Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 00199 | 03/04/1999 | 604511 | All vehicles with vins lower than jm1nb35**x0122015 may experience fluctuation in cruise control set speed. *tt | 05/04/1999 | |
| 00199 | 04/03/1999 | 604082 | All vehicles with vins lower than jm1nb35**x0122015 may exhibit fluctuation in cruise control set speed. *tt | 04/08/1999 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| SQ99015 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | 09/15/1999 | 02/15/2000 | REFUELING SPIT BACK | 00V032000 | |
| Odi has one reported incident where the owner has experienced difficulty while refueling her vehicle.the owner alleged that she was spayed by fuel while she was attemping to fuel her vehicle.furthermore, the owner alleges that the dealers installed a modified non-return valve into the fuel filler pipe to remedy the fuel spit back problem.this investigation is to evaluate the problem experience, scope, and whether a potential safety defect exists.also, this investigation will examine the circumstances as to why odi failed to receive mazda's tech message addressing the remedy for this issue. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/23/2008 | 80000 | 10 | |
| Cruise control when set, rapidly accelerates and when switched to coast continues to accelerate. only being able to cancel by braking or completed switching off. sometimes it seems to set at first and then continues to accelerate. started intermittently, developing into a constant issue. *tr | |||
| 03/25/2000 | 1 | 10/01/1998 | |
| While passing another car on a two lane road, the accelerator cable and the cable adjuster assembly disengaged from the horseshoe bracket that holds the cable. my gas pedal fell to the floor and the engine went to idle speed . i couldn't accelerate as the pedal was lying flat on the floor. there are two rubber grommets that hold the cable to the horseshoe bracket on the passenger side of the engine manifold. they slipped out of the slot and the resulting slack in the cable dropped the gas pedal to the floor and the accelerator went to idle. fortunately, there was no oncoming traffic and i was able to get back into the right lane without being hit by the cars i had just passed. i coasted tot he side of the road and stopped. i was able to reinsert the accelerator cable back into the bracket and drive until i went to the dealership for repairs. they adjusted the cable and retightened the nuts. i'm not comfortable that the cable won't slip out of the horseshoe bracket again!!! *ak | |||
| 11/15/1998 | 1 | 07/01/1998 | |
| Loud noise from transmission in 4th gear from 3500 - 4000 rpm at full throttle. mazda claims this is normal and after driving 10 seperate 99 miata's this noise is not normal. the noise is present on all 99 miata's but the loudness varies. on my miata the noise is 2 -3 times as loud as all other 99 miata's i have driven. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 11/26/2004 | 1 | ||
| The accelerator pedal sheared off in half while driving. consumer was able to idle the vehicle with the gears accelerating speeds of three to five miles, and the emergency lights came on. consumer drove vehicle home.*ak please fill in additional information. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/01/2003 | 19000 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Cruise control unit does not hold set speed. set speed rises 5-7mph without any intervention by driver. | |||
| 12/20/2001 | 4 | 08/01/1999 | |
| I took the car in for service on 12/17/01, (macs103648, 12/17/01) my warning light was on (3rd or 4th time in past 2-3 months). when the car first starts up i have to keep my foot on the gas, to keep it from stalling. this has been a problem since i first bought it, (macs60450, 5/18/99) but they told me it was just the idle mechanism and they couldnt do anything about it. since it went away, in seconds of warming up, i didnt mention it again. it went in for service this time because it seemed to be getting worse. now, with the car off warranty, the charge is $748.62 to replace the valve idle ai and the thermo gasket. they kept my car for two days to figure this out. *ak | |||