Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#558448December 12, 2000
TIRES
BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 92 TIRES EXPERIENCED DRY ROT AT ONLY 9110 MILES AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876343December 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOTH FRONT TIRES' TREAD PREMATURELY WORE OUT WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES. MODEL SF408, SIZE P18570R14, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737526December 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
MY VEHICLE STARTED WITH JACKING MOTIONS AND THE STEETING WHEEL KEPT VEERING. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REVERSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE BUT IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND NOT ON A HILLY AREA EITHER. I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFFF COMPLETE TO STOP THE MOTION. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THIS WAS VERY SCARY. IT WAS A GOOD THING MY SPEED WAS LOW. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING INSTEADING OF GOING FORWARD. I LATER FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT PREMATURELY , THE GAS PUMP BROKEN WITH PIECES STILL INSIDE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS JUST BARELY FIVE YEARS OLD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876231December 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, VEHICLE WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737467December 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. I AM APALLED THAT MAZDA THINKS THIS IS NORMAL! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557974December 7, 2000
TIRES
TIRE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL, THE DRIVER INJURED HER WRIST AND ARM. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737373December 6, 2000
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AFTER 30 MIN OF DRIVING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED CPU, NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEM--WHEN BLINKING BEGINS THE CAR JERKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND RESETS AFTER CAR TURNED OFF--AFTER SEVERAL TIMES IT BEGINS DRIVING ROUGHER AND ROUGHER IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737333December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER THREE TRIPS TO AFOREMENTIONED DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, DEALER REPEATEDLY SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HELP! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737340December 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875902December 4, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ANS STAYS ON. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES FOR ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875931December 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, AND SUFFERED FACE INJURIES. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#558171November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875681November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A BUZZING NOISE, AND SHE HAD PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875518November 27, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SENSOR FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER, CODE 7, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736860November 25, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE SIDEWALL FAILED. THERE WAS A LARGE TEAR, WHICH DEVELOPED SUDDENLY AT A LOW SPEED. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ANY OBJECT THAT STRUCK THE TIRE OR CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE ROAD, JUST A LONG "CRACK" UP THE SIDE. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 40'S AND THERE HAD BEEN LIGHT RAIN. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN ROUGHLY 4 MILES AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM INTERSTATE 77 WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER IN TRAFFIC. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES OF THE TIRE'S FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION IN WHICH IT FAILED. THE SIDEWALL CRACK EXTENDED DOWN TO ONE OF THE INDENTATIONS IN THE TREAD, WHICH APPEARED TO STILL BE INTACT. THE TIRE SHOWED NO SIGN OF SIGNIFICANT WEAR. SINCE THE RENTAL CAR HAD JUST OVER 5000 MILES ON IT, I ASSUME THE TIRE HAD NO MORE WEAR THAN THAT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736780November 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST FRIDAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 1996 MAZDA 626 AT 55MPH ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND PRESSINGON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE DID NOTHING BUT REV, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND I THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE, 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND STILL NOTHING, IT WAS JUST LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "GONE". THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER, THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER SINCE1996, I AM THE ORIGNAL OWNER. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION AND THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ONE MAZDA DEALER WANTED $2500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER WANTED $4300. I FOUND AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WILL DO IT FOR $1800. I NEED THE CAR SO I AM FORCED TO PAY THIS NOW AS I HAVE NO OTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ADDS TO THE AMMUNITION OF FORCING MAZDA TO REALIZE THAT THIS TRANMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A WHILE BACK AND THAT THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAND OVER $2000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS YOUNG WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME WITHT HIS PROBLEM WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, JENNIFER PACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875338November 21, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND HIT A POTHOLE IN THE STREET, BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557778November 20, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DURING FRONT END COLLISION THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED PER RECALL NOTICE 98V-249 AND WOULD ONLY REPAIR FOR A FEE, AIR BAG STILL NEEDS REPAIR. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#736448November 17, 2000
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILS TO MOVE TO PROPER POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736325November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
THE REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPER DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I COULD MANUALLY RELEASE THE CALIPERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE, HOWEVER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND ALTHOUGH IT NO LONGER LOCKS UP, IT STILL CAUSES SEVERE NOISE AND WEARING OF THE PADS AND DISK. REPLACEMENT CALIPERS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT WORK WAS PERFORMED AT NON-DEALER REPAIR SHOPS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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