2003 Mazda Tribute complaints

DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT, I REQUESTED THAT THE FRONT DISC BRAKES BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED IF DEEMED NECESSARY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 38,400 AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BY THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE REMAINED SAFE TO OPERATE. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS ALONE. WHEN I RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE (WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING SERVICED), I INSPECTED THE ROTORS TO FIND A VERY UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN ON THE ROTORS. THE PADS (WHICH HAD SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LEFT TO GO) HAD "CUT" A PERFECTLY SMOOTH/FLAT GROOVE INTO THE ROTOR SURFACES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE PAD SURFACE - LEAVING A RAISED EDGE ON THE INNER AND OUTER EDGES OF BOTH SIDES OF THE ROTORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE PAD MATERIAL IS HARDER THAN THE ROTOR MATERIAL AND THE WEAR ON THE ROTOR WAS EQUIVALENT TO THE WEAR OF THE PADS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED AND THE KEYS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE MAXIMUM RPMS. AFTER FIVE MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME IT WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR STARTED THE VEHICLE HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE REVVING TO THE MAXIMUM RPMS. AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC ALSO OBSERVED THE ENGINE REVVING AT THE HIGHEST RPMS. THIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V583000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN MARCH 2005. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *AK

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX AWD - PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM ROTO MAZDA OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL. ALL SERVICES LIKE REGULAR OIL CHANGES WERE DONE WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED TIME. COMPLAINT: THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FEW TIMES WHILE IT WAS IN WARRANTY (LESS THAN 36000 MILES). THE DEALER ASSURED THAT THE SAFETY RECALL FOR MAZDA TRIBUTE IS ALREADY IN PLACE. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SUV. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY (ON REVERSE) IT CAME TO A STOP AND DIED.(THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LAST SIX MONTHS) I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. IT STARTS IMMEDIATELY. IT STALLED TODAY. I WAS WAITING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND IT DIED. (THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN LAST SIX MONTHS) I AM AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS I AM GOING TO GET REAR ENDED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. DO I HAVE A LEMON? DID YOU RECEIVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ? MY CAR HAS 36300 MILES NOW AND OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION. THANK YOU.*JB

PURCHASED MAZDA TRIBUTE NEW NOVEMBER 2003. TWO MONTHS AFTERWARD THE CAR STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CLOSED DOWN. I HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT LOCKED. AFTER FOUR EFFORTS TO CRANK THE CAR, THE IGNITION UNLOCKED AND THE ENGINE STARTED. I NOTICED THAT THE CLOCK HAD STOPPED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNLESS IT HAPPENED WITH THEM. SINCE NOVEMBER 2003 THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE SEASON NOR WEATHER CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR TO MATTER. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS IN AUGUST 2005 IT WAS THE WORST. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER UNTIL AFTER FIVE TRIES, RIGHT AFTER THIS I DROVE ABOUT 50 YARDS THEN IT STALLED AND IT TOOK AN ADDITIONAL THREE TRIES TO GET THE ENGINE TO START. I DROVE ABOUT ANOTHER 200 YARDS, IT STALLED AGAIN. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE. *JB

VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS, REPLACING THE IAC VALVE WITH UPDATED MODELS ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 04V583000 AND/OR 04V175000 HAVE DEALT WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. MAZDA NORTH AMERICA IS NOW REQUIRING ME TO DO AN "EXTENSIVE TEST DRIVE ON PUBLIC ROADS IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE MY CONCERN". I HAVE INFORMED MAZDA NORTH AMERICA BY MAIL ON TWO OCCASIONS AND BY TELEPHONE ON FOUR OCCASIONS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND WILL CAUSE INJURY TO SOMEONE. I HOLD MAZDA NORTH AMERICA RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH INJURIES. RUSH D. LAWSON. I ASK THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT AND TO INQUIRE AS TO WHY MAZDA NORTH AMERICA IS KNOWINGLY PLACING CONSUMERS AND INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS ON THE STREETS AT RISK IN A VEHICLE WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS. *NM *JB

DURING THE LAST 30 DAYS, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS LIT UP. MAZDA FIRST REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULAR FOR THE SRS. THE THIRD TIME, THEY CLAIM A CABLE WAS LOOSE, THEY TIGHTENED IT. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD WITH THE 2003 AND PART OF 2004 TRIBUTES. HOWEVER; THEY HAVE OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE SO I WOULDN'T FILE A COMPLAINT. *JB

ACCIDENT INVOLVING MAZDA TRIBUTE WHEREIN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK.*MR THE ATTORNEY REQUEST INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF CLIENT WHO WAS INJURED WHEN HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM

I OWN AN 2003 ES 4X4; DURING MY LAST TWO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS I NOTICED THE REAR SHOCKS STARTED LEAKING. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE GETTING READY TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WE DON'T GO OFF ROAD WITH THIS VEHICLE SO THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK IS THAT THE FACTORY MOTORCRAFT PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE OR NOT PROPERLY MATCHED TO THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU SEE AN OILY RESIDUE ON YOUR SHOCKS THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. *JB

CATASTROPHIC FRONT DISC BRAKE FAILURE ON 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE AFTER ONLY 56,651 MILES, REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT DISC PADS AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS. DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SEEING EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND FREQUENT REPLACEMENT ON FRONT DISC BRAKES, WHICH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNDER DESIGNED BY MAZDA OR THAT MAZDA WAS USING INFERIOR QUALITY BRAKE PADS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD DUE TO HEAVY FOG BUT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE LAKE. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V583000. *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN LATE FEBRUARY JUST BEFORE GOING ON A BUSINESS TRIP ABOUT AN "ACCELERATOR CABLE" PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER I RETURNED FROMMY TRIP AND BEFORE I COULD BRING THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH !!!!!! IT WAS ICY AND SNOWY AND IN TRAFFIC !!! THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I HONKED THE HORN, PUT ON FLASHERS AND WAIVED PEOPLE OUT OF MY WAY, GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WHEN I GOT SLOW ENOUGH, THREW IT IN PARK AND PULLED THE KEY. MAZDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE CAR, GAVE ME A RENTAL AND FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT I COULD HAVE DIED! THIS WAS BAD - REALLY BAD! I AM SO THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR !!!! I UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE THEY SENT A RECALL NOPTICE OUT, THEY FEEL THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT I DISAGREE !!! THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM! THEY SHOULD CALL, OR DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS RECALL IS PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY! FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. MAZDA SENDS OUT SO MUCH MAIL, THAT I AM WORRIED MANY PERSONS MIGHT DISREGARD AND NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL. GREATER EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO NOTIFY TRIBUTE OWNERS OF THE PROBELM AND URGE THEM TO GET THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY! I WAS VERY VERY FORTUNATE, BUT I IMAGINE THAT OTHERS WILL NOT BE.

ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS LATER A RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ISSUED. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, PASSENGER SEAT HEATER TURNS ITSELF ON, CD PLAYER FAILURE, RADIO FAILURE. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK IN IDLE POSITION. BY APPLYING FORCE, THEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOVES BUT VEHICLE TAKES OFF ERRATICALLY. IT HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND HOT. *AK

ACCELLATOR PEDAL IS HARDER TO PRESS DOWN, THEN IT WAS 15,000 MILES AGO. IT DOES RETURN TO A PROPER IDLE SPEED AT THIS TIME. PER MAZDA SERIVCE DEPARTMENT TECH, THE THROTTLE BODY COLLECTS A "SOOT", OR OILY EXHAUST OVER TIME, CAUSING THE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY VALVE TO NOT MOVE FREELY. THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION IN MAZDA TRIBUTE AND IN FORD ESCAPES IS A POOR DESIGN OF THE ENTRANCE OF EXHAUST GASSES TO BE REBURNED. THE EXHAUST GASSES ARE RETURNED JUST IN BACK OF THE THROTTLE BODY, THEREBY CAUSING THE BUILDUP AND POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY IN THE OPEN POSITION. RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V583000 DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM, AS IT COVERS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CABLES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION. WHILE PARKED AND IDLING THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HER AIR BAG LIGHTS STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SHE STATES SHE HAS TAKEN THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 6-7 TIMES, AND HAS BEEN TOLD SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. ONCE SHE SAYS SHE WAS TOLD THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE RETENTIONER, AND THEY WENT IN AND RESET THE COMPUTER. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE STARTING WHEN THE KEYS ARE TURNED IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS INDICATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE DIDN'T OCCUR IN THEIR PRESENCE SO THEY ARE REFUSING TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *LA *SC

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES ON THE CAR DUE TO A HOSE CLAMP NOT BEING SECURED DURING MANUFACTURE. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR HESITATING AND ALMOST STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP JUST AFTER STARTING THE CAR. IT ALSO HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IF THE CAR IS NOT LEVEL AT THE TIME, EITHER ON AN INCLINE OR DECLINE. IF I LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR A FEW MINUTES, I GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL FEELING LIKE IT STICKS OR IS CATCHING ON SOMETHING, I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM MORE OFTEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 75 DEGREES. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR FINALLY ACTIVATES, THE CAR GENERAL LUNGES FORWARD OR WILL SPIN THE TIRES, I HAVE LEARNED TO LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHIFTING ABRUPTLY BETWEEN GEARS, BUT THIS HAS SUBSIDED QUITE A BIT. I HAVE ALSO FELT A VIBRATION IN THE CAR AROUND 45 AND 70 MPH. I DON'T FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR, MORE IN THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN AREA. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED A BALANCED 3 TIMES AND ALSO HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL OCCURS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS FOR THE TRIBUTE AND THE FORD ESCAPE, SINCE THEY ARE BASICALLY THE SAME VEHICLE, AND THERE ARE QUITE

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYING ON FOR OVER A PERIOD 6MONTHS EVEN WITH SEVERAL SERVICES CALLS WITH THIS PROBLEM THE AIR BAG WILL NOT EVN WORK IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. *AK

DROVE MY 03 MAZDA TRIBUTE IN TYPICAL FLORDA AFTERNOON RAINSTORM VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLES FOLLOWING TO CRASH FROM BEHIND LUCKILY I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE QUICKLY AFTER FEW TRIES RESTARTED VEHICLE HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTED VEHICLE NOW MAKING LOUD RATTLING SOUND FROM ENGINE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE REST OF WAY HOME-ABOUT A MILE FROM WHERE STALLED PRIOR TO PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY LOUD POP & GRINDING FROM ENGINE COASTED INTO DRIVEWAY & REALIZED ENGINE BLOWN-OIL POURING OUT UNDERNEATH THINKING THIS WAS WARRANTY ISSUE (VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED & ONLY YEAR OLD) TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER FOR REPAIR AFTER HAVING VEHICLE 3 WEEKS THEY NOW TOLD ME THAT CAUSE OF STALL & BLOWING OF ENGINE WAS WATER FROM RAIN OR PUDDLES SPLASHING UP GOT INTO AIR INTAKE OF ENGINE WATER WAS PULLED INTO CYLINDERS WHERE IT CANT BE COMPRESSED & PISTON RODS BENT & BROKE UNTIL THEY PUNCTURED THROUGH BLOWING ENGINE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT STATED AIR INTAKE FOR VEHICLE IS LOCATED BEHIND FRONT GRILLE ABOUT HEADLIGHT LEVEL RIGHT WHERE MOST RAIN & SPLASHING WOULD END UP AT FRONT OF VEHICLE-SO NOT VERY WELL PROTECTED-WOULD NOT TAKE MUCH FOR WATER TO GET INTO CAUSING FAILURE MAZDA WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY-RECOMMENDED MY AUTO INS WOULD PAY FOR REPAIR I FEEL THIS IS SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH VEHICLE ESP CONSIDERING MANY SMALLER VEHICLES WERE DRIVING AROUND IN SAME CONDITIONS WITHOUT INCIDENT & IF THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ME IN THE CONDITIONS & SPEEDS I WAS DRIVING I WOULD THINK IT COULD

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V175000 CONCERNING ENGINE STALLING. THREE WEEKS AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED AND WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN IGNITION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. *AK THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE, WOULD STOP WHEN STARTED AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP IN TRAFFIC. *SC *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE FIRST HESITATED AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING/BRAKING DRIVER'S SEAT LURCHED FORWARD/BACKWARD 1 1/2 INCHES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER BRIAN SHELTON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CARGO CARRIER SLID OUT OVER THE ROOF, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HOOD. *PH *JB

AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS IN FEBURARY OF 2003, MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS A HARD START AND EXTRAME HESITATION WHEN DRIVING. LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY BUSTED SPARK PLUG. I OKED A TUNE UP. IN MARCH 2003 AFTER SITTING TWO DAYS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND A CALLAPSED HOSE. I HAVE NOT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT FOR 2 DAYS AGAIN BUT DID NOTICE A SLIGHT HESITATION OFF AND ON AND IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2003 AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. AND LIKE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT STARTS AT ELEVATION BETWEEN 45-50 MPH. AFTER 55 IT'S FINE. IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. AS OF 1-2-04 I HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM.*AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUV. AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AFTER I START THE ENGINE. AT OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT START UNTIL I FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE. IS THIS INHERENT IN THIS MODEL? *NLM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS STICKY RIGHT FROM THE START OF DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. ONCE THE RESISTANCE IS OVERCOME THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. DEALER CLAIMS CARBON BUILD UP (CONTAMINATION) ON OR NEAR THE THROTTLE PLATE IS CAUSING INITIAL RESISTANCE. TWO OCCURRENCES (APPROXIMATELY 5,000 AND 10,000 MILES) HAVE RESULTED IN DEALER CLEANING AREA TO REMOVE CONTAMINATION. *LA

WHEN IT IS COLD THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AFTER GOING ABOUT AN INCH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES UNLOCKED IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A CARBON BUILDUP ON THE CABLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LEAST TWENTY FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER A LEAK OCCURRED THROUGH THE HOOD. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE LEAK. *AK

ON OCTOBER 15, A CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRE ON OUR 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A BUSY OVER-PASS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ROAD HAZARDS COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS BADLY DAMAGED ON THE BLOWOUT AND WHILE SUBSEQUENTLY TRAVELING ON THE RIM WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. THE LOCAL MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE DENIED A WARRANTY CLAIM OUTRIGHT INDICATING THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRE WAS CAUSED BY RIDING ON THE RIM, NOT A BLOWOUT. I AM PURSUING THIS MATTER WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL MAGISTRATE. WHAT CONCERNS ME MORE IS THAT IF CONTINENTAL HAS CREATED ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS TO THEIR REPRESENTATIVES PROCESSING WARRANTY CLAIMS, THEN SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS MAY GO UNKNOWN. I BELIEVE THAT THE FAILED TIRE WAS UNQUESTIONABLY DEFECTIVE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. STEERING LOCKED/ BRAKES FAILED, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ON AND OFF. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A FENCE, CAUSING A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO LEAKING GASOLINE ON THE MANIFOLD. *AK *TS *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT CAME TO A DEAD STOP, WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR ENDED COLLSION. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVER A METAL BRIDGE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 100 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK. *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NLM

MY MOTHER JUST BOUGHT A 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE (5/3/03). TODAY (5/4/03) SHE SLAMMED THE REAR DOOR (CARGO "TRUNK" HATCH) AND AS IT SLAMMED, A SPACE WAS BRIEFLY CREATED BETWEEN THE REAR WINDOW AND THE WINDOW FRAME. THEN THE WINDOW WAS TIGHT IN ITS FRAME AGAIN. I THINK IT DOES THAT TO LET SOME OF THE AIR PRESSURE ESCAPE AS YOU SLAM THE DOOR. HER HAND WAS NEAR ENOUGH TO THE WINDOW, WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HER RIGHT PINKIE FINGER WENT INTO THAT SPACE AND WAS CRUSHED. SHE IS CURRENTLY IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM HAVING X-RAYS PERFORMED, AND HAVING THE END OF HER FINGER (HOPEFULLY) SEWN BACK ON. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WENT OUT. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *NLM

THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE CAME APART WHILE WAS DRIVING. THE TIRE WAS A CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC 235R70 16. *NLM

#1-TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 3617 MILES. VEHICLE 3 MONTHS OLD. MFG SOLUTION/REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION VS NEW..#2-REQUESTED REPAIR OF SMART UNLOCKING FEATURE AS STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL ON PAGE 70 OF PART #9999-95-014C-03..MFG SOLUTION/WILL CORRECT OWNERS MANUAL..SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THESE SOLUTIONS..SERVICING DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING IN IT'S POWER TO CORRECT TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES & MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS..MAZDA MFG IS RELUCTANT TO MOVE BEYOND THESE SOLUTIONS...... *NLM

VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES IN THE TIME I HAVE HAD IT SINCE JUNE OF 2002. THE CD PLAYER ALSO QUIT WORKING, BUT MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THE STALLING WHILE DRIVING , USUALLY AROUND 30-35 MPH, GOING DOWNHILL, EACH TIME. I WILL GIVE THE MOST RECENT DATE OF THE STALL. *NLM

VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES IN THE TIME I HAVE HAD IT SINCE JUNE OF 2002. THE CD PLAYER ALSO QUIT WORKING, BUT MY MAIN CONCERN WAS THE STALLING WHILE DRIVING , USUALLY AROUND 30-35 MPH, GOING DOWNHILL, EACH TIME. I WILL GIVE THE MOST RECENT DATE OF THE STALL. *NLM