Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mazda 626. While driving 75 MPH, the contact noticed smoke coming from the instrumental panel. The vehicle was towed to the shop. The cause of the failure was undetermined; however, the mechanic stated that the wiring harness was fine. The electrical switch was previously replaced. The vehicle will be taken to a dealer for a diagnosis. The current mileage was 133,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. Updated 01/29/08 *bf. Updated 01/29/08 tr
1995 Mazda 626: fire, smoke or burning smell
8 of the 488 complaints about the 1995 Mazda 626 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 7 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
- 20022
- 20014
- 20002
- 19995
- 19982
- 19974
- 19964
- 19958
- 19943
- 19934
- 19902
What owners say
I currently have approx. 112,000 miles on my car. I do not drive it a whole lot but during a trip from maryland to florida, my transmission started to go up. The o/d light started flashing, the RPM and mileage needle was going wacky and the car would barely drive. The mileage needle would say that I was doing 0 MPH when in fact I was driving at 20 MPH. I had to drive on gear 1 or 2 half the way back. There was also this burnt smell coming from the transmission oil. Which scared me because I thought the car was surely going to catch on fire since I was only in virginia (again, final destination florida) now I take care of my car, I had just had the transmission fluid flushed two months before. Prior to this incident, during daily operation, whenever I would shift gears on my car, the response was always delayed about 1 second and a half, which I have been told are clear signs of impeding transmission failure. I also found out from several other mazda 626 owners that these mazda vehicles are well known for transmissions failures. Due to the fact of poor ventilation for the trans, this causes too much heat that leads to trans. Failure. I feel that this is the manufacturers fault for letting a faulty engineer as this one go to the market. What if someone gets hurt? No I have to front the bill for a transmission that was doomed to fail and I do not think that is right. Mazda should pay, not me.
Mazda 626 transmission broke after just 50000 miles: we were driving from ny to pittsburgh on our way home and the o/d light started flashing. After pulling the car to the next exit burning smell started coming in so we took the car to pep boys who changed the transmission fluid but it still didn't fix the problem of car unable to move/slip gears when occasionally it moved. Took the car to aamco who replaced the whole transmission and the total cost came to somewhere like $4000. On doing further research on the internet found out that mazda was putting ford transmissions in some of there vehicles and ford had issue with the transmissions for there own vehicles at one point. Here is the link for all the people who had issues with there transmission for mazda cars. I was just wondering with so many people having issues and many more who haven't even registered or filed complaint, how come authorities have not yet recalled this car or ordered mazda to fix this issue at there own cost. I have tried to talk to mazda directly and it has just been waste of time for me. Hopefully there would be some action taken soon for this transmission issue. *jb http://www.cartrackers.com/forums/live/yourlemon/189.html
While driving at 75mph heard noise and smoke coming from under hood. As a result bushing in transaxle that went into transmission wore out and came loose.
While driving at city speed engine started over heating, and then vehicle caught on fire. Mechanic did not know what has caused the fire. Please provide more information.
Was driving onto an exit ramp & slowing down for a red light when the air bags deployed. Driver's air bag ignited & the vehicle caught on fire & was totaled. Had received the recall notice 19 jan 1999, regarding air bag fires.
Vehicle was involved in a collision in which the vehicle rolled over and caught on fire.
Electrical short in the wiring harness vehicle caught fire. Tt
Service bulletins that may apply
- Radio Unlocking Codes.
- In accordance with Federal regulations, follow the procedure listed below when replacing a speedometer
- Speedometer replacement procedure
- Battery test procedure requirements
- Electrical connector and terminal replacement part availability
- Maintenance free battery - diagnostic and charging procedure
- Wiper motor inoperative - circuit breaker activation
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- What is wrong
- 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 overheat.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 15V674000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1995 Mazda 626 fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1995 Mazda 626?
8 of 488 owner complaints about the 1995 Mazda 626 (2%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Mazda 626?
There is 1 recall and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Mazda 626
Transmission failure 118Jerking 29No deployment 18Slipping 16Stalling 14Overheating 12Check engine light 10Loss of power 8Won't shift 8Hesitation 7Headlights 6
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