![]() We took the car to big o for oil change, tire rotation and specifically asked them to check the brakes. The shifting was a lot better when we picked up the car. We did not have the work done, but picked up the car. He recommended that we have the brake pads replaced and the rotors "turned" (for $250). Service manager stated (with a straight face) to me that the brakes (calipers) were creating "drag" and the violent shift would occur when reaching the threshold of power to go into the next gear. We have been experiencing this problem for over a year, but haven't had the time to take it in. Why no recall by the way?.Īutomatic transmission "bucks" or otherwise shifts violently into the next gear (any gear, pick one). Last Mazda I buy, not only is my most precious possession, my family, left in harms way but then they try to soak you afterwards. Yes the car is out of warranty, but every manufacturer worth their salt offers "good will" programs for things like this, not Mazda. 00 for a rebuilt transmission, 1/4 of what I paid for the car used 10 months ago. They are now attempting to charge me with $4000. Its a wonder no one has been killed or injured. Now Mazda says "not their problem" but look at all the other people on here with the exact same story! low mileage 2002 Mazda Mpv drops transmission with no warning in busy traffic. The van has 54,000 miles on it and is well looked after may I add. I had to coast nearly a mile or more on shoulder less rush hour highway, all the while transitioned lanes to the first exit I could access, then as momentum decreased I had to step out of the car into extremely heavy traffic and push a further 30 yards to the first turn-off, drivers door open, baby screaming with 55 mile an hour traffic screeching and swerving around me and the blind corner I was hidden behind. The red lines raced up into the red, but the van would not be propelled any further by engine power. And by the looks of it, many owners of the 2002 Mazda have had the same problem!.ĭriving along with my 2 1/2 year old daughter on the freeway in very fast and very busy traffic conditions the van suddenly and without warning lost all power transfer to the wheels. The engine is being rebuilt for $2400, and we have been able to borrow a car for the duration of the repair. This severe and potentially dangerous problem could happen with no warning, on a well-maintained vehicle with relatively low mileage. ![]() We are very lucky and extremely frustrated with Mazda. We were headed for the highway that day, and are fortunate this happened where it did, not on a highway, but on a smaller road right near a service station. The car will go in reverse, but will not go forward. Something apparently snapped in the transmission, with no warning. We were just informed that the transmission needs to be replaced. We managed to get the van to a service station. There were no warning lights, just worsening of the problem, with extreme slowing. We turned the car off, changed drivers in the shoulder, and repeated the same problem. ![]() I repeatedly tried this, and the vehicle kept slowing instead of accelerating. In this incident, I suddenly found that while driving at about 38 mph, I tried to accelerate (to 40 mph), and the vehicle decelerated instead. I was driving our 2002 Mazda Mpv, with only 59000 miles on it.
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