Automatic Transmission problems of the 2003 Mazda Tribute

The contact owns a 2003 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 55,913. Updated 5/9/11 the transmission was replaced. Updated 05/16/11.

On feburary 5,2007 the transmission in my Mazda Tribute went. I have only 61,000 miles on the vehicle at the time and have owned the vehicle since 11/2002. The reason for my filing the compliant is the recall shown in data regarding the Tribute transmission. I had to replace the transmission at my own cost. I was never informed about this recall by Mazda.

Vehicle description: 2003 Mazda Tribute lx awd - purchased brand new from roto Mazda of arlington heights, IL. All services like regular oil changes were done within the recommended time. Complaint: the vehicle stalls without any warning. We took the vehicle to the dealer few times while it was in warranty (less than 36000 miles). The dealer assured that the safety recall for Mazda Tribute is already in place. They couldn't find anything wrong with the SUV. The vehicle stalled again yesterday while I was pulling out of the driveway (on reverse) it came to a stop and died. (this is the second time in last six months) I had to restart the car. It starts immediately. It stalled today. I was waiting at a traffic signal and when it turned green, I started to accelerate and it died. (this happened about 4 times in last six months) I am afraid that one of these days I am going to get rear ended. We took it to the dealer two times with the same complaint and they couldn't find any thing wrong with the vehicle. Do I have a lemon? did you receive similar complaints ? my car has 36300 miles now and otherwise excellent condition. Thank you.

I recently purchased a new 2003 Mazda Tribute SUV. At times it is difficult to get it out of the park position after I start the engine. At other times it will not start until I force the steering wheel to move. Is this inherent in this model?.

When the consumer applied pressure to the accelerator pedal the vehicle did not move.

After sitting for 2 days in feburary of 2003, my 2001 Mazda Tribute has a hard start and extrame hesitation when driving. Later the engine light came on. I had the vehicle towed to Mazda dealership who said it was caused by busted spark plug. I oked a tune up. In March 2003 after sitting two days, the same problem occurred. I called the dealership and was told they found a callapsed hose. I have not allowed the vehicle to sit for 2 days again but did notice a slight hesitation off and on and it is now December 2003 and the problem has gotten worse. And like other complaints, it starts at elevation between 45-50 mph. After 55 it's fine. It does this all the time. As of 1-2-04 I have a scheduled appointment to have it checked out. I also want to mention that about 4 months ago as I was driving to work, the vehicle stalled with no warning however, I was able to coast to the shoulder with no problems. After about 15 minutes the vehicle started with no problem.