Car was jerking while normal accelerating

jgho83 SG

Hey.. My brother bought a new Mazda Demio (Mazda 2 - 2007) for only 3 months but seems to have some problems now.

Yesterday when he was driving, the car begin to jerk, but not those violent type of jerk. I was sitted beside my bro and I saw the orange color indicator lighted up. And there'a a word "HOLD" flashing too.

He drove to the nearest petrol station for help and the staff checked the front. Engine oil is enough, battery water is enough, the coolant also enough... so what is the problem?

Can anyone possibly pinpoint what is wrong with the car? Could it be the "computerised thingy" which cause these problems????

sinicker SG

err.. bring back to MM?

jgho83 SG

The car already sent to the mechanics.... I post this becos i was hoping to find out more, if anything, tips that can come in handy to prevent such things from happening again.

Ferrari_RoXz SG

Simple! Go to your nearest Mazda dealer right away. If your Mazda is a manual, the jerking is quite normal if you clutch control is not so good. But a flashing "HOLD" light? Never heard before. The "HOLD" is not supposed to flash. Oh wait, since it has a "HOLD", it must be an automatic then. Sorry about the manual part.

But since it's jerking, and if it's auto, it could be a transmission problem. And the "HOLD" is also linked to the transmission. So it is most likely a transmission problem or some electornics problem.

Go to the Mazda dealer as soon as possible. You wouldn't want to be stranded in the middle of the road with a susupected broken transmission.

BrUtUs SG

Hey.. My brother bought a new Mazda Demio (Mazda 2 - 2007) for only 3 months but seems to have some problems now.

He drove to the nearest petrol station for help and the staff checked the front. Engine oil is enough, battery water is enough, the coolant also enough... so what is the problem?

Can anyone possibly pinpoint what is wrong with the car? Could it be the "computerised thingy" which cause these problems????

jz ask him to bring back to mazda and check...

but looking at the HOLD, im guessing the car has a HOLD button/function so jz look for it and switch it off... so ask him go take a look...

jgho83 SG

Yup its a auto car.

My bro cant go to them (Singapore Mazda) becos his car is a parallel import.

For the same car, Singapore Mazda calls it Mazda 2.

For import, its call Mazda Demio.

When u look at the back of the car, you can see the difference of those words.

What could possibly cause those transmission/ electronic problems???

BrUtUs SG

Yup its a auto car.

My bro cant go to them (Singapore Mazda) becos his car is a parallel import.

For the same car, Singapore Mazda calls it Mazda 2.

For import, its call Mazda Demio.

When u look at the back of the car, you can see the difference of those words.

What could possibly cause those transmission/ electronic problems???

oh its a PI...

sinicker SG

HOLD?

is it the small button at the gearbox there?

jgho83 SG

No, the word "HOLD" lighted up beside the speedometer.

I dont think there's a button at the gear there...

Ferrari_RoXz SG

I'm not sure. But if your Bro has been rough with the auto tranny - (eg... selecting reverse if the car is not fully stationery or constantly putting it into Neutral when at the traffic lights")

My dad has a Mazda 2 (3 years old) and so far it hasn't been a problem. I'm really not sure what your problem is. And you bought it from a parallel importer? That's bad, some of their after sales service are attrocious. There's some Shell petrol kiosk that services Mazdas. Try the one along Commonwealth Ave (near Queenstown MRT) if your current workshop is problematic.

But I'm still wondering why you bought it from PI when Mazda Motors's version is quite good (top end version). If cost is an issue then I understand. Anyway, hope your problems can be solved soon :)

BrUtUs SG

No, the word "HOLD" lighted up beside the speedometer.

I dont think there's a button at the gear there...

check liao? confirm? cos normally some cars got hold button/function and its will lite up when pressed...

Ferrari_RoXz SG

The "HOLD" button is like the overdrive button in other auto car. In normal situations, you need to press that small button at the gear stick to activate the "HOLD" light. But it won't flash in normal circumstances.

jgho83 SG

Yup, it was indeed flashing, on and off kind of flashing...

My bro went for PI car indeed becos to save cost.

The car was sent to the workshop called autoblitz. I went to autoblitz b4 and I think their overall set up + service is not bad... hope they wont give us troubles...

As for the hold button, if it really exists in my bro's car, I really dunno!!! haha.. when he got it back, I will try to take a good look whether such a button exists in Demio.

Ferrari_RoXz SG

It will be tricky to locate it though. Actually not that tricky. It is placed directly below (or under) the button when u press to select a gear. However, it is not labeled as "HOLD" but it is labeled as 3 dots which you can feel when you touch the button. Hope that helps in your quest to find that magical "HOLD" button. Haha!

jgho83 SG

Eh, what about the ORANGE thing that lights up along with HOLD???

The ORANGE things that lights up looked like a shape of the engine... but I am not sure sia... anyone knows what that light stands for?

Thanz everyone for replying my queries!!! Really appreciate it!

Ferrari_RoXz SG

I'm lifting from the Mazda Manual... It says "If this light comes on while driving, the vehicle may have a problem. It is important to note the driving conditions when the light came on and counsult a Mazda Dealer"

"The engine check light may come on in the following cases

- The engine's electrical system has a problem
- The emmision control system has a problem"

"If it remains on, do not drive at high speeds"

Hope this 'official' document helps

BrUtUs SG

Eh, what about the ORANGE thing that lights up along with HOLD???

The ORANGE things that lights up looked like a shape of the engine... but I am not sure sia... anyone knows what that light stands for?

Thanz everyone for replying my queries!!! Really appreciate it!

if its the orange engine then its more than jz the HOLD button liao... tat one need the techs to fix it... engine related...

jgho83 SG

wow.. engine related problem... sounds really serious and problematic liao... Haiz I lost confidence with Mazda cars liao... sadded.

New car only nia, met with such problems already.

I dun think I saw the word CHECK... not sure not sure.

Ferrari_RoXz SG

I FOUND SOMETHING IMPORTANT. While scanning though the owner's manual.

It states that "CAUTION! - If the HOLD indicator lights flashes, the transaxle has an electrical problem. Continuing driving your Mazda in this condition could cause damage to your transaxle"

It seems to be a serious problem and good thing ur bro brought it to the workshop.|

Maybe ur PI car is probelmatic. That's why alot of people would rather buy a official dealer car because you will never know where the PI gets it car from and how they medel with it

jgho83 SG

Huh, PI car dealer will "meddle" with cars de ah??????

What are the things they meddle with???

Remove the original parts and replace with something cheapo???

If its true... DAMN the PI dealers...

Thanz, I learned alot from you all... really relief that at least the car has been sent to repair... hope they fixed it once and for all.