Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 29 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Mazda 626. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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DT: THE VEHICLE NEEDED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND TURNING THE KEY DOESN'T HELP AT ALL. THERE IS NO SOUND OF THE ENGINE TURNING ON. THE OWNER IS UPSET BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN# 90V118000. *SC *JB
WHILE PARKING OR DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED FORWARD WHICH CAUSED TWO CRASHES. DEALER DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT ARISEN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA RECALL # 90V118000: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF, BUT OTHERS WERE ON.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHEN STARTING CAR, IF THE IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T TURNED IN THE EXACT RIGHT POSITION, ELECTRICAL DEVICES WOULD PERFORM ERRATICALLY. DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH TERMINAL FAILED 30 TIMES, CAUSING AIR CONDITIONER/WINDSHIELD WIPERS/RADIO/ OTHER ACCESSORIES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
REAR STRUTS RUSTED AROUND THE WELDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. *AK
AFTER INTIAL STARTUP WHILE LEAVING HOME, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH A WALL OF BUILDING. *AK
LEFT REAR DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE.
VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO BEING DESIGNED WITHOUT A STARTER RELAY.
WHILE GOING 35MPH THE REAR LEFT WHEEL FLEW OFF. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD REAR BRAKE SERVICE PERFORMED. *JB
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. *TT
IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR REFUSED BY DEALERSHIP. *SD
THE IGNITION IS NOT WORKING WELL,AFTER RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY.
THE REAR BODY TO THE REAR SUSPENSION HAS RUSTED OUT . TT
CRUISE CONTROL MAKES ENGINE RPM JUMP WHEN ENGAGED. *SD
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT MOTOR HAS STOPPED WORKING. TT
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT, HE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RESTRAIN, CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON THE STEERING . *AK
NHTSA RECALL #90V118000; IGNITION SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN RESULTING IN LOSS OF ACCESSORIES. CASCADE MOTOR CARS CUYAHOGA FALLS OH., TT
TRANSMISSION MAKING A HGH. PITCH SOUND, AND DOWNSHIFTS WITHOUT WARNING. TT
SHOULDER BELT FAILS TO RESTRAIN DRIVER UPON VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITION. ALSO, SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ACTIVATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SEATBELT LOCKED WHEN RETRACTED,SOMETIMES COULD NOT BE PULLED OUT FOR USE. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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