We have classified the 30 complaints from 2002 Mazda Tribute about SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC into the following categories.
2002 tribute from the first week there have been problems. 1st the driver side interior door handle stopped working. plastic piece that allows handle to open the door had broken. repaired $$$ paid! 2nd the driver side electric windows stopped working. motor had to be replaced. repaired $$$ paid! *** we are now faced with the passenger side interior door handle not working, the master cylinder leaking brake fluid, an issue with the 5 and 6 spark plugs falling out for the 3rd time in 4 months, the battery cables staying corroded and slow to start, there is some sort of knocking in the front passenger wheel. i have replaced the rotors and had other similiar issues with this vehical that seem to be very common problems. i have spent the last 4 hours doing my research and see that there are complaints of this same nature on almost every web site. i don't know how long the average person will wait on an 'issue' to become a recall. i don't have the patience to unroll the window every time i want to exit the vehicle. not to mention having to ask my passenger to let themselves out in the same manner. i am not going to pay another penny on fixing this vehicle. i have paid for so many maintenance issues that now that i think mazda should have fixed. when do these complaints become recall reality? what is my next option? i can't imagine how bad it would be to have my family in the car, the engine fouls out because of the spark plug issue, the brakes won't work because of the master cylinder leak, the battery cables corroded and preventing the windows being able to let down to out. i will contact my dealer tomorrow and work out the recalls i was not aware of, hopefully we can get our door locks fixed too! *tr
While driving vehicle the whole system failed. all lights on dash light, lost brakes and steering. while on the highway.
While driving at 30-40 mph vehicle shut off, which caused the power steering and brake system to fail. contacted dealer.*ak *yh
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
The light on the instrument panel indicating a door is open comes on by itself anytime it's hot outside. i am unable to keep the overhead interior lights on in the vehicle. there have been three attempts to fix this. the master cylinder clutch has also gone bad at 8k miles...
While traveling 40mph on highway and without prior warning vehicle stalled, and electrical power brakes/ steering , and lights were lost. dealership was aware of problem. *ak
The rotors and brakes failed again for the 2nd time with only 75k miles on the vehicle. the dealer is going to replace the rotors using a dsa credit, i am going to have to pay for the brakes. dealer said mazda is aware that braking system is undersized for vehicle, but mazda would rather replace rotors using a dsa credit than do a full scale redesign and recall. *nm
The brakes failed on 11/22/02 at 16,714 miles. the dealership changed the master cylinder as defected. on 1/03/03 at 19,632 miles the brakes failed again. again the dealer changed the master cylinder as defective. i questioned whether this was the cause since it happened twice and didn't feel this was the root cause. on 1/10/03 at 20,634 miles the brakes failed again. in all three cases the brake pedal goes to the floor and will not stop the vehicle. the daelership now says its an abs problem. the emergency brake does not stop the vehicle either.
On november 2 driving 40mph with no warning my engine shut off and i lost power to my steering and brakes. i was able to get the car to the side of the road after applying all my weight to the brakes and steering wheel. i missed an oncoming car and a tree by luck. i took the tribute to the dealership and was told by the service manager that this was an ongoing problem. they were going to put me back in the tribute until monday when they had an opening. i requested a rental car because i did not feel safe driving the car untill the problem was resolved. the manager also told me that the tributes that have been repaired for this same problem have been different porblems. i returned home and called the mazda customer service department and reported the problem. they assured me that they would look into it and get back with me, this never happened. on november 6th i received a call from the dealership that my car was ready. i asked to speak with the sevice manager who informed me they could not find anything wrong and i could pick up my car. i told him i would not pick up the car until there was a solution to correct the problem and the car was not safe to drive. he infomed me that his hands were tied and to contact mazda. i contacted mazda and they contacted the sevice manager who had already contacted the regional manager. i was told i would be contacted by him tomorrow november 7th. i have a 15 year old son who has his learners permit and who i strongly believe would not have been able to avoid what could have been a fatal accident. the car is still at the dealership. my tribute is the first 2002 that they have seen with the problem. obviously this serious safety problems continues.*ak