Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jan 6, 1998FL
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
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1997 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 1997 record →
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 24, 1997OR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB
Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Oct 15, 1997TX
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
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 19, 1997GA
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 23, 1997NH
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
Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 22, 1997FL
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE 35MPH, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT A 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 1, 1997MI
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. NO FRONTAL DAMAGE ON VEHICLE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Jan 21, 1997GA
EXPERIENCING EXHAUST FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK
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