2002 MAZDA MPV Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MPV. AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2007, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING 40-50 MPH AND STALLS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT CYLINDER THREE WAS MISFIRING AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THERE WAS NO BRAKE OR STEERING FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED ROTTEN EGGS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, IN ADDITION TO OTHER SMALL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUSTING WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF BEING PURCHASED. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, TRANSMISSION TYPE, POWERTRAIN, AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE 200 MI AWAY FROM HOME, OVER $3,000.00 USD DAMAGE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 79600 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT TO THE TUNE OF $3500. MAZDA SEEMS TO BE TAKING THIER TIME GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ME. THEY HAD DENIED THAT THIS IS A CRONIC PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST MAZDA I WILL OWN IF THE MAZDA USA CANNOT LIVE UP TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY. *CN

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 MAZDA MPV WITH 62,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CARPOOL LANE ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN ANOTHER SITUATION IT COULD POSE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2002 MAZDA MPV FAILED ON 19 IN SUMMERSVILLE WV. VAN SERVICED AT MAZDA DEALER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AT 88000. FAILED AT 97,000. HAD TO PUSH OFF OF HIGHWAY. EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ONLY COVERING PART OF COST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MPV ES WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE(AUTO TRANS). I TRIED PUTTING IT IN 2 AND 3 WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I PAID $780 A WEEK AGO AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE COILS 1, 2 ,3 AND NOW THIS! *TR

MY 2002 MAZDA MPV HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 42,000 MILES. IT HAD CONTINUOUSLY SLIPPED TO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEAVING THE CONSUMERS FAMILY IN A PERILOUS CONDITION. UPDATED 09/18/07.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE DUE TO A FAULTY STRUCTURAL PIVOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ROUGH SO WE HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPROGRAMMED IT. AFTER THE SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FLARING AND LESS THAN 100 MILES LATER WOULDN'T SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, SO EXITED AND AT THE SECOND STOP-LIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AT ALL. I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF A 4-LANE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY FAMILY & I JUST EXPERIENCE THE SAME CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THESE ENTRIES. WE HAVE A 2002 MPV ES WITH 54,000 MILES AND WERE RETURNING FROM A WEEKEND GATEWAY TO COER D ELEENE ID. LUCKILY WE STOPPED AT A STATE PARK TO STRETCH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT, 130 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER ARRANGING FOR OUR MPV TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP I PONDERED WHAT WENT WRONG AND IF I OVERLOOKED SOMETHING. I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. I PERFORMED ALL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVED I MENTIONED ON TWO SEPARATE SERVICE VISITS THAT THE VEHICLES RPM ARE RUNNING HIGH BEFORE A GEAR SHIFT OCCURRED BUT I DON'T SEE THESE COMMENTS IN THE CUSTOMER INVOICE. DURING OUR TRIP I DID NOTICE THE SHIFT FLARING BUT ONLY WHEN GOING UP MODERATE TO STEEP HILLS. I'M ALSO VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MAZDA, I WAS EXPECTING A MUCH MORE RELIABLE & DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I NOW QUESTION IF I'LL EVER PURCHASE A MAZDA MADE VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR