NHTSA Complaint #10104336 — 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE

TRIBUTE WOULD MAKE SLIPPING NOISE WHEN ON A HILL. IT WOULD ALSO SHUTTER WHEN I FIRST TOOK OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULDN'T LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I TOOK OFF AND THE CAR SURGED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD COST $2900+. THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED. THEY TOOK $1000.00 OFF THE PRICE. WHICH LEAVE ME PAYING ONLY $1900+ THE OTHER $900. I'VE PUT IN THIS CAR SINCE JULY 04. I HAD A FULL CIRCLE SERVICE INSPECTION DONE ON OCT.25 ,2004. THE TRANSMISSION CONDITION WAS GOOD AT THAT TIME, JUST 2 MONTHS EARLIER. *JB