SEAT BELTS
THREE INCH CRACK IN TOP OF RULE TANK ,SEAT BELTS BROKE AND SLOW TO ROLE BACK UP AND PLASTIC PARTS USED IN DOOR OPENING MECHANISM BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #10712037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mazda 626 seat belt problems
154 of the 3,877 complaints filed about the Mazda 626 are about the seat belts — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1991.
154
Complaints
4%
Share of all complaints
14
Crashes
0
Fires
Seat Belts complaints by model year
What owners said
SEAT BELTS
I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER OF REPOSSESSED VEHICLES AND SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED THAT ALL 3 OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WOULD NOT BUCKLE. IF YOU SHAKE THE BUCKLE AROUND VIGOROUSLY ON ONE OF THEM, IT WILL BUCKLE, BUT NOT THE OTHER 2. I AM WORRIED FOR OTHERS SAFETY AND KNOW THAT SEATBELTS ARE IMPORTANT, SO I CHOOSE TO NOT CARRY MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER, AND THEY SIT IN FRONT. I AM PLANNING ON GETTING THEM REPLACED SOON, BUT FIGURED IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, CONSIDERING IT AFFECTS ALL 3 REAR RESTRAINTS.
NHTSA complaint #10266851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION ABOUT 35MPH, FAILURE OF FRONT DRIVER SEATBELT TO LOCK. RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVER BY IMPACTING KNEES WITH LOWER DASH BOARD, AND CHEST AND FACE HITTING STEERING WHEEL. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. FAILURE OF SEATBELTS AND INJURES, ALL NOTATED ON ACCIDENT POLICE REPORT.
NHTSA complaint #10221328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SPLIT OPEN CAUSING THE METAL PIN THAT HOLDS BUCKLE TO THE BELT PORTION TO FALL OUT, CAUSING ENTIRE BUCKLE TO FALL OFF. THE PLASTIC CASING IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE PIN IN PLACE BUT THE PLASTIC DRIES OUT WITH AGE AND SPLITS OPEN. REPORTED TO MAZDA, BUT THEY DON'T CARE.
NHTSA complaint #10147281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS TRAPPED IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT. THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY UNLATCHED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HOWEVER, THE STRAP TIGHTENED AROUND THE CHILD, LIMITING MOVEMENT AND RESULTING IN AN INJURY. IN AN EFFORT TO FREE THE CHILD THE STRAP WAS CUT BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROBLEM, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06.
NHTSA complaint #10145399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Mazda 626
Ashburn, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS LOOSE, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN IT. THE BOLT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN, SO MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SEAT OUT TO GET TO THE BOLT AND THE BOLT JUST CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT WITHOUT NEEDING TO UNSCREW IT. THE BOLT WAS COMPLETELY STRIPPED AND WE CANNOT USE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE NOW. I CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A FREE FIX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WAS PASSED THE 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE SAFETY WARRANTEE AND IT WOULDN'T BE FREE. TO ME, THE SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK NO MATTER WHAT, NOT BE PART OF A WARRANTEE OF SAFETY. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS MAY HAPPEN TO OTHERS AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE BUCKLE MAY COME OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT AND RENDER THE SEAT BELT USELESS.
NHTSA complaint #10090566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE PLASTIC PIECE OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT THE BUCKLE WAS INSTALLED ON CAME APART. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE METAL PIECE INSIDE THE PLASTIC SEAT FELL OUT. SEAT BELT REMAINED FASTENED, BUT WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PLASTIC PART.
NHTSA complaint #10071995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10072023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA 626 AND IT'S A 2001. THE TIMES THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THE SHOP THAT WOULD TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT OF COURSE I KNOW MY CAR BETTER I DO DRIVE IT MORE THAN THEY HAVE TOO. WHAT I DISCOVERED JUST TODAY IS OFF THE MAP FUNNY(LIKE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT), WAS DEALING WITH MY ODOMETER READING. SO IF I CAN PLEASE ALLOW ME YOUR HELP BEFORE MY GIVE OUT ON ME. THANK YOU MRS. JACKSON
NHTSA complaint #10070126 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MAZDA 626 1996 SEDAN 4 DOOR LX MODEL BOTH SEAT BELTS/DRIVER AND PASSENGER RETRACTORS WILL INADVERTENLY LOCK MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FASTEN SEAT BELT. PASSEGER SIDE IS WORST THAN DRIVER AND BOTH HAVE BEEN WORKED ON AT DEALERSHIP BUT THEY CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING CONTINOUSLY. DEALER HAS RECORDS OF WORKING ON PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUE. O AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10066162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE A 1992 MAZDA 626, WITH AUTOMATIC FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THE RIGHT SIDE RETRACTOR FAILED, RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED BUZZING OF THE SEAT BELT ALARM, AND A DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT THAT WOULD NOT GO OUT. MAZDA AGREED TO FURNISH THE PART, BUT LEFT ME WITH THE SIGNIFICANT LABOR COST. NOW THE LEFT SIDE HAS FAILED. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER TODAY, THE SECOND BUSINESS DAY OF THE YEAR, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISES ME THAT, AS OF THIS YEAR, MAZDA WILL NOT ASSIST IN THIS REPAIR AT ALL. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY PREVENT ME FROM OBTAINING A VALID SAFETY INSPECTION, AND THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WOULD BE NEARLY 1/2 THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME NHTSA REQUIREMENT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD TO MAINTAIN THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM FROM MALFUNCTIONS, AND MAKE REPAIRS AT THEIR EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #10052405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ONE OF THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESSES IS NO LONGER ATTACHED UNDER THE SEAT. I HAD BEEN USING IT TO SECURE MY 5YR OLDS BOOSTER SEAT. WHEN I TURNED A CORNER ONTO A BUSY STREET HIS CARSEAT SLID ACROSS THE SEAT AND HE HIT HIS FACE ON THE REAR OF THE FRONT SEAT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WASN'T CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT WASN'T THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT! SPOKE WITH SERVICE PERSON NAMED KEN.
NHTSA complaint #10047733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH YET NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOR DID THE SEAT BELT HOLD THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10048723 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS POSITION. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10037706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 Mazda 626
ST Louis, NJ
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD CONSUMER IN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
NHTSA complaint #10004852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS HIT A 30 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HEAD WENT THROUGH HE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10001052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Mazda 626
Jackson, GA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICAL WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #8021020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Mazda 626
Kingsport, TN
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT . DEALER NOTIFIED REPAIRED AND REPLACE AND 4 MONTHS LATER THEY BOTH BROKE AGAIN. NLM
NHTSA complaint #8020082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1993 Mazda 626
Orlando, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE USING SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUALLY FLASH WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT BELTS BEING USED OR NOT. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ADEQUATE INFORMATION FROM DEALERS AND HAS ONLY BEEN GIVEN GENERAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8011166 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1998 Mazda 626
Punta Gorda, FL
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE WEBBING HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE ON THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT AND IS ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS (THE WIDTH) OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATES THE BELT HAS BEEN CUT. THE BELT HAS NOT BEEN CUT. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA AND CAN TALK TO NO ONE OTHER THAN THE PERSON AT THE OTHER END OF THE 800 NUMBER. THAT PERSON (HAVE TALKED TO TWO DIFF. PEOPLE ON TWO DIFF. OCCASIONS) TELLS ME THE DEALER IS THE EYES AND EARS OF MAZDA AND THAT THEY HAVE THE FINAL SAY. HELP!!
NHTSA complaint #761060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.