FaultScore

Mazda 929 brake problems

37 of the 208 complaints filed about the Mazda 929 are about the braking system — 18% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1991.

37

Complaints

18%

Share of all complaints

3

Crashes

1

Fires

Brakes complaints by model year

1988 929 5 13.5%
1989 929 2 5.4%
1990 929 6 16.2%
1991 929 10 27.0%
1992 929 6 16.2%
1993 929 4 10.8%
1994 929 4 10.8%

What owners said

1992 Mazda 929 Eagle River, AK

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #717617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Mazda 929 Charlotte, NC

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND NEEDED TO SLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION ZONE. CRUISE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. TURNED SWITCH OFF. HIT BRAKE. EVEN PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL FOR A SHORT TIME BUT SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. HAD TO RIDE BRAKES ABOUT 5 MILES IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE BETWEEN TRACTOR TRAILERS BEFORE HAVING CHANCE TO GET OFF AND STOP THE CAR. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR 15 MINUTES. I PAID $420 TO REPLACE PADS AND TWO ROTORS AFTER THE INCIDENT. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS. IT ALSO HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND WE HAD CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS REPLACED BY MONTGOMERY MAZDA IN CHARLOTTE, NC.

NHTSA complaint #706525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Mazda 929 Carrollton, TX

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

WHEN BACKING UP, STOPPING, AND THEN SHIFTING TO THE DRIVE POSITION: ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND FRONT SUSPENSION CLASH. CAUSING ROTORS TO BECOM UNBALANCED AND WARPED, HAZARDOUS HANDLING AND EXCESSIVE MAINTENANCE

NHTSA complaint #704115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Mazda 929 Unknown, UN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

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

NHTSA complaint #535282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda 929 East Hartford, CT

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM CONCERNING REOCCURRING BRAKE MULFUNCTION DUE TO ROTOR WARPAGE EVERY 3000 MILES OF WEAR; DEALER NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. ALL COST STILL TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER FLUSH ABS, REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THAT SYMPTOMS OF ROTOR WARPAGE STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA complaint #825332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda 929 East Hartford, CT

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM CONCERNING REOCCURRING BRAKE MULFUNCTION DUE TO ROTOR WARPAGE EVERY 3000 MILES OF WEAR; DEALER NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. ALL COST STILL TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER FLUSH ABS, REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THAT SYMPTOMS OF ROTOR WARPAGE STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA complaint #825332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda 929 East Hartford, CT

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FUEL VAPOR SMELL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER SHOP THREE TIMES BEFORE CORRECTION WAS MADE, BUT ALL COST WAS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY REPAIRS NEEDED WERE THE REPLACEMENT OF AN OLD/CRACKED RUBBER TUBING AND TO RETIGHTEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS OR THE HEAD BOLTS. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CONSUMER STATES IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD, DEALER REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, RESURFACED ROTORS, AND PACKED WHEEL BEARINGS, AT AN EARLIER TIME THE TWO FRONT ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #825336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Mazda 929 Jericho, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

BRAKES FISH TAIL WHEN APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #605724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Mazda 929 Gaithersbu, MD

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS/PADS CONTINUOUSLY WARPED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #526523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1994 Mazda 929 Gaithersbu, MD

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS/PADS CONTINUOUSLY WARPED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #526523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Mazda 929 Philadelphia, PA 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #517154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda 929 Arlington, VA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULSATE DURING BRAKING.

NHTSA complaint #518914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Mazda 929 Moro, AR Crash 3 injured

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

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

NHTSA complaint #521884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Mazda 929 MT. Holly, NC

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ABS BRAKES FAILED, ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON/OFF.

NHTSA complaint #517567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Mazda 929 Glen Rock, NJ

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

NHTSA complaint #514599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Mazda 929 White Plains, NY

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.

1992 Mazda 929 Yorktown, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.

NHTSA complaint #510362 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Mazda 929 Scottsdale, AZ

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.

1991 Mazda 929 Mineola, NY

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKES REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #509955 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Mazda 929 West Holmstead, PA Crash Fire 1 injured

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

ENGINE SURGED, BRAKES DID NOT WORK, VEHICLE HIT GAS PUMP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE, MR. TOMKO IS OWNER OF GARAGE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #801022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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