3.3

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
39,841 miles

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problem #2

Aug 052017

MX-5 Miata

  • miles
The PO012 engine light keeps coming on. I understand there was a recall on this 2001-2002 Mazda miata mx-5. I think Mazda replaced the ECU too eliminate the code. Please help. Thanks dale

- Gadsden, AL, USA

problem #1

May 232012

MX-5 Miata 4-cyl

  • 79,682 miles
Driving at highway speeds for approx. 20 minutes when car engine started to violently shake and stall out. Narrowly made it to road shoulder, with 2 vehicles making emergency moves to avoid collision with me. Afterwards my vehicle would only start after waiting periods of 10-15 minutes, and then only run for 5-10 minutes before same engine issue would occur. After numerous starts and stalls, and 4 hours later arrived at car repair shop. After checking vehicle over, and looking up "check engine code" they replaced a "engine camshaft position sensor" I have since read numerous blog posts on the internet that this part is a major issue with my make and model. And felt compelled to write this to voice my safety concerns. I feel strongly that someone could suffer a fatal crash all too easily with this part failing and the violent and sudden loss of engine power.

- Orlando, FL, USA