2001 Mazda Tribute Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2001 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling and occasionally while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would stall with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ECM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referenced an unknown recall that had since been expired. The failure mileage was 132,923.

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 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.

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE IGNITION. THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SMOKE FINALLY CLEARED, THE CONTACT RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THEY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP, AND AFTER TWO DAYS OF INSPECTING THE DAMAGE, THEY BELIEVED THAT TWO OF THE INJECTORS WERE LEAKING FUEL AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. MAZDA STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX V-6 ENGINE. LAST YEAR (2006) IN THE COLDER TEMPS, MOSTLY FALL AND WINTER, THE ENGINE RUNS SO ROUGH WHEN YOU START IT AS IF IT HAS A TERRIBLE COLD. LETTING IT WARM UP, I HAVE COME OUTDOORS TO MY CAR THAT IT IS NO LONGER RUNNING DUE TO STALLING OUT. AS THE YEAR PROGRESSED, I NOTICED THAT IT NO LONGER A COLD TEMP ISSUE...NOW I NOTICE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT IT DOESN'T LIKE TO STAY RUNNING AT STOP LIGHTS OR PARKED. YES IT HAS STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS WAITING AND PRAYING THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN FASTER. IT SEEMS HESITANT TO TAKE OFF AFTER DISPLAYING SUCH EFFORT TO STAY RUNNING AT STOP LIGHTS. HELP...HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST ME. *JB

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001. WHILE STOPPED IN DRIVE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; CRUISE CONTROL OFF) WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO 4000 RPM. HAD TO USE HARD, FULL BRAKING PLUS EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP SUV FROM MOVING FORWARD AND HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IN NEUTRAL, ENGINE REVVED AT 4000 RPM. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTATED -- SITUATION HAS NOT REPEATED YET. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE MASS. TURNPIKE ON 04/23/06, MY VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY ENGULFED IN THICK GRAY SMOKE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MY INSURANCE AGENCY THAT IT WAS A "MECHANICAL FAILURE', WHICH RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE, AND WAS REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM MAZDA USA AND DEALER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM. VEHICLE HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

CAR ENGINE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR FOR LAST THREE YEARS. DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY DID THE FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE P.C.V AND VENTILATION HOSE, THIRD TIME THE SENSOR,EN. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE ENGINE STILL DIED 6 TIMES WHEN I DROVE 10 MILES HOME. CAME CLOSE TO CRASHING DURING A TURN. BACK IN THE SHOP AS I WRITE. *NM

ON 11/07/05 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO STALLING WHEN SLOWING AND STOPPING. THE ENGINE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON 11/08/05 VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK STILL STALLING. AC GASKET AND IDLE VALVE WERE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD OUR ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND DEALER WOULD NOT FIX. THE DAY I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IT STALLED AT 60 MPH. THREE DAYS LATER IT WOULD NOT START. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED, I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 6/29/2005. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED , LEAVING THE PASSENGER TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PASSENGERS HAD TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR. I PURCHASED A HANDLE AND PAID TO HAVE THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED ON 3/13/2006. RECENTLY, EVERY TIME I CRANK MY CAR A LARGE CLOUD OF GRAY SMOKE COMES FROM THE TAILPIPE. TODAY, 6/16/2006, I WENT TO PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WOULD NOT GO IN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE KEY WENT INTO THE IGNITION BUT, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL MECHANIC, AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WENT IN, TURNED AND THE CAR STARTED. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO ME, DO NOT MAKE ANY STOPS ON THE WAY HOME THAT WOULD REQUIRE TURNING THE CAR OFF. ONCE I ARRIVED AT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. THE KEY WILL GO IN BUT, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START THE CAR. WITH THE MAZDA BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY SON AND I. WHILE DRIVING THE MAZDA THE REAR GLASS ON THE HATCH OPENED. I PULLED OVER TO CLOSE THE GLASS AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LATCH. WITH THE HELP OF A LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE AND ENGAGE THE LATCH ON THE GLASS DOOR. WE AVOID OPENING THE REAR GLASS BUT ON ACCIDENT THE GLASS DOOR WAS OPENED AND IT WAS THE SAME SCENARIO. *NM

DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, AND SHE COULD NOT ACTIVATE ANY SAFETY ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A RELAY SENSOR REPLACED BY A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER, THEY STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK, VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BE BRING IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V175000 CONCERNING VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. SERVICE MAMAGER FELIPE COLUNGA. *AK

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 14, 2003. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP ON MARCH 2004 REPLACED THE ENGINE. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR A THIRD TIME . *AK JULY 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NM

COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON IN THE CAR. HAD THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD FIXED AT LEAST 4 IN THE SAME WEEK. SHOULD BE A RECALL!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 - 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . IN APRIL 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL DEALING WITH (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE RECALIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 50 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PCM MODULE, WHICH WAS UNDER A RECALL. THE REPAIR SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08. *JB