Mazda MPV knocking problems

Filed Jun 13, 2017 · Engine · 200,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mazda mpv. While driving various speeds, idling, or driving uphill, the contact heard a knocking noise coming from engine cylinder number six. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called the sierra mazda dealer in birmingham, al. The contact was informed that there was no open recall on the vehicle. The contact notified the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Jul 13, 2010 · Engine · 35,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mazda mpv. The contact stated when traveling at 15-35 MPH, the vehicle would stall without warning. In addition, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times where the engine coil was replaced each time. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 74,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2009 · Electrical · 84,258 miles · NJ · fire

I could not recognize any prior symptoms other than possibly relating to an engine knock when the wire gets very hot before ignition switch socket has repeatedly melted since than. I have torn open and inspected each individual wire in the main harness in the engine compartment, the entire dash and even went as far as separating the fuse block for a possible short there. I have put it in shops and no one has found anything wrong to cause it.

Filed May 28, 2008 · Engine · 58,000 miles · IN

Exhaust manifold started leaking causing the check engine light to turn on and a "ticking" sound after startup for the first few minutes. This occurred with 58k on the vehicle.

Filed Mar 12, 2007 · Engine · 50,000 miles · PA

Prolong off and on ticking sound in the engine , finally thought it was a belt took it to a shop to have belts changed or checked , mechanic said it is not your belts it is your engine, so we had to have it towed at our expense to the dealer we bought it from to have engine checked or replaced , and now mazda won't warranty it !!! The mechanic from where we bought it from ,got kind of nasty and told us to get our dam car out of his f-ing shop , we were upset because mazda won't replace engine , now I am stuck with a 15,000 dollar car no engine !!!! Just turned 51,000, and I believe that is not right either , I left the lights on by accident one day for 30 minutes max and my battery died , when we bought new battery I think mileage jumped 10,000 , miles because a month before we tried to trade car for a bigger vehicle( I have 6 people in family- growing out of this one )in and it only had 39,000 miles on it another dealer can verify it because we going to use the mazda for a trade in, after the battery went dead , all the sudden I had 51,000 miles .... Go figure that one out in 30 days ....

Filed Dec 18, 2005 · Engine · 20,000 miles · AZ

Persistent ticking sound from engine, which has become louder with passing of time. Tsb re ticking sound has been performed by showcase mazda, and on follow-up visit they advised situation is normal, the ticking sound notwithstanding. A respected independent auto repair service, combs automotive, advised the engine absolutely should not be making the ticking sound with only 30k miles on it. Please note that below I show incident date as this month, but it has become more pronounce over past few weeks.

Filed Aug 6, 2004 · Transmission · PA

While driving consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. A loud knocking noise was heard from the front. Consumer was able to slow down, and pulled over. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that transmission blew out due to a worn shaft solenoid.

Filed Apr 19, 2004 · Engine · 8,500 miles · NC

Engine/spark knocking. Taken to dealer in charlotte. They could not detect noise. Taken back a second time. Dealer called hq in california for instructions. Van is currently in the shop. This is the second attempted fix on this problem. 2003 mazda mpv owner.

Filed Feb 15, 2004 · Transmission · 25 miles · CA

The car has a hesitation when its accelerating from 20 MPH to 30 MPH, after the hesitation it has a slight surge in speed and a knocking sound. It happens in an intermittent manner. Dealer knows about the problem from others who had similar complaints but said it's normal. Mechanic knows the conditions of how it occurs but claim in the test drive not to be able to duplicate the problem. The car has only 2,500 miles and was having this problem from 200 miles on.

Filed Jul 23, 2002 · Brakes, Engine · MO

With this van there have been numerous incidents since august of 1993. The first problem was a ticking noise in the engine. The van was out of service for 3 months while they dallied around to fix it. I had it taken to northtowne mazda and it took them a week to fix it. The second problem was a constant breakage of the little pin that shifts the gears. The thing breaks constantly and causes the gear dial letters to be off by one letter for instance the r for reverse is d for drive. The next problem was a gas leak that I took in to have fixed three times before it was finally found. I was told on two different occasions that it was just exhaust and that the problem could not be found. I drove the vehicle to memphis and liked to gas myself to death from the fumes on the way there and back. Upon return to kcmo I took it directly back to the dealer. The service manager said just leave it outside and we will bring it in and check it. I made him come outside to the car. You could smell the gas from 50 feet away. When he took it in there was a rupture inthe fourth quarter panel hose that when you took a left turn it spilled gas into the passenger rear seat. The next problem that I had with this vehicle was that the calipers, rotors and brakes wore clean through after only 20,000 miles of wear on the new brakes. Firestone fixed them. Then I have had to replace the timing belt now 5 times. I had the first timing belt was replaced at 66,000 miles, the second at 78,000 miles, the next at 108,000, and then 138,000, now at 139,463. S memo came out from mazda to service repair shops that the spacers are defective and that when the timing belt is changed these need to be replaced also. This memo just came out in june 2002. The other problem that I have had is the transmission went out because mazda has a defectivepart that won't let enough oil in to allow the engine to run, this causes a loud ticking noise in the engine. The next problem was the sway bar.