE HANDLE HAS A 1/16TH" RAISED CATCH THAT CRACKED OFF ON BOTH HANDLES. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST 10MONTHS LATER @109K ONCE AGAIN BOTH HANDLES WERE INVOLVED BUT THIS TIME THEY WERE 1 WEEK APART. THE PARTS COST (AS OF 8/24/04) 52.29 + LABOR EACH. I HAVE OLD PARTS. NO CHILDREN USED THESE DOORS ONLY 2 ADULTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION DUE TO THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. YOU MUST FIRST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW & REACH OUTSIDE OR IF THE VEHICLE IS OFF YOU MUST RESTART TO OPEN ELECTRIC WINDOWS IF YOU HAVE POWER AT ALL, IF NOT YOU ARE STUCK INSIDE AND UNABLE TO EXIT. *AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. AS A RESULT, EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL WHICH RESULTED IN RAPID ACCELERATION. BOTH FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY.*AK *MR

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. LAST WINTER ON AN LOS ANGELES FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND LAST WEEK ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM AFRAID IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN.*AK

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS HAS OCC'D TWICE. LAST WINTER ON AN LOS ANGELES FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND LAST WEEK ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH TIMES IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I AM AFRAID IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN.*AK

MY 2001 TRIBUTE HAS STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST YAR. IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO HILLS. THIS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION COULD RESULT IN A CRASH BECAUSE POWER STEERING FAILS, AND THERE IS NO ENGINE POWER. MAZDA MUST RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *AK

THE MADZA TRIBUTE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AT VARYING SPEEDS. BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING SYSTEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! LUCKILY, MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN INJURED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME? WHAT IF HE IS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 55 OR 65 MILES AN HOUR? CAN MAZDA ASSURE ME THAT HE WON'T BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS OFFERED SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS AFTER VERIFYING THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIR INTAKE VALVE STICKS WHEN CARBON BUILDS UP ON IT. NOW WE ARE TOLD IT IS A FLAW IN THE COMPUTER. CLEARLY THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. THIS CAR IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN! HOW CAN I POSSIBLY ALLOW MY SON TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE?!! *LA

MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THANK GOD UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER HAVING THE THIRD TRANSMISSION PUT IN LAST WEEK - IT LIT UP YESTERDAY WITH AN COOLANT PROBLEM (THEY HAD JUST COMPLETED NOT ONLY THE TRANSMISSION BUT A MAINTENCE TWO DAYS BEFORE). IT IS NOW BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE DEALER. FROM MY READING THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTE. I AM CONCERNED, NOT ONLY BECAUSE I WANT A SAFE AND GOOD CAR BUT IF IT HAS ALREADY FAILED TWICE - WHAT NEXT? AND WILL IT STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. WHY ARE THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING? WHAT IS MAZDA GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I DRIVE A WINDY MOUNTAIN ROAD EVERY DAY - AM I RISKING MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY CHILDREN'S IN THIS THING?

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE, ONCE WHILE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT THE OTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR, THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE. I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM