car stalling/not starting

[Broli]

ok, well i posted about the popped tire
i never posted that the new deck i got was skippin
but it is
these are not mazda problmes, just bad luck and both are being taken care of

but on sat night, my car stalled/wouldn\'t start

i would turn the key and it would turn on and then just die out
if i gave it gas it seemed like nothing was happening
i had been havin some problems for a while with the car not starting and eventually starting
but this time no avail!

so i called mazda roadside assisitance (very hand btw)
got my car towed to westowne, it has been in the shop since like 8 and it is 1230 and they don\'t know whats wrong yet,

it has seemed to be an intermittent problem, and i am able to get the car to start occaisonally, acutally after the tow, i tried the car and it started, it died out in about 3 minutes,

so i am not sure what the problem is

i thought it was to do with my intake, but i am not so sure

i installed the intake 2 months ago, had my first CEL 1 month ago
and car problems for the last week,

ah well, i will let you know what the story is,



p.s, while it is in, i told them to check out the breaks cause they are squeaking when the car is cold, but that is pretty common, so i am not to worried about that. . .

[Junior]

Weird. Hope it\'s nothing too major. Don\'t worry man, just remember \"It can only get better\"

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Originally posted by Broli


i would turn the key and it would turn on and then just die out
if i gave it gas it seemed like nothing was happening


Could it be the immobilizer?

[Broli]

thanks for the well wish Junior, true say, after this it will be the start of all good things
for the car!!!



U know, i never thought of the immobilizer,
how does it work btw?
all i know is it immobilizes the car if it starts without a key

but i just got a call and the MAF sensor is being replaced!
so i am feeling a bit better!!!

i was hoping it was a sensor. . .

the breaks are not covered, as my car doesn\'t fit into the series of VINs
but i figured i would get the service, the squealing is annoying!!

[FLIPDADY]

Sounds like an imobilizer problem from his description.

[Broli]

lol

looks like you dealership guys think alike!!

:D

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by Broli



but i just got a call and the MAF sensor is being replaced!
so i am feeling a bit better!!!

i was hoping it was a sensor. . .



question now is...is your MAF sensor being replaced under warranty? or are you being charged for it because of the aftermarket intake?

[Broli]

i suspect under warranty, they didn\'t mention to me
that it wasn\'t covered when they called me
but, i guess i will find out soon

they did call to specifically ask me if they should service the breaks or not!
would they be able to proceed with a repair at my cost without my ok??

[Broli]

Car picked up!

no charge for MAF sensor and labour

I was cautioned that a CAI may void the Warranty!

[Junior]

Originally posted by Broli


Car picked up!

no charge for MAF sensor and labour

I was cautioned that a CAI may void the Warranty!

...if they can provide proof that whatever damage was caused, was a direct result of the actual CAI.

\"may\" is such a vague word, that doesn\'t really mean shit.

[Broli]

lol

yeah, i think that they were just trying to say

\"other dealerships\" ie. not Westowne Mazda
may have not warrantied this for you

so

keep coming here

[akherad]

I hope your car is fine now.

[Broli]

Originally posted by akherad


I hope your car is fine now.

thanks man!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

everthing is good now!!!

[Effin Itai]

The Mass Air Flow sensor is an important part. It\'s good, (well I feel bad saying that)that you had this issue. You know what I mean. If I have the same problem, that will be the first thing that I am going to check. Did they give you a reason for what happened to the MAF?