2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN PARKED, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V277002 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS); HOWEVER, THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SOLD MAZDA PARTS, BUT WAS NO LONGER A MAZDA DEALER. THE NEXT CLOSEST MAZDA DEALER WAS TWO AND A HALF HOURS AWAY, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED WAS TOO LONG OF A DRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. JCC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V174000 (LOWER CONTROL ARM CORROSION-REGIONAL RECALL). THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.

I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS TIME, BRAKE FLUID ACTUALLY LEAKED INTO A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CARDONE AFTERMARKET MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE ORIGINAL FAILED, THEN TWO OTHERS, NOT CARDONE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL, BUT NONETHELESS, THERE MUST BE A STRUCTURAL DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSES THE LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN.

WIFE STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO FILL UP. CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER FILLUP. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. DETERMINED IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE REPAIR, BUT IT WAS ANYTHING BUT SIMPLE. COMPLETED FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, MY WIFE AND I STARTED SMELLING FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I REMOVED THE COVER OVER THE FUEL PUMP, BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR, AND OBSERVED A GAS SPOT ON THE GROUND JUST FORWARD OF THE FUEL TANK, BUT STILL CAN'T FIND THE LEAK. CAR RUNS FINE, BUT THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED TO ABOUT 10 TO15 MPG, FROM 20 TO 25MPG. THERE ARE NO CAUTION/WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. HAD AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE LOOK AT IT. HE COULD NOT FIND THE LEAK. DOES NOT LEAK ALL THE TIME, AND WHEN IT DOES, IT APPEARS TO BE ONLY A FEW DROPS. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED A FUEL FILTER CHANGE, AND PERHAPS A DYE TEST TO MAKE THE LEAK EASIER TO SEE. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB. 2013, AND THE FUEL PUMP IS THE ONLY MAJOR PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD, NOT COUNTING THE FOUR NEW 16 INCH TIRES WE HAD TO REPLACE AT THE TIME OF SALE. I STILL LOVE THIS CAR, V6, AWD, SUNROOF, LEATHER SEATS, ICE COLD AIR, CRUISE, TILT, POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, SEAT, ECT.ECT. HAVE HAD PEOPLE SWORE IT WAS A NEW CAR. THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE IT IS 12 YEARS OLD. I TAKE REAL GOOD CARE OF MY CARS. WIFE SWARES I LOVE IT MORE THAN HER. I HAVE HAD MY WIFE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND DON'T PLAN TO TRADE HER, OR THE CAR, IN ANYTIME SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SPEED CONTROL). THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V016000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *TR

JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT "NATURALLY" DE-CELERATE/SLOW DOWN, IT KEEPS GOING! HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FROM ANYWHERE FROM 30-45 MPH. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL AUGUST 2000, THIS WAS BEFORE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2000 BY MY BOYFRIEND, WHO LATER GAVE ME THE CAR IN 2009, HOW WOULD WE HAVE KNOWN SUCH A DEFECT EXISTED PRIOR TO PURCHASE? WHAT IS THE DEALER/MANUFACTURERS OBLIGATION TO FIX IT BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO AN INDIVIDUAL? HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER YET, BUT WE PLAN TO. THIS IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE CONDITION. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR