1994 Mazda Navajo problems
The 1994 Mazda Navajo has 77 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns brakes. Next are body & structure (10%) and cruise control (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer's mazda SUV was involved in an accident as a result of faulty work performed on the vehicle by technicians at pep boys. The consumer purchased rims from a local retailer, however when he returned to the vehicle he noticed all 4 of the rims had stains, rust/ blemishes. The consumer believed the local mechanic shop destroyed his transmission and the ignition.
My vehicle was parked in my attached garage on saturday afternoon , sometime during the night the dash was on fire , sunday afternoon we went to get in the vehicle and the entire dash was burned, we called the fire dept and was told we were very lucky the vehicle did not blow the side of the house off and it appeared to be electrical, we called our insurance and koons of westminster. My insurance company hired an investigater to find the cause , he said it was an electrical failure in the tape deck.
Started vehicle snowy day turned on the defroster - smoke started coming in through heating and defrost vents, smelled like pine needles. Turned car off smoke proceeded to get worse - called fire dept. SUV was then on fire, SUV is completely totaled - from reading other incidents I really think this a fault where debris gets in the fan compartment and catches on fire - some type of notice should be sent to people with navajo mazdas and ford rangers/explorers that have this type of fan compartment.