Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10049146December 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1994, 626 MAZDA ES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WHILE ON THE TOLLWAY. NO WARNING! A SERIOUS HAZARD TO MY LIFE AND OTHERS WHILE ON THE BUSY ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED A PILE-UP. CARS DODGING ME! LUCKY I'M NOT INJURED. 1ST IN 2000, THEN DEALER INSTALLED REBUILT MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS FAILED AGAIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042415December 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING GAS. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE IF IT WENT UNNOTICED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY GAS LINE BREAKING. *AK INCIDENT WAS PRECEDED BY GAS ODOR. IT LEAKED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND MADE A LARGE PUDDLE WHEN STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT AND WAS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS LINE AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049009December 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 LX - TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND COMPUTER HAVE ALL BEEN REPAIRED IN A SPAN OF 11 MONTHS. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE 80,000 MILES ON IT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048822November 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HOLD LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING WHEN HOLD LIGHT IS FLASHING, THE TRANSMISSION JERKS (AUTOMATIC TRAN) AR HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE AND HAVE TAKEN IT BACK THREE TIMES AFTER IT WAS REPLACED HOLD LIGHT STILL FLASHES AND TRASMISSION STILL JERKS AFTER BEING SERVICED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048761November 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AND WITH NO WARNING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047733November 28, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ONE OF THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESSES IS NO LONGER ATTACHED UNDER THE SEAT. I HAD BEEN USING IT TO SECURE MY 5YR OLDS BOOSTER SEAT. WHEN I TURNED A CORNER ONTO A BUSY STREET HIS CARSEAT SLID ACROSS THE SEAT AND HE HIT HIS FACE ON THE REAR OF THE FRONT SEAT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS SOON AS I GOT HOME AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WASN'T CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT WASN'T THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT! SPOKE WITH SERVICE PERSON NAMED KEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047680November 27, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE, BECAUSE ALWAYS SOMETHING RELATED TO IT IS OUT OF WORK. FREQUENTLY IT IS REFLECTED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. FOR INSTANCE, THE LAST TIME THE AIR CONDITION (A/C) WAS REPAIRED, THAT REPAIRMAN LEFT THE CLAXON AND THE REAR DEFROST OUT OF WORK. THE A/C HAS BEEN REPAIRED TOO MANY TIMES THAT IT DOES NOT FIT WITH A NEW VEHICLE. NOWADAYS IT IS OUT OF WORK AGAIN. I FEAR THAT NEXT TIME IS THE LIGHTS TO BE OFF WHEN JUST DRIVING. IN INCIDENT DATE, NEXT DATA REQUIRED IN THIS SCHEME, I AM PUTTING THE LAST REPAIR IN THE DEALER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047603November 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF SHATTERED AS I WAS DRIVING AND SENT GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT MY CAR. PULLED SMALL SHARDS FROM MY SCALP, FORTUNATELY NONE GOT INTO MY EYES. THE GLASS PORTION OF THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND I WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT. IT SIMPLY EXPLODED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048723November 26, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH YET NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOR DID THE SEAT BELT HOLD THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047514November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1994 MAZDA 626ES 72000 MILES. ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE/TRANSMISSION JERKING EVEN UNDER SLOW ACCELERATION. 3 DAYS AGO, CAR CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTS DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION UNTIL REACHING HWY SPEEDS. NOW CAR SHIFTS GEARS IRRATICALLY WHILE CRUISING AT 60MPH AND DURING SLOW\MODERATE ACCELERATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048621November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, SPEED NOT ESTIMATED, THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047523November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR WAS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2001. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047531November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047501November 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 1994 AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626 IN JANUARY 2002 WITH 104,000 MILES WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT HAD JUST BEEN REBUILT. AT 128,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING AS NOW THE HOLD LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING AND IT HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ALL MAZDA'S BUILT AROUND 1994 AND LATER FROM WORD OF MOUTH AND INTERNET ARTICLES AND FORUMS. IT SEEMS THAT THEY USE FORD PARTS AND HAVE A NOTORIOUS REPUTATION FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047506November 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1997 MAZDA 626 LX, WHICH I BOUGHT USED WITH 36,000 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, STRANDING MY WIFE AND I. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INFORMED US WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEIR EXACT WORDS WERE: "WE HAVE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT YOUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION IN STOCK." WE THEN SHOPPED AROUND AND FOUND A LESS EXPENSIVE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT GAVE US A ONE YEAR GUARANTEE, AND CAME RECOMMENDED BY A MECHANIC FRIEND OF OURS. ONE YEAR AND TWO WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING ON LONG DRIVES, SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT THE VENT CAP. MECHANICS TELL US WE NEED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, THEY THINK. IN ANY CASE, WE'LL PROBABLY NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SOON. WE'RE DUMPING THE HEAP AND BUYING A TOYOTA CAMRY. I'M APPALLED TO SEE PAGE AFTER PAGE OF NEARLY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 1994 - 1998 626S. MAZDA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. HOW DARE MAZDA/FORD DO THIS TO HARD WORKING FOLKS WHO JUST WANT TO DRIVE A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047415November 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AGAIN WITH MY MAZDA 626. SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 5,000 MILES AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. SECOND MAJOR FAILURE CAME JUST THE OTHER DAY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047436November 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CD4E TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047154November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF ABOUT $2500 WHILE I HEAR THAT IF MAZDA HAD JUST INFORMED THE OWNERS EARLIER THEY COULD HAVE ADDED ABOUT $100 COOLING KIT AND SAVED ALL THE COST AND HASSLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043936November 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED.*AK THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST STEERING. THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH AND FINALLY STALLED. THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE MECHANIC FOUND A TENSIONER BROKEN. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS RECALL, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOTH TENSIONER SPRING FAILURES. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047106November 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 82,000 --1999 MAZDA 626 LX. HAVE MOST OF MAINTENANCE ON TIME -- HAVE RECORDS. TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK STARTED AT 2000 WHEN CAR WAS UNDER 5000 MILES, I WENT TO DARCARS MAZDA DEALER FOR AT LEAST 5 TIMES, NEVER GOT MY PROBLEM SOLVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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