1990 Mazda MX-6

Routine

Owners filed 14 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts › front › anchorage. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seat Belts3
000
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage2
101
Structure › Body › Door1
000
Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing1
000
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1
000
Seat Belts › Front1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum93E035000
Filed Oct 13, 1993300 vehiclesMidas International Corp.

Defect. THE GROOVE FOR THE REAR WHEEL BEARING RETAINER RING WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED.

Risk. IF THE RETAINING RING DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THEGROOVE, THE AXLE LUG NUTS WILL BREAK, CAUSING THE BRAKE DRUM, WHEEL, AND TIREASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. MIDAS SHOPS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS WITH OTHER BRAKE DRUMS FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front
Filed Nov 22, 2002CA

VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION. THIS CAUSES CONSUMER NOT BEING RESTRAINT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Nov 21, 2000AL

ALTERNATOR BELT KEEPS BREAKING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALREADY WENT THROUGH 10 ALTERNATOR BELTS. GETS INTO THE TIMING CHAIN COVER & DESTROYES IT. NOTHING HAPPENS TO TIMING CHAIN. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER EACH & EVERY TIME & MECHANIC CAN NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jun 19, 1997MA

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETACT. THE EXTENSION RETACT BELT DOES RELEASE WHEN TRYING TO UNLATCH. WHEN TRYING TO PULL SHOULDER BELT AROUND DRIVER, SOMETIMES THE BELT DOES NOT REACH AROUND THE DRIVER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Nov 27, 1996DE

METAL BRACKET ATTACHED TO BODY OF VEHICLE, ABOVE FUEL TANK, WORE HOLE INTO TOP OF TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE, COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Sep 19, 1996CT

SEAT BELTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Sep 19, 1996CT

SEAT BELTS ARE FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY, AUTOMATIC BELTS JUST DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jul 25, 1996PA

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS SUCKED IN THE OPEN DOOR POSITION AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS STUCK IN THE CLOSE POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed May 15, 1996NJ

BOLTS WHICH HOLD EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO ENGINE BROKE, CAUSING GAS FUMES TO ENTO THE INTERIOR. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 23, 1996NJ

THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPEN AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE CONSUMER. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 3, 1995FL

PASSENGER SIDE MOTORBELT OPERATES SLOWLY. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jun 27, 1995UT

VEHICLE PERFORMS SLUGGISHLY UPON ACCELERATION. *AW

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 8, 1995WI

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STICKS HALF WAY, RETRACTOR SLOW DOWN. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Feb 28, 1995NC

DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF FROM VEHICLE. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Jan 10, 1995NY

DRIVERS MANUAL SEAT/METAL STRUCTURE BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

14 of 14 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19990100Routine
19980100Routine
19972300Routine
199612300Routine
199533330Routine
199446400Routine
199354301Fatalities reported
19927100Routine
199113100Routine
1990 — this page14100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 13, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.