2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata Service and Repair Manual
Fitment is the point of this one: the factory service and repair manual here is the 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata volume, tied to that year's single 2.0L four and to the convertible trims Mazda sold alongside it, so the clearances, torque figures and service sequences you work to are the ones Mazda published for this car rather than values carried over from a neighboring year.
Engines covered
- 2.0L inline-four (122 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door convertible
Trims covered
- Base
- Club Spec
- Grand Touring
- Sport
- Touring
Known issues on the 2006 MX-5 Miata. No recalls are on federal record for the 2006 MX-5 Miata, and no owner complaints are logged for the year, so the federal record on this car is clean and the factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each system are the reference you work from.
From a scheduled service interval on the 2.0L four to a brake or suspension inspection on the convertible chassis, it holds you to the OEM procedure and the correct specification for this exact 2006 MX-5 Miata.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BOLT ATTACHING THE HORN ASSEMBLY TO THE STEERING WHEEL HUB MAY FAIL DURING A DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN EXTREMELY LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE HORN ASSEMBLY MAY SEPARATE AND COULD INJURE THE DRIVER.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APR
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 COMPL
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 COMPL
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 COMPL
Started out as intermittent Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner system warning light about 3 months ago. Over the last 2 weeks, the warning stayed on per the manual and required replacement. I had this ser
air bag warning light for passenger will not go off
Showing the 5 most serious of 36 complaints filed with NHTSA.
