The 1993 Mazda 626 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,368,500 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 202 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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…
Consequence
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.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
34
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
AIR BAGS
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7
2crashes2injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
6
5crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
4
Total complaints202
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I own a 1993 mazda 626 lx with a 2.0 liter engine and an automatic transmission. I purchased it in early 1998. I am the second owner of the vehicle. It is a very low mileage car for the year, with just more than 80,000 miles on it. It had just over 40,000 when I purchased it used from a local…”
“My car started blinking "hold" in red on the dash about 2 months ago. It would continue blinking, even though I wasn't using the 'hold button' on the shifter. Last month, it started sputtering and making odd noises. It now does not accelerate very easily at all. I have to be very careful when…”
“Speedometer quit working and I have a "hold" light blinking. From the statements on internet this is a common problem due to defective design by mazda. *tr”
“Tl* the contact owned a 1993 mazda 626. While driving 60 mph, a driver in another vehicle notified the contact that the rear of the vehicle was on fire. The contact stopped the vehicle, pulled over, and exited without injuries. The vehicle burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the…”
“I have a set of sigma shadow tires on my car made by tbc corporation. The tire tread separated from the tire while I was driving and damaged my rear bumper. I have ordered an new set of tires to replace the defective set of tires that are now on my car. The proper size for my car was not listed in…”
“The problem just occurred all of a sudden. From a stop light when the transmission shifted, it pushed the car forward to which I almost hit the car in front of me. Brought the car to a mechanic, tried to fix it but still the problem is there. *jb”
“Mazda 626 lx sliping gears, jurking, leaking transmission,transmission failer had transmission rebuilt still no good. *nm”
“1993 mazda 626-2.0 4cyl auto trans, 89000 miles. Bought car 9/28/05 for $2900.00, on 11/15/05, on highway, car starts bucking as the engine light flashed. I know that this is the beginning of the end for the transmission. Mazda, ford should be held responsible. Used car dealers, no doubt, know…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationRQ99022 Opened 1999-12-20 · closed 2000-08-30
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1993 Mazda 626 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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