2006 Mazda Tribute

WHEN COLD, GAS PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS. BECOMES FIRM AND RESISTANT TO PRESSURE. HAVE TO SLAM ON PEDAL, BUT RECEIVE NO POWER FROM ENGINE---HAPPENS ALOT WHEN TRYING TO TURN CORNERS, WILL NOT ACCELERATE- CAN CAUSE SEVERE IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT IF THIS OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME. PLEASE FORCE MAZDA TO ISSUE RECALL FOR THIS PART, COULD BE RELATED TO THROTTLE BODY AS WELL

TODAY 12-15-14 I WENT TO PICK UP MY SON AT SCHOOL IT IS COLD OUTSIDE SO I LEFT MY CAR RUNNING WITH THE HEATER ON WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE CAR LOCKED ON ITS OWN AND I COULD NOT GET BACK IN. IF SOMEONE HAD A BABY IN THE CAR AND GOT OUT AND IT LOCKED YOU COULD NOT GET IN THAT IS NOT SAFE. IT TOOK ME OVER 1 HOUR TO GET IN MY CAR I HAD GROCERIES IN THERE. NO VEHICLE SHOULD LOCK WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR ON AND IN PARK. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURS DURING COLD WEATHER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. IT FELT TO ME THAT I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS RACING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD JUST CHANGED AND I WAS ACCELERATING TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT. THAT IS WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF MY CONTROL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR AWAY FROM THE SCENE BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE APPEARS TO BE STUCK WITH THE THROTTLE OPEN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

THERE WAS CONSTANT KNOCKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND I TOOK THE SUV TO DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS "THE RIGHT REAR STRUT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THERE IS HEAVY RUST AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION TO TRY THE CAR". OVER THE WEEKEND, THE SHOCK MOUNT BRACKET COMPLETELY FELL OFF. IT DOESN'T SEEMS TO BE A GOOD DESIGN ORIGINALLY TO USE THE SHEET METAL OF THE FENDER WELL AS THE CONNECTION POINT, WITHOUT EXTRA MEASURE TO SECURE THE SHOCK TO THE BODY. IT IS A DEFECT. *TR

MY BATTERY BEGAN BEING DRAINED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY BUT IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT IS COLD I HAVE TO HAVE MY CAR JUMPED TO START MOST OF THE TIME. I SAT IN THE CAR LISTENING TO THE RADIO FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THIS SUMMER AND THEN FOUND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND MY BACK UP LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE. I DID HAVE A REMOTE START INSTALLED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR AND IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND IS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH NOT LIFE THREATENING IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY FIND JUMPS AND HELP IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY CAR. NOT HAVING BACK UP LIGHTS MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT EVENTUALLY. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, AS I ACCELERATED UP SMALL HILL, TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. RPMS SPIKED TO 5000 THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO NEXT GEAR. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY, NO MATTER WHAT THE ELEVATION. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THE TRIBUTE HAS NO POWER AND NO ACCELERATION UNTIL SHIFTING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT OR CROSSING TRAFFIC. TODAY, EACH TIME I AM AT A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 2ND GEAR UNTIL THE RPMS SPIKE THEN IT WILL SHIFT. THE TRIBUTE HAS ONLY 76500 MILES. IT IS ADULT OWNED AND WELL MAINTAINED. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AS A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE TO AVOID SO MANY OTHERS SPENDING THOUSANDS ON REPAIRS AND POSSIBLE INJURY FROM ACCIDENT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED BEFORE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A BRICK BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A STICKY GAS PEDAL. I ALERTED THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST ADVISING OF THIS SAME ISSUE REGARDING MY PRIOR 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD IN THE PAST TO CHANGE THE GAS UTILIZED. IN ADDITION, I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO A POSSIBLE RECALL. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THERE ARE NO RECALLS AND I WILL BE CHARGED$357 TO HAVE A RING PUT ON THE LEFT WHEEL CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS LIGHT). THIS IS AFTER TAKING THE CAR IN DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING CAUSING ME TO RIDE ONTO THE CURB WITH MY BABIES TO AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT. STILL I AM NOT BEING ADVISED THAT THE GAS ISSUE WILL BE CORRECTED. MAZDA HAS CAUSED ME SO MUCH STRESS, TIME, AND PHYSICAL PAIN. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEONE HAS TO ACTUALLY DIE FOR THE RESEARCH TO BEGIN! *TR