2004 Mazda Tribute Powertrain & Transmission Problems

MAZDA RECALL # 1904D. MAZDA HAS A RECALL FOR UNITS BUILT FROM APRIL 17, 200 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11, 2002. MY UNIT WAS BUILT IN 2004 BUT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE VEHICLES IN THIS RECALL. NO ONE AT MAZDA CAN ( OR WON'T ) TELL ME THE REASON THAT UNITS IN LATER DATES SUCH AS MINE ARE NOT IN THIS RECALL EVEN THO IT DOES WHAT THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX AND WILL NOT FIX MINE WITH-OUT A CHARGE. THE UNIT DIE WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN OR SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY TO MY DAUGHTER WHO DRIVES THIS CAR TO THE POINT WHERE SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. SHE HAS BEEN ALMOST REAR-ENDED REPEATED TIMES. HERE IS WHAT THE RECALL SAYS. RECALL SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 DURATEC ENGINES , DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL. HAZARD: SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH THE APPROPRIATE CALIBRATION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 3, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500. ADDITIONAL INFO: MAZDA RECALL NO. 1904D.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

THE TRANSMISSION LOST 2ND GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL THE ENGINE REVS WERE VERY HIGH, > 6000 RPM. MY WIFE HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SINCE SHE COULD NOT GO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS ONLY 10,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. THEIR PRICE FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS $4,130. I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT WAS MORE ECONOMICAL AND HE TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE THE BELTS AND HARDWARE (RIVETS THAT CONNECT MOUNTING BRACKET) ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. HE USED THICKER BELTS FOR THE REBUILD BUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IF YOU CHECK SITES LIKE EDMUNDS.COM. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY MAZDA. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. SINCE MARCH OF 2009, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $3,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC! VERY HIGH RPM'S WITHOUT PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. MILEAGE IS UNDER 55,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 70,700 INDICATED BY A FLASHING O/D LIGHT. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. REPLACEMENT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH UNDER 52,000 MILES. *JB

I OWN A MAZDA TRIBUTE 2004, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MAZDA SERVICING SHOP FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS RANGING FROM A LEAK OF WATER OF RAIN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE TRANSMISSION OF THE SUB WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE, THE CONDENSATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING LEAKS ON TOP OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IS RUSTED, ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE SUV CURRENTLY HAS A MILEAGE OF 8695 MILES AND IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO THE 40-55 MPH SHIFT AND EXCEEDS THE #3 RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ONCE AGAIN TO THE MAZDA DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUV IS NO LONGER UNDER GUARANTEE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OVER 4 YEARS OLD AND THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR A SUV WITH ONLY 8695 MILES WHICH IS DRIVEN ONLY LOCALLY CAN BE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AND KNOW IT IS SO CONVENIENT FOR THE DEALER AND THE CENTRAL OFFICE IN PUERTO RICO TO STATE THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THAT THIS IS NOT A CASE OF MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OR RECALL. *JB

2004 MAZDA TRIBUTE WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE WILL NOT HOLD AND GOES FORWARD.

HARD SHIFTING TRANSMISSION ON NEW 2004 MAZDA MPV. *AK