2001 Mazda MPV
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IWAS INVOLVED IN A RATHER SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH I COLLIDED WITH A BUICK CENTURY THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. I WAS TRAVELING 30-35 AND MY FRONT END COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE OTHER CAR. THE BUICK WAS TOTALLED. MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE FRONT. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THEY SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 14 MPH. *AK
I HAD AN ACCIDENT THE 01/18/05 IN MAZDA MPV 2001 VAN, THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARE TOTAL LOST OF THE CAR, AND MY COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, NEVER CAME OUT, THAT`S WHY ME AND MY FAMILY ARE IN THERAPY FOR NECK AND BACK, I ASKING FOR HELP, BECAUSE I CALLED THE MAZDA COMPANY AND THEY DO NOT GIVE ME ANY SOLUTIONS, THIS IS MY FIRST ACCIDENT AND, I DON`T KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE SAME VEHICLE A SECOND TIME FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V196000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) . THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 02/02/12*LJ UPDATED 02/08/12
PARKED A STOP LIGHT WITH ONE VAN AHEAD OF ME SEAT BELT THAT WAS HOOKED ON THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT SLIPPED OFF AND THREW THE SEAT BACKWARDS, FORCING ME TO TAKE FOOT OFF BRAKE AND HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND CAUSING ME ( BY THE FORCE I WAS THROWN BACK) SEVERE HEADACHES. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *NM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. SHE THOUGHT HER BACK WAS ON FIRE AND ROLLED AROUND IN THE GRASS. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FIRST DEGREE BURNS, A CONTUSION, AND POSSIBLY A BROKEN RIB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT IS PREGNANT AND UNABLE TO HAVE X-RAYS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,934.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND IN THE PARK POSITION. AS THE CONTACT EXITED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE DEALER CONTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10
I'VE HAD 2 AUTO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE FRONT OF MY VAN AND BOTH TIMES THE AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO COME OUT. BOTH TIMES THE FRONT END OF MY VAN HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES.*JB
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED.*YH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED AS THE PASSENGER WAS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED AN INJURED BACK DURING THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE DEPLOYMENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE BUT WAS VISIBLE FROM THE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,446.
BURRING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE SINCE LAST MAINTAINCE PERFORMED TO RESOLVE RECALL. ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND HAD TO BE JUMPED TO START - THIS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AND WAS TAKEN IN. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE AT FAULT, BUT IT IS ONLY DAYS OUT OF WARRENTY AND MAZDA REFUSES TO COVER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A LIGHT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT STOP CRASHING INTON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AFTER PEDAL WENT ALWAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. NLM
WHEN I INITIALLY BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT HAD BEEN THROUGH PREVIOUS OWNERS AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX THINGS BUT AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE AND I JUST CAN AFFORD MUCH BUT I HAPPEN TO PUT THE YR MAKE AND MODEL INTO THE GOOGLE ONE DAY AND NOTICE OF RECALLS AND AS I READ THE SAME AS WHATS I HAD ALREADY NOTICED HAD ALREADY HAPPENED AND I FIGURED I COULD LIVE WITH IT BUT I WOKE UP ONE MORNING GOT IN IT AND BOOM DRIVING FOR TEN MINUTES AND BOOM ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAVE NO GEARS AND THEN I GET 1ST AND NOTHING ELSE THEN EVENTUALLY NO REVERSE , SO AFTER ALMOST GETTING STUCK IN THE COLD STREETS WITH A BABY AND MY FRIEND, I BARELY MADE IT HOME I WANNA KNOW WHY SUCH A NICE VEHICLE IS SO FUCT!!! AND WHY DID I GET A BUNK DEAL. LIKE I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY BREAK FINALLY I WONT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT A VEHICLE JUST THE OTHER STUFF, BUT TO MY DISMAY........... HERE WE ARE?????? AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO CONTACT ME I CAN THEN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS VEHICLE
MY BROTHERS MAZDA MPV 2001 VAN HAS A MUSTY OR FREON LEAKING LIKE SMELL NOT SURE WHAT BUT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON IT'S REALLY BAD IS THIS HARMFUL TO BREATH FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. I READ UP ON MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AN NO RECALL WAS ASSIGNED OR BROUGHT UP BUT SEVERAL AN I MEAN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND RECOMMENDED THINGS TO DO ABOUT THIS ) SMELL ISSUE) IS KNOW BY THE MANUFACTURER COMPANY BUT OM ALL MY RESEARCH AN FINDINGS CONTAIN NO EVIDENCE OF DEALSHIPS SEELING THESE VEHICLE HAVE NO RECORD OF DOING ANY REPLACEMENT OF PARTS OR MAINTENANCE ON EFFECTIVE MOLDY OR FREON SMELL MAINTENANCE COMING FROM VENTS ONLY REPLACED CABIN FILTER ON FEW OCCASIONS .THE MANUFACTURES CAUSE SAYS DIFFERENT PLEASE INVESTIGATE BECAUSE OF IT IS A MOLD ISSUE AND PARTS CAN BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN OR EVEN LACK OF MAINTENANCE DONE AT DEALERSHIP A RECALL SHOULD BE THE RESULT.I WILL ENCOURAGE THE NUTSA TO TRY FIRST TRY AN GET ANY CERTIFIED ANDERSON DEALERSHIP TO IDENTIFY PRESENTS OF MOLD COMING FROM VENTS WHAT THEY DID RESOLVE ISSUE, WHAT THEY REPLACED,HOW OFTEN AND CRITICAL IT IS TO DO SO BECAUSE OF MOLD OR SUCH UNSAFE FUMES COMING IN THROUGH VENTS INDIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME. HOW MANY ACCOUNTS HAVE THERE BEEM OR MEDICAL RESPITORY FAULTS SUBJECT TO EVER THOUGH PUBLIC WAS NOT AWARE THAT THESE MAZDA VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO MOLD AFTER EVEN A SHORT TIME DRIVING DEPENDING ON HUMIDITY DRIVING CONDITIOMS TO ME THAT SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER COMPANY DEFAULT OR RECALL .A MOLD ISSUE IIN A SHORT OR LONG TERM WITH ANY VEHICLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO SERIOUS..... SERIOUS. PUBLIC ATTION. ANOTHER STUPID QUESTION THAT COULD BE ASKED IF EVEN SERVICED PROPERTY HOW DOES THE CERTIFIED SHOP OR DEALERSHIP PROVE THAT ALL OR 99% OR WHATEVET THE GOOD OR BAD OF AIR IS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE MAY BE BROKEN DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH (GROUP 1). ALSO INCLUDED ARE CERTAIN 2000-2001 MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH CRUISE CONTROL BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 31, 1999 AND MARCH 31, 2001, THAT HAVE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL REPAIRED AND POSSIBLY HAD A DEFECTIVE CABLE INSTALLED DURING THAT REPAIR (GROUP 2).
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACTUATOR CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN GROUP 1 BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2004. OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN GROUP 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULES WERE NOT PROPERLY WELDED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MINI VANS WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE BRAKE PIPE LAYOUT, THESE VEHICLES DO NOT MEET THE BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE WITH PARTIAL FAILURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE BRAKE SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MAZDA AT 1-800-222-5500, OPTION #4.
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