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Replying to: tcc21 (May 02, 2009 10:35 am) Our 2004 MPV appears to have litle if any rust - the chanel in the bottom of the sliding door opening has a rather silly plastic drain plug w/a tiny flap that is easily stopped up to the point of uselessness - easy to remove, once you find it, [front of the chanel] to stop water accumulating & sloshing there... & we have NO aftermarket so-called "corrosion prevention" system.. Cheers, BK |
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My 2002 MPV has served me well but the miles are high and I'm beginning to look for a replacement. If there were such a thing as a new MPV, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Since there isn't: What the closest thing to an MPV now? I have tried a Kia Rondo, Toyota Highlander; looked at Mazda5. Nothing comes close yet -- especially in hitting the "sweet spot" for size, utility and flat-floor capability with 2nd row seats removed. Suggestions?
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Replying to: bridgewaterguy (Nov 24, 2009 2:10 pm)
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Replying to: jipster (Nov 24, 2009 4:48 pm)
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Replying to: budmantom (Nov 24, 2009 5:29 pm) |
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| I have a 2003 MPV and wanted to replace the burned out light in the rear heater/AC control panel in the back area. Found out you cannot replace the bulb in it. You need to BUY A WHOLE NEW ASSEMBLY for $170 - part only!!! Another dumb thing about these great little minivans! I'm not sold on the 'quality' aspect of these. I have 130K miles on mine and there have been some quirky things thru the years; the tranny, the catalytic converter going out, the water problems with a poor design of the coils/spark plug covers, bulb replacement issues - rear license plate - tear door apart to replace! Front suspension total replacement. Etc, Etc. Sorry, I'm not a believer in 'bring back the MPV to USA motto. I had two Dodge Caravans in the 90's and they were similar in quality to this unit overall. Oh yes, the premature rusting of the front door on the bottom and around the rear wheel wells! | |
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Replying to: tcc21 (Nov 24, 2009 8:52 pm) That's a lot of miles for any car. The burned out light in the back area... not really needed. Agree coils were poorly designed... mechanically does have a few problem areas (mostly minor). Overall quality of materials, fit and finish, ride, handling are far above the Dodge Caravan.. and at least equal to that of the Sienna and Ody. Other than having 2 coils replaced under warranty, our MPV has been problem free (knock on wood). Still on original set of brakes. The good thing about future generations of any car or van is they have a chance to correct those problem areas. So, bringing the current generation of MPV to the U.S would be a good idea, provided they can increase mpg as noted in previous post.
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Replying to: jipster (Nov 25, 2009 8:12 am) The problems I had are not minor - and have been due to 'wear'. 1. Mass Airflow Sensor - This was frequenty misdiagnosed by many technicians as O2 sensor, coils, tranny etc. My friend's Sienna has his MAF frequently cleaned ... but after two cleanings, I finally replaced mine ... and the car runs like new again. 2. Control Fan PCU assembly - There was a recall on this which I did avail of. So the lifespan of my control fan PCU is really only 70K ... which is on the low side but still attributable to the regular lifespan of an electronic pcu. - Now the car runs very quietly ... no more of the engine fan turning on/off which was quite noisy. BTW - 1 and 2 were replaced at 115K and 126K miles. Other than that - the rest were the regular maintenance issues. - Brakes - will have them replaced this week - Shocks and struts - will probably need one soon - Car battery - Spark plugs - replaced at I do use Mobil1 and do follow a 6,000-7,5000 mile interval. |
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Replying to: jipster (Nov 25, 2009 8:12 am)
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Replying to: tcc21 (Nov 25, 2009 4:30 pm) Oh yes - one more item I've had - the rear heating coolant tubes that rusted totally away!! Mazda did cover their replacement but what the heck! When we pulled the liner out of the rear well we did not see ANYTHING there - the tubing was all gone! What are they thinking? I was losing coolant out the back for a while before I saw this item as a recall! |
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