I WAS COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL ONE NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 5-6 MINUTES LATER I WAS GETTING OFF OF THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON ALTHOUGH THE RADIO AND ALL OF MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE FLASHING. I DROVE IT ABOUT 5 MINUTES UP THE ROAD TO THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT AND IT STOPPED AGAIN. BY THIS TIME, IT WAS SMOKING BADLY! SO I GOT SOME HELP AND PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY ACROSS THE STREET. I WAS TOLD TO GET MY STUFF OUT BECAUSE IT LOOKED AS IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO BLOW. I GOT MY STUFF OUT AND CALLED THE POLICE. THE CAR EVENTUALLY COOLED DOWN. I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CRACK IN MY COOLANT RESERVOIR AND COOLANT WAS SQUIRTING AND SPLASHING ALL OVER THE PLACE. MY CAR HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET FROM RUNNING HOT.
NHTSA complaint #10157936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER CHANGING OIL, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. AFTER VEHICLE SAT OVER NIGHT, AND STARTED IT FOR FIRST TIME SMOKE WOLD COME FROM TAIL PIPE. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #8000616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
AFTER CHANGING OIL, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. AFTER VEHICLE SAT OVER NIGHT, AND STARTED IT FOR FIRST TIME SMOKE WOLD COME FROM TAIL PIPE. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #8000616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE VALVES ARE FAULTY. I HAVE SEEN MANY TSB'S ABOUT ALL RELATED PROBLEMS...IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE MAZDA IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEMS!
NHTSA complaint #711262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #851756 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE STALLS AT DRIVING SPEEDS/THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 TIMES SINCE NOV 98/DEALER AND SAYS HE CAN NOT EXPLAIN IT/MAZDA SAYS THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN IT/RESEARCH HAS COME UP WITH 3 OTHER SIMILIAR PROBLEMS/ODI ID'S 539648/813760/826489///THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #707012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #831606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.