Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#729774August 31, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
SHOULD THE REAR END GO OUT THIS SOON PLEASE CONTACT ME WORRIED ABOUT DAUGTHER-IN-LAW DRIVING THIS CAR LIKE THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869258August 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON.VEHICLE JUST DIED. HAD TO TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER DID A VALVE JOB ON TRANSMISSION AT 47,000 AND 56,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT 97000 MILES TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729555August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTLY WHILE RPM IS JUMPING OUT OF CONTROL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729580August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE O/D LIGHT ON DASHBOARD FLASHES AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELARATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729407August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING AND THEN FAILED AT HIGH SPEED GOING UPHILL. UNABLE TO STAY IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC. VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT NEARLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN DECELERATION. MAZDA IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY AT THIS POINT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS EVEN REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL AGAIN. I AM HESITANT TO REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED IT WILL PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A SIMILAR UNSAFE SITUATION AGAIN. I REALLY HOPE SOME PRESSURE CAN BE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON MAZDA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728936August 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SECOND TRANSMISSION IN UNDER ONE YEAR. MAZDA WILL NOT ADMIT TO THIS BEING A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. MEANING, THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THIS TRANNY SHOULD HAVE LAST MORE THAN 19,000 MILES. DO NOT CONSIDER IT ANYTHING BUT COINCIDENCE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN UNDER A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME I AM NOT, AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD FEEL LUCKY THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO HONOR THE PARTS, BUT I NEED TO PAY FOR LABOR $545.00 THEY SAY IS A FAIR PRICE. I DISAGREE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS TRANNY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MAZDA WILL NOT ADMIT IT. THEY ARE BEING VERY UN-ETHICAL IN MY OPINION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728938August 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN ONE MONTH. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO THE DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS AND INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ASSURED ME AT THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A FLUKE, AND THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM IN MAZDA 626, 1996 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODELS. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME AFTER WARRANTY, AND WOULD FACE MAZDA CORP. STATING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THERE TRANSMISSIONS, AND THAT TECHNICALLY THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHIGN TO HELP ME, BUT THEY WOULD DO ME A FAVOR BY REPLACING THE PARTS, BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR $545.00. I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THIS IS A FAIR PRICE FOR LABOR ON INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868588August 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MOTOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728587August 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AS FIRST SYMPTOM. NEXT, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AT GEAR CHANGES. THE CAR WILL THEN BUCK HARD AT THESE GEAR CHANGES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THEY BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL NOTICE. NO CODES ARE PRESENT WITHIN THE SYSTEM. NO FIELD SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, ACCORDING TO DEALERS (MORE THAN ONE THAT I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH) WHILE MAZDA CORPORATE SAYS THEY HAVE ISSUED FIELD SERVICE BULLETINS, BUT WILL NOT RELEASE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. THE DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT AT $2,300. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG DEALERS AND OWNERS, AND WIDELY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET, FROM MY RESEARCH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER SAYS THEY REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FREQUENTLY ON THESE MODELS YEARS 93-97. MAZDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SERVICE BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN ITS TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION, NOR DOES IT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR WEBSITES THAT I HAVE FOUND PERTAINING TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728501August 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOUND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 626 TRANS, SHOULD BE A RECALL, EVEN REPLACMENT ONES ARE DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728352August 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868093August 18, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
WHILE DRIVING GAS FUMES WERE FLOWING FROM THE VEHICLE, WELD TO THE TANK GAVE WAY, AND TANK ITSELF CRACKED. MAZDA HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001562August 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867708August 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED A NICE FLOW OF GAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FEUL TANK ON TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH GAS ON THE GROUND THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS TO START, AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF FUEL TANK AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID LOOKED LIKE TANK WAS DETERIORATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727704August 12, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I WAS DRIVING ON I-10. I MADE A ROUTINE LANE CHANGE. AT THAT MOMENT I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY STEERING FAILED. I WAS REAR-ENDED. I WAS SHOVED INTO ANOTHER CAR ON MY DRIVER SIDE. I CAME TO REST ON A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE MECHANIC AT THE COLLISION CENTER SAID THE RACK AND PINION FELL APART. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE MAZDA AND ALSO CONCLUDED THAT THE SHAFT IN THE RACK AND PINION UNIT FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#727511August 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 58,000 MILES, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE THIS IS COMMON. WHERE IS THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727108August 8, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING RACK GEAR BROKE IN TWO WITH NO WARNING, CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CROSSED HIGHWAY, DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE TREES (NARROWLY MISSING AN ONCOMING SMALL TRUCK). MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS SUFFERED AGGRAVATION TO EXISTING BACK AND LEG PROBLEMS. SHE SAID SHE HEARD A "CLUNK" AND THE CAR TOOK OFF ACROSS THE ROAD. AT FIRST SHE THOUGHT SHE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. I CHECKED THE CAR OUT AT THE TOWING COMPANIES LOT THAT NIGHT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE UNDER THE RUBBER BOOT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. I ASKED THE DEALER NOW REPAIRING THE CAR TO SAVE ANY STEERING PARTS. THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION AS A UNIT AND I NOW HAVE IT. I HAVE NOT DISASSEMBLED IT BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY BROKE UNDER THE BOOT WHERE THE RACK EXITS THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. COMMENT: CARS SHOULDN'T BREAK LIKE THIS WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON THEM. THIS CAR HAS RECEIVED REGULAR LUBRICATION MAINTENANCE AND WHEN I HAVE DRIVEN IT RECENTLY SHOWED NO SIGN OF IMPENDING STEERING PROBLEMS SUCH AS CLUNKS, TIGHT STEERING, ROAD WANDER, ETC. IT WAS JUST FINE UNTIL IT BROKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#726367August 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MAZDA IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREVIOUSLY PAID REPAIRS. HAVE WRITTEN (7/5/2000), BUT NO RESPONSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. VEHICLE WAS SOLD AFTER RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BUT PRIOR TO PROVIDING MAZDA WITH REQUIRED REIMBURSMENT INFORMATION. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784759July 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553169July 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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