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.
2001 Mazda Tribute complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
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
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
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FOUR TIMES. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
HOOD LATCH OPENS WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE CHANGE PLUS OR MINUS 20 OR MORE DEGREES OR RANDOMLY. *LA
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.
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING.
FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFTED POORLY AND WHEN IN OVERDRIVE WOULD SHUTTER AT LOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SECOND TRANSMISSION GAVE NO SIGN OF PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON LONG HIGHWAY TRIP THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AT WHICH TIME I CALLED MY DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS AN INDICATION OF IMPENDING FAILURE AND SHOULD BRING THE TRIBUTE BACK IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. NOTE: I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY AND DO NOT TOW ANYTHING. THE TRANSMISSIONS ALL SEEM TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE ALOT.
AT 15,860 (8/31/2001) THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL UNSTABLE AND HESITATES AND MAKES NOISE. I'M AT 58,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR WAS RETURNED ONCE TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT FIXED. IF I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WILL CHARGE TO LOOK AT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS - INCLUDING A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER, HEADLAMP AND OTHER ISSUES AND RECALLS. THIS IS THE WORST AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED AND I THINK MAZDA AND IT'S DEALERSHIPS NO THIS. I'M VERY PERSISTANT INDIVIDUAL AND I FEEL THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS I HAD DONE TO MY MAZDA TRIBUTE.
1.THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY TRIBUTE WAS ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, SO THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. 2.THE SECOND, WHEN GOING FOR MY FIRST BRAKE JOB I'M INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE TOO THIN AND UNDER SPECS. AND NEED TO BE REPLACED (A $700 JOB) SO, I WENT TO MAZDA AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE PADS ARE TOO HARD FOR THE ROTORS ARE ARE UNUSUALLY WEARING SO, THEY REPLACED MY ROTORS. 3.THE THIRD, A WEEK LATER I'M STRAINED, BECAUSE THE STARTER STUCK AND BURNED ITSELF OUT, THEY TOWED THE CAR AND REPLACED THE STARTER. 4.THE FOURTH, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD LEAKAGE SO, I HAD TO HAVE THEM FIX THAT. 5.THE FIFTH, NOW I AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH A SPUTTERING OR CLUNCKING NOISE THAT OCCURS UPON SLOW ACCELERATION OF 40 MPH WITH PEDAL VIBRATION AND ALSO OCCURS SOMETIMES AT 60 MPH NOW. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT AND FIX THIS PROBLEM YET. BUT, THOUGHT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY FOUND A BUSHING NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT WAS COMPLETELY CRACKED SO, THEY REPLACED THAT. UNTIL NEXT TIME.....
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?
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. KEY IGNITION PROBLEM - BACK TWICE TO DEALER TO FIX THIS. STALLED DURING A TURN - WHOLE CAR DIED, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP AND THEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. PCM DIED TOTALLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD OR I MIGHT BE DEAD) TO NEAREST DEALER - I AM AWAITING RESPONSE ON FULL CORRECTION TO PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA WOULD BE DOING A DISSERVICE TO AMERICAN CONSUMERS FOR NOT PRESSING THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL, DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE 2001 TRIBUTE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO HAVE A 10 CAR PILE UP ON A FREEWAY OR HWY BEFORE THEY BELIEVE THE URGENCY OF THIS PROBLEM?
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT UNLATCHEED WITHOUT PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *AK
TORQUE CONVERTER & TRANSMISSION ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FAILED. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED, SINCE FIRST PURCHASING VEHICLE.*AK
REAR OF VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AND OTHER VEHICLE INSERTED ITSELF SO THAT IT WAS UNDER MY CAR TOTALLY.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT ON SOLID - THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS AND ASSEMBLIES TWICE AND THE OTHER TIMES NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM THEY CLEARED THE CODE.
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
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
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
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
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
VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE AND THE THIRD TIME A THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, SINCE IT HAS STALLED ONCE. *LA
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SCC *NLM
MAZDA TIRBUTE ESV6 HAS LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET OUT TO SAFETY. THE MECHANIC FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA AT MARIETTA, GA TOLD THAT THIS CASE ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE (ONE FROM A DIFFERENT CAR). IN ADDITION, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VALVE GETS "CARBED UP." THIS OCCURS WHEN A DRIVER IS COASTING BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY GOING HAYWIRE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH NO WIPERS, AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON OR BLINKING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND GRINDING. *LA
THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SO SEVERELY, THAT CONSTANT ATTENTION HAD TO BE MAINTAINED ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE PULL WAS MORE SEVERE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES, AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CROWN OF THE ROAD OR THE CONSUMER'S TIRES. ALSO THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLAMP. *JB
2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT STARTS AGAIN OK BUT I HAVE TO KEEP RPM'S UP TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, OTHERWISE IT STALLS. ONE FAILURE SO FAR BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 TRIBUTE
PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE BRAKE SENSORS. *SCC *JB
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CONSUMER BELIEVED VEHICLE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED.*AK
AT SPEEDS AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WEATHER I AM ACCELERATING OR COASTING. I ALSO SEE THE TACH NEEDLE JUMP AROUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE SLIPPING FEELS LIKE A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS A LOST POWER. PAST THIS SPEED RANGE OR BEFORE IT THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIX OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.
ON AUGUST 29TH, 2003 I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND I WAS QUICKLY HEADED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT IN TIME AND PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE I REGAINED MY COMPOSURE, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE ONLY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE IS TO TAKE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE VERY SYMPATHETIC TO MY SITUATION AND LATER ADVISED ME THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SITUATION. ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2003 I CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER CARE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THEY DO NOT FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ALSO INDICATED IT ONLY HAPPENS IN LESS THAN 1% OF ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO CAUSE "PANIC" AMONGST THEIR CAR OWNERS. I FEEL I WAS LUCKY TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY OR WITHOUT GETTING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEEL OTHER MAZDA OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. LEWIS PASKIN. *AK
ALL POWER CUTS OFF WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL. LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING RESULTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.*AK
DUE TO A COMPUTER FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT QUIRK MAZDA IN QUINCY, MA THAT THEY HAVE SEEN "AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN" OF THIS PROBLEM, MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT IT, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-93 IN BOSTON AT RUSH HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR DIED. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTED BACK UP BUT DID NOT REGISTER A 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT THAT THERE WAS EVER A PROBLEM. QUIRK MAZDA'S SOLUTION WAS TO "REPROGRAM PCM" AND INSTALL UPDATED SOFTWARE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ONLY GOING 45 MPH, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE DEMAND THAT MAZDA ISSUES A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT NOTICES WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS. *NLM
CONSUMER DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE HESITATED, AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. RELATED INVESTIGATION EA 02-027.*AK
THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. *AK PH. THE EMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED TWICE. THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 6 TIMES. *JB
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. *AK
AT 36000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, AT 4500 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT 45K000 MILES ALTENATOR FAILED.*AK
I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I COULDN'T TURN MY KEY TO START THE CAR. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THSI CAR. THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE NO RECALL BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ALSO SAID THE FORD MODEL (THE ESCAPE) ALSO WAS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT YET I HAD TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY FORD/MAZDA. *AK
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE HAD A NO-START CONDITION 4 TIMES, AND A NEAR-STALLING CONDITION ONE TIME WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CAR BACKFIRING AND MISFIRING. ALL FIVE OCCURRENCES WERE RELATED TO A FAULTY WIRE/PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH KEPT BECOMING LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED. THE FIRST THREE TIME THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED, THE 4TH TIME IT DIED IN THE DEALERS OWN PARKING LOT AFTER AN ALLEGED REPAIR. VEHICLE OFFICIALLY BECAME A LEMON AFTER THE 5TH BREAKDOWN. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 6-16 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. AFTER 25 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND MUCH HASSLE AND LEGAL INVOLVEMENT, I RECEIVED A SETTLEMENT AND A BUY-BACK FROM MAZDA. *JB
MY 2001 TRIBUTE 4X4 HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE IN MOTION GOING DOWNHILL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN VERY DIFFICULT BRAKING AND STEERING MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NLM
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND WHEN IT DOES, STEERING AND BRAKING BECOME DIFFICULT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *JB
ENGINE STALLS WHEN COLD START. *NLM
AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S FIRST TIRE CHANGE THE REAR END COULD NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO THE REAR CAM BOLTS BEING FROZEN. REPAIRS REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRAILING ARMS ON BOTH SIDES. COSTS FOR REPAIR EXCEED $700.00 *JB
THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER CONTAINED HIGH CONDENSATION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVER. *JB
THE CLUTCH PLATE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB
THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWAY BAR AND LINKAGE. *JB
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