I got my Mazda back from the dealership Friday. They said the problem was that a wiring harness was pulled loose out of the PJB Box. They said they couldn't find a reason for the other warning lights to come on and they couldn't recreate it in the shop. I drove it home Friday and it sat in the driveway all weekend.
This morning (monday) when I was ready to leave for work, I got in and it wouldn't start. I had power, my lights, radio, and all instruments seemed to be working fine but the car would not start. I had to call my mother-in-law for a ride so I could pick up her car and leave her stranded at work. When we got home, we were able to get the car started, but all of the warning lights came on and stayed on again. By the time I got it to the dealership for repairs, only the engine light was still on. They put me in a rental, my only requirement was that the rental not be a Mazda and said they would keep it for a few days and see if they can get to the root of the problem. I told them they had better get Japan over here soon.
Okay, you might want to stop here but if you'd like to read the funny story about my ill temper, read on...
Here's the kicker. The technician at the dealership recognized me from Friday and said, "what's wrong with your car now?" I reminded him that I told him on Thursday that it was a piece of crap. He asked if the same thing was wrong and I said, "yes, I told you it was a piece of crap and I'm not back here because it suddenly isn't." Okay, that was a little rude but then he had the audacity to suggest that the problem might be the key and I should bring both keys in. He wanted me to bring the other one in tomorrow. I informed the dear man--and I use the term dear man only because the correct term wouldn't be appropriate--that the same key that wouldn't start it this morning was used to drive it in this afternoon. He said, "well, I need both keys." That's when I kinda lost it, because when I made the appointment no one suggested that I bring both keys in. I made no little show of my disdain as I told him that if he needed another key, he could very well make his own as I would not be driving the hour through traffic to bring another one up there and if that was not sufficient, he could pick it up at my house before I leave tomorrow morning.
