NHTSA Complaint #10206911 — 1998 MAZDA 626 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10206911
Vehicle	1998 MAZDA 626
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Date of Incident	July 3, 2007
Date Filed	October 25, 2007
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

OVERFLOW TANK FOR RADIATOR HAS CRACKED AND LOST ALL WATER TO MY CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE 2004, I HAVE GONE TO ALHAMBRA MAZDA FOR HELP ALSO TO MAZDA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN IRVINE, ALL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOWED OVER 800 MILES THIS SUMMER DUE TO BREAKAGE, THE SEAM AROUND DTO TANK CRACKS AND LEAKS, CAUSING HEATING PROBLEMS, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A UNKNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, IT WILL CRACK AT ANY TIME OR PLACE, THEY KEEP TRYING TO DO PRESSURE TEST AND MAKE ME REPLACE SENSORS, THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH SENSORS. PLEASE HELP ME, I AM SEVENTY AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. I AM A GOOD DRIVER AND KEEP MY CAR SERVICED. *TR

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