Happened at US 101 Southbound 0.1 MILES SOUTH of RENGSTORFF AVENUE. "Power Steering Malfunction" light came on, then suddenly after 1 second, the car's steering went stiff and suddenly braked while at freeway speed flow of traffic. Car then sharply veered left into center divider due to automatic sudden braking with no control of the steering wheel
Steering
2017 Mazda MX-5 Steering problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2017 Mazda MX-5's steering with NHTSA - 18% of all its complaints, most recently on February 13, 2026. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 1 injury. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Steering complaints
While making a right turn, suddenly lost all steering with car going straight across lane. "Power steering malfunction" warning light appeared, then steering returned. "Dsc malfunction" warning light remained on and "tpms malfunction" warning light remained on. If there was a car in opposite lane, would have ran into. Once car was restarted, all warnings disappeared. Bringing into dealer 5/11.
Mazda MX-5 steering complaints by year
MX-5 steering problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data