2000 Mazda MPV Problems & Complaints

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 THE REAR. AS REPRESENTED IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS, THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND NECESSITATED HIS TRANSPORT VIA AIR AMBULANCE TO A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. THESE INJURIES NECESSITATED SURGERY TO REPAIR A LACERATED SPLEEN AND ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN $88,537.00 IN MEDICAL BILLS. THE CLAIM WAS PRESENTED TO MAZDA, HOWEVER NORTH CAROLINA'S STATUTE OF REPOSE WOULD HAVE LIKELY PREVENTED A SUCCESSFUL SUIT. MAZDA, HOWEVER, DID CONDITION A CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT OFFER TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THE VEHICLE. PLAINTIFF REQUESTED THAT PROPER NOTIFICATION BE MADE TO NHTSA AND NO REASSURANCE WAS GIVEN THAT SUCH REPORT WAS MADE. IN LIGHT OF THE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND THE DEMAND MADE BY MAZDA TO DESTROY THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER, BY COUNSEL, CONSIDERS NOTIFICATION TO NHTSA APPROPRIATE. CLAIMANT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN SPOLIATION OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL NHTSA DETERMINES IF EXAMINATION OR INVESTIGATION IS NECESSARY. THE VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND WILL BE UNTIL NOTIFICATION FROM NHTSA IS RECEIVED BY THE UNDERSIGNED.

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 AFFORD A DIFFERENT VEHICLE RIGHT NOW SO I'M STUCK. I'M AFRAID EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT MY KIDS AND I WILL CRASH DUE TO THESE SERIOUS ISSUES. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER. AS I'M READING I SEE IT VERY WELL MAY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH THEN BECOMES A LIABILITY TO THE MANUFACTURER IF WE ARE HARMED DUE TO THESE BRAKING ISSUES.

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 REALIZED WHAT HAPPEN. I SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 3 TIMES AT THE HOSPITAL AND WENT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THE MAZDA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE THE CAR AT AND CHECK A CAR FAX REPORT ON THE HISTORY OF THE CAR. THERE ARE NO REPORTED ACCIDENTS ON THE CAR OR AIRBAG RECALL LETTERS SENT TO ME OR ON THE RECALL LIST. THE DEALER WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I WAS DISSATISFIED AND THEN I CALLED THE CORPORATE MANUFACTURERS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EITHER BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT'S A TAKATA AIRBAG THAT PARTICULAR TAKATA AIRBAG IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AIRBAG INFLATED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. EMERGENCY CARE WAS REQUIRED. CAUSED A CRACKED RIB AND SEVERE PAN. *TR

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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

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 TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN DAILY, THE ENGINE WOULD FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 SPRAYED "STARTING FLUID" INTO THE BOX ONE OTHER TIME SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE. THIS PROCESS HAD WORKED FOR ME TWO TIMES IN THE PAST WITH NO PROBLEM. THE STARTING FLUID WAS SPRAYED THROUGH A 1/4" HOLE I HAD DRILLED ON THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF THE AIR FILTER, BECAUSE I WAS HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE FILTER BOX IN THIS CAR. I INSPECTED THE FILTER BOX FOR SIGNS OF AN EXPLOSION INSIDE, THINKING THAT MIGHT HAVE TRIGGERED THE AIRBAG, AND IT WAS INTACT; THE RETAINING CLIPS ARE NOT DISTORTED, AND THE FILTER (BRAND NEW) WAS NOT DISPLACED OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE DEPLOYMENT, BUT I MENTION IT FOR THE SAKE OF COMPLETENESS; I THINK THAT THE PARTICULAR SEQUENCE OF KEY CYCLES I USED IN TRYING TO START THE CAR SOMEHOW TRIGGERED THE AIRBAG. *TR

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 100.000 MILES, SO THEY REPLACED IT AND ONLY CHARGED ME ANOTHER $400.00. TO DATE I HAVE HAD THE O2 SENSOR REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THEY ALSO TOLD ME IT SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES. BUT EVERY TIME IT GETS BELOW 40 DEG F, IT FAILS, OR AT LEAST THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF $1,200.00 IN REPLACING THE SENSOR. I KEEP DOING IT BECAUSE MY WIFE USES IT TO DRIVE OUR GRANDDAUGHTER TO DANCE CLASS AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD WAY. I HAVE ALREADY LOST MY AUNT'S DAUGHTER TO A ROAD SIDE KILLER AND DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN ONCE MORE. *TR

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 FORCE IN ORDER TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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 WEBSITES NOTING THE INTERNAL BAR CONNECTED TO THE LATCH MECHANISM CAN COME LOOSE, ROTATE AND UNLINK SO THE DOOR CAN'T BE UNLATCHED USING EITHER HANDLE. *TR

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 GETTING IN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE DOOR FROM RAIN/WASHING, ETC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE EXTREMELY HEAVY AND THE OTHER SUPPORT CYLINDER IS NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. WE HAVE 5 CHILDREN SO THIS COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS INJURY IF THE DOOR WERE TO FALL CLOSED WHILE ONE OF THEM IS AROUND. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR CANADA ONLY HOWEVER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH US MAKES AS WELL. *TR

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 THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 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.

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 BE FELT WHEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, CD PLAYER, AND LIGHTER ALL FAILED. THE REARVIEW MIRROR BECAME FOGGY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE LOWER BALL BEARINGS. THE LIFTGATE FAILED AND THE TRUNK WOULD FALL DOWN ON TOP OF HER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HER VIN THAT PERTAINED TO THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT FOUND SEVERAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THESE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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 BELIEVES THERE MUST BE A DEFECT WITH THE HOOD LATCH. MAZDA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

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 UNDER FENDER TO BE SEVERED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 MAZDA MPV.THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER TRYING TO PULL OF FREEWAY BARLEY ESCAPING WITH MY LIFE. DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY.$2000.00. *TR

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

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 OLD TIRES. CONTACTED TERRY, HE SPOKE WITH MY STEP DAUGHTER AND SAID WE WERE FULL OF "CRAP" ABOUT ASKING FOR A REFUND AND ISSUES WITH THE TIRES AND SAFETY. THE TIRES ARE SITTING AT MY STEPDAUGHTER'S HOUSE, FOR I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON BEFORE TRAVELING BACK TO FLORIDA- I DID NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL. I JUST LOST MY HUSBAND AND I AM 70 YEARS OLD, I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND CREATING A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AT MY AGE OR ANY AGE. *TR

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 124,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR DRAINING THE BATTERY. UPDATED 09/12/08. *JB

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 LUCKY THERE WERE NO CHILDREN UNDER THE LIFTGATE AT THAT TIME ALSO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND MAZDA WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS SUCH. MAZDA ALSO WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAD THE LEFT SIDE REPAIRED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, THUS INDICATING A PATTERN OF FAILURE. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND STAYS ON INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING. *TR

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 AND IT JUST SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM: DAY BEFORE MY TWO KIDS WERE SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE REMOVING THERE SKI BOOTS. IF AT THAT POINT THE DOOR LET GO, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THAT DOOR IS HEAVY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE PART IS INADEQUATELY DESIGNED. IT IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE!!!!!!! IF MY WIFE HAD NOT BEEN STANDING THE DOOR WOULD HAVE HIT HER HARDER AND QUITE POSSIBLY KILLED HER. THIS IS A WAKEUP CALL FOLKS. SOME ONE IS GOING GET KILLED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

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 FIXING AND TO CONSIDER TRADING. THE PRICE ESTIMATED WAS OVER $4000. I HONESTLY THINK THAT BECAUSE THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, WE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS CAR DID NOT EVEN HAVE 100K MILES. *TR

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 TRANS . I FEEL THE VANS ARE UNSAFE. IT HAPPEN AGAIN ,MY VAN SITES BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP PUTTING GOOD MONEY INTO BAD. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN PLEASE HELP THE PEOPLE AND MAKE MAZDA RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS AND PUT THE TRANS THAT WORKS IN THE VANS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOD BLESS. *TR

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 SHOULDERS WERE INJURED. SHE ALSO HAS PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER CHEST AND RIGHT HIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 DOOR AND PISTON HAD SNAPPED, CAUSING THE PISTON TO FALL FROM THE DOOR. THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR THEN CAME CRASHING DOWN. INSPECTION OF THE STUD SHOWED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE STUD, WHICH SNAPPED IN HALF. *JB

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 WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 BY INSURANCE COMPANY. FAILED TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN 43,200 MILES, HAD COMFORTABLE 5,000-7,000 MILES OF TREAD LIFE REMAINING, HAD BEEN ROTATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS, HAD PSI CHECKED MONTHLY, HAD BEEN REBALANCED 10 WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILURE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH FAILED TIRE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. *AK

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 WAS 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 DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE QUICKLY BURST INTO FLAMES, SENDING BILLOWS OF SMOKE TOWARD THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES, BUT NOT BEFORE THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVEWAY SCORCHED, AND GARAGE DOOR DAMAGED. I PRESUMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SO I FELT VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. ALSO, IF I HADN'T PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE THE FLAMES SURELY WOULD HAVE SET FIRE TO THE HOUSE. *AK

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 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND APPEARED TO LOSE POWER, BUT NEVER STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 44000. *AK

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 THE WIRE TO LOWER THE TIRE ISN'T LONG ENOUGH SO THE TIRE CRASHES ON PERSONS HAND. *JB

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 THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT IT CONTINUED TO IDLE OVER 4000 RPM. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DECIDED TO LOWER THE IDLE. THE PROBLEM DID RECUR FOR A SECOND TIME. *JB

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 MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS A DOREL JUVENILE GROUP, MODEL EDDIE BAUER, # 22-630FMT, AND THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER WAS FEBRUARY 2, 2006. *AK

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

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 WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. LUCKILY NO CRASH OR INJURIES INVOLVED. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL MONROE MUFFLER BRAKE SHOP (COST $343). THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED... COMPLETELY. AGAIN, COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS

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 IS UNABLE TO REACH HANDLE WITHOUT BOTH HANDS. *NM

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 PART TO BE REPAIRED. I ASKED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL. THEY WERE QUICK, AND I MEAN QUICK TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NONE. I MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER RECALLS DOCUMENTED ON THE CONSUMER REPORTS WEBSITE. ONE ABOUT A POSSIBLE FAILING CHILD-LOCK ON THE DOOR AND ANOTHER ONE THAT COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. HOW CAN MAZDA BE SO QUICK TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS? THEY DID NOT EVEN ASK FOR MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER. BELIEVE ME, THE SMALL COST FOR MAZDA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WILL PALE IN COMPARISON TO MY CHILD FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAILING CHILD LOCKS OR TO A FIRE CAUSED BY LEAKING FUEL. *JB

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

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 WAS A PART THAT WAS NOT EVEN STOCKED AT THE DEALER AND WOULD NEED SPECIAL ORDER. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME TO SEARCH FOR THE PART MYSELF. IN DOING SO, I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE ALSO SEARCHING FOR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES TO THE SLIDING DOORS ON THE MAZDA MPV VAN. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR, NOT A CONSUMER ERROR. *NM

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 THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. WINDOW MOTORS ON A SIX YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT JUST DIE FOR NO REASON. *NM

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 PROPERLY WITH A FORWARD FACING CHILD SEAT. THE CLIP BETWEEN THE SEATS WAS FACING FORWARD, INSTEAD OF VERTICAL, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO GET TWISTED AND BUNCHED UP. THIS CAUSED THE SAFETY SEAT TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN INSTALLED IN A FORWARD FACING POSITION. THE LATCH SYSTEM WILL ALLOW PROPER INSTALLATION OF A REAR FACING INFANT SEAT.*AK 11/15/05. *JB

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 HOLDING MY SON AND ALMOST FELL!!!! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND I HAD ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL COME UP TO ME WHEN THE OTHER SIDE WAS BROKEN W/THE SAME COLOR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND TELL ME THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR VAN......THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE DOOR HANDLES NOT ONLY FOR THE SAFETY OF MANY FAMILIES BUT FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED W/SUCH A NECESSARY PART OF THE VEHICLE, THANKS!!! *JB

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, AND THEY NEVER SAW A HANDLE COME OFF LIKE THIS ONE DID. BUT THE MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2005. *AK

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://WWW.MPVCLUB.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=7161&HIGHLIGHT=ACTUATOR. *NM

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 WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED THEM, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS ON A CABLE THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND THAT THROTTLE BOX ON THE WAS THE PROBLEM; WHICH WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK

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 RECOMMENDATION. FOUR DAYS LATER, LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SINCE THEN, LIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY GONE ON AND OFF WITH NOONE BEING ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. A STRONG ODOR HAS COME INTO THE PASSENGER AREA AND THE VAN HAS RUN ROUGH. FINALLY, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THERE IS NO REASON A 3 1/2 - 5 YEAR OLD VAN SHOULD HAVE A CRACKED MANIFOLD. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE AS NOTED ON EVERY MAZDA MESSAGE BOARD. THE PART CANNOT BE PURCHASED AFTERMARKET OR EVEN USED, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CRACKED. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY OTHER GARAGES THE WELDING SUGGESTED AT THE DEALER'S SHOP IS INEFFECTIVE AND WILL NOT SOLVE THE LEAK. THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO HELP BECAUSE THE VAN OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I AM WONDERING HOW MANY MANIFOLD FAILURES THERE HAVE TO BE, WHICH AFFECTS OUR AIR QUALITY AND CANNOT PASS FEDERAL EMISSIONS, BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED FOR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART.

MAZDA MVP 2000 MINI VAN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.

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 BE MORE RELIABLE. I AM MOST ANGRY AT MAZDA. THE COST IS $500 TO REPAIR. IT ONLY CARRIES THE SPARE TIRE. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SURELY AND MORE SAFE AND RELIABLE DESIGN IS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY CONCERN. *AK

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 NO ONE COULD GET US OUT OF THE CAR. *AK *TT

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

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 83,000 MILES.*AK

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

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER BEING RESET 3 TIMES AND AFTER SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK

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

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

CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HORRIFIC ODORS. DEALER STATES DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ON SHORT TRIPS AND REFUSES CORRECTION OF IDENTIFIED ISSUE.*AK

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 GRADE. A WEEK LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE REAR OF DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, AND THE OTHER TWO TIRES HAD STARTED WEARING THE SAME WAY. THE OTHER TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A TIRE RETAIL STORE, TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PUT THE WRONG SIZE TIRES ON THE VAN, AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF IT . THESE TIRES WERE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VAN. ALSO, DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND MANUFACTURER WAS REPLACING THESE 92S TIRES WITH 94SA. *AK *NM

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

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

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

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

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 THREE TIRE FAILURES. *JB *NM

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) CLOGGING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM . WE DO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE IN A CLEAR DRIVEWAY. (WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT YOU HAD TO OWN A GARAGE TO OWN A MAZDA). WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT OR MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE CAR. IT JUST STARTED TO LEAK UNCONTROLLABLY. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER(WHICH IS UNDER THE BASE OF THE CAR) WHICH ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, BROKE ON THE FIRST USE.(WE SIMPLY FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL WHEN REMOVING THE TIRE FROM THE HOLDER) WE CAN NOT PUT THE TIRE BACK, AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST US 480. (AT LEAST) TO FIX IT. OUR CAR IS 6 MONTHS AND 5,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL BE RUINED THE NEXT TIME IT RAINS AS WATER POURS INTO THE FRONT OF THE CAR INTO THE FLOORBOARDS, AFTER SOAKING THE WIRING. I SUPPOSE WE WILL HAVE TO MOVE AND BUY A GARAGE.... *JB

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 INSTALLED BACKWARDS. *SCC *JB

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 STOPS FOR ABOUT 10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY NOT MINE ALONE; COMPLAINT 10005259 DESCRIBES MY EXACT SAME CONDITION.*JB

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 CABLE THAT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CONSUMER. VEHICLE OPERATED CORRECTLY SINCE THEN. *PH *JB

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

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

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 DROVE 3/4 MILE FROM HOME WHEN THE MPV DIED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT ALL ON. THE MPV WAS TOWED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS CEASED.*JB

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. WEATHER WAS TOO COLD TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS OPEN. MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR.

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 CONTACTED SHE SAID THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS REPORTED TO THAT DEALERSHIP OF THE SAME NATURE BUT NOT RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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.

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 MANAGER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PREMATURE WEAR.. THE VEHICLE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. CONTACTED TIRE MANUFACTURER AND REFERRED TO A LOCAL DUNLOP DEALER. TIRE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT TIRES WERE NOT ROTATED. MY BROTHER- IN- LAWS MPV 2000 WITH 25K MILES EXPERIENCED THE SAME TIRE WEAR (THE BRAND OF TIRES HE HAD WAS YOKOHAMA), BUT MUCH MORE SEVERE DAMAGE WITH LONGER TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE MOST OF THE AIR. MY COMMENT IS, COULD THIS BE A CAR PROBLEM (SUSPENSION), AND NOT THE TIRE? I AM THANKFUL THAT THESE TIRES DID NOT BLOW UP AT HIGH SPEEDS. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE OUT THERE ARE NOT BEING REPORTED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM THE NHTSA SOON.*AK

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

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. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN SERVERLY HURT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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 OF OAK TREE MAZDA CALLED AND TOLD ME ENGINE OIL WAS MIXED WITH COOLANT DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE. ENGINE LOCK IS CRACKED AND HAD TO REPLACE WITH NEW ENGINE. 10 DAYS LATER ON 3/21/02. PETER CALLED AND SAID CAR WAS READY TO PICK-UP.THEY TESTED EVERTHING AND CAR WAS "WONDERFUL". I PICK UP CAR 2:30 PM AND HEADED HOME AND AT 4:00 LEFT HOME TO GO TO BANK BEFORE PICK UP DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL. WITHIN MINUTES CAR WAS SMOKING AGAIN AND SMELL LIKE IT WAS BURNING. CALLED PETER AGAI AND HE SENT FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TOW IT BACK TO THEM. NEXT DAY ON 3/22/02, PETER TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NO NEW OIL LEAKAGE. SMOKING/BURNING CAME "POSSIBLY" FROM RESIDUE OIL FROM PREVIOUS (3/9/02) INCIDENT. THEY'D TRY TO DETAIL CLEAN ENGINE AGAIN TO MAKE SURE NO MORE RESIDUE OIL IS LEFT TO BURN. N 3/25/02, PETER OFFERED TO DRIVE MY CAR HOME (60 MILES ONE WAY) AND BACK THE NEXT MORNING (120 MILES ROUND TRIP) TO MAKE SURE. I SAID OK AND ON 3./26/02, PETER CALLED AND SAID HE WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH GIVING ME CAR BACK AS HE COULD SMELL BURNING OIL FROM INSIDE OF THE CAR AS THE HE WAS DRIVING. HE'D DRIVE MY CAR HOME AGAIN 3/26/02 EVENING AND WOULD LET ME KNOW TOMORROW (3/27/02). I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH MAZDA'S DAREN (X1179) SEVERAL TIMES RE MY CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY BECAUSE TWICE THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING/STEAMING WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ON WHATSOEVER. NLM

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 A 205/65 15 94S AND INFLATE IT TO 35 PSI. THIS IS WRONG. ONLY 3 TIRES ARE AVAILABLE IN THAT SIZE WITH A LOAD RATING OF 94. THEY ALL REQUIRE YOU TO INFLATE THE TIRES TO 44 PSI OR GREATER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MAZDA IS SUGGESTING OWNERS UNDER-INFLATE THE TIRES BY 9 TO 16 PSI. THE STANDARD TIRE RATING FOR A 205/65 15 IS A 1992. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/65 15)

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 WRONG! 92 IS LESS LOAD CAPABILITY AND IT DOES'NT AGREE WITH DOOR STICKER RECOMMENDATION.

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

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 MANUFACTURER WOULD EQUIP THIS VEHICLE WITH INFERIOR TIRES, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WARRANTY BUT SINCE THEY PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND TIRE THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

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 TIRES (WHICH WERE THE FRONT TIRES PRIOR TO ROTATION). THESE SAME TIRES HAD NORMAL WEAR PRIOR TO ROTATION. I HAD TO ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS WELL WITHIN TOLERANCES-THIS WAS DONE JULY 28, 2001. FAIRWAY MAZDA DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE A WARRANTY OR DEFECT ISSUE SINCE THE BRUNT IS ON ME TO PROVE THAT I HAVE FAITHFULLY KEPT TIRE PRESSURE AT 35 PSI. I HAVE A 1984 HONDA PRELUDE THAT HAS THREE YEAR OLD TIRES, HAS ITS TIRES ROTATED ALOT LESS FREQUENTLY, AND IS ALIGNED LESS FREQUENTLY AND ITS TIRES ARE WEARING NORMALLY AND EVENLY AND I CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AS OFTEN OR LESS THAN I DO THE MAZDA. BASED ON THIS, I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A DEFECT EITHER IN THE TIRES OR THE VAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: FD9LNHL229 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

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.*AK (DOT NUMBER: FD9LNHL289 TIRESIZE: P205/65R15)

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 VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AGAIN, CONSUMER FEELS THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. *YH

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. P215/60R16 ON A 2000, MAZDA, MPV WITH 20,000 MILES. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK *SLC

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 IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WEARING A LAP/SHOULDERBELT FLEW FORWARD ENOUGH TO HIT HER HEAD AND FACE ON THE BACK OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT. IT SEEMS THAT THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AT ALL DURING IMPACT WHICH ALLOWED HER THAT MUCH MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE FRONTAL IMPACT WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH PUSHED THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE VAN INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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. *JB

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 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WEAR ON THE TIRE WITH ONLY 14,777 MILES. *AK

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 OF A PINPRICK. APPARANTLY THIS IS WHERE A SMALL OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED THIS LARGE CRACK. I WOULD THINK THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD, OR THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, FOR SUCH A LARGE CRACK TO STEM FROM SUCH INSIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD. AS THE EDGE OF THE WINDSCREEN IS WELL BELOW THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT, SOME PROTECTION FOR IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED INTO THE VEHICLE IF IT IS SO FRAGILE THAT ANY TINY PEBBLE COULD DESTROY A WINDSHIELD. *AK

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 INSTALLED. WE COMPLAINED TO MAZDA AND WANTED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES REPLACED (TO MATCH THE REDESIGNED AND WORKABLE SEAT BELTS IN THE 2001 MODELS) OR THE ENTIRE SEAT REPLACED WITH THE 2001 SEATS. SO FAR, WE HAVE HAD LITTLE SUCCESS GETTING ANY FEEDBACK FROM MAZDA. ADDITIONALLY, ONCE WE BEGAN PURSUING THIS WEITH MAZDA, THREEE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMPANY HAVE INFORMED US THAT NO CHILD SEATS OF ANY KIND ARE TO BE USED IN THE 2ND ROW OF THE 2000 MPVS. HOWEVER, THEY WENT AHEAD AND INSTALLED A TETHER ANCHOR MOUNTING KIT BEHIND THE SECOND ROW (AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS TOO). DOESN'T THAT IMPLY THAT YOU COULD USE CHILD SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW? IF YOU TRULY CANNOT INSTALL CHILD SEATS IN THE 2ND ROW OF THE 2000 MPVS, THEN AN ENTIRE YEAR'S WORTH OF MPVS WERE SOLD UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AS MOST MINIVAN OWNERS HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND BELT THEIR CAR SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW. ALSO, THE 2000 MPV USER MANUAL ILLUSTRATES PUTTING CHILD SEATS INT HE 2ND ROW -- CONTRADICTING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY MAZDA. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT A MAJOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN SELL MINIVANS WHICH APPARENTLY ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR SAFE USE OF CAR SEATS IN THE 2ND ROW. PROBABLY MANY UNINFORMED MPV OWNERS CURRENTLY HAVE THEIR CHILD SEATS IN THE 2ND ROW. WE HAD HOPED THAT MAZDA WOULD TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WHAT WE HAVE MOSTLY HEARD IS, "CHILD SEATS MUST BE INSTALLED IN THE 3RD ROW ONLY AND CANNOT BE INSTALLED IN THE 2ND ROW." PLEASE INVESTIGATE HOW MAZDA IS ABLE TO SELL THESE VEHICLES WITHOUT FIRST INFORMING THE CONSUMER OF THIS ISSUE, AND INVESTIGATE MAZDA'S UNWILLINGNESS TO INVESTIGATE FIXING THIS ISSUE.*AK

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 CRUISE SPEED, AND HIGHWAY SPEED.

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. *YH

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 FINALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER. AFTER OVER AND HOUR AND THROUGHT THE EFFORTS OF A SERVICE ADVISOR AND A LEAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF DESIGN FLAW IN THE SEATBELT WHICH PREVENTED THE BELTS FROM LOCKING PROPERLY. THEY ALSO DID NOT FEEL THAT INSTALLING A TETHER WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM TO AN APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF SAFETY. THEY ALSO CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS WHO INFORMED THEM THAT YES, THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SEATBELTS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL. THE SERVICE ADVISORS ONLY RECOMMENDATION TO ME IS THAT I FIND ANOTHER CAR SEAT THAT MIGHT WORK WITH THESE SEATS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NONE. THUS, EACH TIME MY FAMILY AND I RIDE IN THE CAR, MY 2-YEAR OLD'S LIFE IS AT STAKE SINCE WE CANNOT SAFELY INSTALL A CAR SEAT WITHIN THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ME ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN ON SEEKING REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM. WE WILL ANXIOUSLY AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. *AK

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 CAUGHT AS WELL AS THE VELOCITY OF THE FOLD AWAY ASPECT OF THE SEAT THIS INFLICTED SEVERE PAIN ON MY HAND. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AND IS A DANGER TO ADULTS AS WELL AS A GREATER DANGER TO CHILDREN! *AK

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 CAR SEATS AND TODDLER BOOSTER SEATS. OUT OF SEVEN INFANT AND BOOSTER SEATS TRIED, ONLY ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE INSTALLED SOMEWHAT CORRECTLY. THE PLACEMENT AND INFLEXIBILITY OF THE ANCHORS REQUIRES THAT THE LAP PORTION OF THE SEATBELT BE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 INCHES AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE SEAT FACE AND BACK. THIS ACUTALLY PULLS A TYPICAL CAR SEAT AWAY FROM THE SEAT BACK AND DOES NOT WORK SAFELY. *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