Complaint Statistics
4 total complaints
2 crashes 2 fires 6 injuries 2 deaths
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
Incident date: Apr 14, 1997
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, CAUSING COLLISIONS. MJS
Incident date: Oct 1, 1997
IN REAREND CRASH ON FREEWAY, DRIVER SEATBACK COLLAPSED, TRAPPING REAR PASSENGER IN CAR. FUEL LINE PULLED OUT FROM TANK, ALLOWING FUEL FED FIRE, WHICH BURNED TRAPPED PASSENGER TO DEATH.
Crash
Fire
3 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Oct 1, 1997
IN REAREND CRASH ON FREEWAY, DRIVER SEATBACK COLLAPSED, TRAPPING REAR PASSENGER IN CAR. FUEL LINE PULLED OUT FROM TANK, ALLOWING FUEL FED FIRE, WHICH BURNED TRAPPED PASSENGER TO DEATH.
Crash
Fire
3 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Apr 21, 1998
PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE.
EPA Fuel Economy — 1984 MAZDA 626
| Trim / Engine |
City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Combined MPG |
Fuel Type |
Annual Fuel Cost |
|
2.0L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd |
21.0 |
26.0 |
23.0 |
Regular |
$2,600 |
|
2.0L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd |
23.0 |
29.0 |
25.0 |
Regular |
$2,400 |
|
2.0L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd |
31.0 |
38.0 |
33.0 |
Diesel |
$2,450 |
|
2.0L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd |
21.0 |
26.0 |
23.0 |
Regular |
$2,600 |
|
2.0L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd |
23.0 |
29.0 |
25.0 |
Regular |
$2,400 |
|
2.0L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd |
31.0 |
38.0 |
33.0 |
Diesel |
$2,450 |
CO2 Emissions: 386.4 g/mile (Compact Cars)
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.
NHTSA Safety Investigations — MAZDA 626
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
RQ — Closed
— Model Year: 1997
OVERSENSITIVE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT
There is no summary currently available
RQ — Closed
— Model Year: 1996
HEADLIGHT FAILURE
OBTAINED RECALL 99V-358
SQ — Closed
— Model Year: 1998
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE
SEE RESUME FOR DETAILS.
EA — Closed
— Model Year: 1995
OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
IN MAY OF 1997, ODI UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WITH 51 COMPLAINTS.ODI IS NOW AWARE OF 88 COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS.TYPICAL COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AT BETWEEN 20 AND 45 MPH, OR THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE D
... RIVING AT BETWEEN 20 OR 60 MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON.APPROXIMATELY 25 DRIVERS ALLEGED THAT THEY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROADWAY.MAZDA WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL OFALL 1995 AND 1996 MODELS OF THE MAZDA 626 AND MX-6, AS WELL AS A SMALL NUMBER OF 1997 MAZDA 626 MODELS, EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME SAS UNIT.THE SAS UNIT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG SYSTEMIT CONTAINS A BUILT-IN CRASH SENSOR TO DETECT VEHICLE DECELERATION DURING A COLLISION.AFFECTED MODELS WERE ASSEMBLED FROM JUNE 1, 1994 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10, 1996 AND HAVE A VIN WITHIN THE FOLLOWING RANGES: MAZDA 626:1YVGE22**S5300001 THROUGH 1YVGE22**V5599030 MAZDA MX-6: 1YVGE31**S5300001 THROUGH 1YVGE31**T5589965ALL OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEIR VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE AN UNNECESSARY AIRBAG DEPOYMENT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.THEY WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO A MAZDA DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE SAS UNIT TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF UNNECESSARY DEPLOYMENTS.Read more
PE — Closed
— Model Year: 1995
INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
IN JANUARY OF 1997, ODI OPENED A PE BASED ON 9 ODI COMPLAINTS.ODI IS NOW AWARE OF 51 COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED INAPPROPRIATE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS.TYPICAL COMPLAINTS INCLUDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 45 MPH AND AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS WHILE DRIVING AT SP
... EEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON.APPROXIMATELY 21 DRIVERS ALLEGED THAT THEY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.IN FOUR OF THESE INCIDENTS THE DRIVER CLAIMS TO HAVE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CURB AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.IN ADDITION THERE ARE FOUR INCIDENTS WHERE THE DRIVER ALLEGES THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER A TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING.LESS COMMON INCIDENTS INCLUDE ALLEGATIONS OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE KEY, CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, WHILE BEING TOWED, WHILE BRAKING, AFTER HITTING A CURB, AND AFTER HITTING A MANHOLE COVER.ODI IS UPGRADING THIS INVESTIGATION TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORTS GATHERED TO DATE, THE SENSORS USED IN THE VEHICLES, AND TO ASSESS THE IMPACT THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT HAS ON HIGHWAY SAFETY.Read more