Problems with 2002 Mazda Tribute EQUIPMENT

Inner door handles broken from regular use. driver side door handles actually broke in half. passenger front door handle broke as well internally. neither door handle opens from inside. as for driver side door handle i replaced it with back passenger door handle as i did not feel i should have to pay for a defect like this. front passenger door handle remains to be fixed. we all need to call mazda and report this problem. this has been a huge problem with many of these vehicles. mazda needs to know about it. 1800-222-5500. *tr

Veh.was just fixed by mazda 3 weeks earlier for throttle damage cable damage/ iac valve def. &wide open "see ref #10289784 10/26/09" when same issue occured. throttle stuck and car raced forward hitting parked car and ripping guard rail 2 ft out of ground. car floored distance approx.15 ft. wife was injured and taken by amb to hosp. police/fire called by witnesses. car taken back to same mazda dealer where they called mazda hdqtrs for help. car sat untouched for 9 days before mazda declined to show @ dealers,telling them to total car. i got mad w/dealer and had car towed to another mazda dealer who said they would have mazda rep look into trbl. after 3 days mazda declined to come out again stating car had been totaled and would not look any further. insurance co. sent independent invest out who said car /scene had been disturbed and reports vary . case appears to be comp by insurance .mazda insists that i am only person in entire u.s. to complain about this problem. recall for exact same defect was done 2/05 and repaired,never to come back. they put back same type/model parts every time but still refused to look into failure after two mazda dealers called to report. *tr

1). three recalls on my vehicle: 1st - power train control module re-calibration recall 1904d. 2nd - b4000 dpfe sensor warranty extension program special service program (ssp) 59. 3rd - accelerator cable recall 2704l. completed all recalls; last on 3/2/05. 2). 2/2005 i started experiencing intermittent problems with my vehicle: - the car stops running usually when slowing down for a stop sign or red light. the car has stopped in the middle of traffic, in the height of rush hour. the car stopped exiting a post office backing up traffic causing motorist to seek another exit. have had various other stops but have been lucky not to cause any accidents. - the car will not start; usually upon short trips. after waiting 3 - 5 minutes have been able to start the vehicle. have encountered this numerous times. i limit driving at night due to the unpredictability and lack of confidence in my vehicle. 3) i have had my car service at oakland mazda (510)893-7282 (3/2/05-recall, 4/9/05, 4/19/05, 5/11/05, & 6/20/05) and have discussed the problem with the serv advisor, ken miller & service manager. the dealership informed me they thoroughly checked-out my car each time they serviced it. they have repeated the recall which mostly describes my symptoms (re-calibration recall 1904d) at least twice. they also contacted the mazda headquarters service center for documentation on how to check out my vehicle. i also contacted the mazda customer assistance center at (800)222-5500 in may of 2005, they told me that if necessary they could dispatch a service technician to fly in and repair my vehicle; they also sent a report to the oakland district mgr. i contacted the mazda cust assist center again on 7/14/05 , they told me that they would not be able to help me further with my car problem. 7/15- i contacted the dealership in fremont (where i bought the car) explained my problems and asked if they would consider taking a look at my car but the serv mgr never called me back. *jb

I had several emmision repairs done within 60 highway miles on my mazda tribute 2002. now have a complete transmission failure needa new transmission. and only have 65 000highway milage. nworsw vechile i had my vechile keep loosing power and jump into over drive suddenly onthe freeway i had to put my flassher and exited. 3 days ago

Approximately a week and a half after having the throttle cable serviced on a recall, was travel at 75 mph when the vehciles rpms started to revving at a high rpm, but no increase in speed. vehciles engine shut off and i managed to pull the side of the road. after having the wehcile towed to the dealer, i was told the entire engine needed to be replaced, they could not tell me what caused the problem, vehcile was 4 months out of warrenty, with 34,700 miles. mazda only helping with a small percentage of the repair bill of approx. $ 5,500.00. have had no luck in contacting anyone at mazda who can help. i'm convinced that the replaced throttle cable failed or become stuck, but the dealer claims that it had nothing to do with what happened. until this had no problems with vehicle. *ak

Mazda tribute 2002, had lower engine replaced after 4000 as it totally died on the highway. 20 months later i am having the engine replaced, this time it is out of warranty. the cams weren't getting an oil for some reason and they are shot, the lifters were also broken and the head is warped. service rep said the engine is in good shape and can see that there is little wear on the engine.*ak

At 50,089 miles, my transmission failed; more specifically, the torque converter malfunctioned resulting in total transmission failure. i have had numerous problems with this vehicle -- i had to replace rotors within the first year of ownership, and may have to do so again at 52,000 miles. the vehicle has trouble starting, the brakes aren't very responsive, and i've had to replace the ignition switch with an unattractive and impractical replacement, because the dealership reported that the type that came with my vehicle wasn't available. the rear window has leaked. needless to say, the warranty expired just before my transmission failed. *jb