2002 Mazda Tribute Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“FRONT AXLE ABS SENSOR RING IS BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. THIS CAUSES THE ABS TO FALSELY ACTIVATE AT 25 TO 35 MPH, WITH VERY HARSH FORCE, ON ABOUT 10% OF BRAKING APPLICATIONS”

“THE SENSOR RING FOR THE ABS, LOCATED ON THE AXLE, WAS CRACKED. FIRST ONE SIDE, AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOT A CHEAP FIX CONSIDERING THE COMPLETE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED”

“I HAD MY SON LOOK AT THE BRAKES TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THE PADS AND HE FOUND A BROKEN TOOTH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT ABS RING WHICH IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM”

“DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED/BROKEN AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM IT. AFTER A SEARCH WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE IS COVERED UNDER THE 7514D RECALL”

“WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TURNED INWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER OBSERVED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED”

“THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V174000 (SUSPENSION)”

“DRIVER'S DOOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE INTERIOR HANDLE NO LONGER ACTUATES THE LATCH. ONE HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE - ESPECIALLY WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS”

“I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS, AT MY EXPENSE. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TO BOTH FRONT DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT MAZDA SKIMPED ON THE ROD MECHANISM AND INSTEAD OF INSTALLING TWO SEPARATE RODS, ONE FOR THE LOCKS AND ONE FOR THE HANDLES, THE ONE ROD CANNOT SUPPORT ALL THE DOORS”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW LATCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V605000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE”

“BRAKE FLUID FROM MASTER CYL DRIPPED ON ABS PUMP WIRE CONNECTOR. ALL WIRES FOR ABS AND CRUISE BURNT FROM CONNECTOR BACK ABOUT 10". REPLACED MASTER CYL. A LOT OF REWIRING IS YET TO BE DONE. *TR”

“GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN FEB. 2012 AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MAZDA SINCE. I DID CONTACT THE CO. AND THEY SAID THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012. IT IS NOW JUNE 13TH AND I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING”

“THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE VEHICLE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTED INTO A FIRE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ALSO, AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE THERE WAS A DISCONNECTION OF THE BATTERY”

“BOUGHT VEHICLE AT ABOUT 75K MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 99K MILES, DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WARPED AND HAVE GOTTEN SUBSTANTIALLY WORSE. MY DRIVING HABITS ARE PRIMARILY CITY, AND HWY DRIVING, NO TOWING, NO HEAVY LOADS”

“THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED BOTH FRONT BRAKES ROTORS WERE WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WARE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 17,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED”

“ORIGINAL ROTORS HAVE WARPED THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE BRAKES FELT OR THE EVENTUAL FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *TR”

“WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING MAXIMUM FORCE TO THE BRAKE”

“WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GAIN SPEED. THE SPEED REACHED 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE RAN TWO TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE”

“I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE, IN LATE 2005 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE RECALLED CABLE. NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, THE ENGINE IS REVVING IN THE IDLE POSITION”

“AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, THEN STAYING ON. IS NOW ALWAYS ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAILURE IN A SENSOR CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT(S). I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE ONLINE”

“THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE TWO SEAT SENSORS THAT FAILED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS”

“THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON SINCE THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THEREFORE, THE AIR BAG IS INOPERABLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE”

“I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. I WENT TO PROCEED TRHOUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL”

“WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000”

“PURCHASED NEW IN 2002-WITH 85000 HIGHWAY MILES-TRANSMISSION FAILED- WHILE DRIVING ON I-84 IN CONNECTICUT-VEHICHLE WENT INTO THE PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN THEN STOPPED -MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD”