2001 Mazda Tribute complaints

THE COOLANT INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE COOLANT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLES COOLANT SENSOR HAD ALEADY BEEN REPLACED DEC 2000 PRIOR TO PURCHASE, THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO THE CONSUMER. NLM

A SEVERE GASOLINE ODOR. HAPPENS VARIOUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING, ODOR COMES THROUGH THE VENTS, OR AFTER TURNING OFF CAR, EXTREME GAS ODOR. HAPPENS A VARIOUS TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF GAS IN MY GAS TANK. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND CAN NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ONE TIME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THIS EITHER BUT SAID THEY HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH ANOTHER MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNER. I AM OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. ANDREA LEDENBACH. *AK

ENGINES SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME OR ANYWHERE. LEAVING YOU WITHOUT BRAKES OR STEERING. MAZDA HAS REPLACED NUMERUS PARTS BUT CAN NEVER FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THEY CAN NOT CONFIRM THIS BUT REPLACE PARTS ANYWAY. THIS IS THEIR WAY OVER COVERING THEIR BUTTS. MY WIFE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED LAST( ITS HAPPENED OVER 7 TIME IN 14000 MILES). THE TRIBUTE DIED AND SHE LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKES. SHE HAD TO PULL ACROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC AND IN TO A PARKING LOT TO AVOID REAR ENDING ANOTHER CAR ONLY TO BE ALMOST HIT CROSSING THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THIS IS FIXED! MAZDA NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND SOLVE IT RATHER THAN MAKING A GUESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REPLACING PARTS THAT AREN'T BROKEN! THIS IS MY 5 MAZDA AND I WONT BUY ANOTHER ONE!*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALLL AND LOSE ALL POWER.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A DELAY CHIP IN FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, LOSING POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND CLUTCH. COULD NOT RESTART, SO THE DEALERSHIP PICKED ME UP. DEALERSHIP STATED THE CLIP ON THE CLUTCH HAD BROKEN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY HAPPENED THAT ONE TIME, HOWEVER ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S IDLING HAS GONE CRAZY AND JUMPED AND THE VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO CUT OFF. THIS LASTED SEVERAL MINUTES AND SUBSIDED. I WAS FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES BECAUSE I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD. I AM NOW DRIVING AROUND WITH A SIX WEEK OLD CHILD. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A "SAFE" VEHICLE FOR MY SON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT IT IS!*AK

ENGINE STALLED GOING DOWNHILL BETWEEN 45-50 MPH. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, NO RPMS, COULD NOT RESTART WHILE COASTING. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, PLACED INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY THE NEXT DAY. *AK

FLYING DEBRIS (SAND, GRAVEL, STONES ETC.) FROM FRONT TIRES DO FLY AT SEVERAL SPEEDS TOWARDS THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGE THE CLADDING SERIOUSLY. FURTHERMORE BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN THE BIGGER OBJECTS CAN FLY FURTHER INTO INCOMING AND PASSING TRAFFIC AND DAMAGE AND ENDANGER LIFE AND PROPERTY. TO AVOID THIS USUALLY THE CAR MANUFACUTURER INSTALLS OR OFFERS TO INSTALL MUD FLAPS OR SPLASH GUARDS TO THE VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS THAT THE MAZDA TRIBUTE DOES NOT OFFER THIS SAFETY ADVISE AND DOES NOT MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS. DAMAGE ON THE CARS IS IGNORED, BUT PROOF EXISTS THAT MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THESE VEHICLES ON THE MARKET. BUT MAZDA CONFIRMS THAT THE DESIGN WILL BE CHANGED FROM THE 2004 MODEL ON, BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THAT FAR AWAY IMPROVEMENT WILL BE COMAPTIBLE TO THE TRIBUTES NOW ON THE MARKET. APPROACHED ALMOST EVERY AFTER MARKET PRODUCER OF MUD FLAPS EVERYONE IS UNABLE TO SUPPLY FRONT MUD FLAPS FOR THIS VEHICLE. EVEN WARNINGS TAKE PLACE N O T TO USE OTHER MUDFLAPS AS THEY HAVE TO BE INSTALLED ON THE FIBERGLASS CLADDING AND THAT CAN PRODUCE FLYING FIBERGLASS PARTS OFF THE VEHICLE FROM TORN CLADDING. THERE IS NOT SOLUTION ON THE MARKET AND THE SAFETY IS BESIDES THE DAMAGE ON THE BRANDNEW VEHICLES A BIG CONCERN. MAZDA OFFERED MYSELF TO INSTALL MUDFLAPS FROM THE BROTHER MODEL FORD ESCAPE BUT AFTER TRYING TO INSTALL THOSE ONES STOPPED THIS ATTEMPT AFTER ADMITTING THAT THEY DO NOT FIT! L

VEHICLE WOULD WANDER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WOULD COME FROM STEERING WHEEL OR COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, ON COLD MORNINGS, THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK NOTICED FROM THE UNDERSIDE CENTER, CONTINENTAL TIRES SIZE #16, DOT #A3084531901, WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK, HOWEVER STEERING CONTINUES TO BE LOOSE. *YD

THERE IS A LEAKAGE FROM CENTER AREA OF EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

TIRES ON VEHICLE DO NOT HAVE GOOD TRACTION IN WET WEATHER OR SNOW. CONTACTED GOODYEAR. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A 2001, MAZDA, TRIBUTE. *AK TIRE SIZE P215/70R12 AND DOT # E13027888. *YH

STALLING ISSUE, MAZDA HAS NO FIX, SAFETY IS AT STAKE, HELP US!. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DRIVER CAN VERY EASILY HIT GAS PEDAL AS WELL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE TRIBUTE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. WHEN I GOT IT RESTARTED, THE TRIP ODOMETER WAS RESET AND THE RADIO STATION PRESETS WERE LOST. I ALSO HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR - IT MAKES A RATTLING SOUND AND THE BATTERY LIGHT GOES ON.

ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR DOWN A CURVED INCLINE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP ALONG SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. WOULD NOT START. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT.*AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED, LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE CENTER TURNING LANE. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN A TURNING LANE, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IF I HAD BEEN PASSING A CAR AT THE TIME, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, BUT FROM RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, IT IS APPARENT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE. I TOOK THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT OCCURING WITH MY VEHICLE, BUT WITH THE 2.0 LITER ENGINE TRIBUTES. HE IMPLIED THAT I MIGHT HAVE HIT THE KEYS IN SOME WAY AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, SO I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

THERE IS A FUEL ODOR COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. IT SEEMS TO GET STRONGER AS I RUN THE AIR OR HEAT AND EVENTUALLY GETS TO THE POINT OF SMELLING SO BAD, I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN TO GET FRESH AIR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME I USE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE GONE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TAKING MY VEHICLE TO OTHER PLACES TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND THEY MAY HAVE SPILLED OIL ON THE ENGINE. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VALID COMPLAINT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT GETS SO STRONG SOMETIMES, I GET A HEADACHE FROM THE FUMES. THIS CAN NOT BE GOOD TO BREATHE IN THESE FUMES. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED SOON. *AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, AND GOING DOWNHILL ON 25-JUN-2001, 01-OCT-2001, AND 30-JAN-2002. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICE AND REPLACED AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. REFERENCE INVESTIGATION: PE 01-043. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - SAME LOCATION, SAME SPEED - HAS HAPPENED 20+ TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTES IN MY AREA HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP.

WATER BUILDUP IN RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) HEADLIGHT WITH NO APPARANT CRACKS. *AK

BOTH FRONT SIDE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH, THANKFULLY IT DID NOT IN THIS INSTANCE. HOWEVER, MY WIFE IS SOMEWHAT ANXIOUS BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER DID ADJUST THE IDLER AND REPLACED A CONTROL MODULE, BUT THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY SOMEWHAT OF A MYSTERY FOR THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF THERE IS A RECALL OR DEFINITE FIX FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH VEHICLE , WITH OUT ANY NOTICE, WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OR DO ANYTHING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A PART IN VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL STALLING.*AK

ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE, THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. NO SERIOUS INJURIES RESULTED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FOR BRUISING IN THE CHEST AREA. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS $12,800, ENTIRELY TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I CAN SUPPLY PHOTOS AND DAMAGE ESTIMATE REPORT IF NEEDED. I AM VERY HAPPY THAT NO SERIOUS INJURIES RESULTED, BUT I AM NOT COMFORTABLE THAT VTHIS SYSTEM IS SAFE OR OPERABLE. IF THE DAMAGE ALMOST RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS, ALL IN THE FRONT END, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I AM NOT SURE THAT THEY ARE ON THE VEHICLE, OR ARE OPERABLE.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR A PERIOD OF 5-8 HOURS, IT WILL NOT START UP. IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO DO THIS ONLY IF IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS STARTING UP, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT SITS. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTDOORS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT WILL NOT START EASILY.*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER HIGHWAY, AND THEN PRESSING ACCELERATER AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, INSTEAD OF SPEEDING UP. IT IS LIKE YOUR PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER FEELS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE SLOWING TO PROCEED THROUGH YIELD-SIGN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5 MPH (RIGHT-HAND TURN). POWER STEERING, ETC. WAS LOST...PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED...AS THOUGH ONE MIGHT STALL/RESTART A MANUAL TRANS. VEHICLE (THIS VEHICLE IS AUTO TRANS). ON ONE OTHER SIMILAR OCCASION, VEHICLE 'ALMOST' STALLED IN THE SAME FASHION WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH SERVICE STATION ISLANDS (3-5 MPH)...THIS TIME DURING A LEFT-HAND TURN. VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER STREERING AND 'ALMOST' STALL BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHILE TRAVELING 15MPH STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND ROLLOVER. *AKTHERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BODY SHOP, THE CONSUMER DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES WHEN AN ENGINE ROD FAILED, THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON A CLEAN, SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WITH ONE DRIVER AND UNLOADED, REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT IN MIDDLE OF SIDEWALL. THE TIRE WAS SHOWN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER INITIALLY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE, CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, THAT TIRES DON'T JUST EXPLODE. THE DEALER ULTIMATELY REPLACED THE TIRE BUT DID NOT ADMIT TO ANY TIRE DEFECT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 AWM TIRESIZE: P235/70R16)

STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND BRAKE PEDAL GETS STUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THREE TIMES THE CAR HAS LOST POWER, INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK

STALLING ISSUE WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. *AK

THIS IS A SECOND FAILURE, THE FIRST OCCURRING ON 05/30/01. THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS WITH TWO PASSENGERS. I COASTED ALMOST CLEAR OF TRACKS, STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS. THIS SAME TYPE OF FAILURE OCCURRED, AT THE SAME LOCATION, WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK EARLIER.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, VEHICLE STALLS IN THE SAME SPOT VIRTUALLY EACH TIME.*SLC

I HAD THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR A SO CALLED FIX, BUT I FEEL THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE REASON I FEEL THIS WAY IS, BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS IN THE SECOND TIME FOR A FIX THEY DID THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME.*AK

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. ROAD WAS FLAT AND WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THIS HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE AND NO FIX COULD BE FOUND AS MAZDA WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY INFANT DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME AND I AM SCARED OF THIS VEHICLE NOW. I FEEL THAT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE WARNED AND I WISH I COULD GET MY MONEY BACK AND GET OUT OF THIS UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING VEHICLE.*AK

WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. BRAKED (WITH SOME DIFFICULTY) AND PULLED OVER TO A STOP. SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN, POSSIBLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I NOTE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS MADE TO NHTSA ABOUT STALLING PROBLEMS IN THE 2001 TRIBUTE. I HAVE NOT YET NOTIFIED THE DEALER BUT WILL DO SO NEXT WEEK.*AK

RIGHT DOOR IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE DOOR IS NOT PROPERLY BOLTED ONTO FRAME OF VEHICLE. DOOR IS ABLE TO MOVE AROUND, AND WHEN OPENING DOOR IT WILL MAKE NOISE. ALSO, DOOR HINGE BOLT IS HALFWAY ON. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *YH

I BOUGHT MY TRIBUTE IN AUGUST AND JUST HAD THE FIRST SERVICE DONE RECENTLY SO WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2001, I WAS NOT EXPECTING ANY PROBLEM. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAD CEASED AND I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ALSO. I VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR. I PROCEEDED TO FIND A PHONE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AND WHEN I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO RIDGEFIELD MAZDA I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND HE WAS ALMOST CERTAIN HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE TOLD ME MAZDA HAD GOTTEN SEVERAL TRIBUTES COME IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS THE IGNITION FAILS AND EVERYTHING GOES OUT LIKE THE STEERING ETC. JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. OBVIOUSLY, MAZDA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, AND I QUESTIONED HOW THEY COULD NOT NOTIFY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS MALFUNCTION. HE TOLD ME IT WASN'T CONSIDERED A RECALL AS OF YET EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE TRIBUTE IS A NEW VEHICLE AND I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY STILL BE KINKS/BUGS TO WORK OUT WITH A NEW VEHICLE BUT THIS ISN'T A MINOR PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THIS CHECKED INTO AND IF POSSIBLE, MAKE IT A RECALL SO THIS WON'T HAPPEN TO OTHER DRIVERS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. THANK YOU.. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD JUST SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER LOSES ALL POWER, LIKE POWER STEERING AND ABS, AND FEW OTHER ITEMS IN VEHICLE.*AK DEALER DIAGNOSED FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. *TT

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE (WITH A REBUILT TRANS) IN SEPT. IN NOV, WE HAD TO HAVE THE RACK REPLACED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE MASTER CYLINDER COVER WAS LEAKING. ADDITIONALLY WE EXPERIENCED A GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW HAS HAD REPAIRS. WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SQUEAKS AND RATTLES ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. TODAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES AND HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE HAND BRAKE. THIS STALL ALMOST RESULTED IN A REAR END ACCIEDENT. LASTLY THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 19000 MILES.*AK

DURING BRAKING WHEN SPEED BECAME SLOWER THAN 10 M/H ENGINE RPM GO TO 0 WHICH IS LEADING TO TURNING ENGING OFF. HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITH ME. NOT SURE IF IT IS IGNITION SYSTEM OR TRANSMISSION TO RESTART A CAR YOU NEED TO SWITCH GEAR TO PARKING AND TURN KEY ALL THE WAY BACK. I DO BELEIVE THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ON INTERSECTION.*AK

CAR STALLED WITH NO WARNING, LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING. TWO TIMES WAS WHILE SLOWING DOWN,ONCE WHILE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP HAS NOTIFIED MAZDA, BUT INSISTS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL PROBLEM IS FOUND.*AK

I PURCHASED MY TRIBUTE NEW IN OCT, 2001. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS STALLED OUT 6 TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WHILE SLOWING DOWN GOING DOWN HILL OR AROUND THE CORNER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. LUCKILY THIS HAS NOT OCCURED IN A HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATION AS THE TRUCK WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE DUE TO THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED.*AK

THE TRUCK STALLED (COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN) WHILE DRIVING, NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER TRUCK COMING TOWARDS ME. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS, USUALLY BELOW 40 MPH. DEALER REPLACED EGR SENSOR. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT REPLACING THE EGR SENSOR DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*JB

TRAVELLING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE HEIGHT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFICE WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. COULD NOT RESTART FOR 10-15 MINUTES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, SO THEY CALLED IN A "SPECIAL" TECHNICIAN FROM MAZDA WHO CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE PCM OR "COMPUTER" OF THE VEHICLE, THIS PART WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN 4 DAYS LATER. FUNNY HOW THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM YET MAZDA CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY WILL ADMIT THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTES IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY?

VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 AND 60 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

BOLTS HAVE DISENGAGED FROM HINGE ON REAR LEFT DOOR, CAUSING DOOR TO COMPLETELY COME OFF. *AK *JB

I AM REPORTING WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A NEW SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES/STEERING, AND I BARELY AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I APPROACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. I LEARNED FROM DEALER THAT I AM THE 5TH CUSTOMER AT THEIR DEALERSHIP ALONE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM (DOWNHILL STALL) AND THAT MAZDA HAS NO FIX YET BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND MAZDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR POWER. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNMENT GET INVOLVED AND FORCE MAZDA HEADQUARTERS TO STEP UP THEIR INVESTIGATION AND ISSUE A WARNING TO CONSUMERS BEFORE PEOPLE DIE.*AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, HEARD LOUD CRASH. LOOK ON GROUND AND FOUND TENSION PULLEY AND SPRING FELL OFF VEHICLE. WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD TOWED. WAITING FOR PARTS.. *AK