2005 Mazda MPV: complaints, problems and recalls

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2002 MAZDA MPV VAN. THERE WAS ALWAYS ERRATIC SHIFTING ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD. AFTER IT WARMED UP IT SEEMED OK BUT DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING IF HAVING TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE IT WOULD FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION "SLIP" BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS AND BOG DOWN AND THEN CATCH AGAIN. LAST WEEK I WAS ON A RETURN TRIP HOME ON A HIGHWAY COMING UP A HILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING VERY ERRATIC I PULLED OFF AN EXIT AND AT THAT TIME THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING COMPLETE…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,469 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118712 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING 5 MPH ON ROAD, REAR DEFROSTER ON, REAR WINDOW SHATTERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER SAID WOULD CONTACT HEADQUARTERS TO GET APPROVAL TO REPLACE GLASS. DID REPLACE GLASS. FIRST THING THEY MENTIONED ASKED WHEN THEY HEARD THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WAS IF THE DEFROSTER HAD BEEN ON. SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 5,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170216 at NHTSA ↗

MY NAME IS [XXX] . MY WIFE AND I WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/14/2006. WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A LADY GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WE WERE STOPPED WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND LIGHT TO CHANGE. THE SEAT BELTS, MODEL # TK ABA H800 DID NOT HOLD US. MY WIFE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND I HIT THE DASH AND THROWN AROUND HITTING THE PASSENGER DOOR WITH MY BACK. I HAD TO HAVE AN OPERATION ON MY RIGHT HAND AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON HER NECK IN DECEMBER AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. I WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPERATION ON BACK AND MY WIFE …

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10176883 at NHTSA ↗

REFERRAL E-MAIL CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS WHICH FAILED TO HOLD THEM WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND IN THEIR 2005 MAZDA MPV**CC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10187935 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE GRINDING SOUND INTENSIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SPRING MISSING ON THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188023 at NHTSA ↗

SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD US WHEN WE WERE HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE WAITING FOR A LEFT HAND TURN LIGHT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190558 at NHTSA ↗

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR RARELY WORKS. TYPICALLY IT OPENS 1-3 INCHES THEN STOPS AND BEEPS. IF I MANUALLY OPEN IT A FEW MORE INCHES THEN PRESS THE BUTTON AGAIN IT WORKS ON OCCASION, OTHER TIMES I MUST TURN OFF THE POWER TO MOVE IT AT ALL. IT IS A 2005 MPV WITH ONLY 22,500 MILES. ALSO, ON OCCASION THE REAR LATCH OF THE SLIDING DOOR CYCLES, LIKE IT'S TRYING TO SECURE THE DOOR, WHILE DRIVING. I ONLY RECENTLY PURCHASED IT SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ONLY OCCURS IN WINTER (IN WI) OR NOT. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. H…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10220092 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER 60K MILES, MY VAN STARTED STALLING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP. NOT EVERY TIME BUT OFTEN ENOUGH TO CONCERN MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. IT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY WITHIN 10 MILES FROM EACH INCIDENT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10233678 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2018-06-15 (June 15, 2018)

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. Mazda is also recalling 2005-2006 MPV vehicles in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2004-2011 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 16V-354 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018. Mailing to the affected RX-8 owners began July 6, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 16V354.

Reported: 2018-06-15 (June 15, 2018)

Mazda North America Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Mazda MPV vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. On July 9, 2019 this recall was expanded to include certain 2005-2009 RX-8 vehicles that were previously recalled under 17V-011 but have not yet been repaired. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began July 6, 2018 for MPV vehicles. The recall began July 9, 2019 for RX-8 vehicles. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: With the addition of the RX-8 vehicles, this recall fully supersedes recall 17V-011.

Reported: 2019-10-31 (October 31, 2019)

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2004-2005 MPV, 2004 RX-8, and 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 vehicles. These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is performed. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2019. Owners may contact Mazda customer service at 1-800-222-5500, option 4. Mazda's number for this recall is 2618F. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 13V130, 14V362, 14V773 and 15V869.