2001 Mazda Tribute complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT COMPLAINED AGAINST HONDA MOTORS ABOUT A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT CAUSED A FIRE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO EMBARCADERO UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE GARAGE AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY 3-28-07. AT ABOUT 8:30 AM THE PARKING ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DISPLAYED SIGNS THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ONE OTHER VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA MOTORS SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 70,000 MILES AND HAD A SERVICE CHECK ABOUT 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO CURRENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES.*AK

OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT THE EMBARCADERO CENTER IN SF ON WEDNESDAY 03/28/07 AT 7:00 AM AND IT WAS LATER REPORTED TO US BY THE GARAGE PERSONNEL THAT AT ABOUT 8:30 AM IT STARTED SMOKING THEN CAUGHT FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD BURNED TO THE GROUND AND INSIDE THE CAR THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AS WELL - IT LOOKED LIKE A SINK-HOLE. THE TIRES WERE MELTED, THE ENGINE OOZED ALL OVER THE GROUND, THE FENDERS MELTED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES FAILED, AND PASSENGERS COULD ONLY EXIT THE VEHICLE BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS FEATURE, BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. THE WEATHER AND SPEED WERE NOT FACTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS 2 TIMES IN 4 YEARS (75,000K MI.) MAZDA CHANGES THE OIL AND ROTATES THE TIRES AND WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE PADS WERE WEARING DOWN. I HAVE NEVER NEEDED ROTORS REPLACED THIS FREQUENTLY BEFORE. *JB

BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING WIRING FIRE. *NM

MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTE SUDDENLY STOPPED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. THEN GEAR BOX DID NOT WORK AT ALL. SO, I HAD TO CALL A TOWING COMPANY TO TOW THE CAR TO A MAZDA DEALER SHOP. OAK TREE MAZDA DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND ASKED ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME, MAZDA TRIBUTE RECORDED ONLY 45K MILE. I ASKED ANOTHER MACHINE SHOP TO INSPECT THIS CAR. HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN PROBLEM OF MAZDA TRIBUTE. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. WINDOW MUST BE RUN DOWN & OUTSIDE HANDLE USED TO OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER WHO WILL REPAIR @ MY COST APPROX. A YEAR AGO THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED AT ALL MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY FROM THE OUTSIDE ONLY FROM INSIDE IT WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER MY COST $149.00. PART NUMBER ECTT-58-412C. *NM

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES (IN THE FRONT) ARE INOPERABLE. THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR IS TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF THE EVENT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE JUST FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND REALIZED THAT AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT IN MY CAR. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST ,EVEN AFTER THE FIRST RECALL. I BROUGHT IN TO FIX. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE POWER TRAIN RECALL THE MANUFACTURER NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS PROBLEM AT ALL NOR THE DEALER. I'VE BEEN AN OWNER FOR 6 YEARS. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I AM APAULED AT THE WAY MAZDA FORD DEALERS HANDLE THERE CUSTOMERS AFTER REPEATEDLY TELLING THEM OF THIS PROBLEM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AT THIS POINT BUT TO ENGAGE A PETITON TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY NOT TO BUY THIS PRODUCT FORD MAZDA. I THINK THIS IS WRONG ON YOUR PART WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOW THAT IT'S GETTING WORST . YOU'VE PUT MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIFE AT RISK KNOWING THAT IF MY CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS COMING HOME FROM PEEKSKILL NY AND THE CAR STALED ON ME 6TIMES. PLEASE LET THE DEALER KNOW THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE MASS. TURNPIKE ON 04/23/06, MY VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN THICK GRAY SMOKE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MY INSURANCE AGENCY THAT IT WAS A "MECHANICAL FAILURE', WHICH RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE, AND WAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM MAZDA USA AND DEALER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM. VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

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 BRA

STARTING 2006 COULDN'T GET TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND IT WAS HARD TO FIND THIRD GEAR AND WOULD BE STUCK WINDING BETWEEN GEARS ON THE ROAD AND ON HIGHWAY CAUSING POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRUCK FROM SUDDENLY BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALER HAD CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND FINALLY ENDED UP REPLACING A CABLE FOR THE COST OF $760.00. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK IS POPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DE-ACCELERATE QUICKLY WHILE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE GEAR OR NEXT GEAR. BROUGHT TRUCK BACK IN THEY SAID IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5,800.00 BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN TAKING IT APART AND FIXING INDIVIDUAL GEARS. TOTAL NEW VALUE OF VEHICLE 19,700 BEFORE TAXES. KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE ON THIS YEAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ONLY 5,700. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT NOW. JUST MADE LAST PAYMENT TWO WEEKS BEFORE PROBLEM STARTED. *JB

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001. WHILE STOPPED IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; CRUISE CONTROL OFF) WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4000 RPM. HAD TO USE HARD, FULL BRAKING PLUS EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP SUV FROM MOVING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE REVVED AT 4000 RPM. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTATED -- SITUATION HAS NOT REPEATED YET. *NM

ON 11/07/05 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING WHEN SLOWING AND STOPPING. THE ENGINE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON 11/08/05 VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK STILL STALLING. AC GASKET AND IDLE VALVE WERE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD OUR ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND DEALER WOULD NOT FIX. THE DAY I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IT STALLED AT 60 MPH. THREE DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT START. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. *JB

INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY AND UNDER NORMAL USE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2001 TRIBUTE. HAD TO REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE...OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

SHUTTER OF THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH. PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED ON THE VEHICLE AROUND 30,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PER TECH ASSISTANCE REF. 272101. DEALER DETERMINED "NO PROBLEM FOUND" WHEN THE SHUTTER WAS REPORTED AGAIN AT 48,000 MILES. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AT 51,000 MILES, DEALER AGAIN FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND REFLASHED THE PCM. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 56,000 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRANSMSSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 58,500 MILES. PROBLEM DISCOVERED AGAIN AROUND 88,000 MILES; AGAIN, DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AT 98,500 MILES AT WHICH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *NM

I WAS SHOPPING AT THE LOCAL WALMART WITH MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE WERE PARKED IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT. ON LEAVING, SHE ENGAGED THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO EASE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES VERY HARD. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT ALWAYS IN A PLACE THAT WAS SAFE AND WHERE I COULD BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. IT ALWAYS HAPPENED AS I WAS MOVING FROM A PARKED POSITION. ON THIS OCCASION, IT WAS NOT SAFE, AND WE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE TRIBUTE WAS DAMAGED AT A COST OF $5,000 TO REPAIR. THE OTHER CAR ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGES. I ASKED THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE CAR TO EXAMINE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR A DEFECT. HE ONLY TOLD ME THAT IT LOOKED "NORMAL". MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AND I HAVE A LOT OF APPREHENSION WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR AND BEGIN TO DRIVE. I THINK THAT THERE MUST BE A SUBTLE DEFECT IN EITHER THE CRUISE CONTROL OR THE ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSES THIS UNEXPECTED SURGE WHEN FIRST STARTING FROM A PARKED POSITION. *NM

I FILED A COMPLAINT YESTERDAY. MY COMPLAINT # WAS 10163178. THIS THE DEALERSHIP HAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AS A BAD ALTERNATOR. WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TO DATE. HOWEVER, THE SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS, WITH THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE RUNNING. IN ALL FAIRNESS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN VERY NICE AND THEY DID GIVE US A LOANER CAR. WE STILL HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR IN GENERAL (WITH ALL THE THINGS GOING WRONG AT ONE TIME). HOWEVER, WE TRUST THAT WE WILL NOT BE HEADING TO THE DEALER ANY TIME SOON. *NM

ON JULY 3, THE IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL, AND WHEELS OF OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FROZE WHEN WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SENATOR IMPORTS, ON FLORIN ROAD, IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. ON JULY 7, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FIXED, THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO WORK WHEN WE TRIED TO PICK IT UP. ON THE EVENING OF JULY 12, WE STARTED THE CAR. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE GEAR SELECTION WAS UNTIL, SO WE COULDN'T SEE WHAT GEAR WE WERE IN. ON THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 13, WE STARTED THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD. WE RE-CHARGED THE BATTERY, BUT IT WAS DEAD AGAIN IN 2 HOURS. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BATTERY PROFESSIONALLY CHARGED. THE BATTERY WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2005. ON THURSDAY, JULY 20, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND JUST STOPPED DEAD. WE AGAIN JUMPED IT AND TOOK IT TO OUR PRIVATE MECHANIC. ON FRIDAY, JULY 21, OUR MECHANIC DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR. IT CAME UP WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST CODE ERROR THAT SAID THAT THE KEY PROGRAM CODE WAS ENTERED IN ERROR. OUR MECHANIC REBOOTED THE COMPUTER, TO ENSURE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE TRIBUTE JUST SHUTTING OFF. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. (LONG STORY SHORT, THE DEALER LOST OUR SPARE KEY. WE HAD TO COME BACK FOR IT ON JULY 11, AND THEY REPROGRAMMED BOTH OUR KEYS TO THE NEW IGNITION.) OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS HE CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TODAY, JULY 22, THE DEALERSHIP SA

DRIVER ACCELERATED, WITH PEDAL, WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH. REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND APPLYING THE BRAKE DID NOT SEEM TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE; "THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SURGE". THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF BUTTON ALSO SEEMED TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE CRUISE. THE RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL INCREASED AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE AS THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS DECREASED TO AROUND 50 MPH. DRIVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL; THE ENGINE RPM SHOT UP. DRIVER THEN SHIFTED INTO PROGRESSIVELY LOWER GEARS AND APPLIED THE BRAKE UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED. DRIVER THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DETERMINED TO HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE. OWNER ALLEGES THAT MAZDA DEALER (FLOW MAZDA IN FAYETTEVILLE) STATED THAT THERE IS RECALL CAMPAIGN (00V-210 002) FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THAT HER VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO HER VEHICLE'S BUILD DATE. PER RELEVANT 573, THE EFFECTED BUILD DATE RANGE IS FORD'S KCAP 4/17/00 THROUGH 7/24/00; SUBJECT VEHICLE BUILD DATE IS UNKNOWN. VIN RANGE IS [XXX] THROUGH [XXX]. OWNER'S VIN IS [XXX]. OWNER ALLEGES TO NEVER HAVE RECEIVED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS RECALL. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED, I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 6/29/2005. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED , LEAVING THE PASSENGER TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PASSENGERS HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 3/13/2006. RECENTLY, EVERY TIME I CRANK MY CAR A LARGE CLOUD OF GRAY SMOKE COMES FROM THE TAILPIPE. TODAY, 6/16/2006, I WENT TO PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO IN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE KEY WENT INTO THE IGNITION BUT, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL MECHANIC, AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WENT IN, TURNED AND THE CAR STARTED. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO ME, DO NOT MAKE ANY STOPS ON THE WAY HOME THAT WOULD REQUIRE TURNING THE CAR OFF. ONCE I ARRIVED AT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE KEY WILL GO IN BUT, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START THE CAR. WITH THE MAZDA BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY SON AND I. WHILE DRIVING THE MAZDA THE REAR GLASS ON THE HATCH OPENED. I PULLED OVER TO CLOSE THE GLASS AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LATCH. WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE AND ENGAGE THE LATCH ON THE GLASS DOOR. WE AVOID OPENIN

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (ENGINE STOPPED) WHEN COASTING DOWNHILL TOWARD CONSTRUCTION BARRELS. WAS ABLE TO AVOID BARRELS BY TURNING INTO UNOCCUPIED TURN LANE. POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. POWER BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. OCCURRED ONCE. NOTICED THAT A RECALL (CAMPAIGN ID # 04V175000) THAT REQUIRED REPROGRAMMING OF THE PCM MODULE, AND THE SYMPTOMS OF WHICH EXACTLY DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM, EXISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL YEAR. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO CHECK THE CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE SO I DECIDED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST UNCOVERED THAT THE PCM MODULE DID NEED THE REPROGRAMMING WHICH THE DEALER DID, BUT THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED ADDITIONAL PARTS TO COMPLETELY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE RANGE OF MY VEHICLE ID DOES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND THE ASSEMBLY DATE(12/00) ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE DATE RANGE FOR THIS RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALER DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE AN 'OPEN RECALL' AND WHY THE ENTIRE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF TO REMEDY THIS. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF THE DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL AND THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

THE PORTION OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WITH TRIGGERS THE LATCH SUDDENLY BROKE OFF, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOORS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. INCIDENT DATE RECORDED IS THE DATE OF THE SECOND HANDLE BREAK. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO EXIT, REQUIRING EITHER A) ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND PULLING ON THE EXTERIOR HANDLE, OR B) PUSHING EXTREMELY HARD ON ONE END OF THE LOCK, WHICH WILL TRIGGER THE DOOR TO UNLATCH. WHILE WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ASIDE FROM INCONVENIENCE, IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD MAKE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO EXIT, ESPECIALLY IF HANDLE FAILURE OCCURRING SUDDENLY TO SOMEONE NOT EXPECTING THE NON-FUNCTIONING HANDLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. THE OLD PART REMAINS ON THE VEHICLE AND WILL BE RETAINED ONCE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHEERED OFF. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR THE PLASTIC HANDLE BROKE. THE ONLY WAY OF EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED.

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE STALLS UNPREDICTABLY. THE MAZDA DEALER AND MAZDA CORPORATE ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE TWO POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULES (THE ORIGINAL) AND THE REPLACEMENT MODULES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. IF THIS IS CORRECT, THEN THERE MUST BE SOME INHERENT DEFECT WITH THESE PCMS THAT MUST BE INVESTIGATED. *NM

I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4X4 WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, DURING TAKEOFF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE. OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A WEEK, IT GOT WORSE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM ELLIS MAZDA OF MARIETTA AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT MAZDA WOULD POSSIBLY PAY FOR HALF. THEY CONTACTED MAZDA, BUT MAZDA WOULD ONLY PAY 1/3 BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WERE NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON MY TRANSMISSION. THERE AREN'T ANY RECORDS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HASN'T NEEDED ANY. AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK, THEY PHONED ME TO INFORM US THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAZDA CORPORATION SENT THEM WAS BAD AS WELL. CONSIDERING THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD DEFECTS, I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN ALL THE 2001 TRANSMISSION, AND MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY OTHER 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

2001 TRIBUTE RACK AND PINION AND SHAFT BROKE INTO PIECES MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CONSUMER TO STEER. *TS THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN IRREPARABLE LEAK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THE FRONT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 04/19/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE ENTRY TO THE DOOR IS OPENED BY THE AUTOMATIC OPENER OR KEYPAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR LOCK. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 60 MPH WHILE BRAKING. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED 7 BROKEN RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND THE FRONT END IS BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS TOO HIGH ON THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WAS ALREADY REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT NOT FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

A WOMAN IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, MY BRAKES LOCKED AND I CRASHED INTO HER, HEAD ON, GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

(1) 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE/DX-V6: NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITHIN PAST SIX MONTHS (2) CAR WOULD STALL WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGN/STOP LIGHT (RPMS TOO LOW) (3) REPLACED IGNITION COIL VIA MAZDA DEALERS (SEATTLE, WA, PASENDA, MD, PENSACOLA, FL). *NM

CAR ENGINE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR LAST THREE YEARS. DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY DID THE FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE P.C.V AND VENTILATION HOSE, THIRD TIME THE SENSOR,EN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE ENGINE STILL DIED 6 TIMES WHEN I DROVE 10 MILES HOME. CAME CLOSE TO CRASHING DURING A TURN. BACK IN THE SHOP AS I WRITE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TWO OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO GET OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AT THIS TIME. *AK

INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR LATCH BROKEN, CAN NOT EXIT USING HANDLE INSIDE OF DOOR. *JB

APPROX. 6 MONTHS AGO THE OUTSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE (80,000 MILES) BROKE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. A MONTH AGO THE PASSANGER DOOR OUTSIDE LATCH BROKE AND I ALSO HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. A WEEK AGO THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE AND I AM FACED WITH REPLACING IT AT MY EXPENSE. IN VIRGINIA ALL DOOR LATCHES MUST WORK IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, SO THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY MAZDA.

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE INTERNAL MECHANISM BREAKS AND PREVENTS EXIT OF VEHICLE THROUGH DRIVER DOOR. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT WORK. ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. TWO DAYS AGO THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WAY THE CONTACT COULD GET OUT OF THE CAR WAS TO REACH OUTSIDE THE CAR OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. IF THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS OF THE CAR STOPPED WORKING HE WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE CAR. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN HE FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, AND THE DEALER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A GROMMET, CHEAP PLASTIC PIECE, THAT CONNECTED THE LATCH TO THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO RECALL.*AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S INNER AND OUTER DOOR HANDLE AND THE INNER DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *NM

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

(1)EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, ROLLING DOWN A WINDOW, OR USING TURN SIGNAL. (2)FAILURE: ENGINE DIES, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC... (3)VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED/CORRECTED. *NM

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

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

OCCASSIONALLY, WHILE MY CAR IS IDLE BOTH PARKED BUT RUNNING OR WHILE I'M IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AND THE RPM GAUGE RACES. THE ENGINE WILL NOT STOP RACING UNLESS I TURN THE CAR OFF. ALSO, DRIVER CAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, SERVICE DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE LOCK INCLUDING COMPONENTS NOT COVERED UNDER MAP.

VEHICLE SUNROOF FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5-6 OPERATIONS. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 68000 MILES ON 11/30/04 WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DUE TO THE MINIMAL USAGE PRIOR TO FAILURE, IT WAS EXPECTED AND REQUESTED THAT MAZDA PICK UP THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THEY DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM FOR $1678.00. MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THIS.*AK

DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, AND SHE COULD NOT ACTIVATE ANY SAFETY ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A RELAY SENSOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

UNUSUAL SQUEAKING NOISES HEARD FROM LOWER STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT CONNECTS TO POWER STEERING RACK AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN GOING SLOWLY OVER SMALL BUMPS AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE, STRANGE NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM THE STEERING RACK INCLUDING A MECHANICAL NOISE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29,300 MILES ON IT AND IS NOT USED OFF-ROAD. MAZDA DEALER FINDS WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD ENDS AND HAS ORDERED REPLACEMENT PARTS. WE WILL ASK FOR THE OLD PARTS WHEN THE FINAL REPAIR IS MADE.

MAZDA TRIBUTE LEFT MY FAMILY SITTING IN TRAFFIC. COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 20K MILES. CLEARLY A FACTORY DEFECT.MAZDA ONLY GAVE $1000 OFF REPAIR. *AK