FaultScore report
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the 1990 Mazda 929 with NHTSA between 1995 and 1999. The largest single group is the brakes.
14
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
1
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
BRAKE FLUID LEAKS
THROTTLE STICKING
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Seats And Restraints
THE (Takata) ABS PLASTIC FRONT SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BREAK ALLOWING PLASTIC PIECES TO FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, A NO LATCH, FALSE LATCH OR FAILURE TO UNLATCH CONDITION COULD OCCUR CREATING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR SUDDEN STOP. CORRECTION: FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AS NECESSARY.
Lights And Instruments
THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 108 - LIGHTING. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS SWITCHED ON, BOTH DRL'S ARE EXTINGUISHED AND THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS MODE OF OPERATION IS CONTRARY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD. SUBSECTION 16 AND 19(b) (iii). CORRECTION: DRL CONTROL UNIT WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM'S OPERATION MEETS THE STANDARD.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS A STOP IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT CAUSING INJURIES. TT
NHTSA complaint #958605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE IS HESITATING AS IF IN NEUTRAL DUE TO TRANSMISIION SLIPPING. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT.
NHTSA complaint #848822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES PULSATE DUE TO WARPED ROTORS CAUSED BY HEAT.
NHTSA complaint #515430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS FOR PART THAT DEALER SAYS IS ON BACK ORDER FROM MANUFACTURER. 95V103005. RAY GROSS MOTORS 318 828 1170.
NHTSA complaint #807470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BRAKES/FRONT END TO VIBRATE. 8AK
NHTSA complaint #512146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER SPOKE WITH ROBERT MOULDER ON 4-11-96. IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 95V-103.005 REGARDING SEAT BELT BUCKLE. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #801087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS PASSIVE RESTRAINT WHEN SHUTTING AND OPENING IMMEDIATELY SOME OCCASIONS, WILL TIGHTEN AROUND DRIVERS NECK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #982443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
SOMETIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #981375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
RESURFACED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS.
NHTSA complaint #481951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
REPLACED LEAKING LEFT FRONT CALIPER.
NHTSA complaint #481951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS.
NHTSA complaint #481951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
LEAKY CALIPER/WORN BRAKE PADS.
NHTSA complaint #481059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PLASTIC RELEASE BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH. TT
NHTSA complaint #961274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD/HEAD GASKET CRACKED.
NHTSA complaint #480321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS A STOP IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT CAUSING INJURIES. TT
NHTSA complaint #958605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.