2004 MAZDA MPV Problems & Recalls

2004 MAZDA MPV. CONSUMER WRITES ASKING TO BE REMOVED FROM RECALL LIST BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE.

FRONT CROSS MEMBER CORROSION; FRAME DAMAGED; CAR DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE. WHEEL ALIGNMENT COST ME $72.64 AND FRAME REPAIR COST $693.36. THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR 4 DAYS. MENTAL ANGUISH. MAZDA DEALER DECLINED REPAIRS. MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE DECLINED TO PAY. NOW THEY ARE ADMITTING THAT PROBLEM ON MAZD...

Mileage: 85,689

SUSPENSION SUBFRAME RUSTED AND CRACKED.

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, SHE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DE...

Mileage: 166,000

I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET MY SAFETY RECALLS DONE AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP ON TORRANCE BUT THEY SAID I NEEDED TO FILL OUT A FORM AND TO WAIT FOR THEM TO RECEIVE THE AUTO PARTS. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 6 MONTHS SINCE I WENT, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE AT ALL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY W...

AIR BAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT FIRST NOTICE REC.8/1/16,CALLED BOMARITO(LOCAL DEALER)-NO PARTS-WOULD CALL CALLED AGAIN1/2/17-SAME RESPONSE SECOND NOTICE REC.4/17/17-CALLED AGAIN SAME RESPONSE.

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED MAZDA OFFER TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART AND ACCOMMODATE FOR TRANSPORTATION WHILE THE CAR IS BEING REPAIR. THE ONLY REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THIS ACCOMMODATIONS IS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO DELIVER SUCH OFFER TO FIX THE INCONVENIENCES THAT THIS BRINGS. I CALLED TO MAKE THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ...

THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUSTMENT THE ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR WHEELS ON THIS YEAR MAZDA MPV, THUS THE TIRES WARE OUT EARLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN ALIGNMENT. TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MAZDA DEALER SAYS NO ADJUSTMENT CAN BE DONE AS MAZDA DID NOT PROVIDE A WAY TO CORRECT THIS ALIGNMENT...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ...

ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL) STOCK OPEN WHEN PEDAL PRESSED FOR ACCELERATION ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO VERY HIGH SPEED. PRESSING BRAKE SLOWED VEHICLE TO 55 MPH. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, HEARD A LOW POP AND ACCELERATOR MECHANISM DISENGAGED.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V773000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V773000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 51,000

WHY DOES RECALL ONLY COVER THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR? WHAT COMPANY MANUFACTURED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR? I WOULD LIKE THE DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED ALSO. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MAZDA WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR. I ASKED PARTS DEPARTMEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE CONTACTS INSTRUMENT PANEL. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WAS...

Mileage: 100,000

VEHICLE WAS LURCHING, NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THE REAR COIL WAS BAD. WE SPENT $1200 GETTING A TUNE UP AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE COMPLETELY AT 55 THOUSAND MILES. WE HAD TAKEN IT IN 3...

Mileage: 26,000

VEHICLE WAS LURCHING, NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THE REAR COIL WAS BAD. WE SPENT $1200 GETTING A TUNE UP AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE COMPLETELY AT 55 THOUSAND MILES. WE HAD TAKEN IT IN 3...

Mileage: 26,000

VEHICLE WAS LURCHING, NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THE REAR COIL WAS BAD. WE SPENT $1200 GETTING A TUNE UP AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE IT OUT. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE COMPLETELY AT 55 THOUSAND MILES. WE HAD TAKEN IT IN 3...

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS ON I-75 WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO A GAP IN HEAVY, MERGING TRAFFIC. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR MY VAN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT A HIGH RPM. I STABBED AT THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY FOOT TO SEE IF I COULD UNSTICK IT, BUT IT ONLY...

Mileage: 146,000

I WAS ON I-75 WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO A GAP IN HEAVY, MERGING TRAFFIC. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR MY VAN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT A HIGH RPM. I STABBED AT THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY FOOT TO SEE IF I COULD UNSTICK IT, BUT IT ONLY...

Mileage: 146,000

THE ENGINE COILS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. LAST NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN, KEY WORDS, IN THE RAIN IT STARTED AGAIN. I AM SURE AT LEAST ONE IF NOT TWO COILS WENT THIS TIME. JUST HAD A COIL AND ALL THE BOOTS THAT ARE SUPPOSE TO PROTECT THE COILS ...

Mileage: 47,000

MY RADIATOR FAN CONSTANTLY RUNS INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH INCREASING LENGTHS OF TIME, REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER (HOT, COLD.) THE ENGINE DOES NOT OVERHEAT. BUT THE LIGHTS DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE FAN KICKS IN AND CREATES A LOUD HUMMING SOUND THAT IS BECOMING MORE IRRITATING. I READ ON THE WEB THAT MANY...

Mileage: 70,000

IGNITION COILS RETAIN MOISTURE AND CAUSE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE. THIS CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL OR LOSE POWER -- USUALLY WHEN RAINING. IN OUR CASE, THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RAIN. WE EARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENTS BY OUR INABILITY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH OUR SUDDENLY-SLOWED...

IGNITION COILS RETAIN MOISTURE AND CAUSE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE. THIS CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL OR LOSE POWER -- USUALLY WHEN RAINING. IN OUR CASE, THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RAIN. WE EARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENTS BY OUR INABILITY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH OUR SUDDENLY-SLOWED...

2004 MAZDA MINI VAN THE IGNITION COILS ARE CONTINUALLY HAVING TO BE REPLACED-I AM ON THE 4TH TIME HAVING ONE OF THEM REPLACED OVER THE PASS 4 YEARS. *TR

2004 MAZDA MPV. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OF 70 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST LOST ALL ACCELERATION DROPPING TO BELOW 5 MPH. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. *KB THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

2004 MAZDA MPV. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING SPEEDS OF 70 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST LOST ALL ACCELERATION DROPPING TO BELOW 5 MPH. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. *KB THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

ENGINE COIL ISSUE. ROUGH IDLE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WITH OUR MAZDA 2004 MPV, WE HAVE HAD FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN 2 1/4 YEARS FROM MAR 2008 THROUGH JUNE 2010 WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TO INDICATE AN ENGINE PROBLEM. IN EACH INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND VERY SLOW. EACH INCIDENT RESULTED IN US TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE MA...

Mileage: 35,132

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND BEFORE STALLING. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE ENGAGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE CON...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND BEFORE STALLING. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE ENGAGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE CON...

Mileage: 42,000

AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES MY 2004 MAZDA MPV'S 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' WENT ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD AN IGNITION COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ... THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ' CAME ON AND, AGAIN, AN IGNITION COIL HAD TO BE REPLACE...

Mileage: 60,000

2004 MAZDA MPV: I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS IN MY VAN - THE VAN WOULD SHAKE AND SEEM TO BE STALLING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS STARTED IN JULY 2007 AND CONTINUED SO FAR THROUGH JAN 2010 (WHEN 4 COILS AND ALL MY SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ONCE !). I HAVE AL...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2004 MAZDA MPV SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE COILS AND PLUGS ON MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND INVOLVED ONE OF THE REAR COILS BUT THE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE ALL THREE REAR COILS. ...

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2004 MAZDA MPV SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE COILS AND PLUGS ON MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND INVOLVED ONE OF THE REAR COILS BUT THE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE ALL THREE REAR COILS. ...

Mileage: 63,000

WE HAVE 2004 MAZDA MPV WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WE HAD TO HAVE COILS REPLACED. WE THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THAT WE WOULD BE HAVING TO REPLACE COILS ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE. AFTER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE YEAR MPV WE HAVE. APPARENTLY...

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL COIL TO THE CYLINDER. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRE...

Mileage: 23,000

CAR IS RUNNING FINE, AND THEN ENGINE STOPS. AFTER SETTING FOR A MINUTE OR SO, ENGINE WILL START AGAIN AND RUN FINE FOR DAYS ...THEN THE ABOVE RECURS. REPLACED IDLE CONTROL VALVE...NO MORE TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

2004 MAZDA MPV ENGINE COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY DIES WHEN DRIVING - USUALLY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS THE ENGINE IS DECELERATING. DROVE CAR TO SHOULDER, PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART. APPEARS TO BE THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE (MADZA FORUM SITES REPORT NUMEROUS SIMILAR EVENTS). *TR

Mileage: 66,350

LIKE MANY OTHER MAZDA MPV OWNERS, I'VE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS. IN AUGUST 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING VERY ROUGH AND HESITATING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS HAD MISFIRED. I HAD THE COIL REPLACED AN...

Mileage: 35,000

2004 MAZDA MPV ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE COILS, ONE WENT OUT IN MAY DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER WENT OUT TWO MONTHS LATER ALSO IN THE RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER SAID IT IS COMMON. WELL THEN THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MAZDA MPV 2004 VEHICLE'S ENGINE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN AT ANY SPEED. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING BEFORE MILEAGE AND DATE LISTED BELOW. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PARTICULARLY WHEN IT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE WASHINGTON METRO BELTWAY. AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT, ROSENTHAL MAZDA ARLING...

Mileage: 71,498

THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. ALSO WHEN I SEARCHED INTERNET I FOUND A LOT OF USERS REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

2004 MAZDA MPV WITH 63K MILES. HAS BROKEN DOWN 5 TIMES WITH SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING ONE OF TWO DIFFERENT COILS. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VAN HESITATES/SHAKES. NO LOSS OF LIFE, BUT PLENTY OF LOST WAGES ETC AND MAZDA REP NOT COOPERATIVE. $400 AND AVERAGE 3 DAYS IN SHOP EACH TIME TO REPAIR. MECHANIC G...

Mileage: 63,135

REAR LIFTGATE DOOR GAS STRUT MOUNTING STUD SNAPPED OFF, THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MODEL YEARS 2000-2004. WHEN I CONTACTED MAZDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE CANADIAN RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED AND IS FROM 2005 HTTP://WWW.MPVCLUB.COM/RE...

Mileage: 80,000

REAR LIFTGATE DOOR GAS STRUT MOUNTING STUD SNAPPED OFF, THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MODEL YEARS 2000-2004. WHEN I CONTACTED MAZDA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE CANADIAN RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED AND IS FROM 2005 HTTP://WWW.MPVCLUB.COM/RE...

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS BROKE OFF DURING USE ON HIGHWAY AND HEAVY RAINS. UPON LATER INSPECTION, THE CAST METAL PART OF BOTH ARMS WERE CRACKED NEAR THE HINGE POINT. THE DRIVERS SIDE ARM BROKE OFF AND WAS CAUGHT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER BLADE FOR A FEW SECONDS CAUSING IT TO SMACK AGAINST THE W...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ACTIVATED, THE FAN THAT BLOWS THE AIR IS VERY LOUD AND CONTINUES TO RUN 3-5 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID...

Mileage: 79,600

MAZDA 2004 MPV WITH JUST UNDER 68,000 MILES HAS 3 FUEL INJECTORS(CEL) REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC- 2 WEEKS LATER JERKY MISFIRES WITH CEL REQUIRED #5 COIL REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER #4 COIL REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC IN TOWN WE WERE VACATIONING IN-NO CEL, NOW SAME JERKY MISFIRES ...

Mileage: 68,000

MAZDA 2004 MPV WITH JUST UNDER 68,000 MILES HAS 3 FUEL INJECTORS(CEL) REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC- 2 WEEKS LATER JERKY MISFIRES WITH CEL REQUIRED #5 COIL REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, LESS THAN A MONTH LATER #4 COIL REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC IN TOWN WE WERE VACATIONING IN-NO CEL, NOW SAME JERKY MISFIRES ...

Mileage: 68,000

2004 MAZDA MPV WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION SHIFT SHOCK PROBLEM AND THE WARRANTY IS GETTING READY TO EXPIRE. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE AND PASSENGER GET JOLTED FORWARD. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED, THE TRANSMISSION L...

THE MINI VAN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

BOUGHT THE 2004 MAZDA MPV ES IN 2005. CURRENTLY IT HAS ABOUT 64,000 KM (40K MILES). PROBLEM: RECENTLY 4 IGNITION COILS MALFUNCTIONED ..HAD 3 REPLACED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS 2004 MODEL. WATCH OUT! *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. EVERY TIME IT RAINS, THE ENGINE MISSES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT MOISTURE ENTERS THE ENGINE AND FOULS THE CYLINDER WHEN IT RAINS. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGHLY AN...

Mileage: 80,000

LATELY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY JUMP FORWARD. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE SO WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO, THE ENGINE IS BECOMING MORE HOT, EVEN AFTER ONLY RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES AND A STRANGE SMELL IS EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE AND THEY HAV...

I OWN A 2004 MAZD MPV VAN. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LEVER IS MOVED TO D FOR DRIVE, THE THE AIR CONDITIONIN (A/C ) ON/OFF SWICTH IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE LEVER NO MATTER HOW WHAT THE DRIVER SEAT SETTINGS MAY BE. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA, BUT THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. I STRON...

Mileage: 32,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH FAILURE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT MAZDA DEALERS. NEITHER DEALER COULD DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 57,500

I PURCHASED A 2004 MPV ARCH 28, 2005. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD THIS VAN IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE TO REPLACE IGNITION COILS THREE TIMES: 10/31/06 '' 31,770MI - #4 COIL REPLACED. TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED ALSO 12/05/06 '' 33,229MI - #4 COIL REPLACED AGAIN 1/08/07 '' 34,708MI - #6 COIL REPLA...

Mileage: 31,777

I PURCHASED A 2004 MPV ARCH 28, 2005. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD THIS VAN IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE TO REPLACE IGNITION COILS THREE TIMES: 10/31/06 '' 31,770MI - #4 COIL REPLACED. TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED ALSO 12/05/06 '' 33,229MI - #4 COIL REPLACED AGAIN 1/08/07 '' 34,708MI - #6 COIL REPLA...

Mileage: 31,777

I PURCHASED A 2004 MPV ARCH 28, 2005. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD THIS VAN IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE TO REPLACE IGNITION COILS THREE TIMES: 10/31/06 '' 31,770MI - #4 COIL REPLACED. TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR REPLACED ALSO 12/05/06 '' 33,229MI - #4 COIL REPLACED AGAIN 1/08/07 '' 34,708MI - #6 COIL REPLA...

Mileage: 31,777

PROLONG OFF AND ON TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE , FINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A BELT TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO HAVE BELTS CHANGED OR CHECKED , MECHANIC SAID IT IS NOT YOUR BELTS IT IS YOUR ENGINE, SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AT OUR EXPENSE TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM TO HAVE ENGINE CHECKED OR REPLACED , AN...

Mileage: 50,000

ON MY MAZDA MPV IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER AND A WHIPLASH ACTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

Mileage: 34,000

2004 MAZDA MPV - TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND ENGINE COIL FAILURES. TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFT SHOCK, WHERE THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO THE NEXT GEAR AT 20 MPH. THE SHOCK SENDS THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY FORWARD. MAZDA HAD TWO SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS DEFECT WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING SENSORS AND SWITCHES. MAZDA...

Mileage: 4,000

2004 MAZDA MPV - TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND ENGINE COIL FAILURES. TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFT SHOCK, WHERE THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO THE NEXT GEAR AT 20 MPH. THE SHOCK SENDS THE VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY FORWARD. MAZDA HAD TWO SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS DEFECT WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING SENSORS AND SWITCHES. MAZDA...

Mileage: 4,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BLADDER SEPARATED IN THE FUEL TANK AND WAS GETTING INTO THE FUEL PUMP. THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 80,000

2004 MAZDA MPV. ENGINE WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CRUISING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CAR HAD ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. GOT TOWED BY MAZDA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CLOSEST DEALER, WHO HAD NO TIME TO WORK ON IT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK (!). THEREFORE THE CAR WAS ...

PERSISTENT TICKING SOUND FROM ENGINE, WHICH HAS BECOME LOUDER WITH PASSING OF TIME. TSB RE TICKING SOUND HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY SHOWCASE MAZDA, AND ON FOLLOW-UP VISIT THEY ADVISED SITUATION IS NORMAL, THE TICKING SOUND NOTWITHSTANDING. A RESPECTED INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SERVICE, COMBS AUTOMOTIVE, ...

Mileage: 20,000

OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS, PASSENGER-SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON A 2004 MPV, INTERMITTENTLY WOULD: 1) NOT CLOSE. DOOR WILL ATTEMPT TO CLOSE, BUT BOUNCES OPEN AT THE END. DOOR POWER HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AT THE DRIVERS CONTROL, SO THAT THE DOOR CAN BE MANUALLY CLOSED. 2) DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. SEVER...

2004 MAZDA MPV - NORTH PARK MAZDA IS SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VAN IN 5 TIMES IN JULY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NOISE ON THE FIRST FEW ATTEMPTS. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A RIDE IN IT. THEY THOUGHT THE...

WATER GETS IN THE DOOR PANEL EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR WE WASH THE CAR. THREE DIFFERENT MAZDA DEALERS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, UNSUCCESSFULLY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE DOOR IS ELECTRIC AND IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ALSO MOLD COULD DEVELOP IN THERE. I HAVE CON...

Mileage: 3,000

PASSENGER SLIDING VAN DOOR;WHEN IT RAINS, ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER TRACK SPACE OF VEHICLE; OVER TIME MAY CAUSE RUST;ALREADY TOOK MPV IN ONCE, MAZDA DID NOT FIX CORRECTLY, MADE THE LEAK WORSE AND NOW THE WINDOW HAS PROBLEMS ROLLING UP AND DOWN; TAKING VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO MAZDA FOR A 2ND TIME???

I HAD A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 2004 MAZDA MPV VAN WITH FRONT END SUSTAINING DAMAGE WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONT OR SIDE AIRBAGS. I SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT HEAD AND FACIAL TRAUMA. *JB

Mileage: 14,700

SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SPLIT IN TWO PLACES AFTER THE CONSUMER RAN OVER A CURB AT 5 MPH, WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE BLOWOUT. *BF ONE MONTH LATER THE CONSUMER RUBBED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AGAINST A CURB WHILE PULLING THROUGH A NARROW DRIVEWAY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL CAME APART IN TH...

SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SPLIT IN TWO PLACES AFTER THE CONSUMER RAN OVER A CURB AT 5 MPH, WHICH CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE BLOWOUT. *BF ONE MONTH LATER THE CONSUMER RUBBED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AGAINST A CURB WHILE PULLING THROUGH A NARROW DRIVEWAY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL CAME APART IN TH...

NHTSA RECALL 04V073000 SUBJECT: FMVSS 208 AIR BAGS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE . *AK

(1) DRIVING ALONG IN TOWN, APROX 5 MPH 2) TIRE WENT FLAT, SEEMS AS IF SOMEONE STUCK A KNIFE THROUGH IT, BUT IT WAS FINE UPON LEAVING MY HOME (ONLY HAS 1,866 MILES)/ (3) NOT COVERED BY WARRENTY, HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRE. *AK

DURING INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. DUNLOP SP4000, 215/60R16. *AK *NM

Mileage: 5,599

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT DUE TO A WORN SHAFT SOLENOID. *AK

2004 MAZDA MPV PURCHASED ON FEB. 28, 2004. ON MAR. 27, 2004, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS. FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS IDLE WHEN ENGINE FAILED. ONLY HAD 1,100 MILES ON VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN COOPERATIVE IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. INITIAL ASSESSMENT BY THE DEALER TECH AT STAR MAZDA IN GL...

Mileage: 1,100

2004 MAZDA MPV WITH ONLY 400 MILES ON IT IS STARTING TO DEVELOP A SULFUR SMELL COMING FROM TAIL PIPE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN A ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH THE MPV. IS THERE A FIX. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER AS OF YET. *JB