2005 MAZDA MPV Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflato...
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizon...
Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Mi...
The contact owns a 2005 Mazda MPV. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to come to a complete stop. As a result of the failure, the contact crashed into a tree on the passenger side of the vehic...
Mileage: 251,000
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Mazda MPV. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V404000 (Air Bags) however, the nearest dealer location was nearly 5 hours away. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and attempted to send a mechanic from the dealer to the residenc...
I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP I PRESS THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT STILL DID NOT STOP I PULLED UP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THAT DID NOT WORK SO FINALLY I GOT THE CAR TO STOP BECAUSE I KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN A...
Mileage: 139,900
DOS NOTE TUN ON CHECKLIGHT.ENGINE WENT OUT RUNNING ANDE DOS NOTE GIVE CONDE.TRIED WIHT OTHER ECU ANDE HACE THE DAME.
ENGINE STALLS OR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHEN AUTO MOVES FROM HIGH SPEED TO LOW SPEED. MAZDA 6 W/ 3.0 LITER ENGINE, WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE AS THIS UNIT, HAS A SIMILAR ISSUE - SEE HERE: HTTP://WWW.6CREW.COM/FILES/TSB/01-016-06-2135.PDF THIS IS HAPPENING PERSISTENTLY FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS.
Mileage: 81,125
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTIN...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT SPOKE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEELS WAS RUSTED AND SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,473.
Mileage: 79,473
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NH...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NH...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NH...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, INCLUDING THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NH...
IN AUGUST OF 2016 RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM MAZDA STATING MAZDA DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN MAZDA 2005 MPV. THE RECALL NOTICE CONTINUES TO STATE DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HIGH LEVELS OF HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG TO RUPTURE AND COUL...
TAKATA RECALL HAS AFFECTED MY VEHICLE AND AFTER 7 MONTHS THE COMPANY NOR THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS DONE ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THE DEFECTIVE PART. WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS TERRIBLY OBSTRUCTIVE TO OUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. I BELIEV...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTU...
MY VEHICLE IS UNDER NATIONAL RECALL HIGHWAY SAFETY RECALL, DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES. I NEED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN AND I'M BEING OVER CHARGED FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT WORRY TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL I SHOULD GET AN MANUFACTURE DISCOUNT ON AN USED/NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY F...
MY VEHICLE IS UNDER NATIONAL RECALL HIGHWAY SAFETY RECALL, DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES. I NEED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN AND I'M BEING OVER CHARGED FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT WORRY TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL I SHOULD GET AN MANUFACTURE DISCOUNT ON AN USED/NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY F...
MY VEHICLE IS UNDER NATIONAL RECALL HIGHWAY SAFETY RECALL, DUE TO MANUFACTURING ISSUES. I NEED TO TRADE MY VEHICLE IN AND I'M BEING OVER CHARGED FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT WORRY TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL I SHOULD GET AN MANUFACTURE DISCOUNT ON AN USED/NEW VEHICLE BECAUSE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY F...
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V354000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTU...
WHEN LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED GREASE STREAKS DRIPPING FROM A LINE ON MY ALLOY WHEEL. AFTER CLEANING THE GREASE OFF, WE NOTICED A CRACK COMPLETELY THROUGH THE SPOKES ON MY RIM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BUT I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOT A PATTERN OF ...
Mileage: 128,943
MY VEHICLE IS LISTED IN THE OCT 22, 2014 NHTSA PRESS RELEASE AS BEING INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. I CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE (800) 222-5500 ON OCT 23 BUT, AFTER A FEW DAYS, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THEIR DATABASE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER IN GUAM, TRIPLE J...
VEHICLE IS MANIFESTING ROUGH IDLE WHEN TURNED-ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND/OR FLASHING. ENGINE AND VEHICLE IS JERKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED LAST YEAR THROUGH DEALERSHIP BUT THIS KEPT HAPPENING FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A YEAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED ...
Mileage: 70,000
THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE ON THESE VANS IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE WHICH STALLS THE ENGINE AND PUTS OCCUPANTS IN PERIL AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED WITHOUT POWER BRAKING OR STEERING. ONCE STALLED, THE ENGINE CAN OFTEN FAIL TO RESTART, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNPREPARED AND PARALYZED TO REACT....
Mileage: 40,000
THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE ON THESE VANS IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE WHICH STALLS THE ENGINE AND PUTS OCCUPANTS IN PERIL AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED WITHOUT POWER BRAKING OR STEERING. ONCE STALLED, THE ENGINE CAN OFTEN FAIL TO RESTART, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNPREPARED AND PARALYZED TO REACT....
Mileage: 40,000
THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE ON THESE VANS IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED AND IS PRONE TO FAILURE WHICH STALLS THE ENGINE AND PUTS OCCUPANTS IN PERIL AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED WITHOUT POWER BRAKING OR STEERING. ONCE STALLED, THE ENGINE CAN OFTEN FAIL TO RESTART, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNPREPARED AND PARALYZED TO REACT....
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC . LANE NEXT TO ME STARTED MOVING, SO I DECIDED TO CHANGE LANE, FIND A EMPTY SPACE BETWEEN 2 VEHICLES AND DECIDED TO MAKE A TURN. MY MAZDA STALLED , AND DID NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PUT IT BACK TO "PARK", STOP THE CAR, AND RESTART, AFTER THAT IT RAN OK. A...
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO MY DRIVE WAY, WAITING TO CLEAR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS CLEARED, I FOUND A GAP BEFORE THE NEXT CAR COMES MY WAY AND I DECIDED IT WAS SAFE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I TURNED THE WHEELS OF MY MAZDA MPV , BUT CAR WENT STALLED, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. ...
Mileage: 35,000
WE OWN A 2005 MAZDA MPV. FOUR YEARS AFTER PURCHASING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. ALSO WHEN GOING UPHILL IT ALMOST CAN' T MAKE IT TO THE TOP. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING DUE A BAD IGNITION COIL. WE REPLACED...
Mileage: 60,232
MY MAZDA 2005 MPV VAN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, SLOWING AROUND CORNERS AND SITTING AT RED LIGHTS. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO ANY SPUDDERING OR ANYTHING ENGINE RUNS GREAT. LOSS OF STEERING IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE WHEN ENGINE CUTS OFF. I HAVE SEEN A BUNCH OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE S...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT 15-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHERE THE ENGINE COIL WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE ...
Mileage: 35,000
WE OWN A 2005 MAZDA MPV. TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND JERK AS IF IT WANTED TO TURN OFF, AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT TURNS OUT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING DUE AN IGNITION COIL GIVING OUT. NINE MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED ALL 6 SIX...
Mileage: 47,828
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID ON THE ICE AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS N...
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM IMPROPERLY DISTRIBUTES AIR. AS A CONSEQUENCE, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF AIR OR HEAT WAS CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
AT 38,000 MILES, THE VAN STARTED TO HAVE INTERMITTENT HESITATIONS THAT RANDOMLY OCCURRED. I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL IGNITION COILS AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $600. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
WAS EXITING PARKWAY WEST WESTBOUND EXIT FOR ROUTE 22 IN PITTSBURGH FOR WEIRTON, WV; ENGINE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHEN ENGINE WENT OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND INCREASED ITS RPMS AND I LET OFF OF GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE - LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, MAINTAINED CONTROL, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED ENGINE - TRA...
Mileage: 59,000
AFTER 60K MILES, MY VAN STARTED STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP. NOT EVERY TIME BUT OFTEN ENOUGH TO CONCERN MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY WITHIN 10 MILES FROM EACH INCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR RARELY WORKS. TYPICALLY IT OPENS 1-3 INCHES THEN STOPS AND BEEPS. IF I MANUALLY OPEN IT A FEW MORE INCHES THEN PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN IT WORKS ON OCCASION, OTHER TIMES I MUST TURN OFF THE POWER TO MOVE IT AT ALL. IT IS A 2005 MPV WITH ONLY 22,500 MILES. A...
Mileage: 22,500
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR RARELY WORKS. TYPICALLY IT OPENS 1-3 INCHES THEN STOPS AND BEEPS. IF I MANUALLY OPEN IT A FEW MORE INCHES THEN PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN IT WORKS ON OCCASION, OTHER TIMES I MUST TURN OFF THE POWER TO MOVE IT AT ALL. IT IS A 2005 MPV WITH ONLY 22,500 MILES. A...
Mileage: 22,500
SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD US WHEN WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND TURN LIGHT. *AK
Mileage: 32,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE GRINDING SOUND INTENSIFIED. THE V...
Mileage: 27,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE GRINDING SOUND INTENSIFIED. THE V...
Mileage: 27,000
REFERRAL E-MAIL CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS WHICH FAILED TO HOLD THEM WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND IN THEIR 2005 MAZDA MPV**CC *JB
MY NAME IS [XXX] . MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/14/2006. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A LADY GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND LIGHT TO CHANGE. THE SEAT BELTS, MODEL # TK ABA H800 DID NOT HOLD US. MY WIFE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HIT THE DASH AND THROWN AR...
Mileage: 45,000
DRIVING 5 MPH ON ROAD, REAR DEFROSTER ON, REAR WINDOW SHATTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID WOULD CONTACT HEADQUARTERS TO GET APPROVAL TO REPLACE GLASS. DID REPLACE GLASS. FIRST THING THEY MENTIONED ASKED WHEN THEY HEARD THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WAS IF THE DEFROSTER HA...
Mileage: 5,200
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2002 MAZDA MPV VAN. THERE WAS ALWAYS ERRATIC SHIFTING ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD. AFTER IT WARMED UP IT SEEMED OK BUT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING IF HAVING TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IT WOULD FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION "SLIP" BETWEEN GEAR ...
Mileage: 70,469