Car stalled with no warning, leaving driver with no brakes or steering. Two times was while slowing down,once while accelerating. Dealership has notified mazda, but insists I continue to drive the car until problem is found.
2001 Mazda Tribute engine complaints
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Vehicle stalls at slow speeds, usually below 40 MPH. Dealer replaced egr sensor. *ak consumer stated that replacing the egr sensor did not correct the problem.
Travelling on major highway at the height of rush hour traffice when vehicle lost all power. Could not restart for 10-15 minutes. Dealer could not find the problem, so they called in a "special" technician from mazda who claimed the problem was with the PCM or "computer" of the vehicle, this part was replaced. The vehicle stalled again 4 days later. Funny how there are so many complaints about the exact same problem yet mazda claims to know nothing about the problem! Does someone have to die before they will admit that this problem with the tributes is dangerous and potentially deadly?
Vehicle has stalled twice unexpectedly while traveling at 35 and 60 MPH. Dealership has not examined the vehicle to determine a cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
I am reporting what I believe to be a new serious safety concern with 2001 mazda tributes. The engine stalled while driving downhill, causing sudden loss of power brakes/steering, and I barely avoided a serious accident as I approached the bottom of the hill. I learned from dealer that I am the 5th customer at their dealership alone to report this problem (downhill stall) and that mazda has no fix yet because the problem is intermittent and mazda has been unable to duplicate. I believe the dealership is doing everything within their power. I am requesting that the government get involved and force mazda headquarters to step up their investigation and issue a warning to consumers before people die.
After parking vehicle, heard loud crash. Look on ground and found tension pulley and spring fell off vehicle. When started, vehicle could not be driven. Contacted dealer and had towed. Waiting for parts..
While driving on surface streets & going slightly downhill, the vehicle stall & stopped. All the dash lights came on. Car would not accelarate or brake/stop (going downhill). Had to use the emergency brake to stop vehicle. Contacted the irvine mazda service dept. & they did diagnostic test on vehicle per mazda tech line. They could not find cause of this but informed that this problem has been reported by other tribute owners. Concern was placed to both mazda service dept & they did not care that this problem could cause a major accident if it happened on a highway - they did not care. Contacted mazda customer service & they never returned my call. The vehicle accelarates w/ a stall feeling also.
While traveling at any speed vehicle would stall without any indication.*ak
The car has stalled 5 times during operation since we purchased it, last time on october 11, 2001. It has stalled on the road and in the middle of intersections. The instrument lights come on, power steering and braking disappears, and we have to turn the key and engage the starter. It does start right back up again. It is at the dealership for the 2nd time, but they cannot find anything wrong with it. Mazda has a case open and we have reported conditions surrounding the incidents twice (temperature, amount of fuel, road conditions, etc.).
Total system failure engine died and all systems shut down. Loss of power steering and brakes on onramp. Loss of control was very scary on the ramp. Luckily not on the interstate at the time. *ak *additional information: consumer states the vehicle stalled again during normal operation on november 2, 2001 while traveling approximately 35 to 40 MPH. (entered 11-dec-2001)
Our engine just shuts off when you least expect it as you are driving down the road. This results in a loss of brakes and steering. The only way to regain control is to put it in neutral and try to get it started again. Per your customer complaint database and other web sites I have researched, there are a lot of tributes and escapes doing this. This is a serious safety problem! How many times does this have to be reported before something is done? Mazda continues to make excuses for months now, telling owners, like myself, that they can't duplicate the problem and they can't fix it. They often refuse to give customers copies of repair paperwork when they pick up their vehicle. Does someone have to get killed before this is resolved? My husband almost crashed last week going downhill when this happened the last time. Do something to help tribute and escape owners!
While traveling on a down grade at 35 to 40 MPH engine will stall intermittently. Dealership has examined vehicle prior to last incident, and replaced eec relay which failed to correct the problem. *ak
Vehicle will die at high speeds. Vehicle was towed to dealer, and it remained at dealer. Please provide any further information.
While driving at 55 MPH, vehicle will suddenly die, it happens right in middle of traffic or on highway, in one situation there was only 2 ways to go, and that was into a ditch or be hit by oncoming traffic, luckily another driver saw consumer coming and cleared the way.*ak consumer stated vehicle can not be restartd.
Vehicle will just die at 55 MPH. This is very dangerous because steering/electrical system and brakes go out.*ak consumer states that the vehicle can not be restarted after it stalls.
While traveling at any speed vehicle would stall without any indication. Dealer has been contacted, can't duplicate. Please provide further.
When coasting down hill at 30-40 MPH and slightly appling brakes, engine dies, and the vehicle becomes inoperable. This problem has occurred 10 times, and the vehicle has been in the dealer's shop twice with the problem. The first time, the dealer had not heard of, nor could fix the problem. Several months later, the dealer had heard of the problem, but still had no fix. Mazda was contacted, knew of the problem, but had not released the fix. I contacted mazda, and was told that both mazda and ford engineers were working on the solution, and the dealers would be notified of the fix when available. If the solution is not resolved, I will persue a buy back under the lemon law. This vehicle is driven by our sixteen year old son who carries his younger sister also to school. We are greatly concerned for their safety.
Engine stalled after going down a hill at 35-40 MPH. No engine warning light came on. Was able to restart without further problems.
3.0l engine, at 45mph vehicle stalled without warning, dealer has inspected vehicle and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak the vehicle would not start but after it was started, it would hesitate while driving (2694 miles).
The engine stalled while the truck was being driven on a flat, dry road at about 40 MPH. When that happened, the power steering and the power brakes stopped working, so the truck was very hard to steer and to stop. The driver pulled over and then was able to start the engine again. This has only happened once to us but this is still very serious. We think this should be considered a safety hazard for this truck.
While traveling between 30 and 40 MPH engine stalled, causing a loss of power assisted components. Dealership was in possession of vehicle for two weeks, and could not reproduce problem. *ak
While traveling and without any indication vehicle would stall. Dealer has been contacted.*ak
While driving 30 to 40 MPH downhill vehicle stalls without warning. Also, vehicle loses all power. Vehicle usually starts back up again. This happens like once a month. Please add VIN #.
While driving an applying the brakes vehicle will stall. Problem is intermittent.
I were driving down a hill when my car engine dies while driving on the highway, the (radio dies, a.c., engine, and steering wheel tighens. This is the second mazda tribute I owned in a year with the same problem that the company can't fix. The other s are not as major. I feel this is a( lemon and a recall) if the company can't the problem. Safety play a big part in this case when the engine dies for no reason. This is a highway safety issue.
While driving and making a left hand turn vehicle suddenly died, no prior warning. There was not steering or braking. Consumer had to stop vehicle with emergency brake. Vehicle was stuck in traffic. Consumer had vehicle towed to dealer ,and dealer replaced electrical relay system. However, problem reoccurred on july 3, 2001 while traveling at 45 MPH on a decline vehicle died, and emergency brake would not stop vehicle. Eventually emergency brake kicked in and stopped vehicle. Consumer stated that when trying to start again, there were no transmission lights, and would not go into gear. Consumer had vehicle towed to dealer, and they could not duplicate problem. Please provide any further information.
While driving through a big puddle of water, water was too high and it went into vehicle's air filter and caused hydro locking to engine, causing engine to die. Consumer feels like a sports utility vehicle should be able to go through water with out stalling out. There's a recall on ford explorer's engine for fan being too low to the ground. Consumer's vehicle engine was made by ford and should be recalled also. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further information.
I purchased a 2001 tribute on sunday 6/17/01with 420 miles on it. Two days later tuesday 6/19/01 the engine completly locked up on me twice in the same day. It now has only 562 miles on it. Luckily both times I was able to avoid a wreck. The engine totally shuts down, meaning no steering, no braking. I was able to stop by using the emergancy brake after stoppping I had to put the car into park in which it then restarted. This all came if no warning at all. I immmediately took the car back. The dealership said they had not had any problems like this before or any others. I now see they must of been mistaken, because it seems to me that this is not the first time!! I will take as much of this info. With me back to the dealership and hope for the best.
While operating vehicle engine has stalled three times. Dealership has examined vehicle, and could not determine a reason for problem. Please provide any additional information/attachments - sign & return this form.
Consistantly vehicle would begin to stall. Dealer has had vehicle on numerous occasions, but has not been able to provide remedy.
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