2004 Mazda Tribute: engine stalls while driving

Filed Nov 2, 2018 · 165,000 miles · TX

When driving or stopping at red light the vehicle will shut off, before it shuts off the oil light flickers and there's a burning smell from under the hood. I took it to multiple auto shops and have got the catalytic converters replace, transmission, mass air flow and a host of other things at a costly price and the problem is not fits. There is something terrible wrong with the 2004 mazda tribute, I have been in almost 2 accident because the vehicle shuts off while driving. Please fix this!!

Filed Jan 15, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · IA

Mazda recall # 1904d. Mazda has a recall for units built from april 17, 200 through september 11, 2002. My unit was built in 2004 but has the exact same problems as the vehicles in this recall. No one at mazda can ( or won't ) tell me the reason that units in later dates such as mine are not in this recall even tho it does what the recall was suppose to fix and will not fix mine with-out a charge. The unit die when coming up to a stop sign or slowing down. This has happened repeatedly to my daughter who drives this car to the point where she is afraid to drive it. She has been almost rear-ended repeated times. Here is what the recall says. Recall summary: on certain sport utility vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 duratec engines , during deceleration, the engine can stall. Hazard: should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur. Remedy: dealers will reprogram the power control module (PCM) with the appropriate calibration. The recall began on may 3, 2004. Owners should contact mazda at 1‑800‑222‑5500. Additional info: mazda recall no. 1904d.also, customers can contact the federal safety agency's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1‑888‑327‑4236).

Filed Apr 21, 2011 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mazda tribute. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH when the vehicle stalled with the vehicle exhibiting an abnormal increase in engine rpms. The vehicle became unresponsive to acceleration attempts and was towed to an independent mechanic where the technician stated that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Approximately two years later, the contact noticed that the overdrive warning light was flashing on the dashboard and the transmission began to shift erratically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician advised that the transmission would need to be replaced a second time. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 35,000 miles · NN

Vehicle exhibited extended crank prior to the incident. As it was nearing 30k mile service, we decided to wait and have dealer inspect at that time. Before the car went in for maintenance, it shut down going uphill. Although it would restart, it ran rough and had to be towed to the nearest dealership. #3 ignition coil was replaced that that visit. The car began starting hard again in late 2007 and was brought to the dealership again - this visit, they replaced the idle air valve, hoping to fix the problem. It continued to start hard and 2 weeks later it ran very rough again on startup. This visit had the dealership replace the #2 ignition coil. The car continued to start hard, was returned to the dealership, and the #4 ignition coil was replaced. Hard start continued, car back to dealer again, fuel pump replaced. This brings us to today - the car has been out of the shop for 6 days and is starting worse than it had been prior to the last visit. Note: warranty ran out on the vehicle on 4/2 and the dealer and mazda would like me to start paying for repair. This is a major safety issue, as the car shut down while driving. On top of that, the frustration of having to go back and forth from the dealership has been awful. Also, note: the hard start was easiest to duplicate after the car had been driven and warmed up, rested off for ~ 1 hour, then restarted (like when you got ot the grocery store).

Filed Sep 4, 2006 · Engine, Transmission · 25,000 miles · NC

2004 mazda tribute SUV completely stalled driving 35 MPH, this is the fourth such incident in 2 years of engine stall, dealer has been unable to diagnose issue "unable to duplicate". This incident resulted in near rear end collision by an 18 wheel truck. Driver side front wheel bearing also failed at 50,000 miles.

Filed Nov 7, 2005 · Engine · NY

2004 mazda tribute stalls at low speeds. No warning lights, car just dies and coasts to a complete stop. Lose steering capability. Dies in a matter of 5 seconds and some times do not even have time to pull over to the side of the road. Usually restarts after 5-10 minutes of trying. This has happened 6 times in the past 3-4 weeks.

Filed Sep 17, 2004 · Engine · 4,000 miles · NY

When driving at any speed vehicle stalled. This caused consumer to drift to the side of the road. Consumer took vehicle to dealership on two occasions, but problem recurred.*ak

Filed Feb 20, 2004 · Engine · 4,500 miles · CA

This is basically a design flaw. Our 2004 mazda tribute suffered "hydro-lock" after traversing a flooded paved road driving along the road crown. The road conditions were such that the center yellow line was visible through the muddy water and the water level was below the running boards. The vehicle stalled near the end of the flooded condition and was able to restart several times but would stall again. While stalled in the flooded roadway, several other vehicles including passenger cars (chevy malibu, nissan murano) past by our stalled tribute on the left side in deeper water. The tribute finally started up and was able to get to the office. The mazda dealer where purchased advised it be towed to their shop where it was determined water had entered the intake manifold and caused a "hydro-lock" (damaged piston rod). It needs a new engine (~approx. $5,000). A reasonable person should be able to expect a SUV to handle road obstacles such as water of the condition described above, that were easily managed by smaller vehicles, without this level of damage. Inspection of the air intake reveals it is directed to the front of the engine compartment whereas most other vehicles have it directed to the side under a fender to protect it from weather conditions. In addition the bracket securing the intake entry about mid way down the front grille does not allow much air flow from above. Most of entering air comes from below the entry point exposing it to splash conditions that would not be encountered if the intake was directed to the nearest fender well as with most other vehicles I've seen. This is the same engine and air intake configuration as with a ford escape which, per this web site, has had at least 8 registered complaints regarding engine stalls. No weather or environment conditions were described with these complaints however.