Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#834184January 28, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH REARENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#834005January 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. BEFORE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, HAD EASED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD LEFT BRAKE PADS ON ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING. LEFT VEHICLE & IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834018January 27, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. DEALER SAYS AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834105January 27, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL VIBRATES AND THERE IS NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER'S/ DRIVER'S SEATS VIBRATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702661January 27, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 6 PM. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT INTO A LARGE POTHOLE THAT I DIDN'T SEE, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO CRACK, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR TO BE BENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAGS PUSHING INTO THE CAR. THE POTHOLE WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO BEND THE ALUMINUM WHEEL AND PUT A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, AND KNOCKED THE SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. DASHBOARD ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FACE RECEIVED SEVERAL LACERATIONS ABOUT THE MOUTH AND NOSE, AND IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY IF I'VE SUFFERED ANY PERMANENT HEARING LOSS. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT MAZDA PARTS DIVISION SEEMS TO HAVE A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THIS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, MEANING I WILL BE CAR-LESS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS SO FAR. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WHEEL AND TIRE CLAIM ONLY, AND I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS A RESULT OF THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#543490January 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PIVOT BOLT LOOSE CAUSING CLUTCH PEDAL TO SQUEAK WHEN DEPRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833891January 21, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON 15 JAN 99, CONSUMER RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING MAZDA/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT / NHTSA RECALL # 98V-249000. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 20TH. JAN 99. ON THE 16 JAN 99, VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY ON BOTH SIDES. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833665January 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SEALS ON ALL THE WINDOWS ARE COMING OFF, CAUSING LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833619January 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. ALSO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WERE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833514January 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833439January 12, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S CAR WAS HIT VERY HARD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK , CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A CAR IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#833298January 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN, THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE ON ITS OWN ,AND SOMETIMES GEARS WON'T SHIFT AT ALL, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE INTO DRIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833178January 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO PULL. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING OFF AND ON AND THE CLUTCH IS BURNING OUT. THE VEHICLE NEEDS OVERHAULING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781785January 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701971January 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT BARELY OVER 50,000 MILES.THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK, CONSIDERING THAT IT COULD GO OUT ON THE FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SAME COMPLAINT,MAZDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE DEFECT, OPTING TO WAIT UNTIL THE CUSTOMER IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MAKING THEM ABSORB A PORTION OF THE CHARGES.ALSO,I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN MY CAR ONE WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION AND NEITHER AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543186January 5, 1999
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS RESULTED IN INJURY TO CONSUMER AND DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#832823December 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH 38,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BRAKES GET WET AND THEY SQUEAL. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. SPEEDOMETER RPM WILL GO WAY UP WHEN DRIVING AND CAR IS WARM. DEALER STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701735December 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXPERIENCED, JERKING AT HIGH SPEEDS PERIODICALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701629December 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS NOTIFIED FROM MAZDA ON A RECALL. THE RECALL WAS FOR A DEFECTIVE TENSION SPRING FOR THE TIMING BELT. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE PART. NOW I HAVE STRANGE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT I STILL HAVE AN ENGINE NOISE THAT WASN'T THERE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. I AM LOOKING FOR THE FACTORY REP. TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832660December 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE LEAKS OIL WHICH REQUIRES A VALVE COVER GASKET TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERR IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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