Mazda 626 Complaints (1996)

359 consumer complaints on file.

#10039228September 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. MOST TRANSMISSION SHOPS WANT ME TO REBUILD IT FOR ABOUT $1600, SAME AS WILKINS MAZDA DEALERSHIP. ONE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAYS IT COULD BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. EITHER WAY MAZDA SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON ALMOST ALL MAZDA 626 4CYL 2.0L TRANSMISSIONS FROM WHAT I CAN SEE ON THE INTERNET AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM TRANSMISSION SHOPS. CURRENTLY I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR AT 45 MPH FOR OVER 15-20 MINUTES WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL OVER FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO HAVE TO DRIVE ON STREETS WITHOUT SHOULDERS SO I JUST PULL OVER IN THE RIGHT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR THANKS TO FORD'S SLEEK DESIGN. IT'S REALLY A COMPETITION TO TOYOTA'S LEXUS AND HONDA'S ACCORD AND NISSAN'S INFINITY...SIKE!!!*JB
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#10036895August 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRASMISION WENT OUT GOING UP A MOUNTAIN ON HWY 299, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 11 MONTHS & HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, HEATER SWITCH, TIMING BELT, BRAKES, TIRES...WHAT DO I DO NOW? I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS LEFT ON MY LOAN & CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION OR A NEW CAR!!*AK
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#10036742August 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN MY '96 MAZDA 626 IS SHOT AFTER 98,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MAZDA WILL DO NOTHING AND EVERYTHING I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP ANYONE.
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#10037717August 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
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#10033136August 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A MAZDA, 626, 1996 AND 1ST TRAMSMISSION WENT OUT AT 30.000 MILES. NOW MY 2ND IS GOING OUT AT 120,000 MILES. I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR MAZDA AND FORD.WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE ABOUT IT.*AK
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#10032637August 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1996 MAZDA 626 LX. WITH IN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OF HAVING THIS CAR I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. NOW SEVEN MONTHS LATER MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT HAS STARTING FLASHING AND IT DOESNT WANT TO GO..MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW HAVING TRANSMISSION FIXED AGAIN ..THIS TIME SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH SECOND GEAR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR .SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS I FEEL A RECALL IS NEEDED ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS.*AK
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0
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#10032181August 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
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#10028634July 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 1996 MAZDA 626-I BOUGHT THE CAR (A DEMONSTRATOR) FROM ALLENTOWN MAZDA IN ALLENTOWN PA. ON MAY15, 1997 WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT. I STOPPED AT A LIGHT 2 MILES BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO GET ONTO ONTO THE NE EXTENSION OF THE PA TURNPIKE. AS I PULLED OUT, THE CAR BARELY PICKED UP ENOUGH SPEED TO MAKE THE TURN AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE REVVED, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED - AT 56,000 MILES! I HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT INTO IT FOR $2000. THERE IS NOW 86,000 ON THE CAR AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND I AM AFRAID, AFTER READING ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE'S PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY, ALMOST FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF DIS-SATISFIED MAZDA OWNERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MAZDA ACCOUNTABLE IN SOME WAY FOR THESE EXPENSIVE, DANGEROUS, AND CHRONIC PROBLEMS.*AK
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#10025793July 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY (IN LOW GEAR, MANUAL SHIFT), AS I PULL THE CAR TO THE LEFT (ONLY), TO PARK OR TURN A CORNER, THE CAR DIES. THE INCIDENT DATE BELOW DENOTES THE LATEST INCIDENT.NOT CERTAIN OF EXACT DATA OF PURCHASE FROM 128 MAZDA, BUT WEB SITE DEMANDED A SPECIFIC DAY SO, TO SATISFY IT, I ENTERED IN AUGUST 7. *AK
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#10021515June 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
AT 59,000 MILES I PAID FOR A NEEDED, NEW TRANSMISSION AT A MAZDA DEALER. NOW @ 106,000 MILES IT IS IN NEEDED AGAIN. *JB
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#10021246June 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LESS THAN A YEAR A 3RD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE 2ND ONE FAILED WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM REPAIR SHOP, CAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND RECOMMENDED DEALER REPLACEMENT. DEALER SERVICE DEPT ADVISED FRONT PUMP FAILED, AND REPLACED. THIS WAS NOW THE 4TH TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH EXACTLY 60,000 MILES. FRONT PUMP FAILED ON THIS TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 6,000 MILES IN ONE YEAR. *TT
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0
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#10022115June 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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0
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#10022116June 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 40MPH. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
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No
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0
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#10021739May 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR BUT STILL INDICATED THAT IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE ON THE GEAR PANEL. *TT
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#10016500April 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM SENDING THIS E-MAIL IN REGARDS TO MY 1996 MAZDA 626 THAT HAS BEEN HAVING CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MAZDA WON'T DO JACK. I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER AGAIN, BUT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. PLAIN AND SIMPLE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND MAZDA SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES. *JB
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#10016513April 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAVE A 96 626 THAT HAS 125,000 MILES. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 98 WITH 60,000 MILES. IN MAY OF 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE OXYGEN SENSOR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT AXEL AND THE RIGHT CV JOINT BOOT IN FEB. 2003. NOW I HAVE REPLACE MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO COST AROUND 2300. I HAD NO INDICATIONS THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL IT JUST QUIT. ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULDN'T PULL. SO I GOT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND ATTEMPTED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE TOLD THE WONDERFUL NEWS. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND I'M FINDING THIS CAR HAS LOTS OF PROBLEMS. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKING AND OCCASIONALLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPEARS TO BE HARD TO PRESS AS IF IT'S STUCK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR IT'S REAL TIGHT. I WOULD NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO PURCHASE A MAZDA. DON'T EVEN TAKE IT IF IT'S FREE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO PURCHASE A CAR. I REALIZE MY CAR HAS 125,000 MILES BUT I HAD A NISSAN THAT I DROVE 180,000 MILES FOR BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS OCCURRED. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *JB
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#10016246April 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1996 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BURNED UP APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES INTO A ROAD TRIP TO HOUSTON. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT IN DEC 2001 AND ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES PUT ON SINCE THE REPAIR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC IN HOUSTON WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AT AROUND $2200. I CALLED MY DEALER IN AUSTIN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THEM AND IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING WE WOULD CONTACT MAZDA AND MAYBE THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME ON THE COST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO AUSTIN AND LEFT IT AT THE DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING THE SERVICE WRITER CALLS TO TELL ME ALL MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED WAS A "COOLER" INSTALLED AND I WOULD BE GOOD TO GO. ALTHOUGH I FELT THIS COULD NOT BE ANYTHING BUT A BAND-AID, I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND WENT ON MY WAY. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND COUNTLESS STORIES SIMILAR TO MINE ON THE INTERNET. MAZDA WAS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND SHOULD HAVE OFFERED ME THE COOLER THEN. I DID COMPLAIN TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DEALER AND HE REIMBURSED ME FOR THE COOLER. MY PURPOSE IN FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE ABOUT THESE CRUMMY TRANSMISSIONS. I USED TO BELIEVE MAZDAS WERE RELIABLE, SAFE CARS BUT MY CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN SHAKEN. I PLAN TO SELL THE CAR AND BUY ANOTHER KIND OF VEHICLE JUST FOR PEACE OF MIND.*JB
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#10014429April 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS REPAIRS OF OVER $2,000, BECAUSE MECHANICS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO CAR SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY CHANGING INTO OVER DRIVE, AND THE CAR'S MPH NEVER REACHES 60 MPH WITH OUT GOING INTO OVER DRIVE.*JB
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10015552April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
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#10010918March 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 1996 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HORROR STORY HERE! WHY IS THE NHTSA.DOT NOT FORCING MAZDA TO RECALL OR PAY DAMAGES TO THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FOLKS LIKE ME WHO ARE OUT THOUSANDS FOR REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES? BOUGHT USED CAR FROM TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER 2 YEARS AGO NOW. HE WARRANTED TRANSMISSION (CLAIMED "NEW") ONE YEAR. THIS ITSELF SHOWS TRANSMISSION WAS FAILED AND REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. BROUGHT IT IN TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, TOLD ME "HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE MECHANIC WAS NOT IN THAT DAY". FOR ALL I KNOW, HE DID NOTHING AND WAITED UNTIL WARRANTY LAPSED ON PURPOSE. NOW AFTER WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. FLUID WAS BLACK SIGN OF BURNING. ONLY 2ND YEAR FROM PURCHASE NOW, EXPENSIVE PRICE. UNMATCHING FORD TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFERENT LIQUID/PRESSURE SPECS WHICH DO NOT MATCH MAZDA ENGINE SPECS. THIS IS HOW MAZDA IS SELLING IT, THE TWO PARTS DON'T WORK TOGETHER. THIS IS WHY EVEN THE "REBUILDS" AND "REPLACEMENTS" STILL FAIL 1-2 YEARS.(RIDICULOUS!!!!) THE WEBSITE WWW.CARREVIEWS.COM CONTAINS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL, ALL AUTOMATIC. EXPLODING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY WAY HOME FROM REPAIR/REPLACE, FAILING AT ONLY 100 MILES ON BRAND NEW MAZDA FOR ANOTHER NEW BUYER!!!!, 3-4-5 REPLACEMENTS PER CONSUMER IN 2-3 YEARS IS THE MOST TYPICAL COMPLAINT!!! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PUNISH THEM< THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT IT!!!!! WHY IS THERE NO INVESTIGATION IN YOUR INVESTIGATIONS PAGE?
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