2003 MAZDA MPV Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MPV. THE LIGHT ON THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION. THERE WERE TWO BURN HOLES IN THE VISOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, THAN THE WATER PUMP BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE WATERPUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE REQUIRED A VALVE JOB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MPV. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PCV HOSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HOSE, EVEN THOUGH NO FAILURES WERE PRESENT. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IDLES VERY ROUGHLY, SHAKES, AND SURGES WHENEVER IT IS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HOSE ONCE AGAIN; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL MODEL NOR THE RECALLED MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY SINCE THE MOST RECENT REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PLACED THE CURRENT HOSE ON THE VEHICLE BACK IN 2004 AT 30,000 MILES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB

2003 MAZDAMPV STARTED TO STALL AND LOSE POWER. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL 1 AND 3. I HAD THEM REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT COILS REPLACED ON A 2003 MAZDA MPV VAN, EACH COSTING OVER $1,000 IN TOTAL AND FOUR DIFFERENT VISITS AND RENTALS. I SEEM TO NOTICE THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM ABOUT 2 YEARS UNTIL 4 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD NOTICED THAT MY 2003 MAZDA MPV WAS JERKING OR HESITATING. I ONLY HAVE 42,395 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO ONE PLACE AND WAS TOLD IT SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION TROUBLE TO THEM. I BROUGHT IN TO AAMCO AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE METAL WAS ETCHED OUT>MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2007 I WAS TOLD I WAS LUCKY TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE THE ENTIRE ENGINE SEIZED. I HAVE BEEN A MAZDA OWNER SINCE 1993 FIRST I HAD A PROTEGE THEN THE 626 NOW I OWN THE MPV I AM SHOCKED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN SO SOON WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE/ TO REPLACE EVERYTHING IT WILL COST ME $3480 WHAT A SHAME!!!! *TR

COIL FAILURES ON 2003 MAZDA MPV. THE FAILURES ARE WIDELY REPORTED. CAUSES VEHICLE STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC. GENERATES CEL (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). *TR

SIGNIFICANT ENGINE MISSING ON ACCELERATION CAUSED VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHILE CLEARING INTERSECTION. NEAR MISS ON MAJOR ACCIDENT. MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2003 MPV DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS. REPAIR IS TO REPLACE ALL 6 COILS AS IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH IS CAUSING THE MISFIRE. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FAULTY 2003 MAZDA MPV PCV HOSE. ORIGINAL MAZDA RECALL NUMBER 2204H WAS CONDUCTED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FAULTY PCV HOSE. (NOTE: WHEN PCV HOSE COLLAPSED, IT CAUSED A VACUUM LEAK THAT AFFECTED MY BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSED PROBLEMS WHILE IN TRAFFIC, PROBLEM INTENSITY WAS BETWEEN MINOR AND MAJOR) I HAD MY PCV HOSE REPLACED IN 2004 UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THE REPLACEMENT HOSE ALSO COLLAPSED. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PCV HOSE COLLAPSING. I'VE HEARD OF THEM BECOMING DRY/BRITTLE SINCE IT'S A RUBBER HOSE, BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PCV HOSE COLLAPSING UNTIL THE MAZDA RECALL. THERE IS SOME VACUUM ON THE HOSE, BUT IT'S NOT VERY STRONG, I DON'T THINK IT'S STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A COLLAPSE. IN MY OPINION, THERE NEEDS TO BE A SECOND RECALL TO REPLACE THE NOW COLLAPSING REPLACEMENT HOSES. I CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATION AT 11:30 A.M. ON 7 MAY 09, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DID NOT KEEP RECORDS ON EXPECTED LIFE SPAN OR REPETITIVE PROBLEMS WITH PARTS AND THAT SINCE I HAD PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THE VAN AND IT WAS 5 YEARS OLD, AND SINCE THEY DID THE RECALL WORK, IT WAS NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE FAULTY REPLACEMENT HOSE. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT KEEP RECORDS ON FAULTY, RECALLED PARTS, ESPECIALLY FOR UNUSUAL PROBLEMS. MAZDA'S CASE FILE FOR MY COMPLAINT TO THEM IS 123531180. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FIVE OF THE SIX COILS ON MY 2003 MAZDA MPV OVER 3 YEARS. THEY FAIL FREQUENTLY AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISS OR STALL EVEN WHILE MOVING. VERY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAZDA MPV 2002 - 2006. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE BACK COILS - SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE FRONT ONES ARE EASY TO REPLACE. *TR