Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10023283June 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DEFECT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023299June 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OD OFF LIGHT FLASHES; MECHANIC CHECKED AND REPLACED O2 SENSOR. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. RESEARCH ON THIS WEBSITE INDICATES I AM LOOKING AT A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT SOON. I THINK THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WARRANTS A RECALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10023265June 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER OWNING MY 1993 MAZDA 626 LX FOR OVER TWO YEARS I FIND OUT THAT THE CAR IS DESTINED TO BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING THE CAR TO GET WORSE. I STARTED HAVING THE NOTORIOUS FLASHING HOLD LIGHT THUS CAUSING MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. BEING SOMEONE OF AVERAGE INCOME IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP REPAIRING MAZDA'S INEVITABLE PROBLEMS. I NOW FEEL INSECURE OF MY LIFE, THE LIFE OF MY WIFE AND OUR NEWBORN BABY. AFTER REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM AROUSED A FEW MONTHS LATER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR IS OVER. I WISH AND HOPE TO REPLACE THE MAZDA 626 UNFORTUNATELY I BUDGETED TO HAVE THE MAZDA 626 FOR YEARS TO COME. IT WAS STUPENDOUS WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE MAZDA 626. HOWEVER, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE COMMON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE MAZDA 626 LX HAS I WOULD HAVE PASSED ON PURCHASING THE CAR. OWNING THIS CAR HAS EVEN PUT ME IN A FINANCIAL DOWN SPIRAL. I PUT MONEY INTO THIS MAZDA 626 THAT I SHOULDN'T BE PAYING FOR. IF THE MAZDA 626 LX HAS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHY THEN ARE THEY SOLD AND PUT OUT ON THE ROAD TO EVENTUALLY SUBJECT MOTORISTS TO ACCIDENTS DUE TO FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE CAR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, UNFORTUNATELY TOO LATE, ABOUT THE MAZDA 626'S AND HAVE READ REPORTS AND FORUMS FROM CONSUMERS AND EXPERT MECHANICS AND PASSED MAZDA EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE INEVITABLE DECLINE OF THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION. I TRUSTED THE MAZDA NAME AND WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ALLOW A AUTOMOBILE AS SUCH TO BE STANDARD DRIVING VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP ME AND FUTURE VICTIMS ON CORRECTING THIS WRONGFUL DECISION. IF MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A FAULTY CAR IN PRODUCTION AND PUT THEM OUT ON THE ROAD, THEN WHY ARE WE PAYING MORE MONEY TO OWN AND KEEP THE MAZDA 626 LX? IT IS A MONEY PIT, AN UNPREDICTABLE FUTURE ROAD HAZARD AND A CONSUMERS WORST NIGHTMARE. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. RAUL SANCHEZ. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023124June 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 95 MAZDA 626 LX - THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I'M ABOUT TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FIXED FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. IT HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES WHEN I DRIVE AT LEAST 40 STRAIGHT MILES WITHOUT STOPPING. THIS IS MY 2ND MAZDA. I HAD A 323 PRIOR AND I HAD TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ON THAT ALSO. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023171June 16, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
METAL BAR INSIDE VEHICLE HEAD RESTS SEPARATES FROM THE FOAM. DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE HEAD RESTS WILL CAUSE THE METAL BAR TO PUSH THROUGH THE HEAD REST FOAM. THE RESULT IS A HARD METAL BAR PROTRUDING FROM THE HEAD REST. IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER'S / DRIVER'S HEADS WILL HIT A RIGID STEEL BAR, RATHER THAN A PADDED SUPPORT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024180June 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON TE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A FLASHING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON/OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021515June 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
AT 59,000 MILES I PAID FOR A NEEDED, NEW TRANSMISSION AT A MAZDA DEALER. NOW @ 106,000 MILES IT IS IN NEEDED AGAIN. *JB
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021358June 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1994' MAZDA 626 HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES AND IS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WILL SURGE WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR. ON THE HIGHWAY IT WON'T GO OVER 65 MPH BECAUSE IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND SLOW DOWN. THIS IS A PROBLEM MANY 626 OWNERS HAVE HAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022651June 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN VEHICLE IDLES IT BEGINS TO HAVE A STALLING SENSATION. DEALER STATED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022715June 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021242June 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION AT 5,000 MILES WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED. THE CAR NOW HAS 109,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. TRANSMISSION HAD HARSH ENGAGEMENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021246June 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LESS THAN A YEAR A 3RD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE 2ND ONE FAILED WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM REPAIR SHOP, CAR WAS LEAKING FLUID. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND RECOMMENDED DEALER REPLACEMENT. DEALER SERVICE DEPT ADVISED FRONT PUMP FAILED, AND REPLACED. THIS WAS NOW THE 4TH TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH EXACTLY 60,000 MILES. FRONT PUMP FAILED ON THIS TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 6,000 MILES IN ONE YEAR. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021201June 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER PAYING FOR MY 1998 MAZDA FOR 9 MONTHS WHICH I PURCHASED FROM 5-STAR MAZDA I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. A GREAT UNEXPECTED EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021221June 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BROKE AFTER JUST 50000 MILES: WE WERE DRIVING FROM NY TO PITTSBURGH ON OUR WAY HOME AND THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. AFTER PULLING THE CAR TO THE NEXT EXIT BURNING SMELL STARTED COMING IN SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO PEP BOYS WHO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT IT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM OF CAR UNABLE TO MOVE/SLIP GEARS WHEN OCCASIONALLY IT MOVED. TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO WHO REPLACED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION AND THE TOTAL COST CAME TO SOMEWHERE LIKE $4000. ON DOING FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND OUT THAT MAZDA WAS PUTTING FORD TRANSMISSIONS IN SOME OF THERE VEHICLES AND FORD HAD ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THERE OWN VEHICLES AT ONE POINT. HERE IS THE LINK FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAD ISSUES WITH THERE TRANSMISSION FOR MAZDA CARS. I WAS JUST WONDERING WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES AND MANY MORE WHO HAVEN'T EVEN REGISTERED OR FILED COMPLAINT, HOW COME AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET RECALLED THIS CAR OR ORDERED MAZDA TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THERE OWN COST. I HAVE TRIED TO TALK TO MAZDA DIRECTLY AND IT HAS JUST BEEN WASTE OF TIME FOR ME. HOPEFULLY THERE WOULD BE SOME ACTION TAKEN SOON FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *JB HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022560June 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INDICATOR LIGHT "HOLD" ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021174June 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT. CAR HAD ONLY 66,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021089June 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I OWN A 2001 MAZDA 626 WITH 45,000 MILES. HIGH MILEAGE DO TO 90%HIWAY DRIVING IN MY WORK. AT ABOUT 38000 MILES NOTICED A VIOLENT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HI SPEED AND A LOUD CLUNK WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DEALER SAID NO WARRANTY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER ADVISED ME TO GET THE ROTORS TURNED WHEN THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AT AROUND 80000 TO 90000 MILES. THEY SAID THE CLUNKING SOUND IS NORMAL WHEN THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALER SAID WARRNTY DOES NOT COVER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DEFECTIVE BRAKE AT 38000 HIGHWAY MILES IS NOT ROUTINE IN MY OPINION. LAST TIME I WILL OWN A MAZDA.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021102June 5, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VIBRATION IN THE FRONT (WORSE ON THE RIGHT) OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY SALESPERSON, CAR HAD BEEN SITTING A WHILE AND SHOULD DRIVE OUT, AFTER 8 MONTHS AND NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE THERE IS NO FRONT PASSENGER, YOU CAN SEE THE SEAT SHAKING !!! I HAVE SECURED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY !!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021100June 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022115June 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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