Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Mazda 323.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ALTERNATOR QUIT WHICH CAUSED THE COOLING FAN TO STOP , THE HEAT LIGHT DIDNT COME ON SO THE CAR RAN HOT AND EXPLODED… |
| 2000-09-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MECHANIC WAS INFORMED BY MAZDA TO CAREFULLY OBSERVE BELT TENSION. MECHANIC FEELS THAT MAZDA'S DESIGN ON THE CRANKSHAFT … |
| 1999-10-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RIGHT/LEFT TIRES ARE JERKING REAL BAD WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH. *AK |
| 1999-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN THE STEEING WHEEL AND THE STEERING IS OFF CENTER. *AK |
| 1998-03-13 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OUT DUE TO SPINDLE BREAKING OFF. *AK |
| 1997-10-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS A VEHCLE WHERE NEITHER ONE OF THE REAR RESTRAINT BELTS WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| 1996-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VHEILCE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK *SLC |
| 1996-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DRIVING AT SPEED 65MPH, VEHICLE OVERHEATED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, FAULTY FUEL PUMP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO … |
| 1995-10-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH AND IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-10-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT |
| 1995-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | #EA95-005 THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ARE BROKEN. TT THE DEALER STATES THAT NO DECISIONS HAV… |
| 1995-05-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANIFOLD IS CRACKED; NOISY; AFFECTS ENGINE. TT |
| 1995-05-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE. TT |
| 1995-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT PROPERLY LATCH OR UNLATCH FOR USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A PEICE OF THE RED RELEASE BUTTON HAS BROKEN OFF AND FALLEN INTO THE LATCH WELL, CAUSING THE BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE.(MO… |
| 1995-03-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SLIDER SEAT BELT FAILED, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. TT |
| 1995-02-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SOMETIME IT HARD TO GET THE BELT LOOSE. TT |
| 1995-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . *AK |
| 1995-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE; CAR HAD THREE FIRE FROM TRANSMISSION FLUID FALLING ON THE TRANSMISSION. TT |
| 1994-12-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE LATCHES HARD TO UNLATCH BUT PASSENGER SIDE WON'T LATCH AT ALL. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PLASTIC GUIDE IN SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE, MAKING IT HARD TO LATCH SEAT BELT.(95V103005) *DSH |
| 1994-11-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE. TT |
| 1994-06-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BROAD SIDE A CAR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAINT ME ON IMPACT CAR WAS TOTALED. … |
| 1994-05-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT CATCH; WHEN ENGAGED, WILL DISENGAGE WITH SLIGHT MOVEMENT. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED DUE A FAULTY LATCH PLASTIC BROKE INSIDE THE LATCH |
| 1993-07-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | WHEEL SPINDLE BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. *DSH |
| 1993-04-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME UNBUCKLED WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *DSH |
| 1993-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, BUCKLE INOPERATIVE, REPLACED BUCKLE. TT |
| 1993-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAKT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES . *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ALSO VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP WHEN TRYING TO RETRACT IT BACK MANUALLY . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT BROKE, WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COME LOOSE WHEN LOCK. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS BUCKLE, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FEMALE PORTION BROKE. TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | #95V103005 THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT |