Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#706466May 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706491May 13, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN "JUMPING" GEARS AND ENGINE REVVING WILDLY AT APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES. DEALER FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASIONS. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, I SAT SERVICE MANAGER IN CAR WITH ME TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 71,000 MILES AIR FLOW SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 72000 MILES "HOLD" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER PULLED CODE 628 FROM THE COMPUTER AND TOLD US THIS MEANT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD SERVICE MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER AND DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER THAT 72000 MILES WAS ENTIRELY TOO SOON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, AND WANTED MAZDA TO PAY FOR PART. I WAS TOLD "TOUGH LUCK". IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. I STILL WANT SOME FORM OF ASSISTANCE FROM MAZDA! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706450May 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE HOLD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE CAR ALSO STARTED JERKING. I WAS MILES FROM A RESIDENCE ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, AND A NEW AIR FLOW METER INSTALLED. COST A COUPLE OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN NOW THEY TELL ME THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND MY CAR HAS LESS THATN 50000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833134May 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LEAK CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. ALSO, THE REVERSE GEAR FADES OUT ALONG WITH DRIVE, NOT WORKING AT TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837504May 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO, AND NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837514May 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. HE DOESN'T KNOW THE REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES, AND SECOND TIME AT 100,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706234May 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TOLD IN A LETTER BY MAZDA THAT THE REASON MY BRAKES GO OUT IS BECAUSE I RIDE MY BRAKES AND THAT MY ACCOUNT WAS NOTED FOR THIS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS NO ONE FROM MAZDA CAN GIVE ME A COPY OF THE DOCUMENTED PROOF THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THEY CAN'T TELL ME AT ALL WHAT OR WHY MY TRANMISSON HAS GONE OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837321May 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHOLE EMISSION SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DOES NOT WORK. ALSO, DISTRIBUTOR/ WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT FAILED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED*AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706050April 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AIRBAG CANNOT BE DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF FAULTY SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837051April 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545268April 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE OVERHEATED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705795April 20, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION: SHIFT SHOCK , FUEL PUMP , MAKES NOISE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705718April 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES. PROBLEM WASN'T DIAGNOSED UNTIL ABOUT 85000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED. NOW, 15000 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THEY PUT IN THESE MODELS OF MAZDAS. CAR CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT STALLS OUT OFTEN AND HAS A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836775April 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705524April 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR WAS ONLY 9,000 MILES OVER DEALER WARRANTY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, BUT MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AND ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE 626 PROBLEM. ONE GUY GUESSED THE YEAR AND MODEL OF MAZDA OVER THE PHONE BEFORE I EVEN TOLD HIM. TO ME THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 5 WEEKS (IN THERE AS I WRITE THIS). MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO ASSUME SOME OF THE RESPONSIBLITY. THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE MANUFACTURED BY FORD AND FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN THERE 94-95 CARS. PERHAPS THERE IS A CONNECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705440April 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HOLD LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND REENGAGED REPEATEDLY AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT NO COST AFTER TWO WEEKS OF BARGAINING. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, TRANSMISSION BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. ON REPEATED VISISTS TO DEALER (TOWN NORTH MAZDA, RICHARDSON, TX), THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE NOW HAS 70,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM, WITH MUCH GREATER SEVERITY AND REGULARITY. DEALER STILL STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER DRIVING OVER 100 MILES. NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. AFTER SEARCHING YOUR DATABASE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782055April 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED DUE TO OIL SATURATION. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544862April 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE GOING THROUGH GLASS PLATE WINDOW OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836523April 6, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY SURGE AND LUNGE. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE RUNNING THROUGH THE GARAGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705221April 2, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REPORTED TO MAZDA THAT IN TWO FRONT-END COLLISIONS NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AND THEY SAID "TOO BAD." CAR WAS ALMOST TOTALLED IN JUNE 96 WRECK, AND WE WERE BOTH INJURED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, AND IN DECEMBER 96, WE HIT TWO DEERS/AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED 175 FEET AND THE AIRBAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY, SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO GO OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE SECOND ACCIDENT AND WE NO LONGER HAVE IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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