Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Mazda MPV submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITH MY MAZDA MPV. THE SECOND FAILURE I WAS TOLD THERE IS A SOFT DEFECT WITH THE MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE A 1993 MAZDA MPV.
TRANSMISSION DIED W/O WARNING. LOUD WHINNING NOISE. NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. *AK
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DIFFICULTIES DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.HOLD LIGHT FLASHES,VAN WONT SHIFT,TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE IN 2 YRS.,CUTTING OUT WHEN DRIVING,REQUESTING INVESTIGATION OF THESE DEFECTS FOR SAFETY . *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OF TROUBLE.
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DIED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE. CAR WAS LOSING POWER SO SHE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR COULD NO LONGER MOVE. HAD TO TOW. A MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY REBUILT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION.
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE WANT THE" RECALL". WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY GETTING HURT. THIS MINI-VAN HAS JUST A LIITLE BIT OVER 50,000 MILES. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE ALL THE FAILURES HAPPENED IN THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
TRANSMISSION FAILED FIVE TIMES DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
ROCKER AND LIFTER REPLACE TWICE, TRANSMISSION REPLACED, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CYLINDER HEAD PROBLEMS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL.
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR NOT LINING UP, ROCKER AND LIFTER PROBLEM REPLACE TWO TIMES. TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITH NO INDICATION. SQUEAKY STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE NOISY, NOW CYLINDER HEAD TROBLEM.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT WARNING.
WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT DEALER. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN ADDITION, ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP PRIOR TO RECALL/SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PRIOR TO RECALL/BROKEN REAR AXLE SEAL. 92V-013000 & 95V-103000. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT CONSTANT SPEED TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 2ND GEAR. *AK
SHIFT INDICATOR GIVES INACCURATE READINGS, INDICATES REVERSE WHEN IS ACTUALLY IN DRIVE GEAR. *AW
THE GEAR SHIFT IS OUT LINE CAUSING THE CAR TO BACK UP WHEN IN PARK. TT
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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