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APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER HAVING THE THROTTLE CABLE SERVICED ON A RECALL, WAS TRAVEL AT 75 MPH WHEN THE VEHCILES RPMS STARTED TO REVVING AT A HIGH RPM, BUT NO INCREASE IN SPEED. VEHCILES ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I MANAGED TO PULL THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING THE WEHCILE TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, VEHCILE WAS 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRENTY, WITH 34,700 MILES. MAZDA ONLY HELPING WITH A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE REPAIR BILL OF APPROX. $ 5,500.00. HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN CONTACTING ANYONE AT MAZDA WHO CAN HELP. I'M CONVINCED THAT THE REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE FAILED OR BECOME STUCK, BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED. UNTIL THIS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE LX 4WD SUV, 3.0 L ENGINE: MY WIFE'S CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON PERIODICALLY WHILE IN DRIVE. RETURNED VEHICLE TO LOCAL MAZDA DEALER SERVICE SHOP TWICE OVER PAST TWO MONTHS, AND AM TOLD THAT CAR CHECKS OUT AND IS FINE. LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE LOST OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. ROLLED OFF SIDE OF THE ROAD. PASSENGERS SHAKEN BUT NOT INJURED. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JB

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE LACK OF POWER ASSISTANCE! WAS TRAVELLING ALONG A FLAT ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN IT STALLED. TOOK NEARLY 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO START AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND A FEW SENSORS RELATED TO AIR INTAKE. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN ON MONDAY FOR THIS STALL. I HAVE NOT SEEN A SOLID FIX FOR THIS YET AND CANNOT BELIEVE HOW SLOW THE NHTSA IS TAKING TO INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM! IT IS STRIKE TWO ON FORD MOTOR COMPANY ONE MORE AND I AM TAKING THEM TO COURT!

ENGINE STALLS X 7 OCCASIONS, DESPITE 4 DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR. RETURNED TO DEALER TODAY AFTER 7TH INCIDENT. DT

THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT HAS ALSO BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY. PROBLEM IS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND MY 3YR OLD GIRL WENT OFF OF THE ROAD YESTERDAY. I WANT THIS VEHICLE GONE NOW. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY NOR YOURS. DT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT, TWICE, AT 40MPH. DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD STALLED UNTIL I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES,TO MAKE A TURN, AND THEY WERE NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS. DT

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE GOING DOWN HILL IN 'DRIVE' AT 35 MPH. APPROACHED BUSY INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING OR BRAKES DUE TO ENGINE STALL. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING STOPPPED VEHICLE IN LEFT TURN LANE. DT

ENGINE FAILED AT 11,114 MILES. MAZDA CLAIMING NON WARRANTY DUE TO WATER INGESTION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR ALMOST TEN HOURS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY AND A PORTION OF FAILED LOWER ROD CAP WAS RECOVERED. DT

COASTING DOWN HILL AND ENTERING A TURN TO THE LEFT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING REDUCED STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. HAVING READ ABOUT THIS VEHICLE PROBLEM, I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. MR

WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAND NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE STALLED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING BOTH GO OUT CAUSING IT TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE CENTER TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY'RE PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF THIS TIME. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT "MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM." MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIND A DEFINATE FIX. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FROM THEIR CARELESS WAYS. MR

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *SLC

THE BATTERY DIED AND 3 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. MR

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF 15-30 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MR

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED OUT WITH NO WARNING WHEN OWNER WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOLL BOOTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WITHOUT WARNING.PH 09-DEC-2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION. CHECKED BASE IDLE AND FOUND ENGINE TO STALL WHEN IAC VALVE IS DISCONNECTED. CLEANED THROTTLE CAMBER. REINSTALLED AND SET BASE IDLE TO 29 PERCENT. REPLACED AIR FLOW METER AND DPFE SENSOR. *TT

WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE ONCE THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS LIT, THE CD PLAYER WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTINUED TO BLOW. CONSUMER THINKING TOO MANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES WERE IN USE, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE STEERING WAS FAR WORSE THAN THE TWO PREVIOUS FAILURES. CONSUMER WANTS MAZDA TO REPURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. *JLG.

CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED RUNNING ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN THIS HAPPENS POWER BRAKES AND STEERING ARE NO LONGER OPERATIVE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.*JB

I TOOK MY NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE IN 3 TIMES BEFORE MY SECOND PAYMENT WAS DUE. ON 6/27/02, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD NO BRAKES OR ACCELERATION CONTROL. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO START AGAIN. ON 8/16/02, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TAILLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS REPAIRED. ON 8/20, THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS APPROACHING A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY 4-5 TIMES TO GET IT TO START. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE REPETITIVE SAFETY MALFUNCTIONS. STAN OLSEN HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WILL COST ME IF I WANT A DIFFERENT VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE COASTING DOWN HILL.*AK

HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, ENGINE HAS CUT OUT *3* TIMES-NO WARNING.*AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED OUT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. THE 1ST TIME WAS ON 6/16/02 AFTER COMPLETING A 80 DEGREE TURN ON A 2 LANE ROAD. HAD NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. THE 2ND TIME WAS ON 7/29/02. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ORDERED SOME PARTS. ON 8/14/02 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SENSOR, AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND MAP SENSOR. ON 8/19/02, THE CAR STALLED OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME. ON 8/20/02, TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND PICKED UP A LOANER CAR. AS OF 9/02/02, I HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD AS TO WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE WAITING FOR MAZDA CORPORATION TO POST NEW SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IN THE 2001...

THE TRIBUTE WAS TAKEN IN ON 8-22-02 FOR STALLING FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE WE HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANURARY. THIS TIME I EVEN CONTACTED MAZDA AND REPORTED THE STALLING PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THEIR ENGINEERS WOULD GET WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE MAZDA DEALER WHERE I HAD TAKEN IT TO GET IT FIXED THEY SENT OUT FOR 5 NEW PARTS AND CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IS WAS FIXED WE ASKED IT THE ENGINEER WHO WAS OUT TO LOOK AT IT COULD CERTIFY THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM THE ENGINEER COULD NOT CERTIFY IT AND WE HAD TO PICK IT UP KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING MY SON IN THIS CAR KNOWING THAT IT STALLS WITH NO WARNING AT THE SPEED OF 40MPH .*AK

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. RICART AUTOMOTIVE HAS WORKED ON TRUCK, CHECKING CODES AND EGR SYSTEM. SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED PASS AIR CONTROL VALVE AND ASSOCIATED GASKETS. *AKTHE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONTROL VALVE. THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. *JG

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. ON 4TH TIME HAD AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES.CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

ENGINE STALLED GOING DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE AT 30-35 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NARROW ROAD WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF. DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE SAFELY. VERY SCARY INCIDENT. AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED PUT GEAR SHIFT IN PARK AND VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALERS FOR REPAIR. DEALER HAD ADVISED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH 2001 MODELS BUT PROBLEM WAS FIXED ON ALL 2002 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE IN MY CASE!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND WILL BE HARD TO START BACK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FAIL. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *YH

CAR STALLS OUT AND DRIVERS LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. FACTORY CONTACTED. DEALER REPORTS FACTORY KNOWS OF PROBLE, BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT OR HOW TO FIX. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ONGOING PRPBLEM AND MAZDA'S INABILITY TO FIND A FIX. I BOUGHT A YNEW MAZDA BASED ON IT BEING A NICE PRODUCT AND HAVING A GOOD WARRANTY. THUS FAR, I AM DISAPPOINTED.*AK

ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY. ALL ELECTRONICS INCLUDING BRAKES SHUT DOWN. UNBELIEVABLE THAT A VEHICLE SO NEW IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I'M FINDING MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DON'T WAIT UNTIL A FATAL CRASH BEFORE YOU FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UP OR DOWN A HILL AT 40MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL,CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK*THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN JANUARY AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVEN.* FOUR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED WITH IN SIX MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND LOOSES POWER TO THE BRAKING AND STEERING COMPONENTS. MAZDA CANNOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE USUALLY STARTS UP WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST INCIDENT WHERE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT 10 MIN. *JG

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE IDENTICAL TO FIRST TIME. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 45MPH DOWN HILL WITHOUT WARNING BEFORE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT 40 MPH. DEALER RESET IDLE SPEED, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *SCC

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE VERY DIFFIICULT TO USE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES AT 30-40 MPH AT SLIGHT DOWN GRADES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, RESULTING IN A BREAKDOWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN BY DEALER.*AK DEALER CHECKED ALL GROUNDS, WIRING HARNESS TO PCM, ECU RELAY AND REPROGRAMMED PCM HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TT

VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE BEFORE. *AK STALLING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DPFE AFTER THIRD INCIDENT, ALSO CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE DEALER PERFOMED AN ALIGNMENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH SINCE PURCHASE LAST FALL; PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM LAST FALL (ODI ID: 754924); PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE FIXED WITH RESETTING OF IDLE AND THROTTLE SETTINGS LATE LAST YEAR; WHILE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE PROBLEM LAST OCCURRED, APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVY ROAD AT AROUND 40 MPH MY TRIBUTE SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD STOP IN THE ONCOMING LANE, WHICH WAS FORTUNATELY NOT OCCUPIED BY AN ONCOMING CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH NO HESISTATION AND I TRAVELLED HOME 5 MILES WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I LIVE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND MUST DRIVE CURVY ROADS TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CLOSED THIS WEEKEND AND I WILL CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY MONDAY MORNING. *AK

STALLED GOING DOWN HILL @ 35 M.P.H. ABOUT TIME FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND/OR RECALL?*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENLY SHUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB

VEHICLE STALLED AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, RESULTING IN ENGINE TO STALLING. *AK

ENGINES STALLING ON THESE VEHICLES, LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER TIRE PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO RESOLVE I HAVE SUBMITTED QUESTIONS TO YOU BEFORE BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FILE COMPLAINTS OR CALL I THINK WITH ALL THE REPORTS ON YOUR WEB SITE YOU WOULD BE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE ARE CHECKING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THESE SUV

ENGINE STALLED AT 40 MPH, CAUSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE LOSS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. LOST ALL POWER . CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE ENGINE STALLED TWO MORE TIMES THE DEALER HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE LOSSES ALL POWER CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM