Engine stalled on freeway driving at 70-75 mph. Car restarted a few minutes later.*Ak
Engine & cooling
1993 Mazda MX-6 Engine problems
Owners have filed 8 complaints about the 1993 Mazda MX-6's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 15% of all its complaints, most recently on June 4, 2002. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 8
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Engine is making a knocking noise. Contacted dealer, and informed consumer that there was a technical bulletin with the same basic problem, that when engine is cold there is a knocking noise due to carbon built up in the combustion chamber within the engine. *Ak
Engine stalls at driving speeds/this has happen 6 times since nov 98/dealer and says he can not explain it/mazda says they can not explain it/research has come up with 3 other similiar problems/odi id's 539648/813760/826489///this is a major safety problem. *Ak
While driving the engine shuts down, causing the vehicle to stall. Please provide details. *Ak
Vehicle has on five different occasions cut off while driving 60-70 mph.
Dealer recommends that engine be replaced due to oil sending unit malfunction. Claims that this is a common problem for mazda.
ENGINE CUTS OFF WHEN REACHING HIGH SPEEDS OF 70. *AK
Water entered the engine causing it to blow a rod/crack the block. *Dsh
Mazda MX-6 engine complaints by year
MX-6 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data