2002 MAZDA MPV Complaints

LEFT (BEHIND DRIVER) REAR AUTO-SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. ELECTRIC DOOR FEATURE MUST BE DISABLED & DOOR MUST BE SHUT AND RE-OPENED MANUALLY. IF NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM FOR MAZDA REPAIRPERSON, THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM SERVICE; BUT PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC & COULD NOT BE PREDICTED. FINALLY THE PROBLEM PERSISTED & LOWER DOOR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN. DOOR TERMINALS WERE CLEANED B/C CONTACTS WERE NOT MAKING GOOD CONNECTIONS. *AK

WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 35 MPH. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK *SC

SHIFTING WAS "CLUNKY" SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2002. HAD DEALER LOOK AT PROBLEM IN OCT 2004 AND THEY "REFLASHED" (REWROTE THE COMPUTER CODE) ON THE TCM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS SEEMED TO HELP FOR A DAY, THEN THE ABRUPT SHIFTING RETURNED. ON NOV 10, 2004, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY, UNABLE TO GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK IN. I WAS LEFT WITHOUT POWER TO THE WHEELS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACING TRANSMISSION UNDER WAARRANTY. *JB

STARTING IN 06/04 WHENEVER ONE OF MY CHILDREN SITS IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSANGER SEAT THEY BECOME SICK COMPLAINING OF FEELING SICK IN THE STOMACH AND CRYING. MY YOUNGEST HAS VOMITED. WE HAVE HAD THE MAZDA MPV 2002 FOR TWO YEARS IN SEPTEMBER AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THESE CHILDREN HAVE NEVER COMPLAINED OF FEELING SICK IN THE CAR BEFORE. IF WE KEEP ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN THEY DON'T GET SICK. WE TOOK THE CARE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED IT FOR FUMES SAYING THEY FOUND NOTHING. *AK

I HAVE HAD THREE ISSUES WITH MY MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD A ROTTEN EGG SMELL FOR THE LONGEST TIME AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE TYPE OF GAS I USED. AFTER FURTHER PERSISTENCE WITH THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND THEY ARE NOW FINALLY REPLACING THEM AFTER 5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING. SECOND, THERE WAS A COMPUTER SENSOR FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE VAN TO OVERHEAT...I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND GET A NEW SENSOR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIRD, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION ON TURNS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING. THIS IS STILL UNRESOLVED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT THE STEARING COLUMN GEAR SHIFT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND I HAVE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION HIT THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR.*AK

I HAVE A LEMON 2002 MAZDA MPV. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE NASTY ROTTON EGG SMELL IN MY VAN ONLY TO ASSUME IT WAS THE AREA I WAS IN (SEWER). ON APRIL 1, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VAN WHEN MY VAN STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SNOWY HIGHWAY TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR BUT FAILED. AFTER SITTING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 2 HOURS, WAITING FOR A TOW, I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IN MY VAN. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION OVER A PERIOD OF 8 DAYS. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER RECEIVING MY VAN BACK, IT WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNINGS AND BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND STALL. I TOOK THE VAN IN THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SERVICE DAY ONLY TO BE WITH OUT IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK. I JUST GOT MY VAN BACK ON APRIL 23. IT STILL DOES NOT START IN THE MORNINGS OR AFTER IT SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS!!!! SO IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE BUCKING, KICKING, HESITATION SHIFTING GEARS.....YOUR TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL!!!!! I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS A LEMON UNDER OHIO'S STATE LAWS. I AM GETTING MY MONEY BACK!!! WE PICKED MAZDA FOR THEIR KNOWN RELIABILITY AND SATISFACTION. I SURE HOPE MAZDA WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH US. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 2002 MPV LX USED WITH 9K MILES ON IT. IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THOSE I HAVE REVIEWED ON YOUR SITE, INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A CODE REFERENCE AN ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT. SUPOSSEDLY FIXED, NOT! TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE 2002 MPV HAS HARD SHIFTING. SO DOES MY OLD POLICE BATON! I AM TAKING IT BACK AND TALKING TO THE OWNER TO GET THE TRANS FIXED OR REPLACED. IF THEY WILL NOT DO THAT THEN I WILL GO TO 3 REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR STORES AND GET IT IN WRITING AND FILE A CONSUMER FRAUD COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE OF FL. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS BEING THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT LISTED AND ALL ARE SIMILAR AND WE GET BRUSHED OFF?

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP. DEALER DETERMINED THAT PCV HOSE SPLIT. CONSUMER REPLACED PCV HOSE TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS. *AK *PH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "BUCKS" OR OTHERWISE SHIFTS VIOLENTLY INTO THE NEXT GEAR (ANY GEAR, PICK ONE). MY MPV CURRENTLY HAS 26,000 ON IT. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO TAKE IT IN. FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER STATED (WITH A STRAIGHT FACE) TO ME THAT THE BRAKES (CALIPERS) WERE CREATING "DRAG" AND THE VIOLENT SHIFT WOULD OCCUR WHEN REACHING THE THRESHOLD OF POWER TO GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HE RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS "TURNED" (FOR $250). WE DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE, BUT PICKED UP THE CAR. THE SHIFTING WAS A LOT BETTER WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR. THAT LASTED ABOUT A WEEK. NOW IT IS STARTING THAT JOLTING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO BIG O FOR OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKES. ROTORS AND CALIPERS ARE FINE AND THE BRAKE PADS ONLY HAVE 25% WEAR ON THEM. NOW, I AM BLONDE, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THE BRAKES WERE CREATING "DRAG" THERE WOULD BE A MUCH HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF WEAR ON THE PADS, OR THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING INDICATING THAT THE CALIPERS WERE MALFUNCTIONING, ESPECIALLY AFTER 26,000 MILES. IN FACT, THE BIG O MANAGER THOUGHT MY HUSBAND WAS A LITTLE DAFT IN ASKING ABOUT BRAKES HAVING ANY SUCH AFFECT ON GEAR SHIFTING. *JB