Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MPV / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003249109 Incident Date: Dec, 04 2003
Consumer's City: ABINGTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MPV Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 04 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 23 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Leak in 2000 mpv that dealer stated was due to "outside influence" and would not be covered as a manufacturer's defect. dealer told us that the leak (which ruined our floor boards, rugs and wiring) was due to parking the car outside, which led to dirt and leaves getting into the hood, (or somewhere) clogging the drainage system . we do park the car outside in a clear driveway. (we were not aware that you had to own a garage to own a mazda). we have never had an accident or made any modifications to the car. it just started to leak uncontrollably. they also refused to fix the spare tire holder(which is under the base of the car) which according to the dealer, broke on the first use.(we simply followed the instructions in the manual when removing the tire from the holder) we can not put the tire back, and were told that it would cost us 480. (at least) to fix it. our car is 6 months and 5,000 miles out of warranty and will be ruined the next time it rains as water pours into the front of the car into the floorboards, after soaking the wiring. i suppose we will have to move and buy a garage.... *jb