1990 MAZDA MPV Power Train Problems

VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. SUDDENLY, IT DROVE AWAY IN REVERSE, CROSSED THE STREET AND WENT DOWN ANOTHER DRIVEWAY CRASHING INTO THE CORNER OF A GARAGE. IT THEN WENT ACROSS ANOTHER BACK YARD AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS MADE. *LA

Mileage: 154,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE. *YD

THREE TIMES SINCE THIS I PURCHASED THIS CAR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND REQUIRED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. ON EACH OCCASION I HAVE REQUESTED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THESE FAILURES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DRIVE MOSTLY ON FREEWAYS AND CONSERVITIVILY AND DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER FIRST OVERHAUL. NLM

WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH IGNITION OFF, GEAR INDICATING THE PARK POSITION, TEN YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR FROM PARK DOWN TO LOW AND INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ROLLED ABOUT ABOUT 3 FEET, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB

TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT RUBBER HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK FLUID ALL OVER ENGINE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TW

PLANETARY GEARS FAILED BECAUSE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION. TT

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND GEARS MELTED TOGETHER. REBUILT TRANSMISSION. TT

AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILED NOT RESPONDING TO ANY SHIFT MODE. HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN AN HOUR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. TT