Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10095214September 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A SPRING BECAME CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT WHICH CAUSED IT TO BREAK. *NM WHILE RESEARCHING THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. BASED ON THE VIN THE CONSUMER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093233September 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN JULY 2003. IT WAS REPAIRED BY AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2003. REPAIRED AGAIN BY AAMCO. IT FAILED AGAIN IN APRIL 2004. REPAIRED AGAIN BY AAMCO. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2004. THIS IS 4 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. IT IS OBVIOUS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEING THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE 626. NO WONDER THEY STOPPED PRODUCING THE 626 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE PROBLEM AT HAND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094358September 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING IN THE TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING BELT. REFER TO RECALL# 00V134000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087770September 14, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V134000; BELT TENSIONER; SPRING ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082087September 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY REPAIRED BY LEE MYLES MECHANIC BUT FAILED DUE TO CAR MANUFACTURE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090844September 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY 626 IN JUNE 1998. AT 58,700 MILES (NOV 2001), THE 1ST TRANSMISSION WENT UP (FLASHING O/D, WOULDN'T SHIFT, ETC). I HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT COST $1,500. AT 92,000 MILES (NOV 2003), THE 2ND TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT UP. I HAD THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE SAME SHOP AT A COST OF $1,800. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP GETTING IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. THIS TIME, WE WERE HEADED OUT OF TOWN WITH THE CAR FULLY PACKED FOR VACATION WHEN IT DECIDED TO DUMP ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, STARTED SMOKING, FLASHED O/D LIGHTS, ETC. FOUR TRANSMISSIONS IN 100,000 MILES IS A GLARING FAILURE ON THE PART OF MAZDA AND/OR FORD (WHO BUILT THE TRANSMISSION). I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA AND I WILL ADVISE EVERYONE I KNOW THAT MAZDA VEHICLES CAN'T BE TRUSTED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS HORRENDOUS PIECE OF JUNK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090742September 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 10 SEC TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WONT ACCELERATE BUT RPMS GO UP AND WONT SHIFT.I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY SEVRAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091574September 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIME BELT BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090566September 7, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS LOOSE, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN IT. THE BOLT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN, SO MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SEAT OUT TO GET TO THE BOLT AND THE BOLT JUST CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT WITHOUT NEEDING TO UNSCREW IT. THE BOLT WAS COMPLETELY STRIPPED AND WE CANNOT USE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE NOW. I CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A FREE FIX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WAS PASSED THE 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE SAFETY WARRANTEE AND IT WOULDN'T BE FREE. TO ME, THE SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK NO MATTER WHAT, NOT BE PART OF A WARRANTEE OF SAFETY. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS MAY HAPPEN TO OTHERS AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE BUCKLE MAY COME OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT AND RENDER THE SEAT BELT USELESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090421September 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 82000 MILES - - NEEDED COMPLETE REBUILDING WHICH UPON FURTHER CHECKING WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSU. *AKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089020September 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR BECAME IMMOBILE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 100K MILES. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REBUILD COST AT LOCAL SHOP: $2,550.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088555August 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, OD LIGHT BLINKING, TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILING OUT OF DIP STICK AREA, COVERING MOTOR WHICH THEN STARTED BURNING WITH LOTS OF SMOKE. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THEY CHANGED THE FILTER AND FLUID, NOW IT DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083862August 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088094August 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED OFF AS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER WOULD PEG FROM 0 TO WHATEVER SPEED I WAS TRAVELING WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THEN IT WOULD REVERSE IT AND ONLY PEG BACK AND FORTH WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THAT ACCELERATOR. OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND OVERDRIVE FAILS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO GEARS QUICKLY,CHIRPING TIRES. ALSO, WHEN SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, IF YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SEEMS TO THINK IT NEEDS TO SHIFT INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE 3 ACCIDENTS IN ONE DAY JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089863August 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1998 MAZDA 626 FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN. *MR THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION MECHANISM FAILED. RECALL# 00V134000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND PARTS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087988August 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087005August 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 MAZDA 626 IN NORMAL TRAFFIC AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED, I ACCELERATED AS NORMAL AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I FLAGGED DOWN MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HE THEN GOT IN AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR. HE DROVE THE CAR TO MAZDA KNOXVILLE IN THE FIRST GEAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT WE INSTALL A "TRANSMISSION COOLER" TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. HE SAID THAT MAZDA PUTS THESE TYPE OF COOLERS IN NEWER MODELS. I HAD NO WARNING, NOR HAD I HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086887August 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626. 89,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. CAR WOULD NOT RUN. AAMCO REPAIRS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2,600. PREMATURE FAILURE IS COMMON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FOLLOW THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087300August 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ODOMETER FLASHED AND JUMPED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PARKED. ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH AND STALLED. CONSUMER OBTAINED A RENTAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083081August 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 15TH, 2004 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 1998 MAZDA 626 LX AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY IN FIRST GEAR. I THEN TOOK MY 626 TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS HAD A FAULTY DRUM. HE INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ON APRIL 23RD, 2004 AND ON APRIL 24TH, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND ALSO BEGAN SMOKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN ONCE AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME AND ON SUNDAY, MAY 2ND, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ONCE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SAME TRANSMISSION SHOP. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND STATED I NEEDED TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THEY INFORMED ME A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE. DURING THIS TIME I NOT ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSIMSSION AND COOLER I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING COSTS AND CAR RENTALS FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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