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Dealer still had seen nothing further from Mazda concerning resolution of the problem and contacted them once more for assistance. Then in June 2002, the problem reoccurred and the dealer was contacted. The Tribute then ran fine for eight months. Engine shutdowns continued and on 10/09/01 at 7,639 miles, the dealer removed the bypass air control valve and cleaned the passageway - as advised by Mazda technical assistance. The dealer could not duplicate but on 8/8/01 advised Mazda.
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Three more falilures occurred before the Tribute reached 6000 miles. On 4/28/02, after more failures, the problem was diagnosed as a wiring problem and "fixed".
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The technician queried the onboard computer but there was no code indicating any failure. The first dealer resolution attempt was not documented. I bought the Tribute in Jan 2001 and expericed the first failures before the first 3000 mile servicing. The dealership's service department has been extremely diligent in their efforts but so far Mazda has been unable to provide the technical assistance needed to resolve the problem. Generally, I was also braking at the same time. Each shut down occurred when I was coasting downhill. Shutdowns have happened at least eleven times - always at low rpms (1000 rpm or less). Power steering and power brakes fail when engine shuts down and, as a result, the Tribute is difficult to steer and stop. Obviously this serious safety problems continues.Įngine Shut Off Without Warning problem of the 2001 Mazda TributeĮngine periodically shuts down at low rpms. My Tribute is the first 2002 that they have seen with the problem. 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. I was told I would be contacted by him tomorrow November 7th. I contacted Mazda and they contacted the sevice manager who had already contacted the regional manager. He infomed me that his hands were tied and to contact Mazda. 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. I asked to speak with the sevice manager who informed me they could not find anything wrong and I could pick up my car. On November 6th I received a call from the dealership that my car was ready.
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They assured me that they would look into it and get back with me, this never happened. I returned home and called the Mazda customer service department and reported the problem. The manager also told me that the Tributes that have been repaired for this same problem have been different porblems. I requested a rental car because I did not feel safe driving the car untill the problem was resolved. They were going to put me back in the Tribute until Monday when they had an opening. I took the Tribute to the dealership and was told by the service manager that this was an ongoing problem. I missed an oncoming car and a tree by luck. I was able to get the car to the side of the road after applying all my weight to the brakes and steering wheel. On November 2 driving 40mph with no warning my engine shut off and I lost power to my steering and brakes. See all problems of the 2004 Mazda Tribute. 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). On top of that, the frustration of having to go back and forth from the dealership has been awful. This is a major safety issue, as the car shut down while driving. Note: warranty ran out on the vehicle on 4/2 and the dealer and Mazda would like me to start paying for repair. 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. Hard start continued, car back to dealer again, fuel pump replaced. The car continued to start hard, was returned to the dealership, and the #4 ignition coil was replaced. This visit had the dealership replace the #2 ignition coil. It continued to start hard and 2 weeks later it ran very rough again on startup. 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. #3 ignition coil was replaced that that visit. Although it would restart, it ran rough and had to be towed to the nearest dealership. Before the car went in for maintenance, it shut down going uphill. As it was nearing 30k mile service, we decided to wait and have dealer inspect at that time. Vehicle exhibited extended crank prior to the incident.