NHTSA Complaint #10192269 — 2002 MAZDA MPV

DRIVING ALONG WITH MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE FREEWAY IN VERY FAST AND VERY BUSY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THE VAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL POWER TRANSFER TO THE WHEELS. THE RED LINES RACED UP INTO THE RED, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT BE PROPELLED ANY FURTHER BY ENGINE POWER. I HAD TO COAST NEARLY A MILE OR MORE ON SHOULDER LESS RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY, ALL THE WHILE TRANSITIONED LANES TO THE FIRST EXIT I COULD ACCESS, THEN AS MOMENTUM DECREASED I HAD TO STEP OUT OF THE CAR INTO EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PUSH A FURTHER 30 YARDS TO THE FIRST TURN-OFF, DRIVERS DOOR OPEN, BABY SCREAMING WITH 55 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC SCREECHING AND SWERVING AROUND ME AND THE BLIND CORNER I WAS HIDDEN BEHIND. THE VAN HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL LOOKED AFTER MAY I ADD. NOW MAZDA SAYS "NOT THEIR PROBLEM" BUT LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY! LOW MILEAGE 2002 MAZDA MPV DROPS TRANSMISSION WITH NO WARNING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. ITS A WONDER NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED. I FEEL LUCKY FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. THEY ARE NOW ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME WITH $4000.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, 1/4 OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR USED 10 MONTHS AGO. YES THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT EVERY MANUFACTURER WORTH THEIR SALT OFFERS "GOOD WILL" PROGRAMS FOR THINGS LIKE THIS, NOT MAZDA. LAST MAZDA I BUY, NOT ONLY IS MY MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION, MY FAMILY, LEFT IN HARMS WAY BUT THEN THEY TRY TO SOAK YOU AFTERWARDS. DON'T BUY A MAZDA THAT'S MY ADVICE. WHY NO RECALL BY THE WAY? *TR