2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING. DEALER INFORMED. THE DEALER REFLASHED PCM AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: AIR CONTROL VALVE, THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE SENSOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED, THE PANEL LIGHTS TO INCLUDE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD DIFFICULTY BRAKING AND STEERING MY VEHICLE. AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I THEN WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IN ORDER TO RESTART IT AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SENT MAZDA AN EMAIL AND BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IF I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE AND I AM AFRAID OF SOMEONE HITTING ME FROM BEHIND WHEN IT STALLS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING , THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WAS HARD TO HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER USED THE HAND BRAKE ALONG WITH BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING CITY DRIVING. *SCC *JB

WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES 2WD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT SLOW SPEEDS (SO FAR). THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, REVERSE TO DRIVE, AND IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN WE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP HAS MADE THREE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO FAR. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AT THE MOMENT FOR THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. IF THIS IS UNSUCCESSFUL, WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE A REFUND UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA LEMON LAW.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER IT SHUT DOWN ABRUPTLY. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT THE PARKING LOT, AND VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A BRICK WALL, SMASHING THE FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. CONTININENTAL TIRES, P23570R16. *AK

THEN ENGINE ON MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 35 MPH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. *PH

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE GRAPE VINE ON I-5 MY HUSBAND HERD AN ENGINE NOISE. WE PULLED OVER AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. IT APPEARED TO BE A NOISE COMING FROM THE FAN BELT. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. WE TRIED TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION OF MONROVIA,CA. THE ENGINE NOISE GOT LOUDER SO WE HAD TO STOP AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND LUCKILY THERE WAS A GAS STATION AT THE CORNER. MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN AND THIS TIME HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE RECHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. WE CALLED MAZDA AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE AT THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY, A PERSON FROM MAZDA CALLED MY HUSBAND AND SAID WE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. MAZDA WANTED OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS FROM US. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE ARE NOT FROM THE AREA AND WE WERE ON VACATION AND HAVE TO GO BACK HOME AND LOOK FOR RECEIPTS. THE PERSON FROM MAZDA STATED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MAINTAINED THEREFORE, MAZDA WILL NOT COVER THE WARRANTY. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS A QUART LOW ON OIL AND THE OIL WAS BLACK. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AT A GAS STATION BEFORE WE WENT UP THE GRAPE VINE. HE CHECKED IT AGAIN TWICE WHEN WE PULLED OVER EACH TIME AND IT WAS FINE AND THE COLOR OF THE OIL WAS BROWN NOT BLACK. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 5000 MILES. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 35,700 MILES AND THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT BREAK DOWN LIKE THAT. WE HAD NO TYPE OF WARNING AND THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT SHOULD GO ON IF THE OIL WAS LOW AND IT DID NOT GO ON BECAUSE THE OIL WAS NOT LOW. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME FROM OUR VACATION, I FAXED THE RECEIPTS TO MAZDA AND MAZDA DECLINED THE REPAIRS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE AND MAZDA CLAIMS THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE ALARM WOULD SOUND WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS STALLED ON MY HUSBAND WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH BUT LUCKILY, HE WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR AND STOP THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN WE DO BECAUSE WE FEEL WE HAVE A LEMON.