2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

TRIBUTE WOULD MAKE SLIPPING NOISE WHEN ON A HILL. IT WOULD ALSO SHUTTER WHEN I FIRST TOOK OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I TOOK OFF AND THE CAR SURGED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD COST $2900+. THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED. THEY TOOK $1000.00 OFF THE PRICE. WHICH LEAVE ME PAYING ONLY $1900+ THE OTHER $900. I'VE PUT IN THIS CAR SINCE JULY 04. I HAD A FULL CIRCLE SERVICE INSPECTION DONE ON OCT.25 ,2004. THE TRANSMISSION CONDITION WAS GOOD AT THAT TIME, JUST 2 MONTHS EARLIER. *JB

SINCE THE FIRST MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, OF ALL THE TIMES WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN OUR CAR INTO THE DEALER, THEY NEVER RECOGNIZED THE RECALLS. WE HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. THE LAST TIME, DUE TO A RECALL ITEM, WE RETURNED THE CAR WITHIN DAYS OF "REPAIR." WE TOOK A NOTICE OF RECALL LETTER INTO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY KEPT OUR CAR FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS, IN PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR CAR DURING A TEST DRIVE. THEY DID A POOR JOB ON THE BODY WORK AND THE CAR TRANSMISSION STILL GIVES US TROUBLE. THE CAR STALLS AND SURGES.

FRONT DISK ROTORS ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, ALTHOUGH THE PADS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE (NOT WORN OUT). MILEAGE IS UNDER 50,000 MILES.

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE PCM ENGINE STALLING RECALL 04V157000 UNLESS A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH THE RECALL PART WAS THE FAILURE CODE. IF NOT THE CONSUMER WILL BE CHARGED $80.00 DOLLARS. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V175000 CONCERNING VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. SERVICE MAMAGER FELIPE COLUNGA. *AK

DOOR HANDLES IN MAZDA 2001 TRIBUTES BREAK EASILY AFTER NORMAL USE. APPARENTLY A "PLASTIC PART CRACKS" ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY THEREBY NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN AT ALL. THIS IS ALARMING DUE TO THE OBVIOUS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF ANY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO ARISE AND PROPER MEDICAL ATTENTION COULD NOT BE MADE OR IT WOULD BE DELAYED. THE POOR WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REVIEW THE MATTER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF MY FAMILY. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, MISUSE OR REASON FOR THE PLASTIC PART TO BREAK IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED TWICE IN ORDER TO GAIN ENTRY. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE LOWERED. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SC

VEHICLE STALLED, AND AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IT STOPPED. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTINUED COST WAS CONSUMER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE CAR. HAD THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED AT LEAST 4 IN THE SAME WEEK. SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK

UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. AFTER 90000 MILES DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS BECAME INOPPERABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. DRIVER'S SIDE COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD BE OPENED BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND LIFTING UP ON OUTSIDE HANDLE. SHOP DETERMINED THAT HANDLE(CHROMED PLASTIC) INSIDE DOOR MECHANISM(MAZDA PART#EC01-58-330N)CRACKED. THE HANDLE HAS A 1/16TH" RAISED CATCH THAT CRACKED OFF ON BOTH HANDLES. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST 10MONTHS LATER @109K ONCE AGAIN BOTH HANDLES WERE INVOLVED BUT THIS TIME THEY WERE 1 WEEK APART. THE PARTS COST (AS OF 8/24/04) 52.29 + LABOR EACH. I HAVE OLD PARTS. NO CHILDREN USED THESE DOORS ONLY 2 ADULTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION DUE TO THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR THE NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. YOU MUST FIRST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW & REACH OUTSIDE OR IF THE VEHICLE IS OFF YOU MUST RESTART TO OPEN ELECTRIC WINDOWS IF YOU HAVE POWER AT ALL, IF NOT YOU ARE STUCK INSIDE AND UNABLE TO EXIT. *AK