2001 Mazda Tribute Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V016000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE IN DECEMBER 2012. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE IN WHICH THE PART WAS EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V223002 (STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6. PULLED OUT PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR GOT UP TO SPEED OF ABOUT 35-40 LET OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL APPLIED BRAKES WHICH DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE BRAKES DO NOT WORK THEN THE ENGINE IS REVVING, ALSO SLAMMED ON THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES HOPING TO UN-JAM THE THROTTLE CABLE. I KNEW IT WASN'T A STUCK PEDAL BECAUSE THE PEDAL RETURNED. TURNED THE KEY BACK ONE NOTCH TO ONLY KILL THE ENGINE AND STILL ALLOW ME TO STEER HOPING TO GET A LITTLE BETTER BRAKING ALSO PULLED UP SLOWLY ON THE HANDBRAKE AT THIS TIME TO HELP ME STOP AND PULLED OVER. TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS STILL AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE SO WITH THE ENGINE OFF I POPPED THE HOOD AND WHILE TRYING TO REACH THE THROTTLE LINKAGE I LIFTED THE ENGINE COVER AND THE THROTTLE SLAMMED SHUT SO I HAD MY GIRLFRIEND PUSH THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR TO VERIFY THAT IT DID INFACT GET CAUGHT ON THE ENGINE COVER SO I MOVED IT OUT OF THE WAY AND DROVE HOME MAKING SURE TO NOT GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE I THEN REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER WHEN I GOT HOME AND THE CAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO GO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE EVER SINCE WITH NO INCIDENTS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I REACHED BEFORE IT WAS OVER BUT HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC SITTING AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION I WOULD HAVE RAN INTO THEM OR HAD TO DITCH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A FEW HOURS WHEN IT ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A CRASH AND VEHICLE FIRE *TGW RECALL # 12V357000 WAS REFERENCED.

EMAIL REFERRAL FROM CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER RE: NHTSA RECALL 12V357 / PE12-09. REFERRAL ASSOCIATED AN APRIL 2011 INCIDENT WITH THE RECALL AND INCLUDED A POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT AND TWO PHOTOS *TGW ACCORDING TO THE NARRATIVE FROM THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED SHE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON ROUTE 35, WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING, WHICH CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT RUN FROM ROUTE 35 ONTO A BRIDGE, BUT THE VEHICLE CROSSED ALL THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHED THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND LANDED AGAINST A TREE. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND SPLIT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,126.

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH SIX MASTER CYLINDERS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS WE OWNED IT. IT HAS BEEN AN OK CAR, BUT FREQUENTLY AND I MEAN FREQUENTLY VISITS THE MECHANIC TO GET FIXED, WHEREAS MY OTHER (FOREIGN-MADE) VEHICLE RARELY HAS PROBLEMS - I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN AGAIN! WEDNESDAY EVENING I PICKED UP MY 2001 TRIBUTE UP AT THE MECHANIC FROM GETTING FOUR NEW ENGINE COILS WHICH HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED TWO YEARS PREVIOUSLY, WHICH MY MECHANIC SAYS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD. THURSDAY MORNING I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN I REVERSED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL CHURCH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR! THE CAR KEPT GOING BACK AND I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP!!!! LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC, WHICH I HAD JUST PICKED IT UP FROM (THIS WAS THE CAR'S 4TH VISIT IN TWO WEEKS FOR BROKEN PARTS). THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS CRACKED, SO BOTH WERE REPLACED. I AM SO THANKFUL THE BRAKES HADN'T FAILED MINUTES LATER WHEN MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE!!! NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE BY MAZDA FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR STORIES FROM THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A DISGRACE AND THREAT TO NOT ONLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES, BUT TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD!!! I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR, NOT KNOWING IF IT WILL GET ME HOME SAFELY OR EVEN GO. I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I COULD GO BACK AND ONLY WISH I COULD PURCHASE SOMETHING DIFFERENT NOW. *TR

TL-THE DRIVER OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE DRIVER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEIR GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND THE DRIVER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FIRE BEGAN INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. SM.

THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS WAS SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND PERMANENT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR AT THIS POINT IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THUS, THE DRIVER IS ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNLESS THEY CAN ACCESS THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR OR EXIT USING ANOTHER DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES BASED ON A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT OF MY JOB AT 6:30 AM. CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN ALL DAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING OUT OF HOOD AND FLAMING PARTICLES WERE DROPPING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO GROUND. FIRE DEVELOPED WITHIN HOOD COMPARTMENT AND SPREAD TO THE CABIN. CAR CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED. *TR

PICKED UP MY MAZDA FROM HAVING NEW BRAKES INSTALLED TO TAKE BOAT OUT ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND. LUCKILY I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AS THE DRAG SLOWED ME FROM GOING ANY FASTER AS I APPROACHED THE ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE I-69 AND MY ACCELERATION WASN'T UNDER MY CONTROL. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME FROM FIRESTONE THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE POOR DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. I HAVE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT THERE IS A PETITION 49 CFR PART 552;557 ON THIS MATTER. I AM BOTHERED THAT STEPS WERE NOT TAKEN TO NOTIFY CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY LIFE. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I MENTIONED AND I WASN'T YET ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED!! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITHIN THE RECALL TIME FRAME OF MY AGING, BUT STILL RELIABLE TRIBBY! *TR

WE OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6 [XXX] . SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2001 THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INCIDENCES OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BECOMING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHERE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE (SOMEONE MUST OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR YOU NEED TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR). THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD THE CAR BE INVOLVED IN A FIRE OR ACCIDENT WHERE THE OCCUPANT MUST QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLACES A GREAT DEAL OF SHEAR FORCE ON A SMALL PLASTIC PIN THAT CONNECTS THE DOOR LEVER TO THE LATCH/LOCK/ACTUATOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE HAS BROKEN TWICE SINCE 2001 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS WEEK. I LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE HANDLE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FATIGUE (STRESS CRACKS) IN THE PLASTIC PIN, SO I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THAT BEFORE IT BREAKS DURING A POTENTIAL EMERGENCY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON SATURDAY, MAY 15, MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 2001 MAZDA SE LX. IN ST. PAUL, MN. MY 22-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. WE WERE SITTING AT A STOP-LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS MINIMAL BRAKING POWER LEFT, BUT ENOUGH TO GET HOME. ON MON, MAY 15, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OUR REPAIR GARAGE AND DIAGNOSED WITH TWO FRONT BRAKE HOSES (ADJACENT TO WHEELS) THAT HAD "EXPLODED " AFTER INVESTIGATION, WE LEARNED THAT BRAKE-HOSE FAILURES OF FORD ESCAPES AND MAZDA TRIBUTES OF THAT ERA WERE EXTREMELY COMMON. IN A 2 - 3 WEEKS, WE'RE REPLACING THE REAR HOSES FOR SAFETY. I DO NOT KNOW WHY MAZDA HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE.. WHILE THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MORE REPAIR ISSUES THAN ANY OTHER I'VE OWNED, THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY LETHAL, PARTICULARLY IF ONE IS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY ON THESE HOSES. I HAVE ASKED FOR MAZDA'S ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING A COMPLIMENTARY REAR-HOSE REPAIR. THEY EXPRESSED DOUBT ABOUT TRYING TO HELP BECAUSE OF VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE -- 9 YEARS, 117,000 MILES, HOWEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED. MAZDA CS INDICATED THEY WOULD CONTACT REGIONAL PERSONAL TO PROVIDE ME WITH A RESPONSE BUT WERE NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR RESPONSE. REMEMBER: THIS FAILURE PROBABLY COMMON. OUR BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD IT OCCURRED ROUGHLY FIVE MINUTES LATER, WE MIGHT HAVE RISKED OUR OWN LIVES AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND US. TRIBUTES ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED BY MAZDA. MY MODEL HAD AT LEAST 6 RECALLS AND 30+ IN-WARRANTY REPAIRS. *TR

DURING DRIVE HOME FROM WORK INDICATOR FOR BRAKE PROBLEM CAME ON. FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW AGAIN. BRAKE FLUID SEEMS TO BE LOST THROUGH RESERVOIR BREATHER/ FILL CAP. ALOT OF BRAKE FLUID HAS ACCUMULATED ON AND AROUND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND IS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST(SMELLS BAD TOO). FOUND THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS BUT MAZDA SAYS MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL RANGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT STEPS IN AND DEMANDS RECALL. DEALER WANTS $300.00+ TO FIX, HAVE ALREADY SPENT $3000.00+ AT DEALER ON COMPUTER FAILURES AND LEFT SIDE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND LEVER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,154 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,283. UPDATED 07/14/2010. *LJ UPDATED 07/28/10*JB

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF COMPLETELY WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THERE IS NO WAY TO EXIT WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACHING TO THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. *TR

THIS COMPLAIN CONCERNS THE POWERTRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR, WAS PARKED DURING THE DAY IN A STANDARD PARKING SPOT. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK UP, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT HAD WORKED PERFECTLY THAT MORNING! THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY STATED THAT REVERSE, DRIVE AND SECOND DID NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THIS MECHANIC IN THIS TRIBUTE! IT HAD ONLY 39,000 MILES. IT WAS INSTALLED IN 2007. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 110,000 MILES. THE MAZDA CORPORATION WOULD NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AT THE TIME THE SECOND ONE (A MAZDA TRANSMISSION BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM A MAZDA DEALER)WAS INSTALLED). THE MECHANIC, IN GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS, WILL NOT REPLACE THIS A THIRD TIME. SO WE ARE LEFT WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD BODY, NEW TIRES, AND A CAR THAT IS JUNK. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED. ALL WE CAN DO NOT IS DONATE IT OR PART IT OUT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR, USED, FROM CARMAX IN ROSEVILLE, CA, IN 2006. *TR

INOPERATIVE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S DOOR. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. HAD TO ROLL DOWN DRIVER'S WINDOW TO OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, MAZDA SAYS IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY BELT PRETENSIONER. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES SHOULD NOT BE USED ON ANY VEHICLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON ONE OF THE MANY TRIBUTE RECALL LISTS! THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE DOUBLE TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE AND I HAD IT REPAIRED AT A NATIONALLY KNOWN CAR REPAIR SHOP FOR LESS THAN HALF OF THE COST THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER'S-SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER AVAILABLE AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE POWER WINDOW AND USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSE A POWER FAILURE, I WOULD'VE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN JUNE OF 2009, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AS WELL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOLENOID KIT FOR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR, BUT WOULD LIKE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT WAS DUE TO A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IN STRONG WIND CONDITIONS, THE ROOF BECAME DENTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY TRIBUTE HAS STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. IT SCARES ME ANYMORE TO DRIVE IT. WHEN I START IT SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT DOWN BY ITSELF AND REVERSE UP THE MOTOR AND JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND JERK ME BACK FAST I WAS LUCKY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I JUST PUSHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND IT STOPPED . THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT LATELY AND GETTING WORST. MY CAR SHOULD NOT ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. NOW AFTER READING THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF TRIBUTE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MINE. *TR

2001 TRIBUTE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL CRESTING A HILL WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT SOON REALIZED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE CAR STILL IN CRUISE, BUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS BEGINNING TO RACE AND I WAS HAVING TO BRAKE HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEREUPON THE ENGINE REVVED SO HIGH THAT IT SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I FEARED THE WORST BUT SOME SYSTEM SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BEFORE IT SELF-DESTRUCTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE ENGINE MOTOR PLATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE PLATE OFF AND CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ UPDATED 09/05/12

INDIVIDUAL COIL OVER PACK FAILURE. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD COIL PACK FAILURE IN 3 YEARS. SYMPTOMS ARE MISSING OR BAD IDLE AT LOW RPM. *TR

WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. TESTED BRAKES WHEN LIGHT CHANGED AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. DROVE VERY SLOW INTO PARKING SPACE AND FOUND OUT BRAKE HOSE HAD BROKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 04V605000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFT-GATE:LOCK); HOWEVER, THE LIFT-GATE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR QUITS AND WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR THE VEHICLE RUNS RUFF UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *TR

BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE AND CANNOT GET OUT OF CAR UNLESS SOMEONE LETS YOU OUT OR YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND LET YOURSELF OUT. *TR

DOOR HANDLES ON ALL 4 DOORS HAVE BROKEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES, FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN A SECOND TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH BROKEN DOORS AND NO WAY TO GET OUT UNLESS SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH HAS BECOME INOPERABLE PREVENTING NORMAL LATCH OPERATION FOR EXITING OF VEHICLE FOR THE DRIVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING AHEAD AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES. A SECOND AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKE OPERATION. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND DOWNSHIFT THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP. IF I WAS NOT IN THE FAR LEFT OR FAR RIGHT I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY VEER OFF THE ROAD. I GOT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE HOSE BURST, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. I SAVED THE PARTS IF A REVIEW IS REQUIRED. *TR

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE - DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK AND FINDING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THE CAR ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES. *TR

ON SUNDAY 12/21/08, WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON LOCAL FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, IN CLOSE TO 0 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT WEATHER, I EXPERIENCED STUCK THROTTLE. GAS PEDAL AND THE PORTION OF ASSOCIATED LINKAGE VISIBLE FROM PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY. ALL EFFORTS TO RETURN ENGINE TO IDLE SPEED, INCLUDING RAPIDLY DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL TO NEAR THE FLOOR AND THEN RAPIDLY RELEASING IT, WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT 4000 RPM. HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN COAST TO A STOP ON AN OFFRAMP. ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES. AT RESTART, ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RACE UP TO AND STAY AT 4000 RPM, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT EVEN TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL. WOUND UP HAVING TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER REPAIR FACILITY, WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME DUE TO IT BEING SUNDAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, THE THROTTLE WAS NO LONGER STUCK. SAID THE LINKAGE "PROBABLY FROZE UP" DUE TO THE PREVIOUS DAY'S COLD WEATHER BUT HAD "THAWED OUT". HE RECOMMENDED LUBRICATING IT, WHICH I AUTHORIZED. ON 1/1/09, I DROPPED THE VEHICLE AT A DIFFERENT MAZDA REPAIR FACILITY BECAUSE OF AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE FROM OUTSIDE (WHERE IT HAD SAT OVERNIGHT IN NEAR ZERO WEATHER), THE THROTTLE STUCK. THE THROTTLE STUCK A FEW TIMES LAST WINTER IN 10 DEGREE OR BELOW WEATHER BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY. I NOTED TODAY, ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2001MAZDA TRIBUTES EQUIPPED WITH "SPEED CONTROL" BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THROTTLES TO STICK. I AM NOT SURE WHAT "SPEED CONTROL" IS. MY TRIBUTE, WHICH I PURCHASED USED, DOES NOT HAVE "CRUISE CONTROL." WHETHER IT ORIGINALLY HAD "CRUISE CONTROL", WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY SOMEONE PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE, I DO NOT KNOW. *TR

INNER DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE FINE. *TR

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT CLIMBING TO PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SUDDENLY WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE THE CAR. ALL DOOR LOCKS SEEM TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE CORRECTLY AND CAR DOOR OPENS EASILY FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, I CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE OUTSIDE OPEN THE CAR, OR I ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO REACH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE, OR I CLIMB THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IN DECEMBER 2007, MY IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED. I HAD IT REPLACED BY A MAZDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN SEPTEMBER 2008, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET. I HAD THIS REPLACED AGAIN BY A MAZDA TECHNICIAN. ON OCTOBER 10, 2008, MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN DUE TO THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN BY A MAZDA TECHNICIAN, REPLACING THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. ON OCTOBER 16, MY VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC, I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED. MAZDA TECHNICIANS KEEP INSTRUCTING ME TO REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE FACT REMAINS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT ITS FAILING AGAIN, LEAVING ME EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE OPERATING BECAUSE OF THE SHODDY AND INEPT CRAFTSMANSHIP RENDERED BY MAZDA. I AM NOT ALONE IN MY COMPLAINTS. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS RELATING TO STALLING PROBLEMS OF MAZDA SEDANS AND SUVS. SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION SHOULD BE MADE AGAINST MAZDA USA BY THE NHTSA TO PREVENT THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF DANGEROUS MAZDA VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. OF ALL THINGS TO MAKE PLASTIC THEY MADE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CHROME PLATED PLASTIC. THIS SITUATION EXIST FROM 2001-2004. THE PART NUMBER IS EC01-59-330P. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE THE PART COST NEARLY $100 FOR AN INJECTED MOLDED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MUST REALLY BE WORTH LESS THAN A DOLLAR. TO TOP THAT, THEY WANT UP TO $200 LABOR TO REPLACE IT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED REGARDLESS OF TIME OR MILEAGE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. *TR

AFTER STARTING MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE RECENTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 4000RPM. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DROVE TO MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STICKING. THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WENT ONLINE TO LOOK AT RECALLS. FOUND OUT THAT 121,000 TRIBUTES MADE BETWEEN 2002-2004 HAVE NHSTA RECALLS FOR STICKING THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES. MAZDA NORTH AMERICA INDICATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE THROTTLE CABLE BASED ON THE VIN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO EXIT THE CAR IN A HURRY. *TR

DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. A CRITICAL PART OF THE MECHANISM IS CHEAP PLASTIC. MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY EVERY TRIBUTE OWNER THAT I KNOW AND FREQUENTLY APPEARS IN ON-LINE COMPLAINT FORUMS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO HANDLES SINCE OWING THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE SNAPPED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, IN FACT, THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE POOR DESIGN. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ORDER WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 2 WEEKS AND 6 MONTHS. HE IS NOT SURE. *TR