P5 trying to take off by itself

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2003 Mazda Protege5

• Jul 23, 2012

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Pretty much what the title says my p5 tries to take off by itself all of a sudden.No it dosent rev itself up and go but it does get stuck at a rpm(usually 2000 to 3000) and keep going no matter what gear it's in.The only way I can get it to stop is if I rev the engine up while it's doing it and then it goes back to normal.Ive tried disconnecting cruise control(had a recall on my jeep for similar problems),didn't change,checked out my throttle to see if it would get stuck if I toyed with it and got nothing.Im out of ideas here so can anyone help me?

Edit:My car is a 5 speed in case you needed to know

 

Last edited: Jul 23, 2012

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wallabe

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Jul 23, 2012

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Did you check the pedal area to make sure that it's not getting stuck?

 

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MazdaSpeeder

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Protege5 (5-spd)

• Jul 23, 2012

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Did you check the "throttle" as in the gas pedal, or the actual throttle body? It sounds like maybe you have an issue there.

 

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2003 Mazda Protege5

• Jul 24, 2012

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MazdaSpeeder said:

Did you check the "throttle" as in the gas pedal, or the actual throttle body? It sounds like maybe you have an issue there.

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Both,I dont know wtf happened,just started doing it like a week ago on really hot days.Ill be driving and itll get stuck at what ever rpm im at and in what ever gear which is why i thought it would be cruse control like it was in my jeep when i had it.Im gonna start disassemble my car tomorrow and check stuff out but if anyone gets an idea or has had this happen before please contact me,thank you.

 

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Lancer Ralliart Sportback

• Jul 24, 2012

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weak spring on the throttle body? disconnect cable and see if consistently 'springs closed'. Lube t/b if not.
Binding throttle cable? Disconnect at t/b and it should move real easy... Lube if not.

 

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wallabe

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2002 Mazda Protege5

• Jul 24, 2012

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lube, giggidy

 

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2003 Mazda Protege5

• Jul 24, 2012

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Gah nothing yet,maybe its just possessed and pissed off since i havent been driving it lol

 

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kosteniuks17

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Mazda Protege5 2003

• Feb 13, 2013

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Dude this happens to me every now and then too, and the only way to stop it is if I gas it a little. Then it'll drop the rpm back to 750. Its so weird. I have no idea what it is. But I did hear that if your clutch goes bad then it tends to rev high for some reason. So what I personally think this is, is that the car itself is telling us that the clutch is getting old and might need to be re-adjusted or maybe even swapped. But probably not a big issue and I think the clutch will hold for another couple years. I wouldn't be too worried about it.