general problems of the 2002 Mazda Tribute

Hard to turn in sounds like my lower control arm is about to come off.

2002 Mazda Tribute. Consumer writes in regards to unexpected high speed acceleration crash. The consumer stated she crashed into her garage door. The door was completely demolished;damage was done to the structure of her home;the vehicle plunged through a barrier beam in the garage throwing it on top of the vehicle. The consumer suffered a swollen knee.

The vehicle lurched out of control while stopped in the driveway. It was very difficult to control while trying to brake and ended up pinned under the garage door. This happened two times within four days of each other. Had the been at a stop light it would have gone right through the intersection.

When pulling out of a parking lot, I applied the brakes. The engine completely stalled. I started it back up and everytime I applied the brakes, the engine stalled. After letting it sit for 1/2 hour, it ran fine. Two days later, it happened again. The Mazda dealership and an independant auto shop ran diagnostic and said the car was fine. It stalls like this every 3-4 days with no warning. You will be driving down the highway and have to brake and it stalls completely. No power to steering or acceleration.

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.

While backing out of a parking space the back bumper slightly bumped the light pole. When the consumer shifted the vehicle into drive it commenced to accelerate at high speed, lurched forward and ran into a center block wall. No injuries were reported. The insurance company totaled the vehicle, and they notified the dealer and the manufacturer.

Car was in park with engine running and vehicle suddenly started to back up and hit a metal fence. Please provide any further information.

While driving 40 mph, engine check light came on, then vehicle stalled. Vehicle restarted and taken to dealer for inspection. Repairs per dealer: completed repair procedures per bulletin. The control unit already contained the latest programming. The engine idle speed was reset and the throttle sensor voltage. Relearned the idle and rechecked.

Vehicle stalled at 40-45 mph, was towed to dealer, computer was reprogrammed and throttle was replaced.

Vehicle taken for service at roger beasley Mazda north (austin, TX) service advisor states that problem with vehicle turning off while driving has been reported by other Tribute owners and that the exact diagnosis has not been made yet. Service dept replaced throttle body as this is what has been determined to be the fix at this time.

While placing vehicle in reverse and accelerating vehicle will stall, and accelerate forward a couple feet. Dealer has been notified, and has been aware of problem for 2nd time.