NHTSA Complaint #10863682 — 2015 MAZDA MAZDA6
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10863682 |
| Vehicle | 2015 MAZDA MAZDA6 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 45,840 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | SC |
Consumer Description
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AS FOLLOWS: TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC (TAYLOR STREET, COLUMBIA SC). CAR LOST POWER AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. WARNING DISPLAYED ON DASH "ATS FAILURE." I POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED ENGINE AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AFTER 4TH ATTEMPT. TECHNICIANS LABELED THE ISSUE AS A "FLUKE" AND THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR FAILURE, ALTHOUGH THEY DID VERIFY THE CODE P0780 WHICH STATED TO RE-PROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH I HAD BEEN EARLIER IN THE DAY), THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS.
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