2002 Mazda Tribute complaints

VEHICLE STALLED AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALLING. *AK

WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND ACCELERATE FORWARD A COUPLE FEET. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM FOR 2ND TIME.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINES STALLING ON THESE VEHICLES, LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TIRE PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO RESOLVE I HAVE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS TO YOU BEFORE BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FILE COMPLAINTS OR CALL I THINK WITH ALL THE REPORTS ON YOUR WEB SITE YOU WOULD BE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE ARE CHECKING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THESE SUV

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. LOST ALL POWER . CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE ENGINE STALLED TWO MORE TIMES THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOSSES ALL POWER CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

VEHICLE STALLED AT 60 MPH, AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION TO GET VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN. NLM

ENGINE STALLED AT 40 MPH, CAUSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE LOSS.*AK

WHILE IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MISSING, "FIRING" AND VEHICLE BUCKING- AT ANY SPEED AND GEAR. A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED (ALMOST ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS GONE) AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEY FIXED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO RUN THE SAME WAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL OF THE TRIBUTES RUN LIKE THIS AND IT IS NORMAL... I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER...*AK

THE 2002 TRIBUTE HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE - ONCE AFTER 1200 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME AFTER 4800 MILES. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AM TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED!*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND THEN GOING BACK UP MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. I NEVER TURNED THE WHEEL ENOUGH TO FIND OUT IF IT WOULD LOCK COMPLETELY. I TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART WHICH DID NOT WORK. MORE THAN LIKELY I WAS IN DRIVE AT THIS POINT STILL. (THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC SO I WASN'T DOCUMENTING MY ACTIONS AT THE TIME) I THEN STOPPED IN MY LANE (THERE WAS NO SHOULDER), AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THEN I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AT THAT POINT IN WORKED FINE. DURING THE SHUT DOWN THOUGH IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WASN'T GOING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. I WILL PROVIDE THE REST OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED (VIN, ETC) AT A LATER TIME WHEN I HAVE IT ALL IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I FIGURED IT MORE IMPORTANT TO TELL ABOUT THIS NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING.*AK

DAY BEFORE INCIDENT AN OIL CHANGE WAS DONE. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT RAINED AND WATER ENTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

VEHICLE STALLED GOING DOWN HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A DEADLY SITUATION HAD CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT. I PULLED OVER, PARKED, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. INTERIOR LIGHT TURNED ON BY ITSELF. AFTER A MINUTE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T FIX IT IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT! I WAS ALMOST READY TO USE THE 72-HOUR RETURN CLAUSE. THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TO START FIXING IT ON MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY GAVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE LOST A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND MAZDA. AFTER THIS OCCURED, I LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS ON LINE. SEE CARREVIEW.COM. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART(S) OR SYSTEM CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS ON A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT MAY HAVE SCARED HER AWAY!*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL VEHICLE WILL STALL. THEREIS A DELAY IN BRAKES AND STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DARK, AND CONSUMER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON IT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA NORTH (AUSTIN, TX) SERVICE ADVISOR STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS AND THAT THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AS THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE FIX AT THIS TIME.

PE 01 043/ENGINE STALLING: WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE QUIT. .PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK AND OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WOULD STALL. THIS COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT INDICATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION ACTION NUMBER PE01043. ENGINE STALLS TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER CONTACTED, THINKS THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION BUT WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, UNAWARE OF PROBLEM IN 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, UNABLE TO GIVE ANY ASSURRANCE OF PROBLEM RESOLUTION STEPS AND PROCEDURES. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *AK

PARKING LIGHTS ARE INTEGRATED WITH AN ENGINE OFF HEADLIGHT TIMER. LIGHTS WILL EXTINGUISH AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. DEARLERSHIP REPORTS THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS TIMER.VEHICLE CANNOT BE PARKED WITH ILLUMINATION FOR MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN W/O WARNING. *AK

PROCEEDING ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL AT ROUGHLY 40 MPH MY NEW VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLED/DIED. I IMEDIATELY SLIPPED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND RE-STARTED. THIS ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WERE NON-OPERABLE DURING THIS TIME. HAD I BEEN PROCEEDING AT A FASTER SPEED OR NOT REACTED QUICKLY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BACKING UP AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN HILLS (COAST DOWN FIRST HILL AND GO TO ACCELERATE TO TAKE SECOND HILL, BUT VEHICLE HAS NO POWER); MAZDA DEALER IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAZDA HOTLINE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE ON 10/25/01; MAZDA HAS HAD SIMILAR REPORTS OF PROBLEM IN OTHER AREAS OF U.S., BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM; PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH. *AK

TRIBUTE WAS PURCHASED WHILE "AT SEA." 48 HOURS AFTER TRIBUTE WAS ROLLED OFF THE DELIVERY TRUCK THE ENGINE SHUTOFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE TRAVELING U-HILL AT 45MPH. IT SHUT OFF AGAIN SIX DAYS LATER WITHOUT WARNING. ACCORDING TO EDMUNDS.COM WEB SITE, MANY OTHER TRIBUTE AND FORD ESCAPE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. HENNESSEY MAZDA HAD 3 TRIBUTES RETURNED TO THEIR DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE DATE OF 10/30/01. BOTH HENNESSEY AND MAZDA CORP HAVE REFUSED TO GIVE ANY TYPE OF CERTIFICATION OR GUARANTEE THAT THE CORRECTIVE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON MY TRIBUTE ON 11/8/01 ARE THE PERMANENT FIX. *AK

I WAS DRIVING UP HILL WITH THE SPEED AROUND 35MPH AND THE CAR STALLED. I LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNNING. THE CAR JUST DIED. THERE WERE TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS (DOWN HILLS AND UP HILLS) AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS! APPARENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES AS SUCH IN THE LAST YEAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT. IF THIS HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION BY MY HOUSE, I COULD BE DEAD! PLEASE PASS ON ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM TO ALL TRIBUTE/ESCAPE OWNERS. THANKS. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ON NOVEMBER 2 DRIVING 40MPH WITH NO WARNING MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER TO MY STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER APPLYING ALL MY WEIGHT TO THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL. I MISSED AN ONCOMING CAR AND A TREE BY LUCK. I TOOK THE TRIBUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THEY WERE GOING TO PUT ME BACK IN THE TRIBUTE UNTIL MONDAY WHEN THEY HAD AN OPENING. I REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR UNTILL THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE TRIBUTES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT PORBLEMS. I RETURNED HOME AND CALLED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK WITH ME, THIS NEVER HAPPENED. ON NOVEMBER 6TH I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY CAR WAS READY. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE SEVICE MANAGER WHO INFORMED ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND I COULD PICK UP MY CAR. I TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT PICK UP THE CAR UNTIL THERE WAS A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. HE INFOMED ME THAT HIS HANDS WERE TIED AND TO CONTACT MAZDA. I CONTACTED MAZDA AND THEY CONTACTED THE SEVICE MANAGER WHO HAD ALREADY CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MANAGER. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY HIM TOMORROW NOVEMBER 7TH. I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD SON WHO HAS HIS LEARNERS PERMIT AND WHO I STRONGLY BELIEVE WOULD NOT HAVE