Power Train Problems of Mazda Tribute - part 1

I am the current owner of this vehicle I. Bought it through north shore bank off lease. . . I take good care of the car and have it maintained regularly . Recently the rear passenger area has been making a loud banging noise, I thought it may be a broken shock or something to that affect. I took it into goodyear in racine WI. Come to find the whole wheel well is rotted out on the passenger side. . The mechanic said he could not fix it and take it to racine auto body also in racine, WI. They also said they have never seen anything like that happen to a car or SUV ever before. He said it has to be due to a bad factory process or some flaw that had been when the car was manufactured. They want $1600. 00 to fix the area and I don't feel I should have to fix the flaw from the Mazda manufacturer. I feel it isn't safe to drive on the highway without more damage being added. I really would appreciate some sort of help or replacement of the factory flaw. The car is in fairly decent shape and at this point I can not afford a new car. . I don't know if there had been any other similar issues on any of your other vehicles.

I bought this car used approximately three years ago and it has only been driven around town except to my honeymoon. My daughter was driving home from a friends house. She called me and told me her car would not go. I went to see if I could figure out what was wrong with the car. After sitting not running for approximately 30 minutes, the car would drive at 35 mph for less that . 5 miles. I did this for the 10 miles and approximately 1. 5 hours we arrived at my parents house which was the closest location. After sitting all night, it did the same thing. While attempting to drive home it would only rev the engine and you could change gears without anything happening to the transmission. After taking it to the mechanics, $3600 late, the mechanic told me that Mazda knows about this problem. The transmission vendors from which my new one was bought told the mechanic, the problem is due to the transmission fluid becoming to hot and not being able to cool down fast enough. Thanks Mazda this will be the last of your products that I will purchase.

I was driving home from work and I reached a stop light. I pushed the gas and it went to the floor and revved up very high but did not move. I did this three times. The third time I did this it revved and went to floor but actually moved as normal. This cycle happened twice through stop lights before the orange wrench came on. It began feeling very weird to drive so I drove it straight to a firestone where they told me my transmission was almost shot. This car is very well taken care of and was fine that morning prior to the incident. It was scary to drive and continued for 18 miles until I reached the firestone.

While stopped at a traffic light the vehicle began to surge as if the accelerator was being pressed and released, the car started running rough and the engine light came on. After driving through the intersection the car ran normally for several weeks. The car has repeatedly had this symptom along with failure to respond to the accelerator and shutting off. The last incident happened on March 9th of 2014 while turning right in an intersection the car failed to respond to the accelerator and just quit. I allowed the car to drift to a center area of the road and was able to restart it. The dealer has once told us we were probably over filling (topping off) the tank, we have made sure that we let the pump stop after if clicks off the first time yet the incidents continue and at an increased rate. The car has been taken to the dealer a second time to attempt to diagnose this issue.

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Driving on the interstate at 70 mph for the holidays when I lost all acceleration. Pulled over to the side of the road and a wrench light was displayed on the dash board. Engine was idling very ruff and vehicle would not move in forward or reverse like the power train was broken. Put the car in park, turn off engine, wait a few seconds and restarted engine. When the engine restarted, wrench light was off and finished driving home. Since them the same thing has happened to me on three more different occasions and seems to be happening more often. The car was brought in for repair but the mechanics could not find anything wrong as no engine light or wrench light were displayed. I feel this car is unsafe to drive and an accident just waiting to happen yet no one knows how to correct problem. I believe that Mazda should take ownership, be made to recall these defective vehicles and make them safe to drive again.

Vehicle suddenly lost power at highway speed (60+ mph) with red triangle warning symbol and "stop safely now" message. Event has happened on several occasions with similar safety risks associated with unexpected loss of power while driving at highway speeds. Dealer recommends replacing throttle body similar to customer service replacement under way with Ford escape (same vehicle, different badge). However, Mazda does not recognize/acknowledge any responsibility in the matter and treats the incident as just another service event. Unpredictable condition puts drivers at significant safety risk. Needs to be addressed given this is a known issue with the Ford variant. Mazda's smaller share of the market is not an excuse to ignore the safety risk.

2006 Mazda Tribute s 3. 0l 6 cyl. 4x4 received the dreaded news a p0740 code along with 4 others all dealing with the transmissiono. Driving my car came to a red light and vehicle would then only go 30 miles an hour. Plus would not go in reverse anymore. P0740 deals with a torgue converter clutch system malfunction, p0720 output shaft sensor circuit malfunction and some others dealing with a speed cable, etc. . . . Appears Mazda Tribute's have this know problem and Mazda is doing nothing about it. This needs to be investigated more and a recall issued by Mazda for all years on this vehicle. Maintenance would done on the transmission at the right intervals and this shouldn't have happen. Transmission fluid was check by the repair shop and they said nothing is wrong with the fluids. Notice Mazda issued a recall for this vehicle but only for 2000 - 2003 years I believe. After researching this problem, I notice a lot of people were having to get their transmission overhauled. Knew I should of stuck with a Ford because no transmission problems with their vehicles. All fords have over 160000 miles on them. Plus one a 2003 Ford f250 super duty has over 218,000 miles on it. Need to get Mazda to issue a recall on this vehicle for their transmission because it appears to be an issue with it.

This needs to be investigated and a recall issued by Mazda. 3,700. 00 dollars later to have transmission rebuilt. Recall was issued for 2001 - 2003 Mazda Tribute why not for every year they are using the same transmission cd4e from Ford.

Was driving on large blvd thru town at approx. 45+ mpg, the car all of a sudden quit accelerating, the wrench light came on, all power to car was essentially loss and it began convulsing abruptly as a I maneuvered it off the road to a safe stopping spot. I called aaa and had it towed to dealer. Dealer had the car for 3 days, could never find anything or get it to reproduce what I experienced, so I was charged the $120 diagnostic fee without it being fixed and sent home with my fingers crossed. The car behaved for awhile, but then it started doing it again on and off over the next 6 months. Because of the $120 fee for nothing I had been hesitant to go back until recently when I was on the freeway (a couple of times) and the car did the same thing! luckily I was in the slow lane and could pull over quickly, turn off the car, count to 10 and then start it up again and go. These last few times it was several times a day, so I took it back to the dealer (car is supposedly certified) as of this writing they have had the car again for 3 days, and just now, at the end of the work day have decided it is the throttle body that needs replacing. It is "conveniently" not listed in the "covered components" of the certified warranty. Its going to cost $500+ to get my car back + the cost of the rental car I've had to get because they don't have loaners, just a shuttle, which does me no good on a daily basis.

While driving at 45 mph engine speed started to rise. As if transmission had shifted into neutral. I pulled over to the side of the road, and when moving the shift lever to drive nothing happened that is it did not shift into drive. The shift lever moved freely from park to drive but would not shift into drive . It just stayed as it was in neutral. Car at dealer and they tell me $4200. 00 to replace the transmission.

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute (n/a). The contact stated that the engine rpms increased and the vehicle shifted hard upon initial start-up. The wrench warning icon illuminated while the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to a transmission specialist for diagnostic testing that located an internal failure with the second and forth gears in the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 52,280. ## VIN failed ## Mazda Tribute 2008 ##.

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As I was driving on the interstate at 70mph I suddenly felt a tug and the speedometer began going down and I was not able to accelerate. The wrench came on. I pulled over and waited to be towed. I just called Mazda, the throttle body needs to be replaced. I was told this is not part of the power train warranty. The biggest issue, the part is on back order for a month. This indicates to me there are numerous issues with the throttle body. I am now down a car for a month, unacceptable. In researching online I have found others to have the same problem. I plan to contact Mazda as I feel this is something they can pay to replace.

My wife was in the parking lot at church waiting for a car to pull away so she could park. The car started to roll forward so she stepped harder on the brake. The car lurched ahead crashing into the car in front of her. My wife is quite sure she had her foot on the brake. As she told me about this I started remembering an event. This car had belonged to my father who has since passed away. He purchased it new. I'm not exactly sure of the date, but I believe it was in the first year of ownership. He was parking at a hospital when all of a sudden the vehicle was taking off and pushing the car in front of him. I figured he was having a senior moment and had his foot on the wrong pedal. I did some quick research today and found that others have had this problem. Maybe my father was doing all the right things and it really was the cars fault. I also see that there have been recalls on this matter. I'm not sure if any of these issues were addressed when my father had the car, but I will be checking it out. I hope you will be continuing to follow up on this. This is a scary and dangerous issue that deserves your attention. When things start effecting your driving record, insurance costs, and make you pay deductibles when it is not your fault something needs to change!.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated while driving in reverse approximately 5 mph, the engine stalled and restarted after waiting a few moments. There was no prior warning. The failure occurred whenever the gear lever was shifted into the reverse position. There was a recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 04v175000 (power train). The VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. The VIN was unavailable. Js.

I was driving down the freeway at 65 mph when the car started jerking and threatening to stop in the middle of the freeway. The "o/d off" light started flashing on the console. I pulled off at the next exit and the light stopped flashing and the car stopped jerking. The minute I got back on the freeway it started again. I took the car to the mechanic and after closer inspection and repair it was discovered that the clutch was burned out in third gear. The cost of repair to the tune of approximately $2000. 00 and four business days later. I have only had the car since the end of July 2011. No warning signs, nothing to indicate a problem was occurring.