Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#738732January 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF ABOUT $3000. I HAD COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. MAZDA HAS TSB FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MAZDA REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH COST OF PREMATURE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738735January 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASE AUTO USED WITH LESS 48,255 MILES ON IT ON 5/1/98. ON 5/22/98 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE SRS LIGHT BEGAN BURNING INTERMITTENTLY. PART WAS ORDERED ON 5/22/98 AND REPLACED ON 6/6/98. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WAS WORKED ON AGAIN 6/10/98. DIDN'T REPAIR PROBLEM AND SO IT WAS AGAIN WORKED ON 6/18/98. DEALER'S STATEMENT IS THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OVER 100 MILES AND PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FOUND. SOMETHING MUST HAVE REPAIRED IT AS THEY STOPPED BURNING. ON 1/13/99 ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN AGAIN ALONG WITH THE OD LIGHT. AT THIS TIME AUTO WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I PURCHASED A WARRANTY AT PURCHASE OF AUTO. AT THIS WRITING THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEGAIN TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN AND MY WIFE STATE TRANSMISSIONS IS SLOW TO SHIFT. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MAZDA WAS ONE WHICH WOULD HURT MAZDA'S REPUTATION AFTER OWNING 2 MAZDA 626S AND 3 MAZDA PICKUPS. I HAVE THE STATEMENTS FROM DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER,SENSORS,MODULES, AND CONTROLS.THE AUTO STOCK NUMBER AT ANDY JONES WAS 8992 @ DEALER# 34018 SOLD MAY 1,1998.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738665January 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738562December 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738516December 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST $2,500 TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES REPORTED TO ME WERE P 1744 (TCC PERFORMANCE), P0741 (TCC STUCK) AND P0303 (#3 MISFIRE). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MAZDA DOES NOT ACCEPT BLAME FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS ALSO TOLD MAZDA DID NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSIONS BUT HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THE OWNERS HAD THEM REBUILT. ALSO, SOME HAD NEW ONES PUT IN BUT ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN AND MAZDA DID NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART. IT SEEMS MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I TOOK MINE TO THE DEALER IN THE TOWN IN WHICH I LIVE - GARY FORCE MAZDA IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738532December 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO INFORMATION IN OWNERS MANUAL REGARDING O/D FLASHING ON DASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738461December 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD CODES OF 628 TORQUE CONVERTOR SOLENOID LOCKED UP AND CODE 657 FLUID OVER TEMP, AND THAT TRANSMISSON OIL DARK IN COLOR. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COST OF $2650.00. NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR OTHER THAN O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING. CAR SHIFTED NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877125December 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DRIVER NOTICED A JERKING, NO PRIOR WARNINGS. DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE THREE TIMES. *AK WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION DELAYS INTO GERAS AND TRANSMISSION SLAMED INTO GEAR WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK BACKWARD. *YH
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
#785150December 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738136December 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AND ALREADY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. ALSO, EVERYTIME I TRY TO CHANGE GEARS THE TRANSMISSION STALLS AND IT SEEMS AS IF I AM IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS A HARD TIME AFTER I CHANGE GEARS IN EITHER GOING FOWARD AND REVERSE. IT STALLS THAN JUMPS AND MOVES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CARS WITH MORE MILEAGE THAN THIS AND I NEVER HAD SUCH PROBLEMS. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING AS MUCH AS I AM FOR A CAR THAT IS FAULTY. I WOULD SUGGEST TO MAZDA TO RECALL ALL THESE CARS VERY SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738148December 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR OVERHEATED. CAR BROKEDOWN ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE SHOP. HAD TO PUSH CAR THREE BLOCKS THE REST OF THE WAY. WAS TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR LEAKED INTO ENGINE. ENGINE IS DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED. HAVE TO BUY NEW ENGINE AND NEW RADIATOR. NO OTHER WARNINGS BEFORE THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737972December 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737946December 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD ALREADY REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONCE IN 1998, AND NOW AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER IT FAILED AGAIN, AND THE CD4E TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY BAD REPUTATION.. THE ONLY WARRANTY I GOT FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS 12 MONTHS... I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.. MAZDA/FORD SHOULD'VE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION A LONG TIME AGO... I BELIEVE I HAVE SPENT MORE ON THE TRANSMISSION THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH.... THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737948December 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. $2,100 REPAIR REQUIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876632December 18, 2000
TIRES, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BUSTED. CONSUMER HIT GUARDRAIL, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737855December 15, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
/STABILIZER/ SWAY BAR LINKS ON MY 1995 MAZDA 626 BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS WEEK. THEY CAUSED THE STABILIZER BAR TO DROP DOWN AND DRAG ON TO THE ROAD WHICH WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. I HAD TO ABRUBTLY SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND STOP MY CAR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER IN MY AREA CHARGES $61.80 TO PURCHASE THE LINKS FOR EACH SIDE SINCE THE PRODUCTION DATE OF THE CAR IS BEFORE 9/13/95. IF THE PRODUCTION DATE WAS AFTER THIS DATE, I WOULD BE CHARGED $29.30. SINCE I WAS ABLE TO APPLY A $10.00 DEALER COUPON, THE PARTS COST ME $55.24 EACH TOTALING 117.92 WITH TAX. ALSO, THE DEALER QUOTED A &75.00 LABOR CHARGE TO REPAIR EACH SIDE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $150.00 FOR LABOR AND TOTAL REPAIR OF $267.92. I THINK THAT THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP NEAR MY HOME ONLY CHARGED ME $45.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE LINKS WHICH TOOK ONLY 15-20 MINUTES TO REPAIR. THE MECHANIC AT THIS SHOP SAID THAT HE RECEIVED FIVE VEHICLES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT HAD THE SAME PARTS REPLACED. THERE WERE THREE FORD PROBE CARS AND TWO (INCLUDING MINE) MAZDA 626 CARS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE STABILIZER BAR LINKS ARE DEFECTIVE MAZDA/FORD PARTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR PARTS AND LABOR AS WELL AS THE INCONVENIENCE. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO WARN THEM OF THESE STABILIZER BAR LINK BREAKDOWNS. *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
#876485December 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 98V249 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. ALSO, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD/ HOOD AND BUMPER. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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