Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10101350December 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE ONLY GEAR THAT WAS RESPONSIVE WAS REVERSE. *AK *SC *JB
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#10104058December 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A 1990 MAZDA 626 ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAS AN ATX. RECENTLY THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN ONE GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A BUDDY OF MINE THAT OWNS A TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND PROBABLY A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A NEW SPEED SENSOR THAT GOES BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER, AND NOW THE "HOLD" BUTTON FLASHES. ACCORDING TO SOME RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS MEANS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANNY. I CAN'T GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR INTO NEUTRAL. AND THE CAR WILL ONLY GO IN THIRD GEAR. *JB
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#10105035December 17, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB......MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 12/22/2004. SUN LIGHT BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN VISOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. IF THE SUNLIGHT BURNS THE FABRIC OF THE SUN VISOR THEN THE FABRIC OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE VERY FLAMMABLE. *AK
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0
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0
#10103964December 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1.)I PURCHASED A 1994 MAZDA 626 W/AT AND 2.0L ENGINE. TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT TWELVE MILES BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I DROVE IT HOME, AND THAT EVENING THE TRANSMISSION HAD LEAKED ABOUT 4 QUARTS INTO MY LAWN. I HAD NOT DRIVEN IT IN A WRECKLESS MATTER WHATSOEVER. SINCE THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE REBUILD, I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THEM WHERE I HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT OVER THE NEXT 4 MONTHS. DURING THESE EVENTS, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER 626 OWNERS LIKE ME HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. 2.)IT'S INFLICTED MORE THAN USUAL STRAIN ON MY ENGINE, I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, IT HAS COSTED ME LOTS OF MONEY. ON TOP OF THIS, MY NEW TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. 3.)THE TRANSMISSION SHOP EVENTUALLY ENDED UP SWAPPING THE TRANSMISSION OUT TWICE AND REPLACED COUNTLESS PART. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10103983December 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FALIURE AT 72,000 MILES, DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION BEFORE AT 12,000 MILES. MY GUESS IT WAS CD4E TRANSMISSION. *AK
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#10103679December 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO COAST DOWN TO 30 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO BEYOND SECOND GEAR.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10102773December 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONTINUOUS 3 CYLINDER MISFIRE, RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEP 2003. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON AND DOES NOT THROW CODE. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE TRANSMISSION "HARD SHIFTS" AND I LOSE SIGNIFICANT GAS MILEAGE.*JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10102557December 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I OWN A MAZDA 626, 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY RUN INTO OVER $3700 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MOUNT AND AXLES. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A $2700 BILL HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH A NUMBER OF NEW PARTS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, WHICH AS A FORD TRANSMISSION AND MANY OTHER FORD PARTS. I AM SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT WITH SO MANY TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO OTHER MAZDA 636 OWNERS TO ENSURE THEY REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SUBSTANDARD PARTS. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10103390December 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT HARD WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE JERK FORWARD. OCCASIONALLY, THE GEAR WOULD JUMP TO NEUTRAL WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10102346December 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. 2. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO RESIDENCE. 3. TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. COST ABOUT $2500. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10102377December 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 - TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND FINALLY GAVE OUT. ALSO WAS NOT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM MAZDA THAT HAS GIVEN OUT, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THE FACT I THOUGHT IT WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM CAUSED ON MY PART. RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $3000+TAXS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR CHARGES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MAZDA AND THERE VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY ARE USELESS PRETTY MUCH AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. " HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/CGI/CARS/FRAMESET.PHP?BULLETIN=Y&URL=HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/CGI/CARSBBS/READ.PHP/F/2/I/31057/T/31057 " ......THIS URL PROVIDED IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY FORUMS AND CARTRACKING WEBSITES THAT HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONE , THIS IS A FACT AND CAN BE PROVEN, NOT ONE OWNER OF A MAZDA 626 HAS 'NOT' HAD EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR, SPECIFICALLY IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE..... DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SPENDING $3000+ DOLLARS ON REPAIRS REGULARLY IS OBVIOUSLY RIDICULOUS, EVEN IF THE MONEY WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10102315December 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 1997 MAZDA 626 AT JUST OVER 79K MILES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY TYPE ROAD AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DAMAGE OR INJURY.*AK THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MAZDA WARRANTY SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MAZDA THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AFTER WARRANTY ASSISTANCE, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB FOR THE ISSUE IN QUESTION AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SAME BY NO LESS THAN 3 MAZDA AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATIONS.
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0
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0
#10102252December 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. NOTHING WORKS. NOW I AM BEING FINED FOR NOT PASSING INSPECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER VARIOUS REPAIRS THE LIGHT WOULD FINALLY GO OFF. NOW IT WILL NOT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD O2 SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR REPLACED, SINCE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY WHAT THE CODE WAS. STILL NOTHING AND NOONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10102201December 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1997 MAZDA 626, AT 57,000 MILES MY 2ND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. MY FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED OVER A YEAR AGO AT UNDER 50,000. MAZDA DEALERS DO LITTLE MORE THAN LAUGH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND OF COURSE GIVE ME A BID FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MAZDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT AND ALLOWED THE WARRENTIES TO EXPIRE WITHOUT INFORMING OWNERS OF THE DEFECT.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10100932December 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IF IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR AT LEAST 5 - 10 MINUTES, IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE. IT WOULD ALSO DOWN SHIFT AT 60 ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN AT A STOP IT WOULD JERK/STUTTER AS YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR.*AK TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10100882December 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN YOU PUT IN GEAR AND WHEN YOU BRAKE AND HIT THE GAS. THE TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, SENATOR MAZDA ON FLORIN RD IN SAC. AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNDS THAT NEEDED REPLACING BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CAR REPAIR PLACE THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE MOUNDS OR THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE 626 HAS A JERKY TRANSMISSION AND TO WATCH IT IN THE FUTURE.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10100788November 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION. LEAD TO REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAD 90000 MILES.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10046820November 30, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE SIDEWALK, EXPLODING 2 TIRES, BLOCK DRIVER EYE GLASSES AND INJURING THE DRIVER FACE. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL ON THE CAR AND ACCEPTED TO REPAIR BUT LATER DIRECTED THE VICTIM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *LA RECALL #98V249000. SC
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No
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100698November 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1996 MAZDA 626. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES IN 8 YEARS AND LOOKING AT REPLACING IT AGAIN FOR A 4TH TIME. THE CAR ONLY HAS 150K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTS ANYWHERE FROM 30K-40K BEFORE IT GOES OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA AND THEY BASICALLY TURN THEIR SHOULDERS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT DOUBLE WHAT I ORIGINALLY PAID FOR THE CAR. I WOULD BE HELPFUL IF MAZDA WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10100713November 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FLASHING "O/D OFF" LIGHT INDICATES FAILING TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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