Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 06/05/2001 | 112435 | 1 | 03/07/2001 |
| Applied parking brake. rear brake caliper parking brake mechanism design failure caused the rear caliper to not release after releasing the parking brake handle. had to manually (from underneath the car) force the actuator lever back. *jb | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 11/25/1999 | 1000 | 08/01/1998 | |
| After the calipers failed on the rear, the parking brake was locked in place and would not release mazda of knoxville and bill gatton mazda of johnson city were contacted, and both denied any knowledge of the problem and refused to repair damages to calipers pads and rotors. i was informed to complain to this organization if mazda refused to replace the failed components thank you joe gemmell. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - DRIVELINE - HYDRAULIC - ACTUATOR | |||
| 06/15/2001 | 112125 | 20 | 04/15/2001 |
| On the models with rear disc brakes: after applying, and then releasing the parking brake in a normal manner the parking brake actuator pivoting pin bearing on one of the rear calipers seized, causing it not release or to not fully release. this could cause a handling/braking instability issue, not to mention premature brake pad wear/failure. an improperly designed caliper involving the seal around the parking brake actuator pivoting pin and bearing was the cause of the failures.*ak | |||