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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 →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 1, 2002VA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Jul 28, 2002DE

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE JERKING, PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *MR THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. THE DEALER LATER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. (THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 45-50, BUT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, DOWN TO 35-45 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH NO WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED LIABILITY. *SCC *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 24, 2002CT

VEHICLE CUT OFF ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 23, 2002PR

WHILE DRIVING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED BUT NOT REPLACED.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 18, 2002MD

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP. DRIVER HAS TO LET VEHICLE SIT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTART THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND CANT FIX IT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. COOLANT LIGHT CAMES ON AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS LEAK IN COOLANT BOTTLE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAMES ON DUE TO EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE FAILURE. *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 18, 2002CA

VEHICLE STALLED, LOST ALL POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED AN EGR VALVE AND BOOST SENSOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 17, 2002GA

ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. YOU DO NOT REALIZE IT HAS OCCURRED UNTIL YOU NOTICE YOUR POWER STEERING HAS BECOME STIFF OR YOU GO TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES FIRST TIME 10/2001, SECOND 11/2001 THIRD 5/2002. EACH TIME IT OCCURRED WITHIN FIRST 30-45 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT IN USE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 15, 2002MO

ENGINE PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN AT LOW RPMS. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AND, AS A RESULT, THE TRIBUTE IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP. SHUTDOWNS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST ELEVEN TIMES - ALWAYS AT LOW RPMS (1000 RPM OR LESS). EACH SHUT DOWN OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COASTING DOWNHILL. GENERALLY, I WAS ALSO BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DILIGENT IN THEIR EFFORTS BUT SO FAR MAZDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE TRIBUTE IN JAN 2001 AND EXPERICED THE FIRST FAILURES BEFORE THE FIRST 3000 MILE SERVICING. THE FIRST DEALER RESOLUTION ATTEMPT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED. THE TECHNICIAN QUERIED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER BUT THERE WAS NO CODE INDICATING ANY FAILURE. ON 4/28/02, AFTER MORE FAILURES, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A WIRING PROBLEM AND "FIXED". THREE MORE FALILURES OCCURRED BEFORE THE TRIBUTE REACHED 6000 MILES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT ON 8/8/01 ADVISED MAZDA. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. ENGINE SHUTDOWNS CONTINUED AND ON 10/09/01 AT 7,639 MILES, THE DEALER REMOVED THE BYPASS AIR CONTROL VALVE AND CLEANED THE PASSAGEWAY - AS ADVISED BY MAZDA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE TRIBUTE THEN RAN FINE FOR EIGHT MONTHS. THEN IN JUNE 2002, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER STILL HAD SEEN NOTHING FURTHER FROM MAZDA CONCERNING RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM AND CONTACTED THEM ONCE MORE FOR ASSISTANCE. SUGGESTION WAS TO "RE-PROGRAM" THE ONBOARD COM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 14, 2002MN

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON CITY STREET. WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER STOPPING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED ENGINE COMPUTER.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 10, 2002PA

VEHICLE WOULD STALL ONLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER AND PROBLEM REOCCURRING. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES BEFORE CONSUMER TOOK TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ONCE THE COMPUTER WAS REINSTALLED OR REPROGRAMMED IT STUCK. NO ONE NEEDING THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN BACK WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE STALLED, THIS TIME ON A FLAT ROAD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND WAS INFORMED MAZDA AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE WORKING ON A RESOLUTION. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. *JG

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 10, 2002VT

VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 9, 2002PA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DEEP HILL, ENGINE CUTS OFF.*AK VEHICLE ALSO FAILED ONCE ON FLAT SURFACE. *JG

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 8, 2002PR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 8, 2002PR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 5, 2002MD

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 4, 2002NM

WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AT APPXIMATELY 40 MPH, ENGINE STALLED. LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. ABLE TO STOP CAR SAFELY (BARELY). TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. HAD INITALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS STALLING INCIDENT. I ASKED THE DEALER IF I SHOULD STILL DRIVE MY TRIBUTE WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE AND NOT TO WORRY. DON'T KNOW IF THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE RELATED OR NOT.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 3, 2002VA

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF OVER 40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS. EACH TIME THE DEALER INSISTS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ALL FOUR TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE SAME ROAD, WHICH IS A ONE LANE ROAD THROUGH A VERY HILLY AND CURVEY SECTION, AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION EACH TIME. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING ARE LOST, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE OUT OF CONTROL CAR. BECAUSE OF MY QUICK THINKING, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, RESTART THE CAR, AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE IN ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING IN THIS CAR WITH MY CHILDREN, AND MAZDA HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. TWO OF MY CO-WORKERS HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM FOUR TIMES AND FINALLY HAD TO GET RID OF THE CAR BECAUSE MAZDA COULDN'T FIX IT. MY OTHER CO-WORKER HAS ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 27, 2002PA

WHENEVER COASTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 20, 2002CO

WHILE GOING 35-40MPH DOWN LONG HILL ENGINE QUIT. STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER DOESN'T REMEMBER IF DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE COASTED DOWN HILL WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. DEALER RPLACED BYPASS AIR CONTROL VAVLE DUE TO VEHICLE IDLING TOO LOW. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 11, 2002NC

VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE IT IN WRITING. *YH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jun 11, 2002NC

WHILE DRIVING, SHIFT CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM BACK OF THE SHIFT LEVER. UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RE-START. *YH

Tires
Filed Jun 10, 2002TX

WHEN THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER TIRE WAS BEGINNING SEPARATION ALSO. THESE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Jun 3, 2002MD

MAY 23, 2002 - CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LIGHT ON CONSOLE COMES ON BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE. JUNE 01, 2002 - LOST ALL POWER WHILE GOING APPROX 35 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE. PULLED TO THE SIDE, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED AGAIN.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 20, 2002FL

DESCENDING AN OVER WATER BRIDGE AT 35MPH WHEN ENGINE DIED WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PUT VEHICLE BACK AND PARK AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. NO RECURRENCE YET. DUE TO BE SEEN AT DEALER ON 23 MAY 02. RESEARCH OF YOUR DATA BASE SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURENCE. NO FATALITIES YET BUT ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. CAN SEE NO EVIDENCE IN DATA BASE THAT MAZDA HAS IDENTIFIED A CAUSE OR A FIX.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 15, 2002NC

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SECOND TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NEITHER TIME DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. *JG

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 11, 2002CO

ENGINE STALLS WHILE COASTING DOWNHILL. THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER I PULL OVER. I GET THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS LAST TWO INCIDENTS HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 7, 2002FL

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC.*AK

Electrical System
Filed May 6, 2002FL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIES AT 40-45 MPH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 30, 2002TX

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. HAS STALLED PREVIOUSLY. DEALER CAN'T INDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 30, 2002MD

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSOR.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 29, 2002CD

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE IGNITION TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE IN MOTION, THEREBY RENDERING STEERING, BRAKES AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE USELESS. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING ALL SYSTEMS ARE DOWN. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE SOLUTION, MAZDA REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. MAZDA CANADA CAN OFFER NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OR ADVISE ON REPAIR. *JG

SeatsCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 25, 2002OH

PASSANGER FRONT SEAT FRAME BENT ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO GO TO FULL TILT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO ESCAPE FROM SHOULDERHARNESS PERSONAL INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN NECK BROKEN JAW BROKEN LEFT WRIST BROKEN NOSE 100 STICHES IN TOP OF HEAD BRUISED SPLEEN . FRONT PASSANGER ENDED UP IN REAR CARGO AREA OF 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE TO LRFT REAR AND LEFT SIDE NO DAMAGE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Apr 24, 2002TN

I WAS ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TOOK THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BROUGHT IN WITH SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOXVILLE TOLD ME THAT I WAS IN RANGE OF A CELL PHONE TOWER AND THAT IT HAD SHUT MY COMPUTER DOWN WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL. THEY RESET MY COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY SAYING I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 23, 2002PA

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER FOR REPAIRES ON 4 OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK *YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 20, 2002TX

ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED AND ENGINE RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.*AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 20, 200210,000 milesTX

CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. CHECKED EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL, INCLUDING MAKING SURE GAS TOP WAS ON TIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LEAKING VENT LINE ON TANK. THEY SAID MAZDA TOLD THEM TO CAP IT OFF AS THERE WASN'T A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS. DON'T THINK THIS IS A PERMANENT FIX. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***760935

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 19, 2002HI

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 18, 2002HI

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM HOWEVER FOUND NO SOLUTION. NLM DEALER REPLACED PCM AND RELAY. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DEALER WILL CONTACT SERVICE MANAGER TO ADVISE CONSUMER OF A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT DISENGAGES WHEN IN USE. *TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 17, 2002CT

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 40MPH. AGAIN I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL, AROUND A BEND JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME. THE CAR DIES, ALL POWER GOES OUT, LEAVING ME TO TRY TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. THE FIRST COMPLAINT, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHOLE IGNITION, THEY SAID THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO A ZONE REPRESENTATIVE ON 4/17/02, THE DAY OF THE SECOND COMPLAINT, WHO TOLD ME BACK WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED, MAZDA REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. RECENTLY, THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS A COMPUTER CHIP/SOFTWARE PROBLEM SO WHEN I CALLED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY JUST HAD TO FIX IT. THEY HAD GOTTEN A LETTER FROM MAZDA STATING THAT THERE WERE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND NOW THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, IT WASN'T COMPLETE. FURTHER, I JUST HAD MY CAR IN FOR A REGULAR SERVICE CHECK UP/OIL CHANGE YESTERDAY, 4/16/02, A DAY BEFORE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, I HAD JUST HAD A SERVICE CHECK UP PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THE FIRST PROBLEM WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT IT THEN. SO, TODAY, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND NOW, I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. HOW DO I KNOW THERE ISN'T SOMETHING ELSE MAZDA IS NOT TELLING ME? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND TO HAVE A FULL INSPECTION ON THIS PART AND ALL ITS COMPONENTS. THANK YOU. NLM

Electrical System
Filed Apr 15, 2002MD

WHILE DRIVING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALL AND SHUT DOWN. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE CUT OFF RELAY. *SLC

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 15, 2002TX

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKES, I PULLED OVER TO AVOID A CRASH.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 9, 2002VA

TRIBUTE STALLED ON ONRAMP FOR I495 AT AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE IN VA. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. STALLING OCCURRED AS ONRAMP TURNS RIGHT AND CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO KEEP ON THE ROAD AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH TRAFFIC ON I495 TRAVELLING 60 - 70 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AFTER SAFELY STEERING AND STOPPING IN GRASS. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMLEY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Apr 5, 2002OR

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE AT DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A FAULTY RELAY IGNITION SWITCH. *AK THE CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND TOLD HIM PROBABLY HAD BAD GAS. FINALLY THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. *YH

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Apr 2, 2002NH

TREAD SEPARATION HAS STARTED ON ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208AWM300 TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Mar 24, 2002PA

VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES, MAZDA NORTH AMERICA CONTACTED BY MY ATTY AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. CAR STALLS WHEN COASTING DOWN HILL GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. ACCORDING TO LAST WORK ORDER FROM DEALERSHIP ON 1/28/02: PROGRAM P.C.M. AS PER TECH LINE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 21, 2002OH

WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER INJURED. *AK *YD

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Mar 18, 2002WA

WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY - NOMINALLY REPAIRED IN 2001 RECALL - FAILED COMPLETELY & WITHOUT WARNING. SMALL PLASTIC CONNECTOR CAME APART. WIPERS WERE OPERATING, BUT LOAD WAS ONLY WATER - NO ICE OR SNOW. AS CLOSE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I WOULD CARE TO COME BASED ON A MECHANICAL FAILURE. TALKED TO MAZDA, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS FAILURE HISTORY OF ITEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED ASSEMBLY (AGAIN), BUT NO INDICATION THIS ONE WILL WORK ANY BETTER! *AK

Power Train
Filed Mar 12, 2002CA

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND CAN'T TELL SPEED TRAVELING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND HAD REPAIRED IT. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 12, 2002LA

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices
Filed Mar 12, 2002CA

THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES SO BADLY THAT THE IMAGE IN THE MIRROR IS SO BLURRED YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MIRROR AND IT STILL DID THE SAMETHING. I COMPLAINED A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THEY ALREADY REPLACED IT ONCE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WIND NOISE AND A HOWLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 50 + MPH. IT GETS SO LOUD THAT IT GIVE ME A HEADACHE. I TOLD THE DEALER 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ALREADY. THEY CHANGED OUT THE WINDOW SEALS OUT 2 TIMES AND THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RESOLVE THESE 2 DEFECTS? THANKS.*AK

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