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2005 Mazda Tribute cruise control problems

85 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2005 Mazda Tribute, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
85 16% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2005 Mazda Tribute Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 13 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 12 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 71 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles8
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles13
80k to 100k miles12
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 71 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 32,832 miles, March 2009 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. The contact stated while driving approximate 15 MPH, the accelerator pedal failed to engage and the contact had to tap the accelerator pedal four times for it to operate. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician was unable to locate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

Reported at 86,000 miles, January 2008

Other problems reported for the 2005 Mazda Tribute

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Mazda models