Mazda 626 Complaints (1996)

359 consumer complaints on file.

#8004050February 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH RPMS INCREASED BEYOND NORMAL RANGE. THEN , OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. AT 96000 AND TRAVELING AT 60 MPH SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. BUT THIS TIME DRIVER TRIED BACKING UP AND VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757710February 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING, NEXT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD. AT LOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE CAR WOULD JERK HARD. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME STILL BUT WHEN I GET TO REPAIR SHOP THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I'M AFFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BURN OUT AFTER WARRANTY!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003063January 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757207January 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
PROBLEMS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 1999 WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR COMING UNPLUGGED. HAD REPAIR DONE, CAME LOOSE AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1999. DEALER DIDN'T RUN ANY DIAGNOSTICS, JUST SAID THE M.A.F.S. WAS THE PROBLEM. O/D LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR W/O A STRUGGLE. WHEN OVERDRIVE WENT OFF, CAR WANTS TO STAY IN 3RD GEAR. BECAME JUMPY AND SLUGGISH. CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. JUST STAYS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE MAKES LOUD PINGING NOISES WHEN STARTED AND WHILE IDLING. WHEN COMING OFF A COMPLETE STOP, CAR STRUGGLES TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR; WHEN IT FINALLY GOES, CAR JUMPS HARD BEFORE DRIVING. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED. I THINK ALL OF THE 626 DRIVERS SHOULD NAIL MAZDA FOR ALL THEY'VE GOT!! WHY SHOULD WE SPEND OUR $ TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSED? PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ON A LAWSUIT. ANGELA & RICHARD O'GUINN. *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
#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
#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
#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
#755358December 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755298December 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754521November 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR CONTINUOUSLY, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED EVENTHOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754084November 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SMOKE EMITTED FROM BEHIND THE FAN CONTROL PANEL. FLAMES EMITTED MOMENTS AFTERWARD. AUTO STOPPED AND DRIVER ESCAPED VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT (ON HIGHWAY AT TIME). FIRE DAMANGED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD (MELTED MOST OF IT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED), WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND IN SOME PLACES MELTED. ENTIRE INTERIOR SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. PARTS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ANY POINT PRIOR TO DRIVER EXITING THE VEHICLE UPON EMISSION OF FLAMES (AT THIS POINT, ABOUT 1 MILE FROM DEALER).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751815September 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTED DRIVING VERY SLUGGISH IN 1ST GEAR (NOT GOING ANY HIGHER THAN 5 M.P.H.), BUT WOULD DRIVE NORMAL IN ALL OTHER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IMMEDIATELY (SAME DAY), AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (REBUILT) AND QUOTED ME $2,300. I TOOK IT FROM THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TRANS SHOP FOR QUOTE, & AFTER 20 MILES IT WOULDN'T DRIVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. AAMCO QUOTED ME >$2,000 + SAID IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER BOX ALSO. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. OF COURSE THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT IT??????????????*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750547August 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSIONS HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL 626'S, WHY ISN'T ANYTHING GETTING DONE ABOUT IT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750414August 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ CAUSING SERIOUS JERKING MOVEMENT TO THE CAR. A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITIUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING TRANSMISSION AND LINKED PARTS IE. AXL. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747287June 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 4 CYL 626 AND MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746183May 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1996 MAZDA 626 THAT IS CURRENTLY HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AT 56,000 MILES. I THEN PAID FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH COST ME ABOUT $1600.00 AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP. SIX MONTHS LATER, AND AFTER WARRANTY, MY TRANSMISSION IS WHAT THE MECHANIC WOULD LIKE TO CALL "SLIPPING" IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THIS IS NOW A CONCERN TO ME, SINCE MY BROTHER HAS THE SAME CAR, AND IS NOW HAVING TO GET HIS THE SAME SERVICE DONE. I ONCE WENT INTO A STORE, AND A GUY WHO HAD A MAZDA 626 CAME UP TO ME AND SAID NICE CAR, HAVE YOU GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT YET. AND ALSO, MY BEST FRIEND WHO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CUTE IF WE GOT THE SAME CAR, ABOUT A MONTH AGO WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND HAD TO RETURN THE CAR, BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND HER CAR DID NOT COME WITH A WARRANTY. I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR HAS HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS BESIDE THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND MAYBE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT IS REALLY COSTLY, AND FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER REPAIR, I DON'T THINK THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. PLEASE HELP ME GET STARTED IN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. I HAVE TRIED BEFORE TO SEND THEM A COMPLAINT, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY MAILING INFORMATION. I THEN DECIDED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THE MATTER, AND CAME ACROSS YOUR WEB PAGE, WHICH IS TOTALLY HELPFUL. PLEASE EMAIL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HELP THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER. I WILL BE SO THANKFUL.... IF NEEDED, I WILL ALSO BE WILLING TO GO AROUND MY CITY (OKLAHOMA CITY) AND FIND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746203May 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS 626, MAZDA FROM THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND I TRIED TO GET THE COMPANY TO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME LOTS OF EXCUSES AND WERE NOT HELPFUL. IN THE END I WAS TOLD THE AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS GONE & I PAID 300.00 FOR REPAIRS. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD IT TOWED IN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN AND ANOTHER PART. I ASKED FOR A REFUND ON THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TELLING THEM THAT THE O/D LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND I THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT REFUND ME FOR THE COST. THEY THEN WANTED 6000.00 FOR IT ALL AND I TOLD THEM, I HAVE REPLACED SO MANY PARTS ON THIS CAR AND TRIED TO GET YOU TO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY REFUSED. I ALSO ASKED IF THEY WOULD GIVE ME A CREDIT TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE, SINCE I WAS SOLD A LEMON. THEY REFUSED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR BACK IN TO THE LOAN COMPANY. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY 6000.00 FOR REPAIRS AND PAY 350.00 MONTHLY . I WAS AHEAD ON MY PAYMENTS TOO. TURNED IT IN TO THE LOAN COMPANY AND NOW MY CREDIT HAS BEEN AFFECTED. BECAUSE OF ALL THE COSTLY REPAIRS THAT I HAD TO DO AND MAKE PAYMENTS ALONG WITH IT ALL. I WANT SOME HELP AND RESTIUTION IN THIS SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889065May 24, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS A RESULT OF A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REBUILT, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON , CV JOINTS ARE ALSO FAULTY, ALSO VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER HIT A DEER.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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