1999 MAZDA 626 Electrical System Problems

WHEN ENGAGING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, I MUST IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE CONTACT POSITION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SECONDS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ENGAGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

WHEN ENGAGING IGNITION SWITCH TO START VEHICLE, SMOKE COMES UP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF SWITCH. THIS PROBLEM STARTED 2011. VEHICLE IS IN STORAGE AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WIRES TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE FIRE INITIATED DUE TO A IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING, WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF WILL NOT RESTART, FOR 15 MINUTES TO 2 HRS. *NM

I BOUGHT MY 1999 MAZDA 626LX USED IN JUNE OF 1999 WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT AND THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS THAT I HAD IT I'VE GOTTEN SERVICED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN EVEN COUNT. OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR HAVE BEEN GETTING WORSE. INITALLY THE CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF OCCASIONALLY WHENEVER I CAME TO A STOP. THAT ALONE SCARED ME AND I FEARED DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF THIS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I DID THAT BUT THE SAME DAY THAT I GOT IT FIXED THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND CAR STARTED DRIVING VERY ROUGH. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS NOT SHUT OFF ON ME LATELY IT HAS DONE SOME VERY WEIRD THINGS LIKE DRIVING WHILE THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. I PARKED THE CAR ONE DAY IN AN AWKWARD WAY SO I WANTED TO...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM, IRREGULAR RPM'S WHEN IDLING, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT (SUSPENSION?) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED I.E. HIGHWAYS, INTERIOR LIGHT FAULTY,