2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

CAN NOT OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ASSEMBLY INSIDE DOOR IS BROKEN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD BE $290.00 TO REPAIR. THEY ALSO TOOK THE BROKEN ASSEMBLY WHICH LEFT ME WITHOUT THE DEFECTIVE PART TO COMPARE TO. *TR

I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RUST-COLORED AND WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT JUST HAVE TO DO WITH THE DEALERSHIPS WORK. I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY AND NOTICED THAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE RPMS WERE IN THE "RED ZONE" SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS TO LEARN THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO OPEN DOOR. LOOK ONLINE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTE, I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR AND ALL HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CHARLESTON POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKEN AND WILL NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE DELAY OF EXITING THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF CRASH WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH IF IN A RIVER OR LAKE. *TR

IN THE PAST 30 DAYS I HAVE HAD 5 INCIDENTS WHERE UPON EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY THE RPMS ON MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FAILED TO COME DOWN TO IDLE SPEED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BREAKS HARD. I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WHEN I DID THE VEHICLE'S RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 4000. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. IT TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF THE VEHICLE BEING OFF BEFORE I AM ABLE TO RESTART AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THEY RAN THEIR DIAGNOSTICS AN THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MAZDA AFTER SEEING A DESCRIPTION OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 00V210002, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE ANY INVESTIGATIONS OR RECALLS FOR THE 2001 TRIBUTES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLATCH FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

MY WIFE AND I BOTH DRIVE A 2001 TRIBUTE AND ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. SHE HAS ALREADY LOGGED A COMPLAINT UNDER HER VIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.MAZDAFORUM.COM/ARCHIVE/THREADS/BROKEN-DOOR-HANDLES--WITHIN-DOOR-22516-1.HTML HTTP://WWW.MAZDAFORUM.COM/ARCHIVE/THREADS/MAZDA-TRIBUTE-DOOR-HANDLE-47953-1.HTML *JB

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX. HIS DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR. WE ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT DRIVES A FORD ESCAPE (SAME CAR AS TRIBUTE, NOT SURE WHAT YEAR HIS IS) THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM JUST WONDERING IF THERE COULD BE SOME ISSUE WITH THE MAZDA/FORD HANDLE/LATCH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE.