13 of the 353 complaints about the 1994 Mazda 626 are about the lighting — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 82,000 miles.
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Complaints
0
Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN PUTTING TURN SIGNAL ON HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10031511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN PUTTING TURN SIGNAL ON HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10031511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WITH NO WARNING HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10031329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS HEADLIGHTS AS STATED IN RECALL 99 V 358 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #10031272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR HEADLIGHT WIRING THAT RAN THROUGH TURN SIGNAL LEVER. IT FAILED WHERE IT WAS SOLDERED TO HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED.
NHTSA complaint #10024428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
I OWNER A MAZDA 1994 ES 626 , (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V35800), IN MAY 2001 THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAIL TO TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AL SMITH MAZDA IN RALEIGH NC, FOR REPAIRS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL AND REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE SWITCH OPERATED CORRECTLY UNTIL TWO WEEK AGO. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNALS . I AM CONTACTED BOTH MAZDA(NATIONAL ) AND A LOCAL MAZDA DEALER, BOTH OF THEM STATING THAT SINCE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPAIR ONCE THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. HEADLIGHT SWITCHES DON'T GO BAD AFTER TWO YEARS, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS SWITCH THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR CORRECTLY. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023366 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. TS
NHTSA complaint #10002166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #740711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MAZDA IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREVIOUSLY PAID REPAIRS. HAVE WRITTEN (7/5/2000), BUT NO RESPONSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. VEHICLE WAS SOLD AFTER RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BUT PRIOR TO PROVIDING MAZDA WITH REQUIRED REIMBURSMENT INFORMATION. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #726367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-358) HEADLIGHT SWITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #553243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. ON 3/24/99 EAST COAST AUTO MALL REPAIRED THE FAULTY SWITCH AT A COST OF $316.39, OF WHICH $197.64 WAS FOR THE COMBO SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH AT THE WRONG TIME COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #704885 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #530617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS FAILED TWICE DURING WET CONDITIONS, DUE TO HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #504932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.