Mazda 626 Complaints (1994)

282 consumer complaints on file.

#743497April 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE KEPT STALLING FINALLY STOPPED. HAD TO REPLACE DISTRIBUTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560571March 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SUSPENSION:REAR
SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE, HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE OR VIBRATION WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND WARM ENGINE, MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE AT ADJUSTING THE IDLE SPEED TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURING UNTIL IT WAS FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WAS RESETTING THE IDLE TO ORIGINAL SETTING, ROUGH IDLING BECAME MORE DISTURBING AND WAS RECOMMENDED BY DEALER TO ADD CLEANING AGENT TO FUEL -ENGINE PERFORMANCE SEEMED TO IMPROVE BUT NO CHANGE TO ROUGH IDLING,THE NEXT RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE TIMING BELT AND MOTOR MOUNTS, STILL ROUGH IDLING CONTINUED, SWAY BAR LINKS WERE ALSO REPLACED TO ELIMINATE A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743178March 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET MAZDA TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE UN-SAFE. YOU COULD GET YOURSELF KILLED WHEN IT JERKS YOU BACK AND ALMOST CHOKES ON IT. THIS COMPANY APPARENTLY DOESN'T STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCTS AT ALL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CAR FROM ANY COMPANY RELATED WITH MAZDA EVER AGAIN UNTIL THEY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884104March 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS SEAT BELT ON PASENGER'S SIDE BROKE. THERE WAS NO FORCE LOCKING SEAT BELT. MANUFATURER BASICALLY SAID NO COVERAGE , AND WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883496March 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND OUT OF GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742521March 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE SPARK PLUG WIRES AND DISTRIBUTOR CAP HAVE FAILED 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM IN A NUMBER OF 94 MAZDA 626. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? THE REPAIR COST FOR THE LAST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY $1000 AT ROSENTHAL MAZDA. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF APPROX. $350 FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882923March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. DEALER HAS REPLACED MOUNTS. *AK ALL MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE IN TWO PIECES, CONSUMER PAID FOR ALL REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741666February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTREMELLY HARSH SHIFTING, VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE FROM STOP OR MOVES BACKWARDS. VEHICLE EXTREMELLY HARD TO CONTROL. TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER CODE DETECTED - TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881667February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER . CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880728February 16, 2001
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER LETTING WINDOWS DOWN, THEY WILL NOT RETURN TO UPRIIGHT POSITION. *AK THE CONSUMER CAN NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM INSIDE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ILUMINATES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740711February 10, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740657February 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPT. OF 1994 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES ALREADY AND GUESS WHAT IT WENT AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME ON ME LAST NIGHT ...I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.IWENT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE LAST NIGHT AND I FOUND 11 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE. HOLD LIGHT FLASING,NO PRESSURE ,TRANSMISSION FAILING,AND PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS 2 TO 4 TIMES IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE IN CREATION TO SEEE IF I COUULD GET HELP. THE REASON THIS COMPANY IS ALLLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ID NO BODY THAT GOVERND THIS PROBLEMA NOT TO MENTION THEY DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ARBITRATION PROGRAMS....I WONDER WHY?...WHY SHOULD THEY BE ABLE TO SELL VEHICLES IN THE USA AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ARBITRATION PROGRAMS.I HAVE MAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO MAZDA NA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM..THE LAST TIME I GOT A TRANSMISSION I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WOULD GO AGAIN AND IT DID.YOU KNOW WHATHEY TOLD ME IN SO MAY WORDS....."TOUGH LUCK" THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS....ON THE COMPLAINT WEBSITE ONE OF THE MAZDA REPS. ADMITTED THAT. HOW DO CONSUMERS LIKE USS GET ANY RETRIBUTION FROM THESE LARGE COMPANIES WHO STOMP ON LITTLE PEOPLE LIKE US. IWOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO I HAVE TALKED TO EVERYONE IN CRREATION....."PLEASE HELP ME"*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784986January 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE SPEED OR DROP DOWN IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING , 2 OUT OF 3 TIMES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739523January 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738319December 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MANY OF THIS PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACTURER BEEN FORCED TO ADDRESS THEM?NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738364December 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS A SEVERE LACK OF POWER AND "OD OFF" LIGHT ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO MAZDA DEALER (SCHWARTZ & SONS, 585 SHRESBURY AVE., NJ 07702; (732) 747-0787) FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY-SSP #38 COVER THE OD LITE FLASHING BUT NOT THE TRANSMISSION, SO I WAS TOLD AT THE MAZDA DEALER. IF ACCORDING TO THE MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPLAIN THAT IF THE SPEEDOMETER GEAR SET FAILS, AND THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL IS ALSO USED FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, CAN NOT CAUSE SEVERE LACK OF POWER AND FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, THEN WHY THEY CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF THE TRANSMISSION TOO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876461December 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WILL NOT GAIN SPEED, AND HOLD INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736325November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPER DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I COULD MANUALLY RELEASE THE CALIPERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE, HOWEVER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND ALTHOUGH IT NO LONGER LOCKS UP, IT STILL CAUSES SEVERE NOISE AND WEARING OF THE PADS AND DISK. REPLACEMENT CALIPERS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT WORK WAS PERFORMED AT NON-DEALER REPAIR SHOPS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735884November 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735723November 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BASICALLY FROM VERIFYING THE NET I NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAVEN'T YOU REQUESTED A REDESIGN AND TOTAL RECALL SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TRANS IN THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUF. WITH A NEW OR REBUILT MODEL BUT HAS FAIL BASICALLY AT SAME MILEAGE AS ORIGINAL ONE. 1ST FAILED AT 32,000 MILES NAD NOW THIS AT 74,000, WHICH PUTS THIS TRANS AT 42,000 OF USE AND AGAIN WITH FAILURE. IT IS NOT DUE TO MAINTEINCE SINCE I KNOW MY MECHANICAL ABILITY AS GOOD AND ALL MAINTENICE EXCEEDS MANF. SPEC'S. WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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