Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MPV / 2003

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003261176 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2003
Consumer's City: WEST SENECA Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MPV Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM3LW28A330 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 20 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: About 50% of time, automatic transmission shifts very abruptly from 2nd to 3rd gear. i have seen many other complaints about this problem on the web, this must be a design or software defect. i worry about long term damage to the drivetrain. other than this problem, van is very reliable. i have 9200 miles on odo. *ak