2004 MAZDA MPV Complaints

MY RADIATOR FAN CONSTANTLY RUNS INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH INCREASING LENGTHS OF TIME, REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER (HOT, COLD.) THE ENGINE DOES NOT OVERHEAT. BUT THE LIGHTS DIM AT NIGHT WHEN THE FAN KICKS IN AND CREATES A LOUD HUMMING SOUND THAT IS BECOMING MORE IRRITATING. I READ ON THE WEB THAT MANY EARLIER MODELS OF THE MAZDA HAD A RECALL FOR THE FAN CONTROL MODULE UP TO 2003. MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB HAVE MODELS AFTER THE RECALL PERIOD AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED MODULES. (SP-60 I THINK IS THE RECALL NOTICE.) I'M NOT SURE I AM CONTACTING THE RIGHT OFFICE, BUT HOW DO YOU GET THIS ON THE RECALL PROGRAM OR DETERMINE THAT THE FAULTY MODULES AREN'T CREATING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR MODELS MADE AFTER THE RECALLED VERSIONS? CAN YOU HELP? *KB

IGNITION COILS RETAIN MOISTURE AND CAUSE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE. THIS CAUSES VEHICLES TO STALL OR LOSE POWER -- USUALLY WHEN RAINING. IN OUR CASE, THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RAIN. WE EARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENTS BY OUR INABILITY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC WITH OUR SUDDENLY-SLOWED VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT OF A SINGLE COILS COST US OVER $200. THERE ARE SIX IGNITION COILS (OVER $1000). MANY INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANUFACTURER REDESIGNED THE COIL FOR SUBSEQUENT MODELS. THEY OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED THE FLAW.

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

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

WITH OUR MAZDA 2004 MPV, WE HAVE HAD FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN 2 1/4 YEARS FROM MAR 2008 THROUGH JUNE 2010 WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON TO INDICATE AN ENGINE PROBLEM. IN EACH INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH AND VERY SLOW. EACH INCIDENT RESULTED IN US TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE SOME OR ALL OF THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED. FOR SOME OF THE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IN EACH INCIDENT ALL OR SOME OF THE COSTS WERE COVERED BY MAZDA. IN 2 OF THE INCIDENTS, WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND IT WAS DARK. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, WE WERE LEAVING TOWN, AND THE OTHER, WE WERE IN TOWN. NOW, WE WILL NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN FOR FEAR OF COMPLETELY BREAKING DOWN AT NIGHT OR IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. ON THE INTERNET, I FIND VERY MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS FOR THE MAZDA MPV. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND BEFORE STALLING. THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS WERE ENGAGED BUT TO NO AVAIL. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,400.

AT APPROX. 50,000 MILES MY 2004 MAZDA MPV'S 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' WENT ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD AN IGNITION COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ... THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ' CAME ON AND, AGAIN, AN IGNITION COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED FROM WEB POSTINGS THAT THIS IGNITION COIL PROBLEM MAY BE A FAIRLY COMMON REPAIR ON 2004 MAZDA MINI-VANS AND I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A RECALL AND REPAIR BY MAZDA. WERE I ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON ... THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION CAPACITY AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ... I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THIS IGNITION COIL PROBLEM MAY CONTINUE TO RE-OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. *TR

2004 MAZDA MPV: I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 6 IGNITION COILS IN MY VAN - THE VAN WOULD SHAKE AND SEEM TO BE STALLING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS STARTED IN JULY 2007 AND CONTINUED SO FAR THROUGH JAN 2010 (WHEN 4 COILS AND ALL MY SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ONCE !). I HAVE ALSO HAD THE CAR IN DURING OCT 2008 BECAUSE THE FAN WOULD CONTINUE RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE VAN WAS SHUT OFF. MY DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS A "FORD" ISSUE. WHEN WILL MAZDA BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR ALL THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS?? *TR

MY 2004 MAZDA MPV SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE COILS AND PLUGS ON MY VEHICLE. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND INVOLVED ONE OF THE REAR COILS BUT THE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE ALL THREE REAR COILS. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO MONTHS LATER TO THE FRONT COIL AND I REPLACED ALL OF THOSE - TOTAL COST $900. I COMPLAINED TO MAZDA BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND OWNERS COMPENSATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL COIL TO THE CYLINDER. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN A YEAR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC PLACED INSULATING MATERIALS AROUND THE COIL TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM ENTERING THE COIL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED WHEN MOISTURE WOULD ENTER THE ELECTRICAL COILS; IT WOULD CAUSE A SHORTAGE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, THE COOLING FAN WOULD CONTINUE OPERATING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.