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| 2002 Mazda Tribute Review, Mike , From Germantown, MD
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Mazda Tribute ES
| | Model of the car: | Mazda Tribute ES | | | General comments: | After waiting for the 2002 model Tributes in hopes that Mazda would work out any bugs experienced with their introductory year model, my wife and I finally purchased the Tribute in late Sept. 2001. Unfortunately, I have just returned from the dealership for the second time in less than a month; on two separate occasions during the past month, our Tribute has stalled out while driving. Both times it has lost power while coasting downhill at about 25-30 mph and attempting to accelerate up a second hill. Needless to say, the dealer (in conjunction with Mazda) was unable to locate a problem the first time, and it isn't looking much better the second time around. My dealer tells us that Mazda has had several reports of the problem, but that none of their engineers have been able to get a "snapshot" of the problem. My dealer claims to have seen the same problem in a number of Tributes, but I appear to be the first to experience it more than once. While I'd like to think that I've just had some bad luck and that the problem won't occur again, the fact that it's happened again within a month of the first occurrence leads me to believe that Mazda, and at least some Tribute owners, may have a problem on their hands. Ford has not indicated a similar problem with the Escape, although the problem sounds awfully similar to the ignition system defects on which Ford just settled last month, where cars were stalling without warning while driving. Different ignition system in the Tribute I'm told, but who knows? | | | What things have gone wrong with the car: | Other than the stalling problem previously mentioned, only minor problems such as less than advertised gas mileage & excessive brake dust on front wheels. | | | Previous car: | None |
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