Mazda 626 Complaints
3,130 consumer complaints on file.
- #521138August 19, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #522583August 9, 1997POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813895August 8, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN VEHICLE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #815158August 7, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #814992August 4, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SANDWICH CRASH, WHERE THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE OBTAINED SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF DAMAGES, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #521873July 24, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO OPEN UPON REAR END IMPACT ON DECEMBER, 23, 1996; BOTH AIR BAGS OPENED WITHOUT IMPACT CAUSING TEENAGE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #519439July 15, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR CAP FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #518106July 14, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINEHEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #814011July 10, 1997AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH , VEHICLE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HIT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DUP OF 974266, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813773July 3, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 TO 25 MPH STRUCK A POTHOLE AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FAULTY COCK SPRING IN THE AIRBAG.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813681July 1, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813640June 30, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
EA-97012; GOING ABOUT (10) MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FACE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO BROKEN BY THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813524June 26, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING CITY LIMITS, 25 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO IMPACT. SHATTERED DRIVER'S CONTACT LENS, LOOSENED LOWER TEETH, ABRASIONS & BURNS, AIRBAG REPLACED, REPORTED BY OWNER'S SISTER. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813554June 26, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD FISHTAIL FOR NO REASON; WOULD ALSO MAKE GROANING NOISE; HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOT OF VIBRATIONS WOULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT SAME TIME; TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM; WENT THROUGH AUTOCAP IN ORDER FOR A REP. TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #813517June 25, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER FRIEND WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MPH SUDDENLY ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED OUT, IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THIS VEHICLE, CONSUMER HIT PARKED CAR HEAD-ON. BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DUE TO THIS DEFECT, DRIVER SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE HEAD INJURIES, HIT STEERING WHEEL . SEAT BELT WAS ALSO WORN AT THE TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812303June 23, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH A PUDDLE WITH WATER VEHICLE STALLED. OWNER NOTED THAT DEALER SAID OWNER HYDRO LOCKED VEHICLE. DEALER FURTHER NOTED THAT ENGINE ROD WAS SNAPPED BECAUSE WATER GOT INTO ENGINE SOME HOW. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516576June 2, 1997STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, CHILD SEAT:BASE
WHILE TRAVELING ON A TWO-LANE ICY ROAD ONCOMING 1979 DODGE LOST CONTROL ENTERED LANE WHERE MAZDA WAS GOING, CAUSING HEAD-ON CRASH, RESULTING IN SEVERE INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER . ALSO 3-WEEK OLD INFANT SUFFERED FRACTURED SKULL AND SEIZURES DUE TO CAR SEAT DETACHING FROM ITS BASE UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812663June 2, 1997SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED STRUT, MOUNTINGS AND BEARINGS OF FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION AT 1800 MILES, AT 2200 MILES THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE HAS TO BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO COOK BUICK MAZDA IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, PHONE NUMBER IS 847-253-2100. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812597May 30, 1997SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE UNDER LIGHT BRAKING CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812568May 29, 1997AIR BAGS
DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A POTHOLE AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DUP OF 813524, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0