1991 Mazda MPV

66 complaints on file, page 1 of 4.

1. Filed Oct 5, 2008Failure Dec 6, 199645,000 milesBellevue, WAService brakes, Hydraulic, Steering

   THE FRONT WHEEL SKIDDED AND THE FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON LIGHT SNOW COVERED HIGHWAY. IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME IMMOBILIZED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR AND IT OVERTURNED. *TR

   NHTSA complaint 10244399
2. Filed Aug 7, 2006Failure Jan 1, 2004LAS Vegas, NVUnknown or other

   PAINT IS CHIPPING AND FADING ALL OVER THE VAN ESPECIALLY ON THE BACK AND THE ROOF. I SAW LOTS OF MODELS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PAINT PROBLEM. *JB

   NHTSA complaint 10164844
3. Filed May 12, 2006Failure May 12, 2006100,000 milesYuma, AZFuel system, Gasoline, Seat belts

   THE SEAT BELTS ON MY 1991 MAZDA MPV ARE SIMPLY FALLING APART. THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR DOES AN INADEQUATE JOB OF KEEPING GASOLINE FUMES OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY ONLY PERFORMED AN INSPECTION. BOTH ISSUES REMAIN UNRESOLVED. BESIDES NOT EVER BUYING ANOTHER MAZDA EVER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE SAFETY ISSUES RESOLVED. *NM

   NHTSA complaint 10157444
4. Filed Jan 15, 2004Failure Nov 15, 2003185,000 milesEtobicoke, UNPower train, Unknown or other

   PAINT STARTED TO CHIP AWAY. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME.

   NHTSA complaint 10071257
5. Filed Jan 28, 2003Failure Jan 18, 200390,000 milesManassas, VAService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

   WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL ABRUPTLY. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. TS

   NHTSA complaint 10004777
6. Filed Sep 23, 2002Failure Sep 19, 2002Brunswick, GARadio/tape deck/cd etc.Fire

   CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT REAR AUDIO SPEAKER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING.*JB

   NHTSA complaint 8019221
7. Filed May 15, 2002Failure Aug 13, 1998Moore, OKFuel system, Tank assembly2 injured

   AT THE TIME I HAD THIS COMPONENT FAILURE, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED MAZDA DEALER WHO PROCEEDED TO TAKE A FULL 10 MINUTES TO LOOK AT THIS VEHICLE AND TELL ME THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH IT. I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK. DURING THE TIME I HAD THIS FAILED COMPONENT ON MY FUEL SYSTEM, I DEVELOPED A CHRONIC ASTHMA CONDITION. ANOTHER DEALER FINALLY FOUND A CRACK IN THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR ONE YEAR LATER WHEN I TOOK THIS VEHICLE BACK FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. IT TOOK 4 MONTHS AFTER THE SECOND MAZDA DEALER FOUND THE CRACK FOR ME TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS CAR REEKING OF FUEL ODORS. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION TO BE CONDUCTED ON A FORMAL LEVEL. I BELIEVE MAZDA FAILED TO INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING A CAR THAT MAY HAVE FUEL VAPORS LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE AUTHOIRZED DEALER FAILED TO WARN OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF FUEL ODORS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS BY READING THE RECALL LETTERS ISSUED IN APRIL 1998 AND JAN 1999 THAT THE FIRST LETTER REFLECTED AN ATTITUDE OF NONCHALANCE, AND MAZDA IMPLIED THAT THERE WAS REALLY NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN, OR TRUE BELIEF THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THOUGH I DID TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND HAD MY CAR INSPECTED FOR THE FAILED COMPONENT, THE AUTHORIZED MAZDA DEALER DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED THAT I, A CONSUMER IN GOOD FAITH, WAS PLACED IN HARMS WAY. ALONG WITH MY CHILDREN. PLEASE RESPOND TO MY REQUEST AND ADVISE IF I NEED TO CHANNEL OR REDIRECT MY EFFORTS TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATION REQUEST SOMEWHERE ELSE. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

   NHTSA complaint 761956
8. Filed Feb 26, 2001Lancaster, CAService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slipCrash1 injured

   WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AT THE TIME THE BRAKE FAILED. *YH

   NHTSA complaint 881387
9. Filed Dec 20, 2000Failure Nov 1, 1999Brooklyn, NYGasoline

   CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AN OIL LEAK THAT IS CAUSING SMOKE AND A HORRIBLE SMELL, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED, VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, REAR CAP SEALS REPLACED, AND O RINGS WERE REPLACED. *SLC

   NHTSA complaint 876784
10. Filed Oct 17, 2000Failure Oct 17, 2000Hellertown, PAAutomatic transmission

    AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAD A TRANSMISSION COOLER, FAILED PREMATURELY AT 64,000 MILES.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 734546
11. Filed Oct 12, 2000Failure Oct 10, 2000Edgewater, COGasoline

    REPAIR SHOP NOTIFIED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN TO MAZDA AND IS IN A TSB REGARDING ROCKER ARMS WHICH WERE MODIFIED . HOW CAN MAZDA BE ALLOWED TO SELL A KNOWN DEFECT TO CONSUMERS. IS THERE ANY REPAIR COMPENSATION ALLOWED TO OWNERS? THANK YOU.

    NHTSA complaint 734197
12. Filed Sep 8, 2000Failure Jul 30, 2000Lakeland, FLTread/belt

    FIRESTONE FR 680 ASRWS TIRE (P205 70 R14) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON BOTH FRONT TIRES, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING ALL 4 TIRE BE REPLACED. *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 554416
13. Filed Aug 17, 2000Failure Jul 25, 2000Fort Pierce, FLIgnition

    KEY SWITCH GETTING HOT AND YOU CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING

    NHTSA complaint 728298
14. Filed Jun 15, 2000Failure Jun 15, 2000Corpus Cristi, TXService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

    WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT THE SYSTEM WILL LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED EACH TIME BRAKES WERE PRESSED HARD. LEFT REASR WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSE SIDEWAYS SKID. PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER MANY BRAKE REPLACEMENTS. RECALL WAS RECEIVED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

    NHTSA complaint 863638
15. Filed Nov 17, 1999Failure Oct 21, 1999Brooklyn, NYEngine

    THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING WATER / COOLANT LEAKAGE, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOPS. *AK *YC

    NHTSA complaint 853054
16. Filed Nov 17, 1999Failure Nov 15, 1997ST. Louis, MOUnknown or other

    VAN HAS PAINT PRIMER FAILURE, AND THE PAINT JUST FLAKES OFF. I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT IT ANYWAY. I HAVE HAD MY VAN TO TWO CAR PAINTING COMPANIES WHO HAVE CONFIRMED FOR ME THAT THE PAINT COMING OFF IS DUE TO PRIMER FAILURE. I HAVE WRITTEN THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY OF WHICH I AM WELL AWARE, HOWEVER, THE HOOD HAS A LARGE AREA WHERE THE PAINT HAS COME OFF, AND THE HATCH HAS A LARGE STRIP WHERE THE PAINT HAS COME OFF, AND IT IS COMING OFF IN SMALLER SPOTS ALL OVER THE VAN. I AM LEFT WITH THE OPTION OF PAYING FOR THE PAINT MYSELF WHICH IS APPROX. $2,000 SINCE THE ENTIRE VAN HAS TO BE STRIPPED, OR SELLING OR TRADING IT IN AT A LOSS DUE TO THE CURRENT PAINT CONDITION. I KNOW MY VAN, WHICH IS WHITE, IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PAINT CONDITION AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHERS AROUND TOWN WHOSE PAINT CONDITION IS THE SAME AS MINE, COMING OFF IN THE SAME PLACES AS MINE. I MAY HAVE WASTED MY TIME FILLING OUT THIS REPORT, BUT FEEL I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 714895
17. Filed Jul 30, 1999Failure Jul 21, 1999Oakland, CAGasoline

    WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 40MPH HEARD A SNAP, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 843925
18. Filed Jul 30, 1999Failure Jun 19, 1999Grapevine, TXLatch

    PARKED VEHICLE. WAS GETTING OUT WHEN THE LOCKS FAILED TO RELEASE. HAD TO FORCE LOCK UP TO RELEASE. RELOCKED DOOR ONCE OUTSIDE. THEN TRIED TO UNLOCK DOOR AFTER RETURNING & LOCK WOULD NOT RELEASE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED LOCKING MECHANISM INSIDE DOOR WAS BROKEN & NEED TO BE FIXED. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 843858
19. Filed Apr 28, 1999Failure Mar 20, 1999Greenbelt, MDGasoline

    EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE NOISE (TICKING LIFTERS & PISTON SLAP) AT 40K; DEALER REPLACED SHORT BLOCK ENGINE, BUT PROBLEM WAS BACK BY 60K. IN SPITE OF CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 2K, USING A SYNTHETIC (MOBIL 1 AND OTHER FRICTION REDUCERS - SLICK 50, PROLONG) MY PROBLEM PERSISTED. IF I ALLOWED THE OIL TO STAY IN W/O CHANGING FOR MORE THAN 2K I WOULD GET THIS LOUD, TERRIBLE TICKING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IN THE MORNING AND EVEN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU COULD HEAR THIS TICKING OVER THE HIGHWAY NOISE. I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM DURING THE LIFE OF THIS ENGINE FEELING POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO GET GOOD SERVICE FROM MY ENGINE, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT COULD HAVE PERFORMED EVEN LONGER IF THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST.

    NHTSA complaint 706067
20. Filed Sep 17, 1998Failure Sep 10, 1998Cincinnati, OHRadiator assembly, Engine, Unknown or other

    ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TEMPERATURE READ HOT. ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR DIED. CAR TOWED TO DEALER, WOULD NOT START. DEALER DISCOVERED A HOLE IN RADIATOR AND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. INTERNAL DAMAGE AND CONSUMER HAS NO CAR. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 827988