Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#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
#542912December 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL REPAIR WORK ON THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542918December 7, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SEATS
DOOR TRIM PANEL FALLING OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831369November 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COLLISION WAS CAUSE BY LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO ENGINE STALLING. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MFR. CONCERNING MAZDA/TIMING BELT # 98V-206.001. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE STALLING AND THEN BEING OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831271November 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE ROTORS HAS BEEN TURNED. THREE PAIR OF BRAKE SHOES REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542563November 13, 1998
STEERING
STEERING FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#830108November 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST FUMES COME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SMELLED A STRONG ODOR.DEALER CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM/CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828991October 15, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVNG APPROXIMATELY 64 MPH WITH THE CAR IN CRUISE, THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING RIGHT CONSTANTLY ON IT'S OWN AND WOULD NOT GO LEFT AT ALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780872September 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827436September 1, 1998
SEAT BELTS
THE SHOULDER STRAP OF THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT ADJUSTER LEVER, HAS TO UNHOOK SEAT BELT AND THEN REHOOK THE BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826466August 10, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WAS TRAVELING 50MPH WHEN RACK & PINION STEERING BROKE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT RIGHT & HIT CENTER DIVIDER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED WILL HAVE IT CHECKED. OWNER CALLED & TOLD WILL NOT FIX VEHICLE UNTIL INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKS AT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826405August 7, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE NOT THE WRONG SIZE, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. MAZDA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826037July 30, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITH OUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825438July 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538240July 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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