Table 1 shows 18 common power train related problems of the 2001 Mazda Tribute. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (19 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission control module (13 problems).
2001 Mazda Tribute ES-4wd. At 39k miles the cd4e transmission had catastrophic failure while driving in town. The cost is expected to be around $3. 5k to replace with a rebuilt unit. When we did our research no mention of this problem was raised by consumer reports etc. . . Read details...
2 complaints: I took the car to a Mazda dealer 5 times starting back in 2003. 3 times for recalls ,and on each occasion had brought to the attention of the service representative e that the rpms would just all of a sudden go up rapidly, and the only why to stop it was shut it off. Read details...
This complain concerns the powertrain - automatic transmission. The car, was parked during the day in a standard parking spot. When I later tried to back up, it would not go into reverse. It had worked perfectly that morning! the car was brought to a local mechanic. Read details...