| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999083022 | Incident Date: Mar, 19 1999 |
| Consumer's City: GREENBELT | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: MPV | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JM3LV5229M0 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1991 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Experienced problems with engine noise (ticking lifters & piston slap) at 40k; dealer replaced short block engine, but problem was back by 60k. in spite of changing the oil every 2k, using a synthetic (mobil 1 and other friction reducers - slick 50, prolong) my problem persisted. if i allowed the oil to stay in w/o changing for more than 2k i would get this loud, terrible ticking noise when i started in the morning and even while at highway speeds you could hear this ticking over the highway noise. i have lived with this problem during the life of this engine feeling powerless to do anything about it. even though i was able to get good service from my engine, i have no doubt that it could have performed even longer if this problem didn't exist. |
