Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Mazda Millenia submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 28 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 28, in the owner's own words
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) JUST PURCHASED A 1995 MAZDA MILLENIA AND HAVE REPLACED 2 OF THE 4 O2 SENSORS. I NOW HAVE A TCM ERROR CODE. IN RESEARCHING THE VEHICLE, I'VE FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURANCE IN THESE YEARS AND MODELS. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. *TR
I BOUGHT THIS 1995 MAZDA MILLENIA [XXX] IN MARCH. BY THE TIME I BOUGHT IT, THE ODOMETER READ 65000+. LATER ON BECAUSE I HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT, I ASKED THE REPAIR SHOP TO CHECK IT'S BACKGROUND FOR ME. THE CARFAX REPORT THEY FORWARDED TO ME SHOWED IN 2002 IT WAS ALREADY 185000. THE SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WERE TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND IT'S NOT WORTH FIXING. FROM MARCH TILL NOW, I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $1000 TO FIX VARIOUS FAILURES ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR FRONT IN WOBBLE / NOISE AND ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. 3 WEEKS AND $1980 LATER, THE FRONT END WAS WORSE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL IS BURNING INTERNALLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MAZDA WOULD WORK WITH ME TO GET BACK SOME OF THE MONEY. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAR IS DEALER MAINTAINED. *AK
ENGINE FAILED/SEIZED DUE TO LOW OIL ON 11/22/01 WITHOUT ANY INDICATORS FROM DASH. OIL RECENTLY CHANGED ON 9/25/01.NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL! CV BOOTS AND AXLES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 68,000 MILES TO THE TUNE OF $1300.00. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ENGINE IS TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE OR OIL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE? HAVE ONLY HAD CAR SINCE 5/01. *AK
FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE THE CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED TO THE TUNE OF OVER $7000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD SHUTDOWN DUE TO CAMSHAFT CRACKING, AND THERE WAS A LACK OF LUBRICATION.*AK MAZDA DEALER RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *SLC
THE VEHICLE'S CAMSHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING RUINING THE ENTIRE ENGINE. NLM
CAMSHAFT FAILED AND ENGINE QUIT AND DIED.*AK
THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS USE OF PREMIUM GASOLINE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK FIRST, THE FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED. THEN, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND OIL PAN GASKET WAS SEALED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE NEXT PROBLEM AND ABV SOLENOID WAS RPLACED. LASTLY, CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER SUGGESTED NOT USE PREMIUM GASOLINE BUT THE CONSUMER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE REASON. THERE WAS STRONG ODOR OF GAS, AND SMOKE COMES OF TAIL PIPE EVEN AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. *YH
CAMSHAFT BROKE. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER. THERE WAS MANUVERING OF STEERING & BRAKES. MECHANIC AT A GARAGE SHOWED CONSUMER HOW CAMSHAFT CRACKED, AND SEPARATED FROM ENGINE BLOCK. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALL WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. *YH
CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO RAPID OIL LEAK FROM OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO ENGINE SEIZURE.*AK
HEATING GAUGE WOULD GO TO TOP. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. ENGINE BECAME DAMAGED DUE TO DRIVING WHILE IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS STILL OVERHEATING & STALLING OUT. *AK OIL WAS FOUND IN THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE CAUSE FOR VEHICLE'S RADIATOR FAILURE AND FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING WAS NOT KNOWN, THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE RADIATOR. *YH
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE CYLINDERS, RESULTING IN POOR PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
ENGINE GASKETS DISINTERGRATED ALLOWING OIL INTO GAPS ON SPARK PLUGS THUS PREVENTING SEVERAL CYLINDERS FROM FIRING. AUTOMOBILE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD HAVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, WHICH CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN MAZDA'S MECHANICS THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
ENGINE TURBO-CHARGER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, DEALER REPLACED TURBO-CHARGER. DEFECT MIGHT EVENTUALLY BLOW OUT ENTIRE ENGINE. *AK *ML
AT 81,100 MILES THE ENGINE"CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT $700.00 WHICH I DID. LESS THAN 300 MI LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE COMPUTER WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT $1600.00. SINCE MY CAR HAS MUCH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY.*AK
OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING AT 90,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *AK *ML
ENGINE FAILED. OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. LOSS OF ENGINE OIL THROUGH SENSOR. NO WARNING. ENGINE ENDED UP 2 QUARTS LOW. LAST OIL CHANGE WAS AT 81,000 OR ON MARCH 4, 2000. EXCESSIVE OIL AROUND SPARK PLUGS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE CV BOOT AT AROUND 80,000.
WATER PUMP STARTS LEAKING. THEN RADIATOR BUST. COOLING SYSTEM COST ME OVER 500. DOLLARS TO REPAIR. LIKE A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. SKIPPING GEARS. THAT'S GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $800 TO $2000. DOLLARS TO GET FIXED.
OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITH LOSS OF ENGINE OIL THROUGH THE SENSOR. NO WARNING. ENGINE FAILED WITH OIL STARVATION.
VALVE COVER GASKET CRACKED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON PARK PLUGS. NLM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ENGINE GOING OUT. THIS IS A REOCURRING PROBLEM, MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS MODEL HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE, UNABLE TO REPAIR. *AK *ML
EITHER MANUFACTURURER'S DEFECT OR THE DEALER WITHHELD INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR! DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HAND OVER PREVIOUS SERVICE RECORDS OF THE CAR (FROM PAST OWNER). LOW MILES AND EXCEPTIONAL CARE GIVEN TO CAR BY ME, DOES NOT EQUAL NEW ENGINE AND RADIATOR.
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO LEAKAGE FROM THE OIL PAN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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