Table 1 shows one common other fuel system related problems of the 2008 Mazda Tribute.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Other Fuel System problems |
My gas peddle drops and I cannot accelerate. This has happened over 10 times when I'm driving. I thought that I possibly slid the carpet to knock the gas pedal off, but I have removed my carpet and it happened twice since then. I've been in intersections and my gas pedal just drops to the floor. This could be very serious if I happened to have been passing someone. In these situations, after several attempts pulling it back up, I did manage to get the peddle to work again. But I'm afraid I won't always be so lucky. I brought my car in to a Mazda dealer and they said they have a bulletin that requires a cable change and a clip at the cost of approx. $140. 00. This started happening at approx. 65000 miles, and I now have 80k miles.
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.
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.
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.
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!.