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#62 of 191 Re: Transmission problem [jipster] by bookwormri

Apr 05, 2007 (2:12 pm)

Replying to: jipster (Apr 04, 2007 7:43 pm)
Well, another one bites the dust. My 2002 MPV, 59,000 miles, tranny blew on the highway a month ago. After many phone calls and one episode of standing in a showroom looking angry until someone answered my questions I ended up paying $700 for the replacement. The transmission company paid for the parts and MAZDA USA and the dealer paid for a portion of the labor.
 
Although my experience was with MAZDA frustrating - it took two weeks to get a call back, I have to say that in the end MAZDA treated me fairly. They paid for a rental for the the last week my car was in the shop (it was in for 3 weeks total).

#63 of 191 Re: Transmission problem [bookwormri] by jipster

Apr 05, 2007 (4:49 pm)

Replying to: bookwormri (Apr 05, 2007 2:12 pm)
bookworm... how did you present your case for the discount?
Did dealership go strictly with the your out of warranty, or the you didn't flush your transmission stuff?

#64 of 191 Re: changedtheir mind..not transmission [louis7] by awaxx

Apr 19, 2007 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: louis7 (Apr 03, 2007 10:05 pm)
Louis7, So the coil replacment fixed your problem completly?
I have the what sounds to be the problem as you indicate on my 01 LX. Engine stumbles at 2-3k rpm of of idle, and again at the same rpm band in the final drive gear. I too suspect it is a spark issue or even a MAS that had gone south.
A trans failure was in the back of my mind because she's been getting a little sluggesh in first gear and the engine does not exibit the hesitation in park or neutral. It could be because there is not a load on the engine and the engine can rev up quickly.

#65 of 191 Re: changedtheir mind..not transmission [vamom1001] by davehenry

Apr 23, 2007 (8:07 am)

Replying to: vamom1001 (Feb 23, 2007 1:38 pm)
Hi:
 
I've had to replace five out of the six ignition coils so far on my 2003 MPV LX with 120,000 miles. I thought it was the transmission as well (fortunately not since it was replaced at 62,000 miles). Burning smell could be from the coils or the cat converter. They said mine was bearly functional (replacemrnt cost for cat and manifolds will cost $1,800).
 
Sincerely,
 
Dave

#66 of 191 04 MPV and "The Jello Effect" by havrede

Jun 21, 2007 (11:08 am)

Hi folks! Just bought an 04 MPV with 36K miles. Checked out beautifully until I switched the AC off with the van in drive and my foot on the brake. (As at a stop sign) Then, to my horror, the van gently swayed forwards and backwards (not side to side) just like a bowl of jello! The swaying stops or is made unnoticable by turning on the AC. Has anyone experienced this?
 
Mazda is trying to figure it out---seems like it could be the torque converter to me but I don't see any posts about that. One post suggested that transmission "programing" problems ended in early 04 and I'm fairly certain this van was built later. Any info appreciated. There's nothing like buying your wife a late model vehicle and finding something wrong with it, is there?

#67 of 191 Re: 04 MPV and "The Jello Effect" [havrede] by jipster

Jun 21, 2007 (6:39 pm)

Replying to: havrede (Jun 21, 2007 11:08 am)
Never heard about the "The Jello Effect". I beleive March was when the trans programming problems ended. Our 2004 MPV was built in April and it has been fine.(knock on wood) You can get the build date on the inside drivers side door. The good news is that it's still under warranty... doesn't sound like a trans problem to me though.
 
I had my trans fluid flushed at 25k miles... currently have about 28k. I'm assuming the dealership checked the level and condition of the fluid?
 
Hope it's an easy fix for you.

#68 of 191 Re: changedtheir mind..not transmission [vamom1001] by robinl1

Jun 30, 2007 (8:14 am)

Replying to: vamom1001 (Feb 23, 2007 1:38 pm)
I replaced my transmission and water pump on my 2002 Mazda MPV at 58,000 miles. I was driving in rush hour traffic and it just died. Luckily, I pulled into a turn lane to get out of all the traffic. Just 2 months later I took it back in because my car was very shaky. I would sit at lights and it would bounce constantly. When I was driving, it would seem to drop out of gear. I was hoping something in the new $4000 transmission and water pump needed adjusting, but I was wrong. It was the first coil and spark plug - another $478.00. The mechanic even had the nerve to tell me that the other coils will probably go in the next few months. According to them, none of this is related to the transmission problems. Mazda customer service has been no help.

#69 of 191 Re: changedtheir mind..not transmission [robinl1] by dblchin

Jun 30, 2007 (10:54 am)

Replying to: robinl1 (Jun 30, 2007 8:14 am)
The mechanic, unfortunately is correct. I had the same problem around 44K. I replaced all three of the coils on one side (two had gone bad). I am not happy with the 2002 design. They have modified it in the later models. My dealership has taken very good care of me and has helped me recover expenses for the cost of the coils and replacing my transmission. I'm considering trading it in for the CX-7 while everything is still running well!

#70 of 191 needed new tran w/ < 25K on 2002 mpv by rdl67

Aug 06, 2007 (11:24 am)

In Nov. 2005, 3 months after the warranty expired while taking my son and some friends out to celebrate his b-day, the tranny on my 3 year old mpv with less than 25K miles died. UNBELIEVABLE!!! I was fortunate enough that a kind gentlemen stopped and was able to push my car to the side of a major road on long island, ny. Eventually the car made it to a Mazda service station where my husband accepted to pay $800 to have the tranny replaced. While I do understand that this is a great price we should not have had to pay anything - even though the warranty expired. I had many problems with the car including the ignition coils and the manifold, and other problems which I can not recall right now. After reading all of these posts I'm wondering if there is anything else I can do now - I still do not trust the car and am waiting for the tranny to go, again! Any thoughts? Has anybody started a class action suit?

#71 of 191 Another bites the dust, I filed a compliant by jsperl

Aug 07, 2007 (12:29 pm)

I like so many others had a failure of the transmission in my 2002 MPV ES at 70030 miles on 7/28/2007 Of course this happened without warning at 65 mph on an interstate carrying wife and three kids under 8. Coasted to an exit ramp but with construction had no place to pull off. So 45 miles from home I needed to find someone to pick up the kids and get a tow truck in the middle of rural PA. Not being a car genius, I have been told by the dealer that the internal pump went stripping out the gears, this will cost around $2800 to replace. I am waiting for a response from Mazda on helping for this dissappointing failure at only 70000 miles. My inital contact resulted in being told basically your warranty is out, sorry. I took it upon myself today to file a compliant with the National Highway, Transportation and Safety Adm. www.nhtsa.gov. I am hoping that others who had the same problem will take the five minutes to do the same. This could force Mazda into a recall or fix for the problem. It seems to be a defect and a safety issue when the transmission goes out without warning. I to think class action could be had with this issue.

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