Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#8014760July 25, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONER IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING COLD AIR IN VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS ALSO REDUCED GAS MILEAGE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014761July 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764721July 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLOWLY GETTING WORSE FROM 08/2000 TO 07/02. WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER 40 MPH AND THE OVERDRIVE ENGAGED THE CAR WILL SLIP. WITH THE CAR UNDER 40 AND THE OVERDRIVE MANUALLY DISENGAGED, THE CAR WILL RUN, BUT CAN NOT BE QUICKLY ACCELERATED. I REVIEWED THE COMPLAINTS FOR MAZDA'S FROM 94-97 WITH 100 COMPLAINTS PER YEAR. HONDA ACCORD WAS 7.5 AND PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS 14. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MAZDA??*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764700July 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THOUGH THIS IS A CANADIAN VEHICLE, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE US. I AM HOPING THAT IT WILL HELP OTHERS TO FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE LA4A-EL TRANSMISSION IS A FLAWED DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764643July 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JUNE OF 2002, THE OD WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT AND THE OD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. ON ONE OCCASION, THE OD LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPED FROM ABOUT 2500 RPM TO OVER 4000 RPM AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER RESTARTED IT WITH THE OD AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NOT VERY MUCH POWER GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED EVEN THOUGH THAT TYPE OF MAITENENCE WAS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL 60,000 MILES AND MY CAR ONLY HAD 57,000 MILE ON IT. I AGREED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND CHANGE THE FLUID. HE RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CLEANED OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED THE FLUID. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I AM DRIVING TO KANSAS CITY WHEN I NOTICE THE OD LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN. I PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. 4 TIMES I DID THIS WITH THE THE OD LIGHT GOING OFF AND THEN COMING BACK ON. FINALLY, THE OD LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 65 TO 0. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TRANSMISSION OIL BLEW EVERWHERE. I COASTED TO A GAS STATION AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I STARTED THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SINCE IT WAS LOW, I ADDED ENOUGH TO BRING IT BACK TO FULL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I COULD PROBABLY EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION VERY SOON SINCE THESE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING ARE VERY COMMON FOR THE 1997 MAZDA 626. I THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO TELL ITS CUSTOMERS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND FIX IT BEFORE IT COSTS PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR BILLS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014518July 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 30MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764498July 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE 'HOLD' LIGHT STARTED BLINKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED CHANGING GEARS WITH DIFFICULTY. WHEN I CALLED A MAZDA DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE LIGHT PROBABLY INDICATED A NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER TALKING TO A MECHANIC THERE, HE SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT BLINKING BUT TO BRING IT IN TO BE CHECKED. I TOOK IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER, AND THE SERVICE ATTENDANT SAID 8 OF 9 TIMES THE FLASHING LIGHT USUALLY INDICATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, COSTING ABOUT $2500-$3000 FOR REPAIR. I ASKED IF IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT BLINKING AND WAS TOLD NO. HE SAID THE TRANS. COULD FAIL COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEXT 10 MIN. OR THE NEXT 100 MILES. I TOLD HIM HIS HEAD MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE W/ THE LIGHT BLINKING; HE SAID I WAS TOLD THAT INCORRECTLY. I ASKED HOW LONG THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD LAST. HE SAID IF SERVICED REGULARLY EVERY 30,000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED, IT WOULD LAST AS LONG AS I HAD THE CAR. I TOLD HIM I HAD THIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED ABOUT 3 YRS AGO AFTER A SIMILAR PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THIS MODEL MAZDA WAS BAD ABOUT NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO HAD REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. I CALLED & EXPLAINED THE BLINKING 'HOLD' LIGHT PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I PROBABLY NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THAT THIS MODEL TYPICALLY NEEDED ONE W/ A BLINKING 'HOLD' LIGHT. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS '94MAZDA 626 TRANS.FAILURE REPORTS. THE NHTSA SITE REGISTERED OVER 70 COMPLAINTS ON '94 MAZDA 626 4-CYL. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS -- OWNERS REPLACING THEM AS OFTEN AS TWICE IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, SOME REPLACING THEM 2,3, & 4 TIMES SINCE NEW. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WITH A FORD ADAPTOR AS REQUIRED BUT COULD NOT GET THE CODES NEEDED TO INTERPRET THE RESULTS (HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A MAZDA SHOP). THE LIGHT QUIT BLINKING AND SHIFTING IS SMOOTH NOW -- COULD THIS BE A RESET COMPUTER PROBLEM MAZDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED? IS MY TRANS. GOING TO FAIL AGAIN? IS IT SAFE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764505July 20, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
SIDE MOLDING COMING OFF, ANTENNA WILL NOT GO UP NOR DOWN, HOLD LIGHT KEEP FLASHING, SUN ROOF WILL NOT SLIDE BACK, AIR BAG FLASHES SOMETIME,CUP HOLDER WILL NOT KEEP CONTAINERS FROM TILTING OVER,OIL DIP STICK HANDLE BROKE OFF,CRUISE CONTROL DO NOT WORK,CRACKED MANIFOLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764386July 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764393July 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764348July 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD STARTED TO NOTICE ROUGH SHIFTING AT AROUND 90,000 MILES. I TRAVEL WITH MY WORK AND AM GONE EVERY WEEK MON-FRI AND PUT ABOUT 1000 MILES A WEEK ON MY CAR. SOME WEEKS MORE THAN THAT, ALL HIGHWAY MILES. I THOUGHT THE ROUGH SHIFTING WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. YOU CANNOT GET TO THE FILTER IN THE CD4 WITHOUT TAKING THE WHOLE THING APART. I WENT ANOTHER 10,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WILL ALLOW ME TO TRAVEL ABOUT 10 MILES THEN QUITS. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I CAN TRAVEL ANOTHER 5-10 MINUTES THEN IT QUITS AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND A LADY I SPOKE WITH WAS NO HELP AT ALL. SHE TOLD ME TO GO TO A DEALER AND THE CLOSEST IS 125 MILES AWAY. I ASKED IF THEY HAD A TECH DEPARTMENT I COULD TALK TO AND SHE SAID NONE EXISTED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS FORD TRANSMISSION IS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FIRST 100000 MILES ON THIS LITTLE CAR. THE ONLY REPAIRS WERE BRAKES AND A BATTERY PLUS THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE. I CANNOT SEE WHY MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING SO WIERD THOUGH. I HAD ONE GO OUT YEARS AGO AND IT NEVER WOULD SHIFT AGAIN. THIS RUNS, THEN QUITS, THEN RUNS, THEN QUITS AGAIN. OH WELL, I WANTED TO VENT AND I HAVE. IF THERE IS A RECALL OUT THERE ON THIS I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. THANKS FOR LISTENING. FRED MARTINO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014086July 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH HEARD NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. AS A RESULT BUSHING IN TRANSAXLE THAT WENT INTO TRANSMISSION WORE OUT AND CAME LOOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764332July 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2000 FROM JEFF SIKES MAZDA IN HUNTAVILLE, AL. IN OCTOBER 2001, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY BENTLEY IMPORTS (BOUGHT OUT JEFF SIKES MAZDA). IN FEBRUARY OF 2002, OD LIGHT ON DASH STARTED FLASHING. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY AL. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX OVERHEATING PROBLEM. IN MAY 2002, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED BY JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN MARIETTA, GA. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSION IN 2.5 YEARS AND 38,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013977July 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING UNABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO GEARS. HAD TO USE SHIFT LOCK KEY. THIS WAS A RESULT OF BLOWN TRANSIMISSION. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764209July 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764023July 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763999July 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, DEALER SUGGESTS REMAN. TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2700. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPORTS INTERNAL FAILURE OF SOME SORT, COMPLETE REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO DETERMINE EXACT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM - $700 LABOR, PLUS PARTS. THERE SEEM TO BE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS MUST BE FILED BEFORE A RECALL IS WARRANTED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013275July 3, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE FUMES COMING FROM THE A/C MAKING THE CONSUMER SICK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013293July 3, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT. FORCING CONSUMER TO HIT A BUILDING . THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763594June 28, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS LOT FOR NINE MONTHS. NEVER BEEN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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