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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006064141 | Incident Date: Apr, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: BOYNTON BEACH | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: MAZDA6 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2YU09122K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 01 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 23 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving the mazda tribute into a parking lot and the car suddenly went to fifty miles per hour and the tach went up to 3000 rpm, applied the brake and put car into park to stop the vehicle from going any further. dealer was called and car was brought to the dealer for inspection. car has been serviced at the mazda dealer every three thousand miles. dealer checked the vehicle and found that an error code came up that showed that the ect temperature sensor failed which caused the computer to send excess fuel into the fuel injectors which caused a high rate of speed. dealer fixed the problem and charged $400.00 for the repair. the incident could have caused a major problem if i was driving in open traffic. mazda should be reviewing for possible defect and nhtsa should be opening a search for other vehicles having a similar problem. car is a mazda tribute 2002. *nm |
