Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 0200105 | 01/07/2005 | 10015680 | Steering drift / pull - improved diagnostic and repair procedure. *tt | 08/04/2005 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 0102206 | 09/07/2007 | 0104007 | 10023313 | Front crankshaft bolt service warning. *nj | 11/14/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/24/2011 | 71540 | ||
| I was driving home and the front coil spring broke{the top portion} when it broke it blew out my tire and loged a piece of it in between the brake rotor some how tearing the tire to bits. and then apx a month after that the other one broke luckily it di not do the same damage as the first time. so because of the cheaply made and wrongfully heat treated metal the spring broke. which cost me a tire of 165.00 and to replace th spring at the cost of 273.69 this should be a recall because someone is going to die after looking in to it ford explorer,and the escape which is the exact same as the mazda i found this has been a issue for alot of people. a sping of all parts of a car shouls never break like this. this could have and should have been prevented by not over heating the steel that the spring was made out of the is clearly neglect on ford manufacturing and needs to be addressed before someone dies.because i was able to maneuver my car so i didn't hit anyone or anything the next person may not be so lucky.... | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 189000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. while driving approximately 2 mph, a loud bang sounded from the front end of the vehicle and the front passenger side suddenly collapsed onto the wheel. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where both of the sub frame bars were being replaced. in addition to the repair, the trans axle and front passenger side lower control arms required replacement. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 189,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 189000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. while driving approximately 2 mph, a loud bang sounded from the front end of the vehicle and the front passenger side suddenly collapsed onto the wheel. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where both of the sub frame bars were being replaced. in addition to the repair, the trans axle and front passenger side lower control arms required replacement. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 189,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 09/18/2011 | 189000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 mazda tribute. while driving approximately 2 mph, a loud bang sounded from the front end of the vehicle and suddenly the front passenger side collapsed onto the wheel. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where both of the sub frame bars were being replaced. in addition to the repair, the trans axle, and front passenger | |||
| 07/16/2002 | |||
| While driving vehicle will pull to the left,unable to drive straight. if vehicle is on a highway and the road is curved not straight it will make a left turn. contacted dealer. they sad this was normal.*ak | |||
| 06/24/2002 | 3 | 11/24/2001 | |
| Vehicle has stalled out while consumer was driving. steering wheel locked up, then engine shut down. consumer has had this problem fixed twice before. *ak stalling of the vehicle caused brake and steering failures. the vehicle stalled several times. dealer replaced mass air flow sensor and dpfe after third incident, also consumer stated vehicle was pulling to the right, the dealer perfomed an alignment. *yh | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 05/31/2005 | 3 | 08/01/2002 | |
| Dt: contact states the motor mount needs to be replaced. in addition,, having problems with the sway bar on the driver's side. also, the front lower control arm bushing needs to be replaced.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM | |||
| 05/31/2005 | 3 | 08/01/2002 | |
| Dt: contact states the motor mount needs to be replaced. in addition,, having problems with the sway bar on the driver's side. also, the front lower control arm bushing needs to be replaced.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||
| 12/07/2007 | 70000 | 1 | 01/20/2002 |
| 1. increased vibration and noise coming from the wheel area. vibrations transmitted up through steering wheel and even through brake / acceleration pedals. vehicle had approx 70k miles on odometer. 2. the failure was in the left front wheel spindle bearings. 3. both front wheel spindle and bearings replaced. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 12/07/2007 | 70000 | 1 | 01/20/2002 |
| 1. increased vibration and noise coming from the wheel area. vibrations transmitted up through steering wheel and even through brake / acceleration pedals. vehicle had approx 70k miles on odometer. 2. the failure was in the left front wheel spindle bearings. 3. both front wheel spindle and bearings replaced. *tr | |||