2002 MAZDA MPV Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

EXTREMELY ROUGH UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT WHICH THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. *LA

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE MAZDA MPV TRANSMISSION OF MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002. THE TRANSMISSION HAS INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTS/JOLTS. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND ALSO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 20,000 MILES (WHICH I WAS CHARGED FOR), BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS IS THE WORST-FEELING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I HAVE EVER FELT, SO I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL LAST TO 100,000 MILES.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION "BUCKS" WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY AFTER ACCELERATING, LETTING YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND THEN RE-ACCELERATING. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND IT CONTINURES TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A WARRANTY ISSUE, THOUGH WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SINCE WE THE 2ND WEEK WE OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION "UPDATES" THAT THE VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH AS PART OF SERVICE. IN ADDITION THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL EMITTED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. WE WERE TOLD TO CHANGE TO "GOOD GAS" WHICH WE DID AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SMELL. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT MAZDA WOULD NOT LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD 10K MILES ON.