Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MPV / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006089107 Incident Date: Dec, 09 2006
Consumer's City: CHICAGO Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MPV Model Year: 2002
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#: JM3LW28A120 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 17 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 19 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 68,000 miles, the transmission on my mazda mpv totally failed on a busy interstate highway outside of chicago. it was towed in and needed a totally new transmission at a substantially high cost. the vehicle was 18 months out of its 3 year warranty. this is apparently a "known issue" for mazda mpv transmissions. i will never purchase mazda again. *nm