Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10022116June 3, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 40MPH. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022043June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKS AND SPUTTERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020936June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020875June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1995 MAZDA 626 FAILED AT 78,000 MILES AND IT COST ME $2400 TO REPLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020790May 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, I PURCHASED A 1995 MAZDA 626 LX FROM A FRIEND. MY FRIEND HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION, ETC.. SO I DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE CAR SINCE IT DID NOT SEEM THAT MUCH ELSE COULD GO WRONG WITH IT BESIDES MAINTENANCE. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR, THOUGH SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. MY FRIEND SAID THAT HE HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE PLACE THAT HAD REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY COULD FIND NO REASON WHY THAT LIGHT OCCASSIONALY CAME ON. THE LAST TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT REPEATEDLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AND WOULD REMAIN IN NEITHER GEAR. IT HAS NOW BEEN A MONTH AND I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVERYONE I HAVE CONSULTED HAS EITHER REFUSED TO WORK ON THAT CAR OR HAVE RUN ME AROUND TO THE POINT THAT I NOW HAVE A LONG LIST OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS BUT NO CLEAR ANSWERS. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH ON MY OWN RECENTLY OVER THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I ISSUE A COMPLAINT AND SO HERE I AM. THE TRANSMISSION IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND YET, SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG AGAIN. OF COURSE, THERE IS NO LONGER A WARRANTY ON IT AND I FIND IT RATHER ODD THAT SO MANY MECHANICS, EVEN THE DEALTERSHIP ITSELF, DOES NOT WANT TO HELP OUT WITH THE REPAIRS TO THIS TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020814May 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEAR DOWNSHIFTED FROM 60 MPH TO 5 MPH WHILE DRIVING. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING WITH HUGE VIBRATION. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2002 FEB. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021725May 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021739May 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR BUT STILL INDICATED THAT IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE ON THE GEAR PANEL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020549May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 75,000. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SO I SPENT $2200.00 GETTING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO THEN REPLACED IT AGAIN, AND NOW THIS ONE IS FAILING TOO. THIS WILL BE THE 8TH TIME I'VE TAKEN CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020597May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1994 MADZA 626. THE HOLD LIGHTS CAME ON. I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED IN TODAY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019166May 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 MAZDA 626 BURNED UP AT 51, 590 MILES. TWO DELAER MECHANICS SAID THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ONE OF THEM SAID HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS IN THE 626S FOR A FEW YEARS . OF COURSE, MAZDA NO LONGER MAKES THE 626. I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 75 AND 80MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS. IT TURNS OUT MAZDA DID NOT INSTALL TRANSMISSION COOLERS ON THE 626 FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE COOLER, ACCORDING TO MAZDA, IS AN AFTER FACTORY PART. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER IS NOT TOLD THAT THEIR CAR DOES NOT HAVE THIS AND THAT IF THEY DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THEY MAY FACE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE COOLER, WHICH MAZDA DOES NOT MAKE, COSTS AROUND $100.00 DEPENDING ON LABOR, ETC. MY CAR HAD JUST GONE OUT OF WARRANTY, AND I HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CHECKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SAFE AND WELL-WORKING. I HAD TAKEN IT IT FOR THE CHECK JUST MONTHS BEFORE, AND THE MECHANIC SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MAZDA USA (1-800-222-5500) AND THEY CALIM LITTLE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT DID OFFER TO PAY FOR PARTS (THANK YOU). THE BEST BET FOR ANYONE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, ISSUES IS TO CALL MAZDA, PLACE YOUR COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA, CARREVIEW.COM, SAFETYALERTS.COM, MSNAUTOS, AND WHOEVER ELSE YOU CONSIDER PERTINENT. MY INTENT IS TO INFORM DRIVERS; I WISH I HAD BEEN. IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY, AND I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE GOOD FRIEND'S WEDDING I MISSED THAT DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019131May 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON 1995 MAZDA 626 ACTING VERY STRANGE. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND CAR SHIFTED VERY RAPIDLY AND HARD JARRING THE WHOLE CAR. I REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE HAVING THE SAME RESULT AFTER SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020306May 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
APPROXIMATELY EVERY 55,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019077May 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING. TOOK TO MAZDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 70,000 MILES. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AMONG THE 626 MODELS WITH THE FORD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. MAZDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE OVER HEATING PROBLEM CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019000May 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE 1997 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION. FAILURE AFTER ONLY 65,000 MILES. OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP. I'VE BEEN SURFING THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. MANY OF THEM WITH EVEN LESS MILES. THIS TRANSMISSION IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM IS OVER $2000. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018921May 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY 1999 MAZDA 626 AFTER 91,000 MILES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019996May 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE TIMING BELT TENSION SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019945May 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SLIPPED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT SOME OF THESE CARS DO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018650May 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 MAZDA 626 LX AROUND 35 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE, AFTER TWO HOURS OF DRIVING MY BROTHER AND I WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A SMOKING CAR. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PUT IN TWO CONTAINERS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERY 30 MINUTES. THE CARS BEHIND US HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THEIR WINDSHIELDS. I HAD THIS CAR FOR AROUND A YEAR AND A HALF AND HAVE ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED ONCE, AND NOW IT'S DUE FOR ANOTHER FIX. I THINK THIS IS HORRIBLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018573May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING, TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS SO HARD THAT ALL PASSENGERS FEEL AS IF THEY WILL BE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, LIKE BEING REAR-ENDED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW TO SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT "KICKS" LIKE HAVING BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION TAKES ITSELF OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND OUT OF O/D. MAZDA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAS EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS FIRST HAND, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT GENERATING A "CODE", MAZDA'S OFFICIAL POSITION IS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING AND UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE I COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM (AND OTHERS) SEPT. 2002. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL BUT WOULD SPUTTER, THEN JOLT FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. I MADE THREE SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TWO TIMES WAS AGAIN TOLD "THERE IS NO PROBLEM, SINCE WE CAN'T FIND A CODE" - EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON! FINALLY, ON THE THIRD TRIP, THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM - SPARK WIRES AND PLUGS. RECENTLY, WHEN THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE CURRENT PROBLEM, THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM, SO I PAID NEARLY $700.00 (AND HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR PARTS) TO HAVE THAT FIXED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY WORSE! FURTHER, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AS OCCASIONALLY, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL REMAIN ON, STATIC - NOT BLINKING. I HAVE REPORTED ALL THE ABOVE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO MAZDA CORPORATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63,000 MILES AND IS JUST NOW PAID OFF. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. NOW, THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND SINCE MAZDA SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TO PAY ALL COSTS INVOLVED IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I INTEND TO RETAIN LEGAL COUNSEL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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