Mazda 626 Complaints (1999)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10018921May 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 1999 MAZDA 626 AFTER 91,000 MILES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019996May 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE TIMING BELT TENSION SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019377May 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017132May 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR SHIFTED REALLY HARD WHEN I PUT THE GEAR ON REVERSE. IT SHIFTED SO HARD THAT THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THE CAR ALSO JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,500. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AND THE MECHANICS, AFTER 2 WEEKS, STILL CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES. I WISH I HAD CHECKED THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND SAW ALL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017840April 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 134 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017746April 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016159April 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 1999 MAZDA 626LX. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015158April 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013907April 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD ORIGINALLY TAKEN MY 626 IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED BEFORE THE CAR REACHED 30,000. A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT JAY MARKS MAZDA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ADVISED ME THAT MAZDA DID S NOT CALL FOR A SERVICING OF THE TRANSMISSION. SOMEWHERE AROUND 52,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFTING PRETTY ROUGHLY. I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PHONED THE HOUSTON AREA CORPORATE OFFICE AND NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN CALL. AT 63,300 MILES WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND CHANGING LANES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE WAS FLUID SPEWING OUT FROM THE OVERFLOW HOSE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THIS CAUSED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE, WHICH I FEARED WAS ABOUT TO CATCH A FIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA IS USING ALUMINUM HOUSING FOR THE PISTONS, WHICH IS NOT HOLDING UP. I FEEL THAT THE CHEAPER COST IS PUTTING INDIVIDUALS'' LIVES AT STAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011819March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010423March 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THE LATE MODEL MAZDA 626'S. I JUST SPENT $1700 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 626 ES WITH 62000 MILES. THE DAMAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT. MY MECHANIC WHOM I HAVE KNOWN FOR 7 YEARS SAID THIS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, HE SAID JUST IN FEBRUARY ALONE HE DID 4. HE SAID THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK, AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN. THIS DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE A PAN ON THE BOTTOM SO YOU CAN CHECK THE VITALS, IT IS ON THE SIDE. HE SAID THIS DESIGN OF AUTOMATIC WAS PUT INTO THE 626, MX-6 , AND THE FORD PROBE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME. JOHN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009884March 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008012February 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626...JUST OVER 70K MILES...O/D LIGHT FLASHING...TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR...HARD SHIFTING...RESEARCH REVEALED MANY MORE DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008047February 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
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,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004765January 27, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING . RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002767January 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JUNE 1999, I PURCHASED A 1999 MAZDA 626. I HAVE 27,743 MILES ON IT. (I RIDE MOSTLY IN MY HUSBAND'S SUV). TWO DAYS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I SAY WARRANTY OR NOT AT 27,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE SLIPPING--UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED. I REFUSE TO PAY $2000+ FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AM SEEKING ARBITRATION AGAINST THE DEALER. I AM ASTONISHED TO SEE ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 626 TRANSMSSION I READ ON "THE COMPLAINT STATION" WEBSITE. FROM WHAT I READ ON THIS SITE, THE PROBLEM IS THE FORD TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE CONCERING THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002169January 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN THE "OVERDRIVE" LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING ON/OFF. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER HOOD AND REAR OF VEHICLE AND QUICKLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001845January 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000606December 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA TRAANSMISSION PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022947November 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE FROM ENGINE AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING STALL. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANFACTURER REGARDING RECALL 00V134000. MFR ADVISED V.I.N. IS NOT INCLUDED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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