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1996 Mazda MX6 Owner Complaints

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

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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.
12
Latest Apr 10, 2006
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.
3
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 Aug 14, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 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 1–12 of 12

Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 10, 2006

ALL 4 WHEELS ARE CRACKED ON THE OUTSIDE, AND BAC SIDE OF THE RIMS. THEY LOOK DEEP AND THE WHEELS MIGHT BREAK AT ANY TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID
10154972
Incident
Jan 1, 2006
Mileage
110,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 2, 2001

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH , AND CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT VEHICLE RAN OVER, BUT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NOTHING WAS HIT, AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. NO INJURIES. CONSUMER IS CONTACTING MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
893255
Incident
Jul 28, 2001
Airbags
Filed Mar 28, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

HEAD-ON CRASH AT 35-40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
884467
Incident
Mar 27, 2001
Filed Aug 2, 2000

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
866595
Filed Dec 8, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
715794
Incident
Dec 7, 1999
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Aug 20, 1998
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. POINT OF IMPACT WAS DRIVERS SIDE, FRONT AT 60 TO 65 MPH, IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. CAUSE UNKOWN. ALSO BRAKE ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. CAUSE ALSO UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
827030
Airbags
Filed May 13, 1998

FALSE/VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
535505
Incident
Apr 21, 1998
Brakes
Filed Mar 13, 1998
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING ON GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS, NO RAIN, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES IN A REGULAR STOPPING SITUATION AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
821950
Incident
Mar 6, 1998
Airbags
Filed Mar 19, 1997

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. *AK

NHTSA ID
515297
Incident
Feb 13, 1997
Airbags
Filed Feb 18, 1997

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY.

NHTSA ID
546767
Incident
Feb 13, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Feb 12, 1997

WHILE LIFTING HOOD UP THE HOOD FELL DOWN ON THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN HURT VERY BADLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
808800
Incident
Feb 2, 1997
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 14, 1996

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH CAUSE NOT KNOWN. SECOND TIME DEALERSHIP REPLACED A CLOCK SPRING. NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THIS MEANS AIR BAG IS DISFUNCTIONAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK.

NHTSA ID
800840

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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