NHTSA Complaint #10237566 — 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10237566
Vehicle 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE
Component POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 29,380 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NC

Consumer Description

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2005 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 29,380 MILES . REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND WAS NOT GIVE A WARRANTY ON THE (THEY SAID NEW) TRANSMISSION--WAS TOLD THE REMAINING WARRANTY ON MY CAR WAS ALL I GOT. OTHER TRANSMISSION SHOPS NEARBY SAID THEY GAVE 12 TO 24 MONTH WARRANTY AND OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THEIR REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT MAZDA AND FORD ESCAPE WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR UNRELIABILITY AND FREQUENCY OF FAILURE OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE "OTHER " SHOPS GOT THESE CARS AT 80,000 MILES USUALLY, WHICH MEANS TO ME THAT MAZDA DEALERS ARE MORE THAN LIKELY GETTING A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT ARE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN MAKING THE CUSTOMER LIABLE FOR THE NEXT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT A SUBSTANTIAL COST BETWEEN 2200 TO 2800 DOLLARS. *TR

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