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Re: Mazda 3 Tranmission [carrieb5]
by ahightower
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Sep 24, 2008 (10:13 am)
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Replying to: carrieb5 (Sep 20, 2008 10:33 am)
Is the issue worse when parking/backing out on a hill? Do you use the parking brake? Set the parking brake before you put it in Park, and when backing out, put it in Reverse before you release the parking brake.
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Re: Hesitation in first gear [brted]
by swhy30
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Sep 28, 2008 (3:29 pm)
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Replying to: brted (Jun 08, 2008 2:22 pm)
I have had a similar problem when starting up the car. I has happened to me twice already and the car only has 10,800 miles on it. I will turn the car on and let off the clutch then the engine starts to shake and stall out. I have to repeat a few times to get the car started. I have yet to take it to a dealer yet b/c i'm sure they'll tell me they can't find anything wrong with it. But it is a bit frustrating
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- #114 of 193
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Re: Hesitation in first gear [swhy30]
by autonomous
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Sep 29, 2008 (1:46 pm)
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Replying to: swhy30 (Sep 28, 2008 3:29 pm)
has happened to me twice already and the car only has 10,800 miles on it. I will turn the car on and let off the clutch then the engine starts to shake and stall out. I have to repeat a few times to get the car started.
Twice in 11K miles does not sound too bad to me. If you are concerned, you might want to document each time it happens with as much detailed information as you can get. For example, was the car cold or wet? Were there any squealing or other sounds coming from the engine? When it is finally running does the problem go away? Ideally, you want the mechanic to be able to reproduce the problem and if that's not possible to give enough of an idea of the symptoms of the problem to narrow down the search. You could also ask for a diagnostic test to see if it turns anything up.
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Re: Hesitation in first gear [autonomous]
by ahightower
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Oct 01, 2008 (3:00 am)
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Replying to: autonomous (Sep 29, 2008 1:46 pm)
Ditto. Not to insult your skillz, but I'm sure I stalled out more than twice in every car I've had with a manual transmission (three so far). It took me a while to get the feel for my Mazda3 which I've had for a year now. It's not bad, but it's just not as forgiving perhaps as some of the Hondas I test drove. Even still sometimes I have a little bit of a rough start and feel like a dumb teenager.
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manual transmission mazda 3
by dtownbarb
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Oct 31, 2008 (5:21 am)
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I have an 06 and over the past couple months there have been issues of totally not being able to get the car into gear. First it was reverse now recently it was 1st&2nd then even 3rd. It has been to the dealer twice with no findings or repair. I was advised if it happens again have it immediately towed to them without even tryin to get it into that gear myself so they could see what is happening.
anyone else having these issues or any ideas?? I have driven manual transmissions for many years and have never had this happen!!
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Re: Mazda3 Clutch Problems Anyone? [matt1979]
by bapigupta
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Nov 05, 2008 (3:13 pm)
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Replying to: matt1979 (Mar 14, 2007 7:53 am)
Was the outcome of your complaint against Mazda about the 3's clutch? I have a 2007 Mazda 3 that need a new clutch disc, throwout bearing, pressure plate, and pilot bearing. The dealer says none of this is covered under my 100,000 mille warrantee and it will cost $1168, plus taxes.
I had previously owned three Hondas, two Civics and an Accord, all of which I drove over $125k with no problems whatsoever. The Civics were both manuals and I never had to replace the clutches.
I presume the manufacturer/dealer with tell me I don't know how to drive a stick, and that will piss me off. If that's the case, why did my starter already fail this month too (that's under warrantee)? Was I failing to turn the key properly as well?
Bapi
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Re: Mazda3 Clutch Problems Anyone? [bapigupta]
by dtownbarb
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Nov 05, 2008 (6:12 pm)
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Replying to: bapigupta (Nov 05, 2008 3:13 pm)
so far I do not have an answer---they have not isolated the problem
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Re: Engine problem?? [aabang665]
by terry1008
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Nov 10, 2008 (5:34 pm)
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Replying to: aabang665 (Apr 18, 2007 3:49 pm)
I have CAI on my 2004 2,3 also. What I did is my CAI came with 2 pieces, I just use the one that connect to the TB. Kind of making it a short ram and the filter would be directly behind the fan. Yeah the air seem little hotter but have the advantage of air blown to the filter continuously. Only 1 thing to watch out is the filter might fall if u have a small one. I did got a bigger filter, and it is kind of holding on top of the tranny... hope this help.
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Re: Mazda3 Clutch Problems Anyone? [bapigupta]
by jeffreyg1
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Nov 11, 2008 (8:34 am)
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Replying to: bapigupta (Nov 05, 2008 3:13 pm)
I have a 2004 3 hatchback..had to replace the clutch 34,000 miles last year around oct 07..they blamed it on "not knowing how to shift" as well (not true all my previous vehicles were sticks that lasted forever...). The whole clutch seized up and got corroded not sure how that happened ended up costing me 1100 bucks.. warranty didnt cover it of course..
as for your starter i'm sure the warranty will cover that. i have not had any other issues with my car besides the clutch..except for a broken motor mount that was replaced for free...
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