2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

I PURCHASED A MADZA TRIBUTE IN 2003. I BEGAN TO HEAR A FAINT NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I BEGAN TO HEAR THE NOISE A LITTLE MORE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MADZA DEALER ON AUTH WAY AND THEY COULD NOT DULPICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR BACK 2 TIMES BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT ABOUT THE NOISE/GRINDING WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR. I EVEN TOOK IT BACK FOR THE SAME NOISE EVEN AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT TO BE TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HEAR IT. WELL, NOW I'M HAVING TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN AFTER TALKING WITH MADZA THE TECH WAS ABLE TO DULPICATE THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THE SAME. BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT, MADZA WILL NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 16 OR 19 MILES ON IT. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE MAKING THAT NOISE. THE SAME DAY, A LADY CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER NEW 2007 MADZA. SAME SYMTOMS THAT I TRIED TO RELAY TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY CAR. THE DEALER OPENED HER AN "OPEN TICKET" FOR HER NEW CAR IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS DOWN THE ROAD. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED MADZA FAILED TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY WHEN I WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAS COST ME TIME AND FRUSTRATION TO EVEN DEAL WITH MADZA AND THEIR STAFF. I AM SEEKING LEGAL ADVISE IN THIS MATTER. I HAVE WITNESSES WHO WILL STATE IN A COURT OF LAW THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON A LONG TIME AND NOW IT IS WORST BECAUSE MADZA FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH HAS LEAD ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION . IT IS NOT FAIR. IT HAS TAKEN ME ALMOST 4 YEARS AND THIS HAS NOW COME TO A HEAD. IF THEY WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO THEN I BOUGHT THE CAR WE WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. THE DEALER ON AUTH ROAD LIED AND SAID THAT I HAD NEVER BROUGHT MY CAR IN DURING MY WARRANTY FOR ANYTHING. THAT'S A LIE. I HAVE THE PAPERS TO PROVE IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH ALL 4 DOORS THAT BECOME SUDDENLY BROKEN. I HAVE HAD BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS REPLACED, AND BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCKS REPLACED. NOW THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN ON BOTH FRONT DOORS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL. NOT ONLY IS THIS COSTLY BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY MECHANIC HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT SEEMS TO STEM FROM A SMALL PLASTIC COMPONET IN THE LOCK PANEL. THE PARTS COST $3.00 THE LABOR IS ANOTHER STORY. AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE I'M APPALLED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A FLAPPING SOUND THAT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER 07V157000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) WAS REFERENCED. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE RECALLED ITEM. HOWEVER, THE INSPECTOR IS WAITING FOR A SECOND OPINION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

FRONT AXLE ABS SENSOR RING IS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. THIS CAUSES THE ABS TO FALSELY ACTIVATE AT 25 TO 35 MPH, WITH VERY HARSH FORCE, ON ABOUT 10% OF BRAKING APPLICATIONS. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE INSTABILITY AND SOME PULLING AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND OR CORRECT PROBLEM ON 4 REPEATED VISITS. LOCAL SHOP THEN FIXED ON FIRST TRY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE NOISE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. THE NOISE BEGAN INFREQUENTLY, BUT IS NOW HEARD AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER DAY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE GRINDING NOISE HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER. UPDATED 08/14/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER PAYING FOR THE REPAIR, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING THAT HE COULD BE REIMBURSED ONCE THE PROPER PAPERWORK WAS MAILED. MAZDA DID NOT COMPLY WITH THAT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,690.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WENT TO PROCEED TRHOUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, EXCEPT TO GO IN REVERSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHERE IT WA S GOING TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. *AK

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN FEB. OF 2002 FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE WITH OUR CHILDREN. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE. I DROVE THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE RETAINING BOLT LOOSE. THEY SAID THAT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED CORRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY, AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS THEY COULD SEE. IN MARCH 2007 MY WIFE CALLED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN THEY FOUND THE RETAINING BOLT LOOSE. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THIS AND SHE COULD NOT OFFER ANY ADVISE SO SHR REFERRED ME TO THERE MASTER TEC. HE ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THAT HE PERSONALLY WORKED ON THE CAR. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE BOLT WAS LOOSE AND HE TIGHTENED IT TO SPEC. AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE AND PROBLEMS. NOW IT IS MAY 2007 AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AGAIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MADZA TRIBUTE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 49000. THREE RECALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE VEHICLE AND IT IS BECOMING AN INCONVENIENCE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE IS DISAPPOINTING TO THE CONTACT. IT IS THE FACT THAT HER VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY BEING RECALLED THAT IS UPSETTING AND FRUSTRATING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE HAS PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES , AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A MALFUNCTION. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NEITHER WEATHER NOR SPEED WERE FACTORS. ON MARCH 20, 2007, A MECHANIC FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. NO BRAKE FAILURES WERE REPORTED SINCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 70000.*AK UPDATE 5/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH IT STOPS VERY SLOWLY/GRADUALLY TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES ARE FAILING. UPDATED. 05/05/08 *JB