1996 Mazda MX-6
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1996 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.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the sas sensor unit. these vehicles can experience air bag deployments in minor undercarriage impacts.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Unexpected air bag deployment can result in occupant injury.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the sas unit to reduce the probability of unnecessary deployments in low speed undercarriage impacts.
Owner complaints
12 complaints3 involved a crash1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Wheels
All 4 wheels are cracked on the outside, and bac side of the rims. They look deep and the wheels might break at any time. *nm
- Air bags › Frontal
Vehicle was going 55mph , and consumer was not sure what vehicle ran over, but air bag deployed. Nothing was hit, and no damage was done. no injuries. consumer IS contacting manufacturer. *Ak
- Air bags › Frontal
Head-on crash at 35-40 mph, and neither airbag deployed. Driver sustained injuries. *ak
- Unknown or other
Engine check light remains illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system, cause unknown. please give any further details. *ak
- Unknown or other
No summary listed for abov evehicle. *Ak
- Air bags › Frontal · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
Consumer was involved in an accident. Point of impact was drivers side, front at 60 to 65 mph, in which there was no deployment of driver's or passenger's side airbags. Cause unkown. Also brake rotors have excessive wear and tear. cause also unknown.
- Air bags › Frontal
False/violent deployment of air bag, resulting in injuries.
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
While driving on good road conditions, no rain, driver applied the brakes in a regular stopping situation and the pedal went to the floor, causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a truck. The vehicle IS being repaired. The dealership could not find a problem with the brake system. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal
False deployment of driver's and passenger's air bags. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal
Both air bags deployed spontaneously.
- Structure › Body › Hood
While lifting hood up the hood fell down on the consumer. The consumer was not hurt but could have been hurt very badly. *ak
- Air bags · Seat belts
Air bag warning light illuminates with cause not known. Second time dealership replaced a clock spring. Now for the third time air bag warning light IS flashing again. Consumer was told this means air bag IS disfunctional. Please describe details. *Ak.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Headlight failure
Obtained recall 99v-358
- Oversensitive air bag deployment
In may of 1997, odi upgraded to an engineering analysis with 51 complaints.odi IS now aware of 88 complaints of alleged inappropriate airbag deployments.typical complaints allege that the airbags deployed after the vehicle hit a pot hole at between 20 and 45 mph, or that the airbags deployed while driving at between…
In may of 1997, odi upgraded to an engineering analysis with 51 complaints.odi IS now aware of 88 complaints of alleged inappropriate airbag deployments.typical complaints allege that the airbags deployed after the vehicle hit a pot hole at between 20 and 45 mph, or that the airbags deployed while driving at between 20 or 60 mph for no apparent reason.approximately 25 drivers alleged that they did not hit anything in the roadway.mazda will conduct a safety recall ofall 1995 and 1996 models of the mazda 626 and MX-6, as well as a small number of 1997 mazda 626 models, equipped with the same sas unit.the sas unit controls the airbag systemit contains a built-in crash sensor to detect vehicle deceleration during a collision.affected models were assembled from june 1, 1994 through september 10, 1996 and have a vin within the following ranges: mazda 626:1yvge22**s5300001 through 1yvge22**v5599030 mazda MX-6: 1yvge31**s5300001 through 1yvge31**t5589965all owners will be notified of the possibility that their vehicle may experience an unnecessary airbag depoyment in certain situations.they will be instructed to bring their vehicle to a mazda dealer to reprogram the sas unit to reduce the frequency of unnecessary deployments.
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
- 10170661In 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 dealers 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 Mazdas 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 SPECMOs 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.
- 10000248Inadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock.
- 608126Subject regarding paint damage - iron particles / industrial fallout / acid rain.
- 606033Information regarding piston standardization for vehicles within certain vin ranges.
- 604036Subject regarding malfunction indicator light (mil) illumination w/dtc p0421.
- 604035Experienceing a metallic tapping noise heard from the right ( rear ) cylinder head exhaust cam area.
- 604031Subject regarding malfunction indicator light (mil) illumination w/dtc p1407.
- 603891Conditions with steering wheel slightly off center.
- 603854Information regarding seat belt extenders.
- 603126A condition with the mil illuminated with code p1407 stored in memory.
- 603119Concerns regarding intermittent 4-3 downshift or shifts in and out of overdrive.
- 603116Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) illuminated with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0421 stored.
- 54320Vehicle experiencing a oil leak at valve cover.
- 54319Pre-painting preparations for front and rear bumpers.
- 54318Subject pertaining to mtx overhaul information.
- 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.
- 52489Air bag system changes.
- 52470Stabilizer bar bushing replacement procedure.
- 52466Diagnostic trouble code p0741 torque converter - clutch system performance.
- 52460Diagnostic procedure for mass air flow sensor trouble (dtc p0171 / 181).
- 52455Tapping noise when engine IS cold.
- 46694La4a-el transaxle fluid leak at torque converter hub seal.
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