1988 Mazda 929 problems
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Common 1988 Mazda 929 problems
Based on the complaints from owners of the 1988 Mazda 929, several common problems have been reported:
- Leaking Engine Seals: Complaints include leaking engine seals, which can result in oil leaks and potential engine damage if not addressed promptly. Leaking seals can lead to oil consumption, reduced engine performance, and environmental concerns.
- Transmission Shudders and Gear Issues: Some owners have reported shudders in the transmission and difficulties with gear engagement, such as waiting or hunting for gears. Transmission issues can affect the driving experience, causing jerky shifts, slipping, or hesitation during acceleration.
- Motor Vibration: Another common problem is motor vibration, which can be caused by various factors such as engine mounts, drivetrain issues, or internal engine problems. Excessive vibration can lead to discomfort for passengers, affect vehicle performance, and indicate underlying mechanical issues.
- Remote Trunk Malfunction: Owners have also mentioned issues with the remote trunk function. Problems with the trunk mechanism can be inconvenient for users, affecting the ease of access to the trunk space and overall usability of the vehicle.
These reported problems highlight some of the challenges faced by owners of the 1988 Mazda 929. Addressing these issues promptly through proper maintenance and timely repairs is crucial to ensure the longevity and performance of the vehicle.
How much horsepower does a 1988 Mazda 929 have?
It produces 158 horsepower at 5500 rpm. That's a decent number of horses for this class, and the 929 performs well, with a zero-to-60-mph time of 8.9 seconds and a quarter-mile pass of 16.6 seconds at 82 mph.
What happened to the Mazda 929?
The 929 was replaced by the Mazda Millenia as the flagship sedan, but the Millenia is front-wheel drive. 929 Serenia sales ended in Canada after the 1994 model year, and the United States followed suit with the 1995 model year.
What engine does a Mazda 929 have?
The JE is a 3.0 L (2,954 cc) SOHC 18 valve V6 used in the 1989-1998 Mazda MPV and 1988-1991 Mazda 929, and produced 150 hp (112 kW; 152 PS) and 165 lb⋅ft (224 N⋅m) of torque. A JE-ZE DOHC variant was in the 1990-1995 Mazda 929 S, producing 203 hp (151 kW; 206 PS). Applications: 1989-1998 Mazda MPV.
What years were the Mazda 929 made?
| Mazda 929 | |
|---|---|
| Mazda 929 (HC) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mazda |
| Production | 1973–1997 |
1988 Mazda 929 car problems categorized by type of issue
After analyzing all complaints sent to the NHTSA and researching popular Mazda 929 problems, we found that the most common problems with these 2023 model year vehicles are:
- Seat belts problems
- Structure problems
- Fuel system problems
- Gasoline problems
- Latches/locks/linkages problems
The graph below shows statistics for all 1988 Mazda 929 vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Latest 25 complaints 1988 Mazda 929
The NHTSA has received 38 complaints about various vehicle components related to the 1988 Mazda 929. Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for 1988 Mazda 929 vehicles.
2003-11-19
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2003-11-19
- VIN: JM1HC2217J0
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
- Summary: WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING IT IDLES ABOUT 2000 RPM THEN DROPS TO 1000 RPM AND REVS BACK UP TO 1800 RPM AND CONTINUES PULSATE IN NEUTRAL EVERY SECOND UNTIL YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE. IN DRIVE IT REMAINS IDLING AT 1500 RPM UNTIL YOU SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART. IF THE ENGINE IS NOT WARM ENOUGH IT STARTS OVER DOING THE SAME THING OTHERWISE IT BEGINS TO IDLE CORRECTLY. WITH THE IDLE HIGH IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR. WHAT CAN BE DONE?*AK
2000-12-20
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2000-12-12
- VIN: JM1HC2211J0
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: VERY STRONG FUEL VAPOR BOTH INTERNAL/EXTERNAL THIRD OCCURRENCE. FIRST TWO, BOTH RESULTED IN REPLACING FUEL RAIL AND ALL INJECTOR SEALS. *AK
2000-10-02
POWER TRAIN PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: JM1HC2214J0
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: MAZDA SEAMS TO HAVE A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION FAILERS WHAT CAN THE MAZDA OWNER DO WHEN MAZDA DOES NOT WANT TO COME CLEAN CHECK OUT HTTP://WWW.CARCAST.COM/CC/CONFERENCE/ I ALSO HAVE A 626/TURBO WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. *AK
2000-05-15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-05-23
- VIN: JM1TC2219J0
- Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING TIMING BELT SHEARED OFF FOR THE SIXTH TIME WITHOUT A WARNING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH A TOTAL OF 8 BELTS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
1999-05-03
STRUCTURE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: JM1HC2219J0
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES ON THE OUTSIDE BROKE. THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. RECALL# 93V174000, DOES NOT INCLUDE REAR DOOR HANDLES. *AK
1999-02-23
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-12-18
- VIN: JM1HC2218J0
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: THIS FAILURE ONLY HAPPENS BELOW 20DEG F. PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN ENGINE WARM. ON VERY COLD STARTUP, FUEL DRIPS RAPIDLY AND VISIBLY FROM BOTTOM OF PRESSURE REGULATOR TO VALVE COVER. SEE ODI ID'S 380248, 437128, 416832, 825336, 946072, 956814, 979475. TURKEY DEALERS LET CAR WARM IN GARAGE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN PART AND/OR FUEL IS UNCOMFORTABLY COLD. MY DEALER SAID "YOU HAVE A GAS LEAK" WHEN I DROVE IN. 2 HOURS LATER THEY CHARGED $25 AND SAID THERE WAS NO GAS LEAK, EVEN THOUGH I POINTED TO THE PART WHICH DRIPS.
1999-02-04
STRUCTURE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: THE RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE CANNOT OPEN DOOR. DEALER SAYS THAT REAR DOOR HANDLES ARE NOT PART OF RECALL 93V174000. *AK
1998-07-13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1998-04-08
- VIN: JM1HC2218JO
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM CONCERNING REOCCURRING BRAKE MULFUNCTION DUE TO ROTOR WARPAGE EVERY 3000 MILES OF WEAR; DEALER NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. ALL COST STILL TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER FLUSH ABS, REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THAT SYMPTOMS OF ROTOR WARPAGE STILL EXISTS. *AK *TT
1998-07-13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1994-07-06
- VIN: JM1HC2218J0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: CONSUMER EXPERIENCED FUEL VAPOR SMELL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER SHOP THREE TIMES BEFORE CORRECTION WAS MADE, BUT ALL COST WAS TO THE CONSUMER. *AK THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE ONLY REPAIRS NEEDED WERE THE REPLACEMENT OF AN OLD/CRACKED RUBBER TUBING AND TO RETIGHTEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS OR THE HEAD BOLTS. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CONSUMER STATES IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD, DEALER REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, RESURFACED ROTORS, AND PACKED WHEEL BEARINGS, AT AN EARLIER TIME THE TWO FRONT ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED. *SLC
1998-06-17
STRUCTURE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: JM1HC221XJ0
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: OUTSIDE REAR DOOR HANDLES BROKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INCLUDED UNDER A RECALL ON THE FRONT DOORS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1997-12-17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: JM1HC2218JO
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN FORWARD, NEUTRAL AND REVERSE THE IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED, AN ACCIDENT RESULETED FROM THIS DESIGN.
1997-08-29
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1997-06-05
- VIN: JM1HC221XJ0
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Summary: WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULSATE DURING BRAKING. *AK
1997-08-26
STRUCTURE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- VIN: JM1HC2214J0
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: WHILE TRYING TO GET CHILD OUT OF VEHICLE THE REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE, CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
1997-08-08
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- Summary: DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE TURNING A CORNER.
1997-04-15
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-06-15
- VIN: JM1HC221XJ0
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: RECALL 95V103005 FOR BELT BUCKLES. THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED. *AK
1997-02-03
STRUCTURE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1997-01-29
- VIN: JM1HT217J01
- Components: STRUCTURE
- Summary: THE REAR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE BROKE INSIDE THE FRAME, PRVENTING THE DOOR TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, RECALL # 93V174000. *AK
1996-10-03
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1996-10-03
- VIN: JMIHC2217J0
- Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- Summary: WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT LOCK, IT COULD HAVE THROWN SOMEONE OUT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
1996-09-20
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1996-09-18
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- VIN: JMIHC22IXJO
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE LIKE IT SHOULD OF HAD. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT.*AK
1996-09-09
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 2024-11-24
- Number Of Injuries: 1
- Crash: 1
- Fire: 1
- Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: ENGINE SURGED, BRAKES DID NOT WORK, VEHICLE HIT GAS PUMP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE DOES NOT OWN VEHICLE, MR. TOMKO IS OWNER OF GARAGE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. *AK
1996-08-13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1996-06-01
- VIN: JM1HC2213J0
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO START VEHICLE.
1996-02-22
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-12-21
- VIN: JM1HC2218J0
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: BROWN MAZDA 95V103. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED SINCE THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR OWNERS NAME IS NOT ON LIST. *AK
1996-02-22
SEAT BELTS PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-12-21
- VIN: JM1HC2218J0
- Components: SEAT BELTS
- Summary: BROWN MAZDA 95V103. OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED SINCE THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR OWNERS NAME IS NOT ON LIST. *AK
1996-02-21
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1996-02-21
- VIN: JM1HC2218J0
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING OVER THE ENGINE. *AK
1996-02-21
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1996-02-21
- VIN: JM1HC2218J0
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING OVER THE ENGINE. *AK
1996-01-28
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM
- Date Of Incident: 1995-12-01
- VIN: JM1HC2215J0
- Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE BROKE, CAUSING ACCELERATION. TT
1988 Mazda 929 recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 2 recalls for different components of the 1988 Mazda 929.
1995-05-24
- Manufacturer: MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
- Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Summary: THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
- Consequence: THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Remedy: OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.
1993-10-29
- Manufacturer: MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC
- Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- Summary: RESIN MOLDED FRONT HANDLES FAIL AT THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATING ROD ATTACHMENT, FREEING THE ROD TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. SUBSEQUENT LOWERING OF THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW MAY FORCE THE ACTUATING ROD DOWNWARD AND RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH.
- Consequence: INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.
- Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.
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