Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-04-02 | 92V045000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 2,450 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MAZDA MX6. WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND. HE CONTINUED IN REV… |
| 2005-09-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 THERE WERE NO RUNNING LIGHTS, DASHBOARD OR TAIL LIGHTS. WENT … |
| 2005-07-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT PULLING MY DAUGHTER OFF THE ROAD AND HEAD ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE POINT… |
| 2003-12-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TIRE TURNED WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL BEING TURNED. THEN, THREE SECONDS LATER, THE WHEEL CORRECTED ITSE… |
| 2003-06-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1993 MAZDA MX-6 LS ([XXX]) DESCRIBED CAR HAS "ODOMETER FRAUD" CURRENTLY, AS OF 6/8/03, ODOMETER IS SHOWING AROUND 68,00… |
| 2003-05-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POP FROM THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF CAR. THEN THE AREA BEGAN SQUEEKING AND GROANING WHEN CONSUM… |
| 2002-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1993 MAZDA MX-6 LS COUPE. MY DISTRIBUTOR HAS FAILED 3 TIMES NOW. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO WA… |
| 2002-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH. CAR RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER.*AK |
| 2001-06-15 | PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:ACTUATOR | No | 0 | ON THE MODELS WITH REAR DISC BRAKES: AFTER APPLYING, AND THEN RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE IN A NORMAL MANNER THE PARKIN… |
| 2001-06-05 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. REAR BRAKE CALIPER PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM DESIGN FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR CALIPER TO NOT RELEASE… |
| 2001-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING TO THE MALL ON I-95 NORTH WHEN MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TACHOMETER STAR… |
| 2001-04-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING HEARD HUGE NOISE, FRONT COIL SPRING BURSTED, AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTI… |
| 2000-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | MY HAND BRAKE WILL FAIL TO RELEASE, OR ON REPEATED HEAVY BRAKE-APPLICATION THE CALLIPER WILL NOT RELEASE - CAUSING INTE… |
| 2000-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE CALIPER FROZE. OVERHEATED ROTOR WHILE DRIVING. CAUSED IMBALANCE WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. RO… |
| 1999-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | AFTER THE CALIPERS FAILED ON THE REAR, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS LOCKED IN PLACE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE MAZDA OF KNOXVILLE A… |
| 1999-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WITH THE… |
| 1999-06-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATE'S WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH, THE FRONT WHEEL COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT AND THE DEAL… |
| 1999-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1993 MAZDA MX6 WITH 105,000. IN 1999 THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THEN, RECENTLY, I'VE HAD MY CAR IN … |
| 1999-01-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS AT DRIVING SPEEDS/THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES SINCE NOV 98/DEALER AND SAYS HE CAN NOT EXPLAIN IT/MAZDA SAYS T… |
| 1998-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH. |
| 1998-07-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 65 MPH REAR WINDSHIELD FELL OFF, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT REAR WINDSHIELD, AND ALMOST CAUSING AN … |
| 1998-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO DISTRIBUTOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 1998-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT ENGINE BE REPLACED DUE TO OIL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION. CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FO… |
| 1998-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1997-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CUTS OFF WHEN REACHING HIGH SPEEDS OF 70. *AK |
| 1997-06-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE METAL. ALSO REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS. *AK |
| 1997-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | PLEASE SEE ERGONITE.DEMON.CO.UK/PROBEMX/PROBEFAQ.HTM THE WEB ADDRESS I GAVE DETAILS THE PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT CALIPE… |
| 1997-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTOR FAILED. |
| 1996-11-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REAR CALIPERS FAIL CAUSING PARKING BRAKE TO STICK, RESULTING IN VERY HOT REAR WHEELS. |
| 1996-11-01 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS TO DISARM AFTER UNLOCKING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR; HOWEVER, IT DISARMS AFTER UNLOCKING PASSENGER'S SID… |
| 1996-05-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT, RIGHT FRONT, OWNER WANTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS HEAD WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY/HEARING PERMANENTLY DAMAGED FROM AIR … |
| 1996-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION WILL READ PARK, BUT WILL GO INTO REVERSE WHEN IN DRIVE, IT WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. … |
| 1996-02-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT BOLTS THAT BOLT IT TO THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR JUST CAME OUT AND THE SEATBELT NO LONGER U… |
| 1996-01-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | CAR SEAT DESIGN DOES NOT SAFELY ACCOMMODATE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, ALLOWING SEAT TO SLIDE. *SD |
| 1995-12-23 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FAILED IN ACCIDENT. |
| 1995-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WATER ENTERED THE ENGINE CAUSING IT TO BLOW A ROD/CRACK THE BLOCK. *DSH |
| 1995-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | THE DISC BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING ALL THE STOPPING AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE… |
| 1995-07-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, WOULD NOT DISENGED, LOSS OF CONTROL, FLIPPED O… |
| 1995-06-09 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILS, ESPECIALLY UPON DECELERATION. *AW |
| 1994-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE DUE TO GEARS STICKING/JERKY ACCELERATION. *SD |
| 1993-03-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LATCHES AND LOCKS STICK UPON ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1992-06-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. TT |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING. 8JB |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | STOPS ABOVE 40MPH+ CAN RESULT IN FULL FOOT PRESSURE WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT. HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. DEARLER CHANGE… |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE KEY BROKE OFF IN THE DOOR LOCK. HAD ALL THE LOCKS REPLACED AND HAD THE KEYS CODED FOR THE LOCKS AND THE KEY BROKE F… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING STICKS AND HAS TO BE PULLED BACK AROUND. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE AXLE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | BRAKE CALIPER SIEZED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND A SUDDEN PULL TO ONE SIDE AND ABNORMAL WEAR OF BRAKE PADS, VEHICLE HAS B… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ANY RATE OF SPEED STEERING WHEEL RANDOMLY LOCKS UP DUE TO PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER BALL … |