NHTSA Complaint #10680155 — 2012 MAZDA MAZDA3

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10680155
Vehicle	2012 MAZDA MAZDA3
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	March 15, 2013
Date Filed	January 31, 2015
Mileage	20,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I WAS SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEAR I CAME UP TO A SPEED ZONE SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND AS SOON AS I PRESSED MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL I HAD TO QUICKLY PUT IT BACK INTO 4TH GEAR SO I WOULDN`T GET HIT FROM BEHIND AFTER IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIME I TOLD MY HUSBAND AND HE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THEY COULDN`T FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE IT SO I TOOK IT BACK AS A SAFE CAR. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 60000 MILES ON IT AND CONTINUES TO POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WE HAVE TOLD THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WHEN THEY HAVE THE CAR IT DOESN`T DO IT BUT THEN AGAIN THEY D. ..RIVE IT ON A TWP ROAD NOT A HIGHWAY. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM WEISLEIDER FORD IN BRICK NJ

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