Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 02/10/1998 | 1 | 05/28/1993 | |
| Driver side rear brake caliper froze (seized), causing a loud thunk, then grindswhen brakes were applied. also a strong odor was noticed, like a part was severly overheating. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 10/01/1997 | 2 | 05/01/1992 | |
| Driving at aprrox 20-30mph on smooth pavement turn siganl failed ,this also connects to headlight/tail lights. all dashboard lights. all components turned off at once. in order to recover from this defect, had to reposition steering wheel.this problem is still reoccurring and is an intermittent problem which can result in an accident. defect is in steering column combination switch. *ak consumer states there have been other electrical problems, including faulty wiring to power windows. *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/24/2003 | 1 | ||
| While applying the brakes the pedal went to the floor. the brakes have been replaced more than once. *nlm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/20/1999 | 1 | 11/13/1998 | |
| Anti-lock brakes and steering wheel locked up resulting in loss of control, vehicle rolled onto side causing injury to consumer. mjs | |||
| Horrible grinding noise when the vehicle was started, abs pump needed replacing. | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 01/01/1993 | ||
| Abs brake failure; also replaced left rear caliper. *ak | |||
| 08/02/1996 | |||
| Abs, brake failure, while driving at speed of 35mph, anti-lock system blew up,causing 75% loss of effectiveness and abs light did not come on | |||
| 03/30/1995 | |||
| Upon making a sharp turn vehicle went into a skid. no response from brake and anti lock braking system. tt | |||
| 02/10/1995 | 2 | ||
| Total loss of braking ability while driving at 20-30 mph twice, once resulting in an accident./injury. *ak | |||
| 01/06/1994 | |||
| Abs, when making turn brakes lockup, failure of steering gear assembly causing loss control going into enbankment. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 06/17/1996 | |||
| Hydraulic brakes; when applying the brakes, vehicle accelerates. please describe. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 01/15/1998 | 2 | 05/01/1993 | |
| Excessive grinding noise of front brakes. replaced twice. both times rotors were reported warped. rotors and calipers replaced first time. same problem recurred 1 year later. transmission failure started with subtle rubbing sound on driver front. escalated to popping noise while drive/reverse gear engaged. surge/stall while at stop. required complete transmission replacement (non-warrantied!) | |||
| 11/13/1994 | 1 | ||
| Front brakes heat up, causing brakes to squeal/grind. *skd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 02/20/2001 | 3 | 12/11/1992 | |
| Rear brakes failed due to calipers locking up. second time it has happened. also, . air bag light flashes on & off.*ak the rear calipers lock up caused the brake pads to burn. air bag module failed at 100000 miles. *yh | |||
| 06/27/1997 | 4 | ||
| Brake calipers continually malfunction/stick causing excessive premature failure. mjs | |||
| 02/10/1998 | 1 | 05/28/1993 | |
| Driver side rear brake locked, causing a loud noise, then grinding when brakes are applied. there was also a strong odor of something overheating. | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 01/01/1993 | ||
| Abs brake failure; also replaced left rear caliper. *ak | |||
| 0 | |||
| The rear calipers do not disengage when releasing the emgerency brake, this makes the vehicle hard to drive. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 07/23/1995 | 3 | ||
| Left rear caliper failed twice. *sd | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 01/17/1994 | 7 | ||
| Front brake pads replaced with updated pads due to grinding noise when being applied. | |||
| 02/01/1993 | 1 | ||
| Replaced front brake pads due to excessive vibration/noise. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 04/20/1995 | |||
| The rotors are warped and she has had them turned before. please describe. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 01/27/1994 | 7 | ||
| Rear brakes grinding/grab when wet. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 02/13/2003 | 120000 | 1 | |
| On a very snowy day after a 20 minute ride we experienced total brake failure. dealer towed car. the next day the dealer told me the repairs would cost about $2000.00 dollars. they said both brake lines burst due to severe corrosion. since this was an extreme expense. we purchased a new car. i feel no braking system should ever experience total brake failure, and feel that mazda should at least replace one of the brake lines to make sure that someone doesnt get killed. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 03/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Replaced master cylinder. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 2 | 02/21/1993 | ||
| Disc handbrake failed to release, destroying pads/calipers; vehicle spun as right rear wheel locked, vehicle fire erupted. *ak | |||
| 11/04/1992 | 4 | ||
| Brake pedal replaced. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - HYDRAULIC | |||
| Abs pump failed causing a grinding noise upon vehicle start up. | |||