2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was shifting erratically and made an abnormal rumbling sound. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to respond and was jerking upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact who is an independent mechanic had replaced the transmission speed sensor, the transmission shift position sensor, the vehicle speed sensor, the shift solenoid block, the transmission fluid, the transmission clutch solenoid, and the wheel speed sensor; however, the failure persisted. The contact used an OBD scanner and retrieved DTC codes indicating that the ABS wiring was overheating. The contact later became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V016000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair; however, the dealer bypassed the ABS...

I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FEB 7 2015 FROM MID STATE AUTO SALES AND IT SEEM TO BE IN REALLY GOOD CONDITIONS TIL THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 24 IT HAD STALLED OUT BUT STARTED BACK UP AND RAN FINE WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS BUT THEN THE 14TH ME MY HUSBAND SON DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON WAS GOING TO THE STORE TO GET A FEW THINGS FOR BREAKFAST SO WE WOULDN'T BE LATE FOR CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING MADE IT ABOUT 4 TO 5 MILES DOWN OUR ROAD IT STARTED LOSING POWER REALLY BAD THEN SMELLED SOMETHING THEN SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD WE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD LIFTED THE HOOD MY SON YELLED GET OUT ITS ON FIRER SO WE GOT OUT AS FAST AS WE COULD HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN HIS SET SO IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET HIM OUT...

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE AND WIRING WERE ON FIRE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN . QUICKLY I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENGINE STARTED TO IDLE (TO ABOUT 5 RPM) ON ITS OWN. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AROUND 5 AM IN THE MORNING BECAUSE THE IDLING WOULDN'T STOP. LUCKY FOR ME IT TURNED BACK ON. NOW I'VE READ THE STORIES ABOUT THE RECALLS BACK IN 2004 ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR CABLE. A COUPLE YEARS LATER ANOTHER RECALL DUE TO THE REPAIR THE FIRST TIME NOT BEING DONE CORRECTLY. I JUST TOOK THE TRIBUTE TO MAZDA TO REPAIR TWO MORE RECALLS FOR THE SAME THING. WHY IS IT STILL HAPPENING? MAZDA PLANS TO CHARGE ME FOR A DIAGNOSIS FEE OF $95.00 TOMORROW. (REALLY?) I THINK THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V175000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION...TACHOMETER UP TO 3000, ENGINE VERY FAST,HAD A HARD TIME HOLDING BRAKES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS LOSS OF IDLE SO LOW IT WILL STALL OUT IF ALITTLE GAS IS NOT APPLIED AT A STOP. CAR BUCKS AND JERKS LIKE ITS MISFIRING BUT HAVE HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WITH NO RESULTS...OR CHANGES IN HOW THE CAR RUNS! HAVE HAD ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS 9-15 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6.5 YRS. SINCE PURCHASED. ITS BEEN VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN OR WHERE IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. SERIOUS PROBLEMS EXIST EVEN WITH THE RECALL WORK DONE. *TR