Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10184906March 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED MAZDA 626, YEAR 2002 TRANSMISSION AT 48,000 SPEEDOMETER MILES. DEALER INSTALLED RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. SAID THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INSTALL NEW. RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW FAILING AT 69,000 SPEEDOMETER MILES. ALSO, SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THIS TRANSMISSION REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING (BULLETIN # 05-005/02). MAZDA DOES NOT COVER THE COST FOR THIS. *JB
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#10184599March 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE 2002 MAZDA 626 AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS INDICATING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP ,AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 71,000. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB
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#10184387March 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MAZDA 626 ( AGAIN) SECOND TIME. *JB
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#10184236March 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF CAR. HAPPENS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. IN THIS CASE IN TRAFFIC. *JB
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#10184137March 4, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING ON 131 NORTH ABOUT 75-80 MPH AND MY AIRBAGS (BOTH SIDES) DEPLOYED. THERE IS NO DAMAGE AND I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I RECEIVED BURNS ON MY NOSE, ON MY LIPS, SPRAINED JAW, BLOODY NOSE, BURNS ON MY WRIST, AND FACIAL SCRAPES AND CONTUSIONS. THE PASSENGER SIDE STARTED TO SMOKE, AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL THE AIRBAG WAS REMOVED. *JB
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1
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#10183992March 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 62,000 MILES OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING LIKE A WORN OUT 3 SPEED, DIAGNOSED BY SEVERAL SHOPS. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION HAS A DESIGN FLAW, SELL CAR BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS OCCUR. REPAIRED TRANSMISSION, VALVE BODY AND SOLENOID PACK, TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. 1,500 DOLLARS TOTAL. AT 100,000 MILES SAME PROBLEM EXCEPT I HAVE NO FORWARD OR REWARD MOTION. CAR IS SITTING UNDER MY CARPORT, COST TO REPAIR 2,500 DOLLARS REQUIRES A TRANSMISSION. *JB
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#10183878March 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE AT 110,000 MILES WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2000 MAZDA 626 SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. IT COST ME $1600.00. *JB
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#10182863February 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1996 MAZDA 626. *NM
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#10182534February 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE NOW, 1ST REPAIR WAS OVER $2,000 SECOND REPAIR WILL BE JUST AS MUCH OR MORE. AFTER CHECKING MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO TRANSMISSION MECHANICS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE FORD/MAZDA VEHICLES. WITH A FAILURE RATE THIS HIGH AND CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES OVER SEVERAL YEARS SOME SORT OF RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE. THERE IS ALSO A DANGER FACTOR WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, THEY HAVE A HUGE TENDENCY TO OVER HEAT CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO BOIL OVER THROUGH THE DIPSTICK CAUSING OIL SLICKS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. *NM
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#10182493February 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY, THEN THE OVERDRIVE STARTED BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE CEASED TO SHIFT, I WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. THERE WAS A SMALL "BANG" IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OVER TO A FUEL STATION AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, 1+ QUARTS. I COULD FIND NO OBVIOUS LEAKS, BUT PURCHASED SOME ADDITIONAL FLUID AND REFILLED WHAT WAS LOST. SINCE THEN WHENEVER IT IS WARM OUT OR THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR OVER AN HOUR IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE ~50 F, IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGH AND THE OD LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2.0L MAZDA 626'S WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THEY APPARENTLY OVERHEAT VERY EASILY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I AM LUCKY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED ON ME. I'VE TAKEN IT APART AND CLEANED IT OUT SEVERAL TIMES. I ALSO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FREQUENTLY. THESE ABOVE AVERAGE MAINTENANCE ROUTINES ARE LIKELY WHAT HAS KEPT THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING ALTOGETHER. THE VEHICLE IS BARELY TOLERABLE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AS IT WILL SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR HARD ENOUGH TO JERK THE OCCUPANTS FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *NM
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#10181670February 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVER HEATS(OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS), CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS IMPROPERLY AND IF UNTREATED BY ADDING AN EXTRA RADIATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL GO BAD!!!!! *JB
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#10181713February 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 80,000 MILES. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING A YEAR LATER. I NOW KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE THE TRANSMISSIONS MAZDA USED THE THE 626 WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE LARGER 626 CARS. *NM
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#10181418February 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 AND ALSO A FEW MONTH LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT TOO, I HAD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR. *NM
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#10181443February 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
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#10181190January 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA DEALER DIAGNOSIS PO732 AND PO734 INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 1998 MAZDA 626. *NM
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#10181193January 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 HAS JUST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS AND ISSUED A TSB #05-005/02 FOR- BLINKING OVERDRIVE/HOLD LIGHT ON DASH, TRANSMISSION FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE DIPSTICK AND JERKY SHIFTING WHEN DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES. MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD FINANCIALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN HAVE THIS TROUBLE WITH THE MAZDA 626 SINCE THE 1994 MODEL AND STILL PRODUCES THEM WITH THIS FAULT. *NM
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#10181205January 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A MAZDA 626 1999 MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT ABOUT 80K MILES LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO SEND IT TO A SHOP (SPENDING OVER $1600 FOR IT TO BE REBUILT). IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WAS MORE SERIOUS. NOW THE CAR STARTS VERY SLOW AND TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO REACH 40 MPH. WHENEVER I TRY TO SPEED, THE RPN GOING UP WILDLY AND DOES LITTLE TO SPEED. RECENTLY I JUST SEARCHED SEVERAL INTERNET BULLETIN BOARD AND FOUND OUT MANY MAZDA 626 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY POINT OUT THAT MAZDA ADMITTED THAT THEY PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION MEANT FOR A SMALL-SIZED CARS ON ITS MAZDA 626 MODEL. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE MAZDA TO RECALL THE MODEL AND ASK THEM TO REIMBURSE ALL 626 OWNERS FOR REPAIR. UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED, THIS WILL BE MY LAST MAZDA CAR. *NM
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#10181256January 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON A 2002 MAZDA 626. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WAS 27,000 MILES. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH. THE SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 MILES. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PART WAS AVAILABLE.*AK UPDATED 02/27/07
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#10181082January 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER ALREADY REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION ONCE, I HAVE TO AGAIN DUE TO ANOTHER FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 125,000 MILES AND SO FAR I HAVE BEEN OUT $2,900 JUST ON PRIOR REPAIRS AND AM FACING ANOTHER $2,500. *JB
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#10180961January 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS CRAP!! AND HAVE READ VARIOUS REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME MODEL OF CAR. *NM
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