I've had my Mazda Protege for 8 years now. I love this little car.
Recently, I had the following happen to me, on two separate occasions, while on the highway.
I would be driving along when the car would spontaneously shift into 3rd gear, and the battery light would come on.
The first time this happened I pulled off the highway into the parking lot thinking "Oh s---, my serpentine belt's gone! I'm in a lotta trouble!" I stopped, took a look under the hood, but couldn't find anything amiss. Everything seemed normal aside from a little corrosion on the negative battery terminal. I started the car back up, and everything was fine. No battery light, no problems with the transmission.
The second time this happened, I started to freak out. But before I could safely pull of the highway, the problem solved itself. The battery light went off, the O/D off light went on for a fraction of a second, the car shifted into 4th, the torque converter locked up, and everything was normal.
If anyone has any insight or ideas, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm not ready to give up my beloved Mazda just yet.
Recently, I had the following happen to me, on two separate occasions, while on the highway.
I would be driving along when the car would spontaneously shift into 3rd gear, and the battery light would come on.
The first time this happened I pulled off the highway into the parking lot thinking "Oh s---, my serpentine belt's gone! I'm in a lotta trouble!" I stopped, took a look under the hood, but couldn't find anything amiss. Everything seemed normal aside from a little corrosion on the negative battery terminal. I started the car back up, and everything was fine. No battery light, no problems with the transmission.
The second time this happened, I started to freak out. But before I could safely pull of the highway, the problem solved itself. The battery light went off, the O/D off light went on for a fraction of a second, the car shifted into 4th, the torque converter locked up, and everything was normal.
If anyone has any insight or ideas, I would greatly appreciate it. I'm not ready to give up my beloved Mazda just yet.
