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2005 Mazda Tribute vehicle speed control problems

85 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2005 Mazda Tribute23% of all complaints for this model year.

85
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
23%
share of all complaints
77,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Jun 4, 2020

  • 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…

    filed Dec 5, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Tribute years

YearReportsShare
2010 Tribute615%
2009 Tribute26%
2008 Tribute5326%
2006 Tribute4938%
2004 Tribute3422%
2003 Tribute3417%
2002 Tribute3710%
2001 Tribute407%
Tribute vehicle speed control problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.