Owners filed 18 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
4
0
0
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
3
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
2
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
2
0
0
0
Steering
1
1
0
0
Seat Belts
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
1
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly95V103005
Filed May 24, 1995360,433 vehiclesMazda (north America),inc
Defect. THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
Risk. THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 21, 200686,000 milesOK
SMELL FUEL IN THE TRUNK AND INSIDE OF VEHICLE...SEARCHED INTERNET FORUM AND FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE...*JB
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Apr 13, 2002AL
IT DONT WANT TO PARK I HAVE TO RECHEECK IT ,I AM LOSING COLLANT FROM SOMEPLACE I DONT KNOW WHERE. I DIDNT KNOW ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR UNTILL I WAS TRING TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MINE AND STARTED LOOKING ON THE COMPUTER .PEOPLE HAS HAD THESE SAME THINGS WRONG FROM THE TIME THEY BOUGHT THE CARS I THING THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMSIF THEY ARE NOT TAKEN CARE OF .IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ALL THIS I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. I DONT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND IT WAS USED I CANT IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE FELT BUYING A NEW ONE WITH ALL THIS WRONG WITH IT .I FEEL IT WAS A LEMON BEING PASSED DOWN TO PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT CANT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AND FORGOT ABOUT .*AK
Seat Belts
Filed Feb 12, 2001OH
MOTORIZED SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 29, 1998TX
WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED OF 55-60MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT THE RIGHT ENGINE HEAD CRACKED. IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THE ENGINE HEAD TO FAIL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Aug 8, 1997TX
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DEFECTIVE IGNITION WIRING CAUSED THE GAS TO BUILDED UP IN CATAYLIC CONVERTER, WHICH CAUSED A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 12, 1997NC
ABS BRAKES FAILED, ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1 injured
Filed May 12, 1997PA
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 3, 1997FL
TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 16, 1996NY
BRAKES REPLACED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 11, 1996CT
UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES, SYSTEM SHUDDERS. MAZDA HAS (2) SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT UNCONTROLLABLE BRAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 11, 1996CT
FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 11, 1996CT
THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED CAUSE THE CAR TO SHIMMY REALLY BADLY WHEN GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS. CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 5, 1995CA
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON BRAKE PADS CAUSES VIOLENT SHIMMY IN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 18, 1995CA
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILED. *AW
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Feb 17, 1995CA
FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, CAUSING VIBRATION. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 26, 1995AZ
ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD FAILED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 18, 1995CT
FRONT BRAKE BRAKE ROTORS/PADS REPLACED 3 TIMES. TT
SteeringCrash
Filed Jan 18, 1995NY
VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD, CAUSING DAMAGES TO VEHICLE UNDERBODY CARRIAGE, SUSPENSION, WHEELS AND PROPERTY. TT
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: May 24, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.