Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10003242January 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1995 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO BREAK. IT HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT, I KNOW ITS A LOT BUT STILL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY OTHER CARS LASTED TO ALMOST 200,000 MILES. MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT. I HEARD OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND RIGHT NOW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004367January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNINF THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP AND IT WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003112January 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION OCCURED IN A 45 MPH ZONE. AS A RESULT I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. I NOW HAVE A CUT ON MY HEAD AND TWO BLACK EYES. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DESPITE THE $7500.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I WANT TO HELP PREVENT OTHER PEOPLE FROM GOING THROUGH THE TRAUMA THAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. PLEASE HELP TO RECTIFY THIS ONGOING AIRBAG SITUATION WITH THE MAZDA 626. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE MAZDA DEALER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10002971January 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, ENGINE REVVED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $2300.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002767January 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JUNE 1999, I PURCHASED A 1999 MAZDA 626. I HAVE 27,743 MILES ON IT. (I RIDE MOSTLY IN MY HUSBAND'S SUV). TWO DAYS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I SAY WARRANTY OR NOT AT 27,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE SLIPPING--UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED. I REFUSE TO PAY $2000+ FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AM SEEKING ARBITRATION AGAINST THE DEALER. I AM ASTONISHED TO SEE ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 626 TRANSMSSION I READ ON "THE COMPLAINT STATION" WEBSITE. FROM WHAT I READ ON THIS SITE, THE PROBLEM IS THE FORD TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE CONCERING THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001961January 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD GONE INTO NEUTRAL ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALTOGETHER ON ONE OCCASION. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002669January 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR JERK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003616January 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000919January 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
1995 MAZDA 626 WITH APPROXIMATELY 102,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE JUST AFTER EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY, REQUIRING A COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION MECHANIC VOICED THAT MAZDA USED FORD TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND THAT THESE HAVE BEEN PRONE TO EARLY FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001893January 9, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND WARNING CHIME BEEPS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TO HAVE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG REMOVED. *TT *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000816January 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AWAY AT 90K MILES INSPITE OF RELIGIOUS TAKE CARE OF CAR ( MAZDA 626 ). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002166January 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. WHEN LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE DASHBOARD AND TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002169January 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN THE "OVERDRIVE" LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING ON/OFF. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER HOOD AND REAR OF VEHICLE AND QUICKLY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001977January 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR SLIPPED BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND IS URGING AN INVESTIGATION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001845January 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568251December 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000647December 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1993 MAZDA 626 ES (6 CYLINDER) AUTOMOBILE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT IN 1999. IN MARCH 2002, IT BEGAN TO FAIL AGAIN, WAS REBUILT AGAIN, FAILED LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, REBUILT AGAIN, FAILED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SHOP FOR 4 MONTHS AWAITING A NEW TRANMSSION BY MAZDA. MAZDA HAS BEEN NON-COOPERATIVE TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT AND TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN. THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSIONS HOWEVER MAZDA REFUSES TO MANUFACTURE THE ONE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER SAYING "IF WE MAKE IT AND IT DOES NOT WORK, YOU WILL KEEP IT!" PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000418December 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OUT OF MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 MAZDA 626 V4 AUTOMATIC. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC SHOP 3 TIMES NOW AND ONE OF THE TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED, AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND CONSTANTLY FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD START SHIFTING HARD AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO PASSING GEAR AT ALL. BUT ONCE IT SETS FOR A FEW HOURS AND COOLS DOWN, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ANYMORE AND THE MECHANIC SHOP TELLS ME THAT THE CAR HAS RESET IT'S SELF AND THEY CANNOT DETECT THE DEFECT CODE BY THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN YOU HAVE HAD THE CAR ON THE ROAD FOR A WHILE, AND IT GETS HEATED UP. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MAZDA 626 OWNERS OFF THE INTERNET AND IN MY LOCAL RESIDENCE AREA. I'AM REQUESTING THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BY MAZDA. MAZDA NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE MAZDA 626 V4 CARS, BY REQUESTING PEOPLE TO GO TO THEIR LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEIR CAR CHECKED FOR THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AND IF A PROBLEM IS DETECTED ON THE TRANSMISSION BY THE MAZDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEN MAZDA SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. I WOULD LIKE FOR MAZDA TO CONTACT ME ABOUT MY COMPLAINT. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001613December 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000615December 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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