Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#736351November 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHEN PURCHASED. AAMCO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, INC. REBUILT, DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT OURS WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS (7 0F 10 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUILT IN "95 WE DEFECTIVE) I WOULD LIKE FOR MAZDA AMERICAN TO AT LEAST HELP WITH THE COSTS THAT WE HAVE INCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736376November 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT SOMETIMES PPPPS OUT. SAFETY BELT INDICATOR LIGHT IS OFF AND THE SAFETY BELT BEEP SOUND SOMETIMES IS ON,SOMETIMES IS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736206November 13, 2000
SEATS
I AM WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH OUR 1996 MAZDA 626. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPED WHILE DRIVING. THE INCIDENT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $720 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS I WAS TRAVELLING VERY SLOWLY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WITH NO ACCIDENT, BUT I AM UNWILLING TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS A DEFECT- A DANGEROUS ONE. I NOTICED ON YOUR ODI LIST THAT SOMONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (ODI ID NO. 823823). I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEGE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD REPAIR THE DAMAGES AND CHECK THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. IS THIS UNACCEPTABLE? THANK YOU. GREG GERKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736208November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACE NOW AS I TYPE THIS INFORMATION SOMETHINGIS TRULY WRONG WITH THIS CAR OR THE SERVICER I NEED SOME HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874835November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STARTING AT 42,000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON VEHICLE/ LOST POWER/ STARTED SHIFTING AND GAVE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. THE SAME SIGN EACH TIME, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MARCH 1999 90,000 & NOV-2000 149,000; THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. IT HAS COST $2400 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736067November 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVRDIRVE LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR WILL NO SHIFT GEARS SMOOTHLY. HAVE LEARNED THAT MAZDA HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IS. CARS HAVE FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A POSSIBILITY OF INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736082November 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR RAN HOT , WOULLDN'T FIXX, BROKE BOTH CAMSHAFTS IN THE HEADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736007November 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M TAKING MY '95 MAZDA 626 BACK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE I SUSPECT THE CAR'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM -- LESS THAN 7 MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL BREAKDOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874636November 8, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#98V249000/ CONCERNING AIR BAG MODULE AND CONTACTED CONTCRIPPEN AUTO MALL. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A WAITING PERIOD OF 6 WEEKS DUE TO LACK OF PERSONNEL. DEALER ONLY HAD 1 TECHNICIAN THAT WEEKS ON VOLVO AND MAZDA. DEALER LOCATED IN LANSING MI, TELE#517-627-8411.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735957November 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GUAGE NEEDLE MOVES ABOVE HALF-WAY MARK, ALMOST TO RED ZONE, THEN QUICKLY JERKS BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TWO THERMOSTATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, BUT CONTINUES TO EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874509November 6, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A SHOT. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PULLED TO SIDE & STOPPED. CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED TREAD HAD PEELED OFF LEFT REAR TIRE. PUT SPARE TIRE ON. TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL ON A 1993, MAZDA, 626. BRIDGESTONE, ROAD HAWK, P195/65R14 WITH 20,000 MILES. DOT 3J9K.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735884November 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735723November 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BASICALLY FROM VERIFYING THE NET I NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAVEN'T YOU REQUESTED A REDESIGN AND TOTAL RECALL SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TRANS IN THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUF. WITH A NEW OR REBUILT MODEL BUT HAS FAIL BASICALLY AT SAME MILEAGE AS ORIGINAL ONE. 1ST FAILED AT 32,000 MILES NAD NOW THIS AT 74,000, WHICH PUTS THIS TRANS AT 42,000 OF USE AND AGAIN WITH FAILURE. IT IS NOT DUE TO MAINTEINCE SINCE I KNOW MY MECHANICAL ABILITY AS GOOD AND ALL MAINTENICE EXCEEDS MANF. SPEC'S. WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735694November 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AT 70-75MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON PULLING OFF TO STOP, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE 1ST GEAR UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN (THE O/D LIGHT RESET TO OFF WHENEVER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. TOWARDS THE END OF AN 900 MILE TRIP TO PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON TOP OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED (THE RPM'S VARIED SEVERELY DURING THIS TIME). HAD TO EVENTUALLY PULL OFF, CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. AFTER ABOUT 3 AND 1/2 WEEKS I GOT THE CAR BACK AND UPON DRIVING IT HOME THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON TWICE DURING THE 93 MILE TRIP HOME AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START IN FIRST GEAR AGAIN. I TALKED TO THE AADCO TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY IN TIFTON, GA AGAIN AND THEY IMFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY ELECTRICAL!!!!, I.E. THE COMPUTER. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER, IT SEEMED TO DRIVE BETTER, BUT STILL JERKY OR SLIPPING AT TIMES. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YET, I'LL BE GOING ABOUT 190 MILES THIS WEEKEND, I HOPE. 1. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? 2. IS THE COMPUTER THE MOST LIKELY FAILED COMPONENT AND IS IT EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR? 3. IS MAZDA RECALLING ANY OF THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS? 4. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT I MAY TAKE TO RECOVER ANY PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735603November 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON 10/13/2000 WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON THE RADIO CAME ON FOR A SECOND THEN SHUT DOWN AND DID NOT COME ON AGAIN, THE DOOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYED ON & ALL DOORS WERE SHUT, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN, KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT SOUND, POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, FINALLY ON THAT DAY WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LATER ON 10/15/2000, WHEN THE FRONT DEFOGGER WAS TURNED ON AND THE CAR WAS JUST IDILING THE CAR BEGAN ACT AS IF WANTED TO TURN OFF AND SHAKE. ON 10/18/2000 MY CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 10/20/2000 AND I WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE MY RADIO WOULD START CUTTING OFF AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SHOP ON 10/25/2000 FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY CAR SINCE. SL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735501October 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. REACHED THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. GARAGE STATED THAT 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WERE GONE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS THAT 626'S FROM 1994-96 (4 CYL AUTO) HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN COMMON. WILL THERE BE A FORMAL INVESTIAGATION?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735381October 29, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTICE & I SEE THAT THERE ARE 3. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THESE PROBLEMS RESOLVED. I PREFER TO USE A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAN COOLEY- THEY ARE AWEFUL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735338October 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED FIRST TIME WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN AT CONGESTED INTERSECTION, BARELY ESCAPED INJURY. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, FAILED AGAING 4 MONTHS LATER; THIS TIME APPARENTLY ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC PROBLEM, UNABLE TO REPAIR NOW GOING ON 4 WEEKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874013October 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE AND BUCKED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THEN, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874061October 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP CAR ITCOULD NOT BE PUT IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THAT THERE STILL WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT IN GEAR. MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY PUTTING HAND ON TOP OF GEAR SHIFT LEVER. CONSUMER FELT THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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