2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS ON MY MAZDA TRIBUTE. IT CONSTANTLY LEAKS AND EVENTUALLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED MAZDA TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY ON THE LIST OF THE RECALL BUT I REQUESTED A CONFIRMATION # OF MY CALL JUST IN CASE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. I TOLD THEM THAT CURRENTLY MY BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE GENTLEMEN ON THE OTHER SIDE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO NOW BUT THAT I SHOULD PARK MY CAR ON THE OUTSIDE. WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THIS? *TR

WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING MAXIMUM FORCE TO THE BRAKE. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, FORTUNATELY WITHOUT CRASHING INTO STOPPED VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS BEING USED FOR BRAKING AND WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED THE CAR, AND DROVE SLOWLY HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN SINCE, AND HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO A GARAGE FOR SERVICE MONDAY MORNING (TOMORROW.) *TR

LEAKING RESERVOIR CAP ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. I'M AWARE THAT FORD IS RECALLING 01 AND 02 ESCAPES FOR THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A MAZDA TRIBUTE THAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FORD ESCAPE AND WAS ASSEMBLED IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE ESCAPE. WILL THE RECALL FOR THE LEAKING RESERVOIR CAP EXTEND TO THE TRIBUTE AS WELL? I FOUND MY RESERVOIR CAP LEAKING A FEW YEARS BACK AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND APPLIED A FIX AT THE TIME WITH CARDBOARD BUT DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S A SAFE FIX. I WOULD HOPE THIS RECALL WILL ALSO EXTEND TO THE 01 AND 02 TRIBUTES AS THEY ARE THE IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY TO THE FORD EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BODY STYLE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. IN A SEPARATE ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEAL LEAKS IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN BOTH REAR AXLES AND THE PINION SEAL. MY TRIBUTE IS A 4X4. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AS THE LEAKS WERE SEVERE ENOUGH THAT IF THE LEVEL OF FLUID WERE LOW ENOUGH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO CEASE UP WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE RECENTLY (1\2012) HAD TO HAVE BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS, PINION SEAL AND PINION FLANGE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAD A REAR AXLE SEAL REPLACED BY THE DEALER I HAD ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ABOUT 3.5 YEARS INTO OWNERSHIP. THIS LAST TIME WHEN THE LEAKS OCCURRED IT WAS SPRAYING DIFFERENTIAL FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND WHILE PARKED. IF THE FLUID HAD SPRAYED ON A HOT EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING IT CAN ALSO POSE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V157000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND EVERYTIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR, IT RAN FINE. TWO DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND AN INDEPENDANT AUTO SHOP RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. IT STALLS LIKE THIS EVERY 3-4 DAYS WITH NO WARNING. YOU WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO BRAKE AND IT STALLS COMPLETELY. NO POWER TO STEERING OR ACCELERATION. *TT

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE{THE TOP PORTION} WHEN IT BROKE IT BLEW OUT MY TIRE AND LODGED A PIECE OF IT IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE ROTOR SOME HOW TEARING THE TIRE TO BITS. AND THEN APX A MONTH AFTER THAT THE OTHER ONE BROKE LUCKILY IT DI NOT DO THE SAME DAMAGE AS THE FIRST TIME. SO BECAUSE OF THE CHEAPLY MADE AND WRONGFULLY HEAT TREATED METAL THE SPRING BROKE. WHICH COST ME A TIRE OF 165.00 AND TO REPLACE THE SPRING AT THE COST OF 273.69 THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE AFTER LOOKING IN TO IT FORD EXPLORER,AND THE ESCAPE WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME AS THE MAZDA I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A ISSUE FOR ALOT OF PEOPLE. A SPRING OF ALL PARTS OF A CAR SHOULD NEVER BREAK LIKE THIS. THIS COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY NOT OVER HEATING THE STEEL THAT THE SPRING WAS MADE OUT OF THE IS CLEARLY NEGLECT ON FORD MANUFACTURING AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR SO I DIDN'T HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY.... *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FLASHED ON-AND-OFF. THINKING IT WOULD GO AWAY, I DROVE TO ROUTE 3 IN SOUTH SHORE, MA. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LIGHT DID NOT STOP FLASHING, SO I PULLED OVER. THIRTY SECONDS AFTER PULLING OVER IN A REST AREA, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. 10 SECONDS LATER, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A BURNING SMELL. LUCKILY, SOMEONE FROM MASSDOT WAS IN THE REST AREA AND WE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A CAR FIRE. WE PROCEEDED TO STEP BACK AND CALL 911 FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. THE ENGINE AREA OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A LOUD BANG SOUNDED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE BOTH OF THE SUB FRAME BARS WERE BEING REPLACED. IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR, THE TRANS AXLE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE'S ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I NOTICED A PULSATING IN THE BRAKE THAT GOT WORSE FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE SENSOR RING FOR THE ABS, LOCATED ON THE AXLE, WAS CRACKED. FIRST ONE SIDE, AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOT A CHEAP FIX CONSIDERING THE COMPLETE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I REALLY LIKE MY TRIBUTE, SO MUCH SO, I INSISTED MY MOTHER BUY ONE WHEN SHE WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW VEHICLE. SHE OPTED FOR A 2007 FORD ESCAPE. LOW AND BEHOLD, SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM! *KB