2005 Mazda Tribute acceleration problems

Filed Nov 17, 2020 · Acceleration, Airbags · 138,000 miles · OR

Cruise, blake pedal hard to press when cruise is on. Air bag lite on 99 percent of the time

Filed Jun 4, 2020 · Acceleration · 123,000 miles · MO

Vehicle was traveling on a four-lane highway with cruise control on. The vehicle suddenly began to accelerate uncontrollably; tried applying the brake, turning off the cruise control, pressing the decelerate button, nothing worked. I had to apply a great deal of force to the brakes in order to slow the vehicle enough to get it off the road. I shifted the transmission into neutral and the engine began to rev uncontrollably. I turned the ignition switch off and opened the hood to investigate. The throttle cable on the cruise control servo had rotated up to about a 30-degree angle and had the throttle held open. I rotated the cable back down to its normal position and the throttle snapped free. I will not use the cruise control again until the issue is resolved. I was traveling at 65 MPH when the incident occurred, the vehicle accelerated to over 80 MPH while I was trying to get it under control.

Filed Dec 5, 2019 · Acceleration, Body · 149,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Apr 25, 2018 · Acceleration · 122,940 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated, accelerated at a rapid pace, and then decelerated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,940.

Filed Dec 7, 2017 · Acceleration, Airbags · VA

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

Filed Nov 1, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 100,621 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. After the accelerator pedal was depressed, the throttle became stuck at any speed. The contact had to pull over to the side of the road and adjust the speed cable in order to operate the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v357000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that due to the engine size, the vehicle would not be included in the recall. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 100,621.

Filed Apr 24, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. The contact stated that she never received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v357000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control). While in the market for a new vehicle, a dealer provided the contact with the federal safety agency website. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that she moved to another state since purchasing the vehicle. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Filed Apr 26, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 174,848 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond without warning. In addition, the contact discovered that the accelerator pedal was stuck to the floorboard and the emergency brake had to be engaged to avoid a crash. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 174,848.

Filed Jul 23, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 90,100 miles · FL

The 2005 mazda tribute initially started to be sporadically sluggish/hesitation when stepping on the gas. It seemed like there was a delay from when I pressed on the gas pedal to when the vehicle actually accelerated. On 6/4/15, a couple days after first experiencing the sluggishness/hesitant acceleration, the vehicle stalled/lost power while driving 55 miles per hour on a busy road. Fortunately, I was able to coast over to the side of the road. Within a few minutes I was able to restart the vehicle and continue on my way. The vehicle continued to be sluggish at acceleration and would randomly stall while driving and/or idling. At this point with the vehicle's mechanical issues, the check engine light was not on- even though there was something major wrong with the vehicle. Over the next couple weeks I had the vehicle in the shop three times. The first time in the shop (6/6/15) the check engine light was still not on- -so they were not able to diagnose the problem. They shop suggested replacing the fuel filter and do a fuel system clean-- which I did. The vehicle continued to be sluggish/hesitant when accelerating & randomly stalled while driving and/or idling. About a week later the check engine light finally came on. I took the vehicle to the shop & they indicated the code was telling them that cylinder 2 was misfiring. No other codes were read. All the spark plugs were replaced, coils were checked (in good condition). The check engine light did not come back on; however, the vehicle continued to run sluggish and stall while driving (multiple times when I was going 55-65 MPH). On 6/24/15 the car stalled again but this time it would not restart. I had the vehicle towed to the shop & they indicated the computer was dead and needed to be replaced. I contacted mazda and they denied there were issues with the mazda tribute computers and said it was just my vehicle.

Filed Apr 8, 2015 · Acceleration · 145,000 miles · WA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute I. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.