1991 Mazda Mpv Problems & Complaints

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

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

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

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

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 COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE AUTHOIRZED DEALER FAILED TO WARN OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF FUEL ODORS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS BY READING THE RECALL LETTERS ISSUED IN APRIL 1998 AND JAN 1999 THAT THE FIRST LETTER REFLECTED AN ATTITUDE OF NONCHALANCE, AND MAZDA IMPLIED THAT THERE WAS REALLY NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN, OR TRUE BELIEF THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. THOUGH I DID TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND HAD MY CAR INSPECTED FOR THE FAILED COMPONENT, THE AUTHORIZED MAZDA DEALER DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED THAT I, A CONSUMER IN GOOD FAITH, WAS PLACED IN HARMS WAY. ALONG WITH MY CHILDREN. PLEASE RESPOND TO MY REQUEST AND ADVISE IF I NEED TO CHANNEL OR REDIRECT MY EFFORTS TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATION REQUEST SOMEWHERE ELSE. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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

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.

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

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 OUT THIS REPORT, BUT FEEL I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 40MPH HEARD A SNAP, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE NOISE (TICKING LIFTERS & PISTON SLAP) AT 40K; DEALER REPLACED SHORT BLOCK ENGINE, BUT PROBLEM WAS BACK BY 60K. IN SPITE OF CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 2K, USING A SYNTHETIC (MOBIL 1 AND OTHER FRICTION REDUCERS - SLICK 50, PROLONG) MY PROBLEM PERSISTED. IF I ALLOWED THE OIL TO STAY IN W/O CHANGING FOR MORE THAN 2K I WOULD GET THIS LOUD, TERRIBLE TICKING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IN THE MORNING AND EVEN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU COULD HEAR THIS TICKING OVER THE HIGHWAY NOISE. I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM DURING THE LIFE OF THIS ENGINE FEELING POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO GET GOOD SERVICE FROM MY ENGINE, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT COULD HAVE PERFORMED EVEN LONGER IF THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TEMPERATURE READ HOT. ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR DIED. CAR TOWED TO DEALER, WOULD NOT START. DEALER DISCOVERED A HOLE IN RADIATOR AND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. INTERNAL DAMAGE AND CONSUMER HAS NO CAR. *AK

CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD.

FRONT STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING NOISE.

VALVE TRAIN IN THE ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING NOISE.

ENGINE LIFTERS WENT BAD TWO YEARS AGO , SO THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LIFTERS . OWNER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIFTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE JOBS BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPER RECALL REMEDY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUT IN THE FRONT BECAUSE THE REAR IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK

ENGINE STALLED 15 TIMES.

TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND FAILED AGAIN.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL.

DISTRIBUTOR CAP FAILED.

OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED.

EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED.

TIMING BELT FAILED.

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

CV JOINT FAILED.

HATCHBACK SUPPORT RODS FAILED.

DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE HEAD GASKET, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND DEVELOPED A CRACK AND CEASED TO RUN. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE NOISE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES/REPLACED TWICE. *SD

NO PARTS FOR RECALL ON SEATBELT BUCKLES SINCE 5/12/96. RECALL 95V103005. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT RRECALL AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR REPAIRS.*JB

FUEL TANK LEAK DUE TO VALVE MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING TANK TO COLLAPSE. *SD

DRIVERS DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK/OPEN FROM OUTSIDE DUE TO SPRING IN MECHANISM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVE TRAIN FAILED. *DH

SOMETIMES THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS COME A LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM LATCH ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE DELAER REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE, THE REPLACEMENT BELT RELEASED, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED ON ALL OCCASIONS CONSUMER STATES SHE WOULD LEAN FOWARD AFTER THE BELT HAD BEEN PROPERLY SECURED AND IT WOULD RELEASE, EACH TIME THEY RELEASED THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL.*JB

TONY KOPLANS MAZDA, 92V-027 SAFETY RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

CAR HIT GARAGE CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, TOTALED FRONT OF CAR AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIP. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIP. *AK

ABS BRAKES; HOW TO USE BRAKES NOT LISTED IN OWNERS MANUAL. UPON APPLYING BRAKES (PUMPING) BRAKES FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

OIL COOLER IN RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEATING. TT

TRANMISSION FAILED. *SD

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE REAR DOOR ON THE VEHICLE THE DOOR CAME DOWN. TT

TRANSMISSION SLIPS THEN FAILS COMPLETELY. *DSH

RECALL 92V027000 DID NOT CONTROL THE LOSS OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, REPLACE/REPAIR 6 DIFFERENT TIMES, TO NO AVAIL. TT

POWER STEERING RACK FAILED. *DSH

AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION FAILURE, NEEDS A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. TT

THERMOSTAT BLEW OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DO THE SAME. TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GONE OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. TT

FUEL VAPOR CANISTER HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK WHICH CAUSED FUEL VAPORS TO COME INSIDE VEHICLE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CLUTCH PACK LIP SEALS INABILITY TO DEVELOP AND HOLD PROPER SEAL, CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID PRESSURE/SLIPPING/BURNING OF CLUTCH DISC. *SD

PURCHASED TRUCK USED IN APRIL AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. TT

THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE DAYS AFTER IT WAS BOUGHT. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS DONE IT AGAIN 9 MONTHS LATER AND THEY SAY IT IS THE DISTRIBUTOR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULDN'T GO OUT. *DSH

SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. TT

EXPERIENCE VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, REPLACE BRAKE/PADS TO NO AVAIL, DEALER KNOW SAID IT IS THE ROTORS. TT

WHEN FASTENED SEAT BELTS ARE PULLED ON, THEY BECOME UNDONE. TT

FUEL FILLER PIPE HAD LEAK, SMELL OF FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT

REAR BRAKE LINING FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (92V-027). *AK

ANTI-LOCK MODULAR FAILED. TT

TRANSMISSION; BLOW AT 50,000 MILES AND WARRANTY WENT OUT AUTOMATIC. TT

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS POP OUT OF THEIR LOCKING MECHANISM WHEN DRIVER/PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD SLIGHTLY. *AK

CONTINIOUS FAILURE OF BRAKE ROTORS/PADS, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED ON WET ROADS. *AW

REAR CENTER BENCH SEAT BOLTS POPPED OUT DURING ABOVE ACCIDENT.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHILE TURNING ONTO ANOTHER INTERSECTION, TRANSMISSION FAILED VEHICLE BECAME MOTIONLESS. TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY. *SKD