Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE GROOVE FOR THE REAR WHEEL BEARING RETAINER RING WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED.
Risk. IF THE RETAINING RING DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THEGROOVE, THE AXLE LUG NUTS WILL BREAK, CAUSING THE BRAKE DRUM, WHEEL, AND TIREASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Remedy. MIDAS SHOPS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS WITH OTHER BRAKE DRUMS FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT OPERATING TEMP, CAR WILL DIE AND HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT THREE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING.
EMERGENCY OVERRIDE BUTTON FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *SLC
RIGHT ANDLEFT UPPER STRUTS IN FRONT END.MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN INHERENT DEFECT AND WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED ON LATER MODELS.
RECALL # 97V211000 MAZDA/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAIL; DEALER DID NOT EXPECT SHOUDLER BELT RAIL AS STATED IN RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SYSTEM DID NOT NEED TO BE INSPECTED UNLESS IT WAS NOT WORKING. *AK
MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOUNTING OFTHE STRUTS WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE EARLY 1992 MODELS AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. MAZDA WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PARTS THIS TIME SINCE THE WARRANTY (TIME NOT MILEAGE) HAD EXPIRED.
BUCKLE ON MOTORIZED CABLE ON LEFT DRIVER SIDE STICKS IN RESUME POSITION. *AK
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT
7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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 13, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.