Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10198418August 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MAZDA 626. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HE HAD IT REBUILT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 124,000.
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#10198244August 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 MAZDA 626 AT 97,000 MILES: THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN UPPER GEARS. AFTER PULLING OFF AND VERIFYING FLUID LEVELS, THE CAR DROVE WELL FOR 4 MILES, BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN AND FINALLY DROPPED OUT OF ALL GEARS. THEN IT SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL NO MATTER WHAT GEAR WAS SELECTED. AFTER A TOW TO A TRASMISSION SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT A TRANSMISSION REBUILD WAS REQUIRED @ $2,000. THERE SHOULD BE MANY MORE MILES LEFT IN THIS CAR WITHOUT REQUIRING A $2,000 INVESTMENT! AFTER READING MANY SIMILAR SLORIES, I BELIEVE MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT! *TR
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#10198118August 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON JULY 22 DUE TO OVER HEATING ETC. *TR
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#10198123August 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- NORMAL NON-DAILY USAGE. MAINTENANCE ON TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. 2)CONSEQUENCES- TOWED TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP 3) WHAT DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE- TOTAL REPAIR/REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION. COST OVER $2500.00. *TR
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#10198125August 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
'99 MAZDA 626-LX, 4-CYL. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: DAY 1, STUCK IN TRAFFIC, MOVING VERY SLOWLY FOR 30 MINUTES, 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FEELING "CLUNKY". DAY 2, DRIVING 72-78 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 3 HOURS, THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. GOT HOME FINE. DAY 3: SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *TR
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#10197617July 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ARE BAD IN 1998 MAZDA 626. *TR
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#10197298July 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, BURNS UP AND CAR NO LONGER MOVES. *JB
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#10197136July 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 MAZDA 626 LX WOULD JERK EXTREMELY HARD WHEN STARTING OFF UNTIL SPEEDS REACHED AROUND 25+MPH THIS HAPPENED SINCE THE DAY THE CAR WAS PURCHASED EVEN AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS THE CAR STILL JERKED WHEN INCREASING SPEEDS. JUST RECENTLY WHILE GOING TO WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE AND BARLEY MOVE IN DRIVE AFTER GETTING HALF WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ONLY REV UP THAT'S WHEN I CALLED A TOWING SERVICE TO DROP MY CAR OFF TO A GARAGE AFTER THE MECHANICS HEARD MY PROBLEM THEY GAVE ME SOME STARTLING NEWS THAT MOST OF THE 4CYCLE MAZDA 626S HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS PART I HAD TO GET WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10196876July 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR OUR SON IN 2005 WITH ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 120,000 MILES AND IS IN NEED OF ITS 4TH TRANSMISSION (REBUILT)! IT IS ALSO ON ITS SECOND ENGINE. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING THIS BAD. HAS MAZDA DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS? *JB
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#10196425July 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FIRST AT 76,000, 2ND AT 101,000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT BOTH TIMES. THERE WE 2 OTHER 626'S IN TRANSMISSION SHOP AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
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#10196436July 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 113,000 MILES AND ATTEMPT TO CONTACT MAZDA THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICES LINE RESULTED IN LONG WAIT AND NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER. *TR
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#10196378July 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER AND FOR A FEW YEARS HAVE NOTICED HARSH SHIFTING THAT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. THE OTHER DAY THE ODOMETER LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND I TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND THEY SCANNED AND CODES, AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ,AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMED SO WRONG BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAD 111,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT WAS WRONG BECAUSE I KNEW THIS PROBLEM STARTED A LOT EARLIER WHEN I GOT THIS CAR AT 64,000 MILES. IF MAZDA KNEW ABOUT THIS COOLING ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT , AND IF THEY KNEW THEY WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL WHY DIDN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL? IF THEY KNEW THEY HAD INADEQUATE COOLING THEY SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED A COOLER AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT T AT HE OWNERS , AND THEY SHOULD ALSO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR EXPENSE.*AK
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#10196293July 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 626 NEW IN 1998. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLES REGULARLYSINCE THEN. IN 2003-4, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THEN PURCHASED A NEW ONE. THE NEW ONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS. IT WILL GET HOT, THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES, AND WE ARE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR IT TO COOL.
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#10196028July 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THAT I WISH I HAD PULLED UP THIS WEB SITE BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS AUTOMOBILE. APPARENTLY, OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE VOICED THEIR MANY COMPLAINTS TO NO AVAIL, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I SOUND A BIT LET DOWN AND DISAPPOINTED BY THIS GREAT DEPARTMENT OF OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. MAINLY, YOUR JUST WANTING ME TO STATE THE PROBLEM, AND I SAY, THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BUT, IF I MUST KEEP UP THIS RIDICULOUS GAME OF PLAY FOR MANY MORE YEARS OR UNTIL A PERSON IS KILLED, I WILL. THE #### TRANSMISSIONS ####IN THIS ##### ### MAZDA 626, YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD, THE MANUFACTURE KNOWS, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ######OVER BY THE CORPORATION OF ####### GREEDY ### ##### MEN KNOW IT, SO LETS JUST SAY WE HOLD YOUR PAY CHECK UNTIL YOU CAN GET OFF YOUR ###### ### AND GET USE SOME RELIEF WITH THIS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CORP THAT IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKING CARE OF THE ####### LEMONS THEY SOLD ON AMERICAN SOIL. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE RESOLVED, I HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD THAT I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR AND I AM NOT GOING TO KEEP QUITE ABOUT THIS. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED, AND NOT AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. I AM A DIVORCED-SINGLE MOM THAT HAS NOT RECEIVED CHILD SUPPORT IN SIX YEARS, I MANAGE ON MY OWN AND WILL NOT LET BIG CORPS TAKE MY HARD EARNED MONEY TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR A DEFECT ON THE MAKERS PART....THAT BEING MAZDA CORPORATION. IF MY CHILD'S SAFETY IS AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS YOU WANT ME TO BELIEVE IT IS, THEN DO THE #### RECALL ALREADY. TIME TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. *TR
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#10196034July 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1994 MAZDA 626 AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BY MANUFACTURER RESULTING IN DEFECTIVE AUTO TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL PREMATURELY. ONLY SOLUTIONS ARE TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT SOMETIMES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN A TSB BY MAZDA, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
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#10195631July 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 YEAR 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RPMS WENT TO 4000 BY ITSELF ODOMETER LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED ON DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CAR JERKED BADLY. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED ON 7/6/2007, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEN ON 7/9/2007 CAR WA S DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. HAD TO HAVE TOWED AGAIN TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE INSTITUTION AWAITING RESULTS OF ESTIMATE. *AK
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#10195466July 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
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#10195107July 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 LX 1996 MODEL. I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR ON JAN 2006 AND IT STARTED TO GIVE PROBLEMS BY SHOWING O/D LIGHTS OFF. THEN CHECK SIGN POPPED UP AND I FIXED THAT ONE. AGAIN POPPED UP AND FOUND TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. I TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY QUOTED $1700 TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. IN ONLINE, I READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND IT ADVISED TO USE THIS SITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST MAZDA COMPANY. MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE ME AND THIS RAISES SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THOUGH I HAVEN'T INVESTED ANY MONEY NOW TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION BUT I AM SEEKING WHETHER MAZDA COMPANY IS PROVIDING ANY ALTERNATIVE CHANGE OR OFFER TO THEIR CUSTOMER RELATED TO TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10195154July 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1997 MAZDA 626. IN 2006, SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH. I CHECKED FLUID LEVELS BUT THEY WERE FINE. THEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ONE MORNING, MY O/D KICKED OFF (WITH WARNING LIGHT) AND THE ENTIRE DRIVE HOME WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH. BROUGHT THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND AS SOON AS I TOLD THEM WHAT KIND OF CAR I HAD, THEY KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I ENDED UP PAYING $2000 TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE IN THE ORIGINAL. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND (AS I FOUND OUT LATER) OWNER FORUMS KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, MAZDA/FORD PROBABLY KNOWS AS WELL. IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE TO KNOW THAT A $50 REPAIR COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DO NOTHING TO EVEN INFORM THEIR BUYERS OF THE PROBLEMS. $50 WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT EASIER TO COME UP WITH THAN $2000. SUMMED UP: TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT COOLING CAUSING SEVERE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR
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#10194824June 28, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD MY FIRST MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 65,000 MILES AND I GOT IT REPLACED, AND THEN AT 120,000 MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REAPLCED AGAIN. THEREWAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND SOME FINANCIAL COMPENSATION TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. *AK
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