Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MILLENIA / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002097252 Incident Date: May, 19 2002
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MILLENIA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1TA2216T1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2096
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dear sirs -i am an original owner of a 1996 mazda millenia purchased new in sept 1996 on may 20th 2002 while travelling on i-17 20 miles south of flgastaff ,az , the motor suddely seized with no idiot lights going off ,water temp gauge was reading normal ..luckily , i was in the far right lane and 250yds from an exit which i coasted to ..mazda usa has refused to accept full responsibility citing that the vehicle is out of warranty (36/50,000). mazda has reviewed the service records and found them to be at intervels far earlier than scheduled maintenace ...the refusal by mazda to stand behind their motors with 34,372 miles does not speak well of mazda..to this date they don't know what caused the "meltdown"*ak