Mazda 626 Complaints (1996)

359 consumer complaints on file.

#728501August 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOUND OUT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 626 TRANS, SHOULD BE A RECALL, EVEN REPLACMENT ONES ARE DEFECTIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001562August 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727704August 12, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I WAS DRIVING ON I-10. I MADE A ROUTINE LANE CHANGE. AT THAT MOMENT I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY STEERING FAILED. I WAS REAR-ENDED. I WAS SHOVED INTO ANOTHER CAR ON MY DRIVER SIDE. I CAME TO REST ON A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE MECHANIC AT THE COLLISION CENTER SAID THE RACK AND PINION FELL APART. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE MAZDA AND ALSO CONCLUDED THAT THE SHAFT IN THE RACK AND PINION UNIT FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#784759July 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865782July 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE START JERKING OVER 50 MPH AND SPEED COULD DROP ON THE FREEWAY WHERE TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE LIGHT WILL START FLASHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865550July 18, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, OWNER NOTIFICATION WAS NOT RECEIVED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864394June 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE HEARD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THAT BOTH AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#723958June 13, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5:45 P.M. AND AS I WAS GOING OVER A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT 15 MILES PER HOUR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED AN ABRASION ON MY CORNEA IN MY LEFT EYE, A RASH AND SCRAPES ON MY LEFT CHEEK, A SCRAPE ABOVE MY LEFT EYELID, AND SOME HEARING LOSS IN MY LEFT EAR. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR A WEEK AND A DAY SO FAR. I HAVE BEEN SEEING AN EYE DOCTOR SINCE THE NIGHT OF THIS INCIDENT AND HE HAS TOLD ME THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK. I'M LOSING WAGES FROM BOTH OF MY JOBS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#9000305May 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN DRIVE, RESTART AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861525May 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SECOND GEAR TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. VEHICLE COULD ONLY TRAVEL ABOUT 15MPH BECAUSE SECOND GEAR BURNED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860887April 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720055March 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CAR SEEMED TO DRAG, BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND ROUGH, MADE ROARING NOISE, SMOKE CAME FROM AXLE AREA, TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN LEAKING. FOUND OUT DIFFERENTIAL WAS MESSED UP, NEEDED REPLACEMENT--TWO MONTHS AFTER TRANSMISSION AND AXLE REPLACED (FILED EARLIER C
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550773February 7, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT COMBO SWITCH FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718441February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 626 FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE MY MILEAGE ROLLED OVER TO 50,000. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALER'S REPLY BEING "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG". FINALLY I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AT 56,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! AFTER REPORTING THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, THEY ARE TELLING ME AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THAT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I FOUGHT THIS AND ENDED UP GETTING MAZDA TO PAY FOR $2000 OF THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE REPLACE THE WHOLE THING FOR FREE SEEING AS HOW I HAD REPORTED THE PROBLEM PLUS THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAD ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. WHAT KIND OF TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AT 56,000 MILES? FROM WHAT I HEAR NOW, MAZDA 626S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WISH THE MAZDA COMPANY WOULD TAKE SOME CREDIT FOR PUTTING CHEAP PARTS IN THEIR CARS THAT CONSUMERS PAY HARD-EARNED MONEY FOR...I WON'T BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855448January 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN CONSUMER STATRTS VEHICLE THE ENGINE TAPS LOUD NOISES. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECKLIGHT STAYS ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP,AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853242January 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. FRONT END DAMAGE TOTALLED $3,000.00. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#717515January 18, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION INITIALLY SHIFTED ROUGHLY THEN REVVED DURING SHIFTING 3-4, THEN A LOUD BANG DURING BRAKING QUICKLY, THIS PROGRESSED TO LURCHING FORWARD AFTER BRAKING, THEN POPPING NOISES IN LOW GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 40 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT CHAIN INSIDE TRANS IS SLIPPING OFF SPROCKETS - REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $950-1150. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON TRANSMISSION WORK. THE ENGINE CHECK COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THIS INITIALLY STARTED AT ABOUT 1000 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS UNDER NEW VEHICLE WARRANTY, AND ACCORDING TO RECALL ADVISEMENTS AND EACH TIME SAYS THAT SHOULD FIX IT, BUT IT CONTINUES EVEN TODAY. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717439January 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, CAUSING ME TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716732January 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO TRANSMISSION SHOPS REFUSED TO FIX OR REPLACE TRANSMISSIO. , BOTH STATED MAZDA HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS, I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MAZDA DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER TRANSMISSION - $2,200.00! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853799December 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. USUALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS . *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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