Gear moves hardly from P to D

Question

I have 2010 Mazda 3. the gear is on P, it is hardly going to D position. When I press the gear handle down, it works. What do you think the problem is? And how can I fix it?Also, I got the code P0171 a day after I got the gear problem. When the gear on D, It works perfectly.

Answer 1

Hi there,

Though I understand you are having an issue with your transmission, the code actually points towards an issue with the O2 sensor. Here is some more info on the code.

P0171 MAZDA - Lean Air/Fuel Ratio Bank 1

Read more: https://www.autocodes.com/p0171_mazda.html#disqus_thread