2002 Mazda Mpv

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE MAZDA MPV TRANSMISSION OF MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002. THE TRANSMISSION HAS INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTS/JOLTS. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND ALSO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 20,000 MILES (WHICH I WAS CHARGED FOR), BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS IS THE WORST-FEELING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I HAVE EVER FELT, SO I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL LAST TO 100,000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT ELECTRICAL DOOR PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS PUTTING HER CHILD IN VEHICLE AND HER WRIST HIT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE DOOR TO CLOSE PARTIALLY, AND IT GAVE HER AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHICH BRUISED HER WRIST. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND MECHANIC AT DEALER TOLD HER THAT IT WAS NORMAL ,THAT HE ALWAYS GETS A SHOCK WHEN USING ANY TYPE OF METAL TOOLS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

2002 MAZDA MPV LX CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT ON 8/26/03. WE HAD RESPONDED TO A RECALL PUT OUT BY MAZDA AND TOOK OUR VAN TO FIRST TEAM MAZDA IN CHESAPEAKE, VA THIS PAST JUNE 2003. WE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE AND ACTUALLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FOG LIGHT BEING DISLODGED WHENEVER WE TOOK IT IN . AS FAR AS WE KNEW, THE PROBLEMS WERE CORRECTED. AT ANY RATE, WE ARE NOW CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THESE FOG LIGHTS. WHEN WE CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY MPV ACTUALLY CATCHING ON FIRE AND HAVE PROCEEDED TO "CREATE A FILE" ON OUR ISSUE. WOULD REALLY LIKE SOME FEEDBACK ON WHY WE WERE THE ONES WHO HAPPENED TO EXPERIENCE A FIRE. WE HAVE THE OLD PARTS AND HAVE A CLAIM GOING WITH USAA. AT THIS POINT, WE ARE RATHER LEARY ABOUT DRIVING A VAN THAT MAY CATCH ON FIRE AGAIN. PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT ON THIS HAZARD. *NLM

EXHAUST SYSTEM: CATALYTIC CONVERTOR VEHICLE EMITTING STRONG SULFUR ODER FROM CATBACK SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY AT 20,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. NOTED THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VECHICLE ( MPV). DEALER SAID- "THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON IN NEW V6 AND V8 ENGINES.- SOMETHING IN THE DESIGN OF LOWER EMMISSIONS. AGAIN, UNRESOLVED- THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE (FOR ANY VEHICLE). *AK

THE TRANSMISSION "BUCKS" WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY AFTER ACCELERATING, LETTING YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND THEN RE-ACCELERATING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND IT CONTINURES TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A WARRANTY ISSUE, THOUGH WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SINCE WE THE 2ND WEEK WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION "UPDATES" THAT THE VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH AS PART OF SERVICE. IN ADDITION THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL EMITTED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. WE WERE TOLD TO CHANGE TO "GOOD GAS" WHICH WE DID AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SMELL. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT MAZDA WOULD NOT LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD 10K MILES ON.