2001 Mazda Tribute Classic from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Please help me!!! All help will be greatly appreciated -

I have listed my private email at the bottom so anyone with any suggestions on what I can do can contact me. Please help, because I'm running out of money to fix this beast!!!

About the car:

Purchased 2007 with 90,000km (60,000mi)

Full service book history

Never been 4x4 offroad

Never towed (no tow bar)

Excellent condition.

I change oil every 5,000 km (3100mi) as well as oil filter, air filter etc.

I only ever run on 95 or 98 octane petrol.

Problems:

48hrs after purchased the "engine system failure"

light appeared

- 02 sensors gone - $500 later still not fixed

- Brake booster failed, $550 later reco booster fitted

- 4 hours later reco brake booster fails

- New booster replaced under warranty

- 02 light still on constantly

- Car runs like crap, revs get stuck at under 2,000 when cruising and when you put your foot down to take off there is a few second lag where the car rumbles, then takes a few seconds to "free" itself before it starts reving freely again.

- Fuel economy is crap - it's worse than a new Lamborghini (according to Top Gear)

- I'm getting 19.0L/100km (for those in the US, I'm using approx 8 gallons to go 100 miles (I think my maths is OK.. :s)

- The suspension (front) is clunky and bottoms out all the time going over speed bumps or potholes

- The engine system failure light will not go off, and I've sunk over $1000 into diagnostics, only for people to suggest possible but not probable expensive things that need fixing.

If anyone can help or suggest something I can do, please help, because with petrol at $1.70 per litre I can't afford to fuel it or fix it these days.

My email is closkey691@gmail.com

I really appreciate anyone's time and assistance.

Regards.

Warning to new car owners ----

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT BUY!!!

You may be lucky and get a good one but the probability is you'll get a lemon, save your time money and stress and look elsewhere for another car...

19 L / 100 km? That's worse than my '92 GMC Sierra Pickup! Something is certainly not right. If you're having all these problems after that short of time, I would go back to the dealer and give it back to them, and make them give me something else. Don't take NO for an answer. Remember the old saying, the squeaky wheel gets the grease? Be persistent, otherwise you'll be stuck with that piece of crap. Good Luck!