Table 1 shows one common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2001 Mazda Miata.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Car Stall problems |
Driving at highway speeds for approx. 20 minutes when car engine started to violently shake and stall out. Narrowly made it to road shoulder, with 2 vehicles making emergency moves to avoid collision with me. Afterwards my vehicle would only start after waiting periods of 10-15 minutes, and then only run for 5-10 minutes before same engine issue would occur. After numerous starts and stalls, and 4 hours later arrived at car repair shop. After checking vehicle over, and looking up "check engine code" they replaced a "engine camshaft position sensor" I have since read numerous blog posts on the internet that this part is a major issue with my make and model. And felt compelled to write this to voice my safety concerns. I feel strongly that someone could suffer a fatal crash all too easily with this part failing and the violent and sudden loss of engine power.
Car stalls consistently when coming to a stop in neutral causing loss of power steering and power brakes. Engine speed drops below 500 rpm and almost always causes a stall.