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2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 714773 · 2009-04-03

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
TRIBUTE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
32,832

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT BEHIND A CAR AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF OUT OF CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE CAR WAS RACING AND I BELIEVE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS OF NO HELP TO ME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10264085
Machine
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