Accelerator became stiff on cold mornings. Accelerator cable clip broke, tribute would not accelerate at all. (fell to floor) clip replaced, still sticking. Taking back to dealership to see what else is going on.
2008 Mazda Tribute acceleration complaints
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I have a 2008 mazda tribute that has a sticking accelerator, especially when the weather is cold. Even after the car is warm the accelerator will sometimes stick and will not allow the vehicle to accelerate. Today after driving the vehicle about five miles it would not accelerate when I tried to get on the interstate. This has been going on that I have noticed for about a year. It first happened october 2009.
My 2008 mazda tribute has about 68,500 miles. The gas pedal stuck, at intervals, all through my drive back home from my parents. It is about a 25 mile drive on the highway. The pedal became stuck once I depressed it. In order to accelerate, I had to press on the pedal with abnormal force. The car would jerk forward once the pedal became unstuck and I was able to accelerate again. This is not the first time that my 2008 mazda tribute does this. It did a while back when my car had about 30,000 miles. It did it two times. However, it never did it again until today, 11-14-2010. This time, however, the pedal got stuck well over 10 times. The car would decelerate while I used more and more force on the gas pedal until the pedal gave and I was able to accelerate again. I had my wife and children in the car. I did not feel safe driving the SUV. Doing research on the net and on the federal safety agency this seems to be a problem which is happening to an abnormal number of 2008 mazda tributes throughout the USA. Why hasn't mazda done a recall? Why hasn't the federal safety agency ordered a recall? This is very dangerous!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribune. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the accelerator pedal became stuck in the open throttle position. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised that there were no defects found within the accelerator pedal. The dealer also advised that the accelerator cable could be replaced at the contacts expense. There were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed but no assistance was offered. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 96,000.
The gas pedal is sticking, not allowing you to accelerate. My wife and I purchased this car so that our son would be safe. It has happened at stop signs and on the highway going 65-70mph. It happened around ten separate occasions, mostly in the morning. I would hate for my family to be in the car when something were to happen. We want to fix the problem but this seems to be a chronic issue with the mazda tribute. We love our car. Can you please help?
Accelerator pedal is sticky. It becomes very difficult to push, then will suddenly release and allow you to accelerate. Happens every morning, and lasts for about 5-10 minutes. Condition is worsening. Dealer "cleaned throttle body", but it did not fix the problem. I returned the vehicle to the dealer who said the throttle body should be replaced. Mazda extended warranty initially denied my claim for repair stating "not a covered part". However, they now say it is a covered part, but still have not yet agreed to pay for the repair. I was told that if I pay $100 that the dealer would run some type of cleaner into my gas tank, but with no guarantee it would work. This would not be covered by my extended warranty. A badly sticking accelerator pedal should now be classified as a safety concern!
Gas pedal sticks, preventing you from accelerating the vehicle. So when driving down the road you might be fine, or you could be sitting idle, until the gas pedal will free up. This has probably happened 30 times or more. Needs to be recalled. Also around 30,000 miles the paint started coming off all the door trim.
2008 mazda tribute: accelerator sticks in the unaccelerated position. Have had I fixed before and the mechanic new exactly what the problem was. He fixes at least two a week. He said the throttle cable runs through the intake and it accumulates grime until it sticks. Costs me $75 bucks everytime. One day mr mazda is going to be sitting infront of a congressional hearing explaining why a mother and her kids couldn't get off of the rxr tracks in time. Because her pedal stuck.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mazda tribute. The contact took off and the accelerator got stiff and stuck. While driving 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stiff, the vehicle surged forward and nearly hit another vehicle. The contact did notify the manufacturer and they informed him that there were no related recalls. The failure mileage was 42,000. The current mileage was 42,000.
The gas pedal of my vehicle sticks when it is first depressed, after setting idle at traffic stops. It also sticks when first accelerating the vehicle on most mornings. This has occurred several times, and has become very frequent. The most recent incident was on tuesday, february 16, 2010.
The gas pedal sticks. You must press gas pedal abnormally hard and then when it gives the car lunges forward dangerously and unexpectedly. Requires repeated throttle body cleaning. Dealership recommends replacing the throttle body every time--a $130 part.
Gas pedal sticking intermittently & has occurred previously typically driving on highway at 65-70mph. Not something that happens daily.
2008 mazda tribute - gas pedal sticking.
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