Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 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
44
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
14
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

44 filed
2
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Seat Belts
    8
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    4
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    3
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR Assembly
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    2

Recalls

2 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.

93E035000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM1993-10-13

THE GROOVE FOR THE REAR WHEEL BEARING RETAINER RING WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED.

RiskIF THE RETAINING RING DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THEGROOVE, THE AXLE LUG NUTS WILL BREAK, CAUSING THE BRAKE DRUM, WHEEL, AND TIREASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

FixMIDAS SHOPS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS WITH OTHER BRAKE DRUMS FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER.

NHTSA investigations

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

INADVERTENT DOOR OPENING

Led to recall93V174000

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

THROTTLE STICKING

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