Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 02/25/2013 | 130000 | ||
| The first time i had an issue with the gas pedal, i was backing out of a driveway and the pedal got stuck all the way down. my car wouldn't move. since then, i've had 5 instances where i'm driving my car and let up on the gas pedal and it gets stuck. i have to stomp on the pedal multiple times for it to start working again. i'm always in traffic and have to turn on my hazard lights and pull off to the side if there is a shoulder available. this has also happened when merging onto the interstate when traffic is moving over 50 mph. this is very dangerous and i'm upset to find that many other owners have had this issue and we have to pay to get this fixed. it should be a recall. | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 40000 | ||
| 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 reoccured this does not seem like a worn part but rather a defect. please help! | |||
| 12/04/2012 | 102548 | 1 | |
| I have found that my gas pedal won't depress in cold weather. the first time this happened was a few weeks after i bought the car in 2009. the said it's cold and the car just needs to warm up. this problem has continued to happen year after year, but never for any length of time. however this morning, as i was driving to work the pedal would no longer depress as i was going down the road. eventually i coasted to a red light and i frantically stepped on the pedal to no avail. i was able to turn on my hazard lights and somehow coast into a parking lot. i continued to let the car sit and warm up for another 10-12 minutes, when i was finally able to rev the engine. believing that the problem was solved i backed out of my parking sort and again tried to drive forward, however the pedal still would not depress. after sitting another 10 minutes, i was finally able to press the pedal hard enough for it to depress. i ended up needing one of my co-workers to follow me to work in case it happened again; which is did after 3-4 more times on my 10 minute drive to work. please look into this issue. *tr | |||
| 12/04/2012 | 102548 | ||
| I have found that my gas pedal won't depress in cold weather. the first time this happened was a few weeks after i bought the car in 2009. the said it's cold and the car just needs to warm up. this problem has continued to happen year after year, but never for any length of time. however this morning, as i was driving to work the pedal would no longer depress as i was going down the road. eventually i coasted to a red light and i frantically stepped on the pedal to no avail. i was able to turn on my hazard lights and somehow coast into a parking lot. i continued to let the car sit and warm up for another 10-12 minutes, when i was finally able to rev the engine. believing that the problem was solved i backed out of my parking sort and again tried to drive forward, however the pedal still would not depress. after sitting another 10 minutes, i was finally able to press the pedal hard enough for it to depress. i ended up needing one of my co-workers to follow me to work in case it happened again; which is did after 3-4 more times on my 10 minute drive to work. please look into this issue. | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Throttle freeze up. could not accelerate out of path of on coming vehicle which crashed into my left front fender. this condition has been on going for years now and when i approached the dealer about it i was told to wait for recall letter which never came. contacted mazda and was told that this vehicle was not one of the recalled vehicles. it has been problem after problem with this vehicle. and i need help. *tr | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Throttle freeze up. could not accelerate out of path of on coming vehicle which crashed into my left front fender. this condition has been on going for years now and when i appovched the dealer about it i was toold to wait for recall letter which never came. contacted mazda and was told that this vehicle was not one of the recalled vehicles. it has been problem after problem with this vehicle. and i need help. | |||