Mazda 626 Complaints
3,130 consumer complaints on file.
- #707855June 24, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT AS A WARRANTY REPAIR AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO OTHER MAZDA DEALE WHERE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND CAR WAS DIAGNOSED FOR OTHER IGNITION RELATED PROBLEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #840725June 22, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #707706June 20, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. PAID FOR SWITCH ADJUSTMENT BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED TWICE SINCE. ADVISED BY A NONE MAZADA TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS KNOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MAZDA REPAIR PEOPLE HAVE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH. HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WARNS THAT RPOBLEM WILL REOCCUR. CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT POSSOBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #707611June 16, 1999SUSPENSION:REAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #839137June 9, 1999UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMMARY INCLUDED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #546050June 8, 1999EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RECALL COMPONENT (RADIO- #77810) FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE/SMOKE DAMAGE, NOTICE NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER INCIDENT AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR RECALL WORK. MJS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #838904June 4, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. ALSO, DRIVER?S SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER PROPERLY.DRIVER HIT THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. *AK.*ET
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #838908June 4, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, DEPLOYED CAUSING A CHEMICAL TO FLOW OUT AND START A FIRE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #707223June 4, 1999UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE HAD MAJOR WORK DONE ON THIS CAR BEFORE THE FOURTH YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, AND I FEEL I WAS GIVEN A LEMON. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ONE AGAIN! NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #707202June 4, 1999UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #838741June 2, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED, AND ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED BACK ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT AN ELECTRICAL PART CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706916May 26, 1999SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT IS AUTOMATIC, HOWEVER IT DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED UNLESS YOU RE-OPEN IT AND SLAM THE DOOR SHUT. SOMETIMES EVEN THAT DOES NOT WORK. HAS BECOME A BIT OF A HASSLE AS THIS OCCURS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I USE THE VEHICLE, THIS BEING UP TO 3 HOURS A DAY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #545752May 25, 1999AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO CONSUMER UPON COLLISION, UPON INSPECTION CONCLUDED POSSIBLE UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. NLM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706767May 22, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHICH IS OFTEN TIMES HEARD OVER THE STEREO AND OCCURS AT SPORADIC TIMES.. DEALERS HAVE AGREED WITH THE UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN WHEN THEY COULD NOT SOLVE IT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION AND PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEMS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706756May 22, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #782362May 18, 1999SEAT BELTS
LEFT FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED. YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #782363May 18, 1999LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. YH
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706602May 17, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 15,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THESE THINGS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I KNOW OF 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SOME OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 1996 626.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706510May 14, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THSI VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706459May 13, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, AIR BAGS, SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0