RoadVitals

2003 Mazda 626 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
9
Latest Dec 30, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 10, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Airbags
Filed Dec 30, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V382000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *JS

NHTSA ID
10817058
Incident
Jul 20, 2015
Airbags
Filed Oct 16, 2015

I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE 7914J, CAMPAIGN #15V-345 & 15V-382, IN AUGUST OF 2015. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, LESTER GLEN MAZDA IN TOMS RIVER, NJ ON 8/13/15. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART AND CALL WITHIN A WEEK TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO INSTALL THE RECALL PART. I CALLED AGAIN ON 9/16/15 AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE STILL WAITING FOR THE PART FROM MAZDA, THAT THE PARTS HADN'T BEEN SHIPPED BECAUSE OF SOME ISSUE ON MAZDA'S END. IT IS NOW 10/16/15 AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PART STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED.

NHTSA ID
10782809
Incident
Aug 13, 2015
Filed Sep 26, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LINING BEGAN TO FALL FROM THE REAR CEILING OF THE VEHICLE. THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE LINING IN PLACE BEGAN TO WEAR OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 50,000.

NHTSA ID
10243544
Incident
Jun 10, 2008
Mileage
50,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 15, 2005

MAZDA 6 2003, AT 16,070 MILES CLUTCH WENT OUT. *BF THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. *JB

NHTSA ID
10115220
Incident
Mar 1, 2005
Mileage
16,076 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 1, 2005

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER COULD APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEARLY MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
10113183
Incident
Dec 21, 2004
Mileage
31,900 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 20, 2004

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS THREE TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID
10097243
Incident
Sep 21, 2004
Mileage
9,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 5, 2004
Fire reported

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
10061415
Incident
Feb 21, 2004
Mileage
18,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Sep 24, 2003

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD SWAY TO RIGHT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN ALLEGED VEHICLE'S PROBLEM WOULD RETURN. *AK

NHTSA ID
10040475
Engine
Filed Mar 10, 2003

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB

NHTSA ID
10011162

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .