2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT CLIMBING TO PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUDDENLY WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE THE CAR. ALL DOOR LOCKS SEEM TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE CORRECTLY AND CAR DOOR OPENS EASILY FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE OUTSIDE OPEN THE CAR, OR I ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO REACH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE, OR I CLIMB THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN DECEMBER 2007, MY IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED. I HAD IT REPLACED BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN SEPTEMBER 2008, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET. I HAD THIS REPLACED AGAIN BY A MAZDA TECHNICIAN. ON OCTOBER 10, 2008, MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN DUE TO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN BY A MAZDA TECHNICIAN, REPLACING THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. ON OCTOBER 16, MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC, I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED. MAZDA TECHNICIANS KEEP INSTRUCTING ME TO REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE FACT REMAINS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT ITS FAILING AGAIN, LEAVING ME EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE OPERATING BECAUSE OF THE SHODDY AND INEPT CRAFTSMANSHIP RENDERED BY MAZDA. I AM NOT ALONE IN MY COMPLAINTS. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS RELATING TO STALLING PROBLEMS OF MAZDA SEDANS AND SUVS. SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION SHOULD BE MADE AGAINST MAZDA USA BY THE NHTSA TO PREVENT THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF DANGEROUS MAZDA VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE TO FILE MY WHOLE COMPLAINT HERE, I WILL WORK WITH WHAT I HAVE. THE RECALL PART ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FOR THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT IN STOCK AFTER WAITING 1 HOUR AFTER SCHEDULING 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO DRIVE AWAY WITH THE SAME FAULTY FIRE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THEM KNOWING IT AND US RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE BY SETTING APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL PART TO BE CHANGED. NOW FOR THE BEST PART TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM IS THE FILLING YOU IN ON THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM. THIS SAME 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ABS MODULE RECALL PART CAUGHT THIS SAME MAZDA TRIBUTE ON FIRE AROUND 4 YEARS AGO WHILE PARKED IN MY PARKING LOT FOR HOURS. IF A NEIGHBOR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. THERE IS NO TELLING HOW BAD THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT EVEN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE APARTMENT NEXT TO THE SUV. AFTER INSURANCE MONIES & OUT OF POCKET MONIES OF OVER $3500 AND ALMOST A MONTH WITHOUT A VEHICLE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. WAITING ON A PART FROM CHINA WHILE THE $300 PAYMENT HAD TO BE MADE TO MACDILL CREDIT UNION, BEING TREATED RUDELY AND TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT MAZDA'S FAULT OR PROBLEM, TOO BAD SO SAD ATTITUDE, WARRANTY IS UP AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU IS WHAT I HEARD ON TOP OF SHIFTING BLAME. ALSO TRYING TO GET BACK & FORTH TO WORK FOR WEEKS BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD A RENTAL CAR AND TO MAKE THE CAR PAYMENT FOR THE CAR I DID NOT HAVE (THIS WAS SUCH A NIGHTMARE THAT AT ONE POINT I WALKED FROM THEIR LOT TO A RESTAURANT CRYING TO CALL FOR A RIDE HOME). AND NOT EVEN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM MAZDA TO THIS PREVIOUS PROBLEM AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, AND NOW I HEAR THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME PART THAT CAUGHT IT ON FIRE. I ALSO NOW OWN A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I WISH THAT I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE NEW ONE. I'M OUT OF ROOM BUT WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE. THE DEALER IS FERMAN MAZDA. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. OF ALL THINGS TO MAKE PLASTIC THEY MADE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATED PLASTIC. THIS SITUATION EXIST FROM 2001-2004. THE PART NUMBER IS EC01-59-330P. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THE PART COST NEARLY $100 FOR AN INJECTED MOLDED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MUST REALLY BE WORTH LESS THAN A DOLLAR. TO TOP THAT, THEY WANT UP TO $200 LABOR TO REPLACE IT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF TIME OR MILEAGE. *TR

THREE OF MY EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND DO NOT WORK. THE FRONT DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS ALSO BROKEN. FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM POORLY MADE DOOR HANDLES WITH SUB STANDARD MATERIALS. THIS IS A HIGH USE ITEM ON THE VEHICLE AND IS MADE FROM CHEAP, THIN PLASTIC. THESE PARTS ARE RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. *TR

DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. A CRITICAL PART OF THE MECHANISM IS CHEAP PLASTIC. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EVERY TRIBUTE OWNER THAT I KNOW AND FREQUENTLY APPEARS IN ON-LINE COMPLAINT FORUMS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO HANDLES SINCE OWING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD A BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BREAK. I WAS CHARGE OVER $300 TO FIX IT. NOW, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I'VE NEVER HAD SO MANY DOOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SNAPPED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, IN FACT, THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE POOR DESIGN. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ORDER WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 2 WEEKS AND 6 MONTHS. HE IS NOT SURE. *TR