2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

I DRIVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4X4 WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, DURING TAKEOFF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE. OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT A WEEK, IT GOT WORSE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM ELLIS MAZDA OF MARIETTA AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT MAZDA WOULD POSSIBLY PAY FOR HALF. THEY CONTACTED MAZDA, BUT MAZDA WOULD ONLY PAY 1/3 BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WERE NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON MY TRANSMISSION. THERE AREN'T ANY RECORDS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HASN'T NEEDED ANY. AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR OVER A WEEK, THEY PHONED ME TO INFORM US THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAZDA CORPORATION SENT THEM WAS BAD AS WELL. CONSIDERING THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD DEFECTS, I'M NOW CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN ALL THE 2001 TRANSMISSION, AND MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY OTHER 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH A THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THE FRONT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. UPDATED 04/19/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK BROKE. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE ENTRY TO THE DOOR IS OPENED BY THE AUTOMATIC OPENER OR KEYPAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR LOCK. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 60 MPH WHILE BRAKING. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED 7 BROKEN RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP AND THE FRONT END IS BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS TOO HIGH ON THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WAS ALREADY REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR LOCKS OPERATED FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT NOT FROM THE INSIDE. *AK

A WOMAN IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, MY BRAKES LOCKED AND I CRASHED INTO HER, HEAD ON, GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

(1) 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE/DX-V6: NORMAL CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITHIN PAST SIX MONTHS (2) CAR WOULD STALL WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGN/STOP LIGHT (RPMS TOO LOW) (3) REPLACED IGNITION COIL VIA MAZDA DEALERS (SEATTLE, WA, PASENDA, MD, PENSACOLA, FL). *NM

CAR ENGINE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR LAST THREE YEARS. DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY DID THE FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE P.C.V AND VENTILATION HOSE, THIRD TIME THE SENSOR,EN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE ENGINE STILL DIED 6 TIMES WHEN I DROVE 10 MILES HOME. CAME CLOSE TO CRASHING DURING A TURN. BACK IN THE SHOP AS I WRITE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TWO OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO GET OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE FOUND THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AT THIS TIME. *AK