Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#757154January 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D OFF : FLASHING OCCASIONALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757043January 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002351January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757003January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR IS AN EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE.THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS LED TO A RECALL OF SOME 1998 &1999 MAZDA 626'S . I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TODAY BECAUSE I WAS HEARIND A KNOCKING/RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD.UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM AND KNEW ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT POSSIBLY THIS WOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM,HE THEN CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS INFACT A RECALL AND ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MJAZDA WHICH I DID. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,WHICH LEADS ME TO MY COMPLAINT.THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM,MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE COULD STOLL WHILE DRVING!! I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY,AND I HOPE THAT MAZDA WILL EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002287January 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. RPMS GO UP TO 5000 TO 6000. VEHICLE WOULD SLIP FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK JLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002158January 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING OVER DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE GOES INTO A HIGHER GEAR. DRIVER STATES THAT WHEN PRESSING OVERDRIVE BUTTON IT DOES NOT ENGAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001955January 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001886January 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WILL START LOSING POWER AND JERKING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC.*AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001888January 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT CITY SPEED ENGINE STARTED OVER HEATING, AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAS CAUSED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756548January 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND POPPED IN MAZDA 626, 2000 AS WAS DRIVING 60-62 MPH ON I-580 ABOUT 9:15PM NOV. 8, 2001. SAW NOTHING IN ROADWAY. FIRECHIEF COMING UP OTHER SIDE OF FREEWAY STOPPED TO HELP. SAID I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. THEY SAW NO ROAD DEBRIS. TOLD ME TO HAVE CAR TOWED. AAA SENT EXPERT. EXPERT SAID MANUFACTURER DEFECT CAUSED DEPLOYMENT. AAA WON'T COVER BECAUSE NOT COLLISION. MAZDA REFUTED AAA EXPERT. AAA SENT DOCTORATE SPECIALIZING IN SENSORS/AIRBAGS TO INSPECT CAR. SAID UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE, BUT NOT SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS - MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001617January 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001546January 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND WHEN ON HIGHWAY IF THE DRIVER SPEEDS UP, VEHICLE WILL START JERKING.*AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER AT THE TIME VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAT THE PROBLEM COULS NOT BE DUPLICATED, CONSUMER TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK IT WOULD NOT MOVE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756185December 29, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
I RECENTLY VISITED A COMPLAINT.COM SITE AND SAW MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 93 MAZDA 626'S. I COUNTED 14 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS ONLY EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW-SUIT AGAINST MAZDA FOR THESE ISSUES - AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER TO GAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFICIENCIES THAT I HAVE LISTED. IN TOTAL, I AND OTHERS ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS TO MAKE A CAR SAFE WELL BEFORE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756131December 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION RECENTLY WENT OUT (NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY). AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MECHANICS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT MAZDA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT GETS THEM THRU TO WARRANTY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HIM, I SPOKE TO A FRIEND THAT HAD A NEIGHBOR THAT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2 DIFFERENT MODELS OF MAZDA CARS. (626 AND MPV). AFTER HE SPENT A COUPLE MONTHS TRYING TO GET MAZDA TO PAY FOR HIS TRANSMISSION, HE FOUND OUT THAT MAZDA ISSUED A "DEALER NOTICE" THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TO CONTACT THE MFG. FOR A TRANSMISSION REBUILD KIT. (MAZDA DOES NOT PAY FOR THIS OF COURSE, BECAUSE IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. I JUST SPENT $1,800.00 ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD! IF MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT CORRECTED IT, THEN THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING A RECALL AND FIXING THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT YOU FIND OUT. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000917December 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PRIOR TO PULLING OFF VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755837December 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SMOKES CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VIECHIEL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755840December 19, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE HEADRESTS ARE DESIGNED DEFECTIVE, THE METAL SUPPORT BAR SEPARATES FROM THE HEADREST AND RESTS AGAINST THE COVER. THE HEAD SITS ON THE METAL BAR. IN THE EVENT OF ANY TYPE OF COLLISION THE RESULTS COULD BE DISASTEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755804December 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED IT FINALLY FAILED. EVERY PREVIOUS ATTEMPT RESULTED IN NO PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED. IT WAS ALWAYS A SENSOR OR A CONNECTOR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE O/D LIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND EVERYTIME THE CAR CAME BACK IN TWO TO THREE DAYS THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2001 AND THE SERVICE WAS IN AUGUST. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED O.K.. IN 3 1/2 MONTHS A PERFECTLY GOOD TRANSMISSION GOES BAD?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755684December 15, 2001
SEATS
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SEATS ON THIS CAR-- WHEN YOU LEAN ON THE INSIDE OF THEM, PUTTING YOUR FULL WEIGHT AGAINST ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT, IT FALLS BACKWARD SUDDENLY. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN TENDING TO BABY SEATS FASTENED IN THE BACK., BEHIND YOU. YOU LEAN IN TO HELP BABY, AND WHAM THE CHAIR FALLS INTO A FULL RECLINE. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH SEATS, AND EVEN WITH VERY LIGHTWEIGHT ADULTS. SHOULD SOMEONE BE DRIVING WHEN THEY LEAN, IT COULD MEAN A MASSIVE SAFETY HAZARD. TO MAKE THIS CLEARER, IF YOU SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (BOTH SEATS ARE EFFECTED, BUT FOR EXPLAINATIONS SAKE, WE'LL USE THE PASSENGER SIDE), THEN TURN TOWARD THE CENTER BACK SEAT OF THE CAR, YOUR SHOULDER RESTS AGAINST THE INSIDE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT, PUSHING A LITTLE TO THE INSIDE. WHEN STEADY PRESSURE IS APPLIED, AS YOU HELP THE CHILD, SUDDENLY, IT DROPS YOU BACKWARDS INTO A FULL RECLINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LATCH IS TRYING TO CATCH AS IT FALLS-- KIND OF LIKE A KID RUNNING WITH A STICK AGAINST A PLASTIC PICKET FENCE. HOPE THIS HELPS. BTW, IN TESTING IT, YOU MIGHT DO WELL TO HAVE A PERSON LEAN AS IF TURNING TO REACH INTO THE SEAT BEHIND THE SEAT THEY ARE SITTING IN. IT IS STEADY UNBALANCED PRESSURE THAT COLLAPSES IT, NOT SUDDEN IMPACT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755693December 15, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN YOU TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON, IT OFTEN MAKES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU CLICK IT. SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T NOTICE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHEN DRIVING IN BRIGHTLY LIT AREAS. THE LIGHT SWITCH ROLLS OFF WHEN YOUR HAND BRUSHES IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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