Action for Non-repeatable Malfunction

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

If the malfunction does not recur, verify the malfunction cause by performing the following actions:
- Verify that a DTC has been recorded in the memory. (See DTC INSPECTION [AUTO LEVELING CONTROL MODULE] .)
- Based on the repair order form, attempt to drive the vehicle or perform tests to replicate the malfunction, record the data at that time, and detect the malfunction cause.
- Shake the wiring harness or connector of the electrical component which is suspected to be the cause of the malfunction, and inspect for malfunction or occurrence of any DTCs.
  
  Fig 1: Checking Electrical Component Wiring Harness Or Connector
  Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
- Inspect the female terminals on the connector of the electric component which is suspected to be the cause of the malfunction for poor connection.
Fig 2: Inspecting Electric Component Connector Female Terminals
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.