Ignition Module Problems of Mazda Tribute

My 2003 Mazda Tribute was recalled in may 2007 for abs voluntary safety recall. I took it in that same month and the dealer determined module connector did not need to be replaced. On March 15, 2012 abs light came on for no reason and stayed on for an hour. Took it to have it checked on March 17, code could not be determined. Upon inspection everything looked fine. I was instructed to take it to the dealership should the abs light come on again. Two days later, on March 19, 2012 I had been at work for an hour with my car parked when I was notified that my car was on fire. The car was totaled due to the fire. According to the recall of may 2007, an electrical short could cause an abs malfunction which would illuminate the abs light and could result in "burning odor, smoke, and/or fire. This could occur either when the vehicle ignition switch is in the off position or while the vehicle is being operated. " my car was off when this occurred. I believe that had the module connector been replaced in 2007 when I took it in under the safety recall, this fire wouldn't have occurred.

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The vehicle shut off (engine stopped) when coasting downhill toward construction barrels. Was able to avoid barrels by turning into unoccupied turn lane. Power steering had gone out. Power brakes had gone out. Have owned the car for three weeks. Occurred once. Noticed that a recall (campaign id # 04v175000) that required reprogramming of the pcm module, and the symptoms of which exactly described this problem, existed for this vehicle model year. Made an appointment with dealer to check the car the following day. The dealer told me that there were no open recalls on my vehicle so I decided to pay for a diagnostic test. The test uncovered that the pcm module did need the reprogramming which the dealer did, but they also told me that the car needed additional parts to completely resolve the problem which I had to pay for. From what I can tell the range of my vehicle id does fall within the range of VIN numbers affected by this recall and the assembly date(12/00) also falls within the date range for this recall. I do not understand why the dealer does not see this as a vehicle that should have an 'open recall' and why the entire solution to the problem was not taken care of to remedy this. When the vehicle shuts off the driver has no control and this is an extreme safety issue.

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2001 Mazda Tribute 4wd dx 4 cyl. Manual transmission. Driving about 30 mph, starting turn. All power shut off. Lost power steering, instrument panel, engine. Engine restarted from motion of car when car was put back into gear.

Engine quits running without notice returned to dealer may 6, 2002, was told it was a computer problem and that they had reprogrammed the computer and that the problem was fixed. I have a appointment for June 19, 2002 iwith the Mazda dealer in chattanooga for a replacement of a part in the computer that they now say is the fix. My wife was extremely lucky to get this car to the side of the road in rush hour traffic with out any power and not getting hit by another car. All owners of this car should be warned of the problem that Mazda has with the Mazda Tribute thanks for what help you can give to this safety hazard.

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I was accelerating at approximately 60 mph and vehicle completely shut down. Pulled to the side of the road and restarted the car immediately. Took it took the dealer and they said they had several other vehicles brought in with same problem. Mazda knoxville told me that I was in range of a cell phone tower and that it had shut my computer down which caused my vehicle to stall. They reset my computer and sent me on my way saying I should not have anymore problems.

Vehicle would stall while driving, vehicle at dealer. Dealer informed consumer of a faulty relay ignition switch. The consumer lost power steering and brakes when the vehicle stalled without warning. He took the vehicle to dealer and told him probably had bad gas. Finally the problem was diagnosed as a computer problem.

Vehicle would stall only when driving down hills. Vehicle been to dealer and problem reoccurring. The vehicle stalled three times before consumer took to have the vehicle repaired. The technician informed consumer that once the computer was reinstalled or reprogrammed it stuck. No one needing this repair has been back with the same issue. The vehicle stalled, this time on a flat road. Consumer took vehicle back and was informed Mazda and the dealership would be working on a resolution. The problem could not be duplicated. The problem is still reoccurring.

Vehicle has stalled four times, Mazda north America contacted by my atty after the third incident. We have received no response. Car stalls when coasting down hill going 20 to 30 miles per hour. According to last work order from dealership on 1/28/ program p. C. M. As per tech line.

Vehicle shut down with no warning at least four times. It was taken to dealership, and they replaced some computer components and sensors. Dealerships felt there was a "tower interference" with computer board. Dealership could not guarantee that this would resolve shutdown failure. Please describe details.