1998 Mazda 626 vehicle speed control problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Mazda 626 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle will stall with no warning. Checked vehicle, and had the idle speed control replaced. Vehicle then started idling at 2000 rpms, fluctuating. Diagnostic indicated need to replace power-train control module (pcm). Vehicle was not part of recall nhtsa campaign 97v228000 due to vin. Please…”
filed Sep 12, 2002
“While driving approximately 70 mph there was a loud rumbling noise with no prior warnings. The gas pedal slowly declined and the car started to stall. The noise was very loud . No check lights were on prior or during the incident. Had advice that it was the engine. Contacted local dealership, said…”
filed May 28, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other 626 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 626 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 626 | 4 | 2% |
| 1999 626 | 4 | 1% |
| 1997 626 | 9 | 3% |
| 1996 626 | 9 | 3% |
| 1995 626 | 14 | 3% |
| 1994 626 | 9 | 3% |
| 1993 626 | 3 | 2% |
| 1992 626 | 2 | 11% |
| 1991 626 | 4 | 6% |
| 1990 626 | 2 | 5% |
| 1989 626 | 3 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Mazda 626
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.