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What kind of mileage does your 2006 have?
that took it to stands behind saying you need a new trans. The car has 97k on it. I am a mech and I am along with the person that I work part time with a master mech are getting reddy to pull off t belt water pump. Madza North Amer I plan to call them back on Tuesday. The first time they where no help. IDEAS?
About 2,000 miles later, I traded the car in. I did not want to deal with anything else.
Couple of things... the strong acceleration and quick shifting is very reproduceable every morning but ONLY while the engine is cold. Shutting down and waiting 5 minutes does not work. I do not have any check engine lights or trans fault lights on and I just had the trans fluid flushed at a Mazda dealership 2000 miles ago because I thought the fluid was very dark and dirty looking (new fluid still looks good - and the problem I am having was there before and after the fluid flush, if anything the car was a slight bit better after the flush). If I use the tiptronic manual shift and let off the gas like shifting a manual the trans catches and shifts nice and quick like you would expect. I have had a trans shop put a scanner on the trans but they found nothing.
I know, I know what some of you are gonna say - should have bought a speed 3 with a manual trans - wish I would have now but this car is what I have and I like it.
Is this the way Mazda engineers designed the car?
MY crystal ball says your next vehicle will be a manual.
True, in this era of hydraulic clutch linkages there seems to be a higher incidence of premature clutch failures (improperly configured or insufficiently bled at the factory?) than ever before (still a very low percentage), but on the whole the latest generation of automatics seem to be far less robust than the TorqueFlights and TurboHydromatics of old and many times more expensive to fix than putting in a new clutch. As autonomous there seems to be a manual transmission in the future of many automatic drivers these days.
As am I.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
P0715 = Input/Turbine Speed Sensor Circuit Malfunction
My mechanic gave me the option to get it check out by the Mazda dealer. I'm sure they want to replace the tranny. I fully believe it is a sensor/computer problem.
The code indicates a bad speed sensor which is affecting the transmission.
The question is it only the sensor or is it more than that?
Unless you trust your mechanic implicitly, you may want to get a second opinion.
Being a 2006, are you still covered under your Mazda warranty?
Keep us posted on how you make out.
What does that mean?
Mazda Calls it "Mazda Speed".
FWIW, I've never heard of a MazdaSpeed transmission, just a MazdaSpeed car, most of which have true manual transmissions.
Edit: I just did a little checking, and unless I'm missing something, Mazda has never called an Automatic transmission a "Mazda Speed" transmission. Furthermore, all MazdaSpeed3 models have been sold exclusively with a true manual transmission.
Yes, I just say that I just say that , sorry!
Seems like it's not only Mazda North America and the dealer that has no clue ...
My daughter has a 2004 Mazda 3 - When she put's the car in reverse it feels like the bottom of her car just fell out or that she was hit from behind - Also, both the "AT" and "Engine" lights are on... Can you tell me what the AT light means and what is possibly wrong with her car? It has 90K miles on. When I took it for a test ride, it seemed as if the car wouldn't shift gears automatically and her "manual" shifting isn't working either - if I remember correctly, there was a light on displyaing the No. 1 - as if the car was in 1st gear manually
Thanks for your time and help - Look forward to hearing from you soon
I've got a similar issues, I'm not seeing what your resolution was. My car is still at AAMCO.
My issue sounds similar. I am driving on the highway, the car jerks and my transmission lights on the dash turn off. The gear and gear number lights go dark. A few seconds later it all comes on on 3rd gear, the car revs and the AT light comes on.
They've had my car for 3 weeks. It's been at the shop, a mazda tech looked at it, the computer codes were downloaded, it's been to a dealership and is now back. They think it's a short. But it's become a time life mystery.
The computer checked out ok. BTW
Thoughts?
I had already mastered the art of driving with 3 gears to work and local driving which was insane. My stepfather finally came to the rescue asking how long was i gonna wait to fix my car or trade it in? He called his mechanic for quote, they found a low mile transmission and fixed it. His mechanic said Mazda 3's are always having tranny problems, he said, "no good". Honda, Toyota, Nissan - no Mazda!! lol, i'm laughing now. MY Nissan ran 250k miles still like brand new when i got new car..my 350z was great til it got totaled, I thought what a great lookin' Mazda 3 this is i had to have it, sunroof, blue...but has cost me this pain in 1 year of having it. Well for now, it is back on the road it is a great looking car and the inside is perfect for me..I have it working as background in television so not a total loss.
My '05 Mazda 3 starts on 3rd gear and it is very slow in the beginning as if I am barely pressing on the gas. It goes to 4th gear around 30/35 mph. I see "AT" and the engine light on too. Also when put it on the manual transmission mode, I don't see the gears in the dashboard. Has anybody had this happen to them? Or can anybody help me in understanding what this is about?
Thanks,
While my primary reason for driving exclusively manual transmissions is that I never took the time to learn to drive an automatic (can't get used to the whole two-pedal thing); also counting among my reasons is they're more fun to drive, they typically have a lower initial cost for the car, and much lower (often much-much lower) maintenance costs over the life of the car. :shades:
Please, if you're coming here for advice, write your posts in such a way that those of us whom might be able to offer some help can read and comprehend your thoughts.
My daughter has a 2006 3i 2.0
Would not start in park.
In the engine compartment where the shift cable meets the shift linkage, water gets in there and it gets rust and corosion at that point.
It will not let the cable travel far enough to engage Park safety switch.
Take a piece of copper tubing about 2 feet long and hold one end at that point
and spray some PB Blaster or WD 40 down the tube then work the shifter through its full range several times.
It may take 2 or 3 times for for a few days, this should fix it.
I had a Mazda dealership mechanic row through the gears and he said it is normal and that I will have to "get used to it."
Is an extremely touchy / balky 2nd gear normal for these cars?
I only have 700 miles on my car and I hope this is not a precursor of problems.
Well, today I'm at 80K miles, and I've just learned to shift slightly differently - rather than jamming it directly from 1 to 2, I pause for a fraction of a second in neutral, kind of "feeling" for the slot. The other gear shifts have no issues. Bottom line, this is still by far the best car I've every owned. I've basically spent zero $ in 6 years other than oil changes and the like (knocking on wood). But there may be a slight design flaw with the MT.
For my part I've been using Red Line in my last five cars since they were new; not to improve any second gear issues, but to improved shifting feel, especially during the winter.