Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10096240October 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST TO SAY THIS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 98 MAZDA 626LX (4 CYLINDER) IS A PIECE OF CRAP! AFTER A MERE 84,500 MILES, ITS SHOT. NICE WORK MAZDA, I'M NEVER BUYING YOUR FORD IN DISGUISE PRODUCT AGAIN. IF THERE WERE A DEGREE IN RUNNING OFF CONSUMERS, MAZDA WOULD HAVE A DOCTORATE!................NOW IM OUT $1500........THANKS FOR NOTHING AND AGAIN, I'M NEVER BUYING ANOTHER MAZDA PRODUCT FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097243October 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED PREMATURELY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS THREE TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097115October 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."OUR CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING ,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING AND JERKING; FRANKLY DANGEROUS. LOOKS LIKE THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF CRAP. WHY AREN'T YOU GOING AFTER MAZDA AND FORD FOR THIS FIASCO? WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $2000 REPAIR ON A CAR WITH 75,000 MILES, AND COMICALLY, OUR REPAIR TECHNICIAN HAS AN EXACT DUPLICATE MAZDA IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. .. GO FIGURE! THE CONSUMER DO FOR PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION?" *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095936October 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM IT HAD BEEN REPLACED AT AROUND 60K MILES. NOW ITS AT 120K MILES AND IT FAILED COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095959October 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, NEAR MISS, CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM ROAD AND TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED BOTH AT 60 TO 70 K MILES!!!*AK THIS IS A PRODUCT DESIGN DEFECT AND A SAFETY DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071211October 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND DRIVERS EYE GLASSES,AND THEN CAUSED THE CAR TO HIT THE SIDEWALK EXPLODING 2 TIRES AND INJURING THE DRIVERS FACE. EVEN THOUGHT THE CAR WAS UNDER RECALL, THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT LATER DIRECTED THE VICTIM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10095927October 17, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 1998 MAZDA 626 IS UNRELIABLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF A DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THEM TO FIND OUT WHY IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR WHY IT WILL ONLY CRANK SPORADICALLY. THEY CHECK, SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, CHARGE US FOR A REPAIR (BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT RARELY WORKS MORE THAN A DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THEN IT IS ON THE BLINK AGAIN. THE REPORTED PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE HAS NOT CHANGED, IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO FAILURE TO CRANK. WE WANT IT FIXED AND WE EXPECT TRAINED TECHNICIANS TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO FIX IT. WE HAVE NOW PAID OUT OVER $1000 WITH PARTS AND LABOR AND STILL WE HAVE A CAR THAT WILL NOT WORK. NORTH PARK MAZDA, JACKSON, MS HAS ALL OF THE RECENT SERVICE RECORDS WHICH BACK UP WHAT I HAVE STATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096992October 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING,WITHOUT WARNING THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE START SHIFTING ERRATIC THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115308October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAZDA 626 1998, TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *BF *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095771October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 1999. O/D LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING MAKING CAR CHUG AND SLOW DOWN NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND TUGGING WHEN AT A STOP WITH ENGINE GOING LIKE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING OR AS IF SOMEONE IS TAPPING YOU IN THE BACK OF CAR. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS OF THIS YEAR AND OLDER AND NEWER MAZDAS , IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON? ANY ADVICE ON THIS CAR? PLEASE INVESTIGATE NOT FAIR TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDNT BE IN THE FIRST PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095781October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND FLUID IS LEAKING ON OUR 1998 MAZDA 626 AT 75,000 MILES. (A COMMON COMPLAINT.)*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093867October 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING, WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF WILL NOT RESTART, FOR 15 MINUTES TO 2 HRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093835October 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAZDA 626 LX CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET FROM OTHER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!!! CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL???PLEASE LET ME KNOW - YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095448October 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PLACED IT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093699October 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 MAZDA 626 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND ACTING WEIRD. THIS WAS THE CAR'S 2ND TRANSMISSION IT HAD REPLACED. I FIXED THE PROBLEM BY BUYING A NEW RADIATOR AND AN AUXILIARY COOLER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093712October 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON. NO COLD AIR COMING OUT, THEN SHORTLY NOTICED THE CAR HEAT GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT, AND FUMES COMING FROM HOOD. 2. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE CHECKING THE HOOD. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAD COOLANT. OPENED THE COOLANT TANK, AND THERE WAS NO STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS FROM THE TANK. 3. TRIED RESTARTING AFTER COOLING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR STORE. HAD TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093557October 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY MAZDA 626 4CYCLINDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAD PUT IN THE CAR. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IT WAS JERKING A LITTLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME JUST GETTING USE TO DRIVING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO CHURCH AND THE CAR STARTED GOING IN REVERSE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. WHEN I GOT TO CHURCH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. MAZDA PEOPLE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. TWO YEARS LATER ON 10/2/04 I WAS RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN (NO WARNINGS). I TURNED IT OFF. THE CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FOR TOWING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALER AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET REGARDING MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS CAME ACROSS SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. 626 MAZDA 1994 - 2002 HAVE A FORD MODEL CD4E TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOTING FIXING IT. THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TELLING HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE CUSTOMER ABOUT IT UNLESS THE CUSTOMER MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. MY CAR IS AT THE MAZDA DEALER NOW. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS COOLING KIT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $280.00, ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PUT A TRANSMISSION IN IT WOULD COST MORE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COOLING KIT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE REPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND OR REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093537October 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1994 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.1 THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WITH A PULL WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OTHER THEN THAT NO WARNING. ALL I WAS DOING WAS BACKING OUT MY DRIVEWAY. 2 THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE.*AK 3 THE CAR IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE JUNKED BEING THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS WORTH MORE THEN THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093355September 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS A PEACE OF CRAP. THE CAR IS A 98 MODEL WITH 132,000 MILES AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED 2 TIMES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093406September 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALER DIAGNOSED WITH BAD TRANSMISSION 96,000 MILES. THIS IS HIGH MILEAGE, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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