2001 Mazda MPV Complaints

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND A "TICKING" SOUND AFTER STARTUP FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. THIS OCCURRED WITH 58K ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

2001 MAZDA MPV WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING, OIL FILTER AND OIL WERE CHANGED. *KB THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ONLY FIX WAS A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY OVERHEATING, BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE NEVER MOVED BEYOND HALFWAY POINT TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GAVE AN OVERHEATING READ OUT. *JB

EXTERNAL PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES ON BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON 2001 MAZDA MPV HAVE BROKEN OFF WHILE SHUTTING DOOR. DRIVER SIDE HANDLE HAS BEEN BROKEN 1 MONTH. THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE ON JAN. 1, 2008. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO COLD OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. DOORS NOW MUST BE OPENED WITH THE INSIDE HANDLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GET REAR PASSENGERS OUT. SINCE ONE SIDE WAS OPERATIONAL UNTIL NOW, NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TAKE VAN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF HIGH COST TO FIX IT.*CN

MY 2001 MAZDA MPV MINIVAN BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD AND QUICK BETWEEN GEARS. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AT 45K MILES. THE VAN HAS 74K RIGHT NOW AND I FEEL MAZDA'S DESIGN OF THIS TRANSMISSION IS THE CULPRIT AND NOT MYSELF WHO TAKES GOOD CARE OF VEHICLE AND HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE IT. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MAZDA REP. EXPLAIN TO ME HIS COMPANY'S POSITION OF MY COMPLAINT. *NM

THROTTLE PEDAL WAS STICKING UPON COLD START. PEDAL HAD TO BE STEPPED ON HARDER THAN USUAL UPON START WHICH THEN CAUSED VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. VEHICLE SEEMED FINE AFTER FIRST PUSH OF PEDAL. DEALER HAD TO CLEAN OUT CARBON DEPOSITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN PAST 2 YEARS. WORRIED THAT PEDAL WOULD POSSIBLY STICK WHILE DRIVING WHICH WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THESE DEPOSITS HAVE OCCURRED DESPITE USING TECHRON GAS ADDITIVE. VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALSO COME ON MANY TIMES IN PAST - THESE ALSO MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CARBON BUILDUP. *JB