2001 Mazda Millenia: raw data

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vehicle2001 / mazda / millenia
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints30 on file (2001-05-12 → 2020-02-25)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Check engine light remaining lit after repairsENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints2004-11 → 2010-12millenia-2001-check-engine-light
  • 10305534 REPAIRS DO NOT FIX ISSUE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS LIT; NO CAR REPAIR SHOP OR MAZDA DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM
  • 10207527 2001 MILLENIA S ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE CYLINDER AND ALL PLUGS
  • 10099722 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON
Transmission and shift failuresPOWER TRAIN4 complaints2004-08 → 2006-07millenia-2001-transmission-shift-failure
  • 10162660 2001 MAZDA MILLENIA WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND WOULD STOP ABRUPTLY
  • 10087402 CONSUMER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, AND CURRENTLY WILL HAVE THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION REPLACED
  • 10088643 WHEN I DID, THE CAR KEPT GOING IN REVERSE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PARK, 2ND AND OVERDRIVE ALL WHICH THE CAR KEPT GOING IN REVERSE
Wheel corrosion and tire air lossWHEELS2 complaints2004-10 → 2006-04millenia-2001-wheel-corrosion-air-loss
  • 10096016 FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE INSIDE OF THE 17" LOW PROFILE WHEELS OF MY 2001 MAZDA MILLENIA S HAVE CORRODED AND ALL FOUR TIRES LOSE MOST OF THEIR AIR
  • 10154556 THE CONTACT STATED THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS FLAKES OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE BEAD TO BREAK. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE
Tilt steering motor failureSTEERING2 complaints2005-08 → 2005-08millenia-2001-tilt-steering-lock
  • 10133211 THE TILT-STEERING MOTOR FAILED, LEAVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THE EXTREME-UP ("BUS-DRIVER") POSITION
  • 10133217 NINE MONTHS AFTER THE POWER STEERING WHEEL TILT MOTOR FAILED, I AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, LEAVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THE EXTREME-UP ("BUS-DRIVER") POSITION
Rear window glare limiting rearward visibilityVISIBILITY2 complaints2002-04 → 2002-09millenia-2001-rear-window-glare
  • 8007002 IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT THE GLARE OFF THE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE OUT OF IT, MASKING VISIBILITY
  • 567434 WHILE LOOKING FOR CLEARANCE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRRIOR, THE ONLY THING VISIBLE WAS THE REAR WINDOW SHELF
Unintended acceleration and surgingPOWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints2001-11 → 2020-02millenia-2001-unintended-acceleration
  • 899682 WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND FORCED VEHICLE FORWARD INTO A PALM TREE BEFORE STOPPING
  • 11311458 WHEN THE FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE PETAL, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL
  • 10204262 WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
302001-05-122020-02-2530POWER TRAIN:8; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:7; AIR BAGS:4; VISIBILITY:4; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

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

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2001 Mazda Millenia vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/mazda/millenia
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_mazda_millenia_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Mazda Millenia},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/mazda/millenia}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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