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If you count a factory reman as new. Otherwise, no.. Its just a reman.. :)

Well, after over 2 months of waiting, MANA signed off on the 50% and we have the car back. Total bill $1300. Renewed faith in the Mazda brand.

Ive been on the phone with MANA almost daily. I actually succeeded after all this time to get them to agree to pay 50% ($1500) of the repair costs however now I cant get them to send the written authorization to Centennial mazda here in Las Vegas so repairs can start (car has been there since...

Well its been over a month and my 5 is still at the dealer.. :(

Well, I was able to remedy the shift solenoid but apparently there is more damage. Waiting for MANA to decide if they will give us special consideration.

No dice. Its off to Mazda for more advanced diagnosis.

All good, I am going to check the harness connection as well.

So I downloaded the FSM (thanks Mazdas 247), and ran the FIP. This involves dropping the pan and inspecting the fluid (which was SEVERELY burned and smelled like A$$). I also click checked the B circuit solenoid and it was good. Going to click check all the remaining solenoids, change the...

Code that was thrown was P0757 Shift solenoid B circuit stuck on. Can be remedied (Maybe) by dropping the pan and cleaning the valve body/unsticking the solenoid. Or possible TCM reflash. Are there any known reflash issues for the Mazda 5 anyone is aware of?

Unless the torque converter failed and put bits/pieces in the transmission, why not just replace the converter?

Disconnected the battery to clear the codes and went out again. Now I get the AT limp light but no CEL. Not sure if the scanner will pick up any codes....

reMarkable, I am going to scan it again today and get the codes. The car only has about 64,000 miles.

I may try to get the codes scanned again. If I cant come up with anything there I will just swap it out with a used one. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this issue. The transmission place the car ended up stated that the Mazda5 transmission was a huge problem.

Hello all, first time posting here but I have been a Mazda owner for years (10 or so RX-7s) and the 2008 Mazda5. My question: We were traveling to Salt Lake City for a concert when all of a sudden the transmission just stopped holding and the engine went to the rev limiter. Not soon after i...