Owners filed 13 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seat belts. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Door | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
AFTER CHANGING OIL, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. AFTER VEHICLE SAT OVER NIGHT, AND STARTED IT FOR FIRST TIME SMOKE WOLD COME FROM TAIL PIPE. *AK *SLC
PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED IN A WRECK AUG/95 AND WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT EITHER JAMS IN THE TRACK OR FAILS TO OPERATE. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THE MAZDA MX6 WAS BUILT IN THE SAME PRODUCTION PLANT AS THE FORD PROBE. THE FORD PROBE HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING ON OUR 1991 MAZDA MX6 NOW AND BACK IN 1995.*AK
WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHES, RADIATOR STARTED TO CRACK AFTER ONLY THREE MONTHS RESULTING OVERHEATING
FRONT AXLE BEARINGS BROKE AND THE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE BEARINGS AND THE HUB BROKE AGAIN.
NO SUMMARY
RECALL
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LIGHT COMES ON ,OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT MUST OPEN DOOR WHILE DRIVING, HE STATES THAT HIS OUTSIDE HANDLE BROKE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
LAP BELTS IN THE REAR SEATS HAVE FAILED, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELTS. TT
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *SD
FRONT LAP BELTS WILL DISENGAGE, MOSTLYON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS MIDWAY AND OTHER POSITIONS. TT
13 of 13 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.