2002 Mazda MAZDA6

MAZDA TRIBUTE 2002- WHEN CAR ACCELERATES OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR IT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING OVER A GRATING. IT SHUDDERS AND JERKS. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS NEW CAR IN 2002. BROUGHT THIS CAR TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN HARD TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. DEALER FLUSHED TRANSMISSION. CAR IS STILL,SHUDDERING, GRINDING AT ACCELERATION. ANY ONE OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? *JB

PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF FRONT OF HOOD AND COMING OFF THE BUMPER AROUND FOG LAMPS. SERVICE MANAGER AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT IS ROCK CHIPS AND THAY WANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE MAZDA 626 HAS ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE HAVE SO MANY CHIPS ON IT. I BELIEVE THE PAINT ON THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT MAZDA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

MAZDA MOTORS CO. HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH IN 2001-2003 MAZDA MIATAS AND HAS ISSUED A TSB (05-001/03). MY MIATA, A 2002 IS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WITH ONLY 13,000 MILES OF A WARRANTED 36,000 MILES. WHEN I APPROACHED MAZDA CORP. WITH MY PROBLEM I WAS SUMMARILLY TOLD, WITHOUT THEM LOOKING AT MY CAR, THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ALSO STATED THAT, EVEN IN A WARRANTED STATE, THE CLUTCH WILL BE COVERED FOR ONLY 12,000 MILES. I HAVE READ THE TSB AND NOWHERE IS A MILEAGE NUMBER STATED FOR A COVERED REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT IS, THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND OWNERS ARE NOT MADE AWARE OF THAT PROBLEM OR THE REPAIR THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER.I WAS UNAWARE OF IT UNTIL READING WHAT OTHER MIATA OWNERS HAD WRITTEN IN A MIATA FORUM.GRANTED, THIS IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT IT DOES AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND IF THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF IT AND CORRECTS IT WHEN CONFRONTED THEN THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT ALONE SHOULD NOT BE A DETERMINING FACTOR IN WHETHER OR NOT A CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM IS MADE. THE REPAIR SHOULD BE MADE WHEN THE CUSTOMER MAKES THE COMPLAINT RERGARDLESS OF THE TIME FACTOR INVOLVED AS LONG AS THE MILEAGE FALLS WITHIN THE WARRANTED PERIOD.MANY OF THE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DID NOT REPORT ONSET OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY HAD DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 15,000 TO 25,000 MILES. THEY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE 36 MONTHS OF THE WARRANTY BUT WITH GREATER MILEAGE. I HAVE LESS MILEAGE ON THE CAR BUT WITH A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. EITHER WAY THE PROBLEM DEVELOPS WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF "OPERATION" OF THE VEHICLE. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME AT THE E-MAIL, PHONE OR ADDRESS THAT I HAVE GIVEN. THANK YOU.

THERE IS AN INTERMITTANT PROBLEM WITH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ON MY 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WITH THE VENT SYSTEM ON (NOT THE A/C) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING AND WARMED-UP, AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES , THE VENT SYSTEM WILL BEGIN BLOWING VERY HOT AIR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. FOR INSTANCE WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS COOL, THE VENT SYSTEM STILL BLOWS EXTREMELY HOT AIR, AS THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS SET AT THE HOTTEST TEMP. THIS IS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL IS SET AT THE COOLEST SETTING. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO SWITCH TO A/C FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BACK TO VENT.

I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V-6, I PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY, 2002. I BEGAN COMPLAINING OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES (...SPECIFICALLY BATTERY CHARGING/MAINTAINING CHARGE), AT 15000 MILES. INITIALLY, THE CAR WOULD LOSE BATTERY CHARGE; BUT IN JANUARY, 2005, THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THE BATTERY WAS DETERMINED TO BE FAULTY; AND WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. THE MILEAGE WAS 29,527. APRIL 22, 2005... I WAS IN THE WEST-BOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 90, IN SPOKANE, WA. THE FREEWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WITH 3' SHOULDERS; THEN CONCRETE BARRIERS. IT WAS 5:30 PM, RUSH HOUR. THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY; NOT EVEN ENOUGH ELECTRICAL POWER TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY FLASHING LIGHTS. I IMMEDIATELY DIALED 911 AND THE STATE PATROL; AS I COULD SEE THE POTENTIAL, FOR A MAJOR, MULTIPLE CAR CRASH! I EXITED THE CAR AND GOT OUTSIDE THE CONCRETE BARRIER, RUNNING BACK ABOUT 100 YARDS; WAVING TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN, AND "MERGE." I THEN RAN BACK TO THE CAR; AND GOT OUT MY EMERGENCY BATTERY BOOSTER, ATTACHING IT DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY. I WAS FRIGHTENED OF BEING RAMMED; BUT FELT IT IMPORTANT TO WARN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE BOOSTER HAD ENOUGH RESERVE POWER, TO START THE ENGINE!! I DROVE DOWN THE SHOULDER, WITH THE HOOD UP; UNTIL I REACHED THE NEXT EXIT. I PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER, CLEAR OF TRAFFIC...FEARFUL THE BOOSTER WOULD NOT KEEP THE CAR RUNNING MUCH LONGER. THE STATE TROOPER PULLED-UP, AND CONGRATULATED ME FOR "BEING VERY COURAGEOUS; BUT PERHAPS FOOLISH."SHE COULD SEE THE WEST-BOUND LANES, FROM PINES ROAD, WHERE SHE CROSSED THE FREEWAY, TO GET TO ME. TRAFFIC WAS "BACKING-UP" VERY QUICKLY...AND FAR TO THE EAST! SHE WAS VERY SURPRISED THERE HAD BEEN NO MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME, THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BATTERY IS ONLY 3000 MILES "OLD." IS THERE AN ONGOING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THAT WILL LEAVE ME STALLED AGAIN; OR CAUSE A FIRE?! THERE ARE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION, TRANSMISSION, AND VALVE TRAIN. *AK

2002 MAZDA MIATA CONVERT. WITH A TOP THAT HAS LEAKED SINCE PURCHASED IN 8-2002 AND MAZDA REFUSES TO REPLACE TOP AFTER 20 ATTEMPTS TO FIX. YOU DO NOT HAVE MIATA'S LISTED IN YOUR COMPLAINT FIELDS- THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR MIATA. ALSO, FOG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED- RECALL DID MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD. *JB

MY TIRES KEEP GOING FLAT- 2002 MAZDA 626. THE FIRST FLAT TIRE WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE MECHANIC WHO CHANGED IT OUT FOR ME POINTED OUT THAT MY TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE (NO HOLES) BUT ALSO LOOKED LIKE MY TIRES ARE LEANING "IN"- WHICH IS PUTTING THE WEAR/TEAR ON THE INSIDE THREADING, THUS WEARING OUT FASTER (ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR LEANING ON EDGE OF TIRES). SECOND FLAT 2 MONTHS AGO, AND THRID THIS WEEK, BEING TOLD THE SAME THING. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ALIGNMENT. I DO NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT. . HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP YET- AND REALLY DO NOT WANT TO AFTER THE MESS THEY PUT ME THROUGH WITH PURCHASING THE CAR. I DO NOT WANT MY TIRES REPLACED, BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW IF MY FRAME IS BUILT INCORRECTLY, OR ANY OTHER REASON THIS MAY HAPPEN. I ALSO HAVE THE SQUEAK NOISE WHEN TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL.*AK