2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ON THE HIGHWAY, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE CAR - WE SUDDENLY NOTICED ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER AND THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THEN THE EXHAUST PIPE FELL OUT OF THE REAR. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO AS WE WERE TRYING TO PULL OVER, BOTH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKE FAILED. WE FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXIT RAMP CLOSE BY, BY DECELERATING AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN WE GOT OUT, WE SAW ACTIVE FIRE UNDER THE CAR TOWARD THE BACK. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY A PERSON WHO STOPPED TO HELP US WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ALL OF THIS TOOK LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THE FIRE MEN WHO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WITHIN MINUTES OPENED UP THE HOOD AND SAID THERE WAS NO ENGINE OIL....

EGR VALVE BLEW OUT, REPLACED, REPLACEMENT VALVE BLEW OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REPAIR AND WITHIN 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION FROM REPAIR. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION,, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

2002 MADZA TRIBUTE WITH 68,000 NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. JUST HAD A VALUE JOB DONE ON THE ENGINE APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO. MADZA WARRANTY- INCLUDING DRIVE TRAIN - UP AT 50,000 MILES. *JB

THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR NO BRAKES. THE DRIVER HAD TO USE BOTH FEET TO APPLY THE BRAKES SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. *AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT LOW SPEED (<35) MPH, NO ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATOR PUSHED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING @ 50 MPH ON INTERSTATE @ RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MY MADZA TRIBUTE 2002 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING! CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE NOT BEFORE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE HITTING BRAKES AND TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME. ONE VEHICLE HAD TO GO INTO MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING ME. TAKEN TO DEALER AND HE PLACED WHAT WAS STATED IN TECH BULLETIN 01-04-02R, BUT CAN'T ASSURE ME THIS WILL RESOLVE PROBLEM. WHY HAS NOT THIS PROBLEM BEEN A RECALL!!! ACCORDING TO THIS WEBSITE THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRIBUTES. I HAVE ONLY 26,000 MILES ON TRIBUTE BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS MY HUSBAND HAS SUGGESTED WE TRADE IT IN. WE HAVE ENJOYED OUR PREVIOUSLY MAZDA'S (3) BUT MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL NOT BE A MAZDA DUE TO THE FACT MAZDA SEEMS TO BE INDIFFERENT...

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002, HAD LOWER ENGINE REPLACED AFTER 4000 AS IT TOTALLY DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. 20 MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED, THIS TIME IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAMS WEREN'T GETTING AN OIL FOR SOME REASON AND THEY ARE SHOT, THE LIFTERS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND THE HEAD IS WARPED. SERVICE REP SAID THE ENGINE IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND CAN SEE THAT THERE IS LITTLE WEAR ON THE ENGINE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROX 35-45MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. VEH WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE PASSED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. VERY CONCERNED THAT WHEN ENGINE STALLS, I LOSE POWER STEERING AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM THE REAR. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN OR A SIDE STREET. BUT I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I AM IN THE MIDDLE LANE???*AK

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SITUATION. *LA

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A SUDDENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DECELERATING. DEALER INFORMED. THE DEALER REFLASHED PCM AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: AIR CONTROL VALVE, THROTTLE BODY AND ENGINE SENSOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE GRAPE VINE ON I-5 MY HUSBAND HERD AN ENGINE NOISE. WE PULLED OVER AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. IT APPEARED TO BE A NOISE COMING FROM THE FAN BELT. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. WE TRIED TO MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION OF MONROVIA,CA. THE ENGINE NOISE GOT LOUDER SO WE HAD TO STOP AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND LUCKILY THERE WAS A GAS STATION AT THE CORNER. MY HUSBAND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN AND THIS TIME HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE RECHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FINE. WE CALLED MAZDA AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE AT THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THE FOLLOWING DAY, A PERSON FROM MAZDA CALLED MY HUSBAND AND SAID WE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. MAZDA WANTED OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS FROM US. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE...

THEN ENGINE ON MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 35 MPH. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING , THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WAS HARD TO HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER USED THE HAND BRAKE ALONG WITH BOTH FEET ON THE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING CITY DRIVING. *SCC *JB

SINCE I PURCHASED THE AUTO IN APRIL 2002, THERE HAS BEEN A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE AUTO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (EVERY 3000 MILES) I ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE SMELL AND EVERY TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING EXCEPT EXCESS OIL ON THE ENGINE. IF IT IS A BRAND NEW AUTO WHY IS THERE OIL ON THE ENGINE?? NO ANSWER FROM THE SERVICE DEPT. FINALLY AFTER A YEAR OF COMPLAINING THEY ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND FOUND A CRACKED BLOCK. THE SERVICE DEPT SAID IT MUST OF HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS FACTORY INSTALLED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS STILL OK TO DRIVE. THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME WHEN THE "PART" WAS IN. ALSO THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN EVERYTIME I TOOK IT...

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE ENGINE DIED. CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WIFE'S VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO DEALER WHERE ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER IT SHUT DOWN ABRUPTLY. *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *JB

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE V6 STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB. THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY COIL, SPARK PLUG, AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING FROZE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, WHERE SOME KIND OF COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MAZDA HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONLY A CHECKLIST OF THINGS THAT THEY TRY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NOT SOME KIND OF IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT! SHORT OF A FIRE, MAJOR STRUCTURAL FAILURE, OR TIRE BLOWOUT, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE DANGEROUS, OR I SHOULD SAY EQUALLY DANGEROUS, THAN TO BE SUDDENLY LEFT WITHOUT ANY POWER OR ABILITY TO STEER. WITH TRAFFIC, HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OR CURVE ROADS (WHICH A BOUND MOUNTAINS HOME STATE), THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM

ON 7/31/02 MY TRIBUTE DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TO A 4 WAY STOP. AT FIRST I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO, THEN I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS AND WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SPIDER WEBS OR SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AREA, SO THEY CLEANED OUT THE VAPOR VENT TUBES. I WAS VERY NERVOUS TO BE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WAS JUST GLAD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED UNTIL 4/01/03 WHEN TRIBUTE DIED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING UPHILL TO A 4 WAY STOP AND WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO A DRIVING USING ALL MY FORCE B/C THE...

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND THE CAR STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 M.P.H. ENGINE JUST QUITS AND LOSE POWER STEERING. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THE 5 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX. *JB

ON MARCH 5 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. I LOST USE OF MY POWER STEERING AND HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO STEER MY CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED. *JB

MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON ME TODAY WHILE DRIVE 40 MPH. I HAVE 14,890 MILES AND JUST HAD MAZDA PERFORM MY 15000 MILE SERVICE THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS IS MY SECOND INCIDENT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I FILED AN EARLIER COMPLAINT FROM A 09/30/2002 INCIDENT WITH AN ODI # 767970. AT THAT TIME MAZDA PERFORMED SERVICE BULLETIN 01-014/2R. *JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK