2002 Mazda Tribute complaints

THEN ENGINE ON MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 35 MPH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. *PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND SOME WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE ROTORS. WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD A REAL LOUD NOISE METAL TO METAL NOISE, AND WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WOREN OUT. DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION AS WHY IT HAPPENED.*AK *CB

WE RECENTLY HAD A SECOND HARROWING EXPERIENCE IN OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES-V6. WE WERE SO TAKEN ABACK BY THE AUDACITY OF MAZDA HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE STALLING ISSUE IN THE TRIBUTE AND NOT TAKING INTO THEIR BEST INTEREST TO RECALL THE VEHICLE THAT WE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIFFERENT MAKE. IN FORWARD MOTION, AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH+, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN THE PROCESS OF STALLING, ALL POWER TO THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOST. MY WIFE HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS AT SUCH A RANGE OF SPEED (~40MPH) THAT RESTARTING THE CAR IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE OPTION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, YES, AND MAZDA CLAIMS TO HAVE ADJUSTED THEIR FLASH BIOS TO ADJUST FOR THE FAULT. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THE 2003 DOES NOT HAVE THIS REPORTED STALLING WHILE IN FORWARD MOTION ISSUE. THATS FINE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 1000'S OF PEOPLE OUT ON THE ROAD THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF ANY SORT FOR THIS VEHICLES PROBLEM WITH STALLING. I EVEN TALKED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY MPV FROM, AND HE STATED THAT A TRIBUTE 2002 HAD STALLED FOR HIM WHILE IN FORWARD MOTION WHILE SHOWING IT TO A PROSPECTIVE NEW OWNER! I FIND IT APPALLING THAT A COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT A FAULT OF THIS NATURE AND HAS NOT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THOSE THAT HAVE BOUGHT THEIR VEHICLE, AND THOSE THAT DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS ALONGSIDE SAID VEHICLE HAVE NOT RECALLED AND FIXED THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED : NOT JUST A FLASH BIOS UPDATE, THAT IN READING MANY MANY CASES ONLINE IN TRIBUTE/E

SINCE I PURCHASED THE AUTO IN APRIL 2002, THERE HAS BEEN A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE AUTO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES) I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE SMELL AND EVERY TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT EXCESS OIL ON THE ENGINE. IF IT IS A BRAND NEW AUTO WHY IS THERE OIL ON THE ENGINE?? NO ANSWER FROM THE SERVICE DEPT. FINALLY AFTER A YEAR OF COMPLAINING THEY ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND FOUND A CRACKED BLOCK. THE SERVICE DEPT SAID IT MUST OF HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS FACTORY INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS STILL OK TO DRIVE. THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME WHEN THE "PART" WAS IN. ALSO THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I TOLD THEM THE BRAKES DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES SITTING A LIGHT THEY WOULD DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR. SURPRISING NOTHING WAS FOUND UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPT ACTUALLY DRIVE THE AUTO AROUND (FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEM) DID THEY DISCOVER THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER!!! THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE, I HAVE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS SINCE THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED. LUCKILY IT NEVER STALLED ON ME. WHAT THE HECK IT UP WITH THIS MODEL YEAR??? *AK

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, CAN'T CONTROL STEERING OR BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES 9 MONTHS AGO, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED BY "REFLASHING THE COMPUTER". NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES SO FAR, THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASE MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IN APRIL 2002, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT SQEEKY BRAKES. MY BRAKE LIGHT OFTER DOES NOT GO OFF. THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BRAKE CYLINDER CAP AND REPLACED IT. MY BRAKES STILL GRIND AND AGAIN MY BRAKE LIGHT IS STAYING ON. THEY ADDED FLUID AND IT WENT OFF. THEY ARE SAYING THAT I'M PROBABLY GETTING READY FOR NEW FRONT BRAKES. I CAME ONTO THIS SITE TODAY TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA. WHAT I READ ASTOUNDED ME. MY CAR HAS NEVER STALLED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE REPORTS ABOUTS STALLING AND LACK OF CONTROL AND THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS MAZDA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU PEOPLE SAY OOPS!!!!!!!!!*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PROCEEDING TO A STOP, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. THE BRAKES WILL FREEZE UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE CAR IS TO PULL UP ON THE HAND BRAKE. THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME ON MAY 3, 2003. DEALER SAID THAT THEY REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM ARISED WHERE THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED IN TRAFFIC. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 3, 2003, THEY SAID THERE WAS IMPROPER OPERATION AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. THE CAR DIED DOWN AGAIN A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. AGAIN BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME JUNE 19, 2003. LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND HAD THE TECHNICIAN DRIVE THE CAR 100+ MILES HOME, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SENT THE CAR HOME. CAR DIED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOURTH TIME ON JULY 1, 2003, AND ONCE AGAIN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CAR. ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THEY PROBLEM WORSENED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION AT ALL TIMES WHEN IT HAS DIED AND IN TRAFFIC. A POTENTIONAL DANGEROUS AND FATAL SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2002, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK, AIR BAG CIRCUIT FAILURE, AS WELL AS FUEL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS

WIFE'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO DEALER WHERE ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB PH *JB

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4X4 LOSS OF BRAKES LOSS OF STEERING HAD TO STOP BY WAY OF E-BRAKE LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT NOTIFIED FROM THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EPROM ON THE MAIN COMPUTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REFLASHED. ALSO NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY INFORMING CONSUMERS TO HAVE REPAIR DONE ON VEHICLE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE???????? *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. PH *JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE FOR THE SAME THING, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *JB

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

THE VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SEEMS TO HAVE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ON THE TRIBUTE BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO CLEAN THE FRONT WHEELS CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK WITH HEAVY DUST WITHIN ONE WEEK OF WASHING. WE HAVE NOTICED OTHER NEW VEHICLES DO NOT APPEAR TO GET AS MUCH BRAKE DUST IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD. WE ARE WONDERING IF LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE OR IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *NLM

ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING LEAKED FLUID FROM ENGINE WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES BUT NOW THE VEHICLE IS ON IT'S FIFTH. *NLM *TS

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TOOK CAR INTO THE DEALER AND SUPPLIED THE DEALER WITH 34 PAGES OF IDENTICAL NHTSA COMPLAINTS FILED BY OTHER OWNERS OF 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTES. *NLM

DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 RAN RED LIGHT AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 40-45 MPH AND HIT PASSENGER DOOR OF VEHICLE 2 CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE 2 AND TOTALLY FRONT END OF VEHICLE 1. WE OWN VEHICLE 2. IT IS A MAZDA TRIBUTE 4 DOOR SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE WITH DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS AND OPTION AIR BAG 2 WHICH IS FRONT-SIDE AIR BAGS. WE HAVE DIGITAL PICTURES OF VEHICLE 2 THAT WE CAN SEND YOU. OUR CONCERN IS THAT GIVEN THE VIOLENCE AND LOCATION OF THE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGER DOOR, WHY DID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAIL TO ACTIVATE?

BOTH FOG LIGHT LENSES HAVE SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. MAZDA TRIBUTE IS 8 MONTHS OLD. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AFTER FIRST ONE BROKE, AND SHOP MAN SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED ABOUT SIX OF THEM. THE LENSES ARE GLASS, AND OBVIOUSLY VERY FRAGILE GLASS AT THAT. WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER AS IT IS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD. SHOP MAN ALSO SAID AT THE TIME, THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $190. TO REPAIR, AND I MIGHT WANT TO HOLD OFF UNTIL THERE ARE SOME AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS AVAILABLE THAT WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE. SINCE THAT TIME, THE SECOND LENS SHATTERED, ALSO DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I HAVE NOTIFIED MAZDA USA, AND LET THEM KNOW I AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE LESS THAN ADEQUATE QUALITY OF THE LENSES. *JB

ON 7/31/02 MY TRIBUTE DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TO A 4 WAY STOP. AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, THEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SPIDER WEBS OR SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AREA, SO THEY CLEANED OUT THE VAPOR VENT TUBES. I WAS VERY NERVOUS TO BE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WAS JUST GLAD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED UNTIL 4/01/03 WHEN TRIBUTE DIED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING UPHILL TO A 4 WAY STOP AND WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A DRIVING USING ALL MY FORCE B/C THE STEERING ONCE AGAIN WENT OUT. BOTH TIMES THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ALL ON AFTER IT STALLED. ONCE AGAIN I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REFLASHED PCM TO LATEST CALIBRATIONS, REPLACED THE DPFE SENSOR, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. I AM WONDERING IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE BEFORE MAZDA OR THE GOVERNMENT WILL CALL A RECALL. IF THIS IS THE CASE, BOTH SHOULD BE VERY ASHAMED FOR THEIR LACK OF CONCERN ABOUT THE CONSUMERS.

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND THE CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 M.P.H. ENGINE JUST QUITS AND LOSE POWER STEERING. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THE 5 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. *JB

THROTTLE STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOP DUE TO BUILD-UP ON THROTTLE PLATE. OWNER HAS PROVIDED MAINTENANCE AND FUEL AS SPECIFIED IN MANUAL, YET WAS TOLD MAZDA DOES NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM APPEARED WITH LESS THAN 15000 MILES. CLEANING (AT OWNER COST) PROVIDES ONLY SHORT-TERM REMEDY. *NLM

ON MARCH 5 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. I LOST USE OF MY POWER STEERING AND HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO STEER MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED. *JB

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON ME TODAY WHILE DRIVE 40 MPH. I HAVE 14,890 MILES AND JUST HAD MAZDA PERFORM MY 15000 MILE SERVICE THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS IS MY SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I FILED AN EARLIER COMPLAINT FROM A 09/30/2002 INCIDENT WITH AN ODI # 767970. AT THAT TIME MAZDA PERFORMED SERVICE BULLETIN 01-014/2R. *JB

THE EXHAUST SYSTEM EMITTED BAD FUMES.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY @ 65 MPH TENSIONER BROKE OFF AND SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF CAUSING LOSS OF STEARING AND POWER SYSTEM DOWN. ON JAN.9,2003 WATER PUMP BROKE,JAN. 29,2003 GEAR STUCK BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE LACK OF POWER ASSISTANCE! WAS TRAVELLING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT STALLED. TOOK NEARLY 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND A FEW SENSORS RELATED TO AIR INTAKE. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THIS STALL. I HAVE NOT SEEN A SOLID FIX FOR THIS YET AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW SLOW THE NHTSA IS TAKING TO INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM! IT IS STRIKE TWO ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY ONE MORE AND I AM TAKING THEM TO COURT!

THE BRAKES FAILED ON 11/22/02 AT 16,714 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTED. ON 1/03/03 AT 19,632 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. AGAIN THE DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS WAS THE CAUSE SINCE IT HAPPENED TWICE AND DIDN'T FEEL THIS WAS THE ROOT CAUSE. ON 1/10/03 AT 20,634 MILES THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. IN ALL THREE CASES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DAELERSHIP NOW SAYS ITS AN ABS PROBLEM. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER.

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND GIVING YOU NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. I AM WORKING ON A LEMON LAW PACKAGE NOW. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS OF LEASING THIS VEHICLE .

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH DRIVER SIDE OUT SIDE MIRROR START VIBRATING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

TIRE JACK WILL NOT RAISE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH SO THAT REAR WHEEL CAN BE REMOVED

ENGINE STALLS X 7 OCCASIONS, DESPITE 4 DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. RETURNED TO DEALER TODAY AFTER 7TH INCIDENT. DT

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY. PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD GIRL WENT OFF OF THE ROAD YESTERDAY. I WANT THIS VEHICLE GONE NOW. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY NOR YOURS. DT

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN HILL IN 'DRIVE' AT 35 MPH. APPROACHED BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALL. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING STOPPPED VEHICLE IN LEFT TURN LANE. DT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT, TWICE, AT 40MPH. DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD STALLED UNTIL I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES,TO MAKE A TURN, AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

ENGINE FAILED AT 11,114 MILES. MAZDA CLAIMING NON WARRANTY DUE TO WATER INGESTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ALMOST TEN HOURS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY AND A PORTION OF FAILED LOWER ROD CAP WAS RECOVERED. DT

WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH GO OUT CAUSING IT TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY'RE PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF THIS TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT "MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM." MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIND A DEFINATE FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FROM THEIR CARELESS WAYS. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 15-30 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED OUT WITH NO WARNING WHEN OWNER WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOLL BOOTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WITHOUT WARNING.PH 09-DEC-2002

COASTING DOWN HILL AND ENTERING A TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. HAVING READ ABOUT THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MR

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. MR

TRUCK WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION INTERRUPTING ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE TRUCK. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED HIM THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS