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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.
The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the vehicle was partially repaired under NHTSA 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.
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.
- Ozark, AL, USA
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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.
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.
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.
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 NHTSA 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 NHTSA ordered a recall" this is very dangerous!
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?
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- Pots Town, PA, USA