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1991 Mazda MX6 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.
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Latest Dec 12, 2001
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 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Mazda MX6. 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 1–13 of 13

Engine
Filed Dec 12, 2001

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

NHTSA ID
8000616
Incident
Aug 10, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 2001
Crash reported

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

NHTSA ID
740688
Incident
Aug 28, 1995
EngineExterior lighting
Filed May 25, 2000

WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHES, RADIATOR STARTED TO CRACK AFTER ONLY THREE MONTHS RESULTING OVERHEATING

NHTSA ID
9001357
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 30, 1999

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.

NHTSA ID
846169
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Mar 8, 1999

RECALL

NHTSA ID
704149
Brakes
Filed Mar 8, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
704148
Incident
Nov 22, 1998
Transmission
Filed Oct 20, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
604729
Incident
May 1, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Jan 22, 1997

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

NHTSA ID
808008
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Mar 25, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
502840
Incident
Nov 6, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 4, 1996

LAP BELTS IN THE REAR SEATS HAVE FAILED, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELTS. TT

NHTSA ID
977397
Incident
Jan 1, 1988
Seat belts
Filed Jul 3, 1995

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *SD

NHTSA ID
485790
Incident
Jun 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed May 25, 1995

FRONT LAP BELTS WILL DISENGAGE, MOSTLYON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID
965837
Incident
May 25, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1995

VEHICLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS MIDWAY AND OTHER POSITIONS. TT

NHTSA ID
960890

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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