Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#718889February 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON DEC. 19, 1999. I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING IN REVERSE. ON FEB. 8, 2000 I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ORDERED AND BRING THE VEHICLE BACK ON FEB 12, 2000. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON FEB 12, 2000 AND HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE OF A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. AGAIN ITS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TIME THEY TELL THAT THE FRONT PUMP WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION. FEB 13, 2000 ANOTHER TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ORDERED. WHEN THEY FIRST PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN IT WAS A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. IN THE WARRANTY AGREEMENT IT STATES, "ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF A COVERED COMPONENT MAY BE MADE WITH A FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT COMPONENT, AS DETERMINED BY THE ADMINISTATOR. IN THE WARRANTY BOOKLET IT STATES, "A MAZDA DEALER WILL MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS, USING A NEW OR REMANUFACUTRED PARTS, TO CORRECT ANY PROBLEM COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY WITHOUT CHARGE TO YOU. I DO NOT WANT A REMANUFACTURED PART ON THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW, I EXPECT A NEW PART ON THE VEHICLE OBIVIOUSLY THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856955February 15, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRAVELING HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. COMPRESSOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550900February 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE, VIOLENT CONDITION OF DEPLOYMENT CAUSED INJURIES TO CONSUMERS FACE AND CHEST AREA. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856760February 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS CORRODE AND BREAK WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO DROP WHILE DRIVING. BREAKS TRANSMISSON SEALS ON DRIVE AXLE'S CAUSING FLUID LOSS ,OR BREAKS ON AXLE, BURNS THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856702February 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WATER PUMP BUSTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550773February 7, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT COMBO SWITCH FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718441February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 626 FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE MY MILEAGE ROLLED OVER TO 50,000. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALER'S REPLY BEING "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG". FINALLY I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AT 56,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! AFTER REPORTING THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, THEY ARE TELLING ME AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I FOUGHT THIS AND ENDED UP GETTING MAZDA TO PAY FOR $2000 OF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE REPLACE THE WHOLE THING FOR FREE SEEING AS HOW I HAD REPORTED THE PROBLEM PLUS THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAD ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT KIND OF TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AT 56,000 MILES? FROM WHAT I HEAR NOW, MAZDA 626S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WISH THE MAZDA COMPANY WOULD TAKE SOME CREDIT FOR PUTTING CHEAP PARTS IN THEIR CARS THAT CONSUMERS PAY HARD-EARNED MONEY FOR...I WON'T BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718341February 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN DRIVE, AND THE BRAKE IS PRESSED, THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND SO MUCH THAT IT ACTUALLY CREATES A HUMMING NOISE. THE VIBRATION IS SO INTENSE THAT IT CAUSE EARS TO CLOG UP. TOOK CAR TO BROWNS MAZAD DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF TWO WEEKS, WAITING ON A "PART" WHICH HAPPEND TO BE A BOLT AND WHEN I PICK UP THE CAR, IT WAS IN WORSE CONDITION THAN WHEN I BROUGH IT IN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOME VIBRATION IS NORMAL, BUT I AM LITERALLY SHAKING WHEN THE CAR IDLES IN THE DRIVE GEAR. NASTY ATTITUDE. I AM STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I ASKED TO HAVE THE MOUNTS REPLACED, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS WITHIN 'SPECS' THEREFORE, LIVE WITH IT. THIS COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR TO STOP THE SHAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856014February 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVERDIRVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE INTO THE DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION IS ALSO STARTING TO SLIP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717899January 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST HAD MY 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE 1ST TIME WAS 9/94 AND THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 10,150 MILES, 2ND TIME ON 12/93 AT 69,300 MILES AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY, 3RD TIME 1/2000 AT 128,000 MILES AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACED AT NO CHARGE THE FIRST TIME, MAZDA PAID FOR THE PART 2ND TIME AND I PAID THE LABOR; 3RD TIME MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFECTIVE 3 TIMES IN 130,000 MILES. FURTHER, THERE ARE MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL? A CLASS ACTION SUIT? YOUR ASSISTANCE IS APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717933January 26, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM FOR A FEW SECONDS AT NONSPECIFIC INTERVALS WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855412January 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCLELERATOR PEDAL RPMS WILL GO DOWN AND VEHICLE WILL COME TO A SLOW STOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855448January 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN CONSUMER STATRTS VEHICLE THE ENGINE TAPS LOUD NOISES. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECKLIGHT STAYS ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP,AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853242January 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. FRONT END DAMAGE TOTALLED $3,000.00. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717686January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED NEEDS ANOTHER ONE IN LESS THEN A YEAR, HOLD LIGHT FLASHES, WHEN IN REVERSE DOESN'T REVERSE ALL THE TIME, WHEN ACCELERATING JERKS AND STAYS IN GEAR TOO LONG, HESIATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717685January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HOLD LIGHT FLASHES; WHEN IN DRIVE ACTS LIKE IN NEUTRAL, STAYS IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, CONTACTED MAXDA STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT COULDN'T DO WORK? TOOK TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY REPLACED LESS THEN A YEAR LATER SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717646January 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
AT ASPEED OF 35MPH THERE IS ACONSANT NOISE OF METAL OR A RUBBING NOISE I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE BOTH CALIPERS AND BLEED THE SYSTEM BUT THE NOISE CAME BACK AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717515January 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION INITIALLY SHIFTED ROUGHLY THEN REVVED DURING SHIFTING 3-4, THEN A LOUD BANG DURING BRAKING QUICKLY, THIS PROGRESSED TO LURCHING FORWARD AFTER BRAKING, THEN POPPING NOISES IN LOW GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 40 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT CHAIN INSIDE TRANS IS SLIPPING OFF SPROCKETS - REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $950-1150. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON TRANSMISSION WORK. THE ENGINE CHECK COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THIS INITIALLY STARTED AT ABOUT 1000 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS UNDER NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY, AND ACCORDING TO RECALL ADVISEMENTS AND EACH TIME SAYS THAT SHOULD FIX IT, BUT IT CONTINUES EVEN TODAY. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717439January 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, CAUSING ME TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717300January 13, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCK NO LONGER WORKS. DRIVER COULD FALL OUT OF CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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