Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 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.

6
Open recalls
45
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
4
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

45 filed
1
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    18
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    5
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    4
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    4
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL Pipe
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AXLE Assembly
    1

Recalls

6 campaigns
93V174000·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 1993-10-29

RESIN MOLDED FRONT HANDLES FAIL AT THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATING ROD ATTACHMENT, FREEING THE ROD TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. SUBSEQUENT LOWERING OF THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW MAY FORCE THE ACTUATING ROD DOWNWARD AND RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH.

RiskINADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.

88V063000·SEAT BELTS1988-04-14

THE DRIVE SPRING THAT DRIVES THE AUTOMATIC BELT MAY BREAK.

RiskTHIS WOULD PREVENT FULL FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTANCHORAGE FROM THE LOCK POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED.

FixREPLACE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT.

88V022000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1988-02-22

AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 DEGREE F, FROST MAY ACCUMULATE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER EXTENDED CONSTANT SPEED OPERATION.

RiskFROST ACCUMULATION ON THE THROTTLE VALVE MAY PREVENT THEVALVE FROM RETURNING SMOOTHLY.

FixINSTALL A NEW TYPE THERMOSTAT DESIGNED TO RAISE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND WARM THE THROTTLE BODY TO A LEVEL ABOVE FREEZING.

87V196000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS1987-12-29

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR BRAKE DRUMS TRANSPORTED BY TRAIN MAY EXPERIENCE SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE SHOE FROM THE WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER PISTON.

RiskSHOULD SEPARATION OCCUR, REPEATED BRAKE OPERATION MAYDAMAGE THE WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER DUST BOOT, ALLOWING WATER OR DUST INTRUSION ANDSUBSEQUENT PISTON CONTAMINATION.

FixALL VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF NO SEPARATION IS FOUND GREASE WILL BE APPLIED TO THE COMPONENT INTERFACE TO LOWER FRICTION AND AVOID SUBSEQUENT RELATIVE MOTION. IF SEPARATION IS FOUND THE WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER DUST BOOT WILL BE REPLACED.

87V186000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1987-12-07

FUEL TANK FIXING BAND RETENTION IS NOT SUFFICIENT, ALLOWING THE BAND TO RUB AGAINST THE FUEL TANK BY VEHICLE VIBRATIONS.

RiskTHIS COULD WEAR A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH COULDRESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE.

FixREPAIR FUEL FIXING BAND BY INSTALLING A RUBBER SHEET.

87V149000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1987-09-17

FLOOR MAT COULD INTERFERE WITH RELEASE OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO IMPROPER SHAPE OF MAT.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL ANDCREATE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.

FixREMOVE PRESENT MAT AND REPLACE WITH NEW IMPROVED MAT.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA92031·STRUCTURE1992-09-25 → 1993-11-30

INADVERTENT DOOR OPENING

Led to recall93V174000

PE92050·STRUCTURE1992-06-02 → 1992-09-25

INADVERTENT DOOR OPENING

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

THROTTLE STICKING

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