1994 Mazda Navajo: raw data

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vehicle1994 / mazda / navajo
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints74 on file (1994-10-12 → 2009-03-02)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Brake loss, pedal travel and ABS faultsSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11 complaints1995-03 → 2000-10navajo-1994-brake-system-failures
  • 974373 CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, HOWEVER NOTHING HAPPENED, CONSUMER APPLIED MORE PRESSURE AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED, CONSUMER FINALLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND COULD FEEL THE ABS KICK IN AND VEHICLE STOPPED
  • 805587 ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKES LOCKS UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT LEAST (3) TIMES. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS
  • 865791 VEHICLE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON AND CAUSED ABS SYSTEM TO DISENGAGE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND DEALER IS STILL UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM
Transmission failure and gear disengagementPOWER TRAIN5 complaints1997-03 → 2003-03navajo-1994-transmission-failure
  • 823981 AFTER 48,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS REPLACED IT
  • 834607 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WOULD POP OUT
Wheel bearing failure and repeated replacementWHEELS3 complaints1995-10 → 1996-08navajo-1994-wheel-bearing-failure
  • 978537 REPLACE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FOUR TIMES, DUE TO GRINDING NOISE IN THE WHEEL
  • 508030 REPLACED WHEEL BEARINGS THREE TIMES
Rear hatch cylinder and hatch weld failuresSTRUCTURE5 complaints1998-08 → 2000-09navajo-1994-hatch-lift-cylinder
  • 826382 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HATCHBACK CYLINDER BROKE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
  • 856368 RECALL99V310002 CONCERNING HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A RECALL, AS WELL AS OWNER'S MILES HAVE EXPIRED
  • 707248 I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REPARED ON ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE OF WELD ON THE HATCH, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, IF THE HATCH WAS TO FALL ON SOMEONE
Tire tread separation and tire failureTIRES3 complaints1998-11 → 2001-04navajo-1994-tire-tread-separation
  • 866863 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM
  • 560815 ONE OF THE TIRES HAD COME COMPLETLEY APART AND WAS IN SHREDS AROUND THE WHEEL, ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT
Throttle sticking and unintended accelerationVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints1996-02 → 2000-10navajo-1994-unintended-acceleration
  • 867326 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE VERY FAST ON ITS OWN. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE TO STOP
  • 728483 MY GAS PEDAL JAMMED AND STARTED EXCELERATING VERY QUICKLY, I WAS DRIVING AT 85 MILES PER HOUR, WITHIN SECONDS OF ENTERING THE HIGHWAY
  • 726501 THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN
Serpentine belt idler pulley failureSTEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints2001-02 → 2001-02navajo-1994-idler-pulley-belt-failure
  • 881804 SERPENTINE BELT IDLER PULLEY IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN BEARINGS WENT, IT WOULD CAUSE BELT TO OVERHEAT AND THEN SNAP. WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING CONTROL
  • 740574 OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED THAT PULLEY CAN DISENTEGRATE CAUSING BELT TO BREAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, OVERHEATING, AND BATTERY CHARGING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
741994-10-122009-03-0223SERVICE BRAKES:11; HYDRAULIC:11; VISIBILITY:8; POWER TRAIN:8; STRUCTURE:8

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1994 Mazda Navajo vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/mazda/navajo
@misc{wrenchpro_1994_mazda_navajo_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Mazda Navajo},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/mazda/navajo}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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