Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V357000 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | V (Vehicle) | 217500 | 08/06/2012 | ODI | Mazda North American Operations | 07/27/2012 | 07/27/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Mazda is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2006, and 2008, tribute vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control. inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector could result in a stuck throttle when the accelerator pedal is fully or almost-fully depressed. this risk exists regardless of whether or not speed control (cruise control) is used. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A stuck throttle may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop or slow the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles by increasing the engine cover clearance, free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on, or before, august 6, 2012. remedy parts are expected to be available in mid-august 2012. until then dealers will disconnect the speed control cable as an interim remedy, if parts are not available at the time of an owner's service appointment. owners may contact mazda customer assistance center at 1-800-222-5500, option #6. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Mazda's recall campaign number is 6812g.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| 04V583000 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | from 05/30/2001 to 12/19/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 121000 | 01/28/2005 | MFR | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 12/10/2004 | 12/10/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles, the accelerator cable may prevent the throttle from returning to the idle position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An unexpected increase in engine idle speed may increase stopping distance and may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the accelerator cable. the recall began on january 28, 2005. owners should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500, option #4. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Mazda recall no. 2704l.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 02062004 | 02/06/2004 | 10006202 | Self-test procedure for speed control system. *mr | 04/26/2004 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
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| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | 02/21/2013 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | |
| In a letter dated july 25, 2012 ford motor company (ford) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-353 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving inadequate clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector, which could result in a stuck throttle condition.the vehicles involved are model year (my) 2001 through my 2004 ford escape vehicles equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed (cruise) control.a redesigned engine cover was implemented in production beginning in my 2005, which provided additional clearance of the speed control cable to the engine cover.similarly on july 26, 2012 mazda north american operations (mazda) on behalf of mazda motor corporation of hiroshima, japan submitted a dir to nhtsa, nhtsa recall no. 12v-357, identifying the safety defect described above in my 2001 through my 2006 and my 2008 mazda tribute vehicles (no tribute vehicles were produced in my 2007) equipped with 3.0l v6 engines and speed control.unlike the ford escape recall scope, the mazda tribute scope is broader as mazda tribute vehicles incorporated a similar engine cover design as related to the clearance to the speed control cable in mys 2001 through 2006 and my 2008.the failure report summary above reflects reports identified by odi in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and reports submitted to ford and to mazda.odi identified 44 reports likely related to the safety defect described in the dirs; 39 involving ford escape vehicles and 5 involving mazda tribute vehicles. this preliminary evaluation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers: 10116267, 10128545, 10128681, 10137520, 10153327, 10165007, 10199728, 10234846, 10335779, 10466261, and 10468307. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | Mazda North American Operations | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V357000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | 12V353000 | ||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
| PE12019 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 07/17/2012 | Stuck Throttle | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has been monitoring an issue involving the potential failure of the throttle to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released in certain ford escape and mazda tribute vehicles.odi has identified 99 reports alleging incidents of throttles failing to return to idle when the accelerator pedal has been released (stuck throttle) in model year (my) 2001 through 2004 ford escape and mazda tribute sport utility vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines.of this total, sixty-eight reports are from owners of ford escapes and thirty-one reports are from owners of my 2001 through 2004 mazda tributes.some of the complaints, including a fatal crash incident that occurred in january 2012, allege that the failure was caused by interference between the speed control cable and the appearance cover at the throttle body cam. some of the complaints also allege that the failures may have been related to repairs performed as part of safety recalls initiated in 2004.in a december 6, 2004 letter, ford motor company submitted a defect information report (dir) to nhtsa describing an accelerator cable assembly defect that could present a stuck throttle risk in approximately 470,245 my 2002 through 2004 ford escape vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through january 23, 2004 (recall no. 04v-574).in a december 9, 2004 letter, mazda north america operations submitted a dir to nhtsa concerning the same defect condition affecting approximately 121,000 my 2002 through 2004 mazda tribute vehicles built with 3.0l v6 engines from may 30, 2001 through december 19, 2003 (recall no. 04v-583).in december 2004, ford sent letters to dealers with the repair instructions and service procedure for recall 04v-574.in october 2005 ford sent dealers an updated repair procedure with updated illustrations and a warning to help prevent damage to the speed control cable while performing the accelerator cable replacement procedure.mazda sent its dealer letters in january 2005 and did not send an update. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.the odi reports cited in the failure report section of this resume can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the odi numbers on the attachment page of this resume. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/21/2013 | 94500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the vehicle was serviced in november 2012 under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v357000 (speed control) however, prior to the repair, the contact had no issues with sudden acceleration. the contact was traveling at an unknown speed with the cruise control activated. the brakes were depressed and the cruise control activation light was turned off however, the vehicle did not decelerate. the contact mentioned that with the brakes still depressed, he was able to move into the emergency lane and stop the vehicle. the engine rpms continued to excessively fluctuate as if the contact was still driving and at rapid speeds. the contact powered the vehicle on and off several times before it would perform normally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that the dealer could not duplicate the failure. there were no repairs performed on the vehicle. the manufacturer was contacted but confirmed that the vehicle could not be repaired because the failure could not be diagnosed. the contact believed that either the recall repair was ineffective or was performed improperly. the failure mileage was 94,500 and the current mileage was 96,400. kmj | |||
| 01/21/2013 | 94500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer on 11/17/12 to have nhtsa recall camapgin id number: 12v357000 (speed control) for the throttle cable. the contact stated that the vehicle never had an issue of sudden acceleration prior to the repair. after having the repair the contact was traveling on the highway with the cruise control activated. the contact stated that when they pressed the brake the cruise control light went off, but the vehicle did not slow down. the contact had to ride the brake and was able to pull to the emergency lane. the vehicle had stopped, but the engine continued to race. the contact stated that they had to turn the vehicle on and off twice in order to get the engine to idle normally. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told the dealer could not duplicate the failure so they would not be able to repair the vehicle. the contact was told the same thing when they spoke with the manufacturer. the contact did not know if the recall repair did not work or if it was done incorrectly. the failure mileage was 94,500 and the current mileage was 96,400.rl | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 102703 | 1 | |
| During the recall repairs, it was noted that the cruise control cable was damaged. when i requested that the dealer replace the cable caused by the holding bracket as covered under mazda recall dated 7/12 i was told that they are only replacing the holding bracket and not the cable even though the cable was damaged by the defective holding bracket. so, what good is the recall? i was told it would cost me approximately $100 plus to get it replaced. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 102703 | ||
| During the recall repairs, it was noted that the cruise control cable was damaged. when i requested that the dealer replace the cable caused by the holding bracket as covered under mazda recall dated 7/12 i was told that they are only replacing the holding bracket and not the cable even though the cable was damaged by the defective holding bracket. so, what good is the recall? i was told it would cost me approximately $100 plus to get it replaced. | |||
| 07/23/2012 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph with the cruise control engaged, she applied the brakes but the vehicle did not decelerate. the contact also stated that the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was applied. the contact had to apply repeated pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the contact stop and restarted the vehicle, but the failure continued. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for an inspection and the cause of the failure was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 07/23/2012 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph with the cruise control engaged, she applied the brakes but the vehicle did not decelerate. the contact also stated that the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was applied. the contact had to apply repeated pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. the contact stop and restarted the vehicle, but the failure continued. the vehicle was towed to a dealer for an inspection and the cause of the failure was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. sm. | |||
| 07/23/2012 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the cruise control failed. the contact stated that while going 55 mph on cruise control, she tried to depress the brake pedal but the vehicle would not slow down. the contact stated that the vehicle would speed up when she hit the brake pedal. the contact had to pump the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped. the contact restarted the vehicle and the failure recurred. the vehicle was was towed to the dealer for inspection and the cause of the failure was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that there were not any recalls on her vehicle. the failure mileage was unknown. ap | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| While entering parking space in front of building, accelerator raced, causing vehicle to hit concrete pole in front of building. i have had several instances where the accelerator raced like this; once at a red light, where i hit the vehicle in front of me, and once at a stop sign where fortunately there were no other vehicles around. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 60000 | ||
| While entering parking space in front of building, accelerator raced, causing vehicle to hit concrete pole in front of building. i have had several instances where the accelerator raced like this; once at a red light, where i hit the vehicle in front of me, and once at a stop sign where fortunately there were no other vehicles around. | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 139640 | ||
| Driving 65mph on freeway went to switch lanes and accelerator pedal fell completely to floorboard. immediately put on emergency flashers and pumped brakes into emergency lane. upon inspection showed throttle cable just snapped clean | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that when entering an intersection when in neutral, she noticed that the rpm's would rev up to 4 or 5. the vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic and they advised her that the accelerator cable needs to be replaced. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was then contacted and they advised her that she was not included in nhtsa campaign is number 04v583000(vehicle speed control:cables). the failure mileage was approximately 115,000. tb | |||
| 11/18/2006 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact was driving at an unknown speed when the vehicle began jerking abnormally. the contact stated that the failure would only occur in cold temperatures and when there was snow on the ground. in addition, the alternator had failed and was replaced three times by the local dealer. the vehicle would also abnormally accelerate and exhibit an unusual increase in engine rpms to 4000. the contact believed the vehicle to be involved in nhtsa campaign id number: 04v583000 (vehicle speed control: cables) and nhtsa campaign id number: 07v157000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module) but was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in either recall. the vehicle was not. the current mileage was 175,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. | |||
| 11/18/2006 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 mazda tribute. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle would suddenly jerk. the failure only occurred during winter months when snow was on the road. in addition, the alternator was replaced three times by a local mechanic as it failed several times. the contact also had a problem with the vehicle accelerating to 4 rpms when the brakes were applied; the vehicle would not idle down. the contact referenced recalls 04v583000 (vehicle speed control: cables) and 07v157000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module) but was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included. the vehicle had not been repaired but the contact planned to have the vehicle towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the current mileage was 175,000. the failure mileage was unknown-bk | |||
| 03/11/2009 | 1 | ||
| Mazda 2003 tribute the accelerator pedal has been sticking off and on since march 2009. when the car is going on high speeds, it would not slow down. have to put in neutral and turn off. took to mechanic, unhooked cruise and new accelerator cable in 2009. no changes. traded car in for a honda in january, 2010. mazda would not do anything. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Sticky accelerator sticks when gas pedal is pressed (from a full stop). stickiness increases with colder weather. causes a lurching action even when adding minimal pressure on the accelerator pedal. i'm worried that if the problem persists or gets worse with the colder weather, it may cause whiplash to any children riding in my car. or worse - lurching into the garage and causing damage to my home. or lurching in a parking lot and hitting a pedestrian/child. i have researched this in several auto forums and this has been an issue with far more consumers than mazda is willing to acknowledge. it is a serious issue. if toyota can address a sticky accelerator problem, why can't mazda do the same? our lives, as well as innocent bystanders, are in danger! *tr | |||
| 02/09/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle is a 2003 mazda tribute, which had a recall 04v583000 for vehicle speed control cables. was told this recall was fixed on 8/11/2005. this vehicle has horrible issues with sudden acceleration while driving down the highway, it will not slow down, the accelerator is stuck wide open and braking will not slow the vehicle down. these incidents happen at least three times a week, and at various speeds (25 mph-55mph), it can suddenly be driving down the road up to 85 and 90 mph. happens both in rural and city driving. was told by mazda dealer recall is closed and will not consider this as anything to do with the recall. there were two recalls on this vehicle for this issue, and i feel this issue is still related to the same problem. the incident is ongoing and has been since february, 2009. *tr | |||
| 11/14/2008 | 1 | ||
| I have a 2003 mazda tribute dx with a 4cylinder engine and a 5 speed transmission. the engine will surge when the accelerator is not pressed additionally the engine surges when the clutch is pressed. after cleaning the throttle body the problem still remained. further troubleshooting revealed the accelerator cable sticks. while searching for an accelerator cable online i found a recall here but apparently it does not apply to the 4 cylinder. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 46956 | 1 | |
| Bought mazda tribute 2003 from carmax on 06/26/08. mother was driving truck w/my daughter (6), when the brakes failed and collided w/van in front of her. two hrs after the accident, took the truck to the local carmax. explained to them what happened and asked were there any recalls on the truck. the lady in the service department said she did not know and gave me the toll free number to mazda. i called from their facility and found out that there was an open recall for the abs module. i explained that to the service person. the manager came out to speak with me and said that i would have to take it to my insurance company. because i had geico insurance, the manager said that there was an adjuster across the street from their bldg. by this time it was 17:45. i rented a vehicle to get my family home and called the carmax that i purchased the car from. i spoke with laurie doolittle, the manager of carmax in charlottesville, virginia, she advised me there was nothing that she could do but she would check with someone higher than her. she called me back around 1805 and said that it is unfortunate what happened, however the abs module has nothing to do with the being drivable. i was in shock. me and my family could have been killed! we only had the truck 5 days! i called that morning before accident to get a 2004 mazda tribute with lower miles and lower price transferred in to the carmax in charlottesville! after several calls to carmax's customer svc (headqrtr) repeatedly hearing that i was at fault for the accident because i did not register the vehicle with mazda. went to chville carmax to speak w/laurie doolittle in person. i asked her to rebuy the car. laurie said no. i had an application from consumer affairs and started to fill in the blanks and noted the time and date of the request to rebuy the car due to the recalls that were on my vin. (07/07/08 time 17:05) today 07/08/08, geico still working on it! *tr | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| Accident involving mazda tribute wherein the accelerator became stuck.*mr the attorney request information on behalf of client who was injured when her vehicle accelerated suddenly. the vehicle was totaled. *nm | |||
| 12/12/2004 | 47000 | 2 | 12/12/2004 |
| While driving 40 mph vehicle commenced to accelerate. consumer was able to drive the vehicle to a service station. while parked and idling the problem recurred. this time the accelerator pedal was down to the floor. vehicle was towed to the dealer, who informed the consumer accelerator assembly burned out and needed to be replaced.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 01/26/2006 | 61000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the cruise control is engaged, if the accelerator is gently applied the pedal pulled down to the floor. the vehicle suddenly lurched forward. the contact pulled over and placed the vehicle in neutral. with the acceleration subdued, the engine was turned off and on, but the accelerator pedal remained on the floor. the vehicle was seen by a dealer, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. the vehicle was seen by a secondary dealer. although the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem as well, the dealer replaced the accelerator cable and cruise control. the vehicle has not been driven to determine if this repair remedied the problem. | |||
| 03/08/2005 | 32450 | 1 | 02/25/2003 |
| I have a 2003 mazda tribute. i received a recall notice in late february just before going on a business trip about an accelerator cable problem. shortly after i returned frommy trip and before i could bring this vehicle to the dealer i experienced this problem while on the highway at 65 mph !!!!!! it was icy and snowy and in traffic !!! the car would not slow down. i honked the horn, put on flashers and waived people out of my way, got to the side of the road, slammed on the brakes and when i got slow enough, threw it in park and pulled the key. mazda roadside assistance towed the car, gave me a rental and fixed the problem, but i could have died! this was bad - really bad! i am so thankful that my wife was not driving the car !!!! i understand that since they sent a recall noptice out, they feel there is nothing more that could have been done, but i disagree !!! this is a life-threatening problem! they should call, or do something to make sure that this recall is performed immediately! failure to do so could result in serious accident or death. mazda sends out so much mail, that i am worried many persons might disregard and not even know about the recall. greater efforts should be made to notify tribute owners of the probelm and urge them to get the recall repair performed immediately! i was very very fortunate, but i imagine that others will not be. | |||
| 01/18/2005 | 20000 | 1 | |
| While driving 40 mph vehicle accelerated. as a result, consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. no injuries reported. consumer stated two weeks later a recall for the accelerator pedal was issued. *ak | |||
| 09/25/2004 | 2 | 01/12/2003 | |
| Accelerator pedal gets stuck in idle position. by applying force, then accelerator pedal moves but vehicle takes off erratically. it happens when engine is cold and hot. *ak | |||
| 11/17/2003 | 10500 | 1 | |
| Accelerator pedal is sticky right from the start of depressing the pedal. once the resistance is overcome the vehicle lurches forward. dealer claims carbon build up (contamination) on or near the throttle plate is causing initial resistance. two occurrences (approximately 5,000 and 10,000 miles) have resulted in dealer cleaning area to remove contamination. *la | |||
| 12/10/2002 | 7200 | 25 | |
| When it is cold the accelerator sticks after going about an inch. when the accelerator becomes unlocked it causes the vehicle to lurch forward. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who informed the consumer that there was a carbon buildup on the cable. this incident occurred at least twenty five times. the manufacturer was aware of the problem.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 75000 | 4 | |
| The first 2 to 4 times the accelerator is used (not pushed hard), the cable sticks. we have to push harder on the pedal, then it suddenly releases. this causes the vehicle to jump in the direction chosen. it is very difficult to smoothly back our of the garage or parking space. then the accelerator is slow to return to idle. it appears to be the same issue as recall nhtsa campaign #04v583000 for 2004 tributes, but our vehicle was built at the end of 2003. *tr | |||
| 02/09/2009 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle is a 2003 mazda tribute, which had a recall 04v583000 for vehicle speed control cables. was told this recall was fixed on 8/11/2005. this vehicle has horrible issues with sudden acceleration while driving down the highway, it will not slow down, the accelerator is stuck wide open and braking will not slow the vehicle down. these incidents happen at least three times a week, and at various speeds (25 mph-55mph), it can suddenly be driving down the road up to 85 and 90 mph. happens both in rural and city driving. was told by mazda dealer recall is closed and will not consider this as anything to do with the recall. there were two recalls on this vehicle for this issue, and i feel this issue is still related to the same problem. the incident is ongoing and has been since february, 2009. *tr | |||
| 05/02/2006 | 58000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving about 30 mph, with accelerator pressure applied, the accelerator pedal pulled to the floor without warning. the vehicle accelerated at a high speed onto the highway. the contact attempted to disengage the accelerator pedal by pumping the pedal several times without success. the vehicle slowly responded to brake pressure and the vehicle was placed in park. while parked, the engine revved until the ignition was turned off. the vehicle was towed to a dealer who determined the casing on the cruise control cracked which caused the cruise control cable to stick, although the cruise control was not engaged at that time. the dealer replaced the cruise control casing and cables which corrected the problem. the valve cover and gasket were replaced. updated 07/07/06 | |||
| 01/26/2006 | 61000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the cruise control is engaged, if the accelerator is gently applied the pedal pulled down to the floor. the vehicle suddenly lurched forward. the contact pulled over and placed the vehicle in neutral. with the acceleration subdued, the engine was turned off and on, but the accelerator pedal remained on the floor. the vehicle was seen by a dealer, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. the vehicle was seen by a secondary dealer. although the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem as well, the dealer replaced the accelerator cable and cruise control. the vehicle has not been driven to determine if this repair remedied the problem. | |||
| 01/04/2006 | 37000 | 4 | 05/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving home at 25 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the emergency brake had to be engaged and the keys removed from the ignition before the vehicle stopped. when the vehicle was restarted the engine revved to the maximum rpms. after five minutes the vehicle restarted and it operated normally. after the vehicle was driven home it was towed to the local dealer. when the tow truck operator started the vehicle he experienced the same problem with the engine revving to the maximum rpms. at the dealership the mechanic also observed the engine revving at the highest rpms. this vehicle was repaired under nhtsa recall campaign 04v583000 concerning the vehicle speed control in march 2005. the contact was concerned that recall repairs did not remedy the problem. the vehicle is currently undergoing diagnostic testing. *ak | |||
| 02/09/2005 | 32655 | 2 | 07/01/2003 |
| While driving the vehicle, the accelerator stuck. the consumer pulled off the road due to heavy fog but the vehicle went into the lake. *nm recall campaign# 04v583000. *sc *jb | |||
| 11/04/2004 | 28000 | 1 | 02/28/2003 |
| Accellator pedal is harder to press down, then it was 15,000 miles ago. it does return to a proper idle speed at this time. per mazda serivce department tech, the throttle body collects a soot, or oily exhaust over time, causing the throttle body butterfly valve to not move freely. the cause of this condition in mazda tribute and in ford escapes is a poor design of the entrance of exhaust gasses to be reburned. the exhaust gasses are returned just in back of the throttle body, thereby causing the buildup and possible malfunction of the throttle body in the open position. recall campaign number 04v583000 does not cover this problem, as it covers the vehicle speed control cables.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 05/02/2006 | 58000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving about 30 mph, with accelerator pressure applied, the accelerator pedal pulled to the floor without warning. the vehicle accelerated at a high speed onto the highway. the contact attempted to disengage the accelerator pedal by pumping the pedal several times without success. the vehicle slowly responded to brake pressure and the vehicle was placed in park. while parked, the engine revved until the ignition was turned off. the vehicle was towed to a dealer who determined the casing on the cruise control cracked which caused the cruise control cable to stick, although the cruise control was not engaged at that time. the dealer replaced the cruise control casing and cables which corrected the problem. the valve cover and gasket were replaced. updated 07/07/06 | |||
| 01/26/2006 | 61000 | 1 | 11/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the cruise control is engaged, if the accelerator is gently applied the pedal pulled down to the floor. the vehicle suddenly lurched forward. the contact pulled over and placed the vehicle in neutral. with the acceleration subdued, the engine was turned off and on, but the accelerator pedal remained on the floor. the vehicle was seen by a dealer, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. the vehicle was seen by a secondary dealer. although the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem as well, the dealer replaced the accelerator cable and cruise control. the vehicle has not been driven to determine if this repair remedied the problem. | |||