Another Tranny Failure

[javy212]

I'm convinced my car is cursed.... After being hit by other cars several times, being keyed, having my window broken and radio stolen, this happens.....

Driving to work today.... on the highway.... I dropped my remote down by my feet so I pull in the shoulder to pick it up and make sure it doesn't end up under a pedal.... grab it, start pulling back onto highway..... 1-2 gear, no prob.... 2-3 gear.... crunch..... free rev, nothing..... put the clutch back in, release it, cool.... 3-4 gear.... why am i at the same rpms as 3rd gear..... and why can i shift into 4th with no clutch.... and am i still in gear when i'm in neutral..... and why can't i shift into any other gear but 3 or 4....

After checking my rpm and speed, i finally determined that i was in 4th gear.... stopped at a light, tried to put it in 1st... after some wiggling, it seemed to go in..... but the wheels wouldn't move.... stalled.......

Needless to say my tranny is very f***ed and i need a tow truck. I know i'm not the first that this has happened to.... anyone who had this happen wanna tell me how it turned out for them?


I love this car but it has been the bane of my existence!!!

 

[NC_MP3]

That is the exact same thing that happened to my 1st tranny. Stuck in 4th and if you put it on 1st or 2nd and let out on the clutch the wheels don't move and it stalls.

They will replace it for free, and if not raise hell and let us know cause this is the 5th or 6th car to do this exact same thing.

 

[JcsMP3]

Congrats....You just broke your shifter fork.... that's exactly what happened to mine.... word for word... but mine was stuck in 3rd not forth.....

Piece was on back order for 3 weeks... didn't get the car back until teh 4th week... cost Mazda $700 in a rental... oh well ti was winter time.. I didn't mind...

Jc

 

[promp3]

never hapend to me, than agian I am very easy on my trans.
Do you find your self slaming through gears?

 

[LaZaBLuEMp3]

me too

it happened to me, they fixed it for free. they said it was a broken fork

 

[DooMer_MP3]

Congrats....You just broke your shifter fork.... that's exactly what happened to mine.... word for word... but mine was stuck in 3rd not forth.....

Piece was on back order for 3 weeks... didn't get the car back until teh 4th week... cost Mazda $700 in a rental... oh well ti was winter time.. I didn't mind...

Jc

Yeah, there is fast shifting with finesse, and then there is fast shifting by slamming the stick into gear. If you do the latter, you will find yourself going to the the dealer for this quite often. Don't slam your shifter into gear!

Chris

 

[javy212]

I don't slam the shifter ever. When i learned how to drive stick my friend told me that driving stick is like jerking off... whether you do it fast or slow, be gentle! (hump) lol

 

[javy212]

Latest update.............

Tranny is being rebuilt.... i still haven't gotten an answer as to what broke, but they're fixing it under warranty....

Also, they're replacing my clutch for me because the broken tranny made me shred it up in order to move the car (moving from stop in 3rd gear=angry clutch!).... this is why i took the car 80 miles from my house to get it fixed.... this is the only good dealership i've found.... i mentioned the clutch non-chalantly in passing and they are replacing it.... nice to know there is at least one good mazda dealership in nj

 

[JcsMP3]

Well my tranny is starting to act up again.. I can see something happening in the near future again,.,, How did you brake your clutch exactly? maybe I can try it next time... cause I want a new clutch....

BTW I am not abusing my car in anyway what so ever... I dont' slam into gears or whatever or power shift... but I was the first one with tranny failuer on this site.... now I don't want to be the first to have it a second time.

I will tell you right now that it's your shifter fork that is broken.. if not get the work order and it will tell youwhat they replaced... and you will know what broke. Took my dealer 3 weeks before even getting their hands on the borken piece.. so good luck.

Jc

 

[Kooldino]

Latest update.............

Tranny is being rebuilt.... i still haven't gotten an answer as to what broke, but they're fixing it under warranty....

Also, they're replacing my clutch for me because the broken tranny made me shred it up in order to move the car (moving from stop in 3rd gear=angry clutch!).... this is why i took the car 80 miles from my house to get it fixed.... this is the only good dealership i've found.... i mentioned the clutch non-chalantly in passing and they are replacing it.... nice to know there is at least one good mazda dealership in nj

Which dealership did you take it to?

 

[javy212]

JC, i actually told the service rep when he called me before they had the tranny out that it was the thrid gear shift fork (because you said so! hehe).... i'm gonna see what borke when i get the work order, but i don't care right now as long as they fixed it....

as for my clutch.... i simply told them that trying to get my car out of a parking garage where the entrance was on the 3rd floor and i was on the first floor meant i had to rip the s*** out of my clutch..... try moving your car uphill starting in 3rd gear.... you have to rev the $hit out of the engine and let the clutch up at some stupidly high rpm to get it to move.... and then when i tried to put it in any gear, the car stalled and that was the clutch taking that anuse too..... so it was really torn up when i got it to them and they new i would've raised hell..... which is cool cuz i was gonna start looking for a new clutch anyway....

I took it to Maple shade Mazda in Maple shade.... they're the best dealership in the state as far as i'm concerned.... i bought my car there.... the salesman, roy, owns an rx-7 and the guy knows his s***.... I would reccommend them to anyone....

 

[Adam3482P]

Mine sure wasn't just a shifter fork. They said I sheared every tooth off of 2nd and 3rd gear and my car would not move at all. The service order said the whole trans. was "chewed up". I got a brand new one but they said they will not do it for free again. And also watch out for those damn mazda dealers. They forgot to put in the bushings that go where the linkage connects to the transmission. I was wondering why I had so much play in my shifter.

 

[Patio]

yup, shift fork, ive done it too

eact thing you described

 

[exlax2145]

You guys have it made, mine is in ths hop now FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!!!!!!! They are complaining that it is my driving habits. How the heck can you break a shifter fork so easy? In 8 months?

 

[scott42]

Three times? Same problem?
LEMON LAW, look into it. good luck

 

[Umrswimr]

BTW I am not abusing my car in anyway what so ever... I dont' slam into gears or whatever or power shift... but I was the first one with tranny failuer on this site.... now I don't want to be the first to have it a second time.


Jc

Do they make short shifters with adjustable stops? Sounds like that would be the best way to prevent this in the future. And you can shift as hard as you like...

 

[bingaching]

i had the same thing happen after 8,000 miles and they rebuilt it and then again after 22,000 miles and they wanted to rebuld it again and i told them no and they put a new tranny in under warenty. if this happens to anyone else in the future try to get a whole new tranny.

btw has anyone mentioned this to mazda. i think they need to know to take car of this prob.

 

[MadBiker]

which dealership?

.... nice to know there is at least one good mazda dealership in nj

Javy212, that's too bad. Thanks for letting us all know of your problems. Do you know if the shift fork is the same in use as in the Protege5 5-speed? I do know that getting it into 3rd and 4th quickly can sometimes NOT work, wondering if it's the same shift-fork problem. I guess I need to be careful...

BTW which dealership do you take it to - 80 miles from Leonia? I'm in Englewood, NJ and am looking for a place I can trust...

 

[PaulMP3]

Dont go to hamilton VW and Mazda. That is where i use to go, horrible service.

 

[PaulMP3]

Javy212, sold his MP3. but he wrote on page 1 that he goes to maple shade mazda. and yes they have the same shift fork. From what i understand the MSP's is different.