Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck and caused the vehicle to accelerate independently. The failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v357000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
2008 Mazda Tribute acceleration complaints
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After turning a corner, the car started uncontrollably accelerating and did not respond when the brake pedal was fully engaged. The engine continued to grow louder as the car continued to gain speed. The driver's foot was not on the gas pedal as the car accelerated, in fact, the driver pushed the brake pedal down as far as it could go. Engaging the brake did not affect the speed of the vehicle, which continued to accelerate with no pressure applied to the gas pedal and consistent pressure being applied to the brake pedal. The driver attempted to downshift the car while pressing on the horn in an attempt to alert other drivers and pedestrians that the vehicle was out of control. The driver continued to downshift the car while holding down the brake pedal and used the emergency brake before the car eventually slowed down and stopped. The driver put the car in park when it stopped, turned it off, and called a tow truck. The driver called mazda to file a report.
Happens more during cold weather. When you push on the accelerator it sticks and when it finally lets go you lurch forward. Luckily I have not had any accidents over this yet, but feel that is always a possibility and feel like it is unsafe. I was told it has to do with the butterfly valve. It has been happening for at least 4-5 years. I have asked numerous times if there has been a recall because from what I can see there have been many complaints by other consumers. If this ever causes me to have an accident, I will be suing mazda!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated while the vehicle was stopped and the brakes were applied, the vehicle started to accelerate independently and the wrench warning icon illuminated. Also, the steering column started to vibrate abnormally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v357000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control), but the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.
2008 mazda tribute. Consumer stated that there was a recall. However, he never received a letter.
When the weather gets cool (sub 50f) the gas pedal will stick. When the gas pedal is fully depressed and you go to push it down it sticks. When this sticking finally lets go the vehicle jumps forward. The v6 version of this SUV has a recall on the pedal but I own the v4.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact also stated that the wrench warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,901.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact also stated that the wrench warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 178,901.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed to respond. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal failed was applied. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the cable and the clip to the pedal. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that when depressing the acceleration pedal at any speed, there was a revving noise as the acceleration pedal vibrated. The failure was recurring and would become more prominent when driving in inclement weather. There was also an increase in engine rpms. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v357000 (engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control) but the contact stated that the vehicle exhibited the same failure multiple times with a 4-cylinder stick shift. The vehicle was to be inspected, diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35000.
While driving on the interstate, I glanced down to see I was going 75mph. When I backed off the gas, the car did not slow down. It kept going to 75 MPH even though I was not using cruise control. I managed to apply the breaks hard enough to slow the car down and get to the side of the road. (it took all my weight on the break to slow it down) I had the car towed where the dealer said the only thing they could find was that the rubber mat was wedged under the gas pedal. (I specifically remember sticking my foot under the pedal and lifting it upward in an attempt to stop the acceleration and slow the car.) the mats are heavy duty and do not slide around or bunch up.
The accelerator sticks causing the vehicle to stop while you are driving down the road because the accelerator done stuck. I found out that mazda had a recall on the 2008 mazda tribute for the exact same problem but I was told my vehicle wasn't among them. I've tried too contact mazda but I get no answer and no one return my calls.
On cold mornings the gas peddle sticks and won't press down until the car warms up completely. Sometimes takes along as 15 minutes to warm up enough to engage the gas peddle. And sometimes after driving the car for several miles (as many as 15 miles) the gas peddle sticks again and no gas is being supplied. I've had to just coast off the road and pat the gas peddle until it breaks loose.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the accelerator and brakes failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised to the contact that the throttle cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the accelerator pedal became hard to depress. The failure recurred sporadically and on one occasion, the vehicle became resistant to any acceleration attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 94,055.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that the vehicle was partially repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 12v357000 (vehicle speed control:cables). The dealer only had certain parts available for the repairs and the remaining parts would not become available until late october 2012. The contact stated that the repair time had exceeded the a reasonable time frame and stated that not having the speed control component repaired was a safety issue. The manufacturer was contacted. The contact had not experienced any failures with the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that he attempted to accelerate from a complete stop but the vehicle would not respond. The contact had to fully depress the accelerator pedal as vehicle surged abruptly before finally accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure was caused by carbon build-up on the throttle body. The remedy was the replacement of the throttle body however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 15,000. The current mileage was 68,000.
From a stop switching to gas pedal or accelerator the pedal sticks and hard to press and does it back to back for a few minutes. Also it can do it at random after driving for awhile and stop at a light it will stick when trying to go. Once it stops sticking I have to quickly hit the brakes to not cause over acceleration.
Was driving on the way home at 45mph and the pedal stuck to the floor. I pull on side of the road and hit the brake put in park. After few minute I tried to hit the pedal and it come back .this is just not acceptable if I have my kids with me and I will be stuck in the middle of the busy road. This should be taken care of by mazda as this call so much danger to the public. Thanks.
As others have reported, I could not depress the accelerator. It was stuck. This happened about 3 times during a drive cross country. It really wasn't that cold - in the 40s or 50s. No matter how hard I pressed (while the car was running and in neutral), it wouldn't go down. Finally after trying it a number of times, I could depress the accelerator and drive. This is very dangerous, as one is trying to turn into traffic and nothing happens other than rolling forward since there is no acceleration. This should be a major recall to repair this issue!!!!
Accelerator pedal gets stuck in partial acceleration position during acceleration and will not press down further past partial to full acceleration during cold mornings to accelerate faster (less than 35 degrees farenheit). Pedal typically works fine after vehicle warms up. Releasing pressure from pedal usually allows pedal to return to rest/nominal position for next attempt to press down to accelerate. Sometimes it is stuck again sometimes it works.
I purchased my mazda tribute new in 2007. This problem started in 2010 in the winter. From time to time, the gas pedal would stick in the upright position, usually when accelerating from a full stop, but sometimes driving in traffic. The past few weeks, my son has been driving the car and has noticed the sticking pedal situation also. I had asked the dealership previously to check this out, but they said they could not get the pedal to stick when they drove it. I am taking it back in tomorrow and leaving it so they can test it after it is cold for a while. This is very dangerous. I have had problems when stopped to make a left turn, and then trying to accelerate to make the turn. So far I have been lucky, but left turns after a full stop are scary to say the least.
My gas pedal keeps sticking on occasion when in idle or slow driving. I need to press the gas pedal harder to get it from being stuck and then my vehicle lunges forward. Called for a service appointment.
The throttle cable was jammed in the idle position, and the car would not go forward after backing out of the driveway at idle, I had to pull the car back into the driveway with are 2nd car to let traffic go by as are driveway is on a slight incline, this could have been a real problem if my wife had not been home to help steer one of the cars or if someone had come speeding down the road and not seen it crossways of the road.
Gas pedal would not compress, stuck for several minutes in the upright position. Could not accelerate onto the highway. Had to coast slowly onto shoulder of the onramp in heavy traffic. Turning the car off and back on did not fix the problem. Tried for several minutes to compress, finally it became unstuck on its own. Happened again approaching train tracks, got stuck on the tracks with no acceleration, luckily it was only for a few seconds this time. Very unsafe.
Gas pedal sticks on acceleration. Mostly happens on cold mornings and when shifting from low to high speeds. I don't feel safe driving this vehicle and it should be a mazda recall. I have contacted my local mazda dealership and was told they never heard of such an issue. After doing some internet research it appears the gas pedal is the number one issue with the 2008 mazda tribute. Also when contacting the dealership they informed me my warranty expired the day before and refused to look at car without charging me.
Acceleration issue. Throttle cable snapped at the firewall nearest to the gas pedal, so I was unable to accelerate and had to coast to the shoulder of the expressway.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was stuck and would not depress when the contact attempted to accelerate from a stop. After applying heavy pressure to the pedal, the vehicle began to accelerate. The failure occurred intermittently during cold weather. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told this was a known failure and the throttle body assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 33,000.
2008 mazda tribute gas pedal sticks. This has happened on several occasions even when having to accelerate. My vehicle jerks forward when I have to press the pedal hard to get my vehicle to move. It is uncomfortable and yet scary when driving.
2008 mazda tribute, approx, 72,000 miles. The gas pedal sticks in cold weather. We live in the baton rouge area so it doesn't get cold often, but the last few day's we've had lows in the 20's and the gas pedal has a sticking issue. It's hard to press and when it finally does the vehicle lunges forward. We had this same issue last year when it also got abnormally cold for this area.
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