NHTSA Complaint #11363064 — 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE STORE AS I TURNED A CORNER A BEEP WENT OFF I LOOKED ON MY DASHBOARD AND SAW THE WRENCH LIGHT ON A FEW MINUTES LATER THE BEEP WENT OFF AGAIN I FELT A TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING I DROVE APPROX 4 MORE MILES TO THE PARKING LOT REVIEWED BOOK NOTICED IT SAID IT WAS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. I WENT IN STORE GOT MY GROCERIES CAME OUT UPON STARTING CAR IT SEEMED AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO STEER AT ALL. AFTER A FEW DAYS LEAVING IT THERE WE GOT IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID ITS A DEALER ISSUE WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM CALLED DEALER THEY STATE THE EPAS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2016 WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN IGNITION KEY PROBLEM THAT WE PAID CLOSE TO 500 FOR I DID FIND THE RECEIPT AND YES IT WAS REPLACED THEN HOWEVER WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WE TOOK IT IN FOR. THE DEALER STATES THEY CANT REPLACE AGAIN FOR FREE THEY WILL EXAMINE CAR FOR 130.00 IF WE CAN GET IT TO THEM 38 MILES AWAY. THIS IS THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM BRAND NEW IT EVEN HAD TO HAVE A REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT OUR COST WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY ABOUT 7 YEARS OLD. WE MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE AND I WONDER IF THIS REPLACED EPAS. ALTHOUGH THE RECEIPTS DOESNT ACTUALLY SAY REPLACED NOW THAT I READ IT IT SAYS IT WAS UPDATED TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION AND CODES WERE CLEARED ACCORDING TO RECALL 7614E. NOW I AM HEARING IT MAY BE 1500 TO 2000 TO REPAIR ??????? BAD TIMING FOR ME TO NEED ANOTHER CAR. THIS CAR HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS I WONDER NOW AFTER RESEARCH IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS A RECALL AS WELL