Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MIATA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001070640 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2001
Consumer's City: NIPOMO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MIATA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1Z04A0V4034 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 07 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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