13th Jun 2011, 20:46
This sounds like the exact same problems my daughter is having with her 02 Mazda Millenia S. We bought it with 50,000 -+ miles and paid cash. Hoped it would be a dependable car for her throughout college... 4 to 5 years.
Just had the car to the dealership, and they replaced the valves... but went on to say this may or may not fix the stalling and car dying on the road. She needed 2000.00 for the cat replacements... It didn't fix the problem, back to the dealership we went. They then recommended we see a muffler shop and perhaps we could save some money that way. Muffler shop says this car has 3 catalytic converters!... The easy one to get to was reasonable enough to change. It didn't fix the problem... she's going down the highway and the car runs out of power and dies... she puts it in neutral and turns off the ignition and restarts the engine, and can drive another 15-20 minutes and it repeats the process.
We are stuck with a very nice looking and sweet driving car, except for the otherwise expensive repairs. Which I have read enough to know now that it is a common PROBLEM with this model! Can anyone give us some advice on what to do?
7th Dec 2011, 01:44
Hi buddy, my Mazda Millenia got the same problem as you mentioned. My TCS on off lights glow and the car jerks.
Did you fix that problem? If yes, can you please share your experience.. It will be a great help for me.. Thank you.
8th May 2011, 14:41
I have had the same problems with the engine light coming on and magically turning off and then back on again. When I bring it to my mechanic they never find anything. Since I am not mechanically inclined I just live with the engine light on and off problem. Just must be the nature of the beast?