2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA Complaints

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  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - NIPOMO, CA

    BRAKES FAIL IN THE RAIN! WHEN IT IS RAINING THE BRAKE SURFACES GET COVERED IN WATER AND THE PADS ARE TO SMALL TO SUFFICIENTLY SQUEEZE THE WATER OFF AND OUT TO ALLOW IMMEDIATE BRAKING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE OFFERED FIX IS DIFFERENT BRAKE SHIELDS, BUT THE CORRECT FIX IS WHAT MAZDA IS PUTTING ON THE CURRENT MIATAS...BIGGER BRAKES AND PADS! IF YOU LOOK ON THE MIATA SITES IN THE FORUMS YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED AND IS ACTUALLY QUITE PREVELANT. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING INTO A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFFECT! MR. JARDINE. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - PARKLAND, FL

    1 BULGED SIDEWALL AREA + 1 SOFT AREA OF OPPOSITE SIDE WALL + 1 PUNCTURE OF TREAD;WARRENTEE DENIED BY SEARS EMPLOYEE {AUTHORIZED?} TO REPRESENT MICHELIN DISCUSSION ON INTERNET HTTP://WWW.MIATAFORUM.COM/UBB/FORUM3/HTML/002362.HTML. *AK (TIRESIZE: 195/50 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195/50 R15 )

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - DOWAGIAC, MI

    BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE CAR WHEN WET, MUST PUMP TO DRY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR, THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - ST CHARLES, MO

    NOT REALLY A BRAKE PART PROBLEM, BUT IN THE RAIN WATER BUILDS UP ON THE ROTORS AND IT TAKES 2 OR 3 SECONDS FROM INITIAL BRAKE APPLICATION TO GET ANY REAL BRAKING. SUPPOSEDLY MAZDA HAS PARTS TO FIX THIS, BUT HASN'T NOTIFIED ANY OWNERS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - ALPHARETTA, GA

    ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL PRODUCED NO BRAKING ACTION FOR 1-2 SECONDS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. DEALER WAS INFORMED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPRODUCE ON A DRY DAY. I KNEW THEY WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT WANTED TO GO ON RECORD WITH THEM AS HAVING REPORTED THE PROBLEM. OTHER LATE MODEL MIATA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - NORWOOD, MA

    WHEN IT IS COLD VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS DUPLICATED PROBLEM AND COULD NOT CORRECT IT. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - NIPOMO, CA

    GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF BEFORE THE TANK IS FILLED! THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AFTER 1 TO 3 GALLONS AND THEN I CAN GET ANOTHER 5 TO 8 GALLONS IN THE TANK BY SQUEEZING THE NOZZLE DOZENS OF TIMES! I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL GAS GRADES, STATIONS, FLOW RATES AND NOZZLE STYLES, BUT NOTHING FIXES THIS PROBLEM!*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2000 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA
    - SANTA MONI, CA

    CONSUMER HEARD A SHARP DISTINCT METALLIC SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER