1994 Mazda 929

Routine

Owners filed 12 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components2
000
Air Bags › Frontal2
202
Visibility › Windshield1
100
Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly1
101
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls1
000
Tires › Tread/Belt1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch15V674000
Filed Oct 19, 20151,368,500 vehiclesMazda North American Operations

Defect. Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

Risk. If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.

Remedy. Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 2004NC

1994 MAZDA 929 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL COST.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 16, 1999NC

WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ARE PUT DOWN THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP,AND THERE IS A HUMMING SOUND. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 8, 1999FL

RIGHT REAR TIRE BELT BROKE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER / UNDER CARRIAGE & RIGHT REAR DOOR. *YC

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 21, 1999FL

SUN ROOF/DRIVER WINDOW/LEFT REAR WINDOW AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN,AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT ASSIST IN HELPING THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP. ALSO MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES. THE CAR DOES A JERKING MOTION BEFORE STALLING. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG IS WARPED, AND DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 7, 1999TX

WHEN BACKING UP, STOPPING, AND THEN SHIFTING TO THE DRIVE POSITION: ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND FRONT SUSPENSION CLASH. CAUSING ROTORS TO BECOM UNBALANCED AND WARPED, HAZARDOUS HANDLING AND EXCESSIVE MAINTENANCE

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Jan 25, 1999LA

MY SPOUSE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK WHEN THE CAR ENGINE WAS ROUGH IDLING AND STALLED. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR INSTRUMENT WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MAZDA SERVICE DEALER THE SAME DAY. WE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPT ON 01/07/99 AND LEARNED THAT THE CAR HAD A FAILURE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN ONE OF THE SIX IGNITION WIRES. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT UNBURNED FUEL DUE TO THIS IGNITION WIRE FAILURE PASS THROUGH TO THE CATALYST CONVERTERS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CATALYTIC CONVERTER (RUPTURED). THE ESTIMATE GIVEN TO US BY THE MAZDA DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS + LABOR WAS $1300 FOR REPLACING 3 CONVERTERS. MAZDA INDICATED THE EMISSION SYSTEM (INCLUDING THE CONVERTERS) WAS NOT COVERED BY EITHER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY OR BY MAZDA. ALL FAILED PARTS INVOLVED WERE ORIGINAL MAZDA FOR MAZDA 929. I AND MY SPOUSE EXTREMELY CONCERN OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BASED ON THIS INCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR MAZDA 929'S TO CHECK THE IGNITION WIRES AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS AT THEIR EXPENSE AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 27, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 65 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, HITTING A WALL. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 26, 1997MD

ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS/PADS CONTINUOUSLY WARPED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Jul 23, 1996KY

FAILURE OF THE PARKING SHIFT, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK THE KEYS WAS OUT THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFT WAS PLACED OUT OF GEAR. *AK

Visibility › WindshieldCrash
Filed Jan 23, 1996FL

CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION THE REAR QUARTER PANEL GLASS SHATTERED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 1, 1995TX

BRAKES PEDAL GOES DIRECTLY TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED OR IDLING AT STOPLIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 13, 1995MD

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, POSITION, SPEED 20 MPH DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

12 of 12 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1992
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19953100Routine
1994 — this page12100Routine
199319100Routine
199235010Routine
199118110Routine
199012100Routine

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Reading this record

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: Oct 19, 2015. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.