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1999 MAZDA PROTEGE
4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ANNE
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have a mazda protoge 1999. car runs fine then down shifts and over drive light comes on and flashes. then foot is alll the way down on the accelerator, may be going 5 miles and hour. because at the same time the odometer goes to ). When suddenly kicks in car shifts and speed works. what is wrong?
Jan 5, 2011 at 9:35 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It sounds like the trans is putting it into a limp mode. What you need to do is take the vehicle to a trans shop and have them scan the computer. Since the light comes on, there will be a code that identifies where the problem is coming from.
Jan 6, 2011 at 1:26 PM