Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10179581January 22, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2000 MAZDA 626 WITH CAR DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES. **CC THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN DEC 2004. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED USING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR THE MANUAL SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. LATE LAST YEAR BOTH FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS BEGAN EXHIBITION SIGNS OF FAILURE. *NM
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#10179040January 18, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX AND AT 118,000 MILES AND NO SIGNS AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I AM A MOTHER OF 2 AND I ALSO BABY SIT FOR A LIVING. I HAD 3 CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND LEFT US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD FOR CELL PHONES. I NEVER HAD ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM AT ALL NOR WAS I AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 626 UNTIL THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I STILL HAVE 4 PAYMENTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED AND I AM HEART SICK THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WISH THAT I HAD KNOWN ABOUT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 626 BEFORE I PURCHASED MINE. *JB
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#10178892January 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 97 MAZDA 626 I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANS BECAUSE IT WAS SEVERELY SLIPPING,UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. NOW AFTER ANOTHER MONTH AFTER REPLACING IT WITH A REMANUFACTURED UNIT IT FRIED AGAIN,AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. *NM
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#10178767January 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN 1995 MAZDA 626, JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND TRANSMISSION IS BAD ALREADY. CAR HAS 121,000 MILES ON IT..... IT HAS THE CD4E TRANSMISSION IN IT... WE WENT ON THE WEB AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM..... TRANNY IS ABOUT TO GO..... *JB
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#10177822January 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 2 FAILED TRANSMISSIONS COSTING $1800-$2100 EACH. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS! THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT ONLY 70,000 MI.,NOW THE SECOND REBUILT ONE HAS FAILED AT 140,000 MI. NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN!! *NM
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#10177215December 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAZDA SHOP TOLD ME $4500 TO FIX. *JB
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#10176964December 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LURCHES AND DELAYS ON THE SHIFTS AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB
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#10177015December 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER 626'S, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE....WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *NM
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#10176758December 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING NORMAL RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP. CAR GOES SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL IT FINALLY WON'T MOVE AT ALL. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT REGULAR 30K INTERVALS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS WAS SHOT, RUINED, KAPUT, ETC...ESTIMATE OF $2500. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN MY CAR. AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO HELP OR EVEN TALK ABOUT HELPING ON THE REPAIR COST. MY CAR ONLY HAS 89K ON IT!! NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY COLLECTING DUST, I DON'T HAVE $2500 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF SINCE MOST MAZDA 626'S ARE HAVING THIS FAILURE. *JB
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#10176643December 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL* - THE CONTACTS OVERDRIVE BUTTON WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WAS JERKING. THE CONTACT TOOK CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, AND WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA WAS NOTORIOUS FOR CAR JERKING, AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON HER TRANSMISSION AND WOULD LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO PAY FOR THE WORK.
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#10176379December 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPETITIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON MY 1994 MAZDA 626 ALREADY COST ME MANY THOUSANDS DOLLARS. HISTORY: DECEMBER 1992 - INITIAL TRANSMISSION ERROR CODES. AUTHORIZED MAZDA REPAIR SERVICE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUID. CODES WERE COMING BACK. INSTALLED EXTRA COOLER. MAY 1993 - TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE; TRANNY REBUILT AT ST. JAMES TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP; WARRANTY 1 YEAR OR 12K MILES; MARCH 1995 - TRANSMISSION ERROR CODES BACK AND UNEXPLAINABLE FAILURES. TOOK IT TO LEE MYLES IN YONKERS - GAVE ME 2 YEARS WARRANTY. ON THE WAY HOME SIGNAL WAS BACK. SINCE THEN THE CAR WAS BACK IN THE STORE FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME LEE MYLES MANY TIMES OPEN AND REPAIRED TRANSMISSION TO FIX TR, INSTALLED ANOTHER EXTRA COOLER, REPLACED MY ORIGINAL RADIATOR, REPLACED MAIN ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM AND MANY OTHER PARTS. I HAD ALSO MY ENGINE INSPECTED AND TUNED SEVERAL TIMES IN ANOTHER SHOPS, INCLUDING REPLACING OF FUEL PUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, DISTRIBUTOR AND OTHER. HOWEVER TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AGAIN AND AGAIN. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY BY LEE MYLES 3 TIMES AND I DROVE IT SEVERAL TIMES AT SLOW SPEED ON SIDE ROADS BACK TO THE LEE MYLES. FINALLY LEE MYLES BOUGHT ME A FACTORY REBUILD TRANSMISSION AND FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS EVERYTHING LOOKED NICE AGAIN. THEN AFTER 20 MILES OF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RPM STARTED TO GO UP AND THE ERROR CODE CAME BACK AGAIN. SINCE THEN I AM USING MY CAR ONLY VERY LOCALLY AND AFTER ABOUT $10,000 (YES 10K) SPENT ON TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND CAR UPGRADES, MY MAZDA 626 IS JUNK I CANNOT EVEN SELL. *JB
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#10177476December 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
2002 626 PISTON RINGS FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT PER THE MECHANIC. THERE WAS SCARING FOUND ON THE CYLINDER WALLS ALSO PISTONS LOWER COMPRESSION RING FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS STARTING TO RUN HOT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A NEW OVERFLOW COOLANT BOTTLE BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED ALONG THE SEAM. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CV BOOT. *JB
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#10175986December 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE O/D LIGHT FLASHED. *NM
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#10175538December 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. MAZDA TRANSMISSION: CAN NOT CHANGE THE FILTER. ONLY DURING THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION CAN THE FILTER BE CHANGED. 2. PLUGGED FILTER CAUSES THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO DESTRUCT AT ANY TIME. THE CAR CAN STALL ANY WHERE ANYTIME. 3. WAS REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 2500.00. *JB
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#10175316December 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 LX WITH 76,000 MILES ON IT BEGAN HAVING ITS O/D OFF LIGHT FLASH ON MY DASHBOARD. THEN MY SHIFTING IN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BEFORE THIS AND THE ONLY REASON MUST BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I AM A STUDENT AND AM HAVING TO WORK OVERTIME TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH MAY ALSO FAIL DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
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#10175148December 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE IN 2004 AND 2006. *NM
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#10175170December 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE... ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CARS TRANSMISSION FAILED. LUCKILY THERE WAS SOME TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE PAST MONTH. *NM
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#10175110December 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 1998 MODEL DURING FEBRUARY' 06. IT HAD 69K MILES ON IT. LAST MONTH, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, IT DID NOT MOVE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE LOCAL ROAD. SO I COULD PUT TURN AND PUT IT ON A PARKING LOT AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES/HR. WHEN I CONTACTED FIRESTONE THEY TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS A FAILURE AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I SPENT A TOTAL OF 2400$ FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM TOTALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. I MEED MAZDA NORTH AMERICA TO REFUND MY MONEY BACK. THANKS. VINOD. *NM
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#10174901December 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 89,000 MILES JUST FAILED. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, A PUMP FAILED, AND NOW MY CAR HAS "NO FORWARD GEARS." I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL, DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW OF WHICH MAZDA IS AWARE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT RECALLING THIS MODEL AND CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. *NM
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#10174106November 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1992 4CYL AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626. IN AUG 2005 - THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE AT THE TIME THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 60K. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST MAZDA 626'S BUT MAZDA WAS NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM. NOW, NOV 2006 - 15 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, AND THEN THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. AGAIN I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF REPAIR SHOPS AND MAZDA STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD - ALSO IT WAS NOTED THAT IT MAY ALSO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS DOES MAZDA HAVE TO HAVE BREAK BEFORE THEY OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? *JB
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