Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2008 Mazda Tribute.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
Sticking throlle on vehicle occurs when temperature is cold. I could not move the car at all. Gas pedal is stuck. It has happened to me at a red light as well and almost caused someone to hit me from behind. However on 1/18 I could not get the throlle unstuck at all. Mazda says there is no recall and refuses to repair my car free of charge, they do not acknowledge the recall at all. Though there is a ton of information on line from the wall street journal. Cars. Com and blogs re. This issue affecting over 218,000 vehicles. See articles attached is what exactly happened to me.
On my way out to store I backed up out of my driveway as I switched gears and went into drive my gas pedal was hard to push down on. I tried again then pedal was sticking then dropped all the way down to floor. I lift my foot off the gas pedal car continued to go in drive, I immediately pushed on breaks they were then also hard to push so I placed car in neutral and put on emergency break to stop the vehicle.
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.