| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314979 | Incident Date: Dec, 27 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LATHAM | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: TRIBUTE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:torque converter |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2YU08151K | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 29 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 20 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Known problem in transmissions used in ford escapes and mazda tributes. problem with torque converter lock not operating properly. ford issued oasis fix and tsb but refuses to acknowledge problem when vehicles off warranty. has existed and been unofficially acknowledged by ford since 2001. has resulted in complete transmission failure of vehicles being operated at highway speeds. personally, problem has returned for 2nd time in 7,000 miles after factory "fix".*ak |
