Mazda 626 fuel problems
18 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
2,660 owner complaints analyzed
18 distinct recall campaigns
89,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1979 to 2003 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,296 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
18 of 2,660 complaints match this topic (0.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 958386 · 1995-01-06 (January 6, 1995)
GAS TANK RUSTED FROM OUTSIDE IN, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 958386 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 505427 · 1996-06-01 (June 1, 1996)
FUEL TANK SPLIT AT WELD, CAUSING GASOLINE LEAK. *SD
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Owner report 860181 · 2000-04-12 (April 12, 2000)
THE FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 860181 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10176379 · 2006-12-18 (December 18, 2006)
REPETITIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON MY 1994 MAZDA 626 ALREADY COST ME MANY THOUSANDS DOLLARS. HISTORY: DECEMBER 1992 - INITIAL TRANSMISSION ERROR CODES. AUTHORIZED MAZDA REPAIR SERVICE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUID. CODES WERE COMING BACK. INSTALLED EXTRA COOLER. MAY 1993 - TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE; TRANNY REBUILT AT ST. JAMES TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP; WARRANTY 1 YEAR OR 12K MILES; MARCH 1995 - TRANSMISSION ERROR CODES BACK AND UNEXPLAINABLE FAILURES. TOOK IT TO LEE MYLES IN YONKERS - GAVE ME 2 YEARS WARRANTY. ON THE WAY…
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Owner report 717157 · 2000-01-10 (January 10, 2000)
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 1998. SHIFTING ALWAYS SEEMED A PROBLEM. TEN MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE THE DEALER WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IT LASTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AND THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION WHICH IS THE THIRD ONE IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. TWO MONTHS LATER, A…
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