Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mazda mpv. The contact stated that the engine failed four times. The vehicle had to be towed each time. The dealer installed another engine in the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine light continued to illuminate and the coil ignition had to be replaced twice. The dealer installed new spark plugs in the vehicle on march 13, 2007; however, they failed a year later and had to be replaced. The dealer also installed a wiring harness. The battery was dying, there was a coolant leak, and the radiator core, catalytic converter, manifold studs, and PCM all failed and needed to be replaced. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 48,000 and failure mileage was 36,000.
2003 Mazda MPV electrical complaints
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Multiple ignition coil failures. Car only has 54,000. Miles. Started at 31k lots of other driver complain of premature failure. Very expensive to services. Can cause accident if fails in traffic. Manufacture has made change. Need a recall.
2003 mazda mpv stalling in traffic. Driving down the road the vehicle will just stall, taking power steering, etc. With it. Restarts from neutral just fine. Very dangerous situation with vehicles behind you.
Vehicle stutters and dies in traffic. Dealer replaced ignition coil #4. Paid $220 since was warranty was up by 4,000 miles. On 4-3-06, same problems replaced coils #1 and #3. Filed complaint odi#10204560. Research shows that this is a major defect on mazda mpv vans manufactured from 2002-2006. See the following odi #'s 10187564,10127104,10200067,10196342,10196846,10200818,10172841, 10188280. The federal safety agency should force mazda to recall these coils before someone stalls in heavy traffic and gets hurt.
Check engine light comes on. Vehicle stutters and sometimes dies. Dealer replaced ignition coils ##1 and #3. Big safety issue when dies in heavy traffic. Vehicle miles 27673. Several complaints from 2002-2006 mpv owners about the ignition coils going bad.
Browsing the complaints 2002 - 2006 for the mazda mpv, I think you will find many of the same complaints regarding the ignition coils. I have a 2003 mpv and had 3 coils and all 6 plugs replaced in the spring at a cost of $700. I now have one or more coils failing again and am faced with a similar charge. This should definitely be a recall issue as it is an obvious design flaw.
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