1998 Mazda Millenia S from North America - Comments

19th Nov 2008, 11:43

"By and large, a nice decent sedan"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Our power door locks have seemingly "misfired" in a number of ways. Suffice it to say that we don't dare to leave the keys in the car when we simply shut the door, whether the key is in the ignition or just lying on the seat. We don't trust it, because the doors seem to lock on their own.

Now, the power locks have a feature that if we unlock the doors remotely but we do not open a door, the doors will lock themselves again. So I am guessing that that feature gets confused or something, and locks even though we leave the car after removing the keys, opening the door, close the door and not lock it.

I am wondering if I removed the fuse (# 29) in the fuse box inside of the car on the driver's side (labeled 'power door lock' in the user manual), would we be able to simply manually lock the doors? I might be simpler. Please advise.

General comments?

The style is timeless, more so than most, I think.

The steering radius is surprisingly wide, causing maneuvering problems often.

The Miller engine and transmission is sublime - we have clearly been luckier than many owners.

The Pearl white color is still nice 10 years later. But the front seats are the most uncomfortable for long trips that we have ever had in any car.


21st Aug 2009, 17:21

That lock feature is common in a lot of cars and it is actually a safety feature, you need to keep your keys on you at all times anyways, but you will find that most newer models of cars actually lock themselves, to keep theft problems at bay.

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