Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10106245January 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1994 MAZDA 626 "HOLD LIGHT" FLASHES ON A DAILY BASIS AND WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR, IE: AT SPEEDS UNDER 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNT & TRANSMISSION MOUNT THEY WERE REPLACED AND IT DID NOT HELP, ITS GETTING WORSE! NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW, THE TRANSMISSION WORK IS VERY EXPENSIVE :(. *NM
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#10106147January 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED MY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, THE LAST TWO TIMES I DEPLOYED WITH THE ARMY, HENCE THE WARRANTY TIME PERIOD HAD SURPASSED, LEAVING ME TO PAY THE BILL. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS ALL BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. MY VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED TO A DEGREE SO HIGH, MY TEN YEAR OLD CAR RUNS BETTER, CLEANER, AND IS MORE MECHANICALLY SOUND THAN A BRAND NEW CAR (ASIDE FROM THE TRANSMISSION).*AK
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#10106039January 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED 1995 MAZDA 626 IN 1996. SOON AFTER DRVING JUST OVER 50,000 MILES, MY CAR JUST NOT MOVING ON THE ROAD. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS JUST A BIG NOISE. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. (BEFORE THAT THING HAPPENED, I NOTICED MY CAR HAD LESS POWER, SO I HAD MY CAR TUNED UP.) I TOWED MY CAR AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SO I REPLACED IT. THAT WAS NOV. 17. 1998. THE COST WAS 1107.75. I THOUGHT I HAD A BAD LUCK. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, I FOUND THAT O/D SIGN BLINK ALL THE TIME. IN 2003, SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I REPLACE IT AT THE SAME SHOP ON MARCH 10. 2003. BY PAYING 913.00. IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AGAIN. MY MECHANIC FIXED IT-NOT REPLACED IT- BUT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT WAS GONE COMPLETELY. IF I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THIS WILL BE THIRD TIME. I HAVE NOT DONE YET. AND I DECIDE TO BRING THIS MATTER TO THE LAW. *AK
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#10106051January 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 WITH APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED ME IN TRAFFIC IN OCTOBER OF 2004, IT PRESENTLY HAS 131,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SEEM TO ENGAGE AND THEN DISENGAGE VERY RAPIDLY UNTIL IT FINALLY COMPLETELY FAILED, AND NO LONGER WOULD ENGAGE. I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OFF THE STREET. TRANSMISSION SHOPS EST. COST TO BE BETWEEN $1200.00 AND $2500.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR FAILURES OR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND OTHER CARS SUCH AS THE FORD PROBE, WHICH USES THE SAME TRANSMISSION.*AK
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#10106057January 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHUOUT WARNING. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A CLASSACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED THAT IS ESTIMATED AT $2000. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.*AK
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#10105910January 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 8/14/01 APPROXIMATELY 29700 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS THEREAFTER. NO PROBLEM FOUND. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN SLIPPING APPROXIMATELY 86000 MILES. ON 1/6/05 THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. RESEARCHED THIS INFO ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDED. (HTTP://WWW.DUSTBURY.COM/626/TRANS.HTML) AND (HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM?TOSTEP=2&CFID=1219590&CFTOKEN=65108811). *AK
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#10105926January 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WE HAVE 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 77K MILE ON IT. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE COMES LOOSE WHERE CABLE ATTACHES TO TRANSMISSION. END OF CABLE HAS A RUBBER BUSHING THAT SLIDE ONTO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS DETERIATED AND WILL NOT SAY ATTACHED. TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN GEAR; ENGINE MUST BE SHUT OFF. ONCE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, IT CAN'T BE RESTARTED UNTIL SHIFT CABLE IS REATTACHED. CABLE COMES OFF WHEN SHIFTER IS MOVED REPEATING CYCLE. BUSHING CAN NOT BE REPLACED, ENTIRE CABLE MUST BE REPLACED. MADZA SERVICE DEPARTMENT QUOTES $655 PLUS TAXES TO MAKE REPAIRS. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. SURELY OTHER MAZDA 626 OWNERS ARE EXPERENCING THE SAME PROBLEM?*AK
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#10105933January 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX. I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TAKE NEXT EXIT AND WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NECESSARY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE APPEARED TO BE A LOSS OF PRESSURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE OCCURED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN COOLING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $2500. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I REVIEWED THERE SEEMS TO BE A HISTORY OF FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAD 75000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.*AK
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#10107021January 7, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, AIR BAGS
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH BOTH TIRES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEW OUT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN THE FACE. THE TIRES WERE NOT BRAND NAME TIRES.*AK
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Injuries:
1
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0
#10106903January 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. , I AM WRITING THIS IN REFERENCE TO MY 2001 MAZDA 626. IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 I TOOK MY MAZDA 626 INTO MAZDA BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THE CAR HAD ABOUT 49,500 MILES ON IT. THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS, AND SENT US ALONG. THEN, ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004, 2001 MAZDA 626 WAS IN THE SHOP AT A CERTIFIED MAZDA DEALERSHIP GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE COST OF WHICH I WAS PARTIALLY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR. MAZDA PICKED UP THE TAB FOR THE TRANSMISSION, AND IN RETURN I WAS CHARGED FOR THE LABOR AND A 60,000 MILE SERVICE. I AM WELL AWARE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA 626, THE WEB CONTAINS TESTIMONIALS FROM OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME AT LOWER MILEAGE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN USING. I AM SURE THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1996.*AK
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#10105843January 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A MAZDA 626 LX MODEL 1994. SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY PARTS/DESIGN OF VEHICLE (AS INDICATED BY THE LARGE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINS POSTED IN VARIOUS WEBSITES). SPEED SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED,AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT OTHER TRANSMISSION PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED TOO. CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT MAZDA DOES NOT ACCEPT THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.*AK
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#10105851January 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY OUT OF STATE COLLEGE STUDENT. UPON RETURNING TO SCHOOL FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, FOLLOWED BY ERRATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DRIVING. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED HOME. ONCE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, IN GEAR, IT CEASES TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN UNTIL THE ENGINE IS STOPPED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION PLACED INTO GEAR AND MOVEMENT OCCURS. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, DISCOVERED A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS AND ALSO SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEIR IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I KNOW THIS IS A FORD TRANSMISSION ALSO FOUND IN THE CONTOUR MODEL BUT HAVE NOT INQUIRED ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND INVESTIGATED. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING WITH NO VISIBLE RESULTS. SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!! *AK
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#10106866January 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT TENSIONER: CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL . THIS AFFECTED THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT VALVES WERE BAD. *AK....ALSO, CAMSHAFT SEALS WERE REPAIRED. *AK
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#10105702January 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WITHIN A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR.*AK
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#10104688December 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING..I ALMOST CRASHED. *NM
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#10105473December 29, 2004
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER VIEW AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. *JB
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#10104648December 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 NEW IN 1996 I DRIVE THE CAR TWICE A WEEK... THE CAR HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT.. THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CAR... I LOOKED THIS UP AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM... PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AS I DO NOT HAVE THE $2500.. AND 3 1/2 WEEKS IT TAKE TO DO THIS REPAIR... I HAVE TO DO IT.. BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD THE TIME OR MONEY. I CALLED MAZDA ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT EVERY MAZDA 626 THEY HAVE SOLD HAS THIS PROBLEM.... PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *JB
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#10104475December 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I GOT A 95 MAZDA 626 IN THIS FEB, NOW IT IS 67,000 MILES.LAST NIGHT, I HAD THE O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING ON, AND A CRAPPY JERK DURING ACCELRATION. '!@#$%, IT SEEMS THE TRANNY IS GOING OUT. *AK *TR
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#10104407December 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE.*AK
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#10104417December 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 626 ONE DAY WITHOUT WARNING THE O/D BUTTON STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING WHEN DRIVING. I GOT HOME, AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I GO TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CAR SHOP, AND I MISSED MY TURN. I WENT TO MAKE A U-TURN AND THEN SHIFTED GEARS INTO REVERSE, BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. FINALLY I GO TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
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