2004 Mazda Tribute cruise control problems
34 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2004 Mazda Tribute, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
I am submitting this formal complaint regarding a potential recall failure involving a 2005 Mazda Tribute driven by my fiancé, [XXX], who died following a crash on [XXX]. Mazda has opened Case #[XXX] in response to my inquiry, and I am requesting federal oversight of this investigation. Joey’s vehicle may have been affected by NHTSA Recall 12V357000, which addresses throttle body malfunction and unintended acceleration.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Mazda Tribute
- Suspension 49 complaints
- Body & structure 45 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints