2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL VEHICLE WILL STALL. THEREIS A DELAY IN BRAKES AND STEERING, VERY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DARK, AND CONSUMER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ON IT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT ROGER BEASLEY MAZDA NORTH (AUSTIN, TX) SERVICE ADVISOR STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER TRIBUTE OWNERS AND THAT THE EXACT DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. SERVICE DEPT REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AS THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THE FIX AT THIS TIME.

PE 01 043/ENGINE STALLING: WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE QUIT. .PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE HOME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WOULD STALL. THIS COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT INDICATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK AND OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED.*AK *SLC

BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION ACTION NUMBER PE01043. ENGINE STALLS TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER CONTACTED, THINKS THEY HAVE A RESOLUTION BUT WILL NOT GIVE ANY ASSURANCE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, UNAWARE OF PROBLEM IN 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, UNABLE TO GIVE ANY ASSURRANCE OF PROBLEM RESOLUTION STEPS AND PROCEDURES. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *AK

PARKING LIGHTS ARE INTEGRATED WITH AN ENGINE OFF HEADLIGHT TIMER. LIGHTS WILL EXTINGUISH AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. DEARLERSHIP REPORTS THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS TIMER.VEHICLE CANNOT BE PARKED WITH ILLUMINATION FOR MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLED, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND WAITING TO HEAR FROM MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK *SLC