Hesitation Update (kinda)

[OrangeAppeal]

If you need a refresh on when the District Customer Service Manager assessed my Hesitation issue, go here

My service manager called me up on Wednesday afternoon and asked me to bring my car in, because a Technical Engineering Specialist is coming up from NJ to do some tests on my car (turns out that the DCSM is doing some follow through and not dropping the ball).

Here is what the service invoice states:

TECH. SPECIALIST TO EXAMINE ENGINE PER DCSM
CUSTOMER STATES ENGINE HESITATES/STUMBLES WHEN ACCELERATING
AND THEN TAKES OFF AT 5000-5500 RPMS - MOST NOTICABLE IN
SECOND AND THIRD GEAR
..ROADTESTED VEHICLE AND MONITERED BOOST, AIRFLOW, AND
THROTTLE POSITION - ALL WITHIN NORMAL SPECS- COMPARED
READINGS TO IN-STOCK UNIT, READINGS AT 5000-5500 WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS- CUSTOMER ALSO COMPLAINING OF INTERMITTANT
HESITATION BETWEEN 2500-3500 RPMS. CONCERN CURRENTLY UNDER
INVESTIGATION. ADVISED CUSTOMER THAT MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN
OPERATIONS IS WORKING ON RESOLUTION.

The Tech Specialist I talked to claimed to be part of the development of the MSP (not sure exactly in what sense, but that is what he said). He feels that there will be a resolution, but does not know when (but does hope it be within the next year...soo, all you who were told that there will be a flash in the next couple of weeks to the next month - I wouldn't hold your breath). This is just a heads up kinda thing for anyone interested, but it looks like Mazda is doing something about it, but it is going to take time and patience.

On a side note, he said that my MSP was running better than the one currently sitting on their lot. He monitored the boost from the same spot I am tapping into with my gauge (see turbo timer install in signature)...he claimed that my gauge needed to be recalibrated or something, because his gauge only reads between 3 - 5 psi (using a Milton gauge - mechanical, nitrogen filled)...funny, cause everyone else with the same blitz tt/gauge are getting the same readings as me...oh well. We'll see where all this takes us.

 

[boostisgood]

Well bend me over ,and **** me dry. That just about pisses me off to no end. I spend 20k on a car that was not built to SPECS that a co engineering company gave, and now its gonna take up to a year to see a fix.

Lemme see what I can find out today. If it is gonna take a year. MAzda can kiss my ass, and my MSP will be for sale.

 

[OrangeAppeal]

Let me rephrase that....
I asked him when there would be some kind of resolution, would it be within the next couple of months, or would it be within the next 2 years...and he said he did not know (period...end of sentence), but he would hope that there would be something within the next year. He is not drectly involved with the research and testing and fixing of our hesitation, but he does know that it is being worked on....he does not know (because no one is publicly saying) what they are looking at, or even possibly what the fix would be (computer related, or component related...wouldn't say)

Hope that clears up things a little.

 

[funnylittlman]

Jesse,

I have known that my vehicle has this hessitation, but yesterday, temps were above 90 and the humidity is above normal.

I floored it in second and the RPM's hung at 4.5 (just like Saabaadoo) and then after a second, it broke free and continued to climb. This is the worst it's been for me

I'm going to the shop

 

[p2-e2]

Well, Im finally done breaking in my MSP and Im going to see if Im getting the same hesitation that I keep reading about. Hopefully, this weekend is nice and HOT. That way, I can really test it out and see if the hesitation is there. If it is, Im going to take it to my dealer as well and see what the deal is.

Sucks to hear these issues after I bought the car.

(protest)

 

[Newf]

I'm picking my car up in the next hour or so, and it's REALLY hot here today, so we'll see. Car ain't broke in yet though.

 

[irr5302]

#1239 Puerto Rico

My car have this problem in 3 4 5 4000 rpm to 5500 rpm

im 50%fixed with hyper ground installed only have the problem in the afternoon fixed the problem in the morning

this is a crazy computer or bost control i dont know
att irr

 

[ping]

Congrats newf, hope all works out. Bring it from the showroom right to the service dept and complain about the hesitation right away (saves time that way..) or (better yet) set up your service appointment from the sales guy's phone.

Noticed in 98 deg heat and high humidity (yesterday... and the day before...) the problem is definitely worse. Y'al are describing it very accurately. it actually accelerates better at small-part-throttle than at WOT.

 

[murdock_]

oh yea? i matted my car yestereday in 95 degree weather in second gear.................. ARRRRRGGGGHHHH.................... and my RPM's STUCK at 4200 for like 10 seconds, i just matted it and it wouldnt move i was like **** this, and put it in 5th gear pissed off..

 

[ImANobody]

I just got my car back today for this problem(Mazda-Clear Lake)....and the assclowns told me it was "turbo lag." I'm pissed and told him to check out this site to see how many people are having the same prob. He said he called Mazda and he told me that they know absolutely nothing about the problem. I left pissed and told him I would keep bringing it back until they admit that there is a problems....Idiots!