# 2012 Mazda Mazda3 burnt trans fluid

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mazda-mazda3-burnt-trans-fluid/129378>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda3, mazda\
**Created:** [November 22, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mazda-mazda3-burnt-trans-fluid/129378 "2018-11-22T21:47:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dale49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dale49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dale49)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mazda-mazda3-burnt-trans-fluid/129378/1 "2018-11-22T21:47:51Z")

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Have a Mazda3 with 50,000 miles and transmission fluid that my dealer says is burnt. Is this normal. (This is my first auto trans in 50 years)

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-mazda-mazda3-burnt-trans-fluid/129378/2 "2018-11-23T00:14:51Z")

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No, burnt fluid is not normal. It needs to be changed