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Used 2002 Mazda Tribute Consumer Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
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2.5 out of 5 stars

Bad Experience. Good Timing

doreen, 06/08/2002
2002 Mazda Tribute ES-V6 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I just want everyone to know, I test drove a brand new Mazda Tribute that only had 35 miles on it and it stalled while I was in the car with the salesperson. That is not good

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Pretty reliable after 4 yrs!

nalarika, 05/03/2006
2002 Mazda Tribute ES-V6 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Had some problems in the beginning with the transmission and exhaust manifolds, warranty covered those so ever since then we have had no powertrain issues. The door seals seem to sag and that is annoying but other than that the car has a ton of features for the price and has made many adventurous trips with us!

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Beware

snorkymn, 07/18/2002
2002 Mazda Tribute LX-V6 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought a Tribute on Monday evening, it was in the shop on Thursday morning after it stalled while sitting at a stoplight. It didn't even have 150 miles on it yet. The dealer said it was a problem withe Pollution Control Valve or it's sensor and they are going to replace it. Seeing some of these other bad reviews, I tend to wonder what will be next.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Dissapointment

Seadog, 04/11/2002
2002 Mazda Tribute LX-V6 4WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

No question the performance and power for this SUV were great. But I had it in 4 times for repairs to the drivers outside mirror (vibrated)a rattle in the right rear and an engine failure. The egine was fixed but they were never able to fix the other things.

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2 out of 5 stars

never buy a tribute

Angel Pereira, 03/16/2015
updated 09/25/2017
2002 Mazda Tribute ES-V6 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 9 people found this review helpful

I had just bought my 2002 tribute 4 weeks ago and it started losing power and this past Saturday it cot on firer totaled the vehicle luckly everyone got out ok had pregnant daughter 4 year old grandson and would of had my 9 month old granddaughter thank god her mother got off work early that day now stuck with no money no transportion and lots of head aches come to fined out its a manufactory defect

Performance
1 out of 5 stars
Interior
3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
4 out of 5 stars
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