2015 Mazda MAZDA3

1. Automatic transmission suffered a catastrophic failure during operation. Transmission was discarded by Bountiful Mazda, Utah. 2. Both other and I were at risk as the vehicle could not be controlled. 3. I read similar findings on Social Media posts. 4. Bountiful Mazda confirmed metal shavings in the drain trans fluid. 5. No prior warning on car instrumentation, or while driving, or on prior inspection by Cardinaleway Mazda, Gilbert, AZ 6. Neither Mazda USA (Mfr) nor Protective Asset Protection have taken responsibility for the initial equipment failure nor reimbursement through the extended service contract even with extenuating circumstances for late notification. I can provide copies of additional relevant material.

TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 100000 BECAUSE OF BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW TRANSMISSION MAKING THE SAME NOISE OF 111,000 MILES AFTER BEING REPLACED. MAZDA WAS PURCHASED AT PAUL MILLER MAZDA LEXINGTON KENTUCKY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAME NOTICEABLE WHILE IN MOTION IT STARTS WITH A LOW NOISE AND THE AIR IS THE BEARING GETS USED MORE AND MORE FROM DAY TO DAY USES HE GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER SPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS FROM 10 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR IT'S QUITE NOTICEABLE STOPS WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPS. WAS INFORMED BY PAUL MILLER MAZDA THIS WAS THE ONLY SECOND ISSUE THEY'VE HAD WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND IT WAS NOT A ROUTE FIX WITHOUT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY AT PURCHASE OF THE MAZDA AND IT'S A GOOD THING I DID BECAUSE NOW I'M ON MY SECOND TRANSMISSION WITH A 2015 MAZDA WITH 111,000 MILES AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN THROUGH TWO TRANSMISSIONS ONE AT 101,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 111000 LESS THAN 9000 MILES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION WASN'T A NEW TTHAT WAS PUT IN THE 2015 MAZDA, IT WAS A TRANSMISSION WHICH I WAS TOLD HAD ONLY 8000 MILES BY PAUL MILLER MAZDA AND MILLENNIUM INSURANCE.

VEHICLE WAS INADVERTANTLY TURNED OFF WHILE IN DRIVE, WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE NO ALARM SOUNDED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, FORCING ME TO JUMP BACK INTO THE CAR AND JAM ON THE BRAKE. ONE WOULD THINK THAT AS A SAFETY MEASURE, THE CAR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE IN PARK, BEFORE TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. WHILE ITS CONCEIVABLE THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE DRIVER MAY WANT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN GEAR, THIS WOULD BE VERY RARE, AND COULD BE ACCOMMODATED BY PROGRAMING THE OFF SWITCH TO REQUIRE MULTIPLE PUSHES OR HOLDING IN THE BUTTON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. EXITING THE CAR WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, JUST AS DANGEROUS AS TRYING TO START THE CAR WHILE IN GEAR, RESULTING IN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. SINCE THE CAR REQUIRES THE GEARSHIFT TO BE IN PARK AND THE BRAKE ON BEFORE STARTING, ONE WOULD THINK A SIMILAR PROCESS WOULD BE USED FOR TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE.

THE DAY WAS HOT AND I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH THE AC SET TO 72 DEGREES IN MY 2015 MAZDA 3 WITH JUST 21K MILES ON IT. MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHARGING SYSTEM/BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON BRIEFLY IN THE DASH. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND PUSH THE BUTTON TO RESTART MY VEHICLE. THE CAR'S ECU/PCM DID NOT SET ANY CODES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN SINCE THAT HOT DAY. THIS IS A DANGER BECAUSE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION LUCKILY I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. DEALER AND MAZDA HAVE BEEN SLOW TO INVESTIGATE THIS THOROUGHLY. FEELS LIKE THEY JUST WANT TO SEND ME ON MY WAY WITHOUT DOING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE.