Mazda 323 Complaints

164 consumer complaints on file.

#548028August 19, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
MOTOR BELT/SHOULDER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, DURING RECALL REPAIR EXTRA CHARGES DUE TO PARTS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE.(97V-211) MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709833August 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND WILL SOMETIMES JAM AND TIGHTEN UP WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838754June 2, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE IN AN SIDE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP TO PROTECT CONSUMER. A WEEK LATER CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FRONT SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832904December 31, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT BUZZER GOING OFF. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEAR AGO, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED AGAIN. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832386December 16, 1998
SEAT BELTS
THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE CSS IS IN USED, & BUCKLED IN, THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD POP OUT & RELEASE THE BELT. CSS IS NOT SECURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831864December 7, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDOW MOULDING ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS IS CLIPPED ON. THE WINDOW MOULDING IS NOT BOLDED ON SERCURELY. ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE MOULDING ON WINDSHIELD CAME OFF AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER .THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831148November 20, 1998
SEAT BELTS
REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED WHEN ADJUSTED; BELT UNLOOSED ITSELF. REASON UNKNOWN. RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830988November 18, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE WIDE OPEN. DRIVER HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE, VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND A COUPLE OF TIMES, HIT A POLE AND BEGAN SPINNING AROUNG AGAIN BEFORE STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828871November 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CHOKES UP, DOES GO INTO REVERSE OR FORWARD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829824October 30, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER HAS A VEHCLE WHERE NEITHER ONE OF THE REAR RESTRAINT BELTS WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829486October 26, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR SHUT OFF ALONG WITH THE MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781067October 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828748October 8, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT SEAT BELTS RETRACT BACK AND FORTH ON THEIR OWN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828704October 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHEN DRIVER GETS INTO THE VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT JAMS ON ANYONE THAT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT, AND IT VERY HARD TO BE RELEASED FROM THE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541052September 24, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780521September 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. VEHICLE DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY EVEN AFTER REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539127August 20, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE TURNING COLORS, CAUSING LIGHT TO BE VERY DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538837August 5, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE PLASTIC LENSES OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME MILKY AND GLAZED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823208May 11, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECALL # 97V211000, SHOULDER BELTS; WHEN OWNER ARRIVED FOR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT HE WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON (3) OTHER OCCASIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO TELL OWNER WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533367March 28, 1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OUT DUE TO SPINDLE BREAKING OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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