Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MPV / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295899 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2004
Consumer's City: TERRACE PARK Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MPV Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM3LW28JX30 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 15 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1. use of cruise control on west virigina turnpike with mpv 2. cruise control fails to maintain set speed. speed will vary +/- 3 mph. in going up hill cruise control over speeds set speed by 3-4 mph, sometimes accelerating at the increased speed by several seconds. at 70 mph this causes the driver to have to brake to avoid rear ending the car in front even though the car ahead may be 8 or more car lengths away. this is a totally unsafe condition. 3. dealer would do nothing to repair saying that the speed variation was within mfg. limits?*ak