1991 MAZDA MPV

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 185,000

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

Mileage: 185,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

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 COMPARTM

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

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

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

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

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.

KEY SWITCH GETTING HOT AND YOU CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING

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

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

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 O

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