[GASAVER14]

I just got this screen today. No problems other than the screen.

I do have the I-loop system and was driving through puddles in down pouring rain. I called Mazda and had the car towed.

As for infotainment system update, I just had mine done two weeks ago and they said bring it back in a week for version 29. I'm hoping an update and the current service recall fixes my problem.

 

[Babie]

Bet ya, your belt is slipping and the alternator is not charging because of it. Even though you may not have the iEloop in your 3, there is a problem with slipping belts. Either you went through water, was driving in the rain.

I think that now is spring, and the rainy season is coming, you will see a lot more of these non charge issues. low battery. Error can come and go without notice

 

[hack00$]

Why do people always assume it's new and has no issues? The first issues you have could pop up before the first oil change. It can happen when they are producing this cars. It is probably for the i-loop brakes. There is a issue with the program that controls them. If it gets slashed with to much water the computer shuts it down? I believe that is what I heard. That could be what the problem is. Or you have a defective power system in some way and Mazda will fix it under the warranty

 

[Babie]

Why do people always assume it's new and has no issues? The first issues you have could pop up before the first oil change. It can happen when they are producing this cars. It is probably for the i-loop brakes. There is a issue with the program that controls them. If it gets slashed with to much water the computer shuts it down? I believe that is what I heard. That could be what the problem is. Or you have a defective power system in some way and Mazda will fix it under the warranty

No it the drive belts. there is a spot under the car that just drinks up water like crazy that the belt slips and cause a charge error and then shuts down iEloop.

this is serious stuff and I cannot see why mazda is dragging on this. It could shut down in some case while driving on the freeway. NTSHA will get on their buts if any accidents comes from this.

http://paultan.org/2014/04/08/mazda-recalls-88000-vehicles-i-eloop/

 

[hack00$]

That's what it is right. Well either way they need to fix it

 

[GASAVER14]

No it the drive belts. there is a spot under the car that just drinks up water like crazy that the belt slips and cause a charge error and then shuts down iEloop.

this is serious stuff and I cannot see why Mazda is dragging on this. It could shut down in some case while driving on the freeway. NTSHA will get on their buts if any accidents comes from this.

Mazda recalls 88,000 vehicles fitted with i-ELOOP

Got an alarm yesterday and had car towed to dealer. According to dealer this problem is now fixed with a software update.

I did run through several big puddles of water during a downpour on my way to work. It was during this time that the alarm tripped.

 

[P Cruz]

I just got the same alert in my 2016 Mazda 6 two days ago. I had a dead battery, I replaced it ($178), 4 days later I get this intermittent alert. I took the car to the dealer yesterday and they said everything looked good except there was a 10ohm reading between the battery connection and the "generator". $286 to replace, they ordered the part, today they removed the original harness, checked it again and now it looks good? They are now recommending to replace a second harness (because that's what the diagnostics are pointing to) at a cost of $4k+! The car is barely over 3 years old and I'm upset. I asked them to put the harness back, I'll pay the $73 diagnostic fees and look at it myself or taking elsewhere for a second opinion. Frustrated.

 

[MeteorGray]

Wow. Let us know what you find.

 

[P Cruz]

Wow. Let us know what you find.

I took the car into Meinkie and they found that the 13v output from the alternator would drop to less than 11v when the car had it's headlights, radio, and air conditioner all on at the same time. That would trigger the intermittent alert and they recommended that alternator be replaced. We did that and so far so good.

 

[MeteorGray]

That's great!

And the dealer wanted $4000 for a new harness.

Ha.

Thanks for the update!

 

[Desic524]

My 2014 CX5 just started giving me this warning intermittently. It seems to happen when going up hill and hitting around 3000 rpm. It only stays on a few seconds though. I have replaced the battery since that was bad, got rid of corrosion on the terminals, and tightened the terminals, but I am still getting that warning. I haven't had any issues with the car starting since replacing the battery and have never had it turn off on me. I should note that this is the 2nd battery I've replaced in 2.5 years. Any ideas on what could be happening? It isn't throwing any codes on the code reader. I thought they tested my alternator when replacing my battery, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[MeteorGray]

My OEM battery lasted for about 3.6 years. The summertime heat can be very harsh on batteries. I'm told that more batteries are killed by excessive heat than excessive cold.

That said, you might want to install a voltmeter to make sure the alternator is keeping up with the proper voltage; eg, about 14 volts or so when the engine is running. A Scangauge can show the voltage and a lot of other interesting things as well, including water temperature. Carmakers nowadays seem to think their customers don't care about monitoring such things. I do.

 

[Desic524]

It did end up being the alternator. It was just slowly dying.

 

[MeteorGray]

Thanks for the conclusive update.

 

[Mzd310]

I had this problem recently with the cold weather. The error would come up in the morning only. I did a lot of research. This article was very helpful as it explained multiple possible causes in detail.

I decided to get a battery tester which showed my battery as needing replacement. Btw, Autozone and Advance will test the battery too for free.

After replacing the battery all is good so far. Make sure to get the correct battery for your car, that's very important.

 

[marktoledo94]

Damn so everyone basically resolved it by replacing parts and I’m here after replacing a new battery and new alternator and I started getting error which before I never did