Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MPV / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003208405 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2003
Consumer's City: ATLANTA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MPV Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM3LW28J420 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Gear shift detent at drive is too easy to miss when shifting from park - lever skips drive and goes into higher (less powerful) gear. when at rest and pulling into traffic, there is insufficient power to accelerate as expected, so oncoming traffic gets dangerously close before you realize the gear shift is not in drive. need warning that car is not in lowest gear when shifting from park or reverse. *nlm