Did a search for this and didn't find anything so I'll post this in the general forum.
I have a MS3 for which I purchased all-season floor mats. I have had the mats in the car for 2 weeks now. The mats are installed in the correct position and do not have the regular floor mats in place above or beneath them. On two occasions since they have been installed, the accelerator has become stuck under the top right-hand corner of the mat causing the car to surge forward (the first time before I figured out what was the cause) or for the engine to rev uncontrolled against the rev limiter (the second time when I hit the clutch to allow me to control the car). The first time, the pedal popped out from underneath the edge of the mat by itself, so I didn't realize what was happening. The second time the pedal did not pop out as it was stuck. I immediately hit the clutch to control the car while I tried to free the pedal with the engine hitting the rev limiter.
I tried shifting the mat, but with the mat installed using the anchor it will not move or rotate enough to avoid this little problem. I will probably just cut a portion of the mat at the top but I wanted to post this problem before someone found themselves in a dicey situation because of it.
I will try to post pics of the issue sometime soon. I am considering contacting Mazda about this potential problem.
R
I have a MS3 for which I purchased all-season floor mats. I have had the mats in the car for 2 weeks now. The mats are installed in the correct position and do not have the regular floor mats in place above or beneath them. On two occasions since they have been installed, the accelerator has become stuck under the top right-hand corner of the mat causing the car to surge forward (the first time before I figured out what was the cause) or for the engine to rev uncontrolled against the rev limiter (the second time when I hit the clutch to allow me to control the car). The first time, the pedal popped out from underneath the edge of the mat by itself, so I didn't realize what was happening. The second time the pedal did not pop out as it was stuck. I immediately hit the clutch to control the car while I tried to free the pedal with the engine hitting the rev limiter.
I tried shifting the mat, but with the mat installed using the anchor it will not move or rotate enough to avoid this little problem. I will probably just cut a portion of the mat at the top but I wanted to post this problem before someone found themselves in a dicey situation because of it.
I will try to post pics of the issue sometime soon. I am considering contacting Mazda about this potential problem.
R
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