Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10282244August 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 01 MAZDA 626 IS BROKEN. IT WON'T SHIFT FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR. I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALMOST EVERY 626 THAT HAS A CD4E TRANSMISSION. SO THE TRANSMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281777August 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE O/D OFF LIGHT ON VEHICLE FLASHES. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS KNOWN TO MAZDA. MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS USED BY MY KIDS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL. THEY ARE AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281135August 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 1996, OD-OFF BLINKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280932August 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2001 MAZDA 626 4 CYL. MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION USUALLY RUNS IN THIRD GEAR ON LONG TRIPS AND DOESN'T SHIFT TO THE OVER DRIVE. ALSO, THERE IS A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD AND FROM THIRD TO OVERDRIVE. IT WORKS FINE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THIS IS A REALLY ANNOYING THING COMING FROM THIS CAR. I ALREADY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH TO SOLVE THE ISSUE BUT IT WORKED FINE FOR JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT IS JUST AS IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING. I HOPE SOMEONE TAKES CARE OF THIS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS DUE TO THIS COMMON ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280727August 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTING BRACKET CONTINUALLY FALLS OFF. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR ( DRIVE REVERSE ETC) UNTIL TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE ENGINE REVES ITSELF FROM 2000 TO 4000 WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN MORE ON GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO FIRST UNTIL YOU REACH 50MPH OR RELEASE GAS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS ON ANY ROAD. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OVER 55MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD CARS ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND THE COST IS OVER $2000. BOOK VALUE IS NOT MUCH MORE THE CAR HAS 117585 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280070August 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626: THE DRIVE CHAIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, AND TRIED TO GO, YOU COULD HERE IT JUMPING OVER THE TEETH ON THE SPROCKET. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279651August 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE ANYMORE. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A DISTANCE OF 60 MILES ONE DAY, I PARKED IT, TRIED TO START DRIVING IT AGAIN AND IT WOULDN'T GO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279593August 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 MAZDA 626 2.5L AUTO. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF FLUID COOLING. DESIGN FLAW IS TO BLAME. TRANS FLUID IS IN CONTACT WITH COOLING AGENT(AIR, ANTIFREEZE) FOR A DISTANCE OF FOUR INCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279592August 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278707July 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. LONG HIGHWAY DRIVE (8-10H) DURING TEMP. STORMY CONDITIONS (1-2H) 2. TRANSMISSION DEFECT, 3800$ REPAIR BILL + ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR RENTALS/MOTELS 3. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278560July 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ON OUR MAZDA 626 2000. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION BESIDES THE FACT THAT WE NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHALL WHICH WILL RUN US 4,000 - 5,000. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH BY THE MECHANIC AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY MYSELF INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT OF MAZDA. WE ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL OCCURRENCE OR THE MECHANIC WHO TEST-DROVE IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278459July 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ALREADY WENT OUT IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MAZDA 4CYL ENGINES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS LIFE IS THIS SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277981July 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 1995 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC NEW AT ABOUT 57000 MILES(JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND THE TRANSMISSION RAN ROUGH ESP. BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. MAZDA WANTED ME TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN AT A COST OF $1700,WHICH I DECLINED. NOW WITH 140000 MILES,I HAVE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION RE-BUILT AT A COST OF $2100. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS BEEN A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH MAZDA'S AND I THINK THEY SHOULD COVER THEIR PARTS AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275117June 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS FAILING IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. EVERYTHING I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE TELLS ME THAT THE FORD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA WAS NOT MADE TO HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT SIZE. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CAR JUMP. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE SINCE THERE ARE ALSO CHANGES IN VELOCITY DUE TO THE SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274560June 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOST BEING KILLED FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT! THIS HAPPENED JUNE 8, 2009 WHICH WAS A MONDAY APPROX. 4 PM. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, AND MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ALL OVER MY HAND RESULTING IN SEVERE LACERATIONS! THIS CAR NEEDS LOOKED AT ASAP!!!! PLEASE HELP *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10274216June 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 1997 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ONCE THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE, SOMETIME IT DOES NOT MOVE. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES THE CAR JERKS AND STRUGGLES WITH ERRATIC SHIFTING OF GEARS. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPM AND NOISE. CAR STILL DRIVES BUT MAY NOT BE SAFE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWS FAULT WITH TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273539June 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273474June 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER RESERVOIR OFF THE RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FIFTH TIME. THE RESERVOIR HOLDS THE OVERFLOW FROM THE RADIATOR. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SEAL WHERE THE SEAL MEETS. SHE HAS HAD TO PAY FOR EACH REPAIR BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272889June 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HER TRANSMISSION. SHE HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT THE COST OF $3,200. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $3,500. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER YEARS AGO AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269722May 22, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V134000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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