Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10114125March 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY, 2005, MY 2001 MAZDA 626 BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHILE CHANGING GEARS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, CHANGING GEARS VERY ROUGHLY AND BACKFIRED. AS THIS WAS TAKING PLACE, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IT TOOK ABOUT FORTY-FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNED ON AGAIN. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ( ROUGH GEAR SHIFTING). IT IS NOW AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO HAS EXPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A COOLING SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS WITH MAZDA 626'S THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE YEARS 1992 TO 2002 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AS YET, I WILL DO SO AND REQUEST TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS IF NECESSARY.*AK
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0
#10111442March 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER. *TT
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0
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#10113985March 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A MADZA 626 (1994) AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL GO IN REVERSE, BUT THATS IT. I HAD THE FLUIDS CHANGED WITH HIGH TEMP. FLUIDS. THE HOLD LIGHT WOULD BLINK, AND IT WAS REAL SLOW ON THE TAKE OFF. THEN IT WOULD JERK ALOT WHEN SPEEDS INCREASE. SOMETIMES, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF WITH THE HOLD LIGHT ON TO KEEP IT FROM JERKING ON TAKE OFF.*AK
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#10113996March 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BOTH FAULTY. ENGINE DID NOT REVERSE, SOON AFTER ENGINE EXPLODED.*AK
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Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
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#10113963March 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
O/D LIGHT FLASHING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, VERY HARD SHIFTING WHEN IN O/D ON MODE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK
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0
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#10112799March 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SLUGGISH SHIFTING, FINALLY: FAILURE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. CD4E TRANMISSION FAILURE @ 65,000 MILES. TOTAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION INCLUDING HARD PARTS (GEARS). SUSPECT FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICENT PRESSURE IN OIL PUMP (SUSPECTED DESIGN FLAW), AS SUGGESTED BY SEVERAL ASC MECHANIC INFORMATION WEBSITES.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113860March 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON 1997, MAZDA 626-THIS WILL BE MY THIRD TRANSMISSION IN FOUR YEARS. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112713March 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, #CD4E, AND AS I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A RECALL WILL BE/HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK IF NOT CAN I PURCHASE ANYWHERE AT DISCOUNT??
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0
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0
#10112656March 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 /95, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, GENERAL FAILURE , GEAR MALFUCTION. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112612March 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 60000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT IN SPEC WITH VEHICHLE MAINTENANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I AM STILL CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS WITH ABOUT 3500 TO GO AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE THE TRANNY IT WILL COST 3074. *AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112566March 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 FAILED IN 2003 AT 83,000 MILES, AND I HAD A REBUILT MAZDA TRANSMISSION USED TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $2,500. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER AT 103,000 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN, AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS AGAIN APPROXIMATELY $2,500. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE CAR BECAME SUDDENLY UNDRIVABLE IN TRAFFFIC, CAUSING ME TO NEED ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER DRIVERS TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE BUSY ROADWAY. WITH THIS LATEST FAILURE, I DISCERNED THE PROBLEM BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE RESULTED IN THE CAR'S UNDRIVABILITY--THOUGH MY MECHANIC SAYS FAILURE IS IMMINENT. I BELIEVE IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE IN SOME WAY (INFORMATION FROM MY MECHANIC AND ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE WOULD SEEM TO BACK THIS UP) AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MY EXPENSES WITH THIS CAR REIMBURSED BY MAZDA.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113448March 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113183March 1, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER COULD APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEARLY MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112289February 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ERRONEOUS TRANSMISSION IN A 1995 MAZDA 626.
Crash:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10112311February 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TO A WEEKEND GETAWAY WITH MY WIFE AND A FEW FRIENDS MY 1999 MAZDA 626'S (85,000 MILES) OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTET TO BLINK. I THOUGHT SINCE I WAS GOING 80 MPH AND I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THAT FAST THAT IT MENT THAT THE OVERDRIVE WOULD NOT WORK. I CHECKED THE USERS MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT A BLINKING OVERDRIVE LIGHT. SO WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT I NOTICED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD SO I PULLED OFER AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TEMPERATURE OR THE COOLANT BUT THERE WAS TRANSMITION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGIRE. I HAVE JUST HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND I BELIVE IT WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMITION. I HAVE HEARD MANY MANY HOROR STORIES OF 626'S TRANSMITIONS GOING OUT WITH RELATIVLY LOW MILES AND THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT 85,000 MILES
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0
Deaths:
0
#10112234February 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANS FAILURE AT 76,800 MILES. REQUIRED A COMPLETE REBUILD 1950.00. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112244February 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON TO ALL 626'S MANUFACTURED IN THE LATE 90'S. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10112256February 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1995 MAZDA 626 ES TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 99,000 MILES. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112218February 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97 MAZDA 626 AT THE LOCAL MAZDA/DODGE DEALER IN JUPITER FL JUST QUOTED ME $3200 TO PUT IN AN ALREADY REBUILT TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSIONS AND THE ONE I CURRENTLY HAVE IS GONE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM BETWEEN MAZDA & THE TRANSMISSION THAT FORD INSTALLS FOR THE 626 A CD4E. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE EARLY ON AND EVEN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN IT OFF. MY WIFE AND ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS OF THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT MAZDA MUST ADDRESS WITH THE LONG LIST OF 626 OWNERS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10112005February 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO I HAD A FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 4CYL-MAZDA 626. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE CONVERTER AND CHANGED THAT OUT. NOW THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO SHOPS FOR CHECKING AND OF COURSE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT AND CANNOT HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE RECOMMENDED COSTS..AND STILL PAY THE CAR NOTE. ALSO, I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT 68,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY.*AK
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