Power Train › Manual TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 19, 1996FL
CAR IN PARK, IGNITION TURNED OFF, DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF CAR, CAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLED BACKWARDS AND OVER DRIVER'S LEG, DRAGGED HIM DOWN DRIVEWAY. *AK
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1993 Mazda 626 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed Jul 12, 1996SC
THE AIR MIXING VALVE WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, WENT OUT AT EVERY 30,00 MILES , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 21, 1996NY
HYDRAULIC BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jun 17, 1996WI
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR STUCK.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 22, 1996NY
WHILE IN FRONT END ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BURNING FACE OF THE DRIVER.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Jan 5, 1996CA
EXHAUST PIPE FELL OUT. *SD
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 4, 1996GA
FUEL THROTTLE IS STICKING, ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 6, 1995GA
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SMOKE CAME OUT SMELLING LIKE BURNING RUBBER . TT
Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 10, 1995NE
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 7-10MPH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, REAR PASS. SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAIL TO RETRACT, ALLOWED TO HIT HEAD REST METAL BAR. TT DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AS WELL AS PASSENGER, REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK, DEALER TESTED SEAT BELT AND STATED IT WORKD FINE. *JB
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 21, 1995GA
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT AND SIGN, NOW IT STALLS AT ANY SPEED, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 5, 1995IL
LEFT REAR CALIPER FAILED TWICE. *SD
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 30, 1995TX
ASK FOR RICK ROOF: UPON IMPACT, DRIVER WENT FORWARD, THROWN BACKWARD, SEAT BELT IN USE, BACK REST COLLAPSED BACKWARD ONTO REAR SEAT. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 2, 1995PA
INTERMITENT STALLING. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 14, 1995TX
THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND SHE HAS HAD THEM TURNED BEFORE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jul 6, 1995TN
THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY HAD TO REPLACED THREE TIME . *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 11, 1995CA
AUTO-TRANS: WHILE IN REVERSE, SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL; CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 20, 1995FL
UPON MAKING A SHARP TURN VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKE AND ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 28, 1995NY
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING AT 20-30 MPH TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT./INJURY. *AK
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 10, 1995MI
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY SURGES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING. COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 12, 1995WI
ABS, WHEN MAKING TURN BRAKES LOCKUP, FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY CAUSING LOSS CONTROL GOING INTO ENBANKMENT. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 12, 1995CA
REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION/NOISE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 5, 1995IN
OIL DIPSTICK REPLACED.
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