2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STALL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REPROGRAMED COMPUTER CHIP. PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!! I HAVE A FEAR OF DRIVING THIS SUV. AND I WISH I COULD GET MY MONEY BACK AND GET OUT OF THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND WILL BE HARD TO START BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS. MOST RECENTLY, GOING DOWNHILL AT 45 MPH. ENGINE DIED, BATTERY LIGHTS AND OIL LIGHTS TURNED ON... NO WARNING AT ALL. I LOST POWER TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY, AND THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT WITH THIS CAR, THE SECOND STALLING. MY CAR ONLY HAS 21,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, DOWN A SLIGHT HILL, ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME BACK IN 2001, DEALER HAD FOR 2 DAYS, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR CORRECT. CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WILL CONTACT DEALER AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND IN DOING SO BRAKES AND/ OR STEERING DID NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT ONLY HAD A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. *AK CONSUMER SMELLS FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND. *YH

VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING, THERE IS NO WARNING SIGNS REGARDING THAT PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MAZDA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST DONT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING, IT MUST BE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND SHIFTED INTO PARK BEFORE IT CAN BE RESTARTED. *JG

HATCHBACK WAS OPENED DURING UNLOADING. WHEN TRUCK WAS LEFT ALONE WITH HATCHBACK STILL OPEN WINDOW EMPLODED WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, AND NOTHING STRUCK THE GLASS. OWNER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF AMOUNT OF SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS, AND THE DISTANCE TEN FEET OF TRAVEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE STALLED IN 5:00 P.M. TRAFFIC. COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. NO BRAKES AND NO STEERING. CAN'T BELIEVE I DID NOT GET HURT OR KILLED. MAZDA MUST MAKE A RECALL ON TRIBUTE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.*AK