2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

AFTER STARTING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECENTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000RPM. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DROVE TO MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STICKING. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WENT ONLINE TO LOOK AT RECALLS. FOUND OUT THAT 121,000 TRIBUTES MADE BETWEEN 2002-2004 HAVE NHSTA RECALLS FOR STICKING THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES. MAZDA NORTH AMERICA INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE BASED ON THE VIN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE CAR IN A HURRY. *TR

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WITHIN 200FT, STARTED AS A REGULAR BRAKING BUT ONLY SLOWED, APPLIED FULL FORCE AND HELD FOOT PRESSURE. NO PULSATING AND SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. TURNED CAR RIGHT TO AVOID CAR AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT BACK BUMPER WITH MY LEFT FRONT BUMPER. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE. MY BUMPER HAS A 3 INCH RIP IN BUMPER. ROAD WAS DRY BUT IT ACTED LIKE THE BRAKES WHERE WET, MAZDA RECALLED ABS IN MARCH 2007 BY NHTSA RECORDS, I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL ON THIS ! CAN YOU HELP, BRAKE PADS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES AGO. *TR

THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG HERE WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS COUNTING THE FIRST ONE INSTALLED BY MAZDA. I FOUND THIS SITE TODAY AND READ WHAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. CONSUMERS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT IT COMPLETELY STALLS WHILE DRIVING IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A HARMFUL AND EXPENSIVE VEHICLE TO OPERATE. I ALSO FOUND THAT MAZDA AND OR ANY DEALERSHIP INVOLVED WITH THIS VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE CONSUMER AT ALL. I HAD TO PAY FOR 2 TRANSMISSIONS OF 9500 TOTAL. NO HELP AT ALL FROM MAZDA, OR FORD FOR THE BAD TRANSMISSION I GOT ON THE 2ND TIME IT FAILED. IT IS NOW DEAD AGAIN IN THE DRIVEWAY, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE 3RD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. I HOPE SOMEONE GETS MADZA OR OUR GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AS IT IS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. IF IT WAS A TOY FOR A CHILD IT WOULD OF BEEN RECALLED, IF IT WAS A BUILDING PRODUCT IT WOULD BE RECALLED. WHAT IS WRONG HERE MAZDA-FORD. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE CARE OF THIS? *TR

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 - MODEL ES V6 - FWD 1. THE VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD. THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MILEAGE AND GAS FILLS, ALONG WITH ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE METICULOUSLY KEPT. DEALER MAINTENANCE ONLY. 2. INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS POORLY CRAFTED PLASTIC COASTED WITH SILVER OVERLAY. HANDLE PERFORMS LOCK, RELEASE, AND LATCH FUNCTIONS. THE HANDLE CAME COMPLETELY APART UNDER TENSION CAUSING MINOR INJURY TO WRIST. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HANDLE, IT APPEARS TO HAVE CRACKED ALMOST EXACTLY UPON A MOLD SEEM. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE HANDLE IS NOT TESTED FOR STRENGTH TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROPER EXIT ENTRY OF THE VEHICLE. THIS POTENTIALLY CAN RESULT IN PROBLEMS EXTRICATING THE VEHICLE IN TIME OF EMERGENCY. 3. DEALER MAINTENANCE IS THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FAILED PART. HOWEVER, THIS IS EXTREMELY COST PROHIBITIVE IN MOST SITUATIONS FOR A PART OF THIS QUALITY TO ONLY BE REPLACED WITH A PART OF THE SAME QUALITY. PLASTIC STAMPING INSIDE THE HANDLE INDICATE 00 AND 5. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PCM MODULE, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08. *JB

THE INSIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE. I OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND WHEN I TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I GOT HOME, AND OPENED THE DOOR HANDLE AREA AND FOUND A SMALL PLASTIC FRAGMENT THAT WAS BROKEN. IT IS PLASTIC, AND SNAPPED WHERE THE CABLE AND THIS MECHANISM COME TOGETHER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

WENT TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT. BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH. CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. MUST ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND UTILIZE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN DOOR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY BROKEN AND THE DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. (WITH THE IGNITION ON, THE WINDOW CAN BE ROLLED DOWN, AND THE DRIVER CAN OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE) THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE DRIVER CANNOT EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY IN CASE OF AND EMERGENCY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND THE COMPLETE POWER DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS. *TR

THE BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT WITHIN 20K MILES. THEY CANNOT BE RESURFACED EVEN ONCE, TOO THIN, OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER OWNERS STATE THAT AFTER MARKET ROTORS LAST 3 TIMES AS LONG. (THE ROTORS ON MY TOYOTA LASTED OVER 100K MILES.) I HAD THE MAZDA ROTORS REPLACED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT NOT THE BRAKE PAD. THE BRAKE PADS OUTLIVE THE ROTORS. THE BRAKES ALMOST FAILED YESTERDAY AND TODAY, THEY DID NOT CATCH AND THE CAR SHIMMIED ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR