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I will never purchase a Mazda vehicle again.
The accelerator refuses to move almost everytime I shift and from stand still so either have to tap it multiple times or STOMP on it. And like you, after about 10 miles will work ok. Much worse now that its very cold weather.
The dealer said 'they could not replicate problem' (the odometer also had the same mileage as whe I dropped it off so I doubt they tried very hard!!!) I"m still under warranty so I wonder if they are just being cheap.
Thanks!
green escapist
If you need a new one try e-bay. They will have your model for under $15.
I live at Nebraska and the temp in Jan and Feb 2007 is about -10F to 10F. The standard MPG is 21/24 for city/highway, however, my city/highway MPG is only about 14.x/16.x using #87 gas and current odometer reader is 2000 miles. Is it normal, especially for highway MPG, giving the speed for highway is constantly 75~80 mile/hour and continually driving for 3 hours? If it is not normal, is there anyone can give me some suggestions on how to fix it?
There is a Strattec aftermartket cylinder that avoids the problems, and should work fine.
But did you ever find the cause to your issue of the running lights blinking ?
Thanks,
Paul
Thanks for your help.
I have a 2001 tribute, it's ready for new struts & shocks.
Thanks, Ochinski
If you are looking at an Escape you absolutely WANT the trailor tow package. You get an upgraded transmission cooler which gives you benefits even if you never tow.
Many of the preowned off lease Escapes will have this feature as it was part of the lease program focus vehicle.
Mark.
That advice is like saying that if you are a healthy person and have good eating habits and no unhealthy habits then you should drop your health coverage as the chances are you will never get benefits equal to the premiums.
Most wear for an engine occurs at startup when the oil is in the oil pan, not up in the block. Also short trips mean that the engine does not fully heat up enough to burn off acids that collect in the oil. This ages the oil much faster.
Thats why its 5,000 miles or 6 months for Ford on oil changes UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS!
That being said, the trans failed at 27,000 miles on a 4 year old car. That person should have done the 30,000 mile service almost a year ago based on elapsed time no matter what the miles said.
Mark.
Just one more question as well: Does the Escape use the same troublesome 4-speed unit that the Windstar minivan used? I know that tranny gave many Windstar (and Taurus) owners a lot of headaches.
It starts fine, but if it's hot out it will die after driving for awhile. Then to keep it running I have to hold the gas pedal down all the time in order to keep driving, or it will die again. Not easy to do with a clutch. I would like to fix myself rather than have the dealer try, and not be able to duplicate the problem.
Can anyone help me?
Can anyone help me?
I've had no issues with my Trib since, until this weekend. It didn't want to start after an hour and a half drive and then sitting for two days. I was parked on an incline, and it was like it wasn't gettting enough gas -- the engine turned over. After getting it started after five attempts, all is fine now. Has anyone else had this problem?
I was wondering if anyone knew of a reputable/low cost source for rear bumpers for the Tribute. JCWhitney only has front bumpers. It's not a necessity, but I may want to replace it soon for aesthetics.
Erinn
I didn't see very much response to this. I own an new '08 Escape (less than 700 miles on it right now)in which I notice vibration coming through the gas pedal. I agree that this is not a good thing - a loose or broken motor mount could fail disasterously. There is also a growling noise that shows up at light throttle (almost coasting) at any speed.
I took it to the dealer with these complaints. The response was that there were no "unusual" vibrations or noises.
The noise is difficult to repeat, but the pedal vibration is obvious, altho' not violent. How much gas pedal vibration is acceptable in a brand new vehicle?
Have any other Escape owners (any model year) noticed undue vibration in the gas pedal?
Note: 08 XLT V6 AWD 4spd Auto no extra packages.
There is a fairly common problem with transmision shudder that lasts for less than a second upon accelaration/shifting that is solved with changing/flushing the fluid. I am used to older cars that had longer change intervals and thus had the problem for a while before I read this and other forums that suggested this solution. With a new vehicle it may be either low fluid level or something else.
which recommended changing the IAC valve right on top. It was $65 on mazdapartsonline.com and easy to replace (two screws right on top of the engine). It's been 3 weeks and hot out, and the car starts up fine every time.