1996 Mazda MPV

18 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

1. Filed Jul 1, 2005Failure Jun 29, 2005122,795 milesOAK Grove, MOTires

   ON JUNE 29,2005 MY 5 MONTH OLD SON AND I WERE TRAVELING IN OUR 96' MAZDA MPV NORTH ON 291 HIGHWAY (I WAS MEETING MY HUSBAND) WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. AS I WAS GETTING READY TO GET OVER THE VAN JERKED HARD TO THE RIGHT CAUSING US TO VEER THROUGH BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC. I FIGURED MY TIRE HAD BLOWN AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS A HOT DAY APPROX. 96 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND DUE TO WHERE WE HAD TO PULL OVER I HAD TO GET MY 5 MONTH OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE NEAR AN ENTRANCE RAMP AND ONCOMING CARS WERE CUTTING IT CLOSE TO THE VAN AND I DIDN'T WANT TO RISK THE VAN GETTING HIT WITH MY SON INSIDE. MY BROTHER LENNY HAD JUST CALLED ON MY CELL PHONE MOMENTS BEFORE THE INCIDENT SO HE COULD COME HELP US. HE WASN'T ABLE TO ARRIVE FOR 35-45 MINUTES. THE CAR IT HAD DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK PANEL - SCRATCHES, DENTS, TEARING IN THE PANEL ITSELF, THE WHEEL WELL COVER WAS COMPLETELY MISSING, AND THE MUD GARD IN THE WHEEL WELL HAD BEEN TORN AND MANGELED. IT WAS ODD THAT THE TIRE HADN'T BLOWN - IT WAS STILL AIRED UP BUT ALL OF THE TREAD WAS OFF!!! THE TREAD COMING OFF HIT THE SIDE OF MY VAN AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE! WHEN MY BROTHER ARRIVED HE SAW THE SITUATION AND TOLD ME TO PULL THROUGH THE MEDIAN TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND AT THAT TIME MY BABY WAS LOOKING A BIT SWEATYAND HOT. I PULLED MY CAR THROUGH THE MEDIAN AND ABOUT 1/4 MILE DOWN THE RAOD THE A PARKING LOT WHERE MY BROTHER CHANGED MY TIRE AND MY HUSBAND (HAD BEEN CONTACTED THROUGH MY SISTER-IN-LAW CALLING THE MCDONALDS ) SHOWED UP TO HELP TOO. MY BROTHER CHANGED MY TIRE AND ALSO FOUND TREAD JAMMED BETWEEN MY SHOCKS AND THE TIRE. UNFORTUNEATLY I HAVE FOUND THAT THE COMPANY COOPER CO THAT MAKES THESE TIRES HAVE HAD A LOT OF INJURIES AND CRASHES (EVEN DEATHS) WITH THEIR TIRES AND I HAPPEN TO HAVE 3 MORE ON MY VAN! THEY WERE COOPER TIRES FUTURA 2000 LTE P215/65R15 TOURING TIRES. THEY HAVE GOOD TREAD LEFT ON THEM BUT I AM GOING TO GET THEM ALL CHANGED.

   NHTSA complaint 10127256
2. Filed Sep 2, 2003Failure Aug 5, 2003Highland, CARadiator assembly1 injured

   OWNER OF 1996 MAZDA MPV, WHILE TRAVELING TO AMMUSEMENT PARK REQUIRING LONG LINES FOR PARKING VEHICLE GOT HOT. WHEN MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF RADIATOR PRESSURE INCREASED, THIS PRESSURE WHILE BEING RELEASED SAFELY TO THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE THROUGH THE CONNECTING HOSE THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. THIS RESULTED IN THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE TOP EXPLODING AND SPRAYING SCALDING FLUID IN THE FACE OF A 13 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE OPEN HOODED COMPARTMENT. HE SUFFERED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO ON MORE THAN 50% OF HIS FACE AND SOME ON HIS TORSO. THIS IS THE ORGINAL FACTORY OVERFLOW BOTTLE, BY CLOSER INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE INPUT TUBE AND OUTPUT VENT ARE DIFFERENT IN SIZE, THE OUTPUT PORT IS SMALLER. THIS PROVIDES FOR THE PRESSURE IN THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE TO INCREASE AND EXCEED THE SNAP-ON-CAP'S HOLDING STRENGTH. HAS THIS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST?*AK

   NHTSA complaint 10037073
3. Filed Dec 28, 2000Failure Dec 27, 2000Mesquite, TXColumn shift

   WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNIT LOCKED UP. DIRVER AND 5 PASSENGERS WERE PRESENT. VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID AND CAME TO A STOP. DRIVER ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO UNLOCK UNIT, AND SUCCEEDED IN PUTTING VEHICLE BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK

   NHTSA complaint 877172
4. Filed Oct 17, 2000Failure Oct 14, 2000Bridgeport, CTFront

   INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE EVENING OF SAT. OCTOBER 14TH, 2000 WHEREIN MY GIRLFRIEND (WHO IS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT) AND MYSELF WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-93 IN BOSTON, MA. I HEARD A LOUD CRASH-TYPE SOUND AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT. MY VEHICLE THEN PRODUCED A LOUD THUD AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SAFE LOCATION WHICH WAS JUST OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE SOUTH BAY SHOPPING PLAZA (IN FRONT OF THE KMART STORE). IN THE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THAT MY RIM WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND MY TIRE WAS NOT ON THE VEHICLE. I CHANGED MY TIRE WITH A SPARE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY AXLE AND ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO SEVERELY DAMAGED. I RETURNED TO THE HIGHWAY AND LOCATED MY BLOWN OUT TIRED AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS SHREDDED SEVERELY TOO (THE LOCATION ON THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAN AND PAVED). ON TUESDAY MORNING I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP IN BOSTON WHERE I WAS REFUSED SERVICE BY THE MANAGER...STATING THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. I THEN CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF FIRESTONE AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN-A-ROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 HOURS. AS OF TODAY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2000, I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE WHICH IS A PRIORITY AS MY GIRLFRIEND IS READY TO DELIVER OUR CHILD ANY DAY NOW. I AM ALSO IN RISK OF MY FAMILY'S AND MY LIFE AND LIVILHOOD BY NOT HAVING A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IMMEDIATE ATTENDANCE TO MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: HYM3 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

   NHTSA complaint 734543
5. Filed Jul 23, 2000Failure Apr 1, 2000Williamsville, NYExhaust system

   RUST CAUSED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST SYTEM AFTER 22,400 MILES (3 YEARS). BOTH DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND COLE MUFFLER (SPECIALIST) STATE THAT MUFFLER AND EXHAUST PIPES SHOULD NOT RUST OR DETERIORATE IN THIS TIME FRAME. AFTER MUFFLER SEPARATED FROM EXHAUST PIPE, IT REMAINED ATTACHED TO UNDERCARRIAGE OF MPV MINIVAN, AND CREATED A HAZARD BY CONTACTING THE TIRE AND BRAKLE CABLES WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED.

   NHTSA complaint 725856
6. Filed Aug 10, 1999Failure Jul 15, 1999Covina, CAFrontalCrash2 injured

   NO DEPLOYMENT OF NEITHER PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S AIRBAG RESULTED IN IJURY WHEN VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER. NLM

   NHTSA complaint 547858
7. Filed Jul 21, 1999Ossining, NYFrontal, Vehicle speed control

   VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING COLLISION INSIDE GARAGE, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION. MJS

   NHTSA complaint 547457
8. Filed Nov 6, 1998Failure Oct 18, 1998Baraboo, WIDriveshaft, Accelerator pedal

   AT LOW SPEEDS DRIVETRAIN BINDS UP. MAKES POPPING NOISES. VIBRATIONS OCCURS IN ACCELERATOR. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH DRIVE TRAIN.*AK

   NHTSA complaint 830317
9. Filed Jan 13, 1998Hanover, MEService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

   OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE TRYING TO DEPRESS THE ABS BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ALSO ABS BRAKES LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT TIMES FOR NO REASON. THERE WERE NUMEROUS BRAKE SENSORS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

   NHTSA complaint 820604
10. Filed Nov 5, 1997Failure Oct 10, 1997Wantagh, NYService brakes, Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip

    WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS THE VEHICLE SKIDS TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 817201
11. Filed Oct 27, 1997Norwalk, CAMacpherson strut

    LEFT FRONT STRUT IS WEAK CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRE.

    NHTSA complaint 605308
12. Filed Sep 23, 1997Belleville, NJAir conditioner, Unknown or other

    CONSUMER GOT HIS FOREFINGER CAUGHT IN THE LOCK SPRING OF THE ASH TRAY.

    NHTSA complaint 522321
13. Filed Apr 14, 1997Failure Mar 1, 1996Cerritos, CAAir conditioner

    AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

    NHTSA complaint 602926
14. Filed Apr 10, 1997Failure Jan 2, 1997Carlsbad, CACruise control

    ROUGH IDLE.

    NHTSA complaint 603102
15. Filed Apr 8, 1997Failure Jan 1, 1997Villa Ridge, MOPower window devices and controls

    WHEN GOING 48 MPH OR MORE AND ROLLING DOWN THE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOWS, THE WAY THE AIR COMES IN, IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND THE AIR PRESSURE CAUSES SEVERE DAMAGE TO EARS. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 810018
16. Filed Apr 2, 1997Failure Mar 28, 1997Truckee, CATires

    OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND THE TIRE BURST. OWNER ALSO SAID THAT THE TIRE SIZE IN THE MANUAL DOESN'T MATCH TIRE CO. SIZE. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 810624
17. Filed Feb 25, 1997Failure Oct 1, 1996Placentia, CAWindshield

    PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S WINDOW.

    NHTSA complaint 602751
18. Filed Nov 25, 1996Failure Nov 19, 1996West Newbruy, MAFrontalCrash1 injured

    VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 40MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 805560