NHTSA Complaint #759736 — 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE

VEHICLE STALLED GOING DOWN HILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A DEADLY SITUATION HAD CONDITIONS BEEN DIFFERENT. I PULLED OVER, PARKED, TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. INTERIOR LIGHT TURNED ON BY ITSELF. AFTER A MINUTE, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED A BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T FIX IT IF THEY KNEW ABOUT IT! I WAS ALMOST READY TO USE THE 72-HOUR RETURN CLAUSE. THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND TO START FIXING IT ON MONDAY. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY GAVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE LOST A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AND MAZDA. AFTER THIS OCCURED, I LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS ON LINE. SEE CARREVIEW.COM. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART(S) OR SYSTEM CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS ON A DATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT MAY HAVE SCARED HER AWAY!*AK