NHTSA Complaint #10262773 — 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GAIN SPEED. THE SPEED REACHED 65 MPH AND THE VEHICLE RAN TWO TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND IT SLAMMED FORWARD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SHE CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TOW THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER HAD TO DISLODGE THE THROTTLE CABLE IN ORDER TO START AND TOW THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 6, 2008 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V583000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES). THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.