Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10080031July 30, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN ON THE CONSUMER. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A 18 WHEELER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE LUMBAR REGION OF THE TORSO. *AK WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMP. AFTER THE NOISE WAS HEARD THE REAR END AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED TO THE LEFT ACROSS THE LANES AND IN THE FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10082917July 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I PURCHASED MY 1998 MAZDA 626LX IN DECEMBER 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2002 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO STRIP ALL THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION (AS I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP) RENDERING MY CAR USELESS FOR THREE MONTHS WHILE I SAVED THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I PUT A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN FROM PHOENIX HARD PARTS (NEVER GOT MY REBATE, SO DON'T GO TO THEM FOR HELP!). IT COST ME $1300 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND $1200 IN LABOR TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. NOW THIS TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS (FLASHING O/D LIGHT) AFTER ONLY AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE! PLEASE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. IT MAY NOT BE CHILD SEATS, BUT THIS IS COSTING LOTS OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082932July 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN MAY OF 2004 WE WERE RETURNING FROM ALBUQURQUE, NM AND SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 1999 MAZDA 626. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND ON 7/13/2004 WHILE RETURNING FROM PHOENIZ, AZ WE SUFFERED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082808July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 94 626 WHICH HAS BEEN TREATED WITH KID GLOVES HAS ACTED ERRATIC AND HAS BEEN CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS OF MY CAR TO SUFFER.ALL THIS AND I HAVE SERVICED IT ACCORDING TO THE MANUEL FAITHFULLY. MY TRANS FLUID HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRISTINE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR TOWED OR DRIVEN IN EXTREME WEATHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082896July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 50,900 MILES.TRANSMISSION STUCK IN REVERSE. ALL GEAR SHIFT POSITIONS RESULTED IN REVERSE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE GEAR INTERCHANGE CABLE OR THE ROD IS BROKEN. INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID INDICATES THAT THE FLUID IS SEVERELY BURNED WITH QUITE A BIT OF CLUTCH DEBRI. MY CURRENT CHOICES ARE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000 PLUS THE GEAR INTERCHANGE, OR HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED AT A COST BETWEEN $1.5000 TO $2.7000. THE TRANMISSION HAS NOT GIVEN ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS CURRENT MALFUNCTION. PREVIOUS MAZDAS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT CARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF FORD'S EXCELLENT ENGINEERING DESIGNED TO FAIL AS SOON AS WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082752July 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION GAVE UP AT AROUND 85,000 MILES. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS AT SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH AND THE CAR SOMETIMES COMPLETELY LOSE POWER MAKING IT A DANGEROUS RIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082786July 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 626 IN 1999. THIS A 1998 MODEL. SO FAR I HAVE PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR (3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND I WAS JUST TOLD I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION!!!! THE CAR CAN NOT GO IN REVERSE, AND CAN'T DRIVE RIGHT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082661July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 12/15/99. I AM NOW FACING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND AFTER REVIEWING DATA I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY SITUATION AS THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CONSUMERS AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082677July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082689July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH ABOUT 4PM LAST SEPTEMBER. ALL THE SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SPEED DROPS FROM 70MPH TO 40MPH CARS ON MY BUMPER. SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A REST STOP LESS THAN ONE MILE AHEAD. I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE ROADSIDE AREA. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY SOMEONE THERE IN THAT TOWN. AFTER MUCH DECISION, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO CHARLESTON, SC ABOUT 120 MILES FROM WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. WE KEPT TAKING IT TO MAZDA BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. SO I CONTINUE TO MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS. I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR LOCALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082699July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
1996 MAZDA 2.0 626 LX. OVERDRIVE FLASHES FROM 4TH TO 3RD. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX/FIND PROBLEM TO NO SATISFACTION. MAZDA DEALER ADVISED NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED-SIGHT UNSEEN. SEEMS TO BE A MORE THAN PREVELANT SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083550July 23, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATED AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK, AND COOLANTWAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082537July 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
ERATIC SHIFTING IN MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.AXLE SEAL BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PART. FACTORY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED AFTER 33,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082431July 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDS TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (ATX) ON MY 1997 MAZDA 626, 2.0L I4. THE TRANSMISSION IS MANUFACTURED BY FORD, MODEL CD4E. DESPITE FAITHFULLY CHANGING THE FLUID AT RECOMMENDED INTERVALS, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 105,000 MILES. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS FORCED ON MAZDA BY FORD IN ALL POST 1993 4 CYLINDER MODELS, AND SUFFERS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH HEAT AND METAL PARTICLES DUE TO INADEQUATE COOLING AND FILTRATION SYSTEMS. THE FILTER IS INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION AND INACCESSIBLE (CANNOT BE CHANGED) REQUIRING THE FLUID TO BE FLUSHED. IT IS ALSO WOEFULLY UNDER COOLED, WITH A SIMPLE PASS THROUGH THE ENGINE RADIATOR, AND NO EXTERNAL COOLER. MODELS SUBSEQUENT TO 1999 HAS EXTERNAL COOLERS INSTALLED, SO IT SEEMS THAT MAZDA/FORD ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING LINK IS VERY ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THIS VEHICLE: HTTP://HOMEPAGE.NTLWORLD.COM/DOROTHY.BRADBURY/PROBEMX/INDEX.HTM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082482July 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE NOT WORKING, BROKE AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND HAD TO PULL OVER IN A HURRY POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082293July 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED NEW 2000 MAZDA 626 07--01 TRANSMISSION O/D CAME ON, TRANSMISSION FLUID SPEWED OUT. TOOK IT IN AND MAZDA COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSION. 03-04 -TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT ON MAZDA, AT A COST OF $3033. HAD IT REBUILT. TOOK MECHANIC 5 WEEKS TO REBUILD IT. PRESENT- HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO MECHANIC 4 TIMES AS STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THE MECHANIC DID A SHOTTY JOB. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF MAZDA 626 OWNERS WHOSE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT ON THEM AFTER THE FIRST 2 TO 5 YEARS OF PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE SPENDING ANYWHERE FROM $1100 - $5000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083313July 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE WHEEL WELLS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081262July 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX SEDAN IN NOVEMBER 1998. AT SOME POINT IN THE YEAR 2002 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. OCEAN MAZDA IN MIAMI, FLORIDA TOLD ME THERE WAS AN INCORRECT GEAR RATIO BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN I TOLD THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT REPAIR TRANSMISSIONS, THEY ONLY REPLACED THEM. I WAS TOLD THE COST OF THAT WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $4,000.00 WHICH I DID NOT HAVE AT THAT TIME. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY MAZDA UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME ON MARCH 28, 2003 WHILE I WAS TRAVELING FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA BACK TO MIAMI. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR TWO MONTHS AND THEN COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED UNTIL MARCH 4, 2004. AT THE TIME OF MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT COST ME $2,400.00 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A LOCAL SHOP AND NOW I AM ON PINS AND NEEDLES HOPING THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 - 5 YEARS. THE GENTLEMAN WHO INSTALLED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY GOT TO HOT AND BURNED UP THE COMPONENTS INSIDE. READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM NOT THAT OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN AND I'M JUST HOPING IT WILL LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAVE AND GET ANOTHER CAR (NOT A MAZDA THOUGH).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075737July 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INDICATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEREFORE, THE CONSUMERTOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THREE TIMES. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080977July 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE SOME PROBLEM ABOUT MY CAR. MAZDA 626 1997 AUTOMATIC. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE,THE TRANSMISSION WENT DOWN AT 95,822 MILES. I'VE FOUND OUT THAT THAT PROBLEM HAPPENS TO EVERY 626 MAZDA. THEY [MAZDA] HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.I'M JUST ONLY STUDENT FROM THAILAND. I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY TO FIX IT.{2000-3000$}. MY CAR IS NOT WORTH THAT MUCH. PLEASE HELP ME TELL THEM {MAZDA} TO DO SOMETHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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