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1989 Mazda 929 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 Jan 15, 2004
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jan 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 36 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Mazda 929. 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.

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Filed Jan 15, 2004

THE HORN NOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL WORK. I'VE CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES THEY ARE ALL WORKING.

NHTSA ID
10070777
Incident
Sep 15, 2003
Engine
Filed Jun 3, 2003

WHILE VEHICLE STOPPED TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE. ON THE OTHER HAND, WHILE TRAVELING TEMPERATURE WOULD LOWER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10022192
Fuel system
Filed Jun 26, 2002

GAS FUMES WERE GETTING INTO VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING\. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED ONE OF THREE INJECTORS. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PPROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8012723
Incident
Jun 10, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 24, 2001

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. IMMEDIATELY PLACED SHIFT IN NEUTRAL WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE WITH NO LOAD RACED TO 5000 RPM AND WAS CLIMBING HIGHER UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO OFF. RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT IMMEDIATELY RACED TO 5000 RPM. THIS SEQUENCE OCCURRED 5 TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY RESET TO A NORMAL RPM START AND COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. AUTO HAS EXPERENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS BUT CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE SHOP. THE RUGS WERE REMOVED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED, AND THE COMPUTER CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED BY 3 SEPARATE SHOPS WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESION. OWNER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION OTHERWISE. *AK

NHTSA ID
754863
Incident
Nov 10, 2001
Engine
Filed Nov 21, 2000

CONSUMERS UNION RECOMMENDED I CONTACT YOU. CAM DRIVE BELT MANUFACTURED BY THE KELLY-SPRINGFIELD DIVSION OF GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER, SEPARATED INTO SHREDS AFTER 49,800 MILES. LOCAL DEALER REPLACED BELT FREE OF CHARGE, BUT CLAIMED WARRANTY GOOD FOR ONLY 50,000 MILES. OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDS CHANGING EVERY 60,000 MILES. BREAKAGE CAUSED WARPED VALVES AND GOUGED PISTONS. SUBMITTED DAMAGE CLAIM, #11153, TO GOODYEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,830.70. GOODYEAR AFTER ANALYZING A COUPLE STRANDS, CLAIMED THE BELT WAS NOT AT FAULT. MACHANIC, ASE CERTIFIED, CAN NOT FIND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER PART BEING AT FAULT. I WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND CLARIFICATION AS TO WHY A COMPANY WOULD RATE A REPLACEMENT PRODUCT FOR FEWER MILES THAN RECOMMENDED IN THE AUTOMOBILE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND NOT NOTIFY THE REPAIR SHOP OR OWNER. I AM LUCKY BREAKAGE DID NOT OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT EITHER MYSELF, OR ENDY AUTO REPAIR, 1706 S. IOWA AVE, JOPLIN, MO. 64804, PH. #417-626-7755. THANK YOU!*AK

NHTSA ID
736683
Incident
Aug 24, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Oct 26, 2000

PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOORS AT ALL. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRONT DOORS, BUT NOT ON PASSENGER'S DOOR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
873924
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Transmission
Filed Oct 15, 2000

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN CHANGING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE ROUGHT SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. TRANSMISSION GOT WORSE & VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
873016
Body & structure
Filed Jul 1, 1999

THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, KEEP BREAKING, THEREBY MAKING THE DOORS INOPERATIVE FROM THE OUTSIDE. BOTH REAR HANDLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND BOTH FRONT HANDLES WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL, THE LEFT FRONT HAS SINCE BROKEN. THE MATERIAL USED IN THESE HANDLES IS OF SUCH POOR QUALITY THAT THE METAL ACTUALLY BREAKS. I AM ALWAYS DRIVING AROUND WITH AT LEAST ONE (ONCE WITH TWO) INOPERATIVE DOOR DUE TO A BROKEN HANDLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
708108
Body & structure
Filed Apr 13, 1999

WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE FAILED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE DRIVERS WINDOW WHEN ROLLED DOWN WOULD POP OPEN THE DOOR, THEN THE WINDOW ITSELF WOULD NO LONGER ROLL UP. THEY AGREED TO FIX THE DOOR HANDLE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER RECALL. YET THE WINDOW, WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO AND CAUSED BY THIS INCIDENT IS GOING TO COST US 225DOLLARS TO GET REPAIRED. IT WENT DOWN AND WOULDN'T COME BACK UP AFTER THE DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND WOULDN'T OPEN FROM OUTSIDE . NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE REGULATOR IS STRIPPED ON THE WINDOW, WHICH IS BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND IN TURN THE WINDOW ONCE ROLLED DOWN WOULD NEVER COME BACK UP. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED FULLY TO THE RECALL, BUT WILL ONLY FIX THE DOOR HANDLE ITSELF AND IS CHARGING US FOR THE OTHER PART, WHICH IS TOTALLY DUE TO THE DEFECT AND WAS NOT IN OUR CONTROL. (93V-174) DENIED ADDITIONAL REPAIR OF WINDOW. *MJS

NHTSA ID
705585
Body & structure
Filed Mar 12, 1999

REAR DOOR HANDLE IS BROKE AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T GET INTO REAR DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
835828
Incident
May 1, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jan 15, 1999

CONSUMER CAN'T USE THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DUE TO THE HANDLES BEING BROKEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
833653
Incident
Aug 27, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Sep 26, 1998

DOOR HANDLE FAILURE PREVENTING DOORS FROM BEING OPENED FROM EXTERIOR.

NHTSA ID
541718
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Transmission
Filed Sep 14, 1998

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE KEYS BY TODDLERS. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS THROUGH A FENCE, OFF A CLIFF HIT A TREE AND WAS STOPPED.

NHTSA ID
540828
Incident
Sep 12, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

3 OF THE 4 VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN.

NHTSA ID
532796
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Jun 18, 1997

THE HANDLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER CANNOT GAIN ENTRY FROM THIS DOOR, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
813261
Driver assistance
Filed May 27, 1997

THE ENGINE SURGES INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA ID
517422
Incident
Aug 1, 1996
Body & structure
Filed May 6, 1997

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN ROLLED DOWN, THE DOOR UNLOCKS AND COMES OPEN BY ITSELF, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAD A PRIOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
812024
Body & structure
Filed Jan 28, 1997

THE FRONT OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES STOPPED WORKING, TOOK TO DEALER TO FIX THEM AND DEALER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL #93V174000; CURRENTLY, HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE REAR DOOR WHICH WILL NOT OPEN . *AK

NHTSA ID
808222
Body & structure
Filed Jan 24, 1997

AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE ON FRONT DOOR HANDLES, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. RECALL#93V174. *AK

NHTSA ID
807021
Brakes
Filed Jun 7, 1996

ABS, BRKAE FAILURE, ABS MODULE UNIT HAD DEVELEOP A CRACK, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT A CRACK, THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A RUBBER GASKET THAT HAD WORN WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK.*JB

NHTSA ID
985376
Incident
Jun 6, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed May 14, 1996

THE MAT GETS PLACED ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSES ACCELERATION WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984422
Incident
May 10, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 23, 1996

MFR 53404 NHTSA 93V174; DOOR ASSEMBLY; OUTER HANDLE; GILLMAN MAZDA ROSENBURG TX. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING DOORS LOCKING 3 OF 4 AFTER RECALL SERVICE 9/19/95. *AK

NHTSA ID
979628
Incident
Sep 19, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Nov 28, 1995

THE REAR DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLES ARE BREAKING AND YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975540
Incident
Nov 28, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Nov 27, 1995

THE REAR DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE BROKE THE INTERIOR . TT

NHTSA ID
975534
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Sep 27, 1995

#EA94-031 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE,#EA95-004 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT

NHTSA ID
972519

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