Mazda 626 Complaints (1997)

358 consumer complaints on file.

#10015685April 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN BLINKED, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014946April 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHED. WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT SWITCHING GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TCC SOLENOID. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008724February 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003316January 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR WENT AT 63000 MILES, TOLD BY THE DEALER "ROSENTHAL MAZDA" THAT THIS WAS COMMON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, " THE 626'S ARE IN HERE ALL THE TIME TO HAVE THE TRANNIES REBUILT, YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY YOURS LASTED TO 60K" BULLCRAP, SHOULDN'T THERE BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY ON MAZDA/FORD'S PART. ALL OVER THE NET YOU SEE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANNY ON THIS PIECE OF CRAP YET THE NHTSA DOES NOTHING, WHAT A JOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003350January 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 MAZDA 626
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
#770368December 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE HAVE BEEN AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM MAZDA 626 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE AND IS ABOUT TO GO INTO ITS 3RD REBUILD IN 18 MONTHS. PLEASE, PLEASE JUST READ THIS PAGE OF THIS MESSAGE BOARD AND YOU WILL FIND AN INCREDIBLY HIGH NUMBER OF OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS MANY PEOPLE REPORTED THE PROBLEM, IMAGINE HOW MANY OTHERS THERE ARE THAT HAVEN'T DONE SO. I WHOLE HEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769847November 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANS IS NOT WORKING RIGHT SLIPING WHILE SHIFTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769142October 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER ABOUT 60 MILES OF DRIVING. TURNING THE IGINTION OFF AND BACK ON WILL TURN OFF THE OD LIGHT BUT ONLY TEMP. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE OD LIGHT COMES ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO A MECHANIC AND HE CLEARED THE CODES AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CYCLE OF EVENTS HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAZDA 626'S FROM ABOUT 1994 - 1997. I HAVE CONTACTED MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION, I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $2000. I SEE ON THE INTERNET HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR MAZDA 626'S AS I AM HAVING. IF MAZDA KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR AUTOMOBILE, WHY DON'T THEY FIX IT FOR US. I SPENT VERY GOOD MONEY ON MY VEHICLE AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE GOING OUT @ 60000 MILES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768485October 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 60000 MILES. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007461October 6, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1997 MAZDA 626. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768151
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018868September 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, CAUSING INJURIES AND DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#766752September 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765762August 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765057August 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER MAZDA IN THE FUTURE, THIS WAS MY THIRD.NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764884July 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEAR CHANGE IS VERY JERKY AND AT HIGH SPEEDS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS IT GETS EVEN MORE JERKY AS IF SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IT GETS RISKY AS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THE SUDDEN GEAR JERKS ARE SO SEVERE THAT THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND GETS VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764643July 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN JUNE OF 2002, THE OD WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT AND THE OD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. ON ONE OCCASION, THE OD LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPED FROM ABOUT 2500 RPM TO OVER 4000 RPM AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER RESTARTED IT WITH THE OD AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NOT VERY MUCH POWER GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED EVEN THOUGH THAT TYPE OF MAITENENCE WAS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL 60,000 MILES AND MY CAR ONLY HAD 57,000 MILE ON IT. I AGREED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND CHANGE THE FLUID. HE RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CLEANED OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED THE FLUID. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I AM DRIVING TO KANSAS CITY WHEN I NOTICE THE OD LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN. I PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. 4 TIMES I DID THIS WITH THE THE OD LIGHT GOING OFF AND THEN COMING BACK ON. FINALLY, THE OD LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 65 TO 0. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TRANSMISSION OIL BLEW EVERWHERE. I COASTED TO A GAS STATION AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I STARTED THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SINCE IT WAS LOW, I ADDED ENOUGH TO BRING IT BACK TO FULL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I COULD PROBABLY EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION VERY SOON SINCE THESE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING ARE VERY COMMON FOR THE 1997 MAZDA 626. I THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO TELL ITS CUSTOMERS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND FIX IT BEFORE IT COSTS PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR BILLS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763526June 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763162June 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADMIT AN UNSAFE PRODUCT. $4000 INTO THIS CAR WOULD ONLY BE A BAND-AID FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WANT MAZDA TO TAKE THEIR CAR BACK AND WIPE MY CREDIT RECORD CLEAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011574June 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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