Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Mazda MPV has 32 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
32
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2003 MAZDA MPV HAS A HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT'S... |
| Jun 25, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD NOTICED THAT MY 2003 MAZDA MPV WAS JERKING OR HESITATING. I ONLY HAVE 42,395 M... |
| Mar 1, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA MPV AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM 4TH TO 3RD; FROM 3RD TO 2ND; AND FROM ... |
| Aug 1, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SLIPS, USUALLY GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD, AND SOMETIMES 1ST TO 2ND. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I ... |
| Mar 26, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. *JB |
| Nov 2, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2003 MAZDA MPV, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISS... |
| Sep 2, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | 2003 MAZDA MPV. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD. YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THE TRANSMISSIO... |
| Apr 26, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS WELL. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT MAZDA CLAIM... |
| Mar 22, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS LED TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNDRIVABLE. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 65,000 MIL... |
| Oct 28, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | 1) TRANSMISSION HAS VERY HARD SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. 2) OCCURRED AT L... |
| Sep 22, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | 2003 MAZDA MPV DEVELOPING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE... |
| May 13, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT THE CONSUMER'S PREGNANT... |
| May 13, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | ON MAY 13, 2004, MY 33-WEEK PREGNANT WIFE PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH OUR DAUGHTER SLEEPING IN BACK... |
| Mar 8, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH. IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. IT HA... |
| Feb 17, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR- IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO, WE HAVE NOTICED A HESITATION AND T... |
| Feb 13, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR HAS A HESITATION WHEN ITS ACCELERATING FROM 20 MPH TO 30 MPH, AFTER THE HESITATION IT HAS A... |
| Feb 6, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED FIVE TIME... |
| Jan 22, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION LAGS, THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR ON 2-3 SHIFT, PARTICULARLY UNDER INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION (... |
| Jan 2, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2003 MAZDA MPV IN AUGUST. WE ARE VERY HAPPY OVERALL WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWE... |
| Dec 19, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | ON OCCASION, UPON ACCELERATION, ENGINE SLIPS, THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE AND THEY... |