Plant Company Name: Auto Alliance International Inc.
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Sedan
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
STEERING
CAR HAS SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER. VARIOUS REPAIRS HAVE NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS, BUT THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM COULD BE CONSTRUED AS HAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR INCIDENT. *TR
2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1)NOV. '04....12 HOURS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, WERE CALLED BACK TO HAVE MAZDA REPLACE GAS TANK "DUE TO RECALL".MAZDA "MISPLACED" MY NEW GAS TANK. TOOK APPROX.4 DAYS TO GET MY BRAND NEW CAR BACK IN MY POSSESSION. 2)05/01/04: A.COMPLAINED OF MOANING SOUND FROM STEERING WHEEL/ENGINE. B) BREAKS SQUEAKING LOUDLY. MAZDA"PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED" 3)8-19-05 A. CLUTCH SHUDDERS WHEN GOING FROM 0-1 & 1-2 GEAR (MANUAL TRANS.) B. MOANING SOUND FROM STEERING/ENGINE RIGHT FRONT AREA. MAZDA: "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" 3) CAR MAKES MOANING SOUND FROM STEERING/RIGHT FRONT ENGINE WHILE TURNING. MAZDA: "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" PROBLEM LISTINGS GO ON WITH MY SAME COMPLAINTS. EACH TIME, MAZDA STATES "PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED". NOW, WARRANTY IS UP, GUESS WHAT: MAZDA SAYS: "WE'VE FOUND YOUR PROBLEM! YEAH, WE FOUND IT REALLY QUICKLY, IS THE REASON THAT I'M CALLING YOU SO SOON. YOU NEED A NEW CLUTCH WHICH WILL FIX YOUR ONGOING CLUTCH COMPLAINT OF 3 YEARS. OH, AND WE'LL NEED TO ORDER A NEW ENGINE MOUNT, AND TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION. YOU SEEMS TO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS FROM YOUR CLUTCH WHICH AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION. YOUR WARRANTY IS UP, AND WE WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM HAD WE NOTICED IT BEFORE 3,000 MILES. BUT, NO NEED TO WORRY.....WE'LL PUT YOU IN A RENTAL CAR...." *TR