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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007094207 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2007 |
| Consumer's City: EAU CLAIRE | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: TRIBUTE | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2YZ941X4K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 12 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving on a freeway (4 lane - 65 mph speed limit) on the afternoon of 2/3/2007 with my cruise control set to 65 mph. i noticed that i was speeding up, and within a short time, my speed had climbed to about 90 mph. at first, i thought this was a malfunction of my speed control, but after touching the brake and turning the speed control off, it continued to go about 90 mph. at this time, i noticed an exit coming up in about 1 mile - so i kept touching the break to keep the speed about 75-80 and when i approached the exit, shut off the car and coasted to the top of the ramp. with the car safely stopped, i was able to get the car towed to a service station, where the mechanic pulled off the air filter assembly going into what i think is a throttle chamber and found a large piece of ice holding either the choke or throttle causing the problem. it is important to note that the temperatures that day were very cold - about 10 degrees f. below zero. after removing the ice and cleaning out the chamber with silicon, and allowing it to warm up for about 15 minutes - everything was okay. i should note that i had taken the vehicle into the local mazda dealer about a month earlier because i noticed the throttle was sticking - they serviced it and it seemed to be okay, until the incident on 2/3/07. when i called the mazda dealership, they told me that there was a safety recall on the throttle assembly, but they showed this part had been replaced already. i am concerned that ice can build up in this area and the same thing will happen again, whenever it is cold out. i haven't seen another similar complaint, but thought it would be a good idea to document this - this could have easily caused a major accident. *nm |
