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'02-04 Ford Escape Throttle may stick and not decelerate as expected when foot is removed from accelerator pedal.

Models: 474,000 sport-utility vehicles with 3.0-liter V6 engines (the entire production run).

What to do: Have dealer replace accelerator cable. For information, call Ford at 866-436-7332.

'02-04 Mazda Tribute Throttle mar stick and not decelerate as expected when foot is removed from accelerator pedal.

Models: 121,000 sport-utility vehicles.

What to do: Have dealer replace accelerator cable. For information, call Mazda at 800-222-5500 and select option 4 when prompted.

'04-05 Suzuki Eiger andVinson ...

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