NHTSA Complaint #10644655 — 2003 MAZDA MAZDA6

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10644655
Vehicle	2003 MAZDA MAZDA6
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 9, 2014
Date Filed	October 14, 2014
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	DE

Consumer Description

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. AS WELL AS THE PCM, USUALLY CONNECTED AS NOTED BY MY MECHANIC. 3 THINGS CAN COME FROM THIS HE SAID. I COULD BE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS PEDAL, THE COMPUTER, OR I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING SO FAR THE ISSUE CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO INCORRECTLY READ, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS TO ABRUPTLY TURN ON WHILE CAR IS IN FULL MOTION, FOR ME THIS IS TYPICALLY AT 55 MPH. THE CAR THEN LOOSES THE ABILITY TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE, OR DECELERATE. I HAVE TO QUICKLY PULL MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO BE LURCHING FORWARD, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. IF I DO NOT DO THIS QUICK ENOUGH THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV HIGH AND LOW CONTINUOUSLY. MY RPM GAUGE BOUNCES AROUND AS IT IS DOING SO. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS I CAN THEN RESTART. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOW STAY ON FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND TURN ITSELF OFF. ONCE THE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF USUALLY WITHIN 15 MILES MY CAR WILL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. AFTER CALLING MY DEALER, BECAUSE I STILL OWE 2 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENT ON THE CAR, I AM TOLD THAT THEY CAN FIX IT IF I HAVE MY WARRANTY INTACT. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS RUN OUT AS OF JULY. THE PART ALONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS $700. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING IT? *TR

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