Speed Control Cable problems of the 2005 Mazda Tribute

We purchased this vehicle new and about 5 times over the history of owning this vehicle, the gas peddle stuck and on the last most recent event the car got stuck at a high rate of speed on the freeway and it could not be slowed by pulling the pedal up with foot. Thank god there were no vehicles around or slowing traffic ahead. Mazda issued a recall #94751 - vehicle speed control: cables but when we took the car into the nearest Mazda dealership we were told that our vehicle's VIN is not covered by this recall as it supposedly does not have the "defective part(s) installed. " yet the summary of the recall description notes that it is a design/installation flaw with the vehicle I. E. "inadequate clearance between the engine cover and speed control cable connector" resulting in a stuck throttle. Mazda won't stand behind their vehicle now and want us to pay to have it serviced/diagnosed/fixed?! also I had previously taken this car to the dealership twice in the past when this happened and they could not find anything wrong with it. Mazda needs to do a more in-depth investigation of this very dangerous situation and design/parts flaw and issue a more extensive recall on their 2005 Mazda Tributes. Note our model is a 2. 3l, 4 cylinder engine and their recall only covers the 3. 0l v6 engine.

The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that the throttle failed, causing the vehicle to abnormally accelerate. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by removing the keys from the ignition. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 12v357000 (vehicle speed control:cables). The failure mileage was 74,000.

The gas pedal sticks while driving, it loosens up after a few moments, (putting the entire force of my body against pedal will not free it up) . This has happened many times over the past couple of years, but has been happening much more over the last couple of weeks. Also last winter when it was cold at night as I pulled from my parking spot at work the engine seemed to rev suddenly as I pulled away. This would only happen occasionally and I figured it was due to the cold weather but I am not so sure now. I have searched the internet and found this has happened to others. The dealer charges them several hundred dollars to fix the problem. I see that there was a recall for the 2002-2004 Mazda Tribute for the accelerator cable recall 2704l. Is it possible there should be a recall for this model year.

The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Tribute. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed that the pedal had become stuck. The contact continued to depress the pedal until it released. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure and greased the accelerator pedal. There was an investigation open under NHTSA action number: pe12019 (vehicle speed control:cruise control vehicle speed control:cables) that could have been related to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Mazda Tribute. The contact stated that while waiting at a stop sign, the vehicle would hesitate and not accelerate. It also hesitated when decelerating and trying to accelerate again. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that she needed to replace the throttle body and the accelerator cable. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

My gas pedal sticks. I cannot press it down to accelerate. It seems to only do it when its colder out. I've almost been in numerous accidents because I go to pull out onto the road from a stop and cannot go faster than idle speed. Almost every day that its colder out it sticks. Until last week I owned a 4x4 that I drove in the winter so getting the Mazda in to the shop was always on the backburner and mostly forgotten. The Mazda was driven mostly in the warmer months. I received recall notices in the mail and was told by a car salesman it was for my issue so so l was never in a hurry to get it in. Come to find out the recall is for the 04 Tribute's speed control cable issue and now my warranty is up. So nothing was ever done about it.