Mazda 626 Complaints (1994)

282 consumer complaints on file.

#873362October 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLIUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. SYSTEM THEN NEEDS TO BE RESET TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873309October 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 93,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, VEHICLE HAS A FORD TRANSMISSION.CONSUMER STATES THAT MAZDA WAS AWARE OF DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730882September 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY WENT OUT IN MARCH OF 99, I HAD IT REBUILT BY A RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR QUOTE WAS ABOUT $1000 MORE FOR THE SAME SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IT WAS REBUILT AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP OVER 12 TIMES, FINALLY IN AUGUST OF 99 IT SEEMED TO BE FIXED CORRECTLY. BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN, AND IS NO LONGER UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRENTY. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED THIS TIME, BUT IT WILL BE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR IN THE LAST 17 MONTHS. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH PUTTING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THEM. I PERSONALLY KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH MAZDA 626S AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ALSO. THERE IS TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE MAZDA PAY FOR THE REPAIRS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730751September 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES WON'T DEPRESS OR STAY DEPRESSED / TRANMISSION SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH WITHIN SECONDS AT 50 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730590September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR DID NOT RUN WHEN SHIFT IN "D" POSITION, BUT IT WAS MOVING WHEN SHIFT IN "S" AND "L" POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869258August 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON.VEHICLE JUST DIED. HAD TO TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER DID A VALVE JOB ON TRANSMISSION AT 47,000 AND 56,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT 97000 MILES TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728352August 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726367August 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MAZDA IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREVIOUSLY PAID REPAIRS. HAVE WRITTEN (7/5/2000), BUT NO RESPONSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. VEHICLE WAS SOLD AFTER RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BUT PRIOR TO PROVIDING MAZDA WITH REQUIRED REIMBURSMENT INFORMATION. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553169July 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553243June 27, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-358) HEADLIGHT SWITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724123June 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WEDNESDAY JUNE 15TH I PICKED UP MY MAZDA AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE EXAXT SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS JERKING AND SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 70MPH TO 35MPH. THE CAR IN BACK OF ME SCREECHED ALMOST REAR ENDING ME. I DROVE BACK TO MY MECHANIC WITH MY FLASHERS ON ALL THE WAY. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS MAY POSSIBLY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND COULD AGAIN DESTROY THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS BESIDE MYSELF. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I FIRST HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THEM AND THEY ALSO SAID NOTHING OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ONLY THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY REVIEWED MY CASE, AS NOW I AM SURE I WAS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINING OF THIS VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE,BECAUSE AFTER CONTACTING YOU AND VIEWING OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN YOUR CONSUMER COMPLAINT SECTION, I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. I AM HOPING THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. SALLY JOHNSTON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723082May 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862137May 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP & NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEARS. WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO JERK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING WITH NEW TRANSMISSION, IT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD DIE OUT WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY & WOULD NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862048May 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE AFTER A COLD START UP, VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES. *AK DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE AND THAT A DEFECT MAY BE IN CRUISE CONTROL. DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862074May 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861945May 16, 2000
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING WHEELS MAKE A SCREACHING SOUND. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BEGIN TO SQUEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861997May 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, AND WOULD NOT BE UP TO SPEED. THE LIGHT FOR TRANSMISSION WOULD FLASH ON/OFF PERIODICALLY, INDICATING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HAD NO POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722753May 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE HOLD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAID WAS A PRESSURE LEAK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER CARS. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS A FORD PRODUCT WHICH AS A TYPICAL FORD PRODUCT FAILS PREMATURELY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 1994 MODEL TRANSMISSION HAD A DESIGN DEFECT CORRECTED WITH THE 1995 MODEL YEAR. I'D LIKE NHTSA TO FORCE MAZDA TO INSTITUTE A RECALL, AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS THE $2000+ CHARGE IT COSTS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I HAD MINE REPLACED, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722647May 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE "HOLD" LIGHT COMES ON WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO STAY IN ONE GEAR SHIFTING TO SECOND OR THIRD AND STAYING IN THAT GEAR, NOT SHIFTING OVER TO OVERDRIVE. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859215March 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT FLASHES ON, AND TRANSMISSION STAYED IN 3RD GEAR . THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, RECALL 99I005000/ SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WAS ISSUED. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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