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1994 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 1994 record →

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Dec 30, 1996VA

BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 26, 1996CA

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE, IN FOR REPAIR FOUND NO PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUES TO MAKE A NOISE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Oct 30, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 8, 1996VA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE CHILD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HIT HIS HEAD , THE SUBFRAME OF THE CAR LOOKS LIKE IT IS RUSTING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1996TX

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 15PH, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH SUCH A FORCE CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND BROKE WINDSHEILD ON PASSENGER SIDE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 1, 1996NC

BRAKE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 1, 1996NJ

CONSUMER WAS AT TOLL BOOTH AND THE RPM JUMPED UP AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

Steering
Filed Jul 31, 1996GA

WHEN DRIVING AND TRUNING THE STEERING MAKE NOISE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1996LA

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT IN TWO ACCIDENTS, ONCE CRACKING WINDSHIELD AND WRENCHING THUMB. SECOND TIME CAUSED A FRACTURED NASAL BONE AND COMPLETE CLOSURE OF RIGHT EYE.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 1996VA

AIR BAG PREMATURELY DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT HAPPENING FIRST AFTER AIR BAG WENT OFF, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO LIGHT POLE, THERE WERE INJURIES.*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 1996NY

DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO DRIVERS FACE AS WELL AS SPLITTING DRIVERS LIP. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 1, 1996NY

BRAKES AND WHEELS FAILED WHEN MOVING TO RIGHT LANE ON HIGHWAY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed May 28, 1996NH

HEADLIGHTS FAILED TWICE DURING WET CONDITIONS, DUE TO HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *DH

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 12, 1996MD

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE VEERS LEFT. TIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED W/NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 28, 1996GA

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT; VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER STATIONARY VEHICLE; ALL SENSORS SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 26, 1996GA

HAD A FRONTAL ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater CoreFire
Filed Feb 21, 1996NJ

FAULTY HEATER, CAUSING A ELECTRICAL SHORT, UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 19, 1996MD

POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Jan 25, 1996NJ

VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST PIPE LEAK CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO FEEL SICK, DRIVER EXPERIENCED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 16, 1996MD

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM . TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Nov 7, 1995NY

CONSUMER CAME HOME CUT OFF CAR IT CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

WheelsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1995NJ

RIGHT WHEEL COLLAPSED AND BENT UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 7, 1995IN

AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM MAY HAVE A DELAY ACTIVATING ENGAGING W/JERKING. SERVICE REPS STATES THIS ISN'T UNCOMMON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jul 6, 1995TN

THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY BURNED OUT. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jun 29, 1995NY

PURCHASE CAR USED AND THE FRONT WINDSHEILD CRACK TWO MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND CRACK IN SAME SPOT FOR THE SECOND TIME . TT

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 27, 1995AZ

THE TWO FRONT AND BACK SEATBELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS DURING A COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 1995CA

THE 2ND TIME IN A YEAR THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BURNT OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed May 11, 1995NJ

EXPERIENCING REAR BRAKE PROBLEM, DEALER CANNOT LOCATE REPLACEMENT PART. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Apr 28, 1995NY

UPON IMPACT ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 9, 1995NY

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

Fuel System, GasolineFire
Filed Mar 1, 1995NY

VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 18, 1995NC

HAD A SERIOUS FRONTAL COLLISION AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

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