Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#10152755March 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 1997 626DX IN 2000. AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE TRANS ANY SENSE. ONE MONTH AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR I NEEDED A NEW TRANS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE IT. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANS, I CONTINUED TO HAVE WHAT SEEM TO BE PROBLEMS, THE TRANS WOULD HESITATE OR SHIFT HARD. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS OF THESE I GAVE UP. THEN IN DEC. 2005 I BROKE DOWN DO TO A RUSTED LINE LEADING TO THE TRANS THAT COST ME $325.00. NOW I'M BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND IT WILL COST $2400.00 TO $2500.00 FOR AN OVERHAUL TRANS. THAT I DO NOT HAVE. PEOPLE TELL YOU TO KEEP UP ON THE MAINTENANCE OF YOUR VEHICLE AS I HAVE AND NOW I NEED A TRANS WITHOUT WARNING. I BELIEVE IS CRAZY. FOR A CAR TO NEED 3 TRANS IN LESS THEN 9 YRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150760February 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING TOW INTO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149997February 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(SEE COMPLAINT # 10149676) AFTER HAVING THE RIGHT FRONT CV JOINT REPLACE JUST THE DAY BEFORE, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN @ 72,650 MI. FROM A COLD START, THE CAR WAS ALLOWED TO WARM UP BEFORE BEING PUT INTO DRIVE (APPROX 5 MIN.) THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE IN 30 MPH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE SAME THING WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. FIVE MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, AND VOILA! I'M MOVING AGAIN. ANOTHER 500 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD? THE SAME THING. STANDING THERE IDLING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, NO REVERSE, NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. ESTIMATE: $1500.00 TO FIX THIS CD4E TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAVE DECIDED TO NOT HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION FIXED THIS TIME AND WILL TRADE THE CAR IN, AT A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER VALUE (BECAUSE THE DEALERS ALL KNOW THE TRACK RECORD OF THIS CD4E GEM), FOR A HONDA ACCORD. WHICH I CONSIDERED BUYING INSTEAD OF THE MAZDA 626 BACK IN LATE JUNE OF 2000. MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD LIABLE FOR MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, LOST TIME AND WAGES, AND AGGRAVATION ON THE BASIS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FRAUDULENT. SIGNED, FORMER MAZDA CUSTOMER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149676February 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FIRST INCIDENT: 9/2/04: HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AFTER IT FAILED ON @ 61,360 MILES. REPLACED MASTER O/H KIT, TORQUE CONVERTER, DIRECT HOUSING, SHIFT KIT, HUB, CHAIN, BAND, OIL FILTER, OIL. $ 2,062.70. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149441February 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS HIGHWAY/ CITY. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP THE OD OFF LAMP BLINKS AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, WHEN STARTING FROM A LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AT ABOUT 4000 RPM AND SEEMS TO GO DIRECTLY INTO 3RD. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED, NOW THE CAR IS JUST SITTING UNTIL WE CAN GET IT FIXED, THEY JUST TOO MUCH MONEY AT THIS TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148855January 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED MY CAR SHAKING AT IDLE AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. I ALSO NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY. ON THE WAY TO THE SERVICE STATION IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. ALL SYMPTOMS I HAVE HEARD ON THIS SITE, BUT NO DEALER EVER TOLD ME OF ANY PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR IS NOT WORTH THE PRICE OF A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148111January 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. AFTER A YEAH I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER 3 TIMES BECAUSE I FELT SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WITH THE CAR. AT 95K MILE MY TRANNY WENT AND I CALLED THE MAZDA, THEY TOLD ME IM LUCKY TO HAVE IT FOR THAT LONG. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE ITS A PROBLEM THAT I CAUSED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK THE RECORD TO THE DEALER OR HAVE IT CHECKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147615January 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR RPM'S ARE HIGH ON START, CAR IDLES ROUGH, OVER DRIVE LIGHT BLINKS, CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WHEN OD LIGHT BLINKS CAR CANNOT CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY AND MAKES IT DANGEROUS ON TURNS. HAD CLOSE CALLS ALMOST BEING HIT, AS TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, HAD A REBUILT ENGINE OUT IN AS OLD ONE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO A SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT BREAKING. NEW 02 SENSORS, AND MAF. CURRENT ISSUES ARE WITH THE OD LIGHT BLINKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE AND STALL. TURNING CAR OFF AND ON SEEMS TO FIX IT FOR A WHILE, THEN PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER A FEW HOURS. SEEMS TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM OR SOMETHING, ALSO THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN RPM'S ARE OVER 4000. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I HAVE READ HOW MAZDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEY HAVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147129January 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME COMPLETELY (CD4E). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146591December 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A NEW 1997 MAZDA 626 IN OCTOBER OF 1996. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,000 MILES, SO I SPENT $1800 ON A NEW ONE. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR, SO I HAD THAT REPAIRED. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145207December 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT THREE TIMES. SEVERAL MECHANICS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT AGREED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144750December 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS (OVER 70 MPH) THE O/D LIGHT BEGINS TO BLINK AND THE ENGINE REVS AN EXTRA 400 RPMS WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED. WHEN DRIVEN AT LOWER SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY. TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS READY TO GIVE UP AND REPLACING IT WILL COST ME $3400. MAZDA NEEDS TO REMEDIED THIS ISSUE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM TURNS DEADLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144510December 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF. THEN, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 40 MPH, AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6,000. HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAIT FOR THE RPMS TO GO DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THERE WAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC , WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144085November 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 LX 4 DR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143005November 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OD LIGHT BLINKING ON 1997 MAZDA 626 LX. TOLD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142479November 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 57000 MILES BACK IN 2004. SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED I HAD TO SPEND $2200 OUT OF MY POCKET. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAVE NOTICED THAT 1000'S OF THESE 1997 MAZDA 626 CARS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA FORCED MAZDA TO ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST HAVE THEM REIMBURSE CAR OWNERS? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142076November 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR CANNOT PASS SMOG TEST - #10 TEST BOX DOES NOT EXIST. AFTER SPENDING $1300, IT'S BEEN FOUND REPEATED THAT 1997 CAR CONTAINS 1998 PARTS. #10 TIMING/GROUND DOESN'T EXIST ON 1998 BUT NO PROCEDURE TO SMOG WITHOUT IT. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS PASSED. SMOG REFEREE BELIEVES CAR WAS MANUFACTURED THIS WAY BUT POSSIBLE DEALERSHIP ALTERED BUT THEY, OF COURSE, DENY THIS AND STATE THEY WERE ABLE TO SMOG CAR WHEN THEY SOLD TO US (SINCE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SMOG THE CAR, IT OBVIOUSLY WAS PASSED ILLEGALLY BY THEM). NOW WE ARE OUT $1300 REPAIRS, $12,000 FOR COST OF CAR, $75 FOR REGISTRATION THAT THE STATE WON'T GIVE US A STICKER FOR, AND NO USE OF A CAR THAT SITS ON THE STREET. ONLY WAY TO SMOG IS TO SPEND $2500 TO REPLACE ALL THE PARTS TO MAKE IT ALL 1997. CAR ISN'T EVEN WORTH THAT ON TOP OF WHAT WAS ALREADY SPENT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO COME FORWARD TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MESS. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THE CAR CONSTANTLY STALLS. (AND YES, THE MOTOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS FLASHING. IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, JUST A BEZERK SENSOR-AFTER PAYING $120 4-TIMES TO HAVE IT TURNED OFF, WE JUST PUT MASKING TAPE OVER THE ANNOYING SPOT). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140660October 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE O/D ON LIGHT FLASHING, CAR FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, 2ND FAILURE OF THIS NATURE TRANS WAS REBUILT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140197October 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139358October 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DECEMBER 2004-JANUARY 2005- 1. CAR OVERHEATS CONSTANTLY 2. THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED THE CAR AND CAUSED COMPLICATIONS WITH THE WATER PUMP, COMPUTER 3. REPLACED ALL ITEMS; TRANSMISSION REBUILT COST TO FIX $3200.00 COULDN'T AFFORD TO JUST JUNK THE CAR, AS I HAD PURCHASED IT FOR $5200 THE SUMMER BEFORE. SO I HAD TO FIX IT. WITHIN A WEEK OF GETTING THE CAR BACK, IT BLEW A RADIATOR HOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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