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1994 Mazda 323 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 28, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Nov 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Mazda 323. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–11 of 11

AirbagsElectrical
Filed Feb 28, 2015

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH STARTED BLINKING A CODE (51) INDICATING FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG MODULE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MAZDA DEALER. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NO REPAIR. THEY INDICATED THAT MAZDA NO LONGER MAKES OR SUPPLIES THE AIR BAG MODULE. THEY RECOMMENDED FINDING A USED MODULE FROM A JUNK YARD DEALER. I CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATION. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING; BUY A USED AIR BAG MODULE FROM A JUNK YARD DEALER. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND THE USED MODULES SELLING FOR ABOUT 10 TIMES THE PRICE THAT MAZDA CORP HAD SOLD THEM FOR. I ALSO FOUND ENTRIES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD BEEN INJURED BY THE AIR BAGS. THERE WERE MULTIPLE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE MODULE NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS COULD KILL. I HAVE WRITTEN TO MAZDA CORP. TELLING THEM THAT I EXPECTED THEM TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. A SECRETARY CALLED ME--AND OFFERED TO DO NOTHING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10691210
Incident
Nov 1, 2013
Mileage
61,200 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 1, 2014

I WAS USING MY SEAT BELT AS WAS MY PASSENGER. I STOPPED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT, MY SEAT BELT WOULD NOT SLIDE BACK OVER MY BODY. MY PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WAS STILL IN PLACE AS IT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT. THE FOLLOWING DAY MY SEAT BELT WORKED WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR. WHEN I DROVE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, I STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT OUT. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK AND HAS NOT SINCE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT IS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED WHILE THE GEAR IS IN PARK AND STOPS MAKING THE NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE, HOWEVER THE RED SEAT BELT LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK. *TR

NHTSA ID
10651769
Incident
Oct 30, 2014
Mileage
108,450 mi
Filed Jan 30, 2003

MAZDA OF NORTH AMERICA OPERATIONS HAS NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH US FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS-FMVSS208(OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION PASSIVE RESTRAINT REQUIREMENT) SCC

NHTSA ID
10004113
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 3, 2000

HAD ONE BLOWOUT AT LOW SPEED AND ONE TIRE WITH TREAD SEPERATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/R75/15 )

NHTSA ID
726498
Incident
Sep 22, 1996
Fuel systemSteeringTransmission
Filed Oct 20, 1999

THE FUEL USAGE DECREASED FROM 36MPG DOWN TO 24MPG; THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND FROM TAKEOFF; AND THE SUSPENSION STARTED CLICKING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT

NHTSA ID
713580
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Sep 28, 1999

RAIL OF THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY GETS JAMMED IN THE RAIL, RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
844862
Incident
Apr 12, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Aug 26, 1999

AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE ON RECALL#97V211 THE RESTRAINTS NO LONGER RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
845882
Seat belts
Filed Aug 10, 1999

SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND WILL SOMETIMES JAM AND TIGHTEN UP WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID
709833
Incident
Mar 30, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jun 2, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE IN AN SIDE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP TO PROTECT CONSUMER. A WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FRONT SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838754
Seat belts
Filed Jan 21, 1998

DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE SHOULDER BELT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

NHTSA ID
528587
Visibility
Filed Nov 28, 1995

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS TOO LOW FOR A TALL PERSON, IT BLOCKS THE RIGHT HAND VIEW. TT

NHTSA ID
975607
Incident
Nov 28, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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