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1988 Mazda 626

Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1988-04-14 88V063000 SEAT BELTS 42,810 Details
1988-02-22 88V022000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL 72,883 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2005-06-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 1. BOUGHT A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. 2. AT 56000 MILES, ENGINE NEEDED A NEW HEADER. 3. AT 57000 MILES, STARTER MOTOR FAILED…
2003-01-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 DEFECTIVE TAILPIPE CAUSED CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER VEHICLE'S INTERIOR CABIN RESULTING IN CONSUMER CONTRACTING CARBON MO…
2002-03-26 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 1 WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FUEL LINES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE PROGRESSED TO T…
2001-12-05 SEAT BELTS No 0 RECALL 88 V 063 000/PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELT: BOTH DRIVER'SAND PASSENGER'S MOTOR BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALER WAS CO…
1999-11-13 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Yes 0 FRONT AXLE OF CAR RUSTED COMPLETEL,Y AND BROKE APART WHILE DRIVING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
1999-10-29 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 PASSENGER DOOR NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. *AK
1999-07-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 FRONT DOOR LOCKS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO -- NOW DRIVERS' SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED IN EXACTLY THE MANNE…
1999-06-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES No 0 JUST PARKED VEHICLE & LEFT. NEIGHBORS KNOCKED ON DOOR TO INFORM OWNER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PU…
1999-05-17 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. YH
1998-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD. POSSIBLY AROUND FUEL FILTER AND/OR WIRING HARNESS AREA. RESULTED IN SEVERE FIRE THAT TOTALED…
1998-06-30 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OPENED AND THE SUNVISOR HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO ITS LOCKED POSITION THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT CATCHE…
1998-06-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED SHOULDER RESTRAINTS FAIL TO COMPLETE CYCLE UPON ENGINE START-UP CHOKING PASSENGER. UPON OPENING DOO…
1998-04-12 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SHOULDER BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO PUT HIS HAND OU…
1998-04-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 BOLTS OVERHEAT AND FALL OF ENGINE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A LEAK OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT.
1998-03-02 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, AND THERE IS SOME NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHI…
1997-11-25 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE BELT NOT STAYING IN THE CORRECT POSITION, . CONSUME…
1996-08-14 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.*AK
1996-04-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 RECALL RELATED, 88V063000, CONTACTED DEALERSHIP 2/1/95, WENT IN ON 3/1/96 WRONG PARTS WENT IN AGAIN NEVER RECEIVED PART…
1996-03-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 FUEL TANK SPLIT AT WELD, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK. *SD
1996-01-15 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SD
1996-01-12 SEAT BELTS No 0 NO PARTS SINCE OCTOBER 1995. (NO OTHER INFORMATION ON FORM) *SLC
1996-01-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS BROKE, AND CONSUMER CAN'T GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
1995-10-31 SEAT BELTS No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS BROKEN, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TT THE RIBBON SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE BELT TO R…
1995-10-11 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 THEY WOULD NOT ORDER THE PART WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO AND THEN WHEN THEY DID GET THE PART THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR…
1995-10-07 SEAT BELTS No 0 SHOULDER BELT IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. RECALL # 31805. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
1995-06-13 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-174). *AK
1995-05-10 SEAT BELTS No 0 TAKATA MOTORIZED SEAT BELT PASSENGER SIDE, WON'T GO UP OR DOWN, MUST OPERATE MANUALLY. TT
1995-04-18 SEAT BELTS No 0 FAULKNER MAZDA 88V063. RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY. DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE FOR COMPLETION OF CAMPAIGN. TT
1995-03-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.
1995-02-15 SEAT BELTS No 0 MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT IS STUCK IN POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPEN AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. TT
1995-02-05 SEAT BELTS No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR BELT FAILS TO RELEASE/MOVE FORWARD WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. *AK
1995-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS THE INERTIA REEL WORKS ONLY RARELY. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
1994-04-10 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN WHEN WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN MAZDA OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT
1994-04-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELTS STICKING AND SOMETIMES NOT LATCHING. TT
1994-02-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 DRIVERS MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS JAMMED AND BELT DOES NOT MOVE. TT
1993-10-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS RETRACT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. *AK
SEAT BELTS No 0 VEHICLES SEAT BELT MOTORIZED RETRACTOR IS INOPERATIVE ON DRIVER SIDE. TT
SEAT BELTS No 0 LEFT DRIVERS DOOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS IS INOPERATIVE. TT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING RIGHT . TT
SEAT BELTS No 0 LEFT FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED. YH
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL WORK ON DOOR, HOWEVER INCOMPLETE WHEN DELIVERED.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
SEAT BELTS No 0 HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS, THEY STILL MALFUNCTION. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE POWER WINDOW FUSE BLOWS IGNITION SWITCH MAY BE THE CAUSE, AND 86'AND 87' REPORT…