Recent content by mtnmama

What do you do when this happens? The mazda dealer still has my car and is now saying that the rear cat is also bad, so they'll be keeping it until at least Wednesday. They can't give me a loaner, they say. that annoys me, too. Should I wait until the car is replaced to question the amount...

Update to the only error message being random misfire Replaced coils -- they weren't the problem, unfortunately. Car started squealing like a pig and mechanic suggested we tow it to Mazda. He still had a hunch that it was the cat. Within 2 hours, Mazda diagnosed it. Which is kind of funny...

Ignore my ignorance, please, but when you say, "coils," is that the coil pack or the ignition coils? Or are they just the same thing altogether? I think I'm going to ask the mechanic to just change the coils and see what happens. The last mechanic did a tuneup and did replace the wires (I'm...

Fuel pump is expensive, so I'll eliminate that one. :) Coils -- the last thing the mechanic wants to check is the ignition module. I've read on this forum about Ignition Coils -- if it is the ignition coils, will it be evident after checking the ignition module?? Or when you say coils, do...

My husband's car started having this problem about two weeks ago. I've read several similar posts here about it, but all of the other posts talk about various error messages, but we only get the Random Misfire one. Anyway, he's going along and then suddenly loses power. He floors the gas...