2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. MR

TRUCK WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION INTERRUPTING ALL THE MECHANICS OF THE TRUCK. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INFORMED HIM THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *SLC

WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT, THE CD PLAYER WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUED TO BLOW. CONSUMER THINKING TOO MANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES WERE IN USE, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE STEERING WAS FAR WORSE THAN THE TWO PREVIOUS FAILURES. CONSUMER WANTS MAZDA TO REPURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. *JLG.

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THAT FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRES. PLEASE SUBMIT SIZE AND DOT#. *AK

I TOOK MY NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE IN 3 TIMES BEFORE MY SECOND PAYMENT WAS DUE. ON 6/27/02, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD NO BRAKES OR ACCELERATION CONTROL. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN. ON 8/16/02, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TAILLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS REPAIRED. ON 8/20, THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS APPROACHING A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 4-5 TIMES TO GET IT TO START. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE REPETITIVE SAFETY MALFUNCTIONS. STAN OLSEN HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ME IF I WANT A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CLOCK RADIO WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SYSTEM FOUND LOSING POWER AT AUDIO UNIT CONNECTOR YELLOW WITH WHITE TRACER WIRE. DEALER REPLACED BAD CONNECTION AT FUSE PANEL ASSEMBLY. *TT

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED SOME COMPUTER COMPONENTS AND SENSORS. DEALERSHIPS FELT THERE WAS A "TOWER INTERFERENCE" WITH COMPUTER BOARD. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD RESOLVE SHUTDOWN FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. THE 1ST TIME WAS ON 6/16/02 AFTER COMPLETING A 80 DEGREE TURN ON A 2 LANE ROAD. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. THE 2ND TIME WAS ON 7/29/02. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ORDERED SOME PARTS. ON 8/14/02 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SENSOR, AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND MAP SENSOR. ON 8/19/02, THE CAR STALLED OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME. ON 8/20/02, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND PICKED UP A LOANER CAR. AS OF 9/02/02, I HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD AS TO WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE WAITING FOR MAZDA CORPORATION TO POST NEW SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN THE 2001 MODELS, THIS STALLING PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. IN THE 2002 MODELS, IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURIED OR IS KILLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. ON 4TH TIME HAD AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES.CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK