Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)
358 consumer complaints on file.
- #537343July 6, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LOCKED UP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #824047June 8, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER HITTING A CURB AT 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535939May 27, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED/LOCKED UP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534584April 17, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED 5 TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533752April 4, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE TAKES TOO LONG TO START,AND ONE CAN HEAR THE STARTER KICKING OR STRIKING FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. BUT WHEN TURNED ON AGAIN, ENGINE STARTS RIGHT AWAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533071March 25, 1998POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #531412February 25, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STARTED ON OWN, WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION, SHUT DOWN THEN STARTED AGAIN. VEHICLE THEN BEGAN SMOKING UNDER HOOD AND FROM WHEEL HUBS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #821655February 24, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE LEFT TIRE WENT OVER A CURB AND ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530733February 15, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE, HIGH IDLE AT TIMES, JERKS WHEN STOPPED, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819274January 23, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR IT HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819886January 6, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTONS, MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO PRESS THE HORN. MAZDA WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DESIGN AND STATED THAT DESIGN WAS CHANGED IN THE 98 MODELS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817611October 24, 1997POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #817101October 15, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE CAUSING DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #523316September 19, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- 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
- #812468May 22, 1997AIR BAGS
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE 35MPH, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT A 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #811886May 1, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. NO FRONTAL DAMAGE ON VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #807867January 21, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXPERIENCING EXHAUST FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0