2001 Mazda MPV Complaints

WATER RESERVOIR. *TR

THERE IS AN OCCASIONAL SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2001 MAZDA MPV DX WHICH RESULTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING UNLESS I DISASSEMBLE AND CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VAN AND I NOW HAVE TO CARRY TOOLS TO FIX IT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WE ALSO TRY TO AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF IT. THE PLASTIC AROUND THEM ARE BURNED AND MELTED WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE. TONIGHT WHEN WE WERE DRIVING HOME THE SMELL WAS THERE AGAIN AS WELL AS QUITE A BIT OF HEAT WHEN YOU FEEL THE STEERING COLUMN THEN THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED FADING OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. WE TOOK IT TO MAZDA THE OTHER YEAR AND THEY WANTED SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF $3500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL IN MY OPINION. I HAVE SEEN ON INTERNET FORUMS THAT THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED ISSUE BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. AND THE COST TO FIX SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH. I WORRY THAT IF THE LIGH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. SHE THOUGHT HER BACK WAS ON FIRE AND ROLLED AROUND IN THE GRASS. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FIRST DEGREE BURNS, A CONTUSION, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN RIB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT IS PREGNANT AND UNABLE TO HAVE X-RAYS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,934.

WITH NO DAMAGE OR SCRATCH WHATSOEVER TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND LICENSE PLATE OF MY 2001 MAZDA VAN AFTER I HIT A POLE LIGHTLY IN A PARKING LOT, I FOUND OUT THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BEHIND BUMPER WAS CRACKED OPEN AND THE CONDENSER AND RADIATOR ASSEMBLY BEHIND IT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. I WONDER HOW THIS KIND OF DAMAGES TO THE REINFORCEMENT, CONDENSER, AND RADIATOR COULD HAPPENED WHEN I HAVE NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER TO ANY OUTSIDE PARTS. I WONDER IF THE REINFORCEMENT HAD ANY INHERENT STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH A SERIOUS IMPLICATION FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. IF YOU CAN INVESTIGATE SUCH SITUATION AND POSSIBILITY, IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGES IF REQUIRED. *TR

I OWN A 2001 MAZDA MPV DX. IN THE USER MANUAL AND ON THE DOOR LABEL, THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS A 94 FOR WEIGHT. MANY TIRE SHOPS OFFER A 92 RATED BASED ON BOOKS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS. I DROVE 50,000 MILES USING MICHELIN HYDROEDGE RATED 92. I COULD FEEL LUG DRIVING THE CAR ALL THIS TIME. IS IT OK TO INSTALL TIRES HAVING A LOWER WEIGHT RATE, THAN THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS? *TR