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Mazda Mazda3 Power Train Safety Report | Dec 03, 2013
Reported on Dec 03, 2013
| AFTER SLOWING TO MAKE A U-TURN ON A BOULEVARD, THE POWERTRAIN WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE WHEELS TURNED FAIRLY SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. CAR WAS FULLY WARM; VERY LIGHT ACCELERATION IN 2ND GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SKYACTIVE MODEL). NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHEELSPIN POSSIBLE. DRY PAVEMENT AND BARELY PUSHED GAS PEDAL. RAN VERY ROUGHLY BUT HAD ENOUGH POWER TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. TRIED PUSHING TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON TO TOGGLE OFF WITHOUT RESULT. TURNED CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED AND CAR RAN FINE. DO NOT HAVE A CODE READER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THIS INCIDENT SET A CODE OR NOT. APPROX 900 MORE MILES PUT ON WITHOUT INCIDENT. | |
| Make: | Mazda |
| Model: | Mazda3 |
| Manufactured by: | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WAUKESHA WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JM1BL1V73C1 |
| Mileage: | 19100 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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