NHTSA Complaint #706117 — 1993 MAZDA MX3

MY CAR WAS WANTING TO STALL AT STOP LIGHTS. I BROGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC, HE ORDERED A PART FOR THE VEHICLE (I BELIEVE IT WAS AN INTAKE VALVE) AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK IN A COUPLE DAYS. WHEN I BROGHT THE VEHICLE BACK, HE CALLED TO TELL ME THE INTAKE VALVE WAS THE LEAST OF MY PROBLEMS. I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH HAD MELTED THE FUSE BOX! LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FIRE. MY MECHANIC STATED THE CAUSE OF THIS ELECTRICAL FIRE TO BE THE COOLING FAN. I HAD THE COOLING FAN, WIRING, WIRING HARNESS, INTAKE VALVE AND A WATER PUMP REPLACED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP, A WEEK LATER THE HOLD BUTTON STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SWITH, WHICH A HAD REPLACED. APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO AAMCO AND THERE WE FOUND METAL IN THE PAN. I TOLD HIM I WOULD BRING THE CAR BACK IN A FEW DAYS FOR REPAIRS, A QUARTER MILE FROM AAMCO THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD CEASED TO WORK. I HAD THE CAR IN TO MAZDA DEALER 7/98 FOR TRANSMISSION FLUSH.