13 of the
55 complaints about the 1990 Mazda MPV are about the
transmission — 24% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
154,000 miles.
F
13
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
1076.9%
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
17.7%
Cooling Unit AND Lines
17.7%
Differential Unit
17.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Mazda MPV year
VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. SUDDENLY, IT DROVE AWAY IN REVERSE, CROSSED THE STREET AND WENT DOWN ANOTHER DRIVEWAY CRASHING INTO THE CORNER OF A GARAGE. IT THEN WENT ACROSS ANOTHER BACK YARD AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER GARAGE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS MADE.
NHTSA complaint #10047682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hilo, HI
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #786023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lakewood, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THREE TIMES SINCE THIS I PURCHASED THIS CAR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND REQUIRED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. ON EACH OCCASION I HAVE REQUESTED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THESE FAILURES. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DRIVE MOSTLY ON FREEWAYS AND CONSERVITIVILY AND DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #735407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cameron PA, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER FIRST OVERHAUL. NLM
NHTSA complaint #548507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Boulder, COCrash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH IGNITION OFF, GEAR INDICATING THE PARK POSITION, TEN YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE GEAR FROM PARK DOWN TO LOW AND INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ROLLED ABOUT ABOUT 3 FEET, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. *AK
NHTSA complaint #825119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Humble, TX
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT RUBBER HOSE RUPTURED, CAUSING IT TO LEAK FLUID ALL OVER ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #520265 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ANN Arbor, MI
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #509782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middlesex, NJ
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #474210 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bristol, TN
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
PLANETARY GEARS FAILED BECAUSE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION. TT
NHTSA complaint #972306 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tinellas PAR, FL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND GEARS MELTED TOGETHER. REBUILT TRANSMISSION. TT
NHTSA complaint #971063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Machias, ME
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILED NOT RESPONDING TO ANY SHIFT MODE. HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN AN HOUR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #965562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Concord, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP.
NHTSA complaint #960711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Benicia, CA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH. TT
NHTSA complaint #959580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.