2005 MAZDA MPV Complaints

SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD US WHEN WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND TURN LIGHT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE GRINDING SOUND INTENSIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPRING MISSING ON THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.*AK

REFERRAL E-MAIL CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS WHICH FAILED TO HOLD THEM WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND IN THEIR 2005 MAZDA MPV**CC *JB

MY NAME IS [XXX] . MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/14/2006. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A LADY GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND LIGHT TO CHANGE. THE SEAT BELTS, MODEL # TK ABA H800 DID NOT HOLD US. MY WIFE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HIT THE DASH AND THROWN AROUND HITTING THE PASSENGER DOOR WITH MY BACK. I HAD TO HAVE AN OPERATION ON MY RIGHT HAND AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON HER NECK IN DECEMBER AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. I WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPERATION ON BACK AND MY WIFE WHEN SHE IS ABLE WILL HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON HER RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF. WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING US FOR THE LADY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, PLUS WE HAVE A CASE AGAINST MAZDA MOTOR COMPANY. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO READ THE ATTACHMENT AND FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO THE PROPER PERSONAL AND HAVE THEM CONTACT MY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE FAULTY SEAT BELTS. YOUR COMPANIES PRODUCT (SEAT BELTS) DID NOT HOLD US IN THIS TYPE OF CRASH. WE HAVE LOST OUR BUSINESS [HOME INSPECTION SERVICE, ]WE WILL BE LOSING OUR HOME, AND MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE TO PUT OUR 86 YEAR OLD AUNT IN A HOME. YES WE WILL BE PURSUING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TAKATA SEAT BELT COMPANY. YOUR UP MOST ATTENTION TO THIS EMAIL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. HERE IS OUR ATTORNEY'S NAME AND ADDRESS. HARDING AND ASSOCIATES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 730 17TH ST #650 DENVER,COLORADO 80202 ATTN: [XXX] FAX 1[XXX] FACSIMILE ONLY THANK YOU [XXX] WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS KEEP OUR HOME AND SELL IT TO YOU ON A RENT TO OWN SO WE CAN BUY IT BACK //I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN PROGRAM LIKE THAT// SINCERELY YOURS [XXX]FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING 5 MPH ON ROAD, REAR DEFROSTER ON, REAR WINDOW SHATTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID WOULD CONTACT HEADQUARTERS TO GET APPROVAL TO REPLACE GLASS. DID REPLACE GLASS. FIRST THING THEY MENTIONED ASKED WHEN THEY HEARD THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WAS IF THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN ON. SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2002 MAZDA MPV VAN. THERE WAS ALWAYS ERRATIC SHIFTING ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD. AFTER IT WARMED UP IT SEEMED OK BUT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING IF HAVING TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IT WOULD FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION "SLIP" BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS AND BOG DOWN AND THEN CATCH AGAIN. LAST WEEK I WAS ON A RETURN TRIP HOME ON A HIGHWAY COMING UP A HILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING VERY ERRATIC I PULLED OFF AN EXIT AND AT THAT TIME THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY...NO GEARS AT ALL AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THIS VAN NEW FROM A DEALER IN MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE I MOVED TO THE MIDWEST. IT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND JUST TURNED OVER 70,000 MILES. I ALWAYS KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR AND ALSO OWN A MAZDA PROTEGE 5. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $2100 DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT ISN'T EVEN THREE YEARS OLD! LOOKING AT ALL THE REPORTS I SEE ABOUT THE MAZDA VAN AND THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN I THINK MAZDA NEEDS TO COME CLEAN ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA PROTEGE AND I THINK FOR MY NEXT NEW CARS I PURCHASE I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVEN CONSIDER MAZDA.*AK