1995 Mazda Millenia

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LOSS OF ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 12/19/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  HEATING GAUGE WOULD GO TO TOP. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. ENGINE BECAME DAMAGED DUE TO DRIVING WHILE IT HAD OVERHEATED. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM IS STILL OVERHEATING & STALLING OUT. *AK OIL WAS FOUND IN THE HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE CAUSE FOR VEHICLE'S RADIATOR FAILURE AND FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING WAS NOT KNOWN, THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE RADIATOR. *YH

• 12/16/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, WITH LOSS OF ENGINE OIL THROUGH THE SENSOR. NO WARNING. ENGINE FAILED WITH OIL STARVATION.

• 12/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 12/05/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK AND KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WAS SUCCESSFUL ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO REMOVE KEY ONLY AFTER CAR HAS SAT FOR A MINIMUM OF ABOUT 2 HOURS, THEN KEY WILL RELEASE EASILY. KEYS ARE NOT DAMAGED AND EACH KEY GETS STUCK FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, CAUSING WEAR ON THE BATTERY. CLOCK REMAINS ON. KEY STUCK BETWEEN "LOCK" AND "ACC" POSITION.

• 11/26/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE FAILED/SEIZED DUE TO LOW OIL ON 11/22/01 WITHOUT ANY INDICATORS FROM DASH. OIL RECENTLY CHANGED ON 9/25/01.NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL! CV BOOTS AND AXLES NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 68,000 MILES TO THE TUNE OF $1300.00. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ENGINE IS TOO POWERFUL FOR VEHICLE OR OIL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE? HAVE ONLY HAD CAR SINCE 5/01. *AK

• 11/18/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  #1 AC IS NOT COLD AND OIL CONSTANTLY LEAKED FROM CAR. #2 BATTERY LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. HAND MAINTENANCE BATTERY FOUND OUT IT NEEDED WATER. TOOK ALTERNATOR OFF AND TESTED VOLTAGE. NOTHING WRONG WITH ALTERNATOR. NOW DEALER CLAIMS THAT ALTERNATOR IS BAD AFTER AC BLOWOUT. #3 BATTERY LIGHT IN CAR STILL ON SLUGGISH. REPLACED POWER FUSE IN MAY 98. #4 WHILE DRIVING 80-90 MPH CAR LOST ALL POWER. DASH BEGAN TO FLASH CONSTANTLY.

• 11/18/1994· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *SKD

• 11/17/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. NO MAJOR INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

• 11/15/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATED THAT HEATER UNIT FAILED. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC AND DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER UNIT WAS MELTING. CONSUMER HAD NOTICED BURN STAINS ON FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF ORIGIN. TS

• 11/12/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 11/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR FRONT IN WOBBLE / NOISE AND ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. 3 WEEKS AND $1980 LATER, THE FRONT END WAS WORSE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL IS BURNING INTERNALLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MAZDA WOULD WORK WITH ME TO GET BACK SOME OF THE MONEY. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAR IS DEALER MAINTAINED. *AK

• 11/08/1999· SUSPENSION

  I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CV AXLE BOOT WAS STARTING TO CRACK AND THAT REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO AVOID AXLE PROBLEMS. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE BOOTS REPLACED. A SHORT TIME LATER, I STARTED EXPERIENCING A VIBRATING/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END THAT RESEMBLED A "FLAT TIRE". AFTER BEING CHARGED A $50.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE SHAFTS NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND FOR AN AUTOMOBILE OF THIS TYPE, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE DID NOT SEEM NORMAL. AT MY REQUEST, I WAS GIVEN THE PARTS REMOVED AND HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. I WROTE TO MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE REPAIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE TOOK PLACE IN OCT. & NOV. 1998. I RECENTLY READ IN CONSUMER REPORTS THAT YOU MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED I NEEDED TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION OR WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THANK YOU. JEAN CALDERWOOD

• 11/06/1996· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES SURFOOF COVER ALSO OPENED.*JB

• 10/18/1996· WHEELS

  RR ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL CRACKED.

• 10/16/2003· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR HEAVY OBJECT. *AK

• 10/13/1999· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE. WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN USED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO DO REPAIRS UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. NEEDS NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

• 10/08/2004· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF BUT THE TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT. THE TREAD DID $3,600 TO MY CAR. WHILE AT THE BODY SHOP THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE READY TO PEEL OFF. SIX MONTHS LATER, BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES WERE FOUND IN THE SAME CONDITION AND TO BE REPLACED. *NM

• 09/27/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FRONT HEAD LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE.*YH

• 09/26/1995· VISIBILITY

  REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER FAILED, COLLECTS WATER. *TT

• 09/24/1998· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *A

• 09/22/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM ON THEIR OWN. TT

• 09/19/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  I REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY MAZDA WAS TOTALED HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

• 09/11/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FOUND OUT AFTER PURCHASE THE CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FIXED TO THE TUNE OF OVER $7000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

• 09/10/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN WITH INSIDE LATCH RELEASE. QCAW

• 09/09/2003· EQUIPMENTFire

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SPEAKER CATCHING ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE SPEAKER TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

• 09/06/2000· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN PULLED OUT MANUALLY, THE SEAT BELT FOLDS OVER UPON ITSELF WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE SHOULDER LOOP AND THE BELT JAMS AND STOPS MOVING. THEREFORE, THE SHOULDER/LAP BELT CAN NOT BE LATCHED INTO THE BUCKLE. I HAVE CALLED MAZDA MOTORS USA AT IRVINE CA AT 800-222-5500 TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE IS CAUSED BY EITHER MAKING THE BELT TOO THIN (WHICH CAUSES IT TO FOLD OVER ON ITSELF WHEN PASSING THROUGH THE LOOP) OR THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PLASTIC SHOULDER LOOP SLOT ITSELF (WHICH IS NOT THE PROPER SIZED OPENING) IS NOT CORRECTLY SIZED TO ALLOW THE BELT MATERIAL TO PASS SMOOTHLY AND UNHINDERED THROUGH THE PLASTIC SHOULDER LOOP. THIS FAILURE OF THE MANUAL BELT MECHANISM TO PASS THROUGH THE SHOULDER LOOP MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER NOT TO BUCKLE UP THE SAFETY BELT. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE DEATH OF THE OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE COLLISION. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE WITH REGARD TO SAFETY BELTS. *AK

• 08/31/1998· SUSPENSION

  FRONT CV JOINTS AND BOOT FAILED.

• 08/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PREMATURE WEAR OF THE VALVE COVER GASKET, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE CYLINDERS, RESULTING IN POOR PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 08/23/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE GASKETS DISINTERGRATED ALLOWING OIL INTO GAPS ON SPARK PLUGS THUS PREVENTING SEVERAL CYLINDERS FROM FIRING. AUTOMOBILE DID NOT RESPOND AS IT SHOULD HAVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, WHICH CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVEN MAZDA'S MECHANICS THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

• 08/22/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT THIS 1995 MAZDA MILLENIA [XXX] IN MARCH. BY THE TIME I BOUGHT IT, THE ODOMETER READ 65000+. LATER ON BECAUSE I HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT, I ASKED THE REPAIR SHOP TO CHECK IT'S BACKGROUND FOR ME. THE CARFAX REPORT THEY FORWARDED TO ME SHOWED IN 2002 IT WAS ALREADY 185000. THE SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WERE TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND IT'S NOT WORTH FIXING. FROM MARCH TILL NOW, I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $1000 TO FIX VARIOUS FAILURES ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 08/19/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVING 30MPH; APPLIED BRAKES DUE TO VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPING SHORT; BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. TAKEN TO DEALER & HAD IT REPLACED. NO ANSWER WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 08/11/1995· VISIBILITY

  PROBLEM WITH SUNROOF.

• 08/09/1999· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER BOX THAT CONTROLS THE TRACTION SYSTEM, CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK *SLC

• 07/21/1998· POWER TRAIN

  CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS.

• 07/18/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/03/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE TURBO-CHARGER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON TWO OF THE THREE OCCASIONS, DEALER REPLACED TURBO-CHARGER. DEFECT MIGHT EVENTUALLY BLOW OUT ENTIRE ENGINE. *AK *ML

• 06/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HAD SHUTDOWN DUE TO CAMSHAFT CRACKING, AND THERE WAS A LACK OF LUBRICATION.*AK MAZDA DEALER RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *SLC

• 06/18/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT 81,100 MILES THE ENGINE"CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AT $700.00 WHICH I DID. LESS THAN 300 MI LATER, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE COMPUTER WAS FAILING & NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT $1600.00. SINCE MY CAR HAS MUCH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, I FEEL THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE COVERED BY A WARRANTY.*AK

• 06/15/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY CONNECTIONS-BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BECAME LOOSE TWICE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK/START VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/14/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS LEAKING AT 90,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. *AK *ML

• 06/14/2000· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT CV JOINTS FAILED, LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT AXLE FAILED AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER LINK ARMS FAILED. NLM

• 06/14/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP LOCATED ON DOOR POST JAMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 06/10/2000· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,TIRES

  BRAKE & SHOE SYSTEM (ABS) WHEELS ,SUPENSION FRONT & REAR ,TIRES ,TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TRUNK LINKGES, WEEL AND COLUMN ENGINE NEED WORK CAR NEEDS BRAKES PUT BRAKES ON CAR APRIL 2000 LIGHTS DONT WORK .

• 06/09/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  PASSENGER'S SEAT BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *AK

• 06/09/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, WAS SLIPPING AND JUMPING. TT

• 06/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VALVE COVER GASKET CRACKED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ON PARK PLUGS. NLM

• 06/08/1995· STEERING

  BACK ON STEERING WHEEL IS OPEN WHICH COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO GET HAND STUCK/PREVENTING STEERING WHEEL FROM TURNING. *SKD

• 06/07/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN RUNNING INTO A TRUCK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.

• 06/04/2001· SUSPENSION

  THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED WHICH CAUSED A HUMMING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. NLM