My transmission has failed twice. Both times thank god under warranty. After having the third transmission put in last week - it lit up yesterday with an coolant problem (they had just completed not only the transmission but a maintence two days before). It is now back in the hands of the dealer. From my reading this is an on going problem with the tribute. I am concerned, not only because I want a safe and good car but if it has already failed twice - what next? And will it still be under warranty. Why are these transmissions failing? What is mazda going to do about it. I drive a windy mountain road every day - am I risking my life and that of my children's in this thing?
2001 Mazda Tribute transmission complaints
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At 15,860 (8/31/2001) the transmission was replaced on my 2001 mazda tribute. The transmission is still unstable and hesitates and makes noise. I'm at 58,000 miles and out of warranty. The car was returned once to the dealer and was not fixed. If I take the car back to the dealership, they will charge to look at. I have had numerous problems - including a defective master cylinder, headlamp and other issues and recalls. This is the worst automobile I have ever purchased and I think mazda and it's dealerships no this. I'm very persistant individual and I feel the average person would have had to pay out of pocket for some of the repairs I had done to my mazda tribute.
First transmission shifted poorly and when in overdrive would shutter at low highway speeds. Second transmission gave no sign of problem. While driving on long highway trip the overdrive off light began to flash at which time I called my dealer and was advised that this was an indication of impending failure and should bring the tribute back in for service. I was then informed that the transmission was bad and had to be replaced again. Note: I drive mostly highway and do not tow anything. The transmissions all seem to shift in and out of overdrive alot.
Torque converter & transmission on 2001 mazda tribute failed.
2001 mazda tribute transmission failure. This has occurred twice. Last winter on an los angeles freeway in the middle of the night, and last week on a mountain road. This is the second transmission failure. Both times it was replaced under warranty, but I am afraid it will occur again.
2001 mazda tribute transmission failure. This has occ'd twice. Last winter on an los angeles freeway in the middle of the night and last week on a mountain road. This is the second transmission failure. Both times it was replaced under warranty but I am afraid it will occur again.
Mazda tirbute esv6 has lost all power under normal driving conditions; no power steering or brakes and all indicator lights came on. Which is very difficult to steer out of oncoming traffic to get out to safety. The mechanic from jim ellis mazda at marietta, ga told that this case already happened twice (one from a different car). In addition, it was reported that the valve gets "carbed up." this occurs when a driver is coasting between accelerating and braking. Also, the transmission and electrical systems are already going haywire on this vehicle with no wipers, airbag light constantly on or blinking, transmission slipping and grinding.
At speeds around 40 to 50 MPH it feels like the transmission is slipping weather I am accelerating or coasting. I also see the tach needle jump around when this happens. The slipping feels like a vibration in the vehicle and there is a lost power. Past this speed range or before it the vehicle operates normally. Dealer could not fix or reproduce the problem.
At 36000 miles automatic transmission failed, at 4500 miles automatic transmission failed. At 45k000 miles altenator failed.
The clutch plate did not work properly.
Owned my tribute for a year before the problems began. On 3/15/02 I took it in because the low coolant light kept coming on. The dealership couldn't find a problem, but I had them do a 30k mile service and check everything from front to back. Had a rental for two days. On 6/10/02 I took it in because it suddenly started stalling dead at stops and yields. I almost wrecked due to this. Cause: internal failure. The dealership replaced the control unit, idle air valve, coolant fan relay. I had a rental for three days. On 8/5/02 it had to be towed because the ignition switch completely locked up and wouldn't turn. Dealership put in a new ignition switch and cylinder. My keys had to be reprogrammed. I had a rental for two days. On 11/13/02 I took it in because the check engine light kept coming on and the engine did not idle smoothly. The dealership could not duplicate the problem and I used their rental for three days. On 12/24/02 the engine light came back, the engine idled rough and the entire vehicle was visibly shaking. The dealership told me that one of the six coils was bad and needs to be replaced or one wrong spark could ruin the whole engine. Looks like I have the rental for at least a week. It just went over 50k miles, so my basic warranty is up, however the emisions conrol system (engine) is warranted until 80k miles. It seems a shame that mazda would put out such poor quality and problematic vehicles to their loyal customers. Maybe they should add that to their "zoom, zoom" commercials.
The engine failed three times without warning while the consumer was traveling on highway. Cause for the first failure was the PCM problem and it was reprogrammed and updated eec relay was also installed.
Consumer states the transmission on vehicle constantly stalls and jumps in/out of gear while driving. Transmission has already been replaced 2x and is currently w/dlr for 3rd replacement. Mr
Transmission feels like it's "slipping" at or around 45mph. Down shifting is occurring while driving at a consistent MPH. Once at 55 it's okay.
Clutch is not working properly. When applying clutch it will not work at all, and at other times it will work normally. Contacted dealer and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Problems with vehicle jerking, problem believed to be the result of a defective transmission. *mr the transmission was flushed but the problem remained the same. The dealer later replaced the transmission. (the vehicle would jerk between the speeds of 45-50, but after the replacement, down to 35-45 MPH. The vehicle stalled while approaching a traffic light with no warning. The manufacturer refused liability. *scc
My automatic transmission is stalling while driving at speeds of over 40 MPH. This problem has occurred to my vehicle 4 times over the past 10 months. Each time the dealer insists that the problem has been fixed, but then it happens again. All four times that it has happened I have been driving on the same road, which is a one lane road through a very hilly and curvey section, and have almost caused a collision each time. When the car stalls, the power brakes and steering are lost, making it almost impossible to stop the out of control car. Because of my quick thinking, I was able to put the car into neutral, restart the car, and put it back into drive in enough time to avoid a collision. I do not feel safe riding in this car with my children, and mazda has no idea how to fix this problem. Two of my co-workers have the same vehicle. One of them had this same problem four times and finally had to get rid of the car because mazda couldn't fix it. My other co-worker has only had the problem once, but it can happen at any time. This is more than just a coincidence that the only two people I know with this car are having the same problems. This car is a hazard to all drivers on the road.
While driving, shift cable came loose from back of the shift lever. Unable to change gears.*ak consumer stated that the vehicle stalled out and would not re-start.
When driving speedometer was out of control, and can't tell speed traveling. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated it was an electrical problem, and had repaired it. But problem still existed.
Transmission has been replace (with a rebuilt trans) in sept. In nov, we had to have the rack replaced and the rear differential was leaking. The master cylinder cover was leaking. Additionally we experienced a gas smell throughout the cabin. The left front window has had repairs. We have also experienced numerous squeaks and rattles all over the vehicle. Today while driving down hill the vehicle completely shut down. I had no steering or brakes and had to stop the vehicle with the hand brake. This stall almost resulted in a rear end acciedent. Lastly the tires had to be replaced at approximately 19000 miles.
Vehicle feels sluggish while accelerating, transmission is not catching when the gears should change, dealer can not remedy problem and has offered consumer the option to return the vehicle and accept the rollover amount.
When driving at highway speeds speedometer goes up and down. When driving and letting up on accelerator pedal, vehicle shifts into lower gear. Feels like brakes were applied very hard. Vehicle taken to dealer 3 times, cannot find cause of problem. *ak consumer states the cluster gauges are erratic, then the transmission shifts long or slow, on three different occasions, the transmission shifted from over drive to first, when letting up on the gas pedal it felt like the brakes were applied very hard, dealer stated the transmission was replaced. Vehicle has been worked on for water intrusion, carpet had to be replaced, dealer removed and resealed the windshield and repaired the rust in the windshield frame, rust also formed on the mounting brackets under the dash due to water leak, dealer removed and refit the left front fender to gain access to water leakage through the missed body seam and wiring harness. Dealer replaced the fuse box to repair the radio and cluster gauges. Turn signals are inoperable. Consumer states the only repair completed was the replacement of the carpet.
The transmission has a tendency to slip if the vehical has been sitting for an extended period of time, several hours to overnight. The vehicle will start fine, but when I have to come to a complete stop, such as at a stop sign, when I step on the gas pedal, the vehicle will hesitate for a few seconds, and then finally decide to accelerate . This causes a problem when you are trying to pull out into traffic. Notified the dealer, but service dept said that if they could not duplicate the problem, then there is nothing they can do. Dealer is located 1-1/2 hours from where I live. Due to dealer attitude, and the fact that I would have to take time off from work to go up there, I am debating whether or not I will bother taking the vehicle in at this time.
When starting vehicle and proceeding from park into traffic vehicle hesitates and nearly stalls, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify problem. Please give any further details.
In june 2001, the rear differential seal failed with only 4800 miles on the car. It is unknown if the seal failure resulted in damage to the axle assembly. On july 19, 2001 the tension rod spring that holds the serpentine belt in place completely disintegrated , leaving metal shards, springs, and belt on the ground. Fortunately, the car was not in use at the time, or major damage to both the occupant (my 18 year old daughter) and the car would have occurred. At that time, the car only had 5400 miles on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Erratic shifting patterns, 6 visits to dealer with no resolution to date.
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.
The transmission failed while driving on a one lane highway. Nlm
While driving about 50 MPH and when stepping on accelerator pedal, vehicle will not accelerate. Also, transmission only will work in reverse. *ak the transmission failure was the cause for no forward movement of the vehicle and was replaced.
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