My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
#1
My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
So I am coming home from the store when all the sudden I smell burning electrical or brakes and I think to myself...wait I didn't slam on my brakes or anything...and out of the corner of my eye my dash lights (Where the A/C and what not are) begin to lose power, gain power, etc as if it is getting a power spike. So the flashing gets worse and worse, smell goes away, smell gets worse and worse...I get home and turn the car off and there is that STRONG smell again when I get out of the car...I was like...well **** it if it's gonna go up in flames it's gonna go up in flames but luckily it didn't. This all happened in a matter of 3 minutes.
Anyone else experience this?
Anyone else experience this?
#4
RE: My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
OUCH!~!~!~! That is scary.
By chance, you didn't forget to drop the parking brake all the way did you? I know I have occasionally forgotten to make sure it was completely off... not in this car, but others I've owned.
Had you just done an oil change, or tranny fluid, etc? Check your power steering fluid level too.
I would try to remember exactly where all the settings in the car were when you smelled the burning smell. Ten try to recreate it and see what happens.
#6
RE: My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
ORIGINAL: virgin1
OUCH!~!~!~! That is scary.
By chance, you didn't forget to drop the parking brake all the way did you? I know I have occasionally forgotten to make sure it was completely off... not in this car, but others I've owned.
Had you just done an oil change, or tranny fluid, etc? Check your power steering fluid level too.
I would try to remember exactly where all the settings in the car were when you smelled the burning smell. Ten try to recreate it and see what happens.
OUCH!~!~!~! That is scary.
By chance, you didn't forget to drop the parking brake all the way did you? I know I have occasionally forgotten to make sure it was completely off... not in this car, but others I've owned.
Had you just done an oil change, or tranny fluid, etc? Check your power steering fluid level too.
I would try to remember exactly where all the settings in the car were when you smelled the burning smell. Ten try to recreate it and see what happens.
The car seems to be fine now...I just want to know what the lower dash lights are ALSO fused with...
#8
RE: My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
thats scary dude. the e-brake is a problem. in fact my friend did that with his civic. it smelled really bad.. and he had to replace the whole drums on the rear..
#9
RE: My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
i have a sensitive nose where i can smell things right away before anyone...
but.. there were a few times where i parked in my driveway after driving home from schooll... i smell burning rubber? like i wasn't driving fast or did anything to hurt my wheels... i'm not sure where this smell came from,but i am assuming my tires?
but.. there were a few times where i parked in my driveway after driving home from schooll... i smell burning rubber? like i wasn't driving fast or did anything to hurt my wheels... i'm not sure where this smell came from,but i am assuming my tires?
#10
RE: My Mazdaspeed 3 almost caught on fire.
maybe you should stop burning out. im kidding. i have never smelt a burning smell except when i was first learning to drive my car... which was the clutch because i sucked hahaha