Mazda MX-5 steering problems
15 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
152 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
16,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 87 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
15 of 152 complaints match this topic (9.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10145469 · 2005-12-16 (December 16, 2005)
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE OVER STEERING. HE MUST CONSTANTLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND FROM WONDERING. THE SERVICE DEALER COMPLETED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. THE ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS ON THE TIRES WAS CHECKED TO RULE OUT ANY TIRE CONCERN WITH THE STEERING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 MAZDA MX5 CONVERTIBLE.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 16 miles reported. Look up ODI 10145469 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10427017 · 2011-09-24 (September 24, 2011)
9/19/2011 12:00 P.M. DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. DRIVING SOUTHBOUND AT JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE 15 AND STATE HWY 163 THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF MY 2006 MAZDA MIATA EXPERIENCED A LOUD EXPLOSION RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE SPUN COMPLETELY AROUND 3 TIMES CROSSING 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY 163, HIT THE CURB AND WAS THROWN ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT OVERTURN. THE TIRE WAS OFF THE RIM. THE RIM HAS EVIDENCE OF AN IMPACT TO THE INNER WHEEL. THE CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT HAD SHEARED OFF. I AM FILING THIS AS PREVIOUS SUSPENSION…
Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10427017 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10947473 · 2017-01-24 (January 24, 2017)
CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A PUBLIC ROAD WITH THE STEERING WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNED WHEN THE BACK END GAVE OUT AND DANGEROUSLY FISHTAILED OVER ALL LANES OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE'S TOE CONTROL LINK FAILED AT 50MPH CAUSED THIS. CONSIDERING THIS IS A SAFETY CRITICAL OEM PART THAT WAS NEVER ALTERED OR CHANGED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS WELL BELOW LIFE EXPECTANCY (107,000 AT TIME OF INCIDENT), THIS SITUATION WAS RARE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAD THE OPERATOR NOT REGAINED CONTROL. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT MAZDA TO SEE IF THIS HAS EVER BEEN REPORTED OR RECALLED WERE UNSUCCESS…
Owner-reported narrative. 107,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10947473 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10794629 · 2015-11-18 (November 18, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MIATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM DRAINED THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ *CN
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10794629 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11170390 · 2019-01-16 (January 16, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MAZDA MX-5. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR REMAINED IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WYATT JOHNSON MAZDA (2425 WILMA RUDOLPH BLVD SUITE C, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WELD ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL FRACTURED AND THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER …
Owner-reported narrative. 91,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11170390 at NHTSA ↗