Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Mazda Mx-5 Miata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When I filled the gas tank the next day there was the smell of gas inside the vehicle which persisted as I drove. I too… |
| 2015-01-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I AM WRITING THIS TO BRING UP AN ISSUE REGARDING OF A FLAWED DESIGN OUT OF THE FACTORY FROM MAZDA. IF YOU SIMPLY SEARCH… |
| 2013-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE NEAR THE ENGINE WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL… |
| 2012-06-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, HE NOTICED THA… |
| 2011-03-30 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1999 MADZA MX-5 MIATA, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE MIDDLE LANE. UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL O… |
| 2011-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 2 | BLINDNESS CAUSED BY AIRBAG. CRASH CAUSED BY THROTTLE STICKING OPEN. FULL BRAKING IMMEDIATE AS SHOWN BY SKID MARKS AND W… |
| 2011-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 2 | BLINDNESS CAUSED BY AIRBAG. CRASH CAUSED BY THROTTLE STUCKING OPENG. FULL BRAKING WITH SKID MARKS SLOWED VEHICLE BUT DI… |
| 2011-01-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRAME RAILS UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE THAT EXTENDED ONTO THE… |
| 2010-11-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | 11/7/2010; ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN CARPET AT LOW RPM IN 2ND GEAR. I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITIO… |
| 2009-09-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 1999 MAZDA MIATA STOPPED WORKING. I CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND SAW THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTING PL… |
| 2008-08-27 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 1 | WHILE ON THE OFF RAMP FROM THE FREE WAY IN MY 1999 MAZDA MIATA II DISCOVERED THAT THE COVER ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STE… |
| 2008-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF IGNITION "COIL PACK" LEADING TO COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF CAT. CONVERTER, O2 SENSOR, AND COIL PACKS… |
| 2008-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL WHEN SET, RAPIDLY ACCELERATES AND WHEN SWITCHED TO "COAST" CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. ONLY BEING ABLE TO … |
| 2008-02-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA MIATA. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE GAS TANK, THE GAS OVERFLOWE… |
| 2008-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE ON FEB 21 2008 AND ON FEB 22 2008 I WAS DRIVING AND DOING 60 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TH… |
| 2006-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1999 10TH ANNIVERSARY MAZDA MIATA CURRENTLY WITH 33,900 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 600 MILES AGO CAR SUDDENLY STARTED AND RAN R… |
| 2006-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. MY VEHICLE HAS 40K MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CA… |
| 2005-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE FOR 2-3 SECONDS WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD BE A MODERATELY WET ROAD, NOT DEEP WATE… |
| 2004-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED TH… |
| 2004-08-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE FOG LIGHTS FAILED. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED. *AK |
| 2004-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE COIL PACK HAS FAILED ON MY 1999 MAZDA MIATA WITH LESS THAN 42000 MILES. MY INFORMATION IS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL … |
| 2004-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT READ IN THE THE MIATA'S FORUM. MY 19'99 MIATA IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COIL, AND TH… |
| 2004-07-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AVOIDED A DEER HIT A TREE APPROX. 20-25 MPH . SEVERE FRONTAL DAMAGE AND AIR BAG DIDN'T ACTIVATE.. WHY AS THIS WOULD HAV… |
| 2004-03-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. *AK *SC *JB |
| 2004-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1999-2000 MIATAS HAVE AN ESTABLISHED INTERMITTENT IGNITION COIL FAILURE PROBLEM PER SEVERAL OWNERS FORUMS. THE IGNITION… |
| 2003-10-11 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON 11/10/03, MY 1999 MIATA STALLED WHEN CLUTCH IS PUSHED AT IDLE. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101 AT THAT TIME AND WOULD … |
| 2003-08-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL 00-V-032-000: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE NON-RETURN VALVE INSTALLED AT THE LOWER END OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE … |
| 2003-07-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL UNIT DOES NOT HOLD SET SPEED. SET SPEED RISES 5-7MPH WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION BY DRIVER. |
| 2003-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | NUSANCE FAILURES SETTING ECU LIGHT, CAUSED BY COMBUSTION RESIDUE COLLECTING IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. RESIDUE IS COMING THRU … |
| 2003-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE COIL PACK WOULD CUT OFF, LEAVING THE ENGINE WITH ONLY 2 OPERATING CYLINDERS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT A… |
| 2002-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | MAZDA USA IS AWARE OF THRUST BEARING #4 BEING IMPROPERLY MACHINED , WHICH CAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT TO BECOME LOOSE INSIDE … |
| 2002-02-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHENEVER IT RAINS, WATER SEEMS TO SPLASH ON THE BRAKING SURFACES DUE TO NORMAL DRIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS. THE PROBLE… |
| 2001-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 12/17/01, (MACS103648, 12/17/01) MY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON (3RD OR 4TH TIME IN PAST 2-3 … |
| 2001-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES FAIL FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS DRIVING IN THE WET GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. WOULD DELAY A PANIC STOPAPPROX… |
| 2001-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, BRAKES DID NOT SLOW CAR FOR UP TO 3 SECONDS AFTER APPLICATION OF BRAKE PEDAL (NO MATTER HOW H… |
| 2001-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOST ALL OIL WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE MAZADA DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT PREMATURE WEAR OF THRUST BEARIN… |
| 2001-01-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THIS REPORT TO TO DOCUMENT A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES IN THE 1999 MIATA. ALTHOUGH THE MIATA H… |
| 2001-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING IN RAIN, BRAKES WILL HAVE NO EFFECT UNTIL ROTOR IS DRY, WHICH COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN AN ACCIDENT HAPP… |
| 2001-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN WET. THERE WAS ABOUT A 3-4 DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD START TO WORK. THIS ONLY HAPPENS DU… |
| 2000-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN THE RAIN, BRAKES FAILED FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS WHEN APPLIED UNTIL DISC HAD DRIED OR HEATED … |
| 2000-04-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CENTER OF KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEEL CRACKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER, ROTOR, AND DUSTSHIELD AND LIP OF THE FENDER. (AT… |
| 2000-03-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THE CABLE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED FROM THE… |
| 2000-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH, THE RPMS FALL DOWN RAPIDLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, AND POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAI… |
| 2000-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | IN THE RAIN / WET, THE BRAKES TAKE 1 - 2 SECONDS BEFORE THEY BEGIN SLOWING THE CAR. *AK |
| 1999-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAIL TO ACTIVATE UNDER WET CONDITIONS (2-3 SECOND LAPSE) |
| 1999-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR IN RAIN OR WET CONDITIONS ON FIRST TRY. *AK |
| 1999-08-19 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 1 | MY MIATA WAS HIT IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE BY A GMC PICKUP WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 35 MPH. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PA… |
| 1999-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD. BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRI… |
| 1999-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERES IS A STRONG OIL SMELL AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. *AK |
| 1999-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN TOW BEHIND MY RV, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING BOTH REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP.VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN … |