Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#10052548January 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE HORN STUCK, WENT TO PRESS DOWN TO USE HORN AND IT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN RELEASED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052396January 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REBUILT 1 YEAR AGO, AND HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP TO BE FIXED 6 TIMES SINCE THAT. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, WHICH MEANS THERE IS STILL MORE TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051080December 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER RUNNING THE CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD (DROVE A FEW MILES). UPON TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, A FIRE STARTED FROM BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN INSIDE OF THE CAB. MY MOTHER (87 YEARS OLD) WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND BARELY ESCAPED BEFORE THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS CAR HAD 19000 ORIGINAL MILES AND I WAS THE ONLY OWNER. THE CAR NEVER HAD BEEN WORKED ON FOR ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WAS NEVER IN ANY ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051655December 17, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
WHEN AT A STOP WITH THE HEAT ON FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP, AND CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049220December 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILD AT 70,000 MILES. *NLM
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
#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
#10047436November 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CD4E TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047027November 16, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD TO BE REPLACED, OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING, DEALERS STATED WAS OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED BOTH SENSORS, PROBLEM NOT SOLVED, REPLACED TRANSMISSION REPLACED SEVERAL DAYS LATER WITH ANOTHER, FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS DEFECTIVE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045653November 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
!997 MAZDA 626 AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILING ... WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045209October 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 1997 MAZDA 626 LX WITH 58,000 MILES COST OVER $2500 TO REPAIR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043476October 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1997 MAZDA 626. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041716October 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA 626 LX. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED RIGHT AT 70,000 MILES. IT COST ME $2,600 TO GET IT FIXED. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. I CHECKED AROUND AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURES UNDER 70,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY GET A TON OF THESE CARS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I FEEL MAZDA SHOULD COMPENSATE US FOR THESE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039423September 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AND THE DEALERS WOULD NOT AGREE TO REPLACE OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039297September 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ON OUT "97 MAZDA 626. LOUD CLICKS AND JUMPS ON ACCELERATIONS. NOT THE CV JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038490September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMERS VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING, MAKING NOISES AND THE DASH LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER HAD TENSIONER KIT, GASKET CONVERTER FAILURES. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SENSORS. THE A/C ALSO FAILED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037158September 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 100,000 MILE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS A TOST. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER MAZDAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033424August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA 626 AND WITH ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND THE DEALER IS ASKING 2,400.00 TO FIX IT AND I THINK IT IS WRONG THAT THEY HAVEN'T CAME FORTH TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT IS SOPPOSE TO FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033440August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
CONTINUED TRANSMISSION/GEAR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034550August 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT DUE TO IT NOT SHIFTING GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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