2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE Electrical System Problems

THE CAR STALLS ALOT AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHES WHEN COMING TO A STOP THEN U DRIVE AGAIN AND IT GOES OFF. IT WILL DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STOP THEN START UP AGAIN. HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF WIRING ISSUE HAD THE OIL CHANGE SO THATS FINE AND THE BATTERY TESTED AND THATS ALL GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT STEPS IN AND DEMANDS RECALL. DEALER WANTS $300.00+ TO FIX, HAVE ALREADY SPENT $3000.00+ AT DEALER ON COMPUTER FAILURES AND LEFT SIDE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *TR

INDIVIDUAL COIL OVER PACK FAILURE. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD COIL PACK FAILURE IN 3 YEARS. SYMPTOMS ARE MISSING OR BAD IDLE AT LOW RPM. *TR

VERY ROUGH RUNNING MOTOR, LOSS OF POWER. REPLACED EGR VALVE 3 TIMES. FOUND LETTER FROM MAZDA STATING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON EGR VALVE SENSOR UP TO 75K MILES. 101,000 ON OUR TRIBUTE. MAZDA SHOULD OF RECALLED THE SENSOR! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. CHARLESTON POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON JULY 3, THE IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL, AND WHEELS OF OUR 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE FROZE WHEN WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SENATOR IMPORTS, ON FLORIN ROAD, IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. ON JULY 7, ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CAR WAS FIXED, THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO WORK WHEN WE TRIED TO PICK IT UP. ON THE EVENING OF JULY 12, WE STARTED THE CAR. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING THE GEAR SELECTION WAS UNTIL, SO WE COULDN'T SEE WHAT GEAR WE WERE IN. ON THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 13, WE STARTED THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS TOTALLY DEAD. WE RE-CHARGED THE BATTERY, BUT IT WAS DEAD AGAIN IN 2 HOURS. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BATTERY PROFESSIONALLY CHARGED. THE BATTERY WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2005. ON THURSDAY, JULY 20, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND JUST STOPPED DEAD. WE AGAIN JUMPED IT...

(1)EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: DURING NORMAL DRIVING, PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, ROLLING DOWN A WINDOW, OR USING TURN SIGNAL. (2)FAILURE: ENGINE DIES, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC... (3)VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN IMPROVED/CORRECTED. *NM

THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS WHEN BEING DRIVEN, THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN BEING DRIVEN BELOW 35 MILES PER HOUR DRIVING DOWN A HILL. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IT HAS CAUSED MY HUSBAND AND I TO HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT ALL. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS. KEY IGNITION PROBLEM - BACK TWICE TO DEALER TO FIX THIS. STALLED DURING A TURN - WHOLE CAR DIED, HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP AND THEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART. PCM DIED TOTALLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED - HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY DRIVEWAY (THANK GOD OR I MIGHT BE DEAD) TO NEAREST DEALER - I AM AWAITING RESPONSE ON FULL CORRECTION TO PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA WOULD BE DOING A DISSERVICE TO AMERICAN CONSUMERS FOR NOT PRESSING THE MANUFACTURER TO RECALL, DUE TO THE LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE 2001 TRIBUTE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO HAVE A 10 CAR PILE UP ON A FREEWAY OR HWY BEFORE THEY BELIEVE THE URGENCY OF THIS PROBLEM?

THE MADZA TRIBUTE 2001 STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, AT VARYING SPEEDS. BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING SYSTEM ARE INOPERABLE. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER THIS OCCURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES! LUCKILY, MY SON WHO DRIVES THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN INJURED. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME? WHAT IF HE IS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 55 OR 65 MILES AN HOUR? CAN MAZDA ASSURE ME THAT HE WON'T BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS OFFERED SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS AFTER VERIFYING THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AIR INTAKE VALVE STICKS WHEN CARBON BUILDS UP ON IT. NOW WE ARE TOLD IT IS A FLAW IN THE COMPUTER. CLEARLY THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. THIS CAR IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN! HOW CAN I POSSIBLY ALLOW MY...

MAZDA TIRBUTE ESV6 HAS LOST ALL POWER UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET OUT TO SAFETY. THE MECHANIC FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA AT MARIETTA, GA TOLD THAT THIS CASE ALREADY HAPPENED TWICE (ONE FROM A DIFFERENT CAR). IN ADDITION, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VALVE GETS "CARBED UP." THIS OCCURS WHEN A DRIVER IS COASTING BETWEEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY GOING HAYWIRE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH NO WIPERS, AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON OR BLINKING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND GRINDING. *LA

ON AUGUST 29TH, 2003 I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. I HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES AND I WAS QUICKLY HEADED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO REACT IN TIME AND PULL UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONCE I REGAINED MY COMPOSURE, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THE ONLY TIME I HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE IS TO TAKE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE VERY SYMPATHETIC TO MY SITUATION AND LATER ADVISED ME THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS SITUATION. ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2003 I CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER CARE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY...

ALL POWER CUTS OFF WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL. LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING RESULTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.*AK

DUE TO A COMPUTER FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SHUTS ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT QUIRK MAZDA IN QUINCY, MA THAT THEY HAVE SEEN "AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN" OF THIS PROBLEM, MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT IT, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-93 IN BOSTON AT RUSH HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR DIED. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS IT STARTED BACK UP BUT DID NOT REGISTER A 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT THAT THERE WAS EVER A PROBLEM. QUIRK MAZDA'S SOLUTION WAS TO "REPROGRAM PCM" AND INSTALL UPDATED SOFTWARE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ONLY GOING 45 MPH, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE DEMAND THAT MAZDA ISSUES A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

MY 2001 TRIBUTE 4X4 HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE IN MOTION GOING DOWNHILL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN VERY DIFFICULT BRAKING AND STEERING MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NLM

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE, DIED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. NO BREAKS, NO STEERING, NO CONTROL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME AND CLEARLY THE MOST DANGEROUS AS IT WAS LIFE THREATENING. MAZDA IS UNRESPONSIVE AND NOT HONORING MY BUY BACK REQUEST. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT PREVIOUSLY AND IT WASN'T SO I HAVE NO FAITH I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK MY LIFE AGAIN. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? I HAVE SEEN DOZEN OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, NO STEERING. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS TAKEN PLACE. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? IS FORD/MAZDA GOING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES (ESCAPE/TRIBUTE) AND FIX THEM?

ENGINE STALLED TWICE IN 3 DAYS, ONCE WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND A SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS JUST COASTING WITHOUT STEPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE OKAY RIGHT AFTERWARDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIX WAS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY DON'T THEY DO A RECALL AND REPROGRAM ALL OF THE TRIBUTES IF THIS IS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM? I THINK THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE YOUR CAR STALL WHILE YOU ARE TURNING/STOPPING/COASTING. IF THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I WILL FILE ANOTHER REPORT WITH YOU. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, NO ACCIDENT OCCURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS WITH A DEFECTIVE RELAY, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. NLM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DIES AT 40-45 MPH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALL AND SHUT DOWN. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE CUT OFF RELAY. *SLC

THE TRUCK STALLED (COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN) WHILE DRIVING, NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES, NARROWLY MISSING ANOTHER TRUCK COMING TOWARDS ME. *AK