Issue ID | 550195 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10128293 |
Manufacurer | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
Brand | MAZDA |
Model | MAZDA6 |
Model Year | 2005 |
File date | 01/07/05 |
Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Dt: consumer says he is having problem with transmission. Transmission will drop gears on its own, consumer just had vehicle at dealer for transmission slippage and harsh shifting. Consumer said that dealer did a software calibration on the transmission control module. Consumer says now when he is traveling on highway and consumer tries to accelerate transmission will drop from 4th gear to 3rd gear by itself and this makes acceleration very difficult. While driving vehicle in city consumer says that transmission will drop from 4th to 2nd while trying to accelerate. Consumer notices which gear by the indicator light located on dash. Consumer says that slippage and harsh shifting is now corrected, but he is having problem with transmission dropping gears. Consumer says he has an email that he somehow come into position of, this email is from ford and says that there is a problem with this transmission in other vehicles as well as same type as consumer. Consumer says that this problem began yesterday morning and dropped gears like this about 30 times in 24 hours. Consumer says that the malfunction took part mostly yesterday and this morning in south field, mi. Consumer says that he drove as much in the city as he did on the highway yesterday and this morning. *nm |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3000 |
Number of Occurences | 30 |
Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
City and State | BEVERLY HILLS, MI |
VIN pattern | 1YVFP80C955XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | |
No. of fatalities | |
Date of purchase | 28/02/05 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | METRO MAZDA |
Dealer's telephone number | |
Dealer's city | FERDALE |
Dealer's state code | MI |
Dealer's ZIP code | 48220 |