1993 Mazda 626 Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 6%of 122 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the steering of the 1993 Mazda 626, 6% of the 122 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The power steering began to intermittently go on and of at about 65000 miles the local dealer said he could find no problem although th intermittent failure continued to occur. The power steering pump was found to be bad by another dealer 0n 6/24/99 at 90468 miles on the odometer.”
NHTSA complaint #709378, filed 1999-07“Car goes dead at lights and around curves and during pulloffs from any position from a start to sto, steering assemly very loose have to swerve sometimes.”
NHTSA complaint #754878, filed 2001-11Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 | 3 | 2% |
| 2000 | 5 | 2% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 5 | 1% |
| 1997 | 8 | 2% |
| 1996 | 7 | 2% |
| 1995 | 8 | 2% |
| 1994 | 4 | 1% |
| 1993 | 7 | 6% |
| 1991 | 3 | 5% |
| 1990 | 1 | 2% |
| 1989 | 1 | 2% |
| 1986 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1993 Mazda 626
42 complaintsBrakes
25 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsEquipment
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1993 Mazda 626
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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