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2000 Mazda Millenia Engine problems

Owners have filed 7 complaints about the 2000 Mazda Millenia's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 37% of all its complaints, most recently on February 19, 2007. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
7
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

SteeringSuspensionEngine & coolingElectrical systemEquipment & accessories

Before our factory warranty was up the dealership fixed our catalytic converter 3 times. After our extended warranty was up we in the last 6 months had to fix both upper camber arms, driver side axel, tire rod ends on both sides, driver side wheel bearings, and now just yesterday we broke down. The belt pulley tensioner went. The mazda parts co. Had told me that they had this part in stock about 10 minutes ago but sold it. This is a $300.00 Part and the maintnence is about $500.00 To have them fix it. I don't...

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understand why there hasn't been any recalls on this vehicle. The trade in value isn't even what we owe on the car. We still have 2 1/2 years of payments. The car was burning something but there was no fire. It was the belt falling off while I was driving. *Nm

Filed Incident Steering · Suspension · Engine and engine cooling · Electrical system · EquipmentNHTSA 10182971
Engine & cooling

The ignition coils in my car are going bad. One right after the other. Mazda told me that the heat of the engine (miller cycle) is causing this. I think the engine was poorly designed. There are 6 coils & I have replaced 3 so far, 1 in 12/04 & 2 in 4/06 along with all the plugs. This problem started in 2002 when cylinder #4 was misfiring. Mazda replaced the spark plug. The coil in cylinder #4 was the first coil to go bad. The original plugs were champion. I was told these were the wrong plugs especially for this...

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type of high performance engine. Mazda said to expect to replace the other 3 coils. & Then what? Do we start over again? My car only has 32,000 miles on it. Both catalytic converters have been replaced. I think mazda should do something to correct the design of this engine to allow the coils more air. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10158185
Engine & cooling

I own a 2000 mazda millenia s model. My millenia has the lysholm supercharger (s/c). Recently, the car has begun to blow blue smoke out the exhaust pipe at startup. The smoke at startup last for about 15-30 seconds. I took the car into the local mazda dealer. The mazda mechanic removed the front intercooler and front intercooler pipe. The mechanic said there was oil in the intercooler and the intercooler pipe. He said this indicates the lysholm s/c is leaking. He said the lysholm s/c has a bad seal. Yet, he said he...

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has never taken a lysholm s/c apart and does not know which seal is leaking. He said mazda just replaces the entire lysholm s/c. A new lysholm s/c is approx. $7000 Cad. My car has the 5 yr /100,000km (62,500 miles)power train warranty. The power train warranty states it covers "..All internal parts"...And "..All gaskets and seals..". The seal failed inside the s/c, therefore I believe the s/c seal and its replacement should be covered under the power train warranty. Mazda disagrees with me, though mazda is willing to pay 50% of the cost of a new s/c. Mazda has issued an m-tip (similar to a tsb) for problems with oil leaking from the s/c. The remedy is to replace the s/c. I feel mazda knows the s/c is prone to leaking prematurely.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10071366
Engine & cooling

When starting the vehicle at a cold start, after the engine was cooled, white smoke emitted from the tail pipe. *Ak *scc *jb

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10027328
Engine & coolingSeats & seat beltsEquipment & accessories

We own a 2000 mazda millenia that stalls at about 50 mph and has had this problem since we bought the car. We have taken the car in for servicing numerous times, but have not been able to get this fixed. The car has several other problems such as: keyless entry does not work, heated seats do not work, air conditioner does not work; however, none of these pose a safety problem like the stalling. The engine light remains on even after numerous attempts by the dealership service department to repair this problem. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Seats · Equipment · Unknown or otherNHTSA 10021437
Engine & cooling

The first failure occurred on 2/2001. There have been 4 more since that date. Dt

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 769138
SteeringEngine & cooling

Vehicle has been to dealerships on numerous occasions for the tcs off and tcs and check engine lights appearing on dash. When this occurs vehicle has serious driveability problems and is very dangerous to drive in traffic situations. It is currently at the dealership for the 4th attempt to fix/repair this problem. Vehicle has been out of service a total of 20+ day's in 9 months and 9 day's in the year of 2002. *Ak

Filed Incident Steering · Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 757187

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