1993 Mazda MX-6
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1993 Mazda MX-6. Newest first.
Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
Remedy
Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.
Certain spx filtran fuel filters with a 45-degree angle inlet tube, model 800f350-s1, sold as replacement filters for 1993-1997 ford probe,1993-2001 mazda 626 and MX-6, and 1983-1994 loyal, 3-door coupe, hatchback, sedan, wagon, brat, dl, GL, GL-10, RX, xt, and XT6 passenger vehicles with efi or turbo engines. these filters are packaged as wix, napa, and…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the presence of an ignition source, a vehicle fire can occur.
Remedy
Spx will notify its customers and provide a full refund. the recall began september 27, 2005. owners may contact mr. Chris greeson at 704-869-3733 or contact the wix information hotline at 800-949-6698.
The lower arm ball joints on both sides of the front suspension may not have been torqued to specification.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The insufficient torque of the lower ball jointretaining bolt can result in the suspension failing while the car IS in motionand subsequent loss of steering control without warning, which can result in anaccident.
Remedy
Inspect the lower ball joint retaining bolts and tighten loose bolts to the correct torque.
Owner complaints
54 complaints5 involved a crash6 injuries1 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Suspension › Front
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 mazda MX6. when shifting into reverse, the contact heard a loud sound. he continued in reverse at approximately 2 mph and turned the steering column to the left, but the noise persisted. he looked under the hood and noticed that the coil springs failed. the dealer…
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 mazda MX6. when shifting into reverse, the contact heard a loud sound. he continued in reverse at approximately 2 mph and turned the steering column to the left, but the noise persisted. he looked under the hood and noticed that the coil springs failed. the dealer informed him that the vehicle was still under warranty; however, only a guard assembly should be installed to prevent the coil springs from failing again. the dealer also stated that because the coil springs already failed, they would only install the guard assembly if the coil springs were repaired due to the response they received from the manufacturer. the vehicle has not been repaired. the current and failure mileages were 125,000.
- Power train › Automatic transmission
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 3 times for transmission issues. they've replaced solenoids, torque converter, inline boost valve and so far it isn't fixed. I've read multiple complaints about this very issue but mazda hasn't done anything for consumers. *tr
- Parking brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Actuator
On the models with rear disc brakes: after applying, and then releasing the parking brake in a normal manner the parking brake actuator pivoting pin bearing on one of the rear calipers seized, causing it not release or to not fully release. This could cause a handling/braking instability issue…
On the models with rear disc brakes: after applying, and then releasing the parking brake in a normal manner the parking brake actuator pivoting pin bearing on one of the rear calipers seized, causing it not release or to not fully release. This could cause a handling/braking instability issue, not to mention premature brake pad wear/failure. An improperly designed caliper involving the seal around the parking brake actuator pivoting pin and bearing was the cause of the failures.*ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Interior/under dash · Exterior lighting › Headlights · Exterior lighting › Tail lights
Dt: the consumer noticed that on september 17, 2005 there were no running lights, dashboard or tail lights. Went to turn on the headlights and it shorted out the fuse box, and it started smoking. Took vehicle to a local mechanic , and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then ,went…
Dt: the consumer noticed that on september 17, 2005 there were no running lights, dashboard or tail lights. Went to turn on the headlights and it shorted out the fuse box, and it started smoking. Took vehicle to a local mechanic , and they could not figure out what was wrong. Then ,went back to the dealer, were she purchased the vehicle, and they refused to fixed the problem even with the consumer paying them for the work. they still would not fix the vehicle. driving was fine in daylight, but at night there were no lights. This happened every time the consumer was driving the vehicle. *Ak
- Seat belts › Front · Steering › Rack and pinion
The vehicle suddenly veered to the right pulling my daughter off the road and head on into a telephone pole. the point of impact was the right front of the vehicle, although she was wearing a seat belt and the vehicle was equipt with an air bag she still was thrown head first into the windshield of the car. the air bag did deploy but did not stop her. the vehicle IS a total loss.
- Parking brake
Applied parking brake. Rear brake caliper parking brake mechanism design failure caused the rear caliper to not release after releasing the parking brake handle. Had to manually (from underneath the car) force the actuator lever back. *jb
- Exterior lighting › Headlights
While driving at night, the headlights suddenly went out and did not come back on. There was no warning. 8JB
- Steering
While driving tire turned without the steering wheel being turned. Then, three seconds later, the wheel corrected itself. *ak
- Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower ball joint · Suspension › Front › Control arm › Upper ball joint
I own a 1993 mazda MX6, I have had to replace ball joints on one side of the vehicle twice and once on the other side, I went on the net and saw that there was problems with the ball joints on this model, and was trying to see if I could be reimbursed, I have the bills and dates that the repairs was done. *la
- Unknown or other
1993 mazda MX-6 LS ([xxx]) described car has "odometer fraud" currently, as of 6/8/03, odometer IS showing around 68,000 miles. After I gave him a security deposit of $300.00 in cash on 6/8/03, I checked the vehicle history on carfax.com and saw that on 08/14/1998 the car had 113,872 miles on it. I…
1993 mazda MX-6 LS ([xxx]) described car has "odometer fraud" currently, as of 6/8/03, odometer IS showing around 68,000 miles. After I gave him a security deposit of $300.00 in cash on 6/8/03, I checked the vehicle history on carfax.com and saw that on 08/14/1998 the car had 113,872 miles on it. I am trying to have my security deposit of $300 back from the owner of the car and report the odometer fraud.*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(B)(6). *tr
- Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil springs
While driving there was a pop from the right front area of car. then the area began squeeking and groaning when consumer would hit a bump. Jacked the side up and found that the front right spring had burst in a diagonal fashion. *tt
- Electrical system › Ignition
I own a 1993 mazda MX-6 LS coupe. my distributor has failed 3 times now. it IS very dangerous because there are no warning signs. the failure IS also intermittent. failure at rest IS of no issue, your car just doesn't start or starts but doesn't run. however, when the distrubutor fails when…
I own a 1993 mazda MX-6 LS coupe. my distributor has failed 3 times now. it IS very dangerous because there are no warning signs. the failure IS also intermittent. failure at rest IS of no issue, your car just doesn't start or starts but doesn't run. however, when the distrubutor fails when driving IS the issue. the engine shuts off without warning, there IS a loss of power steering as well as power brakes. this IS a well documented problem among MX-6 drivers, as can be seen on these sites: http://www.mx6.com http://www.probetalk.com http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dorothy.bradbury/probemx/index.htm as well as many others
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Engine stalled on freeway driving at 70-75 mph. Car restarted a few minutes later.*ak
- Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
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 for the 2ND time in the lock.*ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
I was driving to the mall on I-95 north when my car started slowing down I pushed the gas pedal and the tachometer started redlining, so I stopped pushing the gas pedal. Now it will cost me anywhere between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00 to rebuild it. And to get a brand new transmission will cost…
I was driving to the mall on I-95 north when my car started slowing down I pushed the gas pedal and the tachometer started redlining, so I stopped pushing the gas pedal. Now it will cost me anywhere between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00 to rebuild it. And to get a brand new transmission will cost $2,500.00 and up. Please help me, I'm a college student and I can't afford the repairs to my car. And I desperately need my car. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Caliper · Service brakes, hydraulic › Pedals and linkages
My hand brake will fail to release, or on repeated heavy brake-application the calliper will not release - causing intense heat to rotor and distorting the caliper. *ak
- Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac system
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
- Steering › Rack and pinion
No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Caliper
Brake caliper siezed causing loss of power and a sudden pull to one side and abnormal wear of brake pads, vehicle has been repaired.*ak consumer stated on multiple instances at a variety of speeds and road conditons the rear calipers seized and/or stuck after application of brakes.*slc
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc
Parking brake caliper froze. Overheated rotor while driving. Caused imbalance while driving almost causing accident. Rotot heated up to dangerous level.
- Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil springs
While traveling heard huge noise, front coil spring bursted, and vehicle started shaking. manufacturer has been notified. *ak consumer entering his drive way his new tire popped as the spring pierced it because of that he need new spring, struts , tire and front end alignment. *yh
- Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
- Unknown or other
The paint on other green mazda's seems to be the same. No safety defect listed in summary. *ak
- Parking brake › Conventional · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc
After the calipers failed on the rear, the parking brake was locked in place and would not release mazda of knoxville and bill gatton mazda of johnson city were contacted, and both denied any knowledge of the problem and refused to repair damages to calipers pads and rotors. I was informed to complain to this organization if mazda refused to replace the failed components thank you joe gemmell. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Engine IS making a knocking noise. Contacted dealer, and informed consumer that there was a technical bulletin with the same basic problem, that when engine IS cold there IS a knocking noise due to carbon built up in the combustion chamber within the engine. *ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Headlight failure
Obtained recall 99v-358
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10213425Speedometer replacement procedure
- 10208555Radio Unlocking Codes.
- 10154879In support of the new MRT distribution, Mazda will ship to dealers a new Dual Purpose Diagnostic Leak Detector beginning March, 2019. Training videos will be posted to MGSS shortly and Workshop Manual procedures will be revised gradually.
- 10153339In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by Federal, and State laws. It is the dealer's responsibility to comply with Federal, State, and local laws concerning odometer and related documentation requirements when providing a repair or replacement. Mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers. When a speedometer is replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles. This procedure is extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage. Prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the "Speedometer Replacement Label". Labels can only be ordered through Mazda eStore. In an effort to achieve a higher level of Customer Experience and retain the value of Mazda's vehicles, MNAO Warranty Operations is allowing all Mazda dealers to utilize a third party, SPECMO Enterprises, Inc., for Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) odometer setting service. With the use of SPECMO's services, it is possible that the odometer will be set between 10 to 31 miles over the odometer mileage at the time of replacement for both warranty and customer pay repairs. Please make sure that the customer is aware that there may be a slight variance to the odometer, in which case the customer may have to accept the slightly higher mileage. Since odometer setting service is not part of the warranty repair, it is not warrantable nor required, but optional. However, Mazda Warranty policy provides after-warranty assistance (AWA) or DSA that can be utilized to cover this service expense.
- 10148072In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by Federal, and State laws. It is the dealer's responsibility to comply with Federal, State, and local laws concerning odometer and related documentation requirements when providing a repair or replacement. Mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers. When a speedometer is replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles. This procedure is extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage. Prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the "Speedometer Replacement Label". Labels can only be ordered through Mazda eStore. In an effort to achieve a higher level of Customer Experience and retain the value of Mazda's vehicles, MNAO Warranty Operations is allowing all Mazda dealers to utilize a third party, SPECMO Enterprises, Inc., for Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) odometer setting service. With the use of SPECMO's services, it is possible that the odometer will be set between 10 to 31 miles over the odometer mileage at the time of replacement for both warranty and customer pay repairs. Please make sure that the customer is aware that there may be a slight variance to the odometer, in which case the customer may have to accept the slightly higher mileage. Since odometer setting service is not part of the warranty repair, it is not warrantable nor required, but optional. However, Mazda Warranty policy provides after- warranty assistance (AWA) or DSA that can be utilized to cover this service expense.
- 10144333In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by Federal, and State laws. It is the dealer's responsibility to comply with Federal, State, and local laws concerning odometer and related documentation requirements when providing a repair or replacement. Mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers. When a speedometer is replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles. This procedure is extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage. Prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the "Speedometer Replacement Label". Labels can only be ordered through Mazda eStore. In an effort to achieve a higher level of Customer Experience and retain the value of Mazda's vehicles, MNAO Warranty Operations is allowing all Mazda dealers to utilize a third party, SPECMO Enterprises, Inc., for Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) odometer setting service. With the use of SPECMO's services, it is possible that the odometer will be set between 10 to 31 miles over the odometer mileage at the time of replacement for both warranty and customer pay repairs. Please make sure that the customer is aware that there may be a slight variance to the odometer, in which case the customer may have to accept the slightly higher mileage. Since odometer setting service is not part of the warranty repair, it is not warrantable nor required, but optional. However, Mazda Warranty policy provides after-warranty assistance (AWA) or DSA that can be utilized to cover this service expense.
- 10118467In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer. NOTE: Tampering with a motor vehicle odometer is strictly prohibited by Federal, and State laws. It is the dealer?s responsibility to comply with Federal, State, and local laws concerning odometerand related documentation requirements when providing a repair or replacement. Mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers. When a speedometer is replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles. This procedure is extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage. Prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the ?SpeedometerReplacement Label?.Labels can only be ordered through Mazda eStore. In an effort to achieve a higher level of Customer Experience and retain the value of Mazda?s vehicles, MNAO Warranty Operations is allowing all Mazda dealers to utilize a third party, SPECMO Enterprises, Inc., for Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) odometer setting service.With the use of SPECMO?s services, a Mazda dealer can get the odometer setting updated to reflect the correct mileage at the time of replacement for both warranty and customer pay repairs, therefore resulting in a higher level of customer satisfaction. Since odometer setting service is not part of the warranty repair, it is not warrantable nor required, but optional. However, Mazda Warranty policy provides after- warranty assistance (AWA) or DSA that can be utilized to cover this service expense.
- 10098367In accordance with federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer.note:mazda vehicles are manufactured with tamper-proof speedometers.when a speedometer IS replaced, the new speedometer will read zero (0) miles.this procedure IS extremely important to accurately represent actual vehicle mileage.prior to speedometer removal, complete the information required on the speedometer replace-ment label. Labels can only be ordered through mstore, not mdcs.
- 10009427Battery test procedure requirements.
- 10009424Speedometer replacement procedure.
- 606033Information regarding piston standardization for vehicles within certain vin ranges.
- 604035Experienceing a metallic tapping noise heard from the right ( rear ) cylinder head exhaust cam area.
- 603891Conditions with steering wheel slightly off center.
- 603854Information regarding seat belt extenders.
- 54320Vehicle experiencing a oil leak at valve cover.
- 54319Pre-painting preparations for front and rear bumpers.
- 54318Subject pertaining to mtx overhaul information.
- 54216Subject on establishment of distributor components.
- 52524Electrical connector and terminal replacement part availability.
- 52520Parts replacement after airbag deployment.
- 52503Maintenance free battery - diagnostic and charging procedure.
- 52498Partial engine replacement (pcv system modification).
- 52497Use of a/c tracer dye.
- 52492Wiper motor inoperative - circuit breaker activation.
- 52470Stabilizer bar bushing replacement procedure.
- 45001Shift lever will not move from park.
- 45000Rattle noise from pre-muffler bracket.
- 44095Idle vibration due to mis-positioned dampers.
- 44090Insufficient cooling - a/c relay failure.
- 39755Seal plate modification (V6 engine)
- 39684The theft deterrent system may not deactivate or activate when using the outside door locks.
- 39677Fuel guage reads 3/4 full with tank full.
- 39675Door key lock cylinders that do not illuminate when the door handle IS lifted may have a faulty bulb, micro switch or wiring harness.
- 38092Frozen door/hatch lock cylinders.
- 38091Rearview mirror falls off.
- 38080Steering gear clunking noise.
- 38079Door key cylinder does not illuminate and/or cpu failure.
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