2005 Mazda Tribute

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  WE TOOK TO THE MAZDA DEALER (5900 NORTH OAK TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118) IN 2009 BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT START. THEY CHANGED THE STARTER MOTOR AND STILL IT DID NOT WORK THEN THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT DID NOT WORK AGAIN THEM THEY SAID IT IS THE ALTERNATOR THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND HAD TO SPEND LOT OF MONEY. THEN AGAIN WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY FOUR TIMES WITH IN 2009 TO 2014. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND AN AUTO DEALER IS SAYING IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. I STRONGLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL TO THIS AS I HAVE NOT SEEN A CAR LIKE THIS THAT HAS SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THIS IS NOT SAFE. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING ON THIS AND HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED AND PEOPLE WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. *TR

• 12/29/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND NOT ACCELERATE. IT ALSO HESITATED WHEN DECELERATING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/26/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  TAKATA RECALL THIS 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHT START TO FLASH AND THERE IS A CAR THAT SHOWS UP ON MY DASH I HAVE HAD THIS LOOKED AT. AND EVERYONE SAID IT WAS WIRING PROBLEMS THIS SUV HAS ALMOST. HAD ME HIT AND IN A CAR WRECK. BECAUSE. IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND NO PULL A HILL. OR LOSE IT POWER.

• 12/24/2017· STRUCTURE

  MOUNT SHOCK COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY RUST. I DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL IT BEGAN CREATING STRANGE NOISES. ITS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE LIKE THAT. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW UNTIL IT COLLAPSED.

• 12/20/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR THE 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT IS MOSTLY ON--ALL THE TIME. IT IS A MINOR ANNOYANCE; HOWEVER, I AM READING TONS OF OTHER MAZDA TRIBUTE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. NO ONE I'VE HAD IT TO--INCLUDING THE DEALER--COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. IT CLEARLY IS A DEFECT. SOMETIMES I AM CONCERNED IT WILL POSE A SAFETY ISSUE AS, FOR INSTANCE, IT WILL BE OFF (RARE, BUT SOMETIMES IT TURNS OFF). THEN I ROLL DOWN A WINDOW, OR SOMETIMES DO NOTHING, AND THEN THE LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON. IT DINGS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR AS THOUGH SOMEONE OPENED A DOOR. I ASK THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND HOLD MAZDA RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR

• 12/20/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. NOT IN THE "ON" POSITION BUT RATHER WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING OR DECELERATION IT WILL STICK AND I CAN NOT PUSH IT DOWN. IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. I AM READING PAGES AND PAGES ON THE INTERNET OF THIS HAPPENING WITH MAZDA TRIBUTES AROUND MY CARS AGE. IT SEEMS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, SINCE FOLKS LIKE MYSELF HAVE GOTTEN IT 'REPAIRED' AND IT HAS RECURRED THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A WORN PART BUT RATHER A DEFECT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

• 12/19/2017· PARKING BRAKE,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  I WOULD LIKE A COMPLETE REFUND OF ALL DOLLARS SPENT IN ACQUIRING A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE VIN [XXX] ON MARCH 06, 2017 FROM CERTIFIED AUTO BROKERS LLC IN HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075, LICENSE #[XXX]. (ATTACHED BILL OF SALE) DUE TO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION DAMAGE, THE FRAME IS LIKELY TO COLLAPSE IN THE EVENT OF A REAR END COLLISION ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF ITS PASSENGERS, RATHER THAN CRUSH AND ABSORB THE IMPACT AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO DO. IN ADDITION, IT IS PRONE TO SWERVE AND POSSIBLY TIP OVER OUT OF CONTROL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT DUE TO A MISSING PASSENGER SIDE REAR SHOCK THAT WAS NOT DISCLOSED PRIOR TO PURCHASE (PHOTOS ATTACHED). THE LEFT SIDE SHOCK IS WORN OUT AND ALSO READY TO FALL OFF AT ANY MOMENT AS WELL. BECAUSE THE FENDER WELLS ARE RUSTED THROUGH EXHAUST FUMES CAN ENTER THE PASSENGER CABIN WHICH COULD HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES TO ITS INHABITANTS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS AT SOME POINT THE DAMAGED AREAS WERE COVERED WITH PAINT OR UNDERCOAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO HIDE THESE DEFECTS. THE DRIVE SHAFT, THE FRAME AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ARE SEVERELY CORROSION DAMAGED. THE PARKING BRAKE IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO RUST AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL WHILE PARKED. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE FENDER FLARES. HAD I KEPT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED AND ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. CERTIFIED AUTO BROKERS WAS NEGLIGENT IN REPRESENTING THIS VEHICLE AS BEING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SELLING IT WITH KNOWN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES (REFER TO ATTACHED ADVERTISEMENT). SINCE THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE AS SOLD IS UNSAFE, UNFIT FOR THE ROAD AND DOES NOT FULFILL ITS IMPLIED USEFULNESS, I AM ASKING FOR A COMPLETE REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AND ALL TAXES AND REGISTRATION FEES INCURRED IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/19/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  THE SUB FRAME AND AXLES COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND EVERYTHING SUPPORTED CAME LOOSE. IT ALL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT ON THE SAME VEHICLE YEARS 2001 - 2004 AS WELL AS MANY FORD ESCAPES. THEY HAVE BEEN RECALLED SO WHY WOULD NEWER UNITS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM NOT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. FOR A NEWER CAR TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD MAKE THIS ISSUE BE EVEN WORSE THEN THE MANUFACTURER IS REPORTING. EVERY DEALER AND EVERY JUNK YARD TELLS ME THE SAME THING, THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE 2001 - 2004 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO FIX THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND HOPE THAT THEY ADMIT MORE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM WHICH THEY KNOWINGLY PASSED ONTO THE CONSUMER. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO INFORM AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO NEVER BUY A MAZDA OR FORD VEHICLE UNTIL THEY PROVE THAT THEY ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER, RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THEY KNOW IT! ANOTHER PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FAULTY IGNITION COILS AND SENSORS AND THE RUSTING OF THE REAR WHEEL WELLS, WHICH WERE RUSTED THRU AND HAD TO BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER SINCE THEY SEPARATED FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR AND I HAD A LOUD RATTLE AND SHAKE. THANK GOODNESS THIS WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE REPAIR SHOP AS THEY FOUND IT BEFORE IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHAT IS A OWNER TO DO? *TR

• 12/19/2007· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  DURING THE LAST STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALL 4 TIRES ON MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE EDGE ONLY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT THE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE WAS TO JUST REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CAR HAS 26,843 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR USED TO TOW ANYTHING. I COULD UNDERSTAND WEAR ACROSS THE TREAD, BUT THIS IS LIMITED TO JUST THE INSIDE EDGE. I CALLED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN CALIFORNIA AND AFTER SPEAKING TO A MANAGER A REPRESENTATIVE DID STATE TO ME THAT HE HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AS WELL. I DID TALK TO CONTINENTAL, THE TIRE MANUFACTURE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FIRST OF ALL THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON OEM TIRES, AND THIS KIND OF WEAR CAN ONLY MEAN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE DOCUMENTED SERVICE RECORDS AND THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED TO THE LETTER INCLUDING TIRE ROTATION. THE FINAL DECISION TO HELP ME WAS THE DISTRICT MANAGER FROM MAZDA AND HE TOLD ME QUOTE ?THE CAR HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, YOUR LUCKY TO GET THAT KIND OF MILEAGE FROM THOSE TIRES, YOU SHOULD JUST GET NEW ONES? I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT JUST PUTTING NEW TIRES ON THE CAR WILL ONLY BE A BAND-AID AND I WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN IN 30,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/16/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP LIGHT THE ACCELERATOR PETAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS . AFTER SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,SHE WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $ 325.00 DOLLARS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER MODEL TYPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78000.

• 12/16/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN GOING FROM A DEAD STOP, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO FAST. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN IT IS COLD BUT HAS BEEN REOCCURING MORE FREQUENTLY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND ICE. *TR

• 12/15/2017· SUSPENSION

  RIGHT REAR SHOCK TOWER RUSTED OUT, CAME APART FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH

• 12/15/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER THE HISTORY OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, THE GAS PEDDLE STUCK AND ON THE LAST MOST RECENT EVENT THE CAR GOT STUCK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE FREEWAY AND IT COULD NOT BE SLOWED BY PULLING THE PEDAL UP WITH FOOT. THANK GOD THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AROUND OR SLOWING TRAFFIC AHEAD. MAZDA ISSUED A RECALL #94751 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CABLES BUT WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE'S VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL AS IT SUPPOSEDLY DOES NOT HAVE THE "DEFECTIVE PART(S) INSTALLED." YET THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL DESCRIPTION NOTES THAT IT IS A DESIGN/INSTALLATION FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE I.E. "INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ENGINE COVER AND SPEED CONTROL CABLE CONNECTOR" RESULTING IN A STUCK THROTTLE. MAZDA WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE NOW AND WANT US TO PAY TO HAVE IT SERVICED/DIAGNOSED/FIXED?! ALSO I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE PAST WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. MAZDA NEEDS TO DO A MORE IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND DESIGN/PARTS FLAW AND ISSUE A MORE EXTENSIVE RECALL ON THEIR 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTES. NOTE OUR MODEL IS A 2.3L, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND THEIR RECALL ONLY COVERS THE 3.0L V6 ENGINE. *TR

• 12/15/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. SHE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BETWEEN 10-15 MPH TO LEAVE A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, UNTIL SHE EXERTED A GREAT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/14/2016· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  VEHICLE WITH ODOMETER ~102500 MILES LOST ALL POWER CLIMBING A BRIDGE AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING FOLLOWING TRAFFIC TO STOP ABRUPTLY. ENGINE RE-STARTED BUT RUNS ROUGH DUE TO MISFIRE, ACCELERATES POORLY. DIAGNOSED BY MAZDA DEALER AS PCM FAILURE. ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST = $2600 USD WHICH MAKES THIS FAILURE A TOTAL LOSS OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN AND EXPERIENCED ISSUE AMONG 2001 - 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTES FOR THIS FORD MANUFACTURED ENGINE. SIDE NOTE, CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR SAME ISSUES WITH 5.1L ENGINES.

• 12/10/2018· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WHEN COMPARED TO THE OTHER WHEEL WELLS YOU CAN SEE THE WHITE FOAM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. THERE IS ALSO A PLASTIC PIECE MISSING DUE TO THE SCREWS LOOSING THEIR HOLD. THE CAR MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING BOUNCING AROUND IN THE BACK WHEN IN REALITY IT IS THE SUSPENSION.

• 12/10/2014· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A RATTLING SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

• 12/10/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY, SKIPS AND MAKING LOUD POPPING NOISES. THE CAR THAN SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND SO THEY FIXED IT AT NO COST TO ME WHICH WAS 2,000 DOLLARS. HOWEVER, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUYING NEW KEYS WHICH COST 600 DOLLARS. MY CAR IS CURRENT IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS TWICE. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR. *TR

• 12/09/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/09/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 2005 TRIBUTE HAS HAD GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. IT WAS SERVICED FOR THIS IN 2008 HOWEVER WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD THE GAS PEDAL IS STILL STIFF AND I HAVE TO STOMP ON IT TO GET IT TO GO. YESTERDAY HOWEVER WAS A DIFFERENT STORY. I HEADED TO WORK WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD ON A HWY GOING 60 MPH I LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND MY CAR DID NOT SLOW! I STOMPED THE BREAK AND IT HARDLY MADE A DIFFERENCE. I WENT FOR 3 OR 4 MILES NOT PRESSING THE GAS AND CONTINUED TO FLY DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH! I TRIED TO KICK THE GAS AND IT DIDN'T HELP. I FINALLY TOOK BOTH OF MY FEET AND STOOD ON THE BREAK WHILE TRYING NOT TO GET REAR ENDED AND PULLED OFF ON THE EXIT RAMP STILL GOING 15-20 MPH! I HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF TO GET MY CAR TO STOP! MY HUSBAND WAS NEAR BY AND SAID THAT MY CAR WAS IDLING AT 3RPMS! IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES....I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT! PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE! IF THIS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED EARLIER MY BABY AND I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO GO THREW THAT! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ANYONE DOES ANYTHING? *TR

• 12/07/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT WORK. VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE ON HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE AIRBAG BUTTLE SAYS NO AIRBAGS IN CAR. THE CAR JUMPS WHEN REACHING 50 MPH

• 12/07/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE ACCELERATOR WILL BE DEPRESSED AND THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD. OTHER TIMES, I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE IS A JERK AS THE CAR ONCE AGAIN LUNGES FORWARD. YESTERDAY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LISTED ON THE INTERNET MANY TIMES BUT IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR DIE BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A NEW PROBLEM AS THEY RECALLED EARLIER MODELS THAN 2005 FOR WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES THERE ARE DAYS BETWEEN EPISODES. UP UNTIL THIS OCCURRENCE, THE TRIBUTE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL CAR. THIS, HOWEVER, BRINGS MEMORIES OF TOYOTA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

• 12/05/2019· STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING, THE LIFTGATE FLEW OPEN AND SEVERAL GROCERY ITEMS FELL ONTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

• 12/05/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/04/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE FOUND THAT MY GAS PEDAL WON'T DEPRESS IN COLD WEATHER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009. THE SAID IT'S COLD AND THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO WARM UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT NEVER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. HOWEVER THIS MORNING, AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER DEPRESS AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. EVENTUALLY I COASTED TO A RED LIGHT AND I FRANTICALLY STEPPED ON THE PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND SOMEHOW COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. I CONTINUED TO LET THE CAR SIT AND WARM UP FOR ANOTHER 10-12 MINUTES, WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REV THE ENGINE. BELIEVING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SORT AND AGAIN TRIED TO DRIVE FORWARD, HOWEVER THE PEDAL STILL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER SITTING ANOTHER 10 MINUTES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PRESS THE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH FOR IT TO DEPRESS. I ENDED UP NEEDING ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS TO FOLLOW ME TO WORK IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN; WHICH IS DID AFTER 3-4 MORE TIMES ON MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/02/2016· SUSPENSION

  THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE MOUNT IS LOOSE ATTACHED TO NOTHING. NOTICED IT WHILE RIDING DOWN A SMOOTH STREET WHEN I HEARD A LOUD THUMP. IN THAT MOMENT I THOUGHT I LEFT MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPEN. I WAS LUCKY I WAS RIDDING ON THE HIGHWAY.

• 12/02/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON DECEMBER 1, 2012 WHILE DRIVING AT 58MPH AROUND 345PM ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH STEADY PRESSURE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MAINTAINING SPEED. I TRIED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT IT DID NOT MOVE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TRIED WITH ALL THE FORCE OF MY LEG TO PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT WITH NO AVAIL. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT SEVERAL TIMES AND SUDDENLY THE PEDAL FREED UP. THIS WAS ON A SUNNY DAY, TEMPERATURE AROUND 60 . I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ON COLD MORNINGS ON THE WAY TO WORK OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS BUT THOUGHT THE CAR WAS COLD AND THE CAR HAD NOT A CHANCE TO WARM UP. IN 2010 I FILED A COMPLAINT.NO RESPONSE. BUT THIS TIME I WAS TRULY AFRAID OF GETTING IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT AND INJURING OTHERS.I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL. ON MONDAY I PLAN TO CONTACT MAZDA FOR HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I URGE YOU TO LOOK MORE INTO THIS MAKE/MODEL YEAR. *TR

• 12/01/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE, MOST OF THE TIME WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND OTHER TIMES WHEN IT IS NOT, THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE SO STIFF THAT IT WILL BE STUCK IN THE NON- ACCELERATED POSITION. MY WIFE OR I WILL HAVE TO POUNCE DOWN ON IT A COUPLE FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO UNFREEZE AND BECOME OPERABLE AGAIN. (I'D SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TO 50 TIMES IN TOTAL SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT) TODAY, DECEMBER 1ST. 2009, MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE PEDAL FROZE IN THE NON-ACCELERATED POSITION AND SHE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO CALL ME ON HER CELL PHONE. I WAS FEELING SICK AND IN BED AT THE TIME OF HER CALL AND GOT OUT OF BED TO GO HELP HER. THE PEDAL STAYED STUCK FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. SHE KEPT PUTTING PRESSURE ON IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME UNSTUCK. WHEN I GOT THERE, I PRESSED DOWN ON IT AND IT WAS RELEASED. MY WIFE KEEPS TELLING ME THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I HAVE FOUND RECALL INFO FOR THESE VEHICLES UP TO 2004 BUT NOT FOR 2005. WILL YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO HELP US? WE ARE NOT ALONE. I FOUND A WEBSITE: WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM THAT HAS NINE SEPARATE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VERY SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM FOR THE VERY SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. *TR

• 11/30/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE AND MY ACCELERATOR KEEPS GETTING STUCK. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT EVERYTIME THEY CANT SEEM TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/29/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY GAS PEDAL STICKS. I CANNOT PRESS IT DOWN TO ACCELERATE. IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WHEN ITS COLDER OUT. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I GO TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD FROM A STOP AND CANNOT GO FASTER THAN IDLE SPEED. ALMOST EVERY DAY THAT ITS COLDER OUT IT STICKS. UNTIL LAST WEEK I OWNED A 4X4 THAT I DROVE IN THE WINTER SO GETTING THE MAZDA IN TO THE SHOP WAS ALWAYS ON THE BACKBURNER AND MOSTLY FORGOTTEN. THE MAZDA WAS DRIVEN MOSTLY IN THE WARMER MONTHS. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL AND WAS TOLD BY A CAR SALESMAN IT WAS FOR MY ISSUE SO SO L WAS NEVER IN A HURRY TO GET IT IN. COME TO FIND OUT THE RECALL IS FOR THE 04 TRIBUTE'S SPEED CONTROL CABLE ISSUE AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS UP. SO NOTHING WAS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

• 11/27/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, PUSHING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACROSS TWO LANES AND INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, KNEE, BREAST AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

• 11/27/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKS. CAN'T BE PRESSED DOWN. *TR

• 11/26/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKS. YOU HAVE TO PRESS OR STOMP HARD IN ORDER TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. THIS IS BAD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WILL BE TAKING IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. READ OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAYS IT MAY BE CARBON BUILD UP. NOT SURE BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DOWN IF THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/25/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 11/25/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE FREEZES THE ACCELERATOR OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER. THE PEDAL FREEZES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN THE LEG FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS REMOVED AND WANTS TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT IS LITTLE HARD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR (THE ACCELERATOR RESISTS) WHEN THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. *TR

• 11/24/2017· STRUCTURE

  THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WELL RUSTED OUT ALMOST ALLOWING THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO BREAK FREE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. HEARD A TAPPING SOUND WHILE DRIVING THAT BECAME LOUDER. I CHECKED THE WHEEL WELL TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG AND SAW A SMALL PIECE OF RUSTED METAL HAD BROKEN AWAY. THE TAPPING BECAME A BANGING AND THEN I FELT A SWAY. WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THAT THE SHOCK HAD ALMOST BROKE FREE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE NOW.

• 11/23/2014· SUSPENSION

  RIGHT REAR WHEELHOUSE HAS RUST AND CORROSION AT 102,000 MILES, AND THE STRUT MOUNTING IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX AS IT AFFECTS THE FRAME AND THEY DO NOT WANT THE LIABILITY. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY ISSUE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND OTHERS FOR THE 2005. IN ADDITION, MAZDA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2014 FOR THE 2001-2004 TRIBUTES. *TR

• 11/22/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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.

• 11/22/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DURING THE WINTER AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW MAZDA TRIBUTE, THE GAS PEDAL WAS STICKING-I COULD NOT PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN IT WAS STICKING SO BAD. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CARBON BUILD UP. THEY DID CLEAN IT FOR ME. IT STUCK LAST WINTER TOO. NOW THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING MORE THAN EVER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND ESTIMATED THE COST AT $191.00. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OVER IT. I HAVE A 14 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY GAS PEDALS STICKING AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THEN RESEARCHED THE STICKING GAS PEDAL AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/21/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE - 21,500K MILES. FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP IN AUGUST 2005, THE ABS AND 4WD LIGHTS GO OFF WHENEVER THERE IS HEAVY RAINS OR SNOW. FIRST DEALER SERVICE DIAGNOSED AS REAL WHEEL TURNING OUT OF SYNC WITH OTHER WHEELS; SECOND DIAGNOSIS WAS THE NEED TO ADD GREASE SOMEWHERE; THIRD TIME HAPPENED AFTER DEALERSHIP HOURS AND NEXT MORNING LIGHTS FLASHED AGAIN AT STARTUP BUT TURNED OFF. *JB

• 11/20/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOUR TIMES FOR IT TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

• 11/19/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE GAS PEDAL STICKS (UP POSITION). USUALLY WHEN IT IS COOL OUT, THOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED IN WARM TEMPERATURES. IT HAPPENS WHEN MY FOOT HAS RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESSES BACK ONTO IT TO ACCELERATE. IT DOES NOT GO DOWN. MOST TIMES I HAVE TO SLAM MY FOOT ON IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS (ACCELERATES) BUT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THAT HASN'T WORKED AND I HAVE HAD TO LET MY CAR COAST OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY SCARY! HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COOLER OUTSIDE. *TR

• 11/18/2019· SUSPENSION

  HAVE HAD VEHICLE SINCE NEW IN 2005. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WELL SEVERELY RUSTED OUT, UPPER PORTION OF SHOCK HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME AND MOUNTING BRACKET DISINTEGRATED. SHOCK SWAYING FROM BEING DETACHED AND BODY SHOPS WILL NOT TOUCH DUE TO LIABILITY ISSUES. VEHICLE UNABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL.

• 11/17/2020· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE, BLAKE PEDAL HARD TO PRESS WHEN CRUISE IS ON. AIR BAG LITE ON 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME

• 11/17/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE GAS PEDAL WONT DEPRESS IN COLD WEATHER. GENERALLY ANY TEMPERATURE CLOSE TO OR BELOW FREEZING. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MAZDA DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEIR REMEDY WAS TO GREASE AND LUBRICATE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS EVERY WINTER. I FIND THAT IF I WARM THE CAR UP SUFFICIENTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE PEDAL DOES NOT STICK. BUT THIS EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 2012, IT BECAME STUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WAS WARM. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOT GET REAR ENDED FOR SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HOPING FOR A RECALL VERY SOON. *TR

• 11/14/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THEN SUDDENLY SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 21,000 MILES IN MARCH 2007 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF A SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 12/16/11 *BF

• 11/12/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE FREQUENTLY LOCKS UP/ JAMS IN PLACE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT LOCKS IN THE UP POSITION AND WILL NOT RELEASE WITH ANY AMOUNT OF PRESSURE- SOMETIME IF I PULL UP ON THE PEDAL AND THEN TRY TO PRESS BACK DOWN, IT WILL RELEASE, BUT NOT ALWAYS. THE PEDAL STAYS IN THE UP POSITION AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING- THE CAR CANNOT GO LEAVING ME STRANDED UNTIL IT UNLOCKS. TWO TIMES NOW IT HAS LOCKED UP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES) WHILE I WAS OUT ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER, AND IT WAS NOT AT A BUSY TIME OF THE DAY. NOTHING WILL UNLOCK THE PEDAL WHEN IT JAMS- PRESSING ON IT AS HARD AS I CAN, TRYING GENTLY, OR TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I HAVE JUST HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO RELEASE. I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND CANNOT BELIEVE NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS- IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC, AN INTERSECTION, OR ON THE HIGHWAY- THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, AND THE DRIVER IS POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A TOTAL THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT- BUT BASED ON OTHER PEOPLE TESTIMONIALS THIS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM- MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS REPLACEMENT AND IT STILL LOCKS IN PLACE, SO I AM WARY TO SPEND $400 FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT WORK. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN OUT ON THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES- BEING UNABLE TO MOVE YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE GAS PEDAL IS JAMMED IS A VERY UNNERVING EXPERIENCE. *TR

• 11/10/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  GAS PEDAL STICKING OR FREEZING WHILE DRIVING. OCCURS WHEN COLD OR RAINING. HAD REPAIRED ONE TIME BUT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

• 11/08/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE, I AM THE SECOND OWNER BOUGHT FROM A BUY HERE PAY HERE DEALER... WHEN I ACCELERATE ITS GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO KICK THE PEDAL DOWN HARD TO GET IT GOING. THIS HAPPENS APPROX. 80% OF THE TIME. *TR

• 11/07/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT IT SEIZED AND PREVENTED HER FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,397.