Mazda 626 Complaints
3,130 consumer complaints on file.
- #533971April 9, 1998STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
POWER STEERING RACK LEAKED/FAILED TWICE. FIRST TIME REPLACED BY DEALER UNER WARANTY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SECOND TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822262April 7, 1998POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT. THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533863April 6, 1998EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
FRONT/REAR TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533901April 6, 1998PARKING BRAKE
REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE/CALIPERS FAILED. *AK
- 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
- #822171March 31, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#93V174000). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. REPAIRS WERE DONE. NOW CANNOT GET INTO VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN, DOOR WOULD OPEN. *AK
- 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
- #822077March 23, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURERR HAS BEEN NOTOFIED. *DUP 535819, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533806March 22, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NON DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENER'S AIRBAGS DURING A COLLISION,RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #821065March 10, 1998EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #532452March 10, 1998POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION MALFUNTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #532379March 6, 1998PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE.
- 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
- #530826February 18, 1998TIRES
TIRES HAD BUBBLES AND BLISTERS ON THEM, DUNLOP SP20 195/65R14.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530617February 18, 1998EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530890February 16, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FROZE (SEIZED), CAUSING A LOUD THUNK, THEN GRINDSWHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO A STRONG ODOR WAS NOTICED, LIKE A PART WAS SEVERLY OVERHEATING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #532426February 16, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LOCKED, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE, THEN GRINDING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING OVERHEATING.
- Crash:
- No
- 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
- #530765February 11, 1998POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0