2000 Mazda MPV complaints

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