Mazda Millenia Complaints (1995)

82 consumer complaints on file.

#884434March 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAMSHAFT BROKE. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884506March 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS USE OF PREMIUM GASOLINE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK FIRST, THE FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTIONED. THEN, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND OIL PAN GASKET WAS SEALED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE NEXT PROBLEM AND ABV SOLENOID WAS RPLACED. LASTLY, CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE DEALER SUGGESTED NOT USE PREMIUM GASOLINE BUT THE CONSUMER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE REASON. THERE WAS STRONG ODOR OF GAS, AND SMOKE COMES OF TAIL PIPE EVEN AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884340March 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER. THERE WAS MANUVERING OF STEERING & BRAKES. MECHANIC AT A GARAGE SHOWED CONSUMER HOW CAMSHAFT CRACKED, AND SEPARATED FROM ENGINE BLOCK. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALL WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740884February 14, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740141January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO RAPID OIL LEAK FROM OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO ENGINE SEIZURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876756December 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
HEATING GAUGE WOULD GO TO TOP. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. ENGINE BECAME DAMAGED DUE TO DRIVING WHILE IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS STILL OVERHEATING & STALLING OUT. *AK OIL WAS FOUND IN THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE CAUSE FOR VEHICLE'S RADIATOR FAILURE AND FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING WAS NOT KNOWN, THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE RADIATOR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737360December 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK AND KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WAS SUCCESSFUL ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO REMOVE KEY ONLY AFTER CAR HAS SAT FOR A MINIMUM OF ABOUT 2 HOURS, THEN KEY WILL RELEASE EASILY. KEYS ARE NOT DAMAGED AND EACH KEY GETS STUCK FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, CAUSING WEAR ON THE BATTERY. CLOCK REMAINS ON. KEY STUCK BETWEEN "LOCK" AND "ACC" POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730471September 6, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN PULLED OUT MANUALLY, THE SEAT BELT FOLDS OVER UPON ITSELF WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE SHOULDER LOOP AND THE BELT JAMS AND STOPS MOVING. THEREFORE, THE SHOULDER/LAP BELT CAN NOT BE LATCHED INTO THE BUCKLE. I HAVE CALLED MAZDA MOTORS USA AT IRVINE CA AT 800-222-5500 TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE IS CAUSED BY EITHER MAKING THE BELT TOO THIN (WHICH CAUSES IT TO FOLD OVER ON ITSELF WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE LOOP) OR THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PLASTIC SHOULDER LOOP SLOT ITSELF (WHICH IS NOT THE PROPER SIZED OPENING) IS NOT CORRECTLY SIZED TO ALLOW THE BELT MATERIAL TO PASS SMOOTHLY AND UNHINDERED THROUGH THE PLASTIC SHOULDER LOOP. THIS FAILURE OF THE MANUAL BELT MECHANISM TO PASS THROUGH THE SHOULDER LOOP MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER NOT TO BUCKLE UP THE SAFETY BELT. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE DEATH OF THE OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE COLLISION. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE WITH REGARD TO SAFETY BELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728777August 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKETS DISINTERGRATED ALLOWING OIL INTO GAPS ON SPARK PLUGS THUS PREVENTING SEVERAL CYLINDERS FROM FIRING. AUTOMOBILE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD HAVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, WHICH CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN MAZDA'S MECHANICS THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868417August 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PREMATURE WEAR OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE CYLINDERS, RESULTING IN POOR PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864704July 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
ENGINE TURBO-CHARGER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, DEALER REPLACED TURBO-CHARGER. DEFECT MIGHT EVENTUALLY BLOW OUT ENTIRE ENGINE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724164June 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT 81,100 MILES THE ENGINE"CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT $700.00 WHICH I DID. LESS THAN 300 MI LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE COMPUTER WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT $1600.00. SINCE MY CAR HAS MUCH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784695June 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT CV JOINTS FAILED, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AXLE FAILED AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER LINK ARMS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863558June 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING AT 90,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723842June 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
BRAKE & SHOE SYSTEM (ABS) WHEELS ,SUPENSION FRONT & REAR ,TIRES ,TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TRUNK LINKGES, WEEL AND COLUMN ENGINE NEED WORK CAR NEEDS BRAKES PUT BRAKES ON CAR APRIL 2000 LIGHTS DONT WORK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721832April 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
ENGINE FAILED. OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. LOSS OF ENGINE OIL THROUGH SENSOR. NO WARNING. ENGINE ENDED UP 2 QUARTS LOW. LAST OIL CHANGE WAS AT 81,000 OR ON MARCH 4, 2000. EXCESSIVE OIL AROUND SPARK PLUGS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE CV BOOT AT AROUND 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717886January 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WATER PUMP STARTS LEAKING. THEN RADIATOR BUST. COOLING SYSTEM COST ME OVER 500. DOLLARS TO REPAIR. LIKE A MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. SKIPPING GEARS. THAT'S GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $800 TO $2000. DOLLARS TO GET FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717120January 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS SERIOUS LEAK. LOCAL DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION SEALS AND RINGS WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY NOW RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT FOR OVER $4,000!! THEY CHARGED ME LABOR COSTS WHICH I PAID SO I COULD GET THE CAR OUT. THEY TOOK OVER 5 WEEKS TO FAIL AT THE REPAIR JOB. THEIR BEST GUESS NOW IS THE TRANSMISSION CASE HAS A DEFECTIVE CRACK IN IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716123December 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITH LOSS OF ENGINE OIL THROUGH THE SENSOR. NO WARNING. ENGINE FAILED WITH OIL STARVATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714498November 8, 1999
SUSPENSION
I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CV AXLE BOOT WAS STARTING TO CRACK AND THAT REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AVOID AXLE PROBLEMS. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE BOOTS REPLACED. A SHORT TIME LATER, I STARTED EXPERIENCING A VIBRATING/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END THAT RESEMBLED A "FLAT TIRE". AFTER BEING CHARGED A $50.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SHAFTS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND FOR AN AUTOMOBILE OF THIS TYPE, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE DID NOT SEEM NORMAL. AT MY REQUEST, I WAS GIVEN THE PARTS REMOVED AND HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. I WROTE TO MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE REPAIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE TOOK PLACE IN OCT. & NOV. 1998. I RECENTLY READ IN CONSUMER REPORTS THAT YOU MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED I NEEDED TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION OR WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THANK YOU. JEAN CALDERWOOD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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