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2001 Mazda Tribute power train problems

69 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Mazda Tribute12% of all complaints for this model year.

69
Power Train complaints
12%
share of all complaints
45,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Put the car in reverse and could not get it out of reverse. Steering totally locked up. I looked on google and this seems to be happening quite a bit and a few years have already been recalled. I was in a cvs parking lot when this happened. Blocked traffic and people were not happy.

    filed Mar 15, 2016

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle was shifted into the drive position and failed to move forward. The contact also stated that the rpms on the instrument panel became inoperable while gear shift was in the reverse position. The vehicle was…

    filed Oct 7, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Tribute years

YearReportsShare
2010 Tribute1333%
2009 Tribute39%
2008 Tribute2512%
2006 Tribute1411%
2005 Tribute246%
2004 Tribute149%
2003 Tribute2412%
2002 Tribute359%
Tribute power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.