2003 Mazda MPV Complaint Log

MY DAUGHTER, DANIELLE GRANDE, WAS BURNED ON THE LEG BY THE TAILPIPE OF MY MAZDA MPV MINIVAN. HER LEG TOUCHED THE TAILPIPE BECAUSE IT STICKS OUT PAST THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK BUMPER. I CALLED MAZDA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT OR TAKE ANY ACTION.

AIR QUALITY INSIDE VEHICLE IS TOXIC.*MR 2003 MAZDA MPV AIR QUALITY INSIDE OF VEHICLE IS TOXIC.*MR

2003 MAZDA MPV - TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH FROM 2ND TO 3RD. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED AND FIXED UNLESS IT CAN BE DUPLICATED IN THE REPAIR SHOP. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEARS IN THE VEHICLE SEEM TO BE SLIPPING. THE GEARS DIDN'T CHANGE AT THE PROPER INTERVALS. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD BE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD , AS IF STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPROGRAMMING DID NOT STOP THE ENGINE FROM SLIPPING, BUT IT DID CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO GO OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE ENGINE SLIPPING THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

VEHICLE HAS CLUNKING WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER INSTALLED 2 NEW SOFTWARE UPDATES. DEALER THAT HAS TRIED FIXING PROBLEM IS NEW COUNTRY- MAZDA SARATOGA SPRINGS NY. *AK

ABOUT 50% OF TIME, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ABRUPTLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB, THIS MUST BE A DESIGN OR SOFTWARE DEFECT. I WORRY ABOUT LONG TERM DAMAGE TO THE DRIVETRAIN. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, VAN IS VERY RELIABLE. I HAVE 9200 MILES ON ODO. *AK

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

THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST, DEALER SAID TO TRY DIFFERENT GAS, AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY, I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL BRANDS OF GAS AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. *JB

BRAKES REAR- SQUEAK FREQUENTLY WHEN STOPPING. ALREADY SERVICED ONCE, SQUEEKED ON THE WAY HOME. DUE FOR 2ND SERVICE. OCCURS ON MOST EVERY STOP, NEAR THE END OF THE STOP.

CHILD'S NECK SOMEHOW GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE SEAT BELT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA MPV ES ON 12/23/03.VEHICLE HAS APPROX 320 MILES ON IT AND I'M BEGINNING TO EXPERIANCE AND HARSH BANG ON UPSHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.I FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEM.I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THERES A FIX OR NOT.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT VERY HARD IN BETWEEN CERTAIN GEARS..IT THRUSTS YOU FORWARD WITH A POWER SURGE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM A DISABLED WOMAN. AND IT FILLED ALL MY NEEDS..WHEN THIS JOLT HAPPENS. TALKED TO MY DOCTOR AND WAS ADVISED TO DO AS LITTLE DRIVING AS POSSIBLE IN THIS VAN. AT RISK OF MORE INJURY TO MY NECK..TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES..WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST A QUIRK IN THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION. TOLD THE MAZDA MECHANIC THAT IT WAS AN AWFULLY EXPENSIVE QUIRK. THEY DID A REPROGRAM ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT STILL DOES IT ..ONLY NOW THE GEERS SLIP TOO. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER SEE THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM . IF THEY COULD NOT GET THE VAN TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR THE MECHANIC, THAT IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE AND NOT UNDER WARRENTY. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS PROBLEM EXIST. ONLY THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU CAN PIN POINT THE MOMENT AND TIME OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE MOTOR REVVED UP THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JUMP. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS................................................................*JB