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#28 of 71 2002 escape auto trans noise by rib Oct 17, 2005 (6:29 am)
anybody have experience with a low whine noise coming from the auto transmission (66,000 miles)?
#29 of 71 Re: Ford Escape/Tribute Owners: Care & Maintenance [chris_notsis] by piotrn Oct 19, 2005 (3:41 am)
Replying to: chris_notsis (Mar 31, 2005 5:11 pm) I have a question. Is it not necessary to replace the filter in transmission while transmission fluid change every 30k miles? regards and thank you peter Replies to this message: scape2 (Feb 24, 2006 8:35 am)
#30 of 71 Paint on 2003 Tribute ES by mbd57 Jan 13, 2006 (1:42 pm)
Has anyone had any paint issues on their Tribute? I have a 2003 ES w/ 58,000 miles on it. The roof paint is starting to peel dead center in front of roof rack area ( right where the sunroof would be if I had one. Replies to this message: 77olds (May 21, 2006 6:59 pm) csos1 (Sep 14, 2006 4:31 pm) fordtough3 (Jan 15, 2007 2:00 am) CindySFBay (Feb 17, 2009 12:10 pm) and 4 more...
#31 of 71 Re: Ford Escape/Tribute Owners: Care & Maintenance [piotrn] by scape2 Feb 24, 2006 (8:35 am)
Replying to: piotrn (Oct 19, 2005 3:41 am) Many people forget the transmission and feel it is a "sealed" unit and will never need to be touched. This is wrong. There are moving parts in your transmission just like your engine. Granted it is "more sealed" than your engine. However dirt does find its way in. I highly recommend you change your transmision fluid at least every 25K-30K. This is much less expensive than having your transmission re-built or replaced. Just a bit of insurance.
#32 of 71 Re: Brake Squeal in 2000 Ford Escape [s5805] by cruise1 Mar 14, 2006 (3:06 pm)
Replying to: s5805 (Aug 10, 2005 6:27 am) Is anyone having exhaust smell coming from heater vents in their Mazda Tribute? I have a 2002 model and this smell is driving me crazy.
#33 of 71 Re: Paint on 2003 Tribute ES [mbd57] by 77olds May 21, 2006 (6:59 pm)
Replying to: mbd57 (Jan 13, 2006 1:42 pm) I also have a 2003 Tribute with paint problems. I purchased my car,new, in April 2003. It now has approx. 75,000 miles. About a month ago I noticed 2 bare spots, between nickle & quarter size, on the roof just above the windshield. The Service Rep. at the dealers' body shop said that it is a paint defect. He also found a couple of smaller spots back near the roof rack. A Mazda rep. inspected the car last week. I'm still waiting to hear back from them. I have also learned that Mazda only puts a single coat of paint on the roof. No clear coat.
#34 of 71 Transmisson Problems by katz07 Jul 11, 2006 (4:46 pm)
After reading some of the postings guess I'm one of the luck ones or unlucky ones. I purchased my 2003 Mazda Tribute new about 2 1/2 years ago. I liked how it drove handled in snow and on ice. Except for a few minor problems like too noisy(highway & gravel)and lots of dust coming in will driving on gravel roads I've had no major problems. I have had one recall which took about 5 months to have fixed kept telling me they didn't have the part. This was getting close to the time my warrenty was up, they looked at my service book told me everything looked fine. No mention that I should have the transmisson flushed before warrenty was off. Shortly after warrenty was off the transmisson went, now I have to pay $5000. to have transmisson rebilt. Called dealer to express how unhappy I was about this, didn't seem to care and told us if the transmisson had been flushed probably wouldn't be having this trouble and it wasn't their problem because I hadn't bought extended warrenty. Sounded to me like even if I'd bought the extended warrenty the transmisson wouldn't of been covered because my Tribute wasn't in shop for $48,000 mile service call. This is the first and last time I buy something other than a GM or Dodge. Drove them until they had over 300- 400 thousand with no problems. No Ford for me, Mazda's to closely related
#35 of 71 2002 tribute brake information by himanshusoni Jul 14, 2006 (10:32 am)
Hello   I went to a mom&pop service shop that was offering free brake inspections and was advised that my front brake pads need to be changed. I have about 35k miles on it and have not noticed any audible signs of problem with my brakes.   I was also told that Mazda tribute is equipped with BMW styled brakes and the front brake pads cannot be changed without changing the rotors.   Could anyone please advise if the fact about rotors is true and what signs should one look for before deciding to replace brakes if the brakes seem to function just fine? Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Jul 14, 2006 5:16 pm)
#36 of 71 Re: 2002 tribute brake information [himanshusoni] by explorerx4 Jul 14, 2006 (5:16 pm)
Replying to: himanshusoni (Jul 14, 2006 10:32 am) i would be concerned if you have any shaking when applying the brakes. if not, i doubt the rotors need to be replaced. i would not get my brakes serviced there.
#37 of 71 Got My New Transmission by katz07 Jul 15, 2006 (6:05 pm)
Have my rebuilt transmission still not very happy. Was given one year or 20,000 km warrenty on it. That's not much for having paid out $5000. They told me not to worry it would more than likely last longer since they put all the updates on it. Didn't really understand what they all were for, but if there has to be updates made on Mazda transmissions maybe mazda should be letting their customers know.

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