Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#10116819April 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE FAILED 2 TIMES TRYING TO TYPE THIS LETTER OF COMPLAINT. WELL,I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER,2 LITER ENGINE SEDAN.,THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THEW TIME NOW. FIRST TIME I TOOK IT BACK TO GRANGER IN GARDEN CITY,GA AND THEY SENT IT TO FAIRWAY FORDMAZDA IN ABERCORN ST IN SAVANNAH,GA. THEY KEPT IT ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED OFF ABOUT 2 YEARS. THEN IT STARTED COMING BACK ON IN FEBRUARY 2005,SO I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HERE IN POOLER,GA.HE CLEARED THE SENSORS,LASTED ABOUT 1/2 DAY,TOOL\K IT BACK,HE SAID IT WAS NUMBER 2 SENSOR,REPLACED IT,LASTED ABOUT A DAY AND NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. NUMBER 2 SENSOR WAS WHAT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME. I;M ALSO EXPERCING SOME JERKY MOTION IN THIS CAR AND IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE FAULTY PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS,LIKE RECALL THEM AND REPAIR THEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115444April 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TIRES WOULD SPIN BUT THE VEHICLEWOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONSUMER CALLED EVERY SALVAGE AND JUNK YARD BUT NO ONE HAD THE TRANSMISSION. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116697April 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA, THAT I BAUGHT FROM MY FRIEND IN 2001. IT HAD A TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN WHEN AT HAD AROUND 30K MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MAZDA AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. NOW IT HAS 112K MILES ON IT AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS. I WAS SEARCHING ON THE WEB TO GET SOME CLUE ON THE PROBLEM AND I FOUND PLENTY OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACING THEIR TRANSMISSION WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. MY BELEIF IS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON THIS VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY AND NOT COST THE OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SO FAR NOTHING DANGEROUS HAS HAPPENED BUT IT SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOME THING HAPPENS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116355April 4, 2005
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1997 MAZDA 626. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO MAZDA CORP. AND NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUG. 2002, A GA MAZDA DEALER ADMITTED THAT MAZDA IS AWARE THAT THE THIS YEAR MAKE & MODEL HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DUE TO THIS ADMISSION MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND I SPLIT THE COST 50/50 WITH THE DEALER. NOW TWO PLUS YEARS LATER, I AM TOLD TODAY BY A CA MAZDA DEALER THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE CA MAZDA DELAER ALSO ADMITS THAT THIS YEAR MAKE & MODEL HAS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT WARRANTS THAT TECHNICALLY IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEALER TO OFFER SUCH INFORMATION...BUT ONLY TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT HAND. THEY STATED THEY WERE BEING NICE BY TELLING ME TO NOT PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THE CAR BECAUSE IT WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE A TEMPORARY FIX AND I MAY EXPERIENCE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE LATER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A MAJOR US CAR MANUFACTURER CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR THIS MANY YEARS. PY PERUSING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS, AND DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT MAZDA 626'S RANGING FROM 1994-2000 HAVE KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. YET MAZDA DEALERS & CAR LOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STILL ABLE TO SELL THESE CARS. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER, AND IT IS NOT FAIR TO THOSE WHO VALUE AND DEPEND ON THE AUTO INDUSTRY TO DELIVER SAFE AND WELL ENGINEERED CARS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114680March 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE,MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES,OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. BRAKE LINE FAILURE. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 626 USED FROM A DEALERSHIP I HAVE HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT ONLY HAD 63,000 MILES. MAZDA SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THE KIND OF CARS THEY PUT OUT ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114290March 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING EITHER BY OVERHEATING OR BAD TRANSMISSION BY MAZDA, AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 119,000 MILES ON IT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN ARE THEY RECALL ALL THE 626'S AND FIX THE PROBLEM, OR I'LL SUE THE COMPANY. THIS IS SO UNFAIR THAT THEY STOP MAKING 626'S, FOR WHAT REASON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113963March 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
O/D LIGHT FLASHING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, VERY HARD SHIFTING WHEN IN O/D ON MODE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113860March 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON 1997, MAZDA 626-THIS WILL BE MY THIRD TRANSMISSION IN FOUR YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112218February 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97 MAZDA 626 AT THE LOCAL MAZDA/DODGE DEALER IN JUPITER FL JUST QUOTED ME $3200 TO PUT IN AN ALREADY REBUILT TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSIONS AND THE ONE I CURRENTLY HAVE IS GONE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM BETWEEN MAZDA & THE TRANSMISSION THAT FORD INSTALLS FOR THE 626 A CD4E. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE EARLY ON AND EVEN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN IT OFF. MY WIFE AND ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS OF THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT MAZDA MUST ADDRESS WITH THE LONG LIST OF 626 OWNERS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112070February 23, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 MAZDA 626 WHEN SHE HIT A POTHOLE AT 19TH AND SPRING GARDEN STS IN PHILA., PA. BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. HER NECK WAS A LITTLE RED AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT. WE FOUND A SMALL DENT IN THE RIM, BUT THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. SHE DROVE THE CAR TO A PLACE WHERE SHE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. I FOUND THAT 97 MAZDA 626'S WERE RECALLED. I HAD A DEALER CHECK OUR VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AAA MIDATLANTIC IS CALLING THIS A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT AND RAISING OUR RATES 40%. I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT NO MORE THAN 25 MPH THAT DID NO REAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT HURT, BUT WAS CERTAINLY SCARED TO DEATH WHEN IT WENT OFF.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10111879February 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A 1997 MAZDA 626 IT HAS ABOUT 97,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY FAILING. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS. THE MECHANIC SAYS ITS A SENSOR BUT ITS NOT. IT'S ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111692February 17, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE NO RECALLS FOUND. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111722February 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE RPMS SHOT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILING. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED . PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110486February 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING ALL THE TIME. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACED, BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. LEAK IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION (LOOSE BEARING), I WAS TOLD. IT SOUNDS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AT 75K MILES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO GO OUT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108003January 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JUNE OF 2000 I WAS VISITING FAMILY IN DETROIT. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THEY GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM MAZDA, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TRANSMISSION. TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER MY O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MY THIRD TRANSMISSION, AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE 1999.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108077January 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT GOES INTO HIGH RPM AND THEN JERKS INTO 2ND GEAR. AFTER DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THE O/D (OVERDRIVE) LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH AND IT ONLY TURNS OFF IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. A MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAYS THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION ACTING INCONSISTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107878January 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE IS STALLING. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECALL DESCRIPTION OF MAZDA 97, HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVE.COM/1997/49/MAZDA/626/RECALLS/12919.HTML) REPORTED. AND DEALER(TELE. NO. 972 298 0333) REFUSED TO FIX. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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