Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#10033243August 21, 2003
SUSPENSION, STEERING
STEERING WHEEL IS MISALIGNED SO THE DRIVER HAS TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT COURSE. THIS OCCURES EVEN AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL IS REALIGNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033611August 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND STALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031135August 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONTINUALLY FLASHES AFTER CAR'S ENGINE BECOMES HOT WHICH IS APPROXIMATLEY 20-30 MINUTES. CARIS EXTREMELY JERKY WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS WHILE THIS LIGHT IS ON. MECHANICS SAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030989August 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 87,000 MILES. O/D LIGHT KEPT BLINKING AND CAR WOULDN'T RUN. O2 SENSORS KEEP NEEDING REPLACING. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030944August 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION KEEPS FAILING, WITH ONLY REGULAR DAILY DRIVING. FAILED AT 6000.AD TO PAY 2000K FOR T TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A VERY BAD TRANSMISSION FOR THE CAR!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030759August 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 MAZDA 626 LX SEDAN. I AM ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND PURCHASED BRAND-NEW IN AUGUST 1997. I TOOK METICULOUS CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAVE ALL RECEIPTS TO PROVE SO. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND CANNOT TRAVEL ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,000. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM THE MAZDA DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED THE SAME FOR $3,500-4,000. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS (OR MORE) PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME COSTLY DEFECT. I FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, IT IS VERY UPSETTING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028589July 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING; BLINKING LIGHTS; ROUGH SHIFTING. (NOTE: I HAVE TWO 97 MAZDA 626 2.0 LTR CARS. ONE AUTO TRANS HAS FAILED TOTALLY, AND THIS IS MY SECOND ONE THAT IS STARTING TO FAIL.) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029586July 17, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING POWER STEERING BELT FELL OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029591July 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025651July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1997 MAZDA 626 HIS CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE RPM'S CLIMB. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, IT SLAMS FROM GEAR TO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING UP A GEAR. OVERDRIVE SLIPS IN AND OUT, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN THE OVERDRIVE SLIPS. THERE IS ONE ISOLATED INCIDENT ON A LONG HIGHWAY TRIP WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45. IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME FROM BUT WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS FLUID EVERYWHERE, AS IF ABOUT A QUART OF FLUID HAD BEEN SPRAYED OR BURST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025382July 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ACTIVATED AND THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING. WHEN STARTING FROM STOPPED THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE PUCHED TO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO GO ANYWHERE, AND IT SHIFTS VERY JERKY. HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 92 K MILES AND I'M AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025324July 2, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SURGE CAUSING CAR TO JUMP CURB, LOW WALL, AND THROUGH A FENCE, LANDING NOSE DOWN ON SWIMMING POOL DECK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023557June 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE- CAR IS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS- ONE DRIVE 87,000 MILES NO TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023506June 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BOUGHT OUR 1997 MAZDA 626 LX USED THAT WE HAD FOR 40 MONTHS NOW AND OUR 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED AT ABOUT 68,000 MILES IN APRIL 2002, AND NOW OUR TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN THIS WILL MARK THE 2ND TIME THAT WE HAVE TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME IT COST US $2,160.53. ALSO OUR O/D LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON SINCE OUR TRANSMISSION FIRST MESSED UP JUST LAST YEAR. ITS REALLY MESSED UP THAT IT HAS JUST BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IT IS TIME TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION AGAIN. IF THERE IS ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS THAT IS GOING TO BE FILED AGAINST THIS SITUATION WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JOIN IN. THERE ARE CARS THAT RUN FOR YEARS THAT NEVER NEED TRANSMISSIONS FIXED, IF WE KNEW THIS CAR HAD THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT IT!! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023283June 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DEFECT. *NLM
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
#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
#10018175May 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018025May 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DECELERATE EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016798April 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY MAZDA IN 2001. SECOND, WHEN CAR WAS PLACED IN "PARK" IT BECAME STUCK. IT COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM PARK, COULD NOT BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COMPUTER CHIP IN THE CONSOLE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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