2007 Mazda 3 could you please help me?

Tiny
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Engine Mechanical problem
2007 Mazda 3 4 cyl Automatic 27,000 miles

Im a young teenage girl that knows hardly anything about cars! I have had my 07 mazda 3 for almost 5 months now, I bought the car with 13,000 miles on it, now it has doubled. I drive 60 miles (sometimes more) atleast 6 days per week.
I had drove the car to work thursday night, then drove it back home from work friday morning and everything was fine. About 2-3 hours later I had to run to town and pay bills, and I noticed my engine light was on (it didnt say check engine, it just showed the symbol of an engine). And of course this scares me to death because I had no idea what could have caused this. I took the car to auto zone and they hooked the machine up to it and the codes read: P2187 & P0443. The young lady that did this for me said it was the gas cap, so I took it off and put it on 2 times, the light was still on. She said I was low on gas, so I went and filled my gas tank up with 89 grade gas, that didnt help either. I called the dealership where I bought the car (which wasnt a mazda dealership) and the guy that helped me said he didnt have the tools to look at it, so I should take it to another place that is atleast an hour away from my house. He said it should be ok to drive, its probably nothing. So I drive the car all weekend long and everything seemed fine even though the light was still on.
Today is now Sunday, I was headed to work and I stopped at a drive thru window, and my car went dead. It has never done this before.
I have a 50,000 mile warranty, so im wondering if I take this car back to where I got it from even though its not a mazda dealership, will the warranty cove this?
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 AT 11:53 PM

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Tiny
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These codes are indicating a problem with your vehicle's purge solenoid valve. Its purpose is to control the flow of fuel vapors from a collection canister, commonly called a carbon canister, to the engine intake manifold. You can have it replaced for around $200 at your local dealer. I do not know the details of your warranty so I don't know if you can have it fixed at a repair shop under warranty. Usually you have to use the dealer themselves to honor a warranty but you should call and ask the repair shop to make sure.

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Monday, January 26th, 2009 AT 12:14 AM
Tiny
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Thanks for all of your help, I grately appreciate it! Do you think it will be ok to drive for another day or is this a serious problem.
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Monday, January 26th, 2009 AT 12:23 AM
Tiny
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The codes you gave me have nothing to do with the performance of your vehicle. It is only to control the emissions of the vehicle and for some states where you have to pass an emissions test, this would automatically fail them. I don't believe it would cause your vehicle to stall in the drive thru so for now I would not drive it unless necessary and have your local Mazda dealer look at it as soon as possible.

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Monday, January 26th, 2009 AT 12:38 AM

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