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So mazda's final offer was to pay half the part cost. Ended up paying 3500.

That did somewhat catch me off guard. The dealer shouldn't really care, but I was happy to not have to immediately fight them on it (which is what I expected). I'll call Mazda myself. Thanks for the suggestion

Update: Mazda dealer said my ATC and PCU? needed to be updated. Did that and 150$ later it made no difference. They looked at the trans fluid and it was brown/green (supposed to be bluish according to them), did a pressure test and numbers looked good, so a new transmission it is as they say...

Good point. I really should have, but I didn't. They make it a pain in the ass these days (take out the intake filter and everything just to get at the dipstick) and I didn't have time to do it myself. Bringing it to another shop, luckily the first one didn't charge me anything for their...

No engine check lights, the tranny shop checked the fluids and all good :(. They think it's electrical? Or a stuck solenoid?

Sorry for the long post. 2012 Mazda 3 sport GS-Sky. 59,000 km. Bought it brand new. Had a few issues with the ATC computer in the first year of owning it -fixed under warranty. I'm now 5 months outside my warranty period (60mo) and went to drive my car. Started fine, reversed fine, back into...