Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#555086September 25, 2000
TIRES
CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON TIRES WHICH WERE PRACTICALLY BALD AT 14,400 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID OFF THE ROAD WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW (FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE ALL SEASON RADIAL, TIRES SIZE P19565SR14). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732385September 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871243September 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STARTING SHAKING AND WENT DEAD. VEHICLEWAS DRIVEN TO A BODYSHOP IN FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEABLE IN FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE, AND THEN ONLY REVERSE.TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT FORD BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS MADE BY FORD. FORD WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT HELP CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731748September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING THE O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHES, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT KICKS IN GEAR VERY HARD. OCCASSIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT EVEN ROLL FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731715September 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN DECEMBER, 1998 OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AFTER OUR 626 WAS DRIVEN AT 65+ MPH FOR 10-15 MINUTES. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WAS MIS-IDENTIFIED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AS DIRTY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT POLAR MAZDA IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN WHERE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731681September 16, 2000
WHEELS
TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 4 X. SAID NOTHING WRONG CAUSE THEY DIDN'T HEAR IT. SHOULD I HIRE A MECHANIC TO GET REPORT OR TAPE RECORD THE NOISE? WON'T DRIVE IT MUCH (CAN'T TAKE IT ON TRIP), CAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG W/WHEELS. DEALERSHIP SAID RE RECALL ON WHEELS, NOTHING WRONG DIDN'T NEED FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731561September 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1ST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 64000 MILES AND 2ND AT 12100 MILES. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO ASSIST. THE LAST BREAKDOWN COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE TRANNY FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER. SHE CONTACTED ME AND I WENT TO HER AID. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE IT TO BE A HAZARD. PLEASE HELP AND GET MAZDA TO RECALL THIS INFERIOR PRODUCT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554619September 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CHECKED TIRE BEFORE A TRIP AND NOTICED ABNORMAL WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES NEAR THE SIDEWALL, THE TREAD WAS WORN ALL AROUND BOTH TIRES, UPON RETURNING HOME CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO MORE TREADS ON THE TIRES (BRIDGESTONE PROTENZA P205/60R15 90H). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731293September 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 82K MILES - O/D DISPLAY FLASHES - NEUTRALS FROM TAKE-OFF - SLIPS 2ND & 3RD GEAR. NO OVERDRIVE. ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED. CANNOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON YOU SITE THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554490September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870213September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER SAID THAT BRAKES ARE STREAKING VERY BADLY. SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730868September 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TIRES WORN SMOOTH ON INSIDE AFTER 13000 MILES( DOT NUMBER: Y7CD TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730882September 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY WENT OUT IN MARCH OF 99, I HAD IT REBUILT BY A RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR QUOTE WAS ABOUT $1000 MORE FOR THE SAME SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IT WAS REBUILT AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP OVER 12 TIMES, FINALLY IN AUGUST OF 99 IT SEEMED TO BE FIXED CORRECTLY. BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN, AND IS NO LONGER UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRENTY. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED THIS TIME, BUT IT WILL BE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR IN THE LAST 17 MONTHS. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH PUTTING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THEM. I PERSONALLY KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH MAZDA 626S AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ALSO. THERE IS TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE MAZDA PAY FOR THE REPAIRS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730751September 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BRAKES WON'T DEPRESS OR STAY DEPRESSED / TRANMISSION SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH WITHIN SECONDS AT 50 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730590September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CAR DID NOT RUN WHEN SHIFT IN "D" POSITION, BUT IT WAS MOVING WHEN SHIFT IN "S" AND "L" POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730681September 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FROM START UP VEHICAL RUNS VERY ROUGH IDLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN. BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY ALWAYS SAY IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730705September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR; LOST GEAR AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 75
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730032September 3, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ALL THE TREAD ON TWO REAR TIRES VANISHED AFTER VACATION TRAVEL AT SPEEDS UP TO 65 MPH. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TREAD LEFT ON LEFT REAR AND RIGHT REAR TIRES. TIRES ON REAR NORMALLY AT 26 PSI WERE NOT OPERATED BELOW THAT PRESSURE.GARAGE MECHANIC FOUND TWO REAR WHEEL TIE RODS BENT IDENTICALLY . THERE WAS NO SIGN UPON INSPECTION THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OVER ANYTHING. THERE WERE NO SCRATCHES OR MARKS UNDER THE CAR TO INDICATE IMPACT WITH ROAD HAZARD. I BELIEVE THE TIRE WEAR PLUS THE MFG RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OF 26 PSI REDUCED ROAD CLEARANCE TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WOULD BOTTOM OUT AFTER HITTING UNREPAIRED WIDE CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE ROADWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH.I BELIEVE THE TIRE WEAR WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE TIRES MADE BY BRIDGESTONE.I BELIEVE THE TIRE WEAR CAUSED THE TIE RODS TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD SERVICE CAUSING IDENTICAL BENDS IN EACH TIE ROD, THE BENT TIE RODS THEN WOULD THROW THE WHEELS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND ERASE THE TIRE TREADS.( DOT NUMBER: Y7CD CCF TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729856September 1, 2000
SUSPENSION
TRIED OTHER 626 CARS SAME NOISE IS HEARD - WHY IS THE NOISE THERE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729872September 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, CAR SOMETIMES CAUSES HARD SHIFT ON GEARS 1 AND 2.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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