Brakes do not engage for 2-3 seconds when driving in wet conditions. This would be a moderately wet road, not deep water, or puddles. Stopping distance is substantially increased.
1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata brakes problems
16 complaints (22% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 22%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Foundation components: disc11
- Foundation components2
- Foundation components: drum1
- Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip1
At what mileage
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Mazda MX-5 Miata brakes problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Whenever it rains, water seems to splash on the braking surfaces due to normal driving in these conditions. The problem is when you apply the brakes for approximately 1 - 2 seconds you have no braking action. Unless you ride the brakes to keep them warm and dry, you basically have no brakes until that water film is evaporated due to friction. This is not just a once in a lifetime happening. I felt this problem everytime it rains. You do not have to go through a puddle, just the spray off the wet road is enought to experience this problem. *ak (dot number: 4mvv tiresize: 195-50r15)
The brakes fail for the first few seconds driving in the wet going down the interstate. Would delay a panic stopapproximately 2 seconds .
Brakes failed to slow vehicle while driving in moderate rain. Brakes will work after 3 to 5 secs. Of contant hard pressure. During this event, tires did not skip, they kept rolling. Seemed as if I had no brakes at all.
Brakes fail to stop the car in rain or wet conditions on first try.
Brakes fail to activate under wet conditions (2-3 second lapse)
Brakes failed to work when wet. There was about a 3-4 delay before the brakes would start to work. This only happens during very heavy rain or after driving through a puddle. This is not the same as previous cars I have had where the braking force would be less when wet. The brakes on this car provide less then 20% of braking for 3-4 seconds and presents a very dangerous situation.
In the rain / wet, the brakes take 1 - 2 seconds before they begin slowing the car.
The vehicle braking system performs very poorly when driven under wet conditions. During heavy rain storms the braking system does not respond to input from the driver at all for about one or two seconds until moisture is removed from the disc brakes through heavy application of the break pedal. This increases stopping distances in wet weather to an unsafe amount.
Poor wet braking - doesn't seem to brake well at all when the roads are wet.
Questions about the 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata brakes
Does the 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 16 complaints about the brakes of the 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata, 22% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata brakes problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata brakes?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
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