2001 Mazda MPV: raw data

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vehicle2001 / mazda / mpv
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints73 on file (2000-10-06 → 2018-11-14)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Automatic transmission shifting and gear lossPOWER TRAIN7 complaints2003-05 → 2018-11mpv-2001-transmission-shifting
  • 10147302 THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2001 MAZDA MPV SE BEGAN TO SLIP VERY BADLY IN 3RD AND THERE WAS NO 4TH GEAR AFTER 100K MILES
  • 10074606 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VIOLENTLY DURING 1-2 SHIFT DURING A BRISK GET AWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP
  • 10343087 2001 MAZDA MPV VAN TRANSMISSION QUIT AT 150,000
Brake system hydraulic and caliper complaintsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5 complaints2001-07 → 2010-05mpv-2001-service-brakes-hydraulic
  • 8005078 VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE SLOWING DOWN AND EVEN STOPPING
  • 8004034 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT STOP CRASHING INTON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AFTER PEDAL WENT ALWAY TO THE FLOOR
  • 8006162 CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR A RECALL 01V382000 REPAIRS ON BRAKE SYSTEM
Accelerator pedal sticking and throttle carbon buildupVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3 complaints2004-04 → 2006-10mpv-2001-sticking-accelerator-pedal
  • 10066829 ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE
  • 10170179 THROTTLE PEDAL WAS STICKING UPON COLD START
  • 10107554 ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VAN WOULD JUMP WHEN PUSHING THE PEDAL
Rotten egg exhaust odor and catalytic converterENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints2003-03 → 2004-02mpv-2001-rotten-egg-exhaust-smell
  • 10010847 TERRIBLE ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING INSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AT THE EXHAUST PIPE
  • 10018622 TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND THEY SAY IT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
  • 10060963 CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 1 YEAR
Ignition key and shift interlock faultsELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2004-08 → 2010-05mpv-2001-ignition-key-shift-interlock
  • 10089603 CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE
  • 10090969 IGNITION KEY STUCK AND WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH
  • 10332183 THE DEALER CONTRIBUTED THE FAILURE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH
Air bags not deploying in frontal collisionsAIR BAGS7 complaints2001-07 → 2011-12mpv-2001-airbag-no-deploy-frontal
  • 10054094 WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A LIGHT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED
  • 8011809 IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER
  • 10018399 I'VE HAD 2 AUTO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE FRONT OF MY VAN AND BOTH TIMES THE AIRBAGS HAVE FAILED TO COME OUT
Air bag deployment without a crashAIR BAGS4 complaints2009-05 → 2014-07mpv-2001-airbag-unintended-deploy
  • 10269996 WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING
  • 10605463 ON MAY THE 5TH 2014 WHILE SITTING STILL AND THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING DEEP BRUISING AND A CRACKED RIB TO MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME
  • 10398848 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
732000-10-062018-11-14102ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:15; POWER TRAIN:11; AIR BAGS:11; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:7

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). 2001 Mazda MPV vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/mazda/mpv
@misc{wrenchpro_2001_mazda_mpv_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2001 Mazda MPV},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2001/mazda/mpv}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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