2002 Mazda Mpv

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

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 MAZDA MPV FAILED. THE MINIVAN AS LESS THAN 65000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT'S CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEFT ME AND MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8 IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. STRANDED, I NEEDED A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE MINIVAN AND IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT AN ENGINE WILL FAIL SO EARLY. *JB

2002 MAZDA MPV ES HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON INTERSTATE. WE DID MAKE IT TO A EXIT RAMP, BUT COULD NOT PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. WITH THREE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8 WAS WORRIED ABOUT THERE SAFETY. MAZDA HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE INTERNAL PUMP IN TRANSMISSION GOES WITHOUT WARNING, STRIPING OUT GEARS. MY COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS 2800.00. UPON RESEARCHING THIS I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MPV OWNERS. FIRST AND FOREMOST I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO MOVE A VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ROAD IS DANGEROUS. SECOND I HYPOTHESIZE THAT A DEFECT MAY EXIST WITH THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE TRANSMISSION IN FINDING SO MANY OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THROUGH MAZDA CLUBS, AND COMPLIANT WEBSITES. *JB

I'M EXPERIENCING MISFIRE WITH THE 2002 MAZDA MPV. THE ENGINE COILS ARE THE CULPRIT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY MPV OWNERS AND IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO JERK AND LOSE POWER AND CONSUME MORE GAS. SOME REPORTED THIS ISSUE WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES AND MINE IS AROUND 47,000. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *JB

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND MISFIRED. ONE DEALER SAID THIS WAS A TRANSMISSION MODULE. AFTER KEEPING IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND SAID THE SPARKS NEEDED ADJUSTING, WAITED ON THE TRANSMISSION MODULE BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING FINE. THEN IT STOPPED SUDDENLY IN SNOWY WEATHER, TOWED, I WAS LEFT STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS IN COLD WEATHER, BATTERY REPLACED, 2 MONTHS LATER IT WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND MISFIRED. A NEW DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE BUT THE COILS AND ALL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A $1,000. THEY SAID 3 WERE BAD, BUT IF THEY REPLACED THOSE THEY WOULD BE BACK REDOING THE OTHERS WITH IN A FEW WEEKS. CAR HAD 56,000 MILES ,BUT WAS PAST WARRANTY DATE NOT WARRANTY MILEAGE. THIS SEEMED TO BE WHAT WAS WRONG ALL ALONG. I UNDERSTAND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MIGHT GO DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THAT COILS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THIS POINT.*AK

THE LIFTGATE DAMPER PIVOT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL ON MY HEAD. IT ONLY FELL A COUPLE OF INCHES BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CALLED MAZDA - THEY STATED MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. I SAVED THE OLD PART. I REPLACED THE 2 DAMPERS AND BOLTS - ABOUT 160.00 IN PARTS. BELOW IS THE CANADIAN RECALL NO: 2905L, DATE : 04/2005, MODEL: MAZDA MPV 2000-2004. SUBJECT: LIFTGATE STAY DAMPERS AND STUD BOLT REPLACEMENT. SUMMARY: NOTE: THIS RECALL IS APPLICABLE TO CANADIAN VEHICLES ONLY. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE LIFTGATE STAY DAMPERS AND STUD BOLTS MAY RUST AND STICK TOGETHER, CAUSING THE STUD BOLTS TO BREAK OFF. IN THE WORST CASE, THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW THE LIFTGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP DURING OPENING OR CLOSING, INJURING THE OPERATOR. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT DAMPERS AND STUD BOLTS. *AK

DRIVING ALONG WITH MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE FREEWAY IN VERY FAST AND VERY BUSY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THE VAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL POWER TRANSFER TO THE WHEELS. THE RED LINES RACED UP INTO THE RED, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT BE PROPELLED ANY FURTHER BY ENGINE POWER. I HAD TO COAST NEARLY A MILE OR MORE ON SHOULDER LESS RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY, ALL THE WHILE TRANSITIONED LANES TO THE FIRST EXIT I COULD ACCESS, THEN AS MOMENTUM DECREASED I HAD TO STEP OUT OF THE CAR INTO EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PUSH A FURTHER 30 YARDS TO THE FIRST TURN-OFF, DRIVERS DOOR OPEN, BABY SCREAMING WITH 55 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC SCREECHING AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND THE BLIND CORNER I WAS HIDDEN BEHIND. THE VAN HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL LOOKED AFTER MAY I ADD. NOW MAZDA SAYS "NOT THEIR PROBLEM" BUT LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY! LOW MILEAGE 2002 MAZDA MPV DROPS TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. ITS A WONDER NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. I FEEL LUCKY FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. THEY ARE NOW ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME WITH $4000.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, 1/4 OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR USED 10 MONTHS AGO. YES THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT EVERY MANUFACTURER WORTH THEIR SALT OFFERS "GOOD WILL" PROGRAMS FOR THINGS LIKE THIS, NOT MAZDA. LAST MAZDA I BUY, NOT ONLY IS MY MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION, MY FAMILY, LEFT IN HARMS WAY BUT THEN THEY TRY TO SOAK YOU AFTERWARDS. DON'T BUY A MAZDA THAT'S MY ADVICE. WHY NO RECALL BY THE WAY? *TR