Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10202908September 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7 MONTHS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 150,000 MILES. THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED FOR THAT MILEAGE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT IS SLUGGISH MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS STARTING OUT IN 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST. AT 15 - 20 MPH, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST, THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK TO SECOND GEAR. AT 20MPH, THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, BUT EVENTUALLY SHIFTS. THE O/D LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I SLOW DOWN, THE CAR WILL DOWN SHIFT ABRUPTLY IN TO A LOWER GEAR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A 7 MONTH OLD TRANSMISSION. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 626. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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#10202501September 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS BROKEN. *JB
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#10202348September 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 2.0L AUTOMATIC TRANNY ISSUES. CAR HAS 118K MILES AND THE TRANNY IS NEEDING A REBUILD. LOOKED IT UP AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CD4E FORD NUMBER OR THE LA4A-EL MAZDA NUMBER TRANNY. *JB. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
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#10202448September 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HARD SHIFTING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HAD A BLOW OUT SAME NIGHT TRANSMISSION MESSED UP. WON'T GO INTO GEAR UNTIL IT PAST 2.5 RPM'S. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPEC. SAID IT WAS OVER HEATING ALSO NEED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, NEED TO INSTALL TRANSMISSION COOLER. *TR
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#10202205September 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626, WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, HAD THE LINKAGE CABLE REPAIRED TWICE. NOW AT 149,000 MILES THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THE OD LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF. WE ARE HAVING IT TOWED (THIS IS THE 2ND TOW BILL) TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TOMORROW AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. IT WILL COST BETWEEN 1500 & 1700 TO REPAIR. *JB UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB
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#10202096September 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A MAZDA 2002 626 LX WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT WAS PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 12, 2004 AND HAS ONLY 43,700 MILES ON IT. THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN PERFORMED AS OUTLINED IN THE CAR MAINTENANCE MANUAL. ON JULY 13, 2007 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. SOME TIME WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO THE REVERSE GEAR IT WILL MAKE A SCREECHING NOISE AND THE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE. ON JULY 14, 2007 I CALLED TWO MAZDA DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (TIME WISE, NOT MILEAGE WISE) AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. ON JULY 16, 2007 I TOOK IT TO AN AAMCO SHOP. A DAY LATER I WAS TOLD BY AAMCO THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RE-BUILT. IT COST ME $2510 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION RE-BUILD. THIS WAS A HUGE UNEXPECTED EXPENSE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE DUE TO SOME INHERENT DEFECT. *TR
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#10201997September 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 ES 2000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION FROM EAGLE TRANSMISSION, O/D LIGHT FLASHING AFTER TRIP TO DALLAS, FAILED TRANSMISSION AGAIN. 2 MONTHS AFTER REBUILDING TRANSMISSION. NOW I SEE TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TOO SMALL AND OVERHEATS. WHAT WILL THEY DO? *TR UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF
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#10201822September 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 MAZDA 626 HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS FAILED AT 110K. THE RESULTING FAILURE WILL COST ABOUT $2,000 TO FIX, AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY FAIL AS WELL. *TR
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#10201599August 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR IS A 2002 MAZDA 626 WITH APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES. THE CAR WAS NOT IN A CRASH OR INCIDENT LEADING UP TO THE ISSUE. AUGUST 28, 2007-DRIVING ON I-5 ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM HOME SO I CONTINUED ON. THE NEXT MORNING I STARTED THE CAR AND BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. REVERSE WORKS JUST FINE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY DEAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS IS GOING TO BE $1350 FOR A REBUILT/REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND LABOR ($650). THIS IS A TOTAL OF $2,000 NOT INCLUDING TAX. THERE WERE NO USED TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MAZDA 626S AND THEY'VE ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 05-005/02 DEALS WITH ONE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCE: AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE O/D OFF LIGHT IS BLINKING AND CODE P1783 IS SET (EXCESSIVE ATF TEMPERATURE). THE TSB REQUIRES THAT A COOLING KIT BE INSTALLED DUE TO OVERHEATING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THE KIT IS INSTALLED AT THE COST OF THE OWNER WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $1,236 (QUOTED BY SENATOR MAZDA). THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CD4E WAS MEANT FOR THE FORD CONTOUR/MYSTIQUE WHICH IS MUCH LIGHTER THAN THE MAZDA 626. IN ADDITION, THE MANUAL DOESN'T MENTION ANY SERVICING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION NOR HAVE I BEEN CONTACTED AS MAZDA'S DUE DILIGENCE TO REACH OUT TO THEIR 626 OWNERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS A PEREMPTORY STRIKE. *JB
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#10200644August 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4-CYL MAZDA IS EXPERIENCING JERKING OR GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. TOOK CAR IN TO TWO DIFFERENT MAZDA SHOPS-ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS-WITHIN A 60 DAY SPAN- AND THE PROBLEM STILL WAS NOT CORRECTED OR DIAGNOSED. SPENT MORE THAN $1100 IN REPAIRS. LATER RESEARCHED ON MY OWN AND FOUND OUT THAT FORD TRANSMISSION MODEL CD4E USED IN MY MODEL CAR WAS POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MAZDA, I WAS TOLD TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THEN HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $3000. I ASKED ABOUT HAVING A TRANSMISSION FAN INSTALLED AND WAS DISCOURAGED. MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN 005-02 INSTRUCTS TECH'S TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION FAN IF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT MATCHES THE BULLETINS DESCRIPTION. I STILL WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MATTER. HOW CAN MAZDA GET AWAY WITH NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ALL DISCUSS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNETHICAL AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH. *TR
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#10200640August 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WENT BACK TO VEHICLE CRANKED IT UP, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE BUT TRANNY DID NOTHING LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. TRANNY WORKED FINE BEFORE IT WAS PARKED. *TR
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#10200525August 22, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
REAR CALIPERS WILL NOT STOP SEIZING. TRIED USING REMAN'D AND NEW WITH THE SAME RESULTS. *TR
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#10200524August 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *TR
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#10200243August 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWICE. SHE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THE CONTACT FELT AS IF THE GEARS WERE JUMPING WHEN DRIVING. SHE RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD GO THROUGH TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
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#10200080August 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL, AFTER READING THE FORUMS, THIS IS CLEARLY AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. IF I WOULD HAVE READ THE FORUMS BEFORE THE FAILURE I WOULD HAVE TRADED IN THE CAR WHILE IT HAD SOME VALUE. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE READING THIS BEFORE YOUR 626 TRANNY FAILS. THE ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR WERE $3500 AND THERE WAS $1800 LEFT ON THE NOTE. WE ONLY GOT $500 FOR THE TRADE. THE REPAIR DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE TRANNY PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS. *JB
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#10199750August 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR MAZDA 626 1999 WAS WELL MAINTAINED. AT 72,134 MILES I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I DROVE HOME FOR 5 MILES AND IN THE EVENING ON THE FREEWAY. THE MAZDA NOW FELT A BIT JERKY AT 55-60 MPH. (I NEVER NOTICED THAT BEFORE.) AFTER 23 MILES THE MAZDA SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. I WAS STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY IN DARKNESS AND HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR 1 1/2 HOURS. SCARY!!!! THERE WAS A LONG TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND THE CAR, A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR, ALSO UNDER THE HOOD AND ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. THE TOWING SERVICE NOTICED A DISCONNECTED TRANSMISSION HOSE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING TO THE MAZDA DEALER. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3225. THE DEALER SAYS THE 30A EGI INJ FUSE IS BURNT. FLUID LEVEL OF TRANS WAS AT LEAST 3 QTS OVER FULL, WAS DARK BROWN AND HAD SEVERE BURNT SMELL. FLUID APPEARS TO HAVE LEAKED OUT OF COOLER LINE AND VALVE BODY PAN DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE. (I NEVER SAW A LEAK ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR.) TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN REVERSE. (I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT INTO REVERSE FROM MY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY???) THIS IS COSTING US BIG BUCKS AND AGGRAVATION: NEW TRANSMISSION, THREE TIMES TOWING CHARGES, DIAGNOSTIC BY DEALER, TRANSMISSION FLUSH, RENTAL CAR, LOSS OF WORK... AND NO GUARANTEE THAT THINGS WILL BE MADE GOOD! AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT BAD MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS, I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THE FAULT HERE LIES IN A BAD PRODUCT (TRANSMISSION) OR BAD WORKMANSHIP WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH. NOW THE MAZDA IS BACK AT THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE PLACE THAT ORIGINALLY DID THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH, IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL MAKE GOOD. I COULD HAVE BEEN ROAD KILL! CAN SOMEBODY INVESTIGATE AND HELP? *JB
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#10199726August 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES BOTH TIMES REPLACED...*JB
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#10199099August 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THIS WAS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000 MILES.
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#10198823August 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWAY BAR WILL FAIL, THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES, INSURANCE ESTIMATE, AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
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#10198802August 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE MAZDA 626 LX CD4E TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL, BECAUSE THEIR POOR DESIGN, NO MATTER HOW YOU DO. THIS TRANSMISSION IS ON MAZDA 626 ON YEAR 1994-2002. *TR
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