2004 Mazda MPV complaints

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 STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD AS I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS TRYING TO TURN THE A/C ON OR OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RANDOM AND OCCURRED EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500.*AK

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 REPLACED. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING, THE SAME SYMPTOMS '' STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, BUCKING, LURCHING '' OCCURRED AS BEFORE WHEN THE OTHER COILS FAILED. THE CEL CAME ON, I CHECKED FOR THE CODE AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE #5 COIL HAS FAILED. NOW THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT ON THE PART OF COUNTRY MAZDA TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE COIL FAILURE. REPLACING THE PARTS OBVIOUSLY IS NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. *AK

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 , AND NOW MAZDA WON'T WARRANTY IT !!! THE MECHANIC FROM WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM ,GOT KIND OF NASTY AND TOLD US TO GET OUR DAM CAR OUT OF HIS F-ING SHOP , WE WERE UPSET BECAUSE MAZDA WON'T REPLACE ENGINE , NOW I AM STUCK WITH A 15,000 DOLLAR CAR NO ENGINE !!!! JUST TURNED 51,000, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS NOT RIGHT EITHER , I LEFT THE LIGHTS ON BY ACCIDENT ONE DAY FOR 30 MINUTES MAX AND MY BATTERY DIED , WHEN WE BOUGHT NEW BATTERY I THINK MILEAGE JUMPED 10,000 , MILES BECAUSE A MONTH BEFORE WE TRIED TO TRADE CAR FOR A BIGGER VEHICLE( I HAVE 6 PEOPLE IN FAMILY- GROWING OUT OF THIS ONE )IN AND IT ONLY HAD 39,000 MILES ON IT ANOTHER DEALER CAN VERIFY IT BECAUSE WE GOING TO USE THE MAZDA FOR A TRADE IN, AFTER THE BATTERY WENT DEAD , ALL THE SUDDEN I HAD 51,000 MILES .... GO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT IN 30 DAYS ....*JB

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

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 ALSO SUPPLIED A DIAGRAM TO INSTRUCT DRIVERS TO "WIGGLE" THE GEAR SELECTOR BETWEEN GEARS. NONE OF THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEMS. ENGINE COILS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT 24,000 MILES, 32,000 MILES, AND 35,000 MILES. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING CORRECTLY WHILE DRIVING. *NM

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.

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 TOWED AT MAZDA'S EXPENSE TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAD BOUGHT IT FROM. THERE THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THEREFORE CONCLUDED THAT THE ECU MUST BE FAULTY. A NEW ECU WAS INSTALLED AND THE PROBLEM HAS SO FAR NOT RECURRED. THE CAR NOW HAS ABOUT 14000 MILES ON IT. *JB

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, ADVISED THE ENGINE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THE TICKING SOUND WITH ONLY 30K MILES ON IT. PLEASE NOTE THAT BELOW I SHOW INCIDENT DATE AS THIS MONTH, BUT IT HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCE OVER PAST FEW WEEKS. *JB

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. SEVERAL OCCASION, THE DOOR WOULD APPEAR TO BE STUCK AND CANNOT BE OPEN WITH ANY OF THE CONTROLS AND NOT MANUALLY EITHER. DOOR BUTTON WILL "BEEP" BUT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DOOR USUALLY "RECOVERS" AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TRIP. 3) DOOR WILL MAKE MOTOR WHINNING SOUND...LIKE IT'S TRYING TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND ONCE IT DID OPEN ON ITS OWN WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED. REPORTED TO MAZDA OF ROSWELL DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND CANNOT OFFER MUCH HELP. *NM

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 THEY HAD FIXED IT THE LAST 2 TIMES I TOOK IT IN BUT APPARENTLY DID NOT ACTUALLY LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I

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 CONTACTED THE MAZDA CORPORATION. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY MAZDA. THEY PROMISED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY IGNORE MY PHONE CALLS AND LETTERS. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THANKS. *JB

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

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 THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST TIRE DID. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AS A COURTESY THEY REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE 17 INCH WHEELS BE REPLACED WITH 16 INCH WHEELS. *JB

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

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 GLENDALE, CA WAS THAT CONNECTING ROD FAILED AND ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER STATED THAT MAZDA'S OWN TECH PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A WEEK. REQUESTED VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO 1000 OAKS MAZDA, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MAZDA STILL NOT GIVEN APPROVAL FOR THAT TOWING. STILL WAITING *JB

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