My car drives without me!!!!

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #1

s***! My ****** car drives without me!!!!

OMFG.

3 times this has happend, once on the freeway, ones on the street and once pulling into my driveway. I let off the gas and the car just keeps reving~!!!!!!!!!!
It just revs and i would hit the brake and let off the clutch and it would go back down.... but today it jumped to the ******* rev limiter and just sat there BRR BRRR BRRR BRRR **** **** ****

after a few seconds it went back down


ok, so here are the mods, started right after intsalling the header.. i had the o2 sensor wired in a way that it rubbed on the car and wore through the wires (bad planning on that one) so i went and wired up a MIL and now the o2 is just hanging free in the engine bay. (no CEL yet)


HELP ME GUYS! Do you think it did any damage to the engine? what about the electrical system??(pow) (huh) (stooges) (burn) (attn) (attn) (attn) (help) (help) (pissed) (gun) (smash) :mad: (freak) (bang) I AM SOOO STUPID ARRRRG

 

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Mazda2 Touring

• Mar 13, 2004

• #2

Cruise control...

 

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Matthew

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CX9, CX5, i8

• Mar 13, 2004

• #3

youre gonna laugh but this happened to me in my RX7...check and see if your floor mat is getting stuck on the gas pedal (rofl)

or something like what replica mentioned...anyways, check your "dumb-ass meter"...i doubt its a bad throttle or whatever.

 

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Roywhitep5

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2007 350z

• Mar 13, 2004

• #4

i think the problem has to do with the engine

 

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ZoomFive

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SOLD 2002 Protege5; Current 2008 CX-9 Grand Touring

• Mar 13, 2004

• #5

Throttle cable needs to be cleaned and lubed.

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #6

is that it? it seems like it would be harder then that, i am afraid its somthing elctronic

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #7

and NO, cruise control was not on, and cruse control doesn't make you jump to redline instantly and it cuts off when you depress the clutch

 

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Matthew

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CX9, CX5, i8

• Mar 13, 2004

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i bet your floor mat is sticking to the gas pedal. go out there and see if your mat is scooted up. if not see if your throttle cable seems sticky.

 

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loccusst

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2003 Yellow Mazda Protege5 Autostick

• Mar 13, 2004

• #9

Had this problem in my t-bird, not fun when you hit the brake and the cruise control keeps going towards a semi. The relay to your brakes is messed up. Its located down on the pedal.

 

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Matthew

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CX9, CX5, i8

• Mar 13, 2004

• #10

thats not it, he said the cruise wasnt on.

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #11

my cruise control was never on, i haven't used it for months

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #12

ok, i went and looked, its not the floormat

 

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Matthew

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CX9, CX5, i8

• Mar 13, 2004

• #13

hmmm check the cable tommorrow.

 

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Khoifather

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Mazda Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #14

Your car is possessed, whoaaa....

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #15

:'(

 

Natey

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• Mar 13, 2004

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zmepro said:

i had the o2 sensor wired in a way that it rubbed on the car and wore through the wires (bad planning on that one) so i went and wired up a MIL and now the o2 is just hanging free in the engine bay. (no CEL yet)

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I have a feeling this has something to do with your problems. (dunno)

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #17

yea thats what i thought, mabye they shorted or something, so like 15 minutes ago i wired the MIL eliminator in there. but i don't think the 02 sensor has ANYTHING to do with the throttle control

 

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Douggie

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• Mar 13, 2004

• #18

Must be your lame excuse to trade in your car (saw your other thread)

Use the warranty.

 

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zmepro

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Protege5

• Mar 13, 2004

• #19

haha, no, i don't think im going to trade it

 

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Aricjm15

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05 MSM

• Mar 13, 2004

• #20

time to make use of the greatest tool of all time

the Hammer