Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#10200524August 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. *TR
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0
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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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#10191019May 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA 626. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $1,000. I WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA PUT IN BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS THROUGH A RECALL. *AK
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0
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0
#10189476May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON APRIL 16, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ,WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BELT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL # 98V206001 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ON, AND HE SHOULD CALL THE MAZDA MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLEWAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS NOT REMEDIED PREVIOUSLY. THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT A MAZDA DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLERWAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. HE SHOWED THE DEALER A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BRANDED WITH NO WARRANTY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 83,936, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10187378April 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY CAR IDLES BACK AND FORTH LIKE SOMEONE IS PRESSING THE GAS AND LETTING OFF. I HAD IT PUT ON A COMPUTER AT ADVANCED AUTOMOBILE AND I GOT A THROTLE POSITION SENSOR , AND HAD IT PUT ON. MY CAR STILL DID THE SAME EXACT THING. HAD IT PUT BACK ON THE COMPUTER, AND HAD A MASS FLOW SENSOR PUT ON IT. MY CAR STILL DID THE SAME THING .TOOK CAR TO DEALER, PUT IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND REPLACED WIRING TO THIS SENSOR. I EVEN PUT AN EMC FROM A SALVAGE YARD IN MY CAR. STILL MY CAR DID THE SAME THING . WERE THERE ANY OTHER MAZDAS DOING THE SAME THING? I' SPENT ALOT OF MONEY TO TRY AND FIX MY CAR .*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10183992March 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 62,000 MILES OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING LIKE A WORN OUT 3 SPEED, DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL SHOPS. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION HAS A DESIGN FLAW, SELL CAR BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS OCCUR. REPAIRED TRANSMISSION, VALVE BODY AND SOLENOID PACK, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. 1,500 DOLLARS TOTAL. AT 100,000 MILES SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT I HAVE NO FORWARD OR REWARD MOTION. CAR IS SITTING UNDER MY CARPORT, COST TO REPAIR 2,500 DOLLARS REQUIRES A TRANSMISSION. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10182493February 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY, THEN THE OVERDRIVE STARTED BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE CEASED TO SHIFT, I WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. THERE WAS A SMALL "BANG" IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OVER TO A FUEL STATION AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, 1+ QUARTS. I COULD FIND NO OBVIOUS LEAKS, BUT PURCHASED SOME ADDITIONAL FLUID AND REFILLED WHAT WAS LOST. SINCE THEN WHENEVER IT IS WARM OUT OR THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR OVER AN HOUR IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE ~50 F, IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGH AND THE OD LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2.0L MAZDA 626'S WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THEY APPARENTLY OVERHEAT VERY EASILY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I AM LUCKY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED ON ME. I'VE TAKEN IT APART AND CLEANED IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES. I ALSO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FREQUENTLY. THESE ABOVE AVERAGE MAINTENANCE ROUTINES ARE LIKELY WHAT HAS KEPT THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING ALTOGETHER. THE VEHICLE IS BARELY TOLERABLE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS IT WILL SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR HARD ENOUGH TO JERK THE OCCUPANTS FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *NM
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10178892January 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 97 MAZDA 626 I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANS BECAUSE IT WAS SEVERELY SLIPPING,UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. NOW AFTER ANOTHER MONTH AFTER REPLACING IT WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT IT FRIED AGAIN,AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. *NM
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172966November 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NM
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0
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0
#10170279October 9, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8, 2006, I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY TO VISIT A FRIEND IN A NEW HOME. I HAD JUST TURNED OFF A BUSY THOROUGHFARE ONTO A SIDE ROAD WHEN A HUGE EXPLOSION WENT OFF IN MY FACE. I WAS TRAUMATIZED AND BLINDED AT FIRST- ALL I KNEW WAS THAT I COULDN'T SEE, AND HAD BEEN HIT IN THE FACE WITH A TREMENDOUS FORCE--I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT I HAD BEEN IN A COLLISION, BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE ANOTHER CAR COULD HAVE COME FROM--I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, UNDO MY SEAT BELT AND GET OUT OF THE SMOKEY INTERIOR--A WOMAN DRIVING BEHIND ME PULLED UP AND HELPED ME TO THE CURB, SAYING "GET AWAY FROM THE CAR!" SINCE IT LOOKED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE! SHE CALLED THE RESCUE SQUAD, AND THEY INSPECTED MY INJURIES, WHICH WERE MAINLY FACIAL BRUISING AND SCRAPES--ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AND I REFUSED, SIGNING A PAPER THAT SAID THAT I REFUSED--MY FRIEND CAME DOWN THE STREET AFTER I CALLED HER, AND BROUGHT ME A BAG OF ICE TO PUT ON MY FACE. I WAS GREATLY SHAKEN, AND STAYED AT HER HOME FOR THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN DROVE SLOWLY THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME WITH THE BAG TAPED UP -- I WAS TOLD TO NOT LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT SINCE THAT AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY ALSO AT ANY TIME! MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID IT WOULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSES OF REPAIRING THE AIRBAG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10169208September 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO JERK OVER TIME. EVENTUALLY, CAR HAS LEAD TO PROBLEMS GOING IN REVERSE (MUST GAS TO 4000 RPM'S TO BACK UP). *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168266September 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE...*NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167724September 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPEATED FAILURE OF CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. DATES - 11/02/2004 AND 08/29/2006. BOTH TIMES TRANSMISSION WAS RECONDITIONED BY LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS (MIDDLETOWN TRANSMISSION AMD MECCA TRANSMISSION, INC). *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10167286September 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WOULD NOT CHANGE INTO HIGH GEAR AND HAD NO REVERSE. THE NEXT DAY IT WAS WORSE. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY DID A COMPLETE REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER TO THE TUNE OF $2,000. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165996August 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1997 626 MAZDA STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) AND SOON AFTERWARDS, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. I AM 51 YEARS OLD AND TREAT MY CARS WITH RESPECT, GETTING REGULAR CHECKUPS FROM MY MECHANIC AND DRIVING WITH CAUTION. I DO NOT ABUSE MY CAR AT ALL. THIS FAILURE CAME AS A SURPRISE TO ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A USED TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165590August 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS AUTOMOBILE AT 90,000, AND AGAIN AT 140,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163915July 30, 2006
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, MEANING IT WILL NOT WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161976July 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1O MPH AND CROSSING OVER A METAL SEWER COVER (THREE TO FOR 4 INCHES HIGHER ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD), THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A COMPLETE LOSS SINCE THE PRICE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG OUTWEIGHED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V249000, REGARDING AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10158760June 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 MAZDA 626 HAS GONE OUT AND WOULD NOT APPEAR TO BE AS A RESULT OF ANY ABUSE ON MY PART. MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE MOTOR WAS REVVING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. AFTER VISITING A MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN FT. BRAGG, NC THEY ESTIMATE THE COST TO BE APPROXIMATELY $3,600.00. AFTER CONSULTING A NATIONALLY KNOWN TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP, I HAVE FOUND THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH IN THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNDERSIZED FOR THE MOTORS THEY WERE ATTACHED TO. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH COUNTLESS MAZDAS I NOW KNOW AND MAZDA HAS NOT AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS AN APPARENT DESIGN PROBLEM. TO HAVE ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS TRYING CHARGE AN EXORBITANT PRICE FOR REPAIRING THE DEFECT IS SLAP IN THE FACE TO THE PUBLIC WHEN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP CAN REPAIR IT FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE MAZDAS PRICE. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD, I UNDERSTAND, THAT NO ONE WILL INSTALL A USED TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE USED ONES ARE JUST AS BAD. YOU HAVE TO REPAIR THE ONE YOU HAVE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE EXTORTED INTO BUYING A NEW ONE FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT IS STILL UNDERSIZED FOR ITS PRIMARY USE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MAZDA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS DOING ITS BEST TO HIDE IT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE WITNESSED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND FORUMS ETC.. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT MAZDA NEEDS TO BE CALLED ON THE CARPET FOR SELLING KNOWN DEFECTIVE MACHINERY. ITS AMAZING HOW MOST OF THESE FAILURES OCCUR JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I REALIZE THAT I MAY NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR MY CAR'S PROBLEM GIVEN ITS MILEAGE, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE COULD FORCE MAZDA TO RECONCILE ITS MARKETING OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS MENTALITY. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155905April 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWICE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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