Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0500101 | 04/26/2001 | 0500101 | 620905 | Customers may have a concern with a whine or ringing type noise heard inside the vehicle during slight acceleration or cruise conditions. this noise is heard when driving at speeds of 40-70 mph. this concern applies to kj and kl models | 09/04/2001 |
| 00500101 | 02/07/2001 | 617879 | Experiencing transmission ringing / whining noise. this noise is being transmitted inside the cabin through the transmission selector cable. *tt | 04/02/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/30/2000 | 12869 | 2 | |
| While driving 40 - 50 mph, vehicle hesitated and jerked back and forth. the vehicle jerked while in stop and go traffic. delayed shifts when accelerating to pass. there was also a grinding noise. dealer removed and replaced defective transmission. however noise and jerking still persisted. also the trunk release and fuel button were inoperative. the door molding needed to be replaced. dealer wanted to replace the o2 sensor and solenoid and the door panel, trunk release and fuel button were still inoperative after being replaced. consumer never received call back regarding parts. vehicle was traded in. *tt *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/13/2003 | 50511 | 2 | 06/12/2003 |
| Check engine light came on. vehicle had only 50,551 miles (1999 mazda millenia). dealer said vehicle needed a new transmission-$3175, oxygen sensor$345, cam position sensor and o ring-$850. vehicle mileage warranty ended at 50,000 miles. dealer refused to extend warranty for repair. *ak | |||
| 77000 | 1 | ||
| Engine light contiuously stays on. while slowing down or shifting into the drive gear vehicle will jerk very hard. this is caused by transmission failure.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2002 | 30000 | 1 | |
| When the vehicle was driven over bumps downhill the transmission would jump out of gear. *nlm *nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 11/26/2004 | 72000 | 4 | 01/15/2000 |
| While driving on a major highway at 60 miles per hour the tcs light came on and the car completely lost power. it had to be restarted in neutral while driving in the lane of traffic causing cars behind us to switch lanes to avoid hitting us. this occurred four times in a thirty five minute drive to our destination. this is not the first incident and yes, only approximately 5 weeks ago i brought my car in for service at the dealership (joyce mazda in new jersey ) to have this corrected and spent nine hundred dollars to have this fixed (apparantl, it was not fixed). i have the job order and receipt that states this occured before. as this is a known problem by mazda and apparantly they have no clue how to fix it, they are being fraudulant stating it is fixed while charging customers a substantial amount of money and allowing customers to continue to drive an unsafe vehicle. are they waiting for people to be killed before this is corrected? please address this issue before there are deaths and not only to mazda owners but the risk to others on highways who have no idea the car infront of them has gone from 60 to 0.*ak | |||