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Mazda3 Check Engine Light
by grockpilot
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Jul 15, 2006 (11:49 am)
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Hi, I'm an owner of a 2006 Mazda3 S sedan. I bought the car in October and have 18500 miles on it. Yesterday my check engine light came on. Any ideas as to what it might be? I'm gonna take it to the dealer on Monday and hopefully it'll be under warranty.
Also, in the mornings, I have really bad starts where my engine idles roughly, shutters, and almost quits. I had a fuel cleaning service done today. When I started the car up from the repair shop, my engine shuddered again. Is it okay since its still cleaning up the fuel system? Should I be more worried that it's something worse?
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [grockpilot]
by nifty56
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Jul 16, 2006 (8:59 am)
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Replying to: grockpilot (Jul 15, 2006 11:49 am)
You really probably didn't need a fuel system cleaning with only 18,500 miles but it won't hurt. Take it to the dealer they will scan it and will be under a warranty fix. You are not the first with this problem. Let us know what the dealer finds. When a CEL comes on take it to the dealer right away and try not to fix it yourself by doing something what you think might fix it. The car is still on warranty so why spend your own money on a fix?
Good luck...
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [nifty56]
by dc_driver
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Jul 16, 2006 (10:11 am)
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Replying to: nifty56 (Jul 16, 2006 8:59 am)
Agree with nifty56, let the dealer check it out since it is under warranty. That said, my VW Jetta through the CEL several times because the gas cap was not tight. After I would tighten it, the CEL would turn off in about 2-3 days.
The fact that your car is starring rough may be an indication of a larger problem. Perhaps the dealer can keep it overnight and start it in the morning for you.
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Re: mazda 3i [nifty56]
by nifty56
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Jul 16, 2006 (6:51 pm)
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Replying to: nifty56 (Jul 15, 2006 6:59 am)
Forgot to add, I use 5W30 syn oil, Mobil 1
I also shift with the manual mode on the Automatic. I usual start in 2nd gear and shift to 3 than 4th and not go over 2000RPMs. I think this will help with gas mileage in slow moving traffic. But I do push it a little at times.
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [grockpilot]
by clarissa
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Jul 18, 2006 (11:10 am)
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Replying to: grockpilot (Jul 15, 2006 11:49 am)
The same thing happened to me, in idle. But it has stalled 3 times, too. I have an automatic. Anyone else have this problem? It's at the dealer right now... since Wednesday and they can't find anything wrong. I'm soooo pissed about it. Someone help.
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [clarissa]
by jmnapp
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Jul 18, 2006 (11:32 am)
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Replying to: clarissa (Jul 18, 2006 11:10 am)
Mine stalls too. Supposedly there is supposed to be a "flash" the beginning of this month to reprogram the engine computer. I'm hoping to trade my car soon, so I haven't followed up on it. No more Mazdas for me. VW, here I come! If you're going to keep the car, your service manager should check with Mazda to see if the flash is ready.
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [jmnapp]
by clarissa
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Jul 18, 2006 (11:33 am)
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Replying to: jmnapp (Jul 18, 2006 11:32 am)
Really? How old is your car? Mine's a 2006. I'm sooo mad they can't find anything wrong with it. This is the second time at the dealer. GRRRRR!
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [clarissa]
by brodie2
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Jul 18, 2006 (11:44 am)
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Replying to: clarissa (Jul 18, 2006 11:33 am)
I too had this problem - my 2004 automatic mazda 3 stalled on me at least 8 times. It also suffered from a power surge problem -where the car would just take off without pushing on the gas peddle. Scary and very dangerous. My dealership could duplicate the problem but could never fix it. They also had 6 other cars in their dealership with the same problem. Mazda Canada wasn't supportive at all. They didn't care about my safety at all. Anyway, sold it back to the dealership. They said that they would chase after Mazda Canada to buy back the car since they couldn't fix it after a year and a half of suffering. My best advise to you - log everything, keep complaining, call the owner of the dealership, phone the ministry of transportation, don't give up. Mazda does know this problem exists and its a HUGH safety issue. I too will never buy a Mazda again. Their customer service stinks. 
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [brodie2]
by clarissa
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Jul 18, 2006 (11:53 am)
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Replying to: brodie2 (Jul 18, 2006 11:44 am)
Wow... thanks for the info Brodie. They say they can't duplicate the problem. I'm so frustrated about it. And it seems like no one is doing anything. Thank you for your insight.
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Re: Mazda3 Check Engine Light [clarissa]
by obtube
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Jul 18, 2006 (12:56 pm)
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Replying to: clarissa (Jul 18, 2006 11:53 am)
Faulty Purge valves are also causing a lot of CELs right now with the Mazda3 - it could be that
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