1998 Mazda Millenia: raw data

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vehicle	1998 / mazda / millenia
known issues	6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-07)
complaints	29 on file (1998-06-11 → 2019-05-27)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission shifting faults and replacementPOWER TRAIN5 complaints2000-08 → 2003-03millenia-1998-transmission-shifting

10010161 AFTER SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR IT WILL NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND REDLINE
875195 TRANSMISSION JERKS AT THE BEGINNING OF ACCELERATION AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS
729477 ABNORMAL SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE WHEN YOU DRIVE FROM STOP SING TO STOP SING THE TRANNY SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR SKIPING THE 2ND GEAR

Fuel odor and fuel system leaksFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints2000-08 → 2005-03millenia-1998-fuel-odor-leak

10100843 WHILE ENGING IS RUNNING WHETHER PARKED OR DRIVING THERE IS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR
729475 WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH GET STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE CARWHICH MAKES PASSANGERS AND DRIVER ROLL DOWN WINDOWS TO GET FRESH AIR BECAUSE FUEL SMELL
8022369 THERE IS A FUEL LEAK INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DUE TO AN ODOR FUEL SMELL COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DEALER NOTIFIED TS

Unexpected RPM surge, acceleration and hesitationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints2001-07 → 2005-05millenia-1998-engine-rpm-surge

10117629 DURING WARM CLIMATE AND IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE
8004692 WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE RACES TO EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS. AFTER VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, IT THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL
893213 3 TIMES GAS PEDAL HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO HESITATE. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN MADE REGARDING THIS PROLBEM

Cracked wheel rims with tire air lossWHEELS2 complaints2005-03 → 2006-06millenia-1998-cracked-wheel-rims

10113568 THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THREE OUT OF FOUR RIMS HAVE CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE TIRES LEAKED AIR
10160920 AS THIS CONTINUED, I FINALLY TOOK IT TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT MY RIM WAS CRACKED

Brake pedal to floor with loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2 complaints1998-06 → 2001-04millenia-1998-brake-pedal-to-floor

886238 BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH
824372 ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

Air bag deployment eventsAIR BAGS2 complaints2002-08 → 2002-10millenia-1998-air-bag-deployment

8016523 WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT,DAMAGING WINDSHIELD AND SUNROOF
8019933 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSES BURNS ON CONSUMER LEFT SIDE OF ARM AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREHEAD

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
29	1998-06-11	2019-05-27	3	0	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:5; POWER TRAIN:5; FUEL SYSTEM:4; GASOLINE:4; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:4

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1998 Mazda Millenia vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/mazda/millenia

@misc{wrenchpro_1998_mazda_millenia_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1998 Mazda Millenia},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1998/mazda/millenia}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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