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1993 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 Jul 31, 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.
3
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 Mar 30, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 19 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–19 of 19

Visibility
Filed Jul 31, 2004

REAR PASSANGER SIDE WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE. ALSO THREE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME WINDOW.*AK

NHTSA ID
10083073
Incident
Jun 10, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 17, 2000

PURCHASED 4 TIRES 12/17/98 @129,217MILES. TIRES WERE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED SEVEN(7) TIMES BETWEEN PURCHASE DATE AND FAILUR DATE OF 8/21/00 TIRES STILL HAD 6-7/32 OF RUBBER ON TREAD WHEN 3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAD THE TREAD SEPERATE FROM THE CASING. TIRES COMPLETELY FAILED WITH PLENTY OF RUBBER STILL LEFT. I DRIVE 35,000-40,000 MILES A YEAR ALL ROAD MILAGE. ON EVERY PREVIOUS SET OF TIRES I HAVE GOTTEN 10,000-15,000 ADDITIONAL MILES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE RATED AT 50,000. I DO NOT FEEL THE TIRES SHOUD HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE WITH THIS MUCH TREAD LEFT ON THEM. HAD I NOT TAKEN CAR IN FOR NORMAL ROTATION AND BALANCE, AND THE DEALER POINTED OUT THE TREAD SEPERATION INSTEAD OF ON INTERSTATE 4 THE OUT COME MAY HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. 3 OUT OF THE TIRES COULD HAVE COME APART AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, AND QUITE FRANKLY COULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 20565SR15 )

NHTSA ID
731734
Incident
Aug 21, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 7, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 80 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER PULLED OVER WHILE TIRE STILL HAD AIR, THEN WENT FLAT. BRIDGETONE, TURANZA, P205/65 R15 92H AND DOT # EM9LDLF127. *AK TREAD SEPARATION OCCURD TO TWO TIRES AT 1500 MILES INTERVAL. *YH

NHTSA ID
869909
Incident
May 27, 2000
Visibility
Filed Oct 13, 1999

WHEN PUSHING AUTOMATIC BUTTON CONSUMER CAN HERE THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE. IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW UP, CONSUMER HAS TO OPEN DOOR AND USE BOTH HANDS TO PULL UP WINDOW MANUALLY. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL THREE WINDOWS. *AK

NHTSA ID
850561
Incident
Sep 13, 1999
Electrical
Filed Jan 21, 1999

REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED CAUSING THE WINDOWS NOT TO ROLL UP.

NHTSA ID
543456
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 18, 1998

SEAT FRAME BROKE DUE TO WELD FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
542649
Incident
Aug 20, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 17, 1998

DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES BACK & FORTH WHENEVER THE BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE SEAT IS VERY UNSTABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
830881
Incident
Aug 9, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Oct 13, 1998

DRIVER'S SEAT BECOMES VERY LOOSE AND ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DURING ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION, AND BRAKING. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN, WELDED SECTION OF SEAT ADJUSTER ROD BROKE.

NHTSA ID
781203
Incident
Aug 20, 1998
Brakes
Filed May 11, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING DITCH AND ROLL OVER.

NHTSA ID
535282
Incident
Apr 23, 1998
Suspension
Filed Apr 27, 1998

SUSPENSION IS POOR CAUSING REAR END OF VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS.

NHTSA ID
534694
Visibility
Filed Jan 29, 1998

HEATER DOES NOT WORK DURING THE WINTER.

NHTSA ID
529591
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Jan 26, 1998

CARBON BUILDUP IN ENGINE CAUSED FAILURE OF RADIATOR AT PLASTIC FILTER. THIS CARBON HAS ALSO CLOGGED THE ENGINE COOLING PORTS AND THE HEATER CORE.

NHTSA ID
529784
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jan 21, 1998
Crash reported

AIR BAGS: DRIVING IN ICY CONDITIONS AND CAR SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID
820752
Incident
Jan 14, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jan 20, 1998

BRAKES FISH TAIL WHEN APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID
605724
Brakes
Filed Jul 25, 1997
Crash reported3 injuries reported

VEHICLE BEGINS TO ROLL FORWARD AFTER STOPPING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS STILL DEPRESSED.

NHTSA ID
521884
Incident
May 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Jun 30, 1997

PARKING VEHICLE, HEARD LOUD BANG, WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND PLASTIC RADIATOR BLEW UP. THIS COULD RESULT IN BURN INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PEDESTRIANS NEAR VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
813657
Incident
Jun 29, 1997
Visibility
Filed Dec 20, 1995

WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHILE CLEANING SNOW FROM IT-NO ONE WAS INJURIED. TT

NHTSA ID
976835
Airbags
Filed Jul 6, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY BUT PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS ALONG W/PICTURES. *AK

NHTSA ID
968332
Incident
Jun 3, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 30, 1995

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS ARE WARPING. TT

NHTSA ID
962813
Incident
Mar 30, 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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