2000 Mazda MPV Interior & seats Problems

DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLATCH. ELECTRIC LOCK FUNCTIONS - UNLOCKING ALL OTHER DOORS. THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HANDLE ARE EASY TO MOVE, BUT DO NOT APPEAR TO BE LINKED TO THE LATCH, SO THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLATCH AND OPEN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND SEVERAL REPORTS APPEAR ON MAZDA OWNER WEBSITES NOTING THE INTERNAL BAR CONNECTED TO THE LATCH MECHANISM CAN COME LOOSE, ROTATE AND UNLINK SO THE DOOR CAN'T BE UNLATCHED USING EITHER HANDLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10347350

Incident

Jul 28, 2010

Mileage

155,000 mi

THE REAR SUPPORT CYLINDER THAT HOLDS UP THE REAR DOOR HAS RUSTED AROUND THE BALL AND SNAPPED IN HALF IN THAT AREA. LEAVING ONLY ONE SUPPORT ARM TO HOLD THE DOOR UP. FORTUNATELY, IT BROKE WHILE WE WERE PUTTING THE DOOR BACK DOWN, SO THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THIS RUSTING OCCURRED DUE TO WATER GETTING IN THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE DOOR FROM RAIN/WASHING, ETC. THIS HAS CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE EXTREMELY HEAVY AND THE OTHER SUPPORT CYLINDER IS NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT. WE HAVE 5 CHILDREN SO THIS COULD CAUSE SOME SERIOUS INJURY IF THE DOOR WERE TO FALL CLOSED WHILE ONE OF THEM IS AROUND. I FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR CANADA ONLY HOWEVER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH US MAKES AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334705

Incident

Oct 3, 2009

REAR HATCH OF VEHICLE HAS TWO SUPPORT CYLINDERS THE FIRST ONE BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE A YEAR AGO, HITTING MY WIFE ON THE HEAD. I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE $75.00. THE NEXT TIME AS OF DATE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR BROKE OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE THE PART. THE METAL FATIGUED AND IT JUST SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM: DAY BEFORE MY TWO KIDS WERE SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE REMOVING THERE SKI BOOTS. IF AT THAT POINT THE DOOR LET GO, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THAT DOOR IS HEAVY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE PART IS INADEQUATELY DESIGNED. IT IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE!!!!!!! IF MY WIFE HAD NOT BEEN STANDING THE DOOR WOULD HAVE HIT HER HARDER AND QUITE POSSIBLY KILLED HER. THIS IS A WAKEUP CALL FOLKS. SOME ONE IS GOING GET KILLED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219188

Incident

Feb 25, 2008

Mileage

812,003 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT'S CIGARETTE LIGHTER DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY, IT CURRENTLY WAS NOT WORKING . THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS DID NOT UNLOCK WITHOUT THE CONTACT MANUALLY UNLOCKING THEM OR USING THE KEY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS FOR THE FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND APPEARED TO LOSE POWER, BUT NEVER STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 44000. *AK

NHTSA ID

10182476

Incident

Feb 13, 2007

Mileage

44,000 mi

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR CABLE BROKEN ON DRIVERS DOOR OF 2000 MAZDA MPV NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO GET INTO OR OUR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE USE OF BOTH HANDS. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AND MAZDA CORPORATE IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. POTENTIAL HAZARD IF CABLE IS BROKEN DURING A CRASH AND DRIVER IS UNABLE TO REACH HANDLE WITHOUT BOTH HANDS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10154766

Incident

Mar 14, 2006

Mileage

86,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA MPV VAN. MY WIFE SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE. I FOUND A MAZDA MPV SITE THAT INDICATED AS "SUBJECT"-FOG HORN/MOANING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT...WHICH MAY OCCUR WHEN ENGINE IS HALF-WARMED UP OR IN DECELERATION. SITE CALLS FOR IAC VALVE WITH A MODIFIED PART TO BE REPAIRED. I ASKED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL. THEY WERE QUICK, AND I MEAN QUICK TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NONE. I MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER RECALLS DOCUMENTED ON THE CONSUMER REPORTS WEBSITE. ONE ABOUT A POSSIBLE FAILING CHILD-LOCK ON THE DOOR AND ANOTHER ONE THAT COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. HOW CAN MAZDA BE SO QUICK TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS? THEY DID NOT EVEN ASK FOR MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER. BELIEVE ME, THE SMALL COST FOR MAZDA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WILL PALE IN COMPARISON TO MY CHILD FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAILING CHILD LOCKS OR TO A FIRE CAUSED BY LEAKING FUEL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153340

Incident

Mar 21, 2006

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE DRIVER SLIDING DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR OF MY VAN....THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I ALREADY HAD TO PAY $300 TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HANDLE WHEN THE EXACT SAME THINGS HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR AND THAT TIME I WAS HOLDING MY SON AND ALMOST FELL!!!! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND I HAD ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL COME UP TO ME WHEN THE OTHER SIDE WAS BROKEN W/THE SAME COLOR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND TELL ME THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR VAN......THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE DOOR HANDLES NOT ONLY FOR THE SAFETY OF MANY FAMILIES BUT FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED W/SUCH A NECESSARY PART OF THE VEHICLE, THANKS!!! *JB

NHTSA ID

10140588

Incident

Oct 24, 2005

Mileage

80,900 mi

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BROKE IN 2004 NOW DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BROKEN. AS A RESULT THE DOOR CAN BE STUCK OPEN (WHILE DRIVING) OR BE UNABLE TO BE UNLOCKED SO PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SEE THIS WEB SITE WITH SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.MPVCLUB.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=7161&HIGHLIGHT=ACTUATOR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10131425

Incident

Aug 3, 2005

COMPLAINT RECEIVED E-MAIL. WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DOOR NOT UNLOCKING. WE HAD TO FIX THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAN NOT BE OPENED UNLESS USING A KEY ON THE OUTSIDE OR HOLD THE UNLOCKED BUTTON ON THE INSIDE. I HOPE WE NEVER GET INTO A WRECK BECAUSE NO ONE COULD GET US OUT OF THE CAR. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID

10113616

Incident

Feb 8, 2002

Mileage

44,000 mi

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT REAR PASSANGERS DOOR. ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON OPERATION ON THE ROAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT HER VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. TS

NHTSA ID

8023112

SLIDING DOOR OPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, ON ONE OCCASION THE DOOR WAS STUCK OPEN AND COULD ONLY BE CLOSED BY LIFTING AND PULLING THE DOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED MISSING SCREWS IN THE DOOR LATCH BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

8013517

Incident

Jun 22, 2002

Mileage

60,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKER,INCREASE IN BRIGHTNESS,AND GET DIM. THIS OCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS IN USE AT NIGHT WITH THE USUAL NIGHT DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON.*AK

NHTSA ID

761949

WHILE SITTING IN PASSENGER'S SEAT CHARGE WENT OFF, BLEW PASSENGER'S SEAT UP, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

899477

WHILE AT MY MAZDA DEALER I WAS INSPECTING THE NEW MPV. ONE OF THE MAJOR FEATURES OF THE NEW MPV IS THE DROP AWAY REAR SEAT. WHILE TRYING TO SEE HOW EASY THE SEAT WAS TO FOLD AWAY, I CAUGHT MY FINGER IN THE SEAT PORTION AS IT FOLDED AWAY. IF YOU COMBINE THE SMALL TOLERANCE OF WHERE MY FINGER WAS CAUGHT AS WELL AS THE VELOCITY OF THE FOLD AWAY ASPECT OF THE SEAT THIS INFLICTED SEVERE PAIN ON MY HAND. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE AND IS A DANGER TO ADULTS AS WELL AS A GREATER DANGER TO CHILDREN! *AK

NHTSA ID

718425