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Is anyone using heavier oil in their Tributes? How is your mileage?
I have had a Mazda Tribute LX-V6 Desert Metallic with ABS, side air impact bags, Moonroof, six CD Player, Tow package and wheel locks on order since October 2, 2000. It may be built this month, but I not holding my breath. I received a quote for 21,860 plus tax and license, but I understand that the price may have gone up since October by about $500 to $600. I may rethink my order.
Did some checking on other vehicle designs, and most manufacturers use a honeycomb mesh Grille design to hide the stuff behind. This probably also helps in preventing stones, debris damage to the inside. The Escape has this mesh style Grille, why couldnt Mazda add it in their opening ?
Anycasel, This is a complaint going into Mazda USA along with stupid glass design foglamp. Have to talk to dealer to have both changed. no way am I accepting a 4 month old vehicle to look like a 5 yr old one just because someone forgot to do stope chip tests on the Tribute.
Anyone else experiencing this problem ?
Note the Crash results on the NHTSA site just came out, and the Tribscape received 5 stars for the driver and 4 for the passenger, with 5 stars on the side impact. VERY good results indeed!
i think its torque steer. front wheel drive cars sometimes pull to one side during acceleration. saabs have nasty torque steer.
I ordered my XLT 4WD on Jan 14. Build date of April 02 with a delivery date of 04/30. I am this close to saying "To Hell With This!"
David
Not convinced yet that either of us will get delivery by the end of April, but at least at this point we seem to be getting the same story from our dealers for orders placed in Jan. Good Luck!
Sorry about being a little "short" with my message. My salesman originally told me 4-6 weeks (I laughed).At 6-8 weeks (I shrugged). At 8-10 weeks (I frowned). At 10-12 weeks (I called the manager). Today I received a message on my answering machine that said my "status on the weekly sheet" had not changed.
I'm actually kinda stuck. The manager said that the delay was due to a "material delay"(Yeah right) & promised not to depreciate my trade-in since it was not MY fault for the delay. If I go somewhere else now, I not only will lose on my trade-in, but would have to pay the price ($186.00) increase on a new order. The upside is that hopefully all recall & TSB issues should be resolved by the time we get our cars.
I'm in New York.
Dave
read my last message.make sure you get the Manager to commit to preserving your trade-in quote!
(cg205) in the US posts: >Over many years of investigating hundreds of automobile accidents the number one comment made to me by people involved in wrecks, especially "failure to yield" wrecks was " I looked but Didn't See the other car." < Prevent the Terror of having someone make a left turn or pull out of an intersection right in your face because you haven't Made Them See You! This is why (cg205) keeps the headlight switch of his new Escape turned On to automatically have daylight running headlights whenever he drives, and lets the 'auto-off' turn them off when he parks. Simply doing this will give You 30% risk reduction Immediately! Even much more if your car color (like Parchment Gold or the pale silver expected in 2002) makes you especially hard to see coming.
Unfortunately there is an irritating headlight-on warning chime that is now just a nuisance since there is an auto off in 30 seconds! I have emailed the Ford engineers responsible for this at escape2@ford.com and suggested they reduce this alarm to one single polite ding. Please try it out and email them with what you think! If anyone can find a simple way to turn off this particular alarm in our present Escapes (without shunting the door switch and compromising other alarms) please post it!
Installing Ford's DRL accessory #13B218 costs $57.14 plus labor. It turns on the headlights with the ignition and reduces the lamp voltage and intensity during the daytime so they last longer. Installation means locating and splicing into about eight wires under the removable storage panel located between the radio and floor. The wiring instructions in the kit that I saw did not include a color-coded wiring matrix for Escape yet so you have to locate the correct wires with a tester or somehow get the matrix from Ford. If you do, please post it.
Debbie
I ordered a 4wd xlt in late january (i think it was 1/21) and I picked it up mid March. It was an x-plan order, so not sure if that makes a difference or not, but it seems odd you should be waiting so long... maybe the dealer is yanking you around and delayed putting in your order or didnt get an allocation? I am in KC where they are made, so delivery time was practically nil.
So far, its been a good car - none of the reported problems have been experienced (other than the erratic gas gauge and the shifter in the way of the radio complaints).
Good luck...
Chris
Car runs great. Gotta get used to the power & braking. I drove a 4 cyl. Celica for 8 years. I put 40 miles on today & no odor of gas yet! LOL
I'll keep updating this board of any problems though (hopefully none).
Good luck to everyone else!
Dave
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The predicted "terrible" crash test results are in but surprize the the lowest ranking goes to Ford/Mazada and the best ranking to the Sante Fe.
So now we have huge quality questions compounded by huge saftey concerns....why are people lining up to buy the triscape...let me say their logic just "escapes" me.
Rsharp83, i knew I would see you here as soon as I learned of the crash test result...
rubbing it in further huh??
btw, like rsharp83, I too considered the Tribute but gladly switched to the SantaFe after reading horror stories in this board. I've had my share of problems with the SF too but overall, I'm satisfied with it. I like keepings tabs of the Triscape problem board once in a while to check things out.
drive safely everyone!!!
Seriously though, I am disturbed about the findings of these crash test results. I just picked-up mine (4WD/XLT) on Thursday. Guess I'll have to drive carefully from now on!! LOL
The ignition & shifter are a little inconvienent, but nothing to fuss over. No wind or otherwise load noises. No odor of gas. I'll get back to ya about the mileage.
All in all, a peppy car thats fun to drive !
Dave
at 45 mph, I heard a sudden pop in the engine. I immediately loss all power steering. Luckily I was near where my husband parks for carpool and managed to fight the steering about 2 miles to that parking lot and got into my old Chrysler van with 160,000 to continue my trip to pick up kids from school. The dealer towed the vehicle in and was told it had a broken power steering tensioner. Their only explanation was perhaps a rock had flown up and hit it. HUH! I may be a woman, but I'm not stupid. Also we had been having "the smell". It will take changing six gaskets to fix the smell. Now on the 2nd full day in the shop and they are saying it probably won't be ready until tomorrow(waiting on the gaskets). I'm glad I kept my old van!
Anyone else had a tensioner problem?
590476 aka Fred
I am writing this to give food for thought for anyone considering purchasing this vehicle. I am not here to bash the Escape or Ford. I won't even begin to get into to the dealer service, only to say I don't think I will buy another Ford.
Listen, I would be more concerned if the test said the car would blow up if rear ended (can anyone say "Pinto"?). I at least can see whats in front of me.
I drove a Toyota Celica convertable for the last 8 years (112,000 miles) & traded in a "creampuff". I hope I can say the same for my Escape (knock on wood) down the road!
Dave
P.S. We did come out on top in the NHSTA test!
Well in case you hadn't noticed the same people who lied to America about the Pinto and covered up what they knew to be serious concerns is the same company that is producing the Triscape.
Not to mention the recent accusations about the saftey of the Ford Explorer and what did Ford know and when did they know it.
Quality control and Saftey are both serious concerns for the Triscape.
I wouldn't trust this car as far as I could throw it.
Hyundai... LOL! the name makes me laugh.. Ugly, in one word, the other word.. its a Hyundia need I say more...
Well, there's nothing I could do, but play nice anyways.
And boy, I would hate to run into Lynn when she's really upset
Laugh all you want vince. But with 5 recalls, fuel smells, numerous other reported problems and a dismal crash test performance it would seem the triscape is the laugher.
And style is subjective. I like the styling of the Sante Fe but I didn't buy it just because of style. Again, you may think it is ugly but at least is is safe and well constructed.
I have a friend who is thinking of getting rid of her Lincoln Navagitor and wants a Sante Fe. So some people like the styling.
As for your colour, Chestnut Mica, I am familiar with it as that and classic white were tied as our second choice. However, we were able to get our first choice of Desert Metallic. I bet that you will really get a deep shine out of that Chestnut Mica though. What are you going to wax it with?
As for problems (Hey, that is what this forum is for), the one I found is quality control. I know I am being picky. The insulation mat in the spare tire well is folded over on its self in one corner. Ok, this is picky, however, It is put in there with glue and I can't undue it to correct the problem. That and there are some plastic pieces that need to be pushed into place a little better than they were. Other than that no problems so far, except with me. The other day I was driving home from work with the seats folded down (the night before I used the back for a load of baby stuff) and I heard a rattling. Drove me nuts. Could not find it when I got home although I new it was coming from the seat right behind me. Next morning on the drive in to work, same noise. I was almost there and almost out of my mind when I realized what it was. The stupid latch on my brief case was the culprit. Needless to say, I was relieved that it was not a noise from the Tribute. Oh well, I guess this long rant is really useless, but sometimes it feels good to let others laugh with us at our own mistakes and crazy searches for jingles, rattles and creaks.
I bet you never went searching for a rattle with that Mercedes, then again, your right Fred, it is a creature of a totally different species
hey they could start something. think I'll sell my pentium 3 and get my 486 back.
I appreciate your support.
On to better things! The car is great. Decent gas mileage on the first tank (20 mpg). Good pick-up & braking. Very few of these in my area (LI/NY),so I get a lot of looks & inquiries.
Later!
Dave
OK, sorry about my laughter and picking on the styling of the Santa Fe. I guess its all personal preference. I still think the Santa Fe is UUUUUUGly.... :-))