NHTSA Complaint #10574411 — 2012 MAZDA MAZDA3

HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AND WAS ON THE SURFACE STREETS TO GO HOME. ROADS WERE DRY, MIDDLE OF DAY, TANK WAS 1/4 FULL, CAR WAS IN DRIVE (NOT IN TRIPTONIC MANUAL). STOPPED AT LIGHT, AND WHEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE CAR, IT ACTED FUNNY. AS APPROACHED 30 MPH, THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON, CAR'S RPM WENT UP TO NEARLY 4000, AND LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. FELT LIKE CAR WAS IN HYDROGLIDE OR SLIDING ON ICE. SEEMED LIKE ONLY IN 2ND GEAR. IN RESPONSE, I PUT CAR INTO MANUAL TRIPTONIC MODE, BUT NO GEARS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND BASED ON RPM METER, AND LACK OF CHANGE IN CAR'S RESPONSE, THIS MANUAL SHIFT COULD NOT FORCE SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TWICE. SLOWED AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH BLINKERS FLASHING. LIMPED CAR THE 1/2 MILE HOME AT 20 MPH, AND LET IT SIT FOR 90 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. TOOK IT AROUND BLOCK, AND AGAIN WHEN APPROACHED 30 MPH, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION, RPMS WENT HIGH, AND NOW 3 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, "ENGINE", "AT" AND "TRACTION CONTROL". PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE AND CALL MAZDA ASSISTANCE FOR A TOW. *TR