2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY. PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD GIRL WENT OFF OF THE ROAD YESTERDAY. I WANT THIS VEHICLE GONE NOW. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY NOR YOURS. DT

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN HILL IN 'DRIVE' AT 35 MPH. APPROACHED BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALL. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING STOPPPED VEHICLE IN LEFT TURN LANE. DT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT, TWICE, AT 40MPH. DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD STALLED UNTIL I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES,TO MAKE A TURN, AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

ENGINE FAILED AT 11,114 MILES. MAZDA CLAIMING NON WARRANTY DUE TO WATER INGESTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ALMOST TEN HOURS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY AND A PORTION OF FAILED LOWER ROD CAP WAS RECOVERED. DT

WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH GO OUT CAUSING IT TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY'RE PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF THIS TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT "MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM." MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIND A DEFINATE FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FROM THEIR CARELESS WAYS. MR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED OUT WITH NO WARNING WHEN OWNER WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOLL BOOTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WITHOUT WARNING.PH 09-DEC-2002

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 15-30 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

COASTING DOWN HILL AND ENTERING A TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. HAVING READ ABOUT THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MR