Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#8007364April 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007368April 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JERKS/ SPUTTERS AND JUMPS OUT OF GEAR OR GETS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. GEAR IS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL FIRST BEFORE GOING INTO DRIVE. SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINS OF RECALL 98-V-206-001/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 76810. VEHICLE HAS A PREEXISTING TIMING BELT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760575April 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WITH 70,000 MILES. I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER MAZDA 626'S WITH THE SAME LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760544April 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 80476 MILES - NO FOREWARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007174April 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
WHILE DRIVING BATTERY CABLE FELL OFF, CAUSING ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007087April 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP, AND THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS CHECKING VEHICLE.*AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006921April 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED AT 5 MPH. DEALER REPLACED A BROKEN TIMING BELT TENSIONER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760153April 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE ELECTRONIC LIGHT COMES ON AND PUT IT UNDER THE LIGHT AT THE MAZDA DEALER, IT READS THE AIR FLOW METER IS BAD. KNOW 4 OTHER INCIDENTS OF MAZDA'S OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED AIRFLOW PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAZDAS. IT REDUCES SPEED OF THE CAR WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. IT HAPPENS TOO FREQUENTLY TO TOO MANY PEOPLE CARS. IT MUST BE A DEFECT IN THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760060April 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
'HOLD' LIGHT FLASHING. CAR WONT MOVE IN DRIVE/SECOND/FIRST OR REVERSE UNTIL RPM INCREASED TO APPROX 4000, THAT TOO VERY SLOWLY. ENGINE SPEED REMAINS ABNORMALY UNPROPORTIONATE TO VEHICLE SPEED AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING OR WHEN ACCELERATING EVEN AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006409March 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REBUILT 6 TIMES. DUE TO THE COMPUTER SHUTTING DOWN WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE SHIFTING BECOMES HARDER WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006319March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED OVERDRIVE INDICATION LIGHT FLASHING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759786March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MILES JUST FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS WITH THESE VEHICLES. YOU MIGHT AS WELL THROW ALL YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY INTO A FIRE PIT AND LIGHT IT UP, IF YOU PURCHASE ONE OF THESE CARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759718March 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006238March 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, AND VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN IN OVERDRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759686March 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE SEATBELT. IS THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? SEATBELTS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACE 2X WITHIN A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006150March 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHING, SOON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED JERKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CAN'T DUPLICATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759630March 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006039March 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH HIT A POTHOLE AND DRIVERS/ PASSENGERS AIRBAGS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAGS ARE TOO SENSITIVE, SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759535March 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE WEAR OUT EVERY 10,000 MILES OR SO. THERE IS CURRENTLY 47,000 ON THE VEHICLE, AND I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKES 7 TIMES!!! I NOTIFIED MAZDA USA, AND NOTHING WAS EVER DONE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL WEAR" AND THAT I MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE MY DRIVING HABITS, WHICH., BY THE WAY, ARE NOT BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005791March 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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