Mazda 626 Complaints (2000)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10017232April 21, 2003
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016012April 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013834April 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 VEHICLE HAS 1999 PARTS WHICH CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS DURING REPAIR/MAINTENANCE. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010042March 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED TWICE. NO LEAKS WERE NOTICED AND ANTI FREEZE WAS ADDED. THE MECHANIC THEN NOTICED AN OPEN VALVE COVERED WITH A RUBBER CAP HAD ALLOWED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000063December 15, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE PINGING NOISE, THAT WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THUS CAUSING ME, THE DRIVER, TO ACCLERATE WITH GINGERLY. APPROX. ONE DAY AFTER THE ENGINE MADE PINGING NOISE NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, EVENTUALLY LEADING UP TO THE FOLLOWING: THE CAR WAS AT A SPEED OF APPROX 55-60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PINGING GOT LOUDER, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, A LOUD NOISE OCCURED, SOMETHING APPEARED TO SHOOT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, I WAS THEN TOLD THAT AN ENGINE ROD BLEW THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK, THUS REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. APPROX 1 1/2 TO 2 WEEKS PRIOR AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AND THEREAFTER THE CAR RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UP UNTIL THE PINGING OCCURANCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANT, BUT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER IT COVERED UNDER WARRANT AT THIS POINT OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022687November 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR IN REVERSE, HOWEVER IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. MR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769390November 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL OR NO PROBLEM FOUND. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768586October 18, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED AND MAZDA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN ENGINE DEFECT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016201August 13, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE AND VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014916July 29, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764332July 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2000 FROM JEFF SIKES MAZDA IN HUNTAVILLE, AL. IN OCTOBER 2001, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY BENTLEY IMPORTS (BOUGHT OUT JEFF SIKES MAZDA). IN FEBRUARY OF 2002, OD LIGHT ON DASH STARTED FLASHING. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS INSTALLED BY DEALERSHIP IN MONTGOMERY AL. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX OVERHEATING PROBLEM. IN MAY 2002, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED BY JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN MARIETTA, GA. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSION IN 2.5 YEARS AND 38,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758876March 3, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONSTANT AND SEVERE VEHICLE VIBRATION SINCE OWNERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004830March 1, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785869February 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE GEAR GETS STUCK ON REVERSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003180January 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A GASOLINE ODOR THAT CAN BE DETECTED WHILE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#6900712December 11, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE ROARS AND VEHICLE WILL LURCH BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE.*AK. CONSUMR ALSO STATED IT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WILL ROAR AND THE TIRES START TO SPIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY, THE GEAR SHIFT IS MAKING NOISES AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GO FROM DRIVE TO PARK ETC.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899793December 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND ENGINE INCREASED POWER, CONSUMER TURNED ONTO MEDIAN TO PREVENT CRASHING, CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION OFF AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A DITCH AND DAMAGE THE UNDERSIDE AND 2 WHEELS. DEALER REPLACED LOOSE BRAKE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899596November 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PASSENGERS SIDE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN AT 60 MPH OR FASTER. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE, BUT CONSUMER WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PASSENGERS SIDE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION STALLING, VEHICLE BACK FIRING, TREMBLING/SHAKING AND ALSO STEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIRES THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIRE PRESSURE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED UNTIL SHE WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754506November 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T CROSS 2ND GEAR, AND MAKES A SCARY JERK AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR UPON REMOVING LEG FROM GAS PEDDAL. HAD TO TOW THE CAR TWICE TO DEALER. ITS DISGUSITING TRANSMISSION. APPRICIATE IF SOMEBODY COULD TELL ME ALTERNATIVES TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND SUGGEST NEXT ACTION AT [email protected] I HAVE A NEW CAR, BUT CAN'T GO ON LING DRIVES AS IT IS UNRELIABLEFRUSTRATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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