Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 Mazda 626

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
16
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

16 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    3
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
    1
  • Wheels
    1
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    1
  • VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER Core
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
90V118000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1990-06-14

IGNITION SWITCH TERMINAL MAY MALFUNCTION.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS,WINDSHIELD WASHER, ENGINE COOLING FAN, HEATER BLOWER, AND AIR CONDITIONINGCOMPRESSOR. FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD CLEARING DEVICES COULD CAUSE REDUCEDVISIBILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE IGNITION SWITCHES.

86V042000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1986-03-11

THE THROTTLE ANGLE SENSOR ON THE CARBURETOR MAY CONTAIN A NYLON ROTOR WHICH HAS NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED. ROTORS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED CONTRACT IN THE PRESENCE OF HEAT CAUSING THE THROTTLE MECHANISM TO STICK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THIS MAY CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. ALSO,VEHICLE MAY NOT CONFORM WITH STANDARD 124.

FixREPLACE THROTTLE ANGLE SENSOR ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW HEAT TREATED ROTORS WITH LARGER INSIDE DIAMETERS.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE91088·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1991-06-18 → 1991-10-21

THROTTLE STICKING

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