Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10018576May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER OF 1998 MAZDA 626-CAR JUST TURNED 67K MILES. WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 75 ON THE INTERSTATE THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. TURNED CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THE O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING MEANS THE TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING. (HOW IN THE BLUE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BLINKING MEANS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM?) DEALERS FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, I PUSHED BACK AND TOLD HIM TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE, THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FOR $130 AND HE SAYS THAT SEEMED TO STOP THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. GIVEN ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WILL BE SELLING THE VEHICLE: I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GOES OUT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018507May 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018471May 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWNED A 1995 MAZDA 626 THAT HAD REPEATED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. STARTED AT 70,000 MILES. MAZDA HAS BEEN INFORMED BUT HAS DONE NOTHING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019424May 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT TRENCHER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019377May 7, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017132May 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR SHIFTED REALLY HARD WHEN I PUT THE GEAR ON REVERSE. IT SHIFTED SO HARD THAT THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THE CAR ALSO JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,500. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AND THE MECHANICS, AFTER 2 WEEKS, STILL CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR ONLY HAD 45,000 MILES. I WISH I HAD CHECKED THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND SAW ALL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018175May 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018025May 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DECELERATE EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017981May 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BURN OUT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017840April 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 134 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017927April 30, 2003
TIRES
ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 TIRES WERE CRACKED. TIRE SIZE# P205/60R15, DOT K19LY7CDPVD030. *JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016798April 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MAZDA IN 2001. SECOND, WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN "PARK" IT BECAME STUCK. IT COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM PARK, COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CONSOLE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017746April 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017634April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016620April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING UP I-75N , I NOTICED THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAD STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED STRANGE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF THIS, I CAME UPON A REST AREA AND PULLED OFF THERE. AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND MAKING A GURGLING, SIZZLING NOISE. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW ME BACK HOME, WHICH WAS 3 HOURS AWAY. AFTER GOING BACK TO TAMPA, HAD MY CAR DROPPED OFF AT AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP INSIDE. SO I HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, TOWING, AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016587April 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I OWN A 1995 MAZDA 626. I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT USED OFF OF ONE PRIVATE OWNER AT AROUND 57K MILES. AT AROUND 62,700K MILES THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND APPARENT PROBLEMS COULD BE SEEN IN THE SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MAZDA AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN WENT TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REBUILD IT FOR A MORE REASONABLE PRICE THAN MAZDA HAD OFFERED. IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND LAST NIGHT THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THE CAR TODAY WONT EVEN STAY INTO ONE GEAR IT CONSTANTLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION PART ON MAZDAS FROM NOT ONLY 1995 BUT FROM 1994 TO 1997 SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. I HAVE BEEN ON A SITE (HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOUR LEMON/189.HTML) WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY CASES OF THE SIMILAR TYPE. FOR EXAMPLE, CALBEARONE WRITES: "PURCHASED A USED 97 MAZDA 626 LX 4-CYL AUTO TRANS WITH 37K ON IT. I JUST HIT 59K ON IT THIS MONTH. GUESS WHAT. TRANSMISSION FAILED. GOT IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $2300. THESE AREN'T ISOLATED INCIDENTS. I HAVE YET TO READ ABOUT A 626 OWNER THAT'S HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION." THERE ARE AT LEAST 150 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THAT SITE ALONE! MAZDA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CONTINUAL PRESS BY THE CONSUMER FOR A RECALL BY MAKING A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I, MYSELF FEAR THAT I AM ABOUT TO BE ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE INTO A RECALL ON THIS PART. THE PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS CD4E. THANK YOU. TIM R. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017526April 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017228April 21, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING LEAKED FLUID WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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