Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10039015September 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 71K. NO WARNING, MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, BOUGHT FROM DEALER WITH 42K AND ONLY DROVE 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS!! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR WITH OUT SELLING THIS ONE, BUT HOW CAN YOU SELL A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION DEFECT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039984September 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE SERVO UNIT OF THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT ONTO THE ROAD. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038435September 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036779August 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN YEAR 5 OF OPERATION FOR 1998 MAZDA 626. I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REGARDING 1994-1998 MAZDA 626S. THIS IS TOO SOON TO BE DISPOSING OF AN AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE OF A BIG TICKET ITEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED. WON'T EVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN. ALSO, FRONT, RIGHT AXLE JOINT WAS FAILING/LOOSE A YEAR AGO, 3 REPAIRS/AXLE REPLACEMENT AND $1000 LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. ABSOLUTELY NO FAITH IN MAZDA, OR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOCATED IN BURNSVILLE, MN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037691August 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IS LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF OIL DIP STICK RESERVOIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032678August 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON I75, I HAD NOTICED THAT MY O/D LIGHT HAD STARTED TO FLASH. THE CAR SEEMED OKAY, BUT THE O/D CONTINUED TO FLASH. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A TRUCK WITH AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER RIGHT BEHIND ME AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF STARTED TO HAPPEN. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THEN THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE THAT HAPPEN, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. AFTER CALLING STEPPS AND HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, HE ADVISED ME THAT I HAD BURNED UP THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING BLEW INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW AND THIS CAUSE THE MOTOR TO TURN OFF. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE HE RECALLS THIS HAPPENING TO ANOTHER CLIENT. HE HAS GIVEN ME A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT COSTS RAINGING FROM $1800 ON UP. I AM SHOCKED TO READ ALL OF THE POSTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE 123,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND AM SURPRISED THIS DIFFERENT HAPPEN SOONER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030427July 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION COMPLETED FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS THE INFAMOUS CD4E - USED ON THE FORD CONTOUR, PROBE, MERCURY MYSTIQUE, ETC... FROM WHAT I HEAR, THERE'S BEEN NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ON THESE FAILING PREMATURELY, COSTING DRIVER'S MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE DEALER WANTED $3,500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. I INSTEAD WENT TO ANOTHER BUSINESS, AND HAD A USED CD4E PUT IN. (THE USED ONE HAD 17,000). NOW, AT 105,000, I'M STARTING TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. IT'S SLUGGISH AT TIMES AND O/D FLASHES NOW AND THEN. THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE THE TRANSMISSION'S FAULT, BUT PERHAPS MAZDA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF IT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO MAZDA TO ISSUE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION, ONLY TO BE IGNORED. ADD ME TO THAT LIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024587July 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE JERKED AND KICKED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY, THE SYMPTOMS REMAINED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024423July 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT AND THE SYMPTOMS OF THAT FAILURE WERE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. . *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028372July 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE SO THEIR FAMILY CAN EAT. MAZDA DEFINATELY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. ADMIT THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE, FIX IT AND MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE. THERE IS NOTHING PROFESSIONAL ABOUT MAKING A BAD PRODUCT AND LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS BEHIND. JAMES WILLIAMSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028377July 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE SO THEIR FAMILY CAN EAT. MAZDA DEFINATELY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. ADMIT THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE, FIX IT AND MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE. THERE IS NOTHING PROFESSIONAL ABOUT MAKING A BAD PRODUCT AND LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS BEHIND. JAMES WILLIAMSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028376July 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE SO THEIR FAMILY CAN EAT. MAZDA DEFINATELY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. ADMIT THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE, FIX IT AND MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE. THERE IS NOTHING PROFESSIONAL ABOUT MAKING A BAD PRODUCT AND LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS BEHIND. JAMES WILLIAMSON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022130July 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. RESEARCH SHOWED IT APPEARED TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON MAZDA 626'S. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025596July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPERIENCED ON A FREEWAY. THE CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT REPEATEDLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026755July 8, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HER FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025639July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL TYPES OF POSTS FROM WEBSITES SAYING THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POOR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626. HOW COULD YOU DISREGARD THE QUALITY OF A PART THATS SO VITAL TO A NEWLY MANUFACTURED CAR? MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE WRITING POSTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SAY THAT THEY WILL NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN, AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY. EVERY POST THAT I'VE SEEN HAS BEEN ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. PEOPLE HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS DIE AT 37K, 55K, 48K. WHAT'S GOING ON? CAN WE ATLEAST GET 150K. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. IF I HAVE TO GET SERIOUS SERVICE LIKE THIS, I WOULD EXPECT FOR IT TO BE SOMETHING WAY DOWN THE LINE AFTER THE CAR IS PAID FOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10023857June 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME (AT LEAST THE LAST 25K MILES). HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED (FLUID/FILTER) AT 38K AND 50K MILES. NOW THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING EVEN HARDER THAN BEFORE. THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING MATCH WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED ON THE WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML#258 MAZDA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT AND RECALL THIS CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023656June 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 98 626 MAZDA LX WITH 54K MILES. MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA SPECIALIST. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY COST A ROUND $2800. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CASE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MAZDA. I HEARD AND READ THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR. I AM STILL PAYING FOR MAY CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023372June 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022651June 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN VEHICLE IDLES IT BEGINS TO HAVE A STALLING SENSATION. DEALER STATED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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