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2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1768829 · 2021-09-17

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
TRIBUTE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
230,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2002 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, a pop noise was heard, the vehicle had unintended acceleration; the engine revved and sped up to 80 - 90 mph, inadvertently, and the brakes failed to engage after the contact had depressed with both feet on the brake pedal. The contact made a turn into a park and the vehicle slid, then crashed into a tree. There was smoke coming from under the hood and the contact turned off the vehicle before exiting and walking until she got assistance from a bystander, who called the police. A police report was filed. The contact did not receive medical attention at the scene but later went to the emergency room for injuries sustained with six broken ribs. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11433315
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown