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Mazda Mazda3 Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Sept 19, 2012
Reported on Sept 19, 2012
| I WAS DRIVING IN CITY IN THE EVENING TEMP. ABOUT 65-70 F,DRY AND SMOOTH ROAD(MY DAILY ROUTE TO WORK) IN STEADY SPEED OF I WOULD SAY 45 MPH, TRYING TO CHANGE LANE MY CAR TRACTION LIGHT WENT ON AND ENGINE LIGHT AND AT LIGHT BELOW MY GEAR SCREEN, MY CAR LOCKED MY TRANSMISSION,CAR WAS IN DRIVE MODE SO I PUT ON MANUAL TO TRY CHANGE GEAR MANUALLY BUT DID NOT CHANGE GEAR, I WAS STUCK ON ONE GEAR AND I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I WOULD LOOSE MY RPM MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I DROVE ABOUT 2 MILE TILL I HAD SAFE PLACE TO STOP, PULLED OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT FOR FEW MINUTES,THEN TURN ENGINE BACK ON,TRACTION LIGHT WAS OFF SO AS THE AT LIGHT BUT ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON,CAR WAS BEHAVING NORMAL AND I COULD DRIVE IT HOME, NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO DEALER I TURNED IT OFF FOR WAITING TO CHECK-IN MY CAR WHEN THE DEALER SERVICE PERSONAL TURNED IT ON AS SHE SAID THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF TOO, BE SHE SAID WE KEEP IT TO MAKE SURE ITS FINE,I GOT A RENTAL CAR FROM THEM,THEY TOLD ME IF SOMETHING IS WRONG MAZDA WILL PAY FOR RENTAL, THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT,MECHANIC DROVE IT WITH HIM HOME, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT,THEY CONTACT MAZDA AND REMOTELY CHECKED THE SKYACTIV COMPUTER, DID NOT FIND ANYTHING EITHER, THEY UPDATE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AS THEY TOLD ME AND THEY WERE GUESSING IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH BUT THEY WAVED THE RENTAL CAR FOR DAY AND HALF!! SINCE THEN IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN,I EVEN TESTED THE TRACTION FUNCTION IN SLIPPERY ROAD AND WORKS FINE. *TR | |
| 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: | CAMPBELL CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JM1BL1L89C1 |
| Mileage: | 8000 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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