The 1992 Mazda MX-6 has 1 safety recall and 7 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is seat belts (2 complaints).
Recalls1safety recalls
Complaints7filed by owners
Crashes · fires0 · 0reported in complaints
Injuries · deaths0 · 0reported in complaints
Safety recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Drum › Drum
NHTSA recall 93E035000 · Oct 13, 1993 · 300 vehicles
Problem: THE GROOVE FOR THE REAR WHEEL BEARING RETAINER RING WAS INCORRECTLY MACHINED.
Risk: IF THE RETAINING RING DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THEGROOVE, THE AXLE LUG NUTS WILL BREAK, CAUSING THE BRAKE DRUM, WHEEL, AND TIREASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
Fix: MIDAS SHOPS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS WITH OTHER BRAKE DRUMS FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
Problem area
Complaints
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Typical mileage*
Seat belts
2
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Suspension Front › Macpherson strut
2
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Power train Driveline; Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Floor shift
2
0
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Visibility Glass, side/rear
1
0
0
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Electrical system
1
0
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Engine and engine cooling Engine › Gasoline
1
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*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
Oct 29, 2001Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT OPERATING TEMP, CAR WILL DIE AND HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT THREE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING.
Jan 16, 2001Electrical system EMERGENCY OVERRIDE BUTTON FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *SLC
Sep 1, 1993Suspension › Front › Macpherson strut RIGHT ANDLEFT UPPER STRUTS IN FRONT END.MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN INHERENT DEFECT AND WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED ON LATER MODELS.
Oct 23, 1998Seat belts RECALL # 97V211000 MAZDA/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAIL; DEALER DID NOT EXPECT SHOUDLER BELT RAIL AS STATED IN RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SYSTEM DID NOT NEED TO BE INSPECTED UNLESS IT WAS NOT WORKING. *AK
Sep 7, 1993Suspension MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOUNTING OFTHE STRUTS WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE EARLY 1992 MODELS AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ALSO STATED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. MAZDA WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PARTS THIS TIME SINCE THE WARRANTY (TIME NOT MILEAGE) HAD EXPIRED.
Mar 12, 1996Seat belts BUCKLE ON MOTORIZED CABLE ON LEFT DRIVER SIDE STICKS IN RESUME POSITION. *AK
Feb 6, 1995Visibility › Glass, side/rear REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. TT
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.