Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / MIATA / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999087816 Incident Date: Jul, 18 1999
Consumer's City: RICHLANDS Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: MIATA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JM1NB3535X0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 28 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was in tow behind my rv, when the transmission failed, causing both rear wheels to lock up.vehicle had been in tow for 278 miles at the time of failure.when i was purchasing the vehicl, i made all concerned aware that i was intending to tow the vehicle behind my motor home. nothing was sais of any special conditions regarding the towing. mazda refuses to even investigate the failure, stating that they feel it was caused by the towing. a tecnical representative admitted however, that the same failre could have accured if the vehicle had been coasting, with the engine off. since i was in the far right lane of the interstate. i was able to bring the unit to a safe stop. if i had been in another lane, or in the process of changing lanes, the result could have been disastorus.