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Used 2002 Mazda Tribute ES-V6 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews

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3 out of 5 stars

Don't get a flat tire

Ray Davis, South San Francisco, CA, 03/03/2017
Mazda Tribute ES-V6 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

The jack is useless. It won't lift the car high enough to get the tire off.

Safety
2 out of 5 stars
Technology
2 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Interior
3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Value
2 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

Review of a Mazda lover

Reetz, 02/09/2003
Mazda Tribute ES-V6 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I purchased my Tribute in March of 2002. It's fun to drive and is very reliable. It handles every kind of road condition and even stops straight on icy roads. The things I would improve would be the front passenger's seat belt. It locks up too easily. Also, the interior quality could be better. The molding on the inside of the doors keeps coming loose. Then again, there is no perfect car in my opinion.

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2 out of 5 stars

never buy a tribute

Angel Pereira, Aiken, SC, 03/16/2015
updated 09/25/2017
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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3.13 out of 5 stars

holding my breath....

jp2spidey, 09/14/2002
Mazda Tribute ES-V6 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

bought 2/2002. been in the shop 3 times as of 9/12/02. 2x for stalling problem. 1x for headlight switch not working. (relay problem i was told). headlights not coming on at night is a "bit" of a problem.the dealership has been great, no question about that. i even believe that mazda has not been very forthcoming with them. still,having to keep returning to the dealer on a new car is not very encouraging at all.now we must drive with a constant "readiness" to take the gear shift and quickly move it back into neutral to restart the car while moving.who wants to drive with that kind of pressure??we are considering the lemon law as of this moment.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

Death trap

pete05, 07/04/2002
Mazda Tribute ES-V6 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I have not made the first car payment and my new Mazda is already in the repair shop. The car stalled on me as I was existing the freeway. So far, the mechanic cannot reproduce the problem. However, considering what I am reading on this website, it's no wonder Mazda has not gotten sued yet from someone getting killed due to this problem.

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