Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10008471March 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE JUST QUIT. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALERS WOULD SAY IT WAS NORMAL FOR IT TO CLANK, SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AND SOMETIMES ENGINE REVVED BETWEEN SHIFTS. NOW IT HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE PEOPLE AT NHTSA TO START SAVING PEOPLE. AFTER ALL IT IS YOUR MOTO. MAZDA/FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO REIMBURSE THE $2000 REPAIR COSTS EACH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008348March 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT AT 72,000 MILES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009456February 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007866February 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
I OWN A 98 MAZDA 626 4 CYL AUTOMATIC I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,715.00 THIS CAR ONLY HAS 53000 MILES MOST OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007740February 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 98 MAZDA 626, I NOTICED SLIPPAGE OF GEARS (IN THE TRANSMISSION). I WOULD STEP ON MY ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I SPOKE WITH MAZDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 100,000, THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AT ANOTHER ASE-CERTIFIED FACILITY, FOR $3018.00. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS "TYPICAL" WITH THE 98 MAZDA'S. APPARENTLY, MAZDA HAD A JOINT-VENTURE WITH FORD. THE TRANSMISSION USED FOR THE 98 MAZDA 626 WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION USED ON THE FORD PROBE. (FUNNY, YOU DON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE AROUND NOW). I WAS GIVEN A 12-MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT IS ONE YEAR LATER, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS INOPERABLE. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS, I ASKED THE MAZDA DEALER IF THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER RECALL. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I FIND IT APPAULING THAT A BUSINESS CAN NOT STAND IN GOOD FAITH WITH ITS PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY, IF NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED FOR THE RECORD. HOW MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE NOT FILING COMPLAINTS? I BELIEVE MANY. IF YOU OWN A MAZDA AND HAVE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION, PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT. I AM IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, AND HAVE MY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY LICENSE. WHEN I CONSULT FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES ABOUT AUTOMOBILES, I URGE THEM, NO I BEG THEM, NOT TO EVER PURCHASE A MAZDA, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR NAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007381February 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005386February 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHEN I REACH THE SPEED OF 60, IIT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005308February 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2001. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2002. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS JUST A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004666February 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004643January 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FIFTH AND THIRD SYNCHRONIZERS WORE OUT, CAUSING GEAR SELECTOR TO SLIP SUDDENLY INTO NEUTRAL. *NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005022January 31, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION CHAIN TO THE TUNE OF $800.00 AND AM HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA 626. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE COMPLAINTS, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT NHTSA IS THINKING, I'M GUESSING THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET, THEREFORE THE DELAY IN CALLING A RECALL. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER AND THOUGHT I WAS DRIVING ONE OF THE SAFEST VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. SILLY ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002669January 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR JERK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003616January 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000816January 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AWAY AT 90K MILES INSPITE OF RELIGIOUS TAKE CARE OF CAR ( MAZDA 626 ). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001977January 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR SLIPPED BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND IS URGING AN INVESTIGATION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568251December 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000096December 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EARLY TRANSMISSINON FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023783December 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770330December 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION (DRUM) FAILED AFTER NORMAL USE AT 100K MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS STRICTLY KEPT ON THE FLUID A $2000 REPAIR BILL. NOTICEABLY, THERE WERE 3 OTHER MAZDA'S (626 AND PROTEGE'S) THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MAZDA DOES NOT EVEN ISSUE THE SAME DRUM ANYMORE. THEY HAVE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO REPLACE THESE COMMONLY MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. IN MY EYES, THIS AMOUNTS TO AN ADMISSION FROM MAZDA THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS FAULTY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769428November 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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