Mazda MPV adaptive cruise problems

Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Acceleration · 169,000 miles · MI

Was driving down the street with cruise control on and set. Coming up to red light. Hit cancel on cruise lever and it did not disengage. The turned it off with the button. Light went off but was still engaged. I also was applying the brakes in a panic.....still not disengaging. Put car in neutral.....engine rpms went to redline...I then turned ignition off before crashing into the cars stopped at the light......very very scary. Saw recall and other people with exact same problem. Called mazda and was told my vehicle was manufactured 3 months after the dates on the recall....therefore not their problem. How can they say vehicles made 3 months before are unsafe but other ones are not.....isn't is possible they got the dates of manufacture wrong? I a persons life not worth fixing this know issue???

Filed Jul 5, 2011 · Acceleration · 110,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mazda mpv wagon. While driving 75 MPH with the cruise control activated, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 90 MPH without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where they inspected it and was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Acceleration · 170,000 miles · VT

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mazda mpv. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, she accidentally bumped the cruise control and noticed that the vehicle suddenly accelerated and would not respond when the brakes were applied. The contact was able to depress the brake pedal with force in order to drive onto the emergency lane and turn the vehicle off. After she started the vehicle again the vehicle began to function normally. The failure occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the cruise control was disconnected but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 200,000. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Filed Jan 14, 2008 · Acceleration, Brakes · 8,500 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mazda mpv. While pulling into a handicapped space with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate and struck the handicapped sign. The vehicle proceeded and crashed into the window of a bank. The contact received injuries to his chest and stomach. The vehicle will be towed to the mazda dealer for inspection. The contact previously informed the dealer that his vehicle was surging and the cruise control was accelerating faster than the set speed. Florida highway police filed report number 070ff132518, and h.s.m.c. Filed crash report number 7738-3529. The speed and powertrain were unknown. The current mileage was 8,666 and failure mileage was 8,500.

Filed Oct 14, 2005 · Acceleration, Engine · MI

Dt: the consumer took his vehicle in for warranty work on the cruise control. The check engine light was on, so the dealer did a check and found the intake manifold was the problem. Consumer says that they recycled unused gas back through the intake to be burned, this caused carbon buildup. The dealer said that the carbon buildup was too bad and could not be cleaned, part had to be replaced. Consumer had two other mechanics look at the part and they said they would clean the part and then put it back on. The consumer said the part read ford but the vehicle is a mazda. Consumer says that problem is the recycled unused gas going back into the intake; the consumer says that this is a design flaw. The consumer had the dealer put the new part on, then the consumer stopped payment on the credit card used to pay for service. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and was told there was no recall on this part. Consumer was told by dealer the part was only good for approximately 60,000 miles then it would need to be replaced again. Dealer told consumer that if he cleaned the part, it would only last for 20,000 miles. Consumer says that he doesn't know if it is his fault or the dealerships fault for trying to sell more parts. Consumer has done research on carbon build up on the internet and has found that this is not the only intake with this problem. Consumer says that dealer told him that this is why mazda uses a different motor now. Consumer says that vehicle had a little bit of cut out once in a while, but he doesn't think he can really tell any difference in with new the part. *jb

Filed Jun 28, 2005 · Acceleration · 40,937 miles · NY

Dt: contact states: last week she was driving down the road and her gas pedal got stuck. She put on the brake and there was a funny noise, the engine was revving), but the car kept accelerating. Finally, she heard a popping noise and the pedal became unstuck. She called mazda, and mazda said there was a recall on the vehicle. Consumer called them, and they said the recall was on a cable that had to do with the cruise control, and that throttle box on the was the problem; which was not part of the recall.

Filed Apr 6, 2005 · Acceleration · SC · crash

While driving, the accelerator pedal went completely to the floor. The vehicle then down shifted to first gear with the throttle wide open. The cruise control engaged. This had not been used for a while which caused an accident and brought the vehicle to a complete stop. *ak the consumers granddaughter had gone on a return trip, the accelerator suddenly went to the floor, stayed there and hit a vehicle. *sc

Filed Sep 2, 2004 · Acceleration · 3,200 miles · OH

1. Use of cruise control on west virigina turnpike with mpv 2. Cruise control fails to maintain set speed. Speed will vary +/- 3 MPH. In going up hill cruise control over speeds set speed by 3-4 MPH, sometimes accelerating at the increased speed by several seconds. At 70 MPH this causes the driver to have to brake to avoid rear ending the car in front even though the car ahead may be 8 or more car lengths away. This is a totally unsafe condition. 3. Dealer would do nothing to repair saying that the speed variation was within mfg. Limits?

Filed Jun 15, 2004 · Acceleration · 65,600 miles · ND

Driving on highway down mountain pass accelerator stuck, car would not slow down. Could not turn off cruise control. Had to use both feet on brakes and use truck emergency turnout to stop. Engine was racing.

Filed Sep 4, 2003 · Acceleration · 79,000 miles · NC

While driving, the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. The vehicle was taken to an independent shop, who found the cruise control cables were defective. *ak the mechanic noticed the cruise control was stuck preventing the engine speed to return to idle. A mazda dealership installed a new cable that was purchased by the consumer. Vehicle operated correctly since then. *ph