I have a 2003 mazda tribute and one day I noticed my rpm needle and my speedometer both float to the far right the speedometer went as high up as 100 the rpm also. It occurs simultaneously. I had it checked out they told me they couldn't find anything. I still have it happen from time to time but I am starting to worry that I may have transmission problems, I use to think it happened because I had the air conditioning on and the car was pulling then I realized there were times I was on level ground, also it would then float all the way to the left I didn't increase speed or loose speed the needles would just go crazy. Mazda told me that the weight of my keys in the ignition could be doing it, I don't have alot of keys on the ring. Help please I am ready to trade the car in, it has only 48,000 miles. Today when it happened it started to jerk as I was going up a slight hill.
2007-05-29 15:28:32 · 3 answers · asked by Erica Y 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There are two separate issues here. First, is the instrument cluster. There are a couple of fixes, one involves a reprogram, the other involves replacement of the cluster. The dealer will know by the codes in the IC module which one needs to be done. The other issue sounds like a transmission shudder or a misfire under load. One involves flushing the trans fluid, because moisture in the fluid will cause torque convertor shudder when shifting into o/d, the other may be simply a misfire, which should set a code in the computer that the dealer can retrieve and then fix the problem.
2007-05-29 16:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the two problems are linked.
Your dealer should be able to extract the codes.
Maybe you have a faulty transmition control module that is giving an intermittant fault.
2007-05-30 00:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loose, dirty, or corroded battery connections??
2007-05-29 15:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋