2002 Mazda Tribute Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT HE COULD BE REIMBURSED ONCE THE PROPER PAPERWORK WAS MAILED. MAZDA DID NOT COMPLY WITH THAT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,690.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT WEATHER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED ON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP AND CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/30/06. *JB

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSISTENTLY AND FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED UPON INVESTIGATION THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEATBELTS WERE AFFECTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION...TACHOMETER UP TO 3000, ENGINE VERY FAST,HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING BRAKES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS LOSS OF IDLE SO LOW IT WILL STALL OUT IF ALITTLE GAS IS NOT APPLIED AT A STOP. CAR BUCKS AND JERKS LIKE ITS MISFIRING BUT HAVE HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WITH NO RESULTS...OR CHANGES IN HOW THE CAR RUNS! HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS 9-15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6.5 YRS. SINCE PURCHASED. ITS BEEN VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN OR WHERE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. SERIOUS PROBLEMS EXIST EVEN WITH THE RECALL WORK DONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON THE HIGHWAY, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CAR - WE SUDDENLY NOTICED ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER AND THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THEN THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OUT OF THE REAR. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO AS WE WERE TRYING TO PULL OVER, BOTH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE FAILED. WE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXIT RAMP CLOSE BY, BY DECELERATING AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN WE GOT OUT, WE SAW ACTIVE FIRE UNDER THE CAR TOWARD THE BACK. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY A PERSON WHO STOPPED TO HELP US WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ALL OF THIS TOOK LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THE FIRE MEN WHO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WITHIN MINUTES OPENED UP THE HOOD AND SAID THERE WAS NO ENGINE OIL. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AT THE SCENE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 4 YEARS AGO AND WE'VE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR THE LAST 55,000 MILES. THE ENGINE OIL WAS FILLED 5 DAYS BEFORE THAT AND THE CAR RAN FINE FOR THE 450 MILE TRIP RIGHT UP TO THAT POINT. THE LOW ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AAA ADJUSTER SUSPECTED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND HIS THEORY WAS THAT ENGINE SHAFT BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN FROM INSIDE BUT NO FORENSIC INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER SHOP FOR INSPECTION AT OUR REQUEST BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO OFFER A CONCLUSIVE EXPLANATION OR CARRY OUT A FORENSIC INSPECTION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED THERE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED (AND THE OLD PARTS ARE STILL IN THE CAR). BOTH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MAZDA ARE REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE REPAIR AND WE'RE CONSIDERING OUR OPTIONS. WE HAVE FILED A CLAIM TO MAZDA TO NO AVAIL. *JB

TRAVELING ON JULY 3, 2006 ON A RETURN TRIP TO VERMONT WITH 3 GRANDCHILDREN . I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55/60 MPH ON AN UPGRADE AND ATTEMPTED TO PASS IN THE PASSING LANE, MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO PASSING GEAR, THE RPM REVVED UP AND THE MOTOR WAS RACING , THERE WAS NO MORE POWER THE CAR COULD OFFER ME. I PULLED BACK IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS APPROACHING A FLAT STRETCH, THE CAR SEEMED OKAY. LATER ON AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AGAIN ON AN SLIGHT UPGRADE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AGAIN THE MOTOR WAS RACING, ONCE AGAIN AS I GOT ON A FLAT STRETCH THE CAR SEEMED OKAY, I COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND PASSED IT OFF THAT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS CAUSING IT. A FEW TIMES ON THIS TRIP I FELT THE CAR WAS IN A WRONG GEAR. IT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT ON JULY 5TH, THEY TESTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR BACK HOME. MY WARRANTY WAS 36 MONTHS OR 50,000 MILES, I NEVER PULLED ANYTHING WITH THE CAR AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I WAS QUITE UPSET WITH THIS NEWS AND AS A "GOOD WILL GESTURE" MAZDA OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION, STILL LEAVING ME WITH A BALANCE OF $2,100.00,. WHEN I FURTHER COMPLAINED AT A NUMBER I CALLED IN CALIFORNIA, THEY APOLOGIZED FOR MY PROBLEM AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR MY RENTAL CAR UNTIL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. I AM BAFFLED I HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. I WOULD BETTER UNDERSTAND IT IF THE CAR HAD A 139,000 MILES, I AM RETIRED AND FIND THIS EXPENSE A HARDSHIP. MY WIFE AND I NOW FEEL WE WERE FORTUNATE TO SAFELY RETURN OUR 3 GRANDCHILDREN BACK HOME. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT I FOUND A RECALL FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V175000, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS AFFECTED MY CAR AND IF SO, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE. I APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY HAVE TO OFFER. THANK YOU. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES PULSATED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED BOTH FRONT BRAKES ROTORS WERE WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE SECOND SET OF ROTOR THAT WERE REPALCED. UPDATED 06/20/06. *JB

MAKE : MAZDA MODEL : TRIBUTE YEAR : 2002 MANUFACTURER : MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V605000 RECALL DATE : DEC 22, 2004 COMPONENT: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 49800 I CONTACTED MAZDA ABOUT THE RECALL STATED ABOVE. MY REAR LATCH DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE AS WELL AS WHEN I START THE CAR. ALL OTHER LOCKS ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MAZDA SEARCHED IN THEIR DATABASE USING MY VIN NUMBER AND REPLIED WITH MY VEHICLE NOT HAVING THE RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THE REAR LATCH OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WITH A CONSEQUENCE IF THE LIFTGATE IS LEFT UNLOCKED, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT IT MAY OPEN DURING A CRASH. IF MY VEHICLE HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED AND POTENTIAL DANGERS, MAZDA SHOULD REPLACE DEFECT. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR ADVICE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ACTIVATION EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE GEAR RING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXEL IS BROKEN. THE BROKEN GEAR RING CAUSES THE ABS SENSOR TO OBTAIN AN IMPROPER READING. THE AXEL IS GOING TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH ALL 4 DOORS THAT BECOME SUDDENLY BROKEN. I HAVE HAD BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS REPLACED, AND BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS REPLACED. NOW THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL. NOT ONLY IS THIS COSTLY BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY MECHANIC HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS TO STEM FROM A SMALL PLASTIC COMPONET IN THE LOCK PANEL. THE PARTS COST $3.00 THE LABOR IS ANOTHER STORY. AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE I'M APPALLED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS. *JB

MY MECHANIC FOUND THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE, SO FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED TO ME: 1) FAILURE OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IT WAS SPEWING BRAKE FLUID. THIS WOULD HAVE LED TO FULL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND RIGHT FRONT HALF-SHAFT WERE REPLACED. 2) RIGHT FRONT KNUCKLE HOLDING WHEEL TO AXLE WAS UNSAFE. THERE WAS A FRACTURE OF THE METAL HOLDING THE PINCH BOLT THAT IS USED TO FASTEN THE WHEEL TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT. A RUPTURE OF THIS FRACTURE WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE BALL JOINT. MY MECHANIC FELT LIKE THIS WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE FACTORY TIGHTENING THE PINCH BOLT TOO MUCH WHEN ASSEMBLED. THE KNUCKLE WAS REPLACED. IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT A SIMILAR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON A FORD ESCAPE WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME VEHICLE AS MY MAZDA TRIBUTE.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATE THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR STUCK IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AFTER 3 YRS AND 30K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD VIBRATE(TORQUE CONVERTER) WHEN SHIFTING TO OVERDRIVE. DEALERSHIP : TRANNY FLUID OXIDIZED AND SHOULD CHANGE SINCE 30K THOUGH MANUAL STATED CHANGE EVERY 30K UNDER EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND 3 YRS 30K DOESN'T QUALIFY. SO FAR SO GOOD AT 40K BUT MAZDA FORUMS SHOW MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *NM

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEEPS STAYING ON. *NM

EGR VALVE BLEW OUT, REPLACED, REPLACEMENT VALVE BLEW OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REPAIR AND WITHIN 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION FROM REPAIR. *NM

THERE IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN MY MAZDA, TRIBUTE CAR. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED AT 23854 MILES. THE MAZDA DEALER LOOKED INTO IT AND STATED ON ITS REPORT "CHECKED AND FOUND WIRE HARNESS GOING TO SEAT BELT PRETENSIONS BUCKLE BROKEN-WIRE YELLOW AND RED STRIPE LOCATED AT H15". THE PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE CAR NOW REACHED 38,000 MILES AND THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. MY CAR IS OUT OF MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY NOW AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE, THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND MUST BE FIXED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER. ESPECIALLY, WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED DURING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. AS YOU AWARE, A MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAG SYSTEM CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH IN CASE OF A COLLISION. AS PER MY LOCAL FORMER MAZDA DEALER, MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT EXISTENCE OF THIS AIRBAG ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IGNORED AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN INDICATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

1). THREE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE: 1ST - POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RE-CALIBRATION RECALL 1904D. 2ND - B4000 DPFE SENSOR WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM (SSP) 59. 3RD - ACCELERATOR CABLE RECALL 2704L. COMPLETED ALL RECALLS; LAST ON 3/2/05. 2). 2/2005 I STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE: - THE CAR STOPS RUNNING USUALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THE CAR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, IN THE HEIGHT OF RUSH HOUR. THE CAR STOPPED EXITING A POST OFFICE BACKING UP TRAFFIC CAUSING MOTORIST TO SEEK ANOTHER EXIT. HAVE HAD VARIOUS OTHER STOPS BUT HAVE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS. - THE CAR WILL NOT START; USUALLY UPON SHORT TRIPS. AFTER WAITING 3 - 5 MINUTES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. I LIMIT DRIVING AT NIGHT DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABILITY AND LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN MY VEHICLE. 3) I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICE AT OAKLAND MAZDA (510)893-7282 (3/2/05-RECALL, 4/9/05, 4/19/05, 5/11/05, & 6/20/05) AND HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERV ADVISOR, KEN MILLER & SERVICE MANAGER. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THEY THOROUGHLY CHECKED-OUT MY CAR EACH TIME THEY SERVICED IT. THEY HAVE REPEATED THE RECALL WHICH MOSTLY DESCRIBES MY SYMPTOMS (RE-CALIBRATION RECALL 1904D) AT LEAST TWICE. THEY ALSO CONTACTED THE MAZDA HEADQUARTERS SERVICE CENTER FOR DOCUMENTATION ON HOW TO CHECK OUT MY VEHICLE. I ALSO CONTACTED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT (800)222-5500 IN MAY OF 2005, THEY TOLD ME THAT IF NECESSARY THEY COULD DISPATCH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO FLY IN AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE; THEY ALSO SENT A REPORT TO THE OAKLAND DISTRICT MGR. I CONTACTED THE MAZDA CUST ASSIST CENTER AGAIN ON 7/14/05 , THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME FURTHER WITH MY CAR PROBLEM. 7/15- I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) EXPLAINED MY PROBLEMS AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER TAKING A LOOK AT MY CAR BUT THE SERV MGR NEVER CALLED ME BACK. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL . THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THE DEALER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. *AK (12/01/05) THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A NOISE WHEN BEING DRIVEN UP TO 40 MPH AND A LOUD HISSING NOISE WOULD BECOME NOTICEABLE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *SC

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE AN IN AUGUST 2005 THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN REMAINED ON. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED, THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE PART HAD TO BE SHIPPED VIA GROUND SERVICE DUE TO (EXPLOSIVE) MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THE PART I WAS TOLD I COULD PICK UP MY CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING ON ITS OWN BUT THAT IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THAT IT MAY NOT DEPLOY. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR 10 DAYS THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND I GOT MY CAR BACK. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 2006, MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG BUT THIS TIME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD FLAT OUT THAT MY AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY NOT THE FIRST ISSUE LIKE THIS AND FORD ESCAPE CARS IN THE SAME MAKE YEAR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. *NM

I READ IN THE PAPER THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING ABS MODULE FIRES ON FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDA TRIBUTES. I AM REPORTING THAT MY 2002 TRIBUTE'S ABS MODULE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE! *NM MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE STARTED HAVING ABS PROBLEMS AROUND APRIL OF 2004. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ACTIVATE INTERMITENTLY, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR SEVERAL DRIVING CYCLES BEFORE CLEARING. SOME TIME THEREAFTER, THE MOTOR ON TOP OF THE ABS ASSEMBLY WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY START RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE OFF, KEY REMOVED, PARKED IN THE GARAGE! I DISCOVERED THIS MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I WAS ABLE TO RESET IT TO A NORMAL CONDITION BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR A PERIOD. THE THIRD TIME THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, IT WOULD NOT RESET FOLLOWING A BATTERY DISCONNECTION, BUT WOULD RESUME RUNNING WITH RESTORATION OF POWER. THIS WAS IN FEBRUARY 2005, AT WHICH TIME I DISCONNECTED THE ABS MOTOR'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FROM THE CONTROL MODULE UNDERNEATH IT. THEREAFTER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON (AS WOULD BE EXPECTED.) IN MARCH 2005, WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES SHOWING, MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ABS MODULE AS BAD, BUT I CHOSE NOT TO REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. IN JULY 2005, THIS MODULE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY GARAGE, FILLING THE SPACE WITH SMOKE. UPON DISCOVERY OF THE SMOKE, MY WIFE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FEAR THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. THE MAZDA DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON THE CAR DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE, AND DIRECTED ME TO AN AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP. THE SHOP EVENTUALLY REPAIRED THE WIRE HARNESS AND REPLACED THE MODULE WITH A NEW UNIT THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER. IT HAS SINCE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I ESTIMATE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKE MODULE ULTIMATELY COST ME VERY CLOSE TO $1,000 AND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUSS AND INCONVENIENCE, INCLUDING LOSS OF USE OF MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PART.

CONSUMER STATES SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER NOTICE IN THE MAIL IN 1-05 REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THERE WAS NO RECALL # AVAILABLE. SHE TOOK IT IN TO A DEALER AND THEY EITHER REPLACED/OR REPAIRED THE CABLE, SHE WAS NOT SURE. SHE HAS NOTICED AN EXTREME CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SINCE THEN. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO BE TOO LOSE; SHE SAYS THERE SEEMS TO BE NO TENSION IN THE PEDAL. SHE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE TOLD HER THAT WAS NORMAL; THAT THERE WAS A DIFFERENT CABLE IN THE CAR AND THAT WAS WHAT SHE WAS FEELING. SHE DOES NOT AGREE. SHE HAS NOT YET REPORTED THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER. SHE WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CABLE THEY SAY THEY REPLACED. *JB

2002 MAZDATRIBUTE MANUAL DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CEASED TO WORK. ONLY WAY TO OPEN DRIVER DOOR FROM INSIDE WAS TO OPEN POWER WINDOW AND PULL OUTSIDE HANDLE. DEALER SAID THEY'D HAD SEVERAL LIKE THIS. IF A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM, POSES SAFETY HAZARD. IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY, IF CAR IS NOT RUNNING, WINDOWS CANNOT BE OPENED. DRIVER COULD BE TRAPPED AND UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE.

CONSUMER SUGGESTION FOR SAFETY FOR ALL VEHICLES.*MR THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF BOTH FENDERS. *JB

BOTH THE INSIDE HANDLES OF MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULT IN GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER INCIDENTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM INTERNET SEARCHING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF OTHER VEHICLES HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DT: CONTACT STATES THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION,, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT DRIVER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED, AND THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY, DO TO DELAYED SHIFTING. GAS MILEAGE HAVE BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND IS MAKING THE VEHICLE SLUGGISH.*SB

I HAD SEVERAL EMMISION REPAIRS DONE WITHIN 60 HIGHWAY MILES ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002. NOW HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE NEEDA NEW TRANSMISSION. AND ONLY HAVE 65 000HIGHWAY MILAGE. NWORSW VECHILE I HAD MY VECHILE KEEP LOOSING POWER AND JUMP INTO OVER DRIVE SUDDENLY ONTHE FREEWAY I HAD TO PUT MY FLASSHER AND EXITED. 3 DAYS AGO

PURCHASED NEW IN 2002-WITH 85000 HIGHWAY MILES-TRANSMISSION FAILED- WHILE DRIVING ON I-84 IN CONNECTICUT-VEHICHLE WENT INTO THE PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN THEN STOPPED -MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IT WAS OUR LUCK HE WAS PAST THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HE WAS GOING DOWN HILL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT- THE "TRIB" HAS BEEN TO 2 DEALERS 3 TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT; IT WILL GO IN FOR THE 4TH TIME TO ONCE AGAIN GET "BAND-AIDED". EACH TIME THEIR ANSWER WAS TO SHOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRE BACK UNDER THE SEAT. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS DUE TO ME STORING THINGS UNDER THE SEAT, WHICH I AM NOT, THAT IS MAKING THE WIRE COME DOWN. I ASSUME WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT EITHER THE FORCE OF SOMEONE SITTING DOWN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, OR IF A PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT KICKS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WHILE GETTING IN OR SITTING, IT WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE THE WIRE COME OFF OF THE SEAT RESULTING IN THE AIRBAG ERROR. I AM ABLE TO & HAVE PUT THE WIRE BACK UP UNDER THE SEAT APPROX. 4 TIMES MYSELF, BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS? A WEEK AGO, I WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR LISTENING TO A CD WITH THE MOTOR OFF. WHEN I PULLED DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, THE MUSIC STARTED GOING ON AND OFF (LOSING POWER). IF I ROLLED THE WINDOW UP IT WAS FINE, AS SOON AS IT WAS PARTIALLY DOWN, IT INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER AGAIN. THE TRIB ENDED UP LOSING ALL POWER & UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE A BATTERY TESTER TO TEST THE BATTERY. I DECIDED TO PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON IT, AND AFTER 10 MINUTES I TRIED TO START IT AND IT TURNED OVER. I WISH I DID HAVE SOMETHING TO TEST THE BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WAS THE BATTERY OR A SHORT. I HAVE NO CLUE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT, BUT IT HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. I AM GUESSING THAT THERE IS PERHAPS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, SINCE IT REALLY MAKES NO SENSE TO ME WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BY THE WIRE COMING OFF OF THE SEAT TO BEGIN WITH. LET ME ADD THAT I LOVE MY TRIB, EXCEPT FOR THIS ANNOYING AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING AIRBAG PROBLEM.*AK

TURNING THE WHEEL, PARTICULARLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, RESULTS IN A SQUEALING NOISE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE LEFT RACK AND PINION AND THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HE ALSO STATED THAT "IT MAY WORK ITSELF OUT" OR YOU CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR $810. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I RECEIVE THIS "SPECIAL SERVICE REMINDER" REQURING MY IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND SAYING THAT THE "FOLLOWING REPAIR AND/OR SERVICE NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON YOUR VEHICLE." A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE DEALER HAD PERFORMED A RECALL TO REPLACE THE CRUISE CABLE.*AK

2002 MADZA TRIBUTE WITH 68,000 NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST HAD A VALUE JOB DONE ON THE ENGINE APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. MADZA WARRANTY- INCLUDING DRIVE TRAIN - UP AT 50,000 MILES. *JB

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES NOW. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, WHY THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS SO POOR, WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS CONSTANTLY AND FOR NO REASON AT ALL, OR WHY THE VEHICLE "SHUDDERS" WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON. THE CHECK FUEL CAP LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE AND THE SAME PART REPLACED TWICE. THE CANISTER CLOSE VALVE AND IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE HAVE BOTH FAILED. I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE BECAUSE IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE SERVICE DEALER. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER - A PROBLEM THAT HAD TO BE IDENTIFIED BY AAMCO AND TOLD TO MAZDA BEFORE THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT ANYTHING BUT CUSTOMER SERVICE. MY PROBLEMS BEGAN LONG BEFORE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED; HOWEVER, MAZDA COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR LACK OF ABILITY TO FIX ONGOING PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS A LIFE-SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED COMPLETELY, NOT PART BY PART. I WILL NEVER BUY A MAZDA AGAIN. THIS IS MY THIRD AND LAST. THE TRIBUTE IS BY FAR THE WORST THING EVER MANUFACTURED BY MAZDA. THEY SHOULD BE EMBARASSED TO HAVE THIS MODEL ON THE ROAD!*AK

APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER HAVING THE THROTTLE CABLE SERVICED ON A RECALL, WAS TRAVEL AT 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHCILES RPMS STARTED TO REVVING AT A HIGH RPM, BUT NO INCREASE IN SPEED. VEHCILES ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I MANAGED TO PULL THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING THE WEHCILE TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, VEHCILE WAS 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRENTY, WITH 34,700 MILES. MAZDA ONLY HELPING WITH A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR BILL OF APPROX. $ 5,500.00. HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN CONTACTING ANYONE AT MAZDA WHO CAN HELP. I'M CONVINCED THAT THE REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE FAILED OR BECOME STUCK, BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED. UNTIL THIS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V583000 CONCERNING ACCELERATOR CABLE. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. OWNER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *NM

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V175000; MAZDA ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT STARTR AFTERE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ABS PUMP WIRING. THE WIRING WAS MELTED AND THE PUMP WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA RECALL 04V583000 ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER HAVING THE ACCELERATOR CABLE REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB THE BATTERY WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A BROKEN CABLE AND A FRAYED MAIN BELT HAD COME OFF AND THE STEERING WAS IMPAIRED. *SC *JB

BRAKES WERE SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE WHEN BEING APPLIED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE ROTORS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE THAT SOUNDED AS IF THE IGNITION WAS RE-ENGAGING ITSELF. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THEIR PRESENCE: ALSO IN ACC MODE, THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A WEEK LATER THE NOISE RECURRED BUT WORSE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE STARTER BURNED OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THE START VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THEY INDICATED THAT THE STARTER WILL BURN OUT AGAIN UNLESS THEY CAN FIND AND FIX THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A FACTORY REP,. FROM THE CA BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR IS GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE BACK BUMPER SLIGHTLY BUMPED THE LIGHT POLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED, LURCHED FORWARD AND RAN INTO A CENTER BLOCK WALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE, AND THEY NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS, IT CURRENTLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON IT TWICE NOW, AND THIS TIME WHEN I WENT TO DO THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO WEAR ON THE SHOES AND NO GROOVES IN THE DRUMS ON EITHER SIDE. THESE ARE THE ORIGONAL SHOES. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND PRIX. I HAVE TESTED THE BRAKES WITH THE DRUMS OFF AND IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY WOULD ASSIST, BUT BY THE AMOUNT OF WEAR PRESENT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT ALL OF MY BREAKING IS COMING FROM THE FRONT. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE DRUMS AND THE SHOES AND IT IS CLEAR THERE IS NO WEAR. THERE WASN'T EVEN ANY DUST.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE SRS LIGHT FLASHED ON AND REMAINED ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOYED, NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE SPEED CONTROL FUNCTION ON. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DECELERATE VEHICLE WHICH DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK

WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE LS. WHILE ON VACATION THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BECAME PERMANENTLY LOCKED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY OR MANUAL BUTTON. THIS PRESENTED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT ONE WOULD NEED TO USE THE DOOR TO EXIT THE CAR FOLLOWING A CRASH, AND ALSO CREATED AN INCREDIBLE NUISANCE FOR THE PASSENGER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND AFTER DESTROYING THE SIDE PANEL, REPLACING THE ENTIRE LOCK MECHANISM AND CHARGING US NEARLY $600 WE CAN OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART, BUT MAZDA NOR THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLLING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF A PROBLEM THAT WAS IN NO WAY DUE TO OUR NEGLIGENCE OR MIS-USE. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR AND DRIVEN ONLY BY MYSELF AND WIFE (MATURE ADULTS). SUBSEQUENTLY, MAZDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE BACK HATCH LOCKING MECHANISM. WE FEEL THESE LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A DEFECTIVE PART. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE PAID $600 AND THE DOOR WORKS AGAIN, BUT WE ARE SERIOULSY CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE AS WE DON'T TRUST THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK

I OWN A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I AM CONTINUALLY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE LIGHT STAYS ON, THEN GOES OFF FOR A DAY OR SO, THEN BACK ON. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASSIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WELL, GUESS WHAT? AS SOON AS I DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF OR WHEN I NEED THE AIRBAG, IT WON'T WORK. PLEASE CHECK INTO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS DRIVING UP 101 NORTH AT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I IMMEDIATELY FIRMED MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKED IN A SAFE MANNER, BUT THEN THE CAR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND VEERING TOWARDS THE LEFT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT CONTROL IT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD SLOWED TO AROUND 20 MPH. I GRAZED THE CENTER MEDIAN, SCRATCHING THE SIDE OF THE CAR, THEN WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I THEN HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. I THEN GOT OUT OF THE CAR, CALLED AAA, AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE. TO MY AMAZEMENT, THREE OF THE FIVE SPOKES ON THE RIM HAD CRACKED SEVERELY, AND THE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING BADLY. A CHP OFFICER STOPPED AT THE SCENE, AND WAS LIKEWISE AMAZED AT THE BROKEN WHEEL. HE CHECKED THE ROAD FOR DEBRIS, BUT FOUND NONE, CONFIRMING THAT THE TIRE HAD BLOWN ON ITS OWN. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THEN ARRIVED, AND HELPED PUT THE SPARE ON, WHICH ALSO WOBBLED AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. IT TURNS OUT THAT SOME SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH THE WHEEL. HE LATER TOWED THE CAR TO MAZDA OF MARIN, WHERE THEY BLAMED US FOR THE DAMAGE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WHEELS DON'T JUST BREAK FROM BLOUOUTS, AND THAT WHEELS LIKE THIS POSE A THREAT TO MOTORISTS.*AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF IN THE CAR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT MEANT THE AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 5 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO GO ON. *LA