It went into limp mode I am assuming because it would not let me accelerate?

2012 MAZDA SPEED3
200,232 MILES • 2.3L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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BOO420
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I just bought the car so one day the battery light came on when I was at a high RPM entering the freeway I'll let off the throttle let it go back down and it went out a few days later driving came on battery light did but then so did my ABS brake or ABS light brake light my steering wheel lost my power steering on it while it was still running but it went into limp mode I'm assuming because it wouldn't let me accelerate I can put it in neutral and close for a little bit and it's a few seconds after I put it in neutral it's like a recess itself is like me sitting over there pushing the button to start it when it comes up on my screen and gauges and everything like supposed to but I'm not sure what it is can you give me any advice?
May 20, 2023 at 4:15 AM
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It sounds like the BCM is going out, but to be sure we need to do a CAN scan which will go over the entire car. You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

Please go over these guides and get back to us.
May 20, 2023 at 12:19 PM