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2004 Mazda MPV electrical system problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Mazda MPV18% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Electrical System complaints
18%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle was lurching, no warning light was on. It took a while to figure out the rear coil was bad. We spent $1200 getting a tune up and that didn't fix the problem took a while to figure it out. Also, the transmission failed on this vehicle completely at 55 thousand miles. We had taken it in 3…

    filed Dec 31, 2012

  • Ignition coils retain moisture and cause cylinders to misfire. This causes vehicles to stall or lose power -- usually when raining. In our case, this has happened repeatedly on the interstate during rain. We early caused an accidents by our inability to get out of traffic with our suddenly-slowed…

    filed Aug 8, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by Federal, and State laws. It is the dealer’s…

    09-038-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 8, 2024
  • Speedometer replacement procedure

    09-016-23 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 28, 2023
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Electrical System problems in other MPV years

YearReportsShare
2005 MPV38%
2003 MPV1614%
2002 MPV97%
2001 MPV811%
2000 MPV117%
1998 MPV316%
1997 MPV15%
1995 MPV15%
1993 MPV714%
1992 MPV47%
1991 MPV35%
1990 MPV36%
MPV electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.