While passing a slower vehicle on a two lane road, the mazda tribute's accelerator stuck. I let off the gas at 65mph but the engine continued to accelerate to over 4000 RPM and 85 MPH. The brakes did little to slow the car(I got it down to 80mph). Trying to raise or move the gas peddle did nothing to change the speed. I was able to shift into neutral gear and as the car slowed down, I applied the hand (emergency) brake and pulled off the road onto a wide shoulder. Starting the engine again later, it started at the previous high RPM's. I called for a tow truck and did not drive it further .I have had problems with the cruise control suddenly accelerating for an instant before returning to normal settings. This has been erratic and cannot be reproduced for the service departments. Two weeks ago, the cruise control started dropping out (turns off) with out warning. The dealer could not replicate the problem., but replaced a switch without any effect.
2006 Mazda Tribute fuel system complaints
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My gas pedal gets stuck..help!! I was on my way to work. I put my foot on the gas pedal and it was stuck. I quickly pushed the brake and was able to pull over. I remember hearing about this so I pulled up my carpet thinking it might be that. I started back on my way to work and the pedal was "sticky". After work I was trying to pull out of my parked spot. My gas pedal got stuck again. My car was accelerating on its' own. I tried the brake it would not help. I put it in neutral and it slowed down. I was finally able to stop the car. I got out of the car to see what was going on and could not figure it out. I got back in the car and tried again, it was still stuck. This was so bad because not only was it dangerous for me, I am a teacher and the students walk through the parking lot all the time. It was dangerous for everyone. I called the mazda dealer ( I have a 2006 tribute) asking if there was a recall, they said no. I came home and found that many people had this same problem (the ford escape is the same as my car) their gas pedal gets stuck!!! This is horrible, common, and dangerous.
My 2006 mazda tribute has been experiencing problems with the accelerator sticking in the idle position. This evening the pedal would not budge at all leaving the vehicle in idle and me stranded. I am concerned that this pedal problem may cause me to accelerate suddenly if I push very hard on the pedal.
When vehicle has been running for less than 10 minutes the accelerator pedal will not depress unless unusual amount of force or tapping of pedal is used.
Acceleration pedal stuck in the down position until stomping on it which causes the car to accelerate quickly. This has occurred multiple times in the last few days and I read online that it happens to many other mazda tribute owners.
I have a mazda tribute 2006 and the gas pedal sticks quite often. Sometimes it happens when I start driving after stopping at a stop sign or a traffic light. It has happened during a ride if I pull the gas pedal to reduce. Are there any other mazda owners with the same problem?
Gas pedal sticks constantly, when you come to a stop and then attempt to accellerate.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mazda tribute. While driving 62 MPH, the vehicle appeared to have lost power without warning and would not accelerate normally. The vehicle continued to hesitate for approximately 40 to 50 more miles. The contact had to pump the accelerator pedal until the vehicle reached 60 MPH. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was then taken to a mazda dealer and they performed a diagnostic. The results determined that there was a loose ground on the fuel pump driver module. The loose ground was cleaned and tightened. There is a service bulletin for this exact failure. The bulletin number was unknown. The current mileage was 19,136 and failure mileage was 18,900.
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