Brakes
Filed Jan 29, 2002
WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8003063
1996 Mazda 626 Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jan 29, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 359 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Mazda 626 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Apr 25, 2000
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 860887
BrakesSteeringTransmission
Filed Aug 24, 1999
Crash reported
BRAKE FAILURE- PURCHASED USED CARE 6/98, REPLACED BRAKE PADS 10/98, BRAKES FAILED 6/8/99 AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS (FRONT) AFTER ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- THE CAR BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 0-30MPH, SO I PULLED OVER AND PARKED (7/20/99) AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT GO. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT I WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR W/THE OVERDRIVE OFF AND THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE CAR MOVES IN DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEARING KNOCKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE ADVISE ME, BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70K MILES. DOES THE MANAFACTURER HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SERVERAL SIMULAR COMPLAINTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 710446
- Incident
- Jul 20, 1999
BrakesEngineTransmission
Filed Jan 15, 1999
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYS ON. THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. ALSO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER CONTACTED AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. REPAIRS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WERE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833619
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1996
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Nov 14, 1997
DRIVING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CHANGED AIRBAG'S MAIN CONTROLLER/REPLACED RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG.
- NHTSA ID
- 819058
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jun 26, 1997
DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD FISHTAIL FOR NO REASON; WOULD ALSO MAKE GROANING NOISE; HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A LOT OF VIBRATIONS WOULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AT SAME TIME; TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM; WENT THROUGH AUTOCAP IN ORDER FOR A REP. TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 813554
- Incident
- Jun 20, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 30, 1997
WHILE UNDER LIGHT BRAKING CONDITIONS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 812597
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 1997
WHILE APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE ON (ABS) BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DROP COMPLETELY TO FLOOR, FINALLY WOULD ENGAGE ENOUGH TO STOP; HAPPENS INTERMITTENLY; TOOK TO DEALER, HE COULD NOT FIND OR FIX PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810074
- Incident
- Mar 12, 1997
BrakesEngineTransmission
Filed Feb 11, 1997
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 514674
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Nov 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY, ALSO AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN CRASH.
- NHTSA ID
- 511431
- Incident
- Jun 22, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 26, 1996
AT HIGH SPEED THE BRAKES ARE JUMPING, CONSUMER HAVING A HARD TIME STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983605
- Incident
- Apr 12, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 22, 1996
COMING TO A STOP APPLIED BRAKES NO RESPONSE, CAUSING STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 979603
- Incident
- Feb 16, 1996
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .