2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

FUEL ORDORS NOTED IN PASSENGER CBIN DUE TO FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD DESIGN. THIS JUST STARTED. IT WILL BE REPORTED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. YOU ARE PROVIDED THIS ADVANCE NOTICE TO START A DATABASE. THIS MAY NOT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

AFTER ABOUT 1000 MILES OF OPERATION, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET SUPPOSEDLY BECOMES SATURATED WITH GASOLINE AND THE GASOLINE SMELL IS NOTICEABLE UPON WARM SHUTDOWNS AND RESTARTS. FORD/MAZDA IS SUPPOSE TO BE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT GASKET, BUT NOTHING IS OFFICIAL YET TO THE DEALERS. REPORTING THIS DEFECT TO NHTSA MAY HELP SPEED THE PROCESS. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.*AK

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE FROM LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKETS KNOW OF MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN CONSUMER NOTICED GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THERE IS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FUEL SEEPS OUT AFTER VEHICLE IS WARM AND RESTS. INTAKE IS LOCATED NEAR VENT. *YH

RECALL 00V277002; RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, STRONG FUEL SMELL AND FUEL LEAKAGE WAS OCCURRING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 0200L FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER BECOMING DISENGAGED. VEHICLE INSPECTED ON 26 DEC 2000, COMPONENT FOUND IN WORKING ORDER. ON 27 JAN 2001, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING. DEALER FOUND WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE HAD BROKEN. *AK THE MANUFACTURE BLAMED THE DEALER FOR FAILING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE PROPERLY DURING THE RECALL REPAIR. *YH

GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BROKEN OFF FROM MOTOR THAT WAS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PULLING OFF ROAD, AND SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THEN GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO CHECK WHAT IT WAS, A TOWEING TRUCK CAME, AND INFORMED DRIVER THAT THREE PIECES OF STTERING LINKAGE FELL OFF, AND IT WOULD AFFECT STEERING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS OKAY THAT PIECES FELL OFF BECAUSE THEY WERE HAND MADE PARTS. CONSUMER STILL HAD THREE PIECES THAT FELL OFF , AND A VIDIEO OF THE PIECES. *AK

AT 1646 MILES FUEL FUMES/ODOR ENTER INTO VEHICLE; VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE COMPLETLEY LOSES ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK