2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE Vehicle Speed Control Problems

IN COLDER FLORIDA WEATHER, FREEZING ISN'T REQUIRED, UPON START UP AND DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE EVERYTHING IS WARMED UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AND BE VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN. WHEN IT DOES BREAK FREE IT CAN BE SUDDEN WHICH RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION FOR A MOMENT. THERE IS NO PEDAL OBSTRUCTION, SUCH AS A FLOOR MAT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN COOLER WEATHER, STATIONARY OR IN MOTION ON STREET, HIGHWAY ETC UNTIL IT WARMS UP. NOT LONG AFTER BUYING THIS USED CAR, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER FOR A NEW CABLE. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN. THIS STICKING PEDAL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR SO I WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE UNTIL TODAY WHEN I WENT TO FILL IT UP WITH GAS. I'M A GROWN MAN AND I HAD TO PUSH DOWN VERY HARD TO GET IT TO MOVE.

Mileage: 2

AS I AM DRIVING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR WILL START KICKING LIKE SOMETHING IS TRYING TO IN GAGE ITSELF THIS HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT SO I HAVE HAD IT REBUILT THINKING MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD I HAVE THE CAR BACK NOW AND THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AS IT WAS DOING BEFORE TRANSITION WENT OUT IT HAS DONE IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT DRY PAVEMENT CITY AND OR COUNTRY ROADS WORRIED TO DRIVE IT NOW DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AGAIN OVER 3000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

Mileage: 100,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS AND HAS TO BE KNOCKED LOOSE. HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 108,455

CABLE TO GAS PEDAL BROKEN -- CANNOT BE DRIVEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. I GOT IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING. THEY REPLACED THE TORQGUE SENSOR. THEN MY NEXT PROBLEM WAS MY GAS PEDAL SOMETIMES JUST WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON I TURNED IT OFF. THEN I TRIED TO PUSH MY GAS PEDAL IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO HURRY UP AND PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE CARS WHERE BEHIND ME. IT EVENTUALLY JUST STARTED BACK AND ANOTHER TIME IT WAS 3 AM AND I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD. I PUSHED MY GAS PEDAL BUT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I STARTED HITTING IT AS HARD AS I COULD. IT STILL WASN'T WORKING SO I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. I JUST KEPT ON PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND AFTER 15 MINS IT STARTED BACK WORKING. I TOOK MY TUCK TO ANOTHER MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACE THE THROTTLE CABLE AND RETAINER. A MONTH LATER I STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I WAS TURNING ON TO A HIGHWAY RAMP AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SINCE I WAS TURNING I WASN'T GOING THAT FAST SO I HAD TO JUST LET MY TRUCK ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL IT STARTED BACK WORKING. I CALLED MAZADA TO SEE IF THEY HAD A RECALL ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEY SAID NO BUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING BUT IT ENDED SEPT. 2015. TODAY WAS MARCH 21,2016 I'M JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT IT, AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN THE MAIL ABOUT IT. THEY REALLY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE GAS PEDAL I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I'M SO SCARED I'M GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 151,397

THE GAS THROTTLE STICKS, YOU CAN'T GIVE IT GAS, EVEN AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 15 MINS, IT WILL STILL GET STUCK AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE POWER STEERING ALSO GOES OUT AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK AGAIN. I DID HAVE THE SPRING ON THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED ABOUT 5 YRS AGO, BECAUSE IT GOT STUCK AND I KEPT PUSHING ON IT TILL IT BROKE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 207,934

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,500.

Mileage: 107,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS AND THE THROTTLE AND POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

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 NHTSA 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.

Mileage: 60,000

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. *TR

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! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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 NHTSA 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.

Mileage: 83,000

2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. HOWEVER, HE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER.*CW

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. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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 NHTSA 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.

Mileage: 35,000

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. *TT

Mileage: 84,000

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. *TR

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. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 94,055

TL* 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.

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.

Mileage: 15,000

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. *JS

Mileage: 510,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

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!!!! *TR

Mileage: 59,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 42,500

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. *TR

Mileage: 53,500

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. *TR

Mileage: 34,202

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. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 15,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 27,750

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.

Mileage: 28,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 72,800

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. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

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!

Mileage: 68,500

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.

Mileage: 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? *TR

Mileage: 36,127

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! *TR

Mileage: 34,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 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. *TR

Mileage: 69,896

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. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

GAS PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY & HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY TYPICALLY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70MPH. NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 24,750

2008 MAZDA TRIBUTE - GAS PEDAL STICKING. *TR

Mileage: 10,954