general problems of the 2001 Mazda Tribute

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that when the vehicle a stopped at a red light, the vehicle was completely shut off, the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic, and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified, the approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Rw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Mazda Tribute. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 00v210002 (vehicle speed control) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The contact stated that the cruise control light no longer illuminated when activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 148,260 and the current mileage was 148,293. Kmj.

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.

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.

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!.

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.

(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.

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 son to drive this vehicle?!!.

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.

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 informed me that Mazda is aware of the situation and they do not feel it is a safety issue. They also indicated it only happens in less than 1% of all of their vehicles and they did not want to cause "panic" amongst their car owners. I feel I was lucky to escape without injury or without getting into a serious accident. I feel other Mazda owners should be aware of this situation. Thank you for your time. Lewis paskin.