2000 MAZDA MPV

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE BRAKE PIPE LAYOUT, THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE WITH P

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. DUE TO THE INAPPROPRIATE SHAPE OF THE LINKAGE IN THE REAR DOOR LOCK CONTROLLER, ACCUMULATED DUST MAY PREVENT THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, CAUSING INCOMPLETE LOCKING OF THE DOOR WHEN THE CHILDPROOF LOCKING SYSTEM IS USED.

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE MINI VANS DO NOT HAVE TIRE INFORMATION LABELS THAT COMPLY WITH SECTION 5.3 OF FMVSS 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 16 INCH TIRES. THESE MINI VANS DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT RECOMMENDED COLD INFLATION PRESSURE ON THE LABEL AND THUS DO NOT COMPLY WITH SECTION 5.1.2 OF FMVSS 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS."

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH ENGINES SUPPLIED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLEVELAND ENGINE PLANT. THESE ENGINES ARE INSTALLED WITH FUEL INJECTORS THAT DO NOT MATCH THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD

APPROXIMATELY SIX BLOCKS FROM HIS HOME, THE OWNER OF A 2000 MAZDA MPV MINIVAN WAS IN THE LEFT TURN LANE OF A HIGHWAY WAITING TO TURN LEFT. WHILE STOPPED AND WITH NO IMPACT, THE SIDE AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE DRIVER. THERE WERE TWO CHILDREN SEATED IN THE REAR. AS REPRESENTED IN THE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS, THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND NECESSITATED HIS TRANSPORT VIA AIR AMBULANC

Mileage: 185,285

EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY ALMOST HIT TWO PEOPLE, DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. TGE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL ON ITS OWN AND HIT MY NEIGHBORS PROPERTY AFTER VEING PARKED FOR DAYS.THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. I CAN NOT AFFORD A DIFFERENT VEHICLE RIGHT NOW SO I'M STUCK. I'M AFRAID EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT MY KIDS AND I WILL CRASH DUE TO THESE SERIOUS ISSUES. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CAN

Mileage: 145,000

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT AIRBAG INFLATED FOR NO REASON AT ALL. EMERGENCY CARE WAS REQUIRED. CAUSED A CRACKED RIB AND SEVERE PAN. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE ITEMS OUT OF THE HATCHBACK, THE DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY SLAMMED ON HER BACK. SHE WAS MODERATELY INJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

ALL OF A SUDDEN 200 MAZDA MPV ES ON FIRE ON MARCH 1, /2008 AROUND 8:45PM WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE PARKING LOT. *TR

REAR HATCH OF VEHICLE HAS TWO SUPPORT CYLINDERS THE FIRST ONE BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE A YEAR AGO, HITTING MY WIFE ON THE HEAD. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE $75.00. THE NEXT TIME AS OF DATE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR BROKE OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE THE PART. THE METAL FATIGUED AND IT JUST SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM: DAY BEFORE MY TWO KIDS WERE SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE REMOVING THERE SKI BOOTS. IF AT THAT POINT THE DOOR LET GO, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD OR SE

Mileage: 812,003

REAR HATCH OF VEHICLE HAS TWO SUPPORT CYLINDERS THE FIRST ONE BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE A YEAR AGO, HITTING MY WIFE ON THE HEAD. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE $75.00. THE NEXT TIME AS OF DATE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR BROKE OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE THE PART. THE METAL FATIGUED AND IT JUST SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM: DAY BEFORE MY TWO KIDS WERE SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE REMOVING THERE SKI BOOTS. IF AT THAT POINT THE DOOR LET GO, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD OR SE

Mileage: 812,003

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH,THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHIPPED TOOTH AND BOTH SHOULDERS WERE INJURED. SHE ALSO HAS PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER CHEST AND RIGHT HIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE POWERTRAIN WA

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END, THREE CAR CRASH. HER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

THE 2000 MAZDA MPV LX WITH 51,300 MILES SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE ,AND THE FRONT HALF OF THE CAR WAS INCINERATED ON MAY 11, 2007. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES BACK TO MY HOUSE, WHEN I WENT INSIDE TO GET A DRINK OF WATER AND CAME BACK OUT THERE WAS A BURNING, VISCOUS SUBSTANCE DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE QUICKLY BURST INTO FLAMES, SENDING BILLOWS OF SMOKE TOWARD THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES, BUT NOT BEFORE THE CA

Mileage: 51,300

MAZDA MPV SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THIS DEVICE LOWERS AND RAISES THE SPARE WHEEL FROM UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS SO POORLY DESIGNED THAT IT BREAKS AFTER ONE USE. AFTER TALKING TO SALVAGE YARDS ALL THE PARTS THEY HAVE ALSO BROKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO OF MY FAMILY CARS. ALSO THE WIRE TO LOWER THE TIRE ISN'T LONG ENOUGH SO THE TIRE CRASHES ON PERSONS HAND. *JB

MAZDA MVP 2000 MINI VAN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 50,000

AN OPEN SEAM IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 MAZDA MPV'S FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD ALLOWED EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD A SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. *NM *NM

CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HORRIFIC ODORS. DEALER STATES DO NOT DRIVE VEHICLE ON SHORT TRIPS AND REFUSES CORRECTION OF IDENTIFIED ISSUE.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

ALTERNATOR FROZE, CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED THE CAR OVER. LATER, HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK THE BURNED BELT COULD HAVE IGNITED IF CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 75,000

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CONTAINED A VERTICAL LINE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MAGNETS. A METAL BRACELET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAGNETS WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO THE CHILD'S HAND. *JB IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD BLOWN. *SCC *JB

THE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR CONTAINED A VERTICAL LINE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MAGNETS. A METAL BRACELET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAGNETS WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO THE CHILD'S HAND. *JB IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD BLOWN. *SCC *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 65MPH WHILE EXITING OFF A RAMP, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION.*AK *SLC

FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. BACK RIGHT SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY VAN WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS HIT MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WEARING A LAP/SHOULDERBELT FLEW FORWARD ENOUGH TO HIT HER HEAD AND FACE ON THE BACK OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT. IT SEEMS THAT THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK AT ALL DU