2002 MAZDA MPV Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MPB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MAZDA MPV MINIVAN WITH 91,000 MILES ON IT ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR. IT SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AND I BEGAN LOOSING SPEED. I HAVE DONE ALL MAINTENANCE AS WAS SUGGESTED IN THE HANDBOOK BY MAZDA. IN FACT, MAZDA HAS DONE ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE. THIS WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. I WAS TOLD BY MAZDA THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MAZDA REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR

I OWN A 2002 MAZDA MPV. IT HAS ABOUT 94,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I WAS TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER, INSTEAD THE CAR BEGAN TO REDLINE AND DECREASE IN SPEED. WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT DID NOT MOVE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE OTHERWISE I MAY HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE CAR HAD ANY PROBLEMS, NO WARNING LIGHT OR SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT AT ALL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. COST TO REPAIR $2,600. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL MAZDA OF JAPAN FOR 81,000 VEHICLES. ALSO IT IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM CITED FOR...

2002 MAZDA MPV TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR . *TR

WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA MPV (FIRST OWNERS) WITH 104K; FOLLOWED ALL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE. DIED ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. THEY WANT 6000$ TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION (WITH A REBUILT ONE). I'M SHOPPING AROUND. THE CAR ISN'T WORTH 1/2 THAT FOR TRADE-IN. WE HAVE HAD THE TRANS MODULE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 67,000 MILES IN OUR 2002 MAZDA MPV2. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (THANKFULLY CLOSE TO HOME) AT THE START OF RUSH HOUR AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN 40MPH - THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT DOWN, THE REVS INCREASED, BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I WAS ABLE TO GET MOST OF THE WAY HOME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED AUDIBLY WHINING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY 10 YEAR OLD AND I PUSHED IT INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO SAID WE WOULD NEED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MAZDA WOULD NOT CONSIDER ANY OUT-OF-WARRANTY HELP UNLESS WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP (AT A COST OF $100 FOR US) AND DIAGNOSED THERE (ANOTHER $100). HAVING DONE THIS, THEY SAID NO HELP WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE. THEY SAID...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING, ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2002 MAZDA MPV AT 111K MILES. AFTER READING SEVERAL STORIES ONLINE THAT SOUND IDENTICAL TO MINE, I FELT COMPELLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I WAS TRAVELLING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH 5 CUBSCOUTS AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED, LEAVING US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION GAVE NO WARNING THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL, OTHER THAN A FEW ROUGH SHIFTS FROM TIME TO TIME. MECHANIC CHECKED FLUID LEVELS AND PRESSURE OF TRANSMISSION AND ALL CHECKED OUT OKAY AFTER INCIDENT. THIS WAS NOT DRIVER OR MAINTENANCE ERROR. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL IN DRIVE, LOW GEARS OR REVERSE.

ON THE FREEWAY, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA MPV FAILED WITH JUST 53,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD NOTICED SOME PROBLEMS SHIFTING ON HILLS AND FREEWAYS. THE REPAIR MAN CALLED IT "FLASH SHIFTING" WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND PERFORMED A "REFLASH" OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. 3 DAYS LATER, THE CAR LOST THE UPPER GEARS. LOST THE OTHERS THE NEXT DAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AS EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I'M BACK 2 MONTHS LATER WITH A MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOW BEEN PULLED OUT 4 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS TO BE REBUILT, REPLACE SOLENOIDS, ETC. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHER MAZDA MPV OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS ON VEHICLES WITH EVEN LOWER MILEAGE THAN MINE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY...

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2002 MAZDA MPV LX. LAST WEEK ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE COMING TO PHILADELPHIA. ALTHOUGH OUR VAN IS 7 YEARS OLD, IT ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT AND WE KEEP IT IN GREAT CONDITION. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS, IT IS NOW COSTING US BETWEEN $2400-$2600 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE MAZDA DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VAN TOLD US IT WOULD COST $4,189.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. WE ARE NOT IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO PURCHASE A NEW OR USED VEHICLE, SO WE ARE BORROWING THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS COSTLY PROBLEM. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE (I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT MORE) WITHOUT WARNING ON THE 2002 MAZDA MPV, ESPECIALLY AT LOW MILEAGE, I BELIEVE A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MVP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM BEING REAR-ENDED, HE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS DESIGN DEFECTIVELY; HOWEVER, UPON NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB

MY 2002 MPV SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ABOUT 75K MILES, STALLING OUT IN MORNING TRAFFIC AND NEEDING TO BE PUSHED FROM THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY KICKED WHEN SHIFTING SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. I CALLED MAZDA, WHICH REFUSED TO PAY ANYTHING TOWARD THE REPAIR, SAYING IT HAD RELINQUISHED LIABILITY FOR A VEHICLE SEVERAL YEARS PAST WARRANTY. DESPITE WHAT I SEE IN NHTSA'S COMPLAINT LOG AND ELSEWHERE ON THE NET, MAZDA TOLD ME THAT IT DOES NOT AGREE THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2002 MPV IS UNUSUALLY PRONE TO FAILURE. IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, THIS MPV HAS NEEDED SEVERAL OTHER EXPENSIVE ENGINE REPAIRS, SOME OF WHICH ALSO REPEATEDLY SHOW UP ON THE NHTSA COMPLAINT LOG: 3 IGNITION COILS, A PCV HOSE, AN IDLE CONTROL VALVE, AND AN OXYGEN SENSOR. THIS IS QUITE A STRING OF EXPENSIVE FAILURES FOR A CAR LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD. THE DEALER...

AT 72K, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. ALSO ALL 6 COILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 1 FAILED AT APPROX. 38K, 2ND AT 50K, THE REMAINING AT 72K. *TR

MY VAN STARTED JERKING INTO 2ND GEAR AND IT HAD NO PICKUP, I COULD FEEL IT NOT CATCHING GEARS SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WILL COST BETWEEN $2000 AND $4000 TO FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2002 MAZDA MPV, WITH ONLY 59000 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2002. IN THIS INCIDENT, I SUDDENLY FOUND THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 38 MPH, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE (TO 40 MPH), AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INSTEAD. I REPEATEDLY TRIED THIS, AND THE VEHICLE KEPT SLOWING INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, CHANGED DRIVERS IN THE SHOULDER, AND REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, JUST WORSENING OF THE PROBLEM, WITH EXTREME SLOWING. WE MANAGED TO GET THE VAN TO A SERVICE STATION. WE WERE JUST INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING APPARENTLY SNAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION, WITH NO WARNING. THE CAR WILL GO IN REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT GO FORWARD. WE WERE HEADED FOR THE HIGHWAY THAT DAY, AND ARE FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED WHERE IT DID, NOT ON A HIGHWAY, BUT ON A SMALLER...

SINCE NEW, HESITATES BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, HIGH RPMS BUT NO ACCELERATION. REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS VAN SOMETIMES RECOVERS. HAS HAD TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AS A RESULT, THEN IGNITION COILS WERE BLAMED AND THOSE WERE REPLACED ONE BY ONE, SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE, THEN COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WENT, NOW AT 85,000 TRANSMISSION WENT. EACH EVENT STRANDED MY FAMILY BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. *TR

WE HAVE SENT IN OUR MAZDA MPV 2002 VAN INTO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES. EVERYONE EXCEPT ONE GAVE US A COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM ANSWER. HOWEVER, THE ONE DEALERSHIP THAT COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SAID IT WAS THE MECHANICS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND WE SHOULD NOT WORRY BUT LOGGED IN AN INCIDENT DURING OUR WARRANTY IN CASE WE HAD PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT IT WOULD BE HANDLED AS A WARRANTY PROBLEM WHEN AND IF THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE AND NEEDED REPAIRED. NOW, THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALL OF THE TIME WITH 3,4,5 GEARS SHIFTING HARD. MAZDA HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS ISSUE AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME MONEY FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER CONSULTING TWO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, THEY SAID IT NEEDED A REBUILT OR REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR

O/D LIGHT FLASHING AND HARSH SHIFT. MY FAMILY AND I WAS PLANNING TO TAKE A TRIP TO WILLIAMSBURG VA, AND WHEN I START THE VAN, I DISCOVERED THE O/D (OVER DRIVE) LIGHT IS FLASHING AND HARSH SHIFTS. I TOOK THE VAN TO AMOCO AND ASK TO CHECK MY TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, HOWEVER WE NOTICED YOUR GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. THEY COULD GET ANY CODE OF WHAT CAUSING. I LEFT THEIR SHOP AND STOPPED BY COTTMAN TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO SCANNED AND COULDN'T GET ANY CODE; THEY ALSO TEST DRIVE THE VAN AND ALSO NOTICED SAME THING THAT AMOCO HAS TOLD ME. THE TECH HAS ASKED ME TO TAKE TO THE DEALER AND GIVE THIS BULLETIN # 05-001/04 (HARSH SHIFTS - REFLASH PCM). I DROPPED THE CAR TO THE DEALER OVER NIGHT AND MENTION WHAT HAVE HAPPENED AND ALSO MENTIONED THE BULLETIN NUMBER. I HAVE...

WE HAVE 83000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE IN FOR THE REQUIRED CHECK UPS AT 20K, 30K,,FOR ISSUES CONCERNING AIR SENSORS. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY CAUTION BY THE DEALER THAT WE MAY HAVE ISSUES WITH ANY PART DEALING WITH THE POWERTRAIN EVEN AFTER THE DEALER "26 POINT INSPECTION" THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT. MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING FROM A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT, AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. WE CALLED THE DEALER, AND WERE INFORMED THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND NOT TO DRIVE IT. NOBODY WAS INJURED THROUGH THE JERKING MOTIONS OF THE CAR, BUT LUCKILY, WE WERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WAS TOWED TO OUR DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE 200 MI AWAY FROM HOME, OVER $3,000.00 USD DAMAGE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 79600 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT TO THE TUNE OF $3500. MAZDA SEEMS TO BE TAKING THIER TIME GETTING IN TOUCH WITH ME. THEY HAD DENIED THAT THIS IS A CRONIC PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST MAZDA I WILL OWN IF THE MAZDA USA CANNOT LIVE UP TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY. *CN

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 MAZDA MPV WITH 62,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE CARPOOL LANE ON THE 405 FREEWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN ANOTHER SITUATION IT COULD POSE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2002 MAZDA MPV FAILED ON 19 IN SUMMERSVILLE WV. VAN SERVICED AT MAZDA DEALER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AT 88000. FAILED AT 97,000. HAD TO PUSH OFF OF HIGHWAY. EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ONLY COVERING PART OF COST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MPV ES WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE(AUTO TRANS). I TRIED PUTTING IT IN 2 AND 3 WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I PAID $780 A WEEK AGO AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE COILS 1, 2 ,3 AND NOW THIS! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ROUGH SO WE HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPROGRAMMED IT. AFTER THE SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FLARING AND LESS THAN 100 MILES LATER WOULDN'T SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, SO EXITED AND AT THE SECOND STOP-LIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AT ALL. I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF A 4-LANE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

MY FAMILY & I JUST EXPERIENCE THE SAME CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THESE ENTRIES. WE HAVE A 2002 MPV ES WITH 54,000 MILES AND WERE RETURNING FROM A WEEKEND GATEWAY TO COER D ELEENE ID. LUCKILY WE STOPPED AT A STATE PARK TO STRETCH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT, 130 MILES FROM HOME. AFTER ARRANGING FOR OUR MPV TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP I PONDERED WHAT WENT WRONG AND IF I OVERLOOKED SOMETHING. I CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. I PERFORMED ALL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I BELIEVED I MENTIONED ON TWO SEPARATE SERVICE VISITS THAT THE VEHICLES RPM ARE RUNNING HIGH BEFORE A GEAR SHIFT OCCURRED BUT I DON'T SEE THESE COMMENTS IN THE CUSTOMER INVOICE. DURING OUR TRIP I DID NOTICE THE SHIFT FLARING BUT ONLY WHEN GOING UP MODERATE TO STEEP HILLS. I'M ALSO VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MAZDA, I WAS EXPECTING...

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 MAZDA MPV FAILED. THE MINIVAN AS LESS THAN 65000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT'S CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEFT ME AND MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8 IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. STRANDED, I NEEDED A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE MINIVAN AND IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT AN ENGINE WILL FAIL SO EARLY. *JB

COMPLETE AND IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH OF 2002 MAZDA MPV WITH 39167 MILES FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL. MAZDA DID OFFER TO GO IN WITH HALF OF THE CHARGE AT $1624.27. IGNITION COIL WAS A 396.03 CHARGE *JB

2002 MAZDA MPV ES HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON INTERSTATE. WE DID MAKE IT TO A EXIT RAMP, BUT COULD NOT PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. WITH THREE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8 WAS WORRIED ABOUT THERE SAFETY. MAZDA HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE INTERNAL PUMP IN TRANSMISSION GOES WITHOUT WARNING, STRIPING OUT GEARS. MY COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IS 2800.00. UPON RESEARCHING THIS I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MPV OWNERS. FIRST AND FOREMOST I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHEN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO MOVE A VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR ROAD IS DANGEROUS. SECOND I HYPOTHESIZE THAT A DEFECT MAY EXIST WITH THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF THE TRANSMISSION IN FINDING SO MANY OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THROUGH MAZDA CLUBS, AND COMPLIANT WEBSITES. *JB

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...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO NOT TRANSFER POWER WHEN AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTING OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. AFTER GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND COMING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY (ZERO POWER TRANSFER) NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN THE INTERSECTION AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 57K MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND ALL SERVICE HAD BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER UP TO THAT POINT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE MAZDA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAULT CODE WAS P0752, SHIFT SOLENOID CIRCUIT STUCK ON. DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING PAST THE 3 YEAR/50K MILE WARRANTY PERIOD, MAZDA OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A FACTORY REBUILT UNIT. WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS AND SPLIT THOSE COSTS WITH THE...

2002 MPV AT ABOUT 7000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO DROP OUT SUDDENLY. WE DRIVE A LOTON COUNTRY ROADS AND THERE IS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON. WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPEND TWICE, THEN WE TOOK THE VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT CHANGED THE FLUID. DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER, WITHIN 10 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN. AT A STOP LIGHT IT FAILED COMPLETELY, AND WE WERE UNABLE TO MOVE. MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR WITH OUR TWO KIDS, STRANDED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABOUT A MILE AHEAD OF HER, AND CAME BACK FOR HER AND THE KIDS. THE VECHILE ENDED UP BEING TOWED BACK TO THE DELERSHIP, AND THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MPV. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE RPMS RACED TO 5000, BUT THE VAN WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED, AND THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND DOWN SHIFTED. HE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE AFTER THAT FOR ABOUT A HALF MILE, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AGAIN. AAMCO INFORMED HIM THAT IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF THE TRANSMISSION. HE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ROSENTHAL MAZDA, WHO HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 04/02/07. WHILE THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE HE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HE HAD THE TCM MODULE REPROGRAMMED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT, AND WAS GIVEN CASE# 112644580. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 64,000 MILES.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 5 DOCUMENTED TRIPS TO DEALER ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: - CAR BOUGHT 2/2002. - 8/6/02-10,816 - HESITATION FROM START. WIFE COMPLAINING OF POOR DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS. DEALER COULDN'T VERIFY ANYTHING, EVEN THAT THE CEL WAS ON. - 2/21/03 - 21,065 - ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING. WIFE THOUGHT TRANNY WAS SLIPPING AND KICKING IN. DEALER FLASHED TRANNY PER TSB ON THE 3-2 DOWNSHIFT KNOWN PROBLEM. - 8/27/03 - 26,235 - POOR SHIFTING. DEALER SAID SHIFT SOLENOID STICKING. FLASHED TCM AGAIN. (NOT SURE WHAT THEY DID TO CORRECT SOLENOID) - 11/19/04 - 41,979 - TRANNY & TORQUE CONVERTER FLUSHED AFTER COMPLAINING OF POOR DRIVING AGAIN. NOTE: - CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATE ABOUT THE LACK OF TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE IN OWNERS MANUAL. MAZDA SAID THERE'S NO MAINTENANCE REQUIRED! - 4/4/07 - 94,XXX - WITHOUT WARNING, NO ACCELERATING, CAR SIMPLY STOPPED MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANNY WAS SLIPPING BAD AND MY WIFE WAS NEARLY KILLED PULLING OFF...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

AT JUST OVER 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MPV STOPPED SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING EXCEPT FOR A FEW TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING, CERTAINLY NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES SHOWING IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. *JB

AT 68,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA MPV TOTALLY FAILED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO. IT WAS TOWED IN AND NEEDED A TOTALLY NEW TRANSMISSION AT A SUBSTANTIALLY HIGH COST. THE VEHICLE WAS 18 MONTHS OUT OF ITS 3 YEAR WARRANTY. THIS IS APPARENTLY A "KNOWN ISSUE" FOR MAZDA MPV TRANSMISSIONS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE MAZDA AGAIN. *NM

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 80000 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED MULTIPLE SOFTWARE UPGRADES, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL AT 75 MPH, AND THE RPM'S REVVED ABOVE THE RED LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: IF YOU READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MPV YOU WILL SEE MANY PROBLEMS W/ SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THE SAME STORY BY THE DEALER; THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED UPGRADE, CHANGE THE TRANS-FLUID. AT 55,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE I WAS GOING 75 MPH ON A FREEWAY. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI TRYING TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. I WAS 5,000 MILES AND 3 MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE. MAZDA DID NEGOTIATE W/ ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A REDUCED COST BECAUSE I HAD REPAIR HISTORY WITH A MAZDA DEALER. THE COST WENT FROM 3,500 DOLLARS (I DID RECEIVE 3 QUOTES FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES) TO 600 DOLLARS. LIKE MANY OF YOU I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE CONSUMER REPORT RATINGS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND NO LONGER TRUST IT....

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2002 MAZDA MPV (ONLY 49,000 MILES! ON IT) ON A BUSY CALIFORNIA FREE AND I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T INJURED. I HAD NO WARNING, JUST COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE ON A BUSY INCLINE. WAS 250 MILES AWAY FROM HOME TOO, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST MAZDA DEALER. FOUND OUT THE WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 3 YEARS ON TRANS, BUT IF I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2003, THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE BEEN 4 YEARS AND I WOULDN'T BE STUCK WITH A $3500 BILL. ALSO RECEIVED SHODDY SERVICE BY SALESMAN AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE SERVICE WASN'T OPEN AND I HAD TO FIND MY OWN WAY TO GET RENTAL CAR AND ENDED UP SPENDING 3 DAYS IN THIS TOWN. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER MAZDA EVER! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH AS IF BRAKING VERY HARD, AND NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER MECHANICS, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM

(1) 2002 MAZDA MPV REQUIRED TWO TRANSMISSION REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY: ONE MODULE, THEN A SECOND MODULE INSTALLED AS PART OF RECALL, THEN THIRD MODULE MISTAKENLY INSTALLED WHEN A BURNED-OUT COIL WAS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. (2) AT 68,490 MILES AND AGE OF 41 MONTHS, WITH WARRANTY EXPIRED, TRANSMISSION FAILED DEC. 13, 2005. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILED SEALS. (3) LEE MYLES TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH UPDATED PARTS DESIGNED TO FIX WEAKNESSES IN ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $4632.10. *NM

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE A HARD TIME SHIFTING GEARS. THE ROUGH SHIFTING BEGAN VERY INTERMITTENTLY AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. AT 51,000 THE SHIFTING WAS SO HARD THAT THE TIRES ACTUALLY SCREECHED WHEN THE VAN SHIFTED GEARS. PROBLEM CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE SOLENOIDS. 2 OF THE 8 SOLENOIDS PLUS THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR SINCE WE DID NOT GET THE VAN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRIOR THE 50,000 MILE MARK. THE TORQUE WAS AVAILABLE AS 'REBUILT". *NM

SHIFTING WAS "CLUNKY" SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2002. HAD DEALER LOOK AT PROBLEM IN OCT 2004 AND THEY "REFLASHED" (REWROTE THE COMPUTER CODE) ON THE TCM: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS SEEMED TO HELP FOR A DAY, THEN THE ABRUPT SHIFTING RETURNED. ON NOV 10, 2004, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY, UNABLE TO GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, AND WOULD NOT GO BACK IN. I WAS LEFT WITHOUT POWER TO THE WHEELS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACING TRANSMISSION UNDER WAARRANTY. *JB

I HAVE A LEMON 2002 MAZDA MPV. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE NASTY ROTTON EGG SMELL IN MY VAN ONLY TO ASSUME IT WAS THE AREA I WAS IN (SEWER). ON APRIL 1, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE VAN WHEN MY VAN STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SNOWY HIGHWAY TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR BUT FAILED. AFTER SITTING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 2 HOURS, WAITING FOR A TOW, I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IN MY VAN. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION OVER A PERIOD OF 8 DAYS. THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER RECEIVING MY VAN BACK, IT WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNINGS AND BEGAN TO BACKFIRE...

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 2002 MPV LX USED WITH 9K MILES ON IT. IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THOSE I HAVE REVIEWED ON YOUR SITE, INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A CODE REFERENCE AN ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENT. SUPOSSEDLY FIXED, NOT! TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE 2002 MPV HAS HARD SHIFTING. SO DOES MY OLD POLICE BATON! I AM TAKING IT BACK AND TALKING TO THE OWNER TO GET THE TRANS FIXED OR REPLACED. IF THEY WILL NOT DO THAT THEN I WILL GO TO 3 REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR STORES AND GET IT IN WRITING AND FILE A CONSUMER FRAUD COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE OF FL. CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS BEING THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT LISTED AND ALL ARE SIMILAR AND WE GET BRUSHED OFF?

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "BUCKS" OR OTHERWISE SHIFTS VIOLENTLY INTO THE NEXT GEAR (ANY GEAR, PICK ONE). MY MPV CURRENTLY HAS 26,000 ON IT. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO TAKE IT IN. FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER STATED (WITH A STRAIGHT FACE) TO ME THAT THE BRAKES (CALIPERS) WERE CREATING "DRAG" AND THE VIOLENT SHIFT WOULD OCCUR WHEN REACHING THE THRESHOLD OF POWER TO GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HE RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS "TURNED" (FOR $250). WE DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE, BUT PICKED UP THE CAR. THE SHIFTING WAS A LOT BETTER WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR. THAT LASTED ABOUT A WEEK. NOW IT IS STARTING THAT JOLTING AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO BIG O FOR OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM TO...