2000 MAZDA MPV Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
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NHTSA 01V382000 MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # 0520A 12/20/2001 REMEDY AVAILABLE DX BRAKE LINES AND VALVES. AS VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VERY BAD ABOUT 35MPH TO 50MPH DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE ON HWY.
NHTSA 01V382000 MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # 0520A 12/20/2001 REMEDY AVAILABLE DX BRAKE LINES AND VALVES. AS VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VERY BAD ABOUT 35MPH TO 50MPH DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE ON HWY.
NHTSA 01V382000 MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # 0520A 12/20/2001 REMEDY AVAILABLE DX BRAKE LINES AND VALVES. AS VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VERY BAD ABOUT 35MPH TO 50MPH DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE ON HWY.
APPROXIMATELY SIX BLOCKS FROM HIS HOME, THE OWNER OF A 2000 MAZDA MPV MINIVAN WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE OF A HIGHWAY WAITING TO TURN LEFT. WHILE STOPPED AND WITH NO IMPACT, THE SIDE AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE DRIVER. THERE WERE TWO CHILDREN SEATED IN T...
Mileage: 185,285
EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY ALMOST HIT TWO PEOPLE, DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. TGE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL ON ITS OWN AND HIT MY NEIGHBORS PROPERTY AFTER VEING PARKED FOR DAYS.THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. I CAN NOT AFFO...
Mileage: 145,000
I GOT INTO MY CAR AND PLACE MY SEAT BELTS ON. I SHIFTED THE CAR IN REVERSE GEAR AND STARTED REVERSING FOR 3 SECONDS AND WITHOUT ANY IMPACT OR COLLISION TO THE CAR, THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED ON MY WHOLE LEFT CHEST WALL, ARM AND SHOULDER THROWING ME TO THE RIGHT. I WAS IN SHOCK AND DIDN'T...
Mileage: 185,021
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AIRBAG INFLATED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. EMERGENCY CARE WAS REQUIRED. CAUSED A CRACKED RIB AND SEVERE PAN. *TR
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THAT AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED....
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER...
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER...
Mileage: 165,000
I WAS TRYING TO START MY "NEW" USED MAZDA MPV USING ETHER SPRAYED INTO THE AIR FILTER-BOX THROUGH A SMALL HOLE, AND MY DRIVER'S-SIDE -IMPACT AIRBAG WENT OFF WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY. I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. I HAD BEEN TRYING TO START THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AND HAD SP...
Mileage: 144,000
I PURCHASED AN MAZDA MPV IN 2007 FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. IT WAS A 2000 MODEL. AS SOON AS WINTER CAME THE O2 SENSOR ON THE REAR BANK WENT OUT. PAID $400.00 TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE. IT LASTED ONLY A SHORT TIME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT SHOULD LAST 100.0...
Mileage: 97,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SHE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FORC...
Mileage: 170,000
DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLATCH. ELECTRIC LOCK FUNCTIONS - UNLOCKING ALL OTHER DOORS. THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HANDLE ARE EASY TO MOVE, BUT DO NOT APPEAR TO BE LINKED TO THE LATCH, SO THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLATCH AND OPEN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND SEVERAL REPORTS APPEAR ON MAZDA OWNER WEBS...
Mileage: 155,000
THE REAR SUPPORT CYLINDER THAT HOLDS UP THE REAR DOOR HAS RUSTED AROUND THE BALL AND SNAPPED IN HALF IN THAT AREA. LEAVING ONLY ONE SUPPORT ARM TO HOLD THE DOOR UP. FORTUNATELY, IT BROKE WHILE WE WERE PUTTING THE DOOR BACK DOWN, SO THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THIS RUSTING OCCURRED DUE TO WATER...
THE REAR SUPPORT CYLINDER THAT HOLDS UP THE REAR DOOR HAS RUSTED AROUND THE BALL AND SNAPPED IN HALF IN THAT AREA. LEAVING ONLY ONE SUPPORT ARM TO HOLD THE DOOR UP. FORTUNATELY, IT BROKE WHILE WE WERE PUTTING THE DOOR BACK DOWN, SO THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THIS RUSTING OCCURRED DUE TO WATER...
THE GAS STRUTS TO HOLD UP THE BACK HATCH KEEP BLOWING AND THE HATCH WILL FALL DOWN AND HIT YOU IN THE HEAD
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. HE STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V382000. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ACCORDINGLY. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR ...
Mileage: 122,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE ITEMS OUT OF THE HATCHBACK, THE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY SLAMMED ON HER BACK. SHE WAS MODERATELY INJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT LEVELED AND WAS LEANING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO PULL TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN 25 MPH. BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND COULD...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN MONTHS LATER WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH. THIS TIME THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE CONTACT B...
Mileage: 90,000
LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME APART OR SEPARATED. TIRE MAKE IS A YOKOHAMA AEGIS LS4 THE ENTIRE TREADED SECTION CAME APART WHILE ON FREEWAY,AND SEVERELY DAMAGE VEHICLE CAUSING THE FRONT BUMPER ,LEFT FRONT FENDER AND UNDER SKIRT, LEFT FRONT LOWER DOOR OUTER PANEL ,LEFT FRONT CORNER LIGHT AND WIRING HARNESS UND...
Mileage: 188,000
LTR FROM CONSUMER WHO IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF HER 71 YEAR OLD STEPMOTHER WHO WAS SOLD OLD TIRES AS WELL AS THE WRONG SIZE TIRES. *NJ THE TIRES WERE FOUR AND FIVE YEARS OLD. THE CONSUMER STATED BY INSTALLING THE WRONG SIZE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, IT MADE IT SHAKE ADAMANTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *JB
GOOD MORNING .MY MUFFLER SYSTEM SOUNDS LIKE AN AIRPLANE. PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I MIGHT HAVE RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 75,654
I LOST THE TREAD ON MY TIRE ON HWY 77 NORTH OF STATESVILLE, NC. ZACK'S TOWING TOWED MY CAR TO HIS SHOP. TERRY, THE OWNER, SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE OTHER FRONT TIRE SO HE PUT ON TWO NEW TIRES. BOTH 215/65/15 ONE WITH DOT H29XYPO1 4803 AND THE OTHER DOT H29YPO1 4304. NOT THE CORRECT SIZE AND ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS REAR HEATER WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING COOLANT. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT ORDERED TSB NUMBER 07-002/05, WHICH INDICATED THE COOLANT SEEPAGE FROM THE REAR HEATER PIPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,0...
Mileage: 124,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS REAR HEATER WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING COOLANT. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT ORDERED TSB NUMBER 07-002/05, WHICH INDICATED THE COOLANT SEEPAGE FROM THE REAR HEATER PIPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,0...
Mileage: 124,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS REAR HEATER WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING COOLANT. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT ORDERED TSB NUMBER 07-002/05, WHICH INDICATED THE COOLANT SEEPAGE FROM THE REAR HEATER PIPE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,0...
Mileage: 124,000
THE BALL STUD THAT HOLDS THE RIGHT REAR LIFTGATE CYLINDER SNAPPED AND THE LIFTGATE CRASHED DOWN BECAUSE THE CYLINDER BECAME DISENGAGED. LUCKILY, NO CHILDREN WERE UNDER THE LIFTGATE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE BALL STUD THAT HOLDS THE LEFT REAR LIFTGATE CYLINDER ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. WE WERE LUCK...
Mileage: 76,000
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING. *TR
Mileage: 146,700
ALL OF A SUDDEN 200 MAZDA MPV ES ON FIRE ON MARCH 1, /2008 AROUND 8:45PM WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE PARKING LOT. *TR
REAR HATCH OF VEHICLE HAS TWO SUPPORT CYLINDERS THE FIRST ONE BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE A YEAR AGO, HITTING MY WIFE ON THE HEAD. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE $75.00. THE NEXT TIME AS OF DATE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR BROKE OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE THE PART. THE METAL FATIGUED ...
Mileage: 812,003
REAR HATCH OF VEHICLE HAS TWO SUPPORT CYLINDERS THE FIRST ONE BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE A YEAR AGO, HITTING MY WIFE ON THE HEAD. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE $75.00. THE NEXT TIME AS OF DATE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR BROKE OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE THE PART. THE METAL FATIGUED ...
Mileage: 812,003
HAD A 2000 MAZDA MPV WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT. ALL WAS WELL UNTIL MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A NOISE AND FUEL SMELL FOLLOWED SOON AFTER. THE VAN WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AS HAVING BAD OR CRACKED MANIFOLDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST WOULD EXCEED THE VALUE AND IT WOULD NOT BE WORTH ...
MY TRANSMISSION ON MPV MAZDA VAN JUST STOPPED WORKING , ONCE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. ONCE ON A TRIP. BOTH COST FOR A TOW & REPAIR .MAZDA SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF THE MPV VANS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AT LOW MILEAGES. SOME REPAIR SHOPS ARE REPLACING HOLE TRANS, SOME THE COILS ON THE T...
Mileage: 12,700
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH,THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHIPPED TOOTH AND BOTH...
Mileage: 98,000
LIFTGATE MECHANISM FAILURE. MY WIFE TOOK THE KIDS TO THE POOL. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE AND OPENING THE LFITGATE, WHICH BEGAN TO LIFT UPWARD, A "POP" WAS HEARD AND THE LIFT GATE CAME CRASHING BACK DOWNWARD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS STANDING UNDER THE LIFTGATE AT THE TIME. THE BALL STUD ATTACHED TO THE DOO...
Mileage: 74,080
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END, THREE CAR CRASH. HER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT...
Mileage: 81,000
COOPER TIRE FAILURE: TIRE EXPLODED WHEN TREAD AND BELTS SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN RHODE ISLAND. RUBBER FRAGMENTS DESTROYED FRONT BUMPER, FRONT LEFT FENDER,LEFT HEADLAMP/PARKING LAMP, LEFT ROCKER PANEL AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE DECLARED AS TOTALED ...
Mileage: 60,009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE WHEEL BEARING COVER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATING TUBING HAD RUSTED AND CONTAINED A HOLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,200 AND FAILURE ...
Mileage: 80,000
THE 2000 MAZDA MPV LX WITH 51,300 MILES SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE ,AND THE FRONT HALF OF THE CAR WAS INCINERATED ON MAY 11, 2007. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES BACK TO MY HOUSE, WHEN I WENT INSIDE TO GET A DRINK OF WATER AND CAME BACK OUT THERE WAS A BURNING, VISCOUS SUBSTANCE DR...
Mileage: 51,300
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT'S CIGARETTE LIGHTER DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, IT CURRENTLY WAS NOT WORKING . THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT THE CONTACT MANUALLY UNLOCKING THEM OR USING THE KEY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 50 M...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT'S CIGARETTE LIGHTER DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, IT CURRENTLY WAS NOT WORKING . THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT THE CONTACT MANUALLY UNLOCKING THEM OR USING THE KEY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 50 M...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT'S CIGARETTE LIGHTER DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, IT CURRENTLY WAS NOT WORKING . THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT THE CONTACT MANUALLY UNLOCKING THEM OR USING THE KEY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 50 M...
Mileage: 44,000
MAZDA MPV SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THIS DEVICE LOWERS AND RAISES THE SPARE WHEEL FROM UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT IT BREAKS AFTER ONE USE. AFTER TALKING TO SALVAGE YARDS ALL THE PARTS THEY HAVE ALSO BROKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO OF MY FAMILY CARS. ALSO T...
2000 MPV CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALER, SHE AND HER HUSBAND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH AND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW T...
2000 MPV CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE PARTS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALER, SHE AND HER HUSBAND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE IDLED HIGH AND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW T...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR FACING INFANT CARRIER HANDLE WAS LOOSE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE HANDLE SCREWS NEEDED TIGHTENED. ADDITIONALLY, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CHILD RESTRAINED IN THE INFANT SEAT, THE BASE SLID FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 100,000
THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER KEEPS GETTING STUCK AND WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED TWICE AND IT JUST STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. *NM
Mileage: 63,000
VEHICLE: 2000 MAZDA MPV LX VIN: [XXX] MILEAGE AT INCIDENT: 24,816 I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 1999 MY WIFE WAS BACKING THE VAN OUT OF OUR GARAGE, AND WHEN SHE PLACED HE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW HER BACKING, A SNAPPING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL W...
Mileage: 24,816
DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR CABLE BROKEN ON DRIVERS DOOR OF 2000 MAZDA MPV NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO GET INTO OR OUR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE USE OF BOTH HANDS. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AND MAZDA CORPORATE IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. POTENTIAL HAZARD IF CABLE IS BROKEN DURING A CRASH AND DRIVER...
Mileage: 86,000
WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA MPV VAN. MY WIFE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE. I FOUND A MAZDA MPV SITE THAT INDICATED AS "SUBJECT"-FOG HORN/MOANING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT...WHICH MAY OCCUR WHEN ENGINE IS HALF-WARMED UP OR IN DECELERATION. SITE CALLS FOR IAC VALVE WITH A MODIFIED...
Mileage: 50,000
WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA MPV VAN. MY WIFE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE. I FOUND A MAZDA MPV SITE THAT INDICATED AS "SUBJECT"-FOG HORN/MOANING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT...WHICH MAY OCCUR WHEN ENGINE IS HALF-WARMED UP OR IN DECELERATION. SITE CALLS FOR IAC VALVE WITH A MODIFIED...
Mileage: 50,000
WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA MPV VAN. MY WIFE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE. I FOUND A MAZDA MPV SITE THAT INDICATED AS "SUBJECT"-FOG HORN/MOANING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT...WHICH MAY OCCUR WHEN ENGINE IS HALF-WARMED UP OR IN DECELERATION. SITE CALLS FOR IAC VALVE WITH A MODIFIED...
Mileage: 50,000
IN THE OPERATION OF MY 2000 MAZDA MPV THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT EMITS FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WHEN MAKING TURNS ENGINE SHUTS DOWN PERIODICALLY THUS RESULTING IN FAILURE TO OPERATE. *JB
Mileage: 113,965
ON MY MAZDA MPV, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR EXTERIOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE BACK CONNECTION TO THE DOOR AND THEN COMPLETELY CAME OFF IN MY HAND ON THE FOLLOWING OPENING. NOW THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS MISSING. TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, I WENT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD THIS WA...
MY DRIVERS POWER WINDOW ON MY 2000 MAZDA MPV DIED FOR NO REASON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHERS, WHO SAID THE SAME HAPPENED TO THEM. AFTER CALLING SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS FOR A USED MOTOR, I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE MANY PASSENGER MOTORS BUT NOT ONE DRIVERS. IS THIS A FLAW IN THE VAN? WITH NEW PARTS...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE LATCH SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. HE TOOK THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED INSPECTION STATION IN HIS CITY ON 11-02-05 TO HAVE THE SAFETY SEAT INSPECTED AND TURNED TO FACE FORWARD. THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD NOT TURN THE SAFETY SEAT BECAUSE THE LATCH SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WORK PROP...
Mileage: 86,000
THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR OF MY VAN....THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I ALREADY HAD TO PAY $300 TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE WHEN THE EXACT SAME THINGS HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND THAT TIME I WAS HOLDI...
Mileage: 80,900
DT: THE CONSUMER'S SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND IT COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND DAUGHTER FELL THROUGH THREE FEET BACK. THE HANDLE WAS MADE BY PLASTIC AND HELD ON BY TWO VERY THIN PIECES OF PLASTIC. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AN...
MY 2000 MPS'S DRIVER DOOR WINDOW NO LONGER ROLLS DOWN. A NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO HAS A MPV VAN IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. COINCIDENCE, PROBABLY NOT FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. OF COURSE IT HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BROKE IN 2004 NOW DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BROKEN. AS A RESULT THE DOOR CAN BE STUCK OPEN (WHILE DRIVING) OR BE UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED SO PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SEE THIS WEB SITE WITH SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM: HTTP:/...
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BROKE IN 2004 NOW DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BROKEN. AS A RESULT THE DOOR CAN BE STUCK OPEN (WHILE DRIVING) OR BE UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED SO PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SEE THIS WEB SITE WITH SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM: HTTP:/...
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK ON THE VEHICLE TO 33,764 MILES. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE POLICE ABOUT THIS MATTER. CONSUMER RAN A CARFAX AND FOUND THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
DT: CONTACT STATES: LAST WEEK SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HER GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. SHE PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS A FUNNY NOISE, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING), BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. FINALLY, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE PEDAL BECAME UNSTUCK. SHE CALLED MAZDA, AND MAZDA SAID THERE ...
Mileage: 40,937
DT: CONTACT STATES: LAST WEEK SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HER GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. SHE PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS A FUNNY NOISE, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING), BUT THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. FINALLY, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE PEDAL BECAME UNSTUCK. SHE CALLED MAZDA, AND MAZDA SAID THERE ...
Mileage: 40,937
IN SEPTEMBER 2003, 2000 MAZDA MPV VAN (APPROX 80K MILES) WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS ALTHOUGH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. WAS TOLD THE VAN'S OBD SYSTEM COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH STATE'S EQUIPEMENT. WAS ISSUED WAIVER. ONE MONTH LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACE PER RECOM...
Mileage: 80,000
MAZDA MVP 2000 MINI VAN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Mileage: 50,000
THE SPARE TIRE ON MY 2000 MPV BROKE AND LEFT THE TIRE DANGLING UNDER THE VAN. THERE IS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DESIGN IS VERY POOR. IT IS UNSAFE IF THE SPARE TIRE IS NOT SECURE UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT IS UNSAFE TO BE UNABLE TO QUICKLY ACCESS THE SPARE ON THE ROADSIDE. THIS PART SHOULD B...
Mileage: 40,000
COMPLAINT RECEIVED E-MAIL. WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DOOR NOT UNLOCKING. WE HAD TO FIX THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAN NOT BE OPENED UNLESS USING A KEY ON THE OUTSIDE OR HOLD THE UNLOCKED BUTTON ON THE INSIDE. I HOPE WE NEVER GET INTO A WRECK BECAUSE N...
Mileage: 44,000
AN OPEN SEAM IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 MAZDA MPV'S FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD ALLOWED EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. *NM *NM
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE FROM 56-60 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD, AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES BEFORE IT V WAS ABLE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 36,000
VAN STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AT STOPLIGHTS AND AT LOW SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A DAY LATER. MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A CO LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. MECHANIC SAID THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON AN ENGINE WITH ...
Mileage: 83,000
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE REASON FOR THE ANTI FREEZE LEAK WAS DUE TO RUSTED HEATER CORE PIPE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. *AK....*AK
Mileage: 63,000
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER BEING RESET 3 TIMES AND AFTER SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 54,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL 99V170000 CONCERNING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
THE DASHBOARD WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. REAR RIGHT TIRE WENT FLAT. THE TIRES WERE OEM TIRES CAME WITH MAZDA MPV 2000 PURCHASED 4/28/00. THE ODOMETER AT TIME OF THREAD SEPARATION WAS 35,000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 35,500
CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HORRIFIC ODORS. DEALER STATES DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ON SHORT TRIPS AND REFUSES CORRECTION OF IDENTIFIED ISSUE.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD WORN OUT ON ONE SIDE, AND HAD A BIG GROVE IN IT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL TIRE WITH THE SAME...
Mileage: 27,775
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOWN MOUNTAIN PASS ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. COULD NOT TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL. HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON BRAKES AND USE TRUCK EMERGENCY TURNOUT TO STOP. ENGINE WAS RACING. *LA
Mileage: 65,600
AT ANY SPEED OR DRIVING CONDITIONS VEHICLE EMITS SULFUR ODOR, IE ROTTEN EGG SMELL, INTO CABIN. SMELLS LIKE SOMEBODY FARTED.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND A STRONG SULFUR ODOR WOULD ENTERED THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB
Mileage: 50,000
ALTERNATOR FROZE, CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED THE CAR OVER. LATER, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK THE BURNED BELT COULD HAVE IGNITED IF CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *LA
Mileage: 75,000
FOIA REQUEST A FULL COPY OF NHTSA BULLETIN 0800102, NHTSA ITEM 634469 RE SEAT BELT COMFORT IN A 2000 MAZDA MPV. (NAR) *LA *CB *JB
FOIA REQUEST A FULL COPY OF THE CONTENTS OF ODI INVESTIGATION COMPLAINT# 875637, RE SEAT BELTS, FRONT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. (NAR) *LA *CB *JB
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. *AK *NM
Mileage: 81,603
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A KNOT IN THE SIDEWALL. BOTH TIRES HAD OVER 50 % TREAD LEFT AT TIME OF FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BOTH FAILURES WERE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THR...
Mileage: 102,000
PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CAUSING CARBON MONOZIDE FUMES TO ENTER THE PASSENGER AREA.*MR (NAR) *CB
LEAK IN 2000 MPV THAT DEALER STATED WAS DUE TO "OUTSIDE INFLUENCE" AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. DEALER TOLD US THAT THE LEAK (WHICH RUINED OUR FLOOR BOARDS, RUGS AND WIRING) WAS DUE TO PARKING THE CAR OUTSIDE, WHICH LED TO DIRT AND LEAVES GETTING INTO THE HOOD, (OR SOMEWHERE...
Mileage: 65,000
LEAK IN 2000 MPV THAT DEALER STATED WAS DUE TO "OUTSIDE INFLUENCE" AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED AS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. DEALER TOLD US THAT THE LEAK (WHICH RUINED OUR FLOOR BOARDS, RUGS AND WIRING) WAS DUE TO PARKING THE CAR OUTSIDE, WHICH LED TO DIRT AND LEAVES GETTING INTO THE HOOD, (OR SOMEWHERE...
Mileage: 65,000
MOLD IS STARTING TO GROW IN THE VAN UNDER THE MATS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED. THE WATER GETS IN WHEN IT DOES NOT DRAIN PROPERLY. *LA
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK IN PARK OR MOVE BY ITSELF, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WAS ...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK IN PARK OR MOVE BY ITSELF, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WAS ...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK IN PARK OR MOVE BY ITSELF, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WAS ...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. *AK THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK IN PARK OR MOVE BY ITSELF, THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WOULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AND ONE OF THE SEAT BELTS WAS ...
AFTER STARTING MY CAR THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK AND NEEDS TO BE PRESSED HARD TO UNSTICK IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 4-5 TIMES DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR. IN EACH CASE THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT BUT CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE FUEL I AM USING. THE DEALER CLEANS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE PROBLEM S...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, WHO FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLES WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK PREVENTING THE ENGINE SPEED TO RETURN TO IDLE. A MAZDA DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW CAB...
Mileage: 79,000
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CONTAINED A VERTICAL LINE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MAGNETS. A METAL BRACELET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAGNETS WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO THE CHILD'S HAND. *JB IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD BLOWN. *SCC *JB
THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CONTAINED A VERTICAL LINE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MAGNETS. A METAL BRACELET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAGNETS WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO THE CHILD'S HAND. *JB IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD BLOWN. *SCC *JB
THE REAR SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT, IT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE PASSENGER TO GET OUT. *JB *TS. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. *JB
Mileage: 44,000
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
I HAVE A MAZDA MPV 2000, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/13/03. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MPV REQUIRED A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR BUT IT WOULD BE 3 TO 4 WEEKS DUE TO A BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR AND IT WOULD HARM NOTHING. ON FEB 20TH, I DROV...
Mileage: 38,074
DEFECTIVE PART. EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR COST DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TYPE OF PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED IN THREE YEARS NO MATTER WHAT THE MILAGE IS. IT CAUSED DRIVER (ME) TO BREATH EXHAUST FUMES AND I BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND SICK. WEA...
Mileage: 85,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM MAZDA MANUFACTURER. DEALER WON'T HONORING THE RECALL LETTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
WHEN EXCELERATING ON THE INITIAL DEPRESSION OF THE PEDAL, CAR WILL NOT EXCELERATE, SEEMS 'STUCK'. FOR THE CAR TO MOVE YOU MUST DEPRESS THE PEDAL FURTHER WHICH RESULTS IN A SUDDEN HIGH SPEED EXCELERATION, IN A JUMPING FASHION. THIS IS TRUE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN MAZDA DEALER SERVICE REP. WAS CO...
Mileage: 70,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING ON THE REAR SEAT BELT IT WOULD NOT BE TIGHT ENOUGH FOR IT TO FIT THE CONSUMER PROPERLY. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. TS
CONSUMER STATES A VERY BAD SMELL COMES FROM THE VENT CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO BECOME NAUSEOUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE AN ODOR SMELL. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY MAZDA MPV LOST POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Mileage: 23,815
NO SUMMARY. DT
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL IN THE CAB OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE WAY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BURNING THE GAS IS CAUSING THE SMELL. MECHANIC IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT REAR PASSANGERS DOOR. ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON OPERATION ON THE ROAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT HER VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. TS
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS PUT IT IN REVERSE IT MAKES A NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAY BE THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE PULLEY FELL OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BOLT THAT HELD IT IN PLACE BROKE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
BOTH FRONT TIRES (INSIDE EDGE) WORN OUT AROUND HALF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. THE FRONT TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY WITH THE TREADS SHOWING SEPARATIONS ABOUT AN INCH LONG FROM EDGES WHERE TREADS MEET THE SIDEWALL. THE STEEL BELTS COULD BE SEEN FROM THE ONE-INCH SEPARATION. CAR DEALER SERVICE ...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE VAN SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. HAD IT TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER WHO REPORTED THAT THE THRUST BEARING IN THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR WAS STUCK OPEN AND COULD ONLY BE CLOSED BY LIFTING AND PULLING THE DOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED MISSING SCREWS IN THE DOOR LATCH BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NLM
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, AND TIRES WEAR EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE SUSPENSION.*JB
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER,INCREASE IN BRIGHTNESS,AND GET DIM. THIS OCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS IN USE AT NIGHT WITH THE USUAL NIGHT DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON.*AK
THE CONSUMER STATES THE TETHER STRAPS WERE INCORRECTLY INSTALLED AT THE THIRD SEAT BY THE MAZDA DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATES AFTER GOING TO THE MANUFACTURER TO CONFIRM THE INSTALLATION WAS WRONG. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER MAZDA DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION THAT THE TETHER ANCHOR WAS INCORRECTED. T...
ON 3/9/02, LEFT HOME TO HEAD FOR BANK. ABOUT 2 MINUTES/3 STREETS DOWN, CAR WAS SMOKING AND BLACKISH OIL WAS GUSHING FROM ALL AROUND HOOD AREA. CAR BROKE DOWN AND COULD NOT RE-START.FIRE/SHERIFF DEPT CAME AND CAR WAS TOWED TO OAK TREE MAZDA WHERE CAR WAS SERVICED ON 1/29/02. ON 3/11/02 PETER POTMAN O...
BELT RUNOUT WITH ONE TIRE. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO RECALL - 00V113001. MAZDA CLAIMS TIRES MEET 94 LOAD RATING. HOWEVER, THE EARLY FAILURE OF A TIRE LEADS ME TO THINK THAT THE TIRES ARE TOO SMALL AND DO NOT MEET THE 94 LOAD RATING. ALSO, THE LABELS ISSUED BY MAZDA SAY TO USE A REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT IS...
MAZDA RECOMMEND A 205/65/R15 94S FOR THIS VEHICLE, THEY EVEN MAILED OUT THESE STICKERS FOR APPLYING TO CAR DOOR FRAME TO COVER EARLY PUBLICATION STICKER 205/65/R15 92S. WHEN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT TIRE ALL SHOPE (SEARS, DUNLOP, GOODYEAR ETC SHOW 205/65/R15 92S RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS WRO...
WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND EXPERIENCE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01 V 382 000 FROM MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 65MPH WHILE EXITING OFF A RAMP, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION.*AK *SLC
CLOCKING NOISE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEED, MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. NO RECALL OR DESIGN FOR THE BRAKES ATTACHMENT PAD CLIPS WHICH ARE CAUSING THE CLOCKING NOISE.
WHILE SITTING IN PASSENGER'S SEAT CHARGE WENT OFF, BLEW PASSENGER'S SEAT UP, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE SITTING IN PASSENGER'S SEAT CHARGE WENT OFF, BLEW PASSENGER'S SEAT UP, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENS WITH MINIMAL MOVEMENT, RETRACTS, LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE SEAT BELT DUE TO EXTREME DISCOMFORT.*AK
TIE ROD END IS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WHICH HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO PREMATURELY WEAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
DUE POSSIBLY TO POOR ALIGNMENT, INCORRECT COIL SPRINGS, ALL FOUR TIRES WORN DANGEROUSLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MAZDA ISSUED "BULLETINS" ON THESE PROBLEMS TO DEALER BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. THERE WAS ALSO A "BULLETIN" ON A BRAKE PROBLEM, NOT REPORTED TO OWNER.*AK (DOT NUMBER: FD9L TIRESIZE: 65R15...
ALL FOUR YOKOHAMA Y376 TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD, ABSOLUTELY NO TREAD WAS LEFT ALTHOUGH THE TIRE HAD BEEN ROTATED AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE TIRES WERE EXPECTED TO LAST ONLY 25000, HAD A TREAD RATING OF ONLY 200 AND A SIDEWALL RATING OF ONLY 92S, THE CONSUMER IS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MA...
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR 2 WEEKS. NLM
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR 2 WEEKS. NLM
ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND HESITATES WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO HAVING REPAIRS COMPLETE FOR SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM SSP43, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO HAVING REPAIRS COMPLETE FOR SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM SSP43, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SLC
TIRES ARE WEARING BADLY ON OUTSIDE EDGE. I HAVE KEPT TIRES INFLATED TO 35 PSI (THEIR MAXIMUM LIMIT). I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN I HAD THE TIRE ROTATED-THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN, THE FRONT ONES WERE NOT. NOW THAT FOUR MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE LAST ROTATION, I SEE THE SAME WEAR PATTERN ON THE REAR T...
TREAD SEPARATION AND EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR DISCOVERED ON BOTH FRONT TIRES DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION MAINTENANCE. THE RUBBER HAD PARTED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES ON BOTH TIRES REVEALING THE TIRES' STEEL BELTS UNDERNEATH. TIRES WERE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED - WE ARE STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE FAULTY TIRES...
THE NEW VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT, AND WAS CORRECTED BY ALIGNMENT REPAIR. HOWEVER,THE PROBLEM REOCCURED THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES,BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *YH
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF OR TAKE THE KEY OUT, DEALER FOUND A WIRE WHICH HAD GOTTEN HUNG UP IN THE SHIFT MECHANISM, 5000 MILES LATER, DEALER FOUND THE CABLE AND SHIFT LINKAGE HANGING UP UNDER THE DASH, REPAIRS WERE MADE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER VEH...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 55MPH IN RAIN IT HYDROPLANED. MANAGED TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AFTER VEHICLE LANDED. NOTICED ALL 4 TIRES HAD VERY LITTLE TREAD. MAZDA INDICATED NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRES AFTER BEING CONTACTED. INFORMED BY MECHANIC TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT 20,000 MILES. P2...
FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. BACK RIGHT SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY VAN WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS HIT MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SITTING...
WHILE TRAVLING AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND WHILE MAKING A U-TURN CONSUMER WAS HIT ON THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS, BUT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND BECOMES EXTREMELY TIGHT WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN PASSENGER SLIGHTLY MOVES. *AK THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. *YH
THE DOOR LABEL AND THE TIRE SPECIFICATION TABLE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS INCORRECTLY MARKED, THE TIRES DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL (DUNLOP). NLM
CONSUMER STATES HAVING TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION WIRES HAD BEEN GNAWED BY A RODENT AND THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR ENTRY OF OUTSIDE RODENTS AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO WIRING. ...
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VIOLENTLY OVER 50 MILES/HR THEN SUBSIDES
DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN CRASH. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. UPON IMAPCT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE CAMBER BOLT ON THE 2000 MAZDA MPV NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED THIS HAS CAUSED MY DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO WEAR DOWN UNEVENLY AND BECOME FLAT. THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING , BUT IF IT WE WERE DRIVING THIS VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED A BLOW OUT. BOTH MAZDA & YOKOHAMA WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILIT...
WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED FROM A POINT JUST ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOUNT, THEN FOLLOWING A LINE ALONG THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TILL THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD WHERE IT THEN CURVES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. NEAR THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD IS A TINY CHIP, ABOUT THE SIZE...
YOKOHAMA TIRES P205/65R15, DOT FD9LNHL0300 ARE FAULTY, CONSUMER HAD TIRES REPLACED. *SLC
SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN 2ND ROW IS DESIGNED SO THAT IT IS FORWARD OF SEAT CRACK AND CANNOT MOVE TO A COMPLETELY UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS CAUSES MAJOR MOVEMENT/ISECURE BELTING OF A CHILD CONVERTIBLE BOOSTER SEAT, ESPECIALLY FRONT-TO-BACK MOVEMENT. THIS MOVEMENT OCCURS EVEN WITH THE TETHER ANCHOR STRAP INST...
VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CARGO LOAD VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED (NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 60-70MPH). THE VIBRATION BECOME APPARENT WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER MAXIMUM MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED CARGO WEIGHT (CARRYING 6 PASSENGERS). AT THIS CARGO WEIGHT, THE VIBRATION WORSENS AND NOTICEABLE UPON ACCELERATION, LOW CRUIS...
VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEVELED PROPERLY, THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OR MORE HIGHER THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SPRINGS WERE UNEVEN AND REFUSED TO FIX, FINALLY THE DEALERSHIP APPROVED FIXING THE VEHICLE. *MJS
CAR SAFETY SEAT WAS STRAPPED IN MIDDLE ROW ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT. WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A PASSENGER SIDE COLLISION IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL, AND SEAT BELT, THAT HELD CAR SAFETY SEAT, UNBUCKLED WHILE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING OVER.*AK THE TWO YEAR TODDLER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT....
THE BRAKES BECAME SQUEEZY, NOISY, AND RUSTY. *SLC
TRANSMISSION BECAME JUMPY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS. *SLC
THE BRAKES BECAME SQUEEZY, NOISY, AND RUSTY. *SLC
TRANSMISSION BECAME JUMPY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS. *SLC
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ALL VEHICLE'S GLASS SHATTERED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ALWAYS HAVE HAS ISSUES WITH THESE TIRES AND FR-480 TIRES( DOT NUMBER: 027476 TIRE SIZE: 22570R15 )
SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING, THEY DO NOT RELEASE. I BELIEVE DESIGN DEFECT IN THAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT. MIDDLE SEAT MOVES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. WHEN IN THE LEFT POSITION, IT LOCKS UP IMMEDIATELY. MANUFACTURER SAYS OPERATING NORMALLY.
VIBRATION WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, FEELS LIKE ITS COMING FROM DRIVETRAIN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE, NOR FIX THE DEFECT. *AK *ML
THE FIXED SEAT BELT ANCHORS PREVENT SAFE INSTALLATION OF CHILD AND INFANT CAR SEATS. THE POINT WHERE THE BUCKLE ENGAGES THE ANCHOR IS TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE CAR SEAT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CHILD SEAT. THE CHILD SEAT HAS TOO MUCH FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AFTER THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED AND TIGHTENED.
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEMS KEEPING OUR 2-YEAR OLD'S CAR SEAT SECURED PROPERLY. THE SEATBELTS IN THE MIDDLE SEATS AND REAR SEAT WILL NOT TIGHTEN AND/OR LOOSEN AFTER BUCKLING, CAUSING THE CAR SEAT TO SHIFT AND MOVE EASILY. I FELT WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND FINAL...
SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEMS KEEPING OUR 2-YEAR OLD'S CAR SEAT SECURED PROPERLY. THE SEATBELTS IN THE MIDDLE SEATS AND REAR SEAT WILL NOT TIGHTEN AND/OR LOOSEN AFTER BUCKLING, CAUSING THE CAR SEAT TO SHIFT AND MOVE EASILY. I FELT WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND FINAL...
WHILE AT MY MAZDA DEALER I WAS INSPECTING THE NEW MPV. ONE OF THE MAJOR FEATURES OF THE NEW MPV IS THE DROP AWAY REAR SEAT. WHILE TRYING TO SEE HOW EASY THE SEAT WAS TO FOLD AWAY, I CAUGHT MY FINGER IN THE SEAT PORTION AS IT FOLDED AWAY. IF YOU COMBINE THE SMALL TOLERANCE OF WHERE MY FINGER WAS C...
THIS IS OF UTMOST CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN CAR-SEATS OR BOOSTER SEATS. THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW SEATS ARE OF SOLID, INFLEXIBLE CONSTRUCTION. THIS INFLEXIBLE CONSTRUCTION COMBINED WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANCHORS DOES NOT ALLOW THE SAFE INSTALLATION OF MOST INFANT...
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROUTE CAME TO A STOP AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A DODGE RAM, TRAVELLING 60MPH WHICH HIT THE REAR HATCHDOOR AND FLEW OPEN. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROUTE CAME TO A STOP AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A DODGE RAM, TRAVELLING 60MPH WHICH HIT THE REAR HATCHDOOR AND FLEW OPEN. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
AT 30-35 MPH /IN RAINSTORM, DROVE OVER PUDDLE ABOUT 2-3 INCHES DEEP, AND VEHICLE ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AND REAR WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND , TEARING STEERING WHEEL OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK