1990 Mazda Mx-5 Miata
Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Mazda Mx-5 Miata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | car has had multiple airbag lights come on I have fixed them all I cannot buy parts to fix my airbag new so I have to g… |
| 2021-04-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WWW.SOUTHBAYMAZDA.COM HAWTHORNE BLVD. X ATRESIA BLVD MANHATTAN BEACH CA 91246-0762 3103235712 FAX |
| 2015-04-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO THE GAS STATION TO GET SOME TEA AND ON MY WAY BACK AS I WAS SHIFTING INTO 5TH GEAR I FELT A POP AND I … |
| 2006-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM 5TH GEAR OR REVERSE TO NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. … |
| 2003-11-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO LATCH IT OFTEN TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE IT TO HOLD. *LA |
| 2001-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | GEAR GETS STUCK IN REVERSE. ALSO, VEHICLE IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE… |
| 2001-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN IT RAINS ENOUGH TO GENERATE SOME STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD, THE BRAKES MAY NOT WORK AT ALL FOR A COUPLE SECONDS A… |
| 2000-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PERFORMED 60K MILE SERVICE;FAILURE DUE TO TORQUE APPLIED TO CRANK BOLT OR WRONGFUL INSERTION OF THE WOODRUFF KEY. *AK |
| 2000-08-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES THERE BE NO DIFFERENCE IN BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. CONSUMER FEELS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT B… |
| 2000-06-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MFG RECOMMENDED 60,000 MI TIMING BELT WAS CHANGED AT 59,000 MI... ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PER MFG SPECS. FAIL… |
| 2000-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NO LONGER LATCH! DEALER CHARGED ME FOR REPAIR! *AK |
| 1999-10-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING WITH SEAT BELT OON CONSUMER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE.CONSUMER WAS TRAVE… |
| 1999-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 60,000 TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT PERFORMED AT 56K MILES. COST TO REPAIR ENGINE ESTIMATED TO BE $2,200. *AK |
| 1999-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | THE PINION INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL CAME OFF CAUSING TOTAL LOCK OF REAR WHEELS. |
| 1997-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. CLAIMS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO MIATAS AND 323 BETWEEN YEARS 1990-1991. *AK |
| 1996-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH; AT TIMES, IT FAILS TO CLICK/HOLD. *AK |
| 1996-06-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURY TO CONSUMERS. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMERS). |
| 1996-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES PERFORM POORLY DURING RAINY WEATHER. *SD |
| 1996-03-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG MODULE FAILED, NO ACCIDENT, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1995-06-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN A VEHICLE COLLISION FROM THE FRONT AND REAR AT HIGH SPEEDS THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1995-03-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OWNER SPEAKS PORTUGUESE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL AND SURGED. STEMS FROM BACKUP LIGHT CA… |
| 1994-12-22 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD IN ONE CAR ACCIDENT, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL LOCK INTO REVERSE WHILE IN NEUTRAL GEAR DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSION. MAZDA SENT OUT TSB,… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, FAILING TO OPERATE 50% OF THE TIME. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND WILL LOCK UP IN REVERSE. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED FRONTAL SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. DEALER AND MANUFATURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *… |