Ownership Cost for 2009 Mazda Tribute s Sport
Estimated: $38324 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1854 | $890 | $779 | $705 | $630 | $4858 |
| Insurance | $1633 | $1690 | $1749 | $1810 | $1873 | $8755 |
| Fuel | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2725 | $1563 | $896 | $651 | $2274 | $8109 |
| Repairs | $954 | $1117 | $1273 | $1393 | $1601 | $6338 |
| Taxes & Fees | $511 | $511 | $511 | $511 | $511 | $757 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9450 | $7144 | $6660 | $6572 | $8498 | $38324 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE ACCELERATING, THE ACCELERATOR GETS STUCK AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN TO A CRAWL. DRIVER HAS TO PULL OVER AND PUMP ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO GET IT UNSTUCK. CHECKED WITH DEALER INITIALLY AND CALLED MAZDA TODAY JANUARY 8, 2014 TO ASK IF THERE HAVE BEEN A RECALL. WAS TOLD, NO. IN THE PAST, HAD TO TAKE CAR TO MECHANIC AND LEFT IT TO BE TEST DRIVEN IN ORDER FOR MECHANIC TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CLEANED ACCELERATOR. PROBLEM CONTINUOUS SPORADICALLY. *TR |
| 2009 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | I PURCHASED A 2009 MAZDA TRIBUTE FROM JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN ATLANTA, GA. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL HAD A STRANGE FEEL TO IT, BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. I ASSUMED THAT IT MUST BE A FEATURE WITH NEW CARS, AS IT HAD BEEN YEARS SINCE I'D PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND EXPECTED TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. NEVERTHELESS, AS MONTHS HAVE PROGRESSED AND SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR HAVE SAID THAT THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE IS NOT IN ANYWAY NORMAL. TO BE MORE SPECIFIC REGARDING THE ISSUE, EACH TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, OR GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO PUSH IT HARDER SO IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO. I'VE OFTEN FOUND MYSELF ALMOST SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL AND HAVE HAD TO RESOLVE TO DEFENSIVE DRIVING TO AVOID COLLISIONS. I CALLED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE TODAY. I WILL CONTACT THEM TO SEEK A RESOLUTION FROM THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE TRIBUTE SINCE 2005. FURTHERMORE, ANOTHER ISSUE THAT IS EXTREMELY NOTICABLE IS SMOKE OR STEAM, I AM UNSURE, COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR DURING COLD WEATHER. I CAN BE AT A COMPLETE STOPE WITH THE ENGINE IDELING, AND CLOUDS OF SMOKE COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE ON FIRE. HOWEVER, UPON MY INSPECTION, I DO NOT SEE FLAMES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS OTHER CONERNED DRIVERS HAVE FLAGGED ME DOWN THINKING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. ALTHOUGH AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT SEEN THE DEALER, AND WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE ISSUES, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT FORM. *TR |
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