2001 Mazda Tribute power train problems

“PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF REVERSE. STEERING TOTALLY LOCKED UP. I LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE A BIT AND A FEW YEARS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. I WAS IN A CVS PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. BLOCKED TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE WERE NOT HAPPY.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.”

“MY CAR HAD BEEN STARTING OFF VERY SLOW FROM A COMPLETE STOP.ONE DAY PRIOR IT WOULD GO INTO REV. THE NEXT DAY I AM SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING THE SUV SWIFTED INTO REV ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT PULL OFF FROM THE STOP SIGN. IT WOULD REVEARSE . SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN REV DOWN A LONG CURVY ROAD BACKWARDS HOPING SOMEONE WOULD NOT HIT ME OR ME HIT ANYONE. NOW IT IS PARKED CAUSE I CANT DRIVE IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR THREE MONTHS.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.”

“KEYS COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN MY MAZDA TRIBUTE IS NOT IN PARK. I FORGOT TODAY THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE REAL BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND I ONLY HAVE 41140 MILES ON MY 2001 TRIBUTE WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER IN TOWN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR HANDLE TWICE NOW SINCE IT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND LEVER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,154 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,283. UPDATED 07/14/2010. *LJ UPDATED 07/28/10*JB”