1999 MAZDA MILLENIA — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

1999 MAZDA MILLENNIA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN INCREASE OF SPEED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN SPEED OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, MAZDA ISSUED NOTICES TO ITS DEALERS IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T OFFER A RESOLUTION AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/06/11*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) HELLO: MY WIFE'S 1999 MAZDA MILLENNIA S [XXX] IS ANOTHER VEHICLE HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTO. WE PURCHASED THE MAZDA FROM UNIVERSITY FORD/MAZDA IN ATHENS, GA IN LATE 1999. IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR TITLE OWNERSHIP. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE MILEAGE ON THE AUTO; IT MAY HAVE BEEN 50 TO 100 MILES. WHENEVER WE USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE MAZDA ACCELERATES. AT FIRST, WE DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE WERE PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER, TELLING US THAT WE WERE DRIVING MORE THAN TEN (10) MILES FASTER THAN WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN SET. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE AUTO BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE AUTO TO US. DURING THE NEXT YEARS, WE HAVE TAKEN THE MAZDA TO VARIOUS DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE NORTH GEORGIA AREA AND ALL CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I RAN A CHECK ON EDMUNDS.COM AND FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED BY MAZDA TO ITS DEALERS REPORTING THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ALLOWING IT TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COMPANY'S EXPENSE. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THE ON-GOING TOYOTA PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. [XXX] *TR

I TOOK THE CAR INTO A TIRE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE 17 INCH, CHROME WHEELS CHECKED FOR SLOW TIRE DEFLATION AND THE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE WHEELS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THAT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL STRUCTURALLY WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE ARE THE OEM WHEELS THAT CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. THERE HAS BEEN AN NHTSA # 631614 ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM NOTICING WITH MY WHEELS. *TR

1999 MAZDA MILLENIA TRAVELLING AT 60 MPH REAR-ENDED A CAR T HAT PULLED IN FRONT . NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSANGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO COLLIDE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 MADZA MILLENIA, WHICH I PURCHASED PRE-OWNED, IN 2002. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS SINCE THAT TIME. THE CAR BREAKS DOWN/IS IN NEED OF REPAIR EVERY 3-4 MONTHS, AND IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME MAJOR PROBLEM WITH 2-5 NEW THINGS NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL. MY LATEST REPAIR BILL, (2) WEEKS AGO, WAS TO THE TUNE OF $1280. 80. THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON IN OCTOBER 2003 AND HAS NOT WENT OFF SINCE THAT TIME. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK TO DO SO WHEN IT ONCE AGAIN IT CAME ON AFTER I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TO THE TUNE OF $898.00. IT HAS BLINKED A TOTAL OF (3) TIMES WITH THE LATEST BEING ON YESTERDAY (THE AFOREMENTIONED $1280.80 REPAIR BILL WAS TO CORRECT THE BLINKING PROBLEM (2) WEEKS PREVIOUS). I HAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND SENSOR A TOTAL OF (4) TIMES, DUE TO BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON-WHEN IT BEGAN TO BLINK LAST MAY OF 2005, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE LOCAL MADZA DEALERSHIP 30+ MILES AWAY FROM WHERE I RESIDE, THAT HE HAD NO CLUE AS TO WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS. THAT PARTICULAR REPAIR BILL COST ME ALMOST $900. I AM SO COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY TO THE POINT OF TEARS. I HAVE KEPT UP THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE BEST TIRES, ETC. AND STILL PROBLEMS. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO KEEP THIS CAR IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, AS WELL AS A SAFE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY SELF AND MY LITTLE BROTHER, WHO HAS SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS THAT REQUIRE BEING SEEN BY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS THAT ARE LOCATED OVER 200 MILES FROM WHERE WE RESIDE. WITH IT BEING A PRE-OWNED CAR, ON THE ADVICE OF OTHERS, I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, FROM THE MADZA DEALERSHIP FOR $900, THAT WAS COMPLETELY WORTHLESS-THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I AM STILL PAYING ON IT. *JB