2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

WHEN THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT ANOTHER TIRE WAS BEGINNING SEPARATION ALSO. THESE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND ROTATED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.*AK

MAY 23, 2002 - CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LIGHT ON CONSOLE COMES ON BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE. JUNE 01, 2002 - LOST ALL POWER WHILE GOING APPROX 35 MPH AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE. PULLED TO THE SIDE, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED AGAIN.

DESCENDING AN OVER WATER BRIDGE AT 35MPH WHEN ENGINE DIED WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PUT VEHICLE BACK AND PARK AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. NO RECURRENCE YET. DUE TO BE SEEN AT DEALER ON 23 MAY 02. RESEARCH OF YOUR DATA BASE SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURENCE. NO FATALITIES YET BUT ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. CAN SEE NO EVIDENCE IN DATA BASE THAT MAZDA HAS IDENTIFIED A CAUSE OR A FIX.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SECOND TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NEITHER TIME DID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS WITH NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. *JG

ENGINE STALLS WHILE COASTING DOWNHILL. THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. I AM ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER I PULL OVER. I GET THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS LAST TWO INCIDENTS HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIES AT 40-45 MPH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. HAS STALLED PREVIOUSLY. DEALER CAN'T INDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE. THE IGNITION TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE IN MOTION, THEREBY RENDERING STEERING, BRAKES AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE USELESS. THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING ALL SYSTEMS ARE DOWN. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE SOLUTION, MAZDA REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN. MAZDA CANADA CAN OFFER NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE OR ADVISE ON REPAIR. *JG

PASSANGER FRONT SEAT FRAME BENT ALLOWING SEAT BACK TO GO TO FULL TILT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO ESCAPE FROM SHOULDERHARNESS PERSONAL INJURIES INCLUDED BROKEN NECK BROKEN JAW BROKEN LEFT WRIST BROKEN NOSE 100 STICHES IN TOP OF HEAD BRUISED SPLEEN . FRONT PASSANGER ENDED UP IN REAR CARGO AREA OF 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. VEHICLE HAD DAMAGE TO LRFT REAR AND LEFT SIDE NO DAMAGE TO REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. TOOK IT TOOK THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES BROUGHT IN WITH SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOXVILLE TOLD ME THAT I WAS IN RANGE OF A CELL PHONE TOWER AND THAT IT HAD SHUT MY COMPUTER DOWN WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL. THEY RESET MY COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY SAYING I SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS.*AK