Problems with 2005 Mazda Tribute VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I was stopped at a light behind a car and when the light changed i took my foot off the brake and the car took off out of control and smashed into the car ahead of me. the car was racing and i believe the gas pedal was stuck. i just wanted to add that mazda customer service was of no help to me. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. while stopped at a light. she went to take her foot off of the brake and the vehicle accelerated and hit the vehicle in front of her. in addition, a loud noise was heard. the engine began to rev excessively high and the vehicle rear-ended the preceding vehicle twice with moderate impact. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. the police department was called to the scene and a report was filed. the front bumper of the contact's vehicle was damaged. the vehicle resumed operation and was taken to an authorized dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. the insurance company and manufacturer were notified of the malfunctions. the failure and current mileages were 32,800. updated 4/28/09 *cn updated 04/30/09.*jb

I own a 2005 mazda tribute with approximately 20,000 miles. for the past 6-8 months i have had issues with the gas pedal sticking. it is really random, so cannot pinpoint why or what conditions it happens. at first i just thought i wasn't pressing hard enough on the pedal, but it is happening more often and to the point where i actually have to slam it with my foot to make the car move. i transport children in my car and this is extremely dangerous. this morning i was making a turn and when i went to accelerate the car would not move. there was a car behind me which thankfully did not hit me, but it could have easily. when the gas pedal finally reacted the car accelerated very fast. after reading all the other complaints about this issue i think it seriously warrants being looked into further and having a recall notice issued. i do not feel safe anymore driving this vehicle since i cannot predict when or where the gas pedal will fail to respond. for a car with so few miles on it, and me being the original owner, i feel this is totally unacceptable and would be irresponsible of mazda to not take notice. after my latest incident, and reading all the other complaints regarding the same issue, i will be taking my vehicle in for inspection with mazda and hope this will be resolved. *tr

My gas pedal sticks when going from a dead stop, causing the car to accelerate to fast. this happens mostly when it is cold but has been reoccuring more frequently. it is very dangerous when driving in the snow and ice. *tr

Gas pedal sticks. you have to press or stomp hard in order to get the pedal unstuck. this is bad and could cause an accident. will be taking in to have it checked out. read other reports of this says it may be carbon build up. not sure but something needs to be down if this is a wide spread problem. *tr

During the winter after the purchase of my new mazda tribute, the gas pedal was sticking-i could not push the pedal down it was sticking so bad. i talked to the dealership and they told me it was carbon build up. they did clean it for me. it stuck last winter too. now the gas pedal is sticking more than ever and they are telling me i need a whole new gas pedal assembly and estimated the cost at $191.00. i told them that this has been an ongoing problem and that someone is going to be killed over it. i have a 14 month old daughter and i am afraid to drive this vehicle. they told me they were not aware of any gas pedals sticking and it would not be covered under warranty. i then researched the sticking gas pedal and found out that it is a very wide spread problem. *tr

Accelerator sticks especially in cool weather. when trying to accelerate from a the gas pedal has to be hit hard causing a sudden acceleration. this is extremely dangerous in wet conditions or in traffic. talked to mazda dealership and this was a problem with 2002 models and a recall was issued. *tr

I own a 2005 mazda tribute and have had numerous incidents with the gas pedal sticking. this happens most often on cold fall mornings. the pedal will stick and not allow me to accelerate, general happening when i've been stopped at a red light, waiting to make a turn, or just as i go to accelerate while traveling straight. it has almost caused several accidents. i have taken the vehicle to the dealership twice without them able to solve the problem. this has happened every fall since 2005 and mazda will not recognize the problem. *tr

I have a 2005 mazda tribute that the gas pedal sticks on. i have had this problem fixed twice and it is recurring. it is a big safety risk because you never know when it is going to stick. it typically starts out only happening in the morning but it progresses to any time throughout the day. you may be driving and stop or decelerate and then when you start to go you cant because the gas pedal is stuck. and it will take multiple tries of pressing it before it will go. i don't know what to do. i know i will take it back to the dealership they will fix it and charge me and then in a few months the problem will reoccur. please advise me on what to do. i also have a problem with the metal interior of the seat protruding under the fabric of the seat. *tr

Tl* 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 gas pedal on my 2005 mazda tribute frequently locks up/ jams in place. this is a huge safety issue. it locks in the up position and will not release with any amount of pressure- sometime if i pull up on the pedal and then try to press back down, it will release, but not always. the pedal stays in the up position and will not do anything- the car cannot go leaving me stranded until it unlocks. two times now it has locked up for an extended period of time (more than a few minutes) while i was out on the road. luckily each time this happened i was able to get over, and it was not at a busy time of the day. nothing will unlock the pedal when it jams- pressing on it as hard as i can, trying gently, or turning the car off and back on. i have just had to wait for it to release. i have found a lot of other people are having the same problem and cannot believe no one has been killed because of this- it is a huge safety issue if this were to happen in traffic, an intersection, or on the highway- the car will not move, and the driver is powerless to do anything! i took it to the dealer and they said it needs a total throttle assembly replacement- but based on other people testimonials this will not solve the problem- multiple people have said they have had this replacement and it still locks in place, so i am wary to spend $400 for something that will not work. if this were to happen out on the road it could have potentially life threatening consequences- being unable to move your vehicle because the gas pedal is jammed is a very unnerving experience. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. the contact stated while driving approximate 15 mph, the accelerator pedal failed to engage and the contact had to tap the accelerator pedal four times for it to operate. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. the technician was unable to locate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

I have repeatedly had problems with the gas pedal sticking. not in the "on" position but rather when i try to accelerate after stopping or deceleration it will stick and i can not push it down. it happens more when it is cold out. i am reading pages and pages on the internet of this happening with mazda tributes around my cars age. it seems potentially very dangerous. also, since folks like myself have gotten it 'repaired' and it has recurred this does not seem like a worn part but rather a defect. please help! *tr

I have a 2005 mazda tribute and my accelerator keeps getting stuck. it has been to the dealership numerous times for the same problem but everytime they cant seem to locate the problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal failed and remained in a depressed position when attempting to decelerate. the contact stopped the vehicle and upon restart, it functioned properly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, but they could not determine the failure because they could not duplicate the problem. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 40,000. updated 8/24/12 *cn updated 09/04/12

2005 mazda tribute gas pedal sticks, no rhyme nor reason......circumstances are never the same, so it is scary when it happens. i press the gas and think that the tribute is going to move, and nothing happens. thankfully, i've never been hit! ( yet) . dealer repair shop was of no help. click automotive ( where i bought the vehicle ) , tells me to" bring it in when it's happening" . stomping on the pedal doesn't cure it, it resumes working when it feels like it. i try shifting from gear to gear........reverse, neutral etc. then all of a sudden it resumes working like nothing happened. this has been going on for the last 3 years at least. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. the contact stated the accelerator pedal would stick and the vehicle would not move. as the contact exits her driveaway, the acclerator pedal would stick and the vehicle would be in the road while oncoming traffic was coming towards her. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but no codes were showing. the delaer stated he could not make repairs with the diagnostic showing a failure.the manufacturer was contacted who stated she should take the vehicle back to the dealer and they would run a second diagnostic test. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage 82,000.

Gas pedal sticking and difficult to depress. pedal/throttle body, "sticks" so that you must apply more and more pressure to the gas pedal until it "breaks free" and starts to accelerate the vehicle. this can cause the vehicle to lunge forward (or backward if in reverse). more of a nuisance at moment, but has become progressively worse in last month. *nm

Tl*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.

I was driving at 50 mph and the gas peddle stuck, i was unable to accelerate, i had to slowly brake. it happened about 3 times, i took the 2005 tribute to the dealer where they were unable to find out why this was happening, but did tell me they had never heard of this before. thank god my children were not with me. *nm

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. *tr

The gas pedal sticks (up position). usually when it is cool out, though it has happened in warm temperatures. it happens when my foot has released the gas pedal and presses back onto it to accelerate. it does not go down. most times i have to slam my foot on it a couple of times before it works (accelerates) but there has been several times that hasn't worked and i have had to let my car coast of to the side of the road. this is very scary! happens several times a day especially when it is cooler outside. *tr

I have read over 200 complaints of mazda tribute 2005 gas pedal sticking and can not be depressed. i have had this problem on several occasions where i will stop at a light or stop sign and will try to depress my gas pedal and it will not move. i have almost been reared ended several times because of this. i have also issued a complaint to nhtsa before in regards to this. *tr

Accelerator pedal began sticking. i could not raise the pedal up or press it down. suddenly, car would take off. this happens at any time during driving. i have taken the car back to dealership twice for the same problem, all within 6 months time. i feel this is a safety issue with the vehicle. i was told it was carbon build up on the throttle body. i feel it is an issue with the tribute, other cars do not have this issue. all they did was clean the throttle body both times. they also said it was not covered under warranty although they did not charge me for the work done. i am leary about driving my car since i never know when it will start sticking again. *jb

While accelerating, the accelerator gets stuck and the car suddenly slows down to a crawl. driver has to pull over and pump accelerator in order to get it unstuck. checked with dealer initially and called mazda today january 8, 2014 to ask if there have been a recall. was told, no. in the past, had to take car to mechanic and left it to be test driven in order for mechanic to replicate problem. mechanic found the problem and cleaned accelerator. problem continuous sporadically. *tr

While driving our 2005 mazda tribute, most of the time when it is cold outside and other times when it is not, the gas pedal will be so stiff that it will be stuck in the non- accelerated position. my wife or i will have to pounce down on it a couple few times to get it to unfreeze and become operable again. (i'd say this has happened about 30 to 50 times in total since we bought the car brand new off the lot) today, december 1st. 2009, my wife was taking our daughter to school and the pedal froze in the non-accelerated position and she had to pull off the road to call me on her cell phone. i was feeling sick and in bed at the time of her call and got out of bed to go help her. the pedal stayed stuck for about five minutes. she kept putting pressure on it, but it would not come unstuck. when i got there, i pressed down on it and it was released. my wife keeps telling me this is dangerous and that we need to have it looked at. i have found recall info for these vehicles up to 2004 but not for 2005. will you please do something to help us? we are not alone. i found a website: www.aboutautomobile.com that has nine separate people complaining about the very same mechanical problem for the very same year, make and model. thank you for hearing me. *tr

The gas pedal will get stuck in the up position periodically. it happens more often during the cold seasons. i have had many close calls getting into an accident while making a right turn and on coming traffic is approaching during the time i am trying to accelerate to get on to the lane and my accelerator gets stuck and the car is still slowly moving. i will literally have to continuously stomp on the pedal to get it to go down and once it does it accelerates quickly causing the vehicle to forward. i have taken it in the dealer to see what the issue was and they told me it was due to the carbon build up on the butterfly causing it to get stuck but even after getting the flush out it continued to get stuck while i am driving. i have gone online to see if anyone else has had this issue and sure enough there was. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. while driving approximately 55 mph the accelerator pedal became stuck causing the vehicle to decelerate. the contact activated his emergency lights and was able to stop the vehicle on the emergency lane. after restarting the vehicle, the accelerator pedal functioned normally. the contact stated the failure occurred intermittently during cold or rainy weather. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 25.

I have a 2005 mazda tribute that for some reason the gas pedal gets stuck, it seems to do this when the weather changes from hot to cold? *tr

Mazda tribute 05. gas pedal got stuck in the up position as i was turning in an intersection. luckily no cars coming parked on the grass. this happened 2xs. dealership just stated it needed a 150.00 throttle housing lubrication. did not have it done due to it was not covered on the warranty. after this time it happened 2 more time to me and just 2 days ago it happened to my husband with our kids in the car. luckily again no accident. *nm

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mazda tribute. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal randomly locks in place. she literally has to stomp on the pedal to get it to release. the failure has progressively worsened and she has to make 4 or 5 attempts to release the accelerator pedal. the weather and driving speed were not factors. the pedal was repaired, but began sticking again weeks later. the dealer was unable to duplicate the intermittent failure. the vin, engine size, and purchase date were unknown. the current mileage was 53,000 and failure mileage was 100.

I purchased the 2005 mazda tribute in dec '04. within one month, the gas pedal would stick in the up position and it would take significant effort to unlock the pedal, causing the vehicle to lurch forward. i took it in to have it looked at *still under warranty* and was told there was nothing wrong. however, it has continued to be a serious problem ever since. i've brought it back several times to the same dealership (royal moore mazda) and they tell me every time that they don't have any record of repairs (since they said they never found anything to begin with) and that they still can't find a problem. the issue is getting worse. i've been doing research and find hundreds of other mazda tribute owners having the exact same problem. at what point does this become a recall issue? i've narrowly missed being rear ended many times due to the gas pedal being stuck in place. and the only way to unlock it is to "stomp" on it. we need assistance before people die - if they haven't already and therefore haven't been able to tell anyone about why they died. this is a serious problem and it is getting significantly worse. the dealerships constantly deny there is a problem, and i honestly believe it's due to the bigger issue of all mazda tribute owners having the same issue. *tr

2005 mazda tribute [4000 mi] brakes failed and throttle stuck on dec 17, 2004. i had to pull hand brake to stop . car was towed to dealership in amherst va. throttle assy, idle control valve and a 100mi road test were done. picked vehicle up on jan 14,2005. on jan 15th, problem occurred again with brakes non-responsive and throttle stuck. someone else was driving and they turned engine off and coasted off the road. vehicle was towed back to dealership in amherst and remains there at present.