2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

ENGINE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR DOWN A CURVED INCLINE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP ALONG SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. WOULD NOT START. TURNED IGNITION TO OFF AGAIN AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT.*AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, AND GOING DOWNHILL ON 25-JUN-2001, 01-OCT-2001, AND 30-JAN-2002. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICE AND REPLACED AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. REFERENCE INVESTIGATION: PE 01-043. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC - SAME LOCATION, SAME SPEED - HAS HAPPENED 20+ TIMES. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTES IN MY AREA HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP.

BOTH FRONT SIDE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO CLOSE, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD VERY EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH, THANKFULLY IT DID NOT IN THIS INSTANCE. HOWEVER, MY WIFE IS SOMEWHAT ANXIOUS BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER DID ADJUST THE IDLER AND REPLACED A CONTROL MODULE, BUT THEY ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY SOMEWHAT OF A MYSTERY FOR THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF THERE IS A RECALL OR DEFINITE FIX FOUND FOR THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-35 MPH VEHICLE , WITH OUT ANY NOTICE, WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. CONSUMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OR DO ANYTHING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED A PART IN VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WAS STILL STALLING.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR A PERIOD OF 5-8 HOURS, IT WILL NOT START UP. IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO DO THIS ONLY IF IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS STARTING UP, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT SITS. IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OUTDOORS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT WILL NOT START EASILY.*AK

ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE, THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. NO SERIOUS INJURIES RESULTED ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FOR BRUISING IN THE CHEST AREA. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. EVEN THOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS $12,800, ENTIRELY TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I CAN SUPPLY PHOTOS AND DAMAGE ESTIMATE REPORT IF NEEDED. I AM VERY HAPPY THAT NO SERIOUS INJURIES RESULTED, BUT I AM NOT COMFORTABLE THAT VTHIS SYSTEM IS SAFE OR OPERABLE. IF THE DAMAGE ALMOST RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS, ALL IN THE FRONT END, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I AM NOT SURE THAT THEY ARE ON THE VEHICLE, OR ARE OPERABLE.*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER HIGHWAY, AND THEN PRESSING ACCELERATER AND VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, INSTEAD OF SPEEDING UP. IT IS LIKE YOUR PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER FEELS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE SLOWING TO PROCEED THROUGH YIELD-SIGN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5 MPH (RIGHT-HAND TURN). POWER STEERING, ETC. WAS LOST...PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED...AS THOUGH ONE MIGHT STALL/RESTART A MANUAL TRANS. VEHICLE (THIS VEHICLE IS AUTO TRANS). ON ONE OTHER SIMILAR OCCASION, VEHICLE 'ALMOST' STALLED IN THE SAME FASHION WHILE MANEUVERING THROUGH SERVICE STATION ISLANDS (3-5 MPH)...THIS TIME DURING A LEFT-HAND TURN. VEHICLE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER STREERING AND 'ALMOST' STALL BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. *AK