This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2000 Mazda MPV. Upon purchasing the vehicle, the contact noticed that it was not leveled and was leaning towards the passenger side. The vehicle would also pull towards the right while driving more than 25 mph. Between 60-70 mph, the vehicle would vibrate violently and could be felt when holding the steering wheel. In addition, the passenger side door, cd player, and lighter all failed. The rearview mirror became foggy and needed to be replaced, as well as the lower ball bearings. The liftgate failed and the trunk would fall down on top of her. The manufacturer was notified, but there were no recalls for her VIN that pertained to the failures. The contact found several technical service bulletins regarding these failures; however, the manufacturer would not take any responsibility for repairing the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 53,000.
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 car was totaled. The driveway scorched, and garage door damaged. I presumed that the engine was on fire while I was driving on the highway, so I felt very lucky to be alive. Also, if I hadn't parked the car in the garage the flames surely would have set fire to the house.
- the contact owns a 2000 Mazda MPV. The contact's cigarette lighter didn't work properly, it currently was not working. The passenger door locks did not unlock without the contact manually unlocking them or using the key. There were no warning indicators for the failures. While driving 50 mph the vehicle began making a loud roaring noise, it began to shake and appeared to lose power, but never stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle and the failure recurred. The current and failure mileage were 44000.
My 2000 mps's driver door window no longer rolls down. A neighbor who also has a MPV van is having the same problem. Coincidence, probably not for a 5 year old car. Of course it happens after the warranty has expired.
- Missouri City, TX, USA
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Passenger side door lock actuator broke in 2004 now drivers side door lock actuator broken. As a result the door can be stuck open (while driving) or be unable to be unlocked so people can't get out of the car in case of emergency. See this web site with several others having this problem: www.mpvclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?T=7161&highlight=actuator.
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- Tualatin, OR, USA