Car Stall problems of the 2008 Mazda Tribute

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. While driving 80 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road. The gear was shifted into neutral and the vehicle restarted. The failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 55,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Mazda Tribute. While traveling at 40 mph, the contact changed lanes to pass a vehicle but when he depressed the accelerator pedal to speed up, the pedal went to the floorboard and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but the engine only raced up and down with no response from the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership and the dealer stated that the air filter and fuel control module had burned out and caused the failure. The current and failure mileages were 25,185. Updated 07/22/10 updated 09/23/10 updated 09/24/10 the consumer no longer owns the vehicle. Updated 09/27/10.