2005 Mazda Tribute

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER, THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT PRESS DOWN. IF YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC AND TRY TO ACCELERATE, YOU CAN'T PRESS THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO GET SPEED. IT IS STUCK AND WON'T PRESS DOWN. YOU HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING ON IT HARD WHICH RESULTS IN THE CAR TAKING OFF REAL FAST AND JERKING EVERYONE IN IT OR CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU TO RUN INTO YOU BECAUSE YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I'VE BEEN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I'VE HAD THIS AUTOMOBILE IN 2005. THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V357000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

FIRST LET ME PLEASE ADVISE THAT THERE WAS NO INCIDENT REGARDING MY VEHICLE. I AM WRITING TO TRY TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECURRING PROBLEM THAT WAS FIRST REPORTED AND RECALLED WITH THE 2002 AND THE 2003 / RECALL 63202. I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND WAS JUST ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF IRWIN MAZDA IN FREEHOLD NEW JERSEY THAT MY CAR WILL NEED TO HAVE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. I KNOW MY CAR IS A 2005 AND THE RECALL PERTAINED TO THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS RECURRING AND IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED. I CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE AND SPOKE TO THE SUPERVISOR MR. JOHHNY GARCIA AND I VOICED MY CONCERNS, AND I WAS DISMISSED BY HIM STATING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE CAN OR WILL DO TO ESCALATE MY CONCERNS TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT AT MAZDA CORPORATE. THE NUMBER I CALLED WAS 949-727-1990. I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS BUT I AM TRULY CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. THERE MIGHT BE MORE CONSUMERS LIKE ME OUT THERE THAT HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR CAR AND WAS DISMISSED ALSO. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT THE COST TO REPLACE THIS COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS. CAN YOU PLEASE REACH OUT TO MAZDA REGARDING MY CONCERNS, SINCE [XXX] REFUSED TO HELP ME ESCALATE MY CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. [XXX] PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW YOU THINK I SHOULD PROCEED, OR IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS POTENTIAL RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND REMAINED IN A DEPRESSED POSITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON RESTART, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 8/24/12 *CN UPDATED 09/04/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL UNTIL IT RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND GREASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12019 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE READ OVER 200 COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA TRIBUTE 2005 GAS PEDAL STICKING AND CAN NOT BE DEPRESSED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WILL STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WILL TRY TO DEPRESS MY GAS PEDAL AND IT WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARED ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE ALSO ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO NHTSA BEFORE IN REGARDS TO THIS. *TR

AFTER READING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I FELT COMPELLED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. IT SEEMS MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS, YET NO RECALL. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS IN WEATHER COLDER THAN 50 DEGREES. FOR AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (SUV) WHICH IS MADE TO GO OFF-ROAD AND IN MOUNTAINS, THIS IS A PRETTY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I CONFERRED WITH MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $400 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO "REPLACE" A FAULTY MECHANISM. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WHICH IS INHERENT WITH THESE TRIBUTE VEHICLES AND FOR WHICH MAZDA IS FULLY AWARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED HIS EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING COLD OR RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.