Mazda 626 Complaints (1996)

359 consumer complaints on file.

#10010266March 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE "OVER DRIVE OFF" LIGHT BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY OVERDRIVE TURN OFF. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OR AT A RED LIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND ANNOYING BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY. I HAVE TO DO THIS DURING RUSH HOUR ON I-294 IN CHICAGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE IT TO MAZDA REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CHARGE $100 JUST TO TAKE THE CAR IN THE SHOP AND THEY TRY TO FIND LITTLE WAYS TO SLAP ON A BIGGER BILL. I HAD THEM CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND A WEEK LATER IT LEAKED AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND THEY DID NOT NOTICE IT DURING. SO I HAD THEM JUST REFILL IT AND I ADDED SEALANT FROM AUTO ZONE. I CHECKED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WEEKLY AND ITS JUST FINE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES AT WILL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER CHIP OR SOMETHING WHICH IS MAZDA'S FAULT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE OR FIX. EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS STOCKED AND I MAINTAIN THE CAR BETTER THAN MAZDA SUGGESTS. I CHECK ALL FLUIDS, OIL CHANGE EVERY 2000 MILES, ETC... I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE (THOUSANDS OF THEM) THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHTS AND THE "OVER DRIVE OFF" LIGHT BLINKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007974February 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1996 MAZDA 626: MAZDA HAS A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626 VEHICLES. MY CAR IS ON THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND PROBABLY NEEDS A THIRD. I BELEIVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER. THANKS FOR LISTENING GARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007858February 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
'96 MAZDA 626 (BOUGHT NEW) . TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83,000+/_ MI. INITIALLY TOOK CAR TO A DEALER FOR OIL LEAK (REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH). THEY BROUGHT CAR TO ME, IT STARTED & DIED REPEATEDLY. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED ALL AROUND THE DIAL AND ODOMETER WOULD SPIN, ADDING MILEAGE. SERVICE WRITER SAID THE SERVICE TECH. NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN WORKING ON IT/THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT FOR ADDITIONAL $75 FEE. I TOLD HER I HADN'T HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. SHE SAID THEY DIDN'T REPAIR ANYTHING IN THE AREA OF TRANSMISSION OR SPEEDOMETER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE DAMAGED TO CAUSE THIS. I SPOKE TO THE TECH. & HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED SOMETHING AS I TALKED TO THE SERVICE WRITER AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN OKAY. WHILE DRIVING HOME, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY DID THE SAME THING, ADDING EXTRA MILEAGE, BUT DROVE OK. ON ANOTHER DAY, AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 15 - 25 MI. & RETURN HOME, CAR WON'T RUN AFTER STOP AND RESTART TRY. TURNED THE IGNITION/SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED ALL AROUND THE DIAL/THE ODOMETER SPUN/ADDED MILEAGE/CAR NOT MOVING. IT STARTS AND DIES REPEATEDLY. AFTER SITTING A FEW HOURS, IT STARTS & DRIVES OK. DROVE TO ANOTHER DEALER; THEY SAY PROBLEM WON'T MANIFEST WHILE THEY HAD IT. REPORT: MOISTURE IN SENSOR CONTACTS/DRIED THEM & CAR OK. DROVE CAR HOME. THE NEXT TIME THAT I DROVE THE CAR; SAME THING HAPPENED. TOWED IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEIR REPORT REPORT: TRANSMISSION SHOT/TORQUE CONVERTER FALLING APART & THAT CAUSED ALL THE PROBLEMS. $2,900 FOR MADZA RE-BUILT TRANS. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS, I FIND THAT MADZA 626 (& OTHER MODELS) IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FEEL MADZA IS AWARE OF INFERIOR AND APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS. IT SEEMS THAT THEIR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS DEVELOP SAME OR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. MADZA SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR/REPLACE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005344February 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THE WEEKEND OF DEC 14, 2002 I COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, SO I ADVISE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004619January 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004367January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNINF THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP AND IT WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002971January 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, ENGINE REVVED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $2300.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001961January 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD GONE INTO NEUTRAL ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTOGETHER ON ONE OCCASION. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000615December 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770079November 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY IN LOWER GEARS. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD IS VERY BAD AND OFTEN THE RPMS ARE APPROX. 5000 BEFORE THE SHIFT OCCURS. (EVEN ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE) AS OF EARLY NOVEMBER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL PERIODICALLY NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE OF EVERY 5K MILES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022954November 18, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HE MADE A RIGHT TURN SUDDENLY TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE ROOF UP SIDE DOWN. PLEASE FILL ADDITONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8022955November 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER IS CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND THE INTERIOR AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8022599November 12, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER APPLY HIS BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST. AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022084November 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACE TWICE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021519October 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH IN RESULT OF FRONTAL CRASH VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768480October 15, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767565September 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLEASE HLEP ME WITH THIS. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE AND I AM STILL PAYING ON IT. WHAT DO I DO?. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018872September 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND TRANSIMISSION HAD BLOWNOUT. DEALER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766916September 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017270August 27, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY.FRONT END OF CAR HIT RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MAXDA HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CONSUMER FELT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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