NHTSA Complaint #751890 — 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE

WHEN COASTING DOWN HILL AT 30-40 MPH AND SLIGHTLY APPLING BRAKES, ENGINE DIES, AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERABLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 10 TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER'S SHOP TWICE WITH THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER HAD NOT HEARD OF, NOR COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE DEALER HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL HAD NO FIX. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED, KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAD NOT RELEASED THE FIX. I CONTACTED MAZDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH MAZDA AND FORD ENGINEERS WERE WORKING ON THE SOLUTION, AND THE DEALERS WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE FIX WHEN AVAILABLE. IF THE SOLUTION IS NOT RESOLVED, I WILL PERSUE A BUY BACK UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY OUR SIXTEEN YEAR OLD SON WHO CARRIES HIS YOUNGER SISTER ALSO TO SCHOOL. WE ARE GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY. *AK