Mazda 626 Complaints (1999)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10124421June 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LEAKING AND SHIFTING POORLY SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. NOW AT 87000, THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF. SUSPECT I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT REBUILT. FOUND MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT MAZDA AND FORD APPEAR TO WANT TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120197May 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN MY BRINGING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO MY MECHANIC FOR SERVCING - DIAGNOSTIC CODE (2ND TIME FOR THIS CODE) RESULTED IN A REPLACEMENT OF 2 OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT A COST OF > $750. THE FIRST TIME THIS CODE APPEARED, THE MECHANIC TUNED UP THE ENGINE, WHICH COST $300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120103May 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NORMAL CITY DRIVING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OVERHEATING, CATASTROPHIC. REBUILT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118822May 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, 1999 MAZDA 626 THE TRANSMISSION OD LIGHT FLASHES AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT AND BLOWS THE EXTREMLY HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT INTO THE ENVRONMENT AND ONTO THE EXAUST PIPE AND ENGINE COMPONENT AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. NOT VERY ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY IF ALL MAZDA AND FORD DO THIS, AND ACCORDING TO HTTP://ATXPROBES.COM/CD4E.HTML AND MAZDA TSB 05-005/02 THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MAZDA SAY TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND ADD A TRANSMISSION COOLER AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I SAY YOU AND THE EPA NEED TO MAKE MAZDA AND FORD RECALL AND MAKE THE REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118748April 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MOVE MY CAR ,AND ALLOWED EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO ACCESS AN MVA FURTHER AHEAD IN TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118377April 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 68,000 - ACCORDING TO DEALER TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND SEVERAL TIMES OD LIGHT HAS BEGUN FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CLAIMS CODE 736 - "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO." DEALER EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD SEEN THIS EXACT PROBLEM "MANY" TIMES AND REQUIRES $2900 REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119033April 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLS THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116712April 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES IN THE ENGINE. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND PERFORM ROUTINELY MAINTANANCE ON IT AND IT STILL FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116357April 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BROUGHT A 1999 MAZDA 626 AT AROUND 64,000 MILES. I ALWAYS GOT MY FLUIDS CHECK AND CHANGE AROUND EVERY 3,000 MILES. IT DROVE FINE UNTIL RECENTLY AT 115,000 MILES WHEN IT HAD A HARD TIME GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE O/D LIGHT ALSO STARTED FLASHING. IT FINALLY GOT THE PLACE WHERE IT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. I HAD TO MISS A DAY AT WORK BECAUSE OF IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND LOOK AT BY A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY 2ND GEAR WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. HE TRIED TO GET IT TO WORK BY CHANGING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACING MY ALTERNATOR BELT. THE CAR RAN GOOD FOR ONLY ONE DAY AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKLY, MY CAR MADE IT HOME, BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDN'T EVEN MOVE FORWARD. IT WILL COST BETWEEN 1,200 AND 2,500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE! I STILL GOT TWO YEARS WORTH OF PAYMENT TO MAKE ON IT AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I'M GOING TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY. HOPEFULLY I CAN COME UP WITH THE MY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117402April 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVER WAS ACCELERATING UP ON A HILL AND VEHICLE STARTED DECELERATING. THEN, VEHICLE JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, PULLED OVER, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND TOOK THE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND UNABLE TO MOVE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113704March 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V134000; MAZDA ISSUED A TIMING BELT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT THE TIMING BELT MADE NOISE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BREAK. *AK THE TIMING BELT KIT. 2 SERPENTINE BELTS, TENSIONER SPRING ASSEMBLY AND THE IDLER PULLEY WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115988March 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD CONSISTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER AROUND 50,000 MILE. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TAKING THE ADVICE OF MAZDA TRANSMISSION EXPERTS AND OTHER TECHS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANNY LEAKS THAT WOULD MAKE THE CAR LOOK LIKE IT WAS FLOATING ON A CLOUD CAUSED BY THE FLUID FALLING ON A HOT EXAUST. NOW AT 104,000 MILES RIGHT AFTER HAVING MY SEALS CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION APEARS TO HEAT UP WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND LEAVES ME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR HOPING I CAN MAKE IT HOME. THIS TRANSMISSION IS GARBAGE AND HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WHO EVER LET THIS ENGINEERING DISASTER BE SOLD SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE CAUSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114251March 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 AND I HAVE CHANGED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVERHEATED TWICE. I HAVE THE REGULAR MAINTAINANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE SPENT $5000.00 FOR BOTH TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111442March 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113996March 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BOTH FAULTY. ENGINE DID NOT REVERSE, SOON AFTER ENGINE EXPLODED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112311February 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TO A WEEKEND GETAWAY WITH MY WIFE AND A FEW FRIENDS MY 1999 MAZDA 626'S (85,000 MILES) OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTET TO BLINK. I THOUGHT SINCE I WAS GOING 80 MPH AND I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THAT FAST THAT IT MENT THAT THE OVERDRIVE WOULD NOT WORK. I CHECKED THE USERS MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT A BLINKING OVERDRIVE LIGHT. SO WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT I NOTICED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD SO I PULLED OFER AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TEMPERATURE OR THE COOLANT BUT THERE WAS TRANSMITION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGIRE. I HAVE JUST HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND I BELIVE IT WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMITION. I HAVE HEARD MANY MANY HOROR STORIES OF 626'S TRANSMITIONS GOING OUT WITH RELATIVLY LOW MILES AND THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT 85,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112234February 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANS FAILURE AT 76,800 MILES. REQUIRED A COMPLETE REBUILD 1950.00. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111629February 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WHEN BRAKING FROM 40 MPH OR MORE AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, AND THE TIMING BELT SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAD BOTH PARTS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109878February 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION FAILURE- MAZDA 626- 60,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108165January 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626ES, 6 CYLINDER. TRANSMISSION SNAPS INTO AND OUT OF GEAR AT IRREGULAR RPM'S. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES. MILEAGE = 86268.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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