2001 MAZDA MPV — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
82
Owner Complaints
3
Recalls
10
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2001 MAZDA MPV
The 2001 MAZDA MPV has received a total of 82 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 3 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. 10 technical service bulletins have been issued by Mazda Motor Corp. for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (7 complaints), Power Trainautomatic Transmission (7 complaints), and Vehicle Speed Control (5 complaints).
Recalls for the 2001 MAZDA MPV
NHTSA has recorded 3 recalls for the 2001 MAZDA MPV, potentially affecting up to 29,225 vehicles.
Recall 04V234000 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
| 10,200 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE MAY BE BROKEN DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH (GROUP 1). ALSO INCLUDED ARE CERTAIN 2000-2001 MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 31, 1999 AND MARCH 31, 2001, THAT HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRED AND POSSIBLY HAD A DEFECTIVE CABLE INSTALLED DURING THAT REPAIR (GROUP 2).
Consequence: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE BROKEN ACTUATOR CABLE MAY BE OUT OF POSITION AND COULD INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE, PREVENTING A DECREASE IN ENGINE SPEED WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATOR CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN GROUP 1 BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2004. OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN GROUP 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
View full details →Recall 02V196001 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
| 25 vehicles affected
Defect: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.
Consequence: THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME...
View full details →Recall 01V382000 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
| 19,000 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE BRAKE PIPE LAYOUT, THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE WITH PARTIAL FAILURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Consequence: IF PARTIAL FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM, THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE COULD INCREASE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE BRAKE SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2001 MAZDA MPV
82 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 MAZDA MPV. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
WHEN I INITIALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN THROUGH PREVIOUS OWNERS AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THINGS BUT AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND I JUST CAN AFFORD MUCH BUT I HAPPEN TO PUT THE YR MAKE AND MODEL INTO THE GOOGLE ONE DAY AND NOTICE OF RECALLS AND AS I READ THE SAME AS WHATS I HAD ALREADY NOTICED HAD ALREADY HAPPENED AND I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT BUT I WOKE UP ONE MORNING GOT IN IT AND BOOM DRIVING FOR TEN MINUTES AND BOOM ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE NO GEARS AND THEN I GET 1ST AND NOTHING ELSE THEN EVENTUALLY NO REVERSE , SO AFTER ALMOST GETTING STUCK IN THE COLD STREETS WITH A BABY AND MY FRIEND, I BARELY MADE IT HOME I WANNA KNOW WHY SUCH A NICE VEHICLE IS SO FUCT!!! AND WHY DID I GET A BUNK DEAL. LIKE I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY BREAK FINALLY I WONT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT A VEHICLE JUST THE OTHER STUFF, BUT TO MY DISMAY........... HERE WE ARE?????? AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO CONTACT ME I CAN THEN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE
WHEN I INITIALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN THROUGH PREVIOUS OWNERS AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THINGS BUT AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND I JUST CAN AFFORD MUCH BUT I HAPPEN TO PUT THE YR MAKE AND MODEL INTO THE GOOGLE ONE DAY AND NOTICE OF RECALLS AND AS I READ THE SAME AS WHATS I HAD ALREADY NOTICED HAD ALREADY HAPPENED AND I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT BUT I WOKE UP ONE MORNING GOT IN IT AND BOOM DRIVING FOR TEN MINUTES AND BOOM ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE NO GEARS AND THEN I GET 1ST AND NOTHING ELSE THEN EVENTUALLY NO REVERSE , SO AFTER ALMOST GETTING STUCK IN THE COLD STREETS WITH A BABY AND MY FRIEND, I BARELY MADE IT HOME I WANNA KNOW WHY SUCH A NICE VEHICLE IS SO FUCT!!! AND WHY DID I GET A BUNK DEAL. LIKE I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY BREAK FINALLY I WONT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT A VEHICLE JUST THE OTHER STUFF, BUT TO MY DISMAY........... HERE WE ARE?????? AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO CONTACT ME I CAN THEN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE
WHEN I INITIALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN THROUGH PREVIOUS OWNERS AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THINGS BUT AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND I JUST CAN AFFORD MUCH BUT I HAPPEN TO PUT THE YR MAKE AND MODEL INTO THE GOOGLE ONE DAY AND NOTICE OF RECALLS AND AS I READ THE SAME AS WHATS I HAD ALREADY NOTICED HAD ALREADY HAPPENED AND I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT BUT I WOKE UP ONE MORNING GOT IN IT AND BOOM DRIVING FOR TEN MINUTES AND BOOM ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE NO GEARS AND THEN I GET 1ST AND NOTHING ELSE THEN EVENTUALLY NO REVERSE , SO AFTER ALMOST GETTING STUCK IN THE COLD STREETS WITH A BABY AND MY FRIEND, I BARELY MADE IT HOME I WANNA KNOW WHY SUCH A NICE VEHICLE IS SO FUCT!!! AND WHY DID I GET A BUNK DEAL. LIKE I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY BREAK FINALLY I WONT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT A VEHICLE JUST THE OTHER STUFF, BUT TO MY DISMAY........... HERE WE ARE?????? AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO CONTACT ME I CAN THEN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE
MY BROTHERS MAZDA MPV 2001 VAN HAS A MUSTY OR FREON LEAKING LIKE SMELL NOT SURE WHAT BUT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON IT'S REALLY BAD IS THIS HARMFUL TO BREATH FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. I READ UP ON MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AN NO RECALL WAS ASSIGNED OR BROUGHT UP BUT SEVERAL AN I MEAN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND RECOMMENDED THINGS TO DO ABOUT THIS ) SMELL ISSUE) IS KNOW BY THE MANUFACTURER COMPANY BUT OM ALL MY RESEARCH AN FINDINGS CONTAIN NO EVIDENCE OF DEALSHIPS SEELING THESE VEHICLE HAVE NO RECORD OF DOING ANY REPLACEMENT OF PARTS OR MAINTENANCE ON EFFECTIVE MOLDY OR FREON SMELL MAINTENANCE COMING FROM VENTS ONLY REPLACED CABIN FILTER ON FEW OCCASIONS .THE MANUFACTURES CAUSE SAYS DIFFERENT PLEASE INVESTIGATE BECAUSE OF IT IS A MOLD ISSUE AND PARTS CAN BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN OR EVEN LACK OF MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALERSHIP A RECALL SHOULD BE THE RESULT.I WILL ENCOURAGE THE NUTSA TO TRY FIRST TRY AN GET ANY CERTIFIED ANDERSON DEALERSHIP TO IDENTIFY PRESENTS OF MOLD COMING FROM VENTS WHAT THEY DID RESOLVE ISSUE, WHAT THEY REPLACED,HOW OFTEN AND CRITICAL IT IS TO DO SO BECAUSE OF MOLD OR SUCH UNSAFE FUMES COMING IN THROUGH VENTS INDIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME. HOW MANY ACCOUNTS HAVE THERE BEEM OR MEDICAL RESPITORY FAULTS SUBJECT TO EVER THOUGH PUBLIC WAS NOT AWARE THAT THESE MAZDA VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO MOLD AFTER EVEN A SHORT TIME DRIVING DEPENDING ON HUMIDITY DRIVING CONDITIOMS TO ME THAT SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER COMPANY DEFAULT OR RECALL .A MOLD ISSUE IIN A SHORT OR LONG TERM WITH ANY VEHICLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO SERIOUS..... SERIOUS. PUBLIC ATTION. ANOTHER STUPID QUESTION THAT COULD BE ASKED IF EVEN SERVICED PROPERTY HOW DOES THE CERTIFIED SHOP OR DEALERSHIP PROVE THAT ALL OR 99% OR WHATEVET THE GOOD OR BAD OF AIR IS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
MY BROTHERS MAZDA MPV 2001 VAN HAS A MUSTY OR FREON LEAKING LIKE SMELL NOT SURE WHAT BUT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON IT'S REALLY BAD IS THIS HARMFUL TO BREATH FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. I READ UP ON MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AN NO RECALL WAS ASSIGNED OR BROUGHT UP BUT SEVERAL AN I MEAN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND RECOMMENDED THINGS TO DO ABOUT THIS ) SMELL ISSUE) IS KNOW BY THE MANUFACTURER COMPANY BUT OM ALL MY RESEARCH AN FINDINGS CONTAIN NO EVIDENCE OF DEALSHIPS SEELING THESE VEHICLE HAVE NO RECORD OF DOING ANY REPLACEMENT OF PARTS OR MAINTENANCE ON EFFECTIVE MOLDY OR FREON SMELL MAINTENANCE COMING FROM VENTS ONLY REPLACED CABIN FILTER ON FEW OCCASIONS .THE MANUFACTURES CAUSE SAYS DIFFERENT PLEASE INVESTIGATE BECAUSE OF IT IS A MOLD ISSUE AND PARTS CAN BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN OR EVEN LACK OF MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALERSHIP A RECALL SHOULD BE THE RESULT.I WILL ENCOURAGE THE NUTSA TO TRY FIRST TRY AN GET ANY CERTIFIED ANDERSON DEALERSHIP TO IDENTIFY PRESENTS OF MOLD COMING FROM VENTS WHAT THEY DID RESOLVE ISSUE, WHAT THEY REPLACED,HOW OFTEN AND CRITICAL IT IS TO DO SO BECAUSE OF MOLD OR SUCH UNSAFE FUMES COMING IN THROUGH VENTS INDIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME. HOW MANY ACCOUNTS HAVE THERE BEEM OR MEDICAL RESPITORY FAULTS SUBJECT TO EVER THOUGH PUBLIC WAS NOT AWARE THAT THESE MAZDA VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO MOLD AFTER EVEN A SHORT TIME DRIVING DEPENDING ON HUMIDITY DRIVING CONDITIOMS TO ME THAT SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER COMPANY DEFAULT OR RECALL .A MOLD ISSUE IIN A SHORT OR LONG TERM WITH ANY VEHICLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO SERIOUS..... SERIOUS. PUBLIC ATTION. ANOTHER STUPID QUESTION THAT COULD BE ASKED IF EVEN SERVICED PROPERTY HOW DOES THE CERTIFIED SHOP OR DEALERSHIP PROVE THAT ALL OR 99% OR WHATEVET THE GOOD OR BAD OF AIR IS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
Safety Rating for the 2001 MAZDA MPV
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2001 MAZDA MPV in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2001 MAZDA MPV
Mazda Motor Corp. has issued 10 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2001 MAZDA MPV. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
0901405 — SEATS
RATTLING NOISE FROM 2ND-ROW SEATS. *SC
0903304 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR COMBINATION LAMP REMOVAL CAUTION. *TT
0100903 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FOGHORN/MOANING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TT
0100603 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0481 (COOLING FAN RELAYS MALFUNCTION) STORED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT
0400102 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT BRAKE CLUNKING NOISE. *SLC
0500102 — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
SUBJECT REGARDING AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE - HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK POSITION FOR VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE AND VINS LOWER THAN JM3 LW28 10 198855. *SLC
0900501 — SEATS
VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A WATER LEAK IN THE THIRD SEAT STORAGE AREA, CAUSED BY WATER BECOMING TRAPPED IN THE REAR-END PANEL. *JG
0400101R — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CERTAIN MODELS WITH VINS LOWER THAN JM3LW28** 10 170417 MAY EXHIBIT A METALLIC POPPING, CLICKING OR SQUEALING SOUND COMG FROMTHE REAR BRAKES. THIS MAY OCCUR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS. *TT
0100201 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SOME VEHICLES WITH VINS LOWER THAN JM3 LW28G* 10166896 MAY TAKE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRANKING TIME BEFORE STARTING (APPROXIMATELY 4-10 SECONDS). THIS CONDITION USUALLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF INADEQUATE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE...
070201 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUBJECT REGARDING 2001 SERVICE BULLETIN INDEX. *TT
NHTSA Investigations for the 2001 MAZDA MPV
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the MAZDA MPV
- 1996 MAZDA MPV — 21 complaints
- 1997 MAZDA MPV — 27 complaints
- 1998 MAZDA MPV — 26 complaints
- 1999 MAZDA MPV — 2 complaints
- 2000 MAZDA MPV — 184 complaints
- 2001 MAZDA MPV (current)
- 2002 MAZDA MPV — 143 complaints
- 2003 MAZDA MPV — 141 complaints
- 2004 MAZDA MPV — 84 complaints
- 2005 MAZDA MPV — 45 complaints
- 2006 MAZDA MPV — 16 complaints
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