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Harsh or slipping automatic transmission shiftsPOWER TRAIN29 complaints2003-10 → 2019-01mpv-2003-transmission-shift
10047743 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD. YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THEN IT WILL SLAM INTO 3RD GEAR. IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND
10146091 MY 2003 MAZDA MPV, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THEN IT HITS HARD INTO THIRD GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE THREE TIMES TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR
10242275 TRANSMISSION SLIPS, USUALLY GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD, AND SOMETIMES 1ST TO 2ND. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE HARD. ENGINE REVS UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, THEN WITH A BIG CLUNK THE GEAR ENGAGES
Sulfur or chemical odor in passenger compartmentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints2003-04 → 2004-01mpv-2003-cabin-odor
10014089 THERE IS A SULFUR SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST, DEALER SAID TO TRY DIFFERENT GAS, AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY, I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL BRANDS OF GAS AND THE SMELL IS STILL THERE
10051970 THE CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FEEL NAUSEOUS AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE
Ignition coil failure with misfire or stallingELECTRICAL SYSTEM20 complaints2007-08 → 2014-05mpv-2003-ignition-coil-failure
10278399 2003 MAZDAMPV STARTED TO STALL AND LOSE POWER. DIAGNOSIS REVEALED FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL 1 AND 3. I HAD THEM REPLACED
10491576 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE SHUT OFF. MAZDA MECHANIC TOLD ME COIL ON NUMBER ONE CYLINDER WAS BAD. THIS HAD BEEN REPLACED JUST A YEAR OR SO AGO BUT APPARENTLY WAS BAD AGAIN
10355181 2003 MAZDA MPV LX WITH 35,000 MILES IGNITION COIL FAILURE AFTER DRIVING THROUGH RAINSTORM IN EXTREMELY RURAL AREA. I WAS DRIVING ALONE AND HAD TO LIMP THE VEHICLE 30 MILES BACK TO TOWN AT 25 MPH
Unexpected passenger air bag deploymentAIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER4 complaints2014-07 → 2017-08mpv-2003-unexpected-passenger-airbag
10910749 CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK. UPON TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MAZDA SERVICE AGENT COULD FIND NO MECHANICAL CAUSE
10610275 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED AND MADE A LOUD SOUND WITHOUT WARNING
11015654 THE CONTACT STATED THAT 48 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM HONDA OF WINTER HAVEN IN WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION
Air bags not deploying in frontal collisionsAIR BAGS4 complaints2005-12 → 2008-08mpv-2003-airbag-no-deployment-crash
10240175 RESTRAINED DRIVER WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN SHE WAS T-BONED BY A STICKING VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
10179020 THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS INJURED
10144774 UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT PROPERLY
Sudden acceleration without driver inputVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints2004-06 → 2011-07mpv-2003-sudden-acceleration
10157028 2003 MAZDA MPV BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WHILE ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY. EVEN THOUGH APPLYING BRAKES AT FULL FORCE, MY VEHICLE CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR
10410479 WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING
10075467 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE
Engine stalling while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints2004-06 → 2018-07mpv-2003-engine-stalling
10132573 AT SPEEDS OF 25 - 35 MILES PER HOUR, OUR 2003 MAZDA MPV LX STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN TRAFFIC
10217431 2003 MAZDA MPV STALLING IN TRAFFIC. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STALL, TAKING POWER STEERING, ETC. WITH IT. RESTARTS FROM NEUTRAL JUST FINE
11110662 IT STALLS WITH NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2003 Mazda MPV vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/mazda/mpv
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_mazda_mpv_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Mazda MPV},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/mazda/mpv}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
