1999 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS THERE IS A REPEATABLE TENDENCY FOR BRAKES TO NOT SUPPLY ADEQUATE BRAKING UNTIL REPEATED PUMPING OF THE BRAKES IS DONE. *AK

CENTER OF KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEEL CRACKED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER, ROTOR, AND DUSTSHIELD AND LIP OF THE FENDER. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

MY POINT IN WRITING THIS LETTER IS MY CONCERN OVER THE CARS PERFORMANCE ON WET ROADS. MIND YOU, IM NOT TALKING HEAVY RAINS OR ANYTHING CLOSE TO THAT. IM MERELY TALKING ABOUT THE TYPE OF WEATHER WHERE ONE MAY UTILIZE THE INTERMITTENT WIPER. AFTER A PERIOD OF DRIVING IN THIS TYPE OF WEATHER THE BRAKES ARE LACKING. I HAVE EXITED THE HIGHWAY ON OFF RAMPS AND THE BRAKES ARE NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. LUCKILY, I HAD TIME TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BACKUP AT THE END OF THE RAMP (3 TIMES). WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OTHER SIMILAR OCCURRENCES OVER THE PAST YEARS.

TIRES ARE ALMOST WORN OUT ANDD NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY (YOKOHAMA TIRES). NLM

WHINING NOISE ESPECIALLY IN 3RD GEAR AT 29-32 MPH THAT IS VERY IRRITATING. VERY LOUD WHIRRING NOISE AT 5900 RPM IN ANY GEAR. DEALERS ALTERNATELY SAY THEY CAN'T HEAR THE NOISES OR THAT THEY ARE NORMAL. ONE MECHANIC AT MORRIE'S SAID "I USED TO HAVE A TRUCK THAT SOUNDED LIKE THAT. MAYBE YOURS WILL GO AWAY IF YOU GET MORE MILES ON IT." THE 5900 RPM NOISE DECREASED BY 2/3 AFTER CHANGING TO SYNTHETIC TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL FLUID BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. THE LAST DEALER I TOOK IT TO SAID HE'D CALL BACK IN A WEEK. THAT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO. MAZDA USA SAID THEY'D CALL BACK. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. I'D LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED SO THAT I CAN ENJOY MAKING MY $450 A MONTH PAYMENTS FOR 5 YEARS A LITTLE MORE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY, AND HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE AND THE CABLE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY DISENGAGED FROM THE HORSESHOE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE CABLE. MY GAS PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE SPEED . I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AS THE PEDAL WAS LYING FLAT ON THE FLOOR. THERE ARE TWO RUBBER GROMMETS THAT HOLD THE CABLE TO THE HORSESHOE BRACKET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THEY SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLOT AND THE RESULTING SLACK IN THE CABLE DROPPED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO IDLE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE WITHOUT BEING HIT BY THE CARS I HAD JUST PASSED. I COASTED TOT HE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO REINSERT THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BACK INTO THE BRACKET AND DRIVE UNTIL I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THEY ADJUSTED THE CABLE AND RETIGHTENED THE NUTS. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE THAT THE CABLE WON'T SLIP OUT OF THE HORSESHOE BRACKET AGAIN!!! *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH OR MORE VEHICLE WOULD RATTLE/SHAKE, AND HESITATE. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED AND AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

LOUD NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION IN 4TH GEAR FROM 3500 - 4000 RPM AT FULL THROTTLE. MAZDA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AND AFTER DRIVING 10 SEPERATE 99 MIATA'S THIS NOISE IS NOT NORMAL. THE NOISE IS PRESENT ON ALL 99 MIATA'S BUT THE LOUDNESS VARIES. ON MY MIATA THE NOISE IS 2 -3 TIMES AS LOUD AS ALL OTHER 99 MIATA'S I HAVE DRIVEN. *AK

WHEN DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH, THE RPMS FALL DOWN RAPIDLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, AND POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK *ML