Dangerous Burning Mazda Tribute Vehicles Recalled

Dangerous Burning Mazda Tribute Vehicles Recalled

There's a Mazda in that garage.
Watch out - if you own one of the over-52,000 Mazda Tribute vehicles built in model year 2001 and 2002, you could have a vehicle that bursts into fire unexpectedly. Finally federal safety investigations have resulted in a recall of the dangerous vehicles.

Reports of fires and houses burning down have been reported for years, including homes burned to the ground and injuries. It's been a "quiet" disaster for Mazda owners.

Do you own one of these dangerous lemon Mazda vehicles?

Vehicle Make / Model:     Model Year(s):
     MAZDA TRIBUTE     2001-2002
Manufacturer: MAZDA MOTOR CORP Mfr's Report Date: JAN 19, 2012
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 12V016000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Potential Number of Units Affected: 52,390
Summary:
MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001-2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 20, 2000, THROUGH JULY 19, 2002. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP CAN LEAK BRAKE FLUID. IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKS, IT COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR.
Consequence:
CORROSION MAY DEVELOP IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR LEADING MELTING, SMOKING OR POSSIBLE FIRE.
Remedy:
MAZDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR CAP AND MODIFY THE ABS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FREE OF CHARGE. UNTIL THE REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED, VEHICLE OWNERS SHOULD PARK THEIR VEHICLES OUTSIDE.

Park it outside? Is that so your house doesn't burn down too? Folks, this one is serious.

If you own a lemon Mazda Tribute, don't take a chance. If your Mazda dealer isn't helping you, we can. We're the lawyers at US Lemon Law .com. Getting rid of lemons is what we do. Making the factory pay for it? Well, that's only fair too.

Burdge Law Office
Because life is too short to drive a lemon

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Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2018, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.