2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND THE LAST TIME WAS AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER NOW THIS VECHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I FEAR THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION THAT IN BETWEEN THE TIMES THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THE VECHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKE SQUELS WHEN STOPPING. EVEN AFTER THE ROTOR AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THIS NOISE IT STILL PRESENT. I PLAN ON SELLING THIS CAR AT THIS POINT AND CUTTING MY LOSSES, HOWEVER NOW TODAY A RECALL HAS COME OUT FOR A STALLING PROBLEM. ONCE THIS IS FIXED THIS CAR WILL BE SOLD TO ANYONE WILLING TO BUY THIS BAG OF BOLTS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER ON THIS ISSUE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WORN BEYOND REPAIR BEFORE THE BRAKE PADS. SINCE THESE ROTORS CANNOT BE REPAIRED, I ASSUME THAT THE BRAKES ARE UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AGREED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ONLY IF I PURCHASE $500 WORTH OF OTHER SERVICES AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE EXTORSION. THEY AGREE THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM WITHOUT MY BUYING ADDITIONAL SERVICES (TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL FLUID REPLACEMENT, ETC.). *NM

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE. ON 3-2-04 I TOOK THE CAR TO BE FIXED BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY IT STALLED AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED TO LET THE WANTAGH SERVICE DEALER KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, THEY WERE VERY NASTY AND ACTED AS IF I WERE COMPLAINING FOR NOTHING. THEY MADE ME FEEL LIKE IT WAS MY PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO CHARGE FOR THEIR SERVICE. YET, I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2 EXTRA YEARS, WHICH ENTITLES ME TO THIS SERVICE. *JB

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 4WD (MFG DATE 06/01). WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER FROM AN APPARENT ENGINE STALL. SEVERAL DASH BOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH THE EVENT OCCURANCE, POWER STEERING FUNCTION WAS LOST. VEHICLE SPEED WAS QUICKLY REDUCING. VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. AFTER WAITING APPROX. A MINUTE, ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AS NORMAL. DRIVING SEEMED NORMAL FOR THE 2 MILES OF THE TRIP COMPLETION.*AK

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED WHILE IN OPERATION. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED SINCE I BELIEVED IT WAS THE PROBLEM. A WEEK AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE SUV STALLED AGAIN.*AK

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE 4WD DX 4 CYL. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, STARTING TURN. ALL POWER SHUT OFF. LOST POWER STEERING, INSTRUMENT PANEL, ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED FROM MOTION OF CAR WHEN CAR WAS PUT BACK INTO GEAR. *AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. AS A RESULT, EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL WHICH RESULTED IN RAPID ACCELERATION. BOTH FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY.*AK *MR

MY 2001 TRIBUTE HAD A PROBLEM SHIFTING IN/OUT OF OVERDRIVE - A SHUDDERING AS IF IT COULDN'T MAKE UP IT'S MIND. 2 CALLS TO MAZDA AND 2 CALLS TO DEALER GAVE SAME RESULTS - "WHAT PROBLEM" BUT WEB SITES SAY IT IS COMMON. DEALER CLAIMS FAILURE TO CHANGE XMSN FLUID AT 22500 MAY HAVE CAUSED IT; PROBLEM HAPPENED WAY BEFORE THAT (SUMMER 2002) AND NOW (FEB 04) CONDITIONS WORSE - WON'T SHIFT. WON'T ACCELERATE. DEALER CHANGED FLUID, REPROGRAMMED PCM; SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT IT IS STILL THE SAME. I THINK THEY ARE WAITING FOR WARRANTY TO EXPIRE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK. THIS TREND SEEMS LIKE A "LEMON-LAW" CASE AND A LOT OF US NEED HELP, LIKE A MAZDA RECALL.*AK

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE HAS A VARIOUS ENGINE PARTS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CASUSING IT TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, AND I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY A VEHICLE GOING BETWEEN 50-65 MPH. I MUST SAY, IT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST EVENTS OF MY LIFE, AND I AM NOT AT ALL PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT THIS HAPPENED IN A CAR THAT'S BARELY 3 YEARS OLD!*AK