2001 Mazda MPV Engine Problems

WATER RESERVOIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 MAZDA MPV. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE OR STEAM AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND CONTACTED AAA TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,954. UPDATED 03/08/11 *BF UPDATED 05/24/11 UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN

DEALER INSTALLED A REBUILT G4AEL TRANSMISSION AND A REBUILT CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN A 2001 MAZDA MPV LX VAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008. I PURCHASED THIS VAN ON MARCH 26, 2008. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE USED PARTS IN A VAN ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD. ON MAY 11, 2009, THE VAN BROKE DOWN WHILE TRAVELING. TWO OF THE PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ARE THE TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS NEEDED IS A USED MOTOR AND HEADGASKET. MAJOR REPAIRS WHICH I CAN NOT HAVE DONE ON A CAR THAT LASTED ONE YEAR AND FIFTEEN DAYS. THE CONSUMER REPORTS NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS UNDERPOWERED UNTIL THE 2002 UPGRADE TO A 3.0 LITER V-6 AND A LIVE-SPEED AUTOMATIC. NOW, THE MAZDA MPV LX VAN WAS DISCONTINUED AFTER THE 2006 MODEL YEAR. I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND MY MONEY. MAZDA USA AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT HELPED ME GET TRANSPORTATION. *TR

2001 MAZDA MPV WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING, OIL FILTER AND OIL WERE CHANGED. *KB THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ONLY FIX WAS A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY OVERHEATING, BUT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE NEVER MOVED BEYOND HALFWAY POINT TO INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER GAVE AN OVERHEATING READ OUT. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY WORK ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, SO THE DEALER DID A CHECK AND FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THEY RECYCLED UNUSED GAS BACK THROUGH THE INTAKE TO BE BURNED, THIS CAUSED CARBON BUILDUP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CARBON BUILDUP WAS TOO BAD AND COULD NOT BE CLEANED, PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD TWO OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT THE PART AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CLEAN THE PART AND THEN PUT IT BACK ON. THE CONSUMER SAID THE PART READ FORD BUT THE VEHICLE IS A MAZDA. CONSUMER SAYS THAT PROBLEM IS THE RECYCLED UNUSED GAS GOING BACK INTO THE INTAKE; THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONSUMER HAD THE DEALER PUT THE NEW PART ON, THEN THE CONSUMER STOPPED PAYMENT ON THE CREDIT CARD USED TO PAY FOR SERVICE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE PART WAS ONLY GOOD FOR APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES THEN IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT IF HE CLEANED THE PART, IT WOULD ONLY LAST FOR 20,000 MILES. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW IF IT IS HIS FAULT OR THE DEALERSHIPS FAULT FOR TRYING TO SELL MORE PARTS. CONSUMER HAS DONE RESEARCH ON CARBON BUILD UP ON THE INTERNET AND HAS FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INTAKE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAYS THAT DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THIS IS WHY MAZDA USES A DIFFERENT MOTOR NOW. CONSUMER SAYS THAT VEHICLE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CUT OUT ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT HE DOESN'T THINK HE CAN REALLY TELL ANY DIFFERENCE IN WITH NEW THE PART. *JB *NM

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND A "TICKING" SOUND AFTER STARTUP FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. THIS OCCURRED WITH 58K ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

SINCE WE GOT THE VAN IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS CONSISTENTLY COME ON. THE DEALER TRYED TO TELL US WE WERE NOT TIGHTENING THE GAS CAP. THEN IT WAS WE NEEDED A NEW GAS CAP. YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP EVERY TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON. ONE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS AN 02 SENSOR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER MUCH HASSLE. NOW 10 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. THE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON REPEATEDLY( AT LEAST 15 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS WITH THE SAME 4 OR 5 CODES) CAR JERKS WHEN IDLING. REPLACED O2 SENSORS, MANIFOLD GASKETS(2), SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, TOP ENGINE CLEAN, MANY TIMES THE LIGHT WAS JUST RESET. IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME IT WENT IN BUT EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER IT IS NOT COVERED. DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I COULD LEAVE IT THERE AND MAYBE THEY COULD FIND SOMETHING. NOVEMBER, 2003 TO DECEMBER 2003 WAS AT THE DEALERS FOR "12" DIFFERENT TIMES THAT THE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS NOVEMBER IT HAS STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *JB

TERRIBLE ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING INSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AT THE EXHAUST PIPE. OCCURRED SINCE NEW, ACTUALLY IT HAS 11000 MILES. COMPLAIN SUBMITTED TO DEALER AND THEY DENIED RESPONSIBILITY AND GAVE ME SERVICE BULLETIN NO 01-029/02 BLAMING TO "HIGH AMOUNTS OF SULFUR ON FUEL", SMELL CAUSES NAUSEA. *NLM

I AM EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTIONING NUMBER 1 SPARK PLUG FOR MY 2001 MAZDA MPV DX. PRIOR TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SERIOUS HESITATION WHEN SPEEDING UP. I LIVE NEAR MANY RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND THE HESITATION IS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR ME TO QUESTION WHETHER THE VEHICLE WILL STOP ALTOGETHER. I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE NUMBER 1 SPARK PLUG IS CRACKED. THE SPARK PLUG IS COVERED BY THE STANDARD WARRANTY, SO THE DEALER REPLACES IT WITHOUT QUESTION. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SITUATION WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT, SOON, WHETHER THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE. REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG IS NOT A TRIVIAL TASK. I CURRENTLY HAVE 39,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 2.5 YEARS. THE STANDARD WARRANTY IS 3YRS/50,000MILES. I WOULD LIKE A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, WHETHER IT BE REPLACING THE ENGINE OR VEHICLE ITSELF. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, ROBERT PLATA

PURCHASED THE CAR, DROVE IT UP A HILL HAD A TERRIBLE EGG SMELL SEEMS TO BE EVERY TIME I GO UP A HILL. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAS I WAS USING. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THEY SAY IT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING THE SMELL IS VERY EMBARRASSING. WE BOUGHT THIS FOR A FAMILY CAR NOW NO ONE WANTS TO RIDE IN IT. MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT'S A 2001 AND ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

VEHICLE EXHIBITING OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE, DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE, WITHIN ONE WEEK VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE, CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH DEALERSHIP REPAIRING WORK IN A TIMELY FASHION. *TT

ENGINE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FROM ENGINE SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHERE HAD CONTACT DEALER THEN FIXED. NLM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 1 YEAR. COMSUMER MAINTAINED THAT DEALER WAS NOT DOING WHAT WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP ASKED CONSUMER TO RETURN THE RENTAL CAR ALTHOUGH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK