Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10008859March 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*DT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010042March 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED TWICE. NO LEAKS WERE NOTICED AND ANTI FREEZE WAS ADDED. THE MECHANIC THEN NOTICED AN OPEN VALVE COVERED WITH A RUBBER CAP HAD ALLOWED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009884March 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008464March 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON A VERY SNOWY DAY AFTER A 20 MINUTE RIDE WE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER TOWED CAR. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER TOLD ME THE REPAIRS WOULD COST ABOUT $2000.00 DOLLARS. THEY SAID BOTH BRAKE LINES BURST DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. SINCE THIS WAS AN EXTREME EXPENSE. WE PURCHASED A NEW CAR. I FEEL NO BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD EVER EXPERIENCE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, AND FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD AT LEAST REPLACE ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE DOESNT GET KILLED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008348March 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT AT 72,000 MILES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008311March 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 1993 MAZDA 626, AND THE ENGINE BLEW FOR NO KNOWN REASON, AND I WONDERED IF YOU HAD HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL MAZDA ENGINE---THANKS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009456February 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008012February 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626...JUST OVER 70K MILES...O/D LIGHT FLASHING...TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR...HARD SHIFTING...RESEARCH REVEALED MANY MORE DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009162February 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008047February 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM, IRREGULAR RPM'S WHEN IDLING, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT (SUSPENSION?) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED I.E. HIGHWAYS, INTERIOR LIGHT FAULTY,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007974February 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1996 MAZDA 626: MAZDA HAS A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626 VEHICLES. MY CAR IS ON THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND PROBABLY NEEDS A THIRD. I BELEIVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT COST TO THE OWNER. THANKS FOR LISTENING GARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007994February 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
I PURCHASED AN AUTOMOBILE, MAZDA 626, FROM SHEROLD SALMON AUTO SUPER STORE, IN ROME, GEORGIA. THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. I SPOKE WITH THEIR MANAGER, MR. MAC JONES ABOUT THE CAR AND HE WAS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE AND RUDE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR. MR. BILLY QUARRELS, THE SALESMAN WHO SHOWED ME THE CAR, STATED TO ME, THAT THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, A FANTASTIC QUALITY AND GOOD GRADE. WHEN IN FACT, THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVERTISED GOODS AND SERVICES WITH THE INTENT NOT TO SELL THEM AS ADVERTISED. MR. QUARRELS MADE A FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENT ABOUT THE CAR, WHEN HE SAID, "IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION", "AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT". THE RESPONCE I RECEIVE FROM THE COMPANY IS SIMPLY, "WE'RE A BIG POWERFUL DEALERSHIP, DO WHAT YOU CAN". SO, I'M WRITING TO YOU. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008006February 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE OF VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007858February 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
'96 MAZDA 626 (BOUGHT NEW) . TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83,000+/_ MI. INITIALLY TOOK CAR TO A DEALER FOR OIL LEAK (REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH). THEY BROUGHT CAR TO ME, IT STARTED & DIED REPEATEDLY. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED ALL AROUND THE DIAL AND ODOMETER WOULD SPIN, ADDING MILEAGE. SERVICE WRITER SAID THE SERVICE TECH. NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN WORKING ON IT/THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT FOR ADDITIONAL $75 FEE. I TOLD HER I HADN'T HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE. SHE SAID THEY DIDN'T REPAIR ANYTHING IN THE AREA OF TRANSMISSION OR SPEEDOMETER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE DAMAGED TO CAUSE THIS. I SPOKE TO THE TECH. & HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED SOMETHING AS I TALKED TO THE SERVICE WRITER AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN OKAY. WHILE DRIVING HOME, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE INTERMITTENTLY DID THE SAME THING, ADDING EXTRA MILEAGE, BUT DROVE OK. ON ANOTHER DAY, AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 15 - 25 MI. & RETURN HOME, CAR WON'T RUN AFTER STOP AND RESTART TRY. TURNED THE IGNITION/SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED ALL AROUND THE DIAL/THE ODOMETER SPUN/ADDED MILEAGE/CAR NOT MOVING. IT STARTS AND DIES REPEATEDLY. AFTER SITTING A FEW HOURS, IT STARTS & DRIVES OK. DROVE TO ANOTHER DEALER; THEY SAY PROBLEM WON'T MANIFEST WHILE THEY HAD IT. REPORT: MOISTURE IN SENSOR CONTACTS/DRIED THEM & CAR OK. DROVE CAR HOME. THE NEXT TIME THAT I DROVE THE CAR; SAME THING HAPPENED. TOWED IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEIR REPORT REPORT: TRANSMISSION SHOT/TORQUE CONVERTER FALLING APART & THAT CAUSED ALL THE PROBLEMS. $2,900 FOR MADZA RE-BUILT TRANS. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS, I FIND THAT MADZA 626 (& OTHER MODELS) IS NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FEEL MADZA IS AWARE OF INFERIOR AND APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS. IT SEEMS THAT THEIR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS DEVELOP SAME OR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. MADZA SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR/REPLACE THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007866February 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
I OWN A 98 MAZDA 626 4 CYL AUTOMATIC I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,715.00 THIS CAR ONLY HAS 53000 MILES MOST OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008724February 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007723February 18, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 95 MAZDA 626 W/109K MILES ON IT. I AM RELIGIOUS ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES EVER 3K, FUEL FILTER, WHATEVER MY CAR NEEDS- IT GETS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED SOMETHING INTERMITTENT HAPPENING W/MY CAR. I'M NOT A MECHANICAL TYPE, BUT I KNOW THAT IF I CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR MY MECHANICE CHANCES ARE HE CAN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG TO FIX. LAST WEEKEND 2/15/03, I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND IT WAS NOT JUST AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ANYMORE. MY TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE REFERRED ME TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. HE SAYS THESE TYPES OF CARS (MAZDA 626) ARE KNOWN FOR THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD FAILED TRANSMISSIONS EVEN WAY EARLIER THAN ME WHICH INDICATES TO ME THERE IS A NEED FOR A MANUFACTURE RECALL. I ALSO SAW THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR OXYGEN SENSORS, AS DID I. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAW FIRM IN MICHIGAN WHO I BELIEVE MAY BE FILING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA AND/OR FORD AND DEMANDING A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. HERE IS THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION LAW-FIRM OF ROY, SHECTER, AND VOCHT, P.C. IN MICHIGAN - THEY CAN BE REACHED AT (248) 540-7660 FAX AT (248) 540-0321. ALSO, HERE IS THE INTERNET LINK FOR ALL THE PEOPLE I FOUND COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR MAZDA 626. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE REALLY ARE, THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS FORUM. HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007740February 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 98 MAZDA 626, I NOTICED SLIPPAGE OF GEARS (IN THE TRANSMISSION). I WOULD STEP ON MY ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I SPOKE WITH MAZDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 100,000, THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AT ANOTHER ASE-CERTIFIED FACILITY, FOR $3018.00. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS "TYPICAL" WITH THE 98 MAZDA'S. APPARENTLY, MAZDA HAD A JOINT-VENTURE WITH FORD. THE TRANSMISSION USED FOR THE 98 MAZDA 626 WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION USED ON THE FORD PROBE. (FUNNY, YOU DON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE AROUND NOW). I WAS GIVEN A 12-MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT IS ONE YEAR LATER, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS INOPERABLE. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS, I ASKED THE MAZDA DEALER IF THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER RECALL. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I FIND IT APPAULING THAT A BUSINESS CAN NOT STAND IN GOOD FAITH WITH ITS PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY, IF NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED FOR THE RECORD. HOW MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE NOT FILING COMPLAINTS? I BELIEVE MANY. IF YOU OWN A MAZDA AND HAVE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION, PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT. I AM IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, AND HAVE MY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY LICENSE. WHEN I CONSULT FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES ABOUT AUTOMOBILES, I URGE THEM, NO I BEG THEM, NOT TO EVER PURCHASE A MAZDA, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR NAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007769February 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PLANETARY GEAR HAS SHREDDED AND CAUSED COPPER SHAVINGS TO GO INTO THE CASING AND STRIP THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. TOTALLY UNDRIVABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007625February 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE O/D ON LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING. THE CAR CHANGES OUT VERY HARD. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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