Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10135735September 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 75K. FOR THE LAST 20K IT HAD A NOTICEABLE HESITATION WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE MORNING. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135485September 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEAD TO THIS, JUST PARKING THE CAR NORMALLY RUNNING AN ERRAND AND TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO) MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK AT 11PM THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO ANY GEAR. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD US THE CABLE UNDERNEATH PROBABLY DISENGAGED. WE TOWED IT TO OUR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE CABLE. SINCE THEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE IT INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO STICK CAUSING IT TO DELAY MOVING OR JERKING BACK. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND INSISTED THEY PUT ON A NEW CABLE . LAST WEEK (APPROX AUG 24TH) MY DAUGHTER ONCE AGAIN CALLED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR. THE TOW TRUCK AGAIN TOWED US TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY REPORTED THAT THE CABLE WAS FINE ETC AND THEY COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS COSTS ME MONEY AND TIME EVERYTIME I HAVE TO LEAVE WORK, GET IT TOWED AND SPEND REPAIR FEES. NOT TO MENTION THE ADDED STRESS OF THE CAR BEING UNRELIABLE. I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR RECALLS AND KNOWN DEFECTS OUT HERE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS REPORTED MAZDA/FORD IS NOT HELPING THOSE OF US WHO ARE LOYAL TO MAZDA. I PURCHASED 2(USED) FROM HERTZ AND A 2005 MAZDA 6 A FEW MONTHS AGO. WITH 3 MAZDAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IM ESPECIALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T MAZDA/FORD PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ??? MAYBE WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION SUIT>I EXPECT AT THE LEAST REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE WHETHER OR NOT IT MEANS A NEW TRANSMISSION, NOT A USED OR REBUILT ONE. IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR! THE FUNNY THING IS A FEW YEARS BACK I HAD A FORD TAURUS THAT JERKED FORWARD SO BADLY IT CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. IN ADDITION WEVE ALREADY HAD THE AXLES REPLACED, AND SEVERAL BRAKE JOBS BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAK LIKE THEY NEED NEW BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135155September 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
I WAS DRIVING AROUND A 25 MPH CORNER WHEN MY BACK END STARTED SLIDING,I TRIED TO CORRECT IT BY TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE OPPISITE DIRECTION,BUT IT JUST KEPT SLIDING AND I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT.ABOUT A YEAR LATER MY HUSBAND WAS ROUNDING SAME CORNER AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM.WE BOTH WERE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME OF BOTH ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135055September 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 I4 FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY MAZDA SERVICE IN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135105September 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOW POWER OUTPUT, THEN FINALLY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. CAR STILL IN MY POSSESSION. BURNED UP TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THREE THOUSAND MILES OF CHANGING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134914August 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 4 YEARS. THE MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132025August 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE ON AUGUST 7, 2005. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEARED, AND NO NOISES WERE HEARD. OWNER FELT THE ENGINE DIED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. THE OWNER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE TWICE, BUT IT DID NOT RESTART. THEN HE CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO, IN TURN, CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS BURNED AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $3000-$4000. BUT OWNER WILL TALK WITH MAZDA BEFORE PAYING FOR REPAIRS. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134174August 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FIRST MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING NOW THE OD LIGHT FLASHES WHEN I DRIVE ON THE THRUWAY OR ANY SITUATION WHERE IM GOIN 50MPH OR MORE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134238August 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
1) PURCHASED A USED '97 MAZDA 626 DX, WITH 115000+ MILES ON IT, SUPPOSEDLY IN DECENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW FUEL PUMP, SO WASN'T IN ANY KIND OF ROAD USE UNTIL REPLACEMENT. AFTER REPLACING, THE CAR SEEMED TO WORK FINE, BUT HAD ODD 'JUMPS' FORWARD IN LOW SPEEDS AND STOPS (MAKING ME BELIEVE I WOULD RUN STOP SIGNS). THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED THIS LEMON BACK. 2) AFTER HAVING THE CAR 8WKS, & ONLY TESTING IT AROUND THE BLOCK UNTIL ALL TESTS COMPLETED ON THE FUEL SYSTEM, IT BEGAN TO STEAM & MAKE POPPING NOISES DRIVING <400 YARDS AT <20MPH. AFTER TIME, THE NOISES GOT LOUDER, THE STEAM MORE WIDESPREAD, AND WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED THERE WAS NOTICABLE LACK OF POWER FOR LONG SECONDS. RADIATOR WAS SUSPECTED DUE TO THE STEAM AND POWER ISSUES. DURING 1 TEST WHILE BRAKING IT JUMPED/LURCHED SIDEWAYS INTO A WEAK BRICK WALL. 3) WE ARE MILITARY MECHANICS, & WE WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE FUEL/TRANSMISSION/OIL SYSTEMS BY MAZDA'S OWN BOOK. WE EVEN REMOVED THE ENGINE, COMPLETELY CLEANED THE OLD GUNK OUT, & REFILLED FLUID WITH ONLY THE FINEST FLUIDS & CLEANSERS, REPLACING ENTIRE SECTIONS OF THE ENGINE WITH NEW PARTS, & STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. PER MAZDA, THEY KEPT DIAGNOSING ANYTHING FROM SENSORS/COMPUTER/REGULATORS/HOSES/FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES. EXTENSIVE SEARCHES ON-LINE TURNED UP A HORRIFYING LIST OF 100'S OF WEBSITES THAT ALL BLASTED FORD'S BUYING OF MAZDA & RESULTANT LOWERING OF QUALITY. ALL SITES REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES, SIMILAR 'DIAGNOSIS' FROM BAD MAZDA DEALERSHIPS, & THE END RESULT BEING YEARS OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. TRANNY'S WOULD BREAK DOWN AT EARLY MILEAGES. FEW REPORTS OF SATISFACTION FROM MAZDA IN REPLACING WHAT HAD TO BE KNOWN AS DEFFECTIVE TRANNYS. THE MAZDA 626 (ALL VERSIONS '94 TO '00) HAVE SERIOUSLY NONE-SAFE TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN WE FULLY ELIMINATED THE LAST OF THE POSSIBILITIES, IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION!!! MAZDA REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THIS, NOR ISSUE A VALID SAFETY RECALL OF 626'S! SPENT OVER $2000 ON NEW PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10134253August 25, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HWAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 17, 2005 WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED . THERE WHERE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, HUSBAND THE DRIVER AND CONTACT THE PASSENGER. BOTH OCCUPANTS WHERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE RIGHT FENDER BENDING THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF ONLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, WHICH WAS WHAT THE MANUAL STATED THAT IT SHOULD DO. THERE WAS ONE PERSON INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133992August 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1994 MAZDA 626. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT ONE MONTH AFTER A FACTORY RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN IT. I WAS STRANDED ON I-84 IN PORTLAND OREGON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS STRANDED IN THE RIGHT LANE. I WAS SIDE SWIPED AND SLIGHTLY INJURED. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS,POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BUILT FROM 1994 TO 2002. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTED THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS $1800.00 AND WAS NOT EVEN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION THAT CAME WITH THE CAR.THIS WILL BE AT LEAST THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IN ITS 105,000 MILE LIFE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133713August 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THIS MAZDA IS ON 3RD TRANSMISSION AND THIS ONE HAS GONE BAD. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 19, 2005. WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THEN , WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER HAD QUIT ALL TOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133533August 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIOIN FAILURE WHICH IS AN EXTREME HAZARD FOR MYSELT AND MY CHILDREN. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS AND AS EVIDENCED BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE WEB, THE TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING A MELTDOWN. I WAS DRIVING MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY AND STOP. THIS IN MY VIEW HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN FLAW IS OBVIOUS AFTER READING SO MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133479August 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TROUBLE EVER SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, THE DRIVE AXLES TWICE, AND PUT IN 4 TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2002 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR. I COULD HARDY MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS FOR HAVING TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY TO REPAIR MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132981August 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133052August 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON MY 1996 MAZDA 626 HAS BEEN REPLACED MORE THAT ONCE. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 50,000 MILES. 30,000 MILES LATER HERE IT GOES AGAIN. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT BLINKS AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEM WIDE ON NEARLY ALL THAT HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132684August 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A '00 626 THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER IN 2-04, WHO HAD BOUGHT IT NEW IN '99. I HAVE SINCE HAD TRANNY ISSUES ON 2 OCCASIONS WITH THE MOST RECENT REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT WITH WHAT THE TECH. DESCRIBED AS "AN IDENTICAL FAILURE PRONE UNIT". MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A NEW (NOT REBUILT) AND IDENTICAL TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT ~42K MILES AS NOTED IN THE SERVICE LOG. I DID A SEARCH ON THE WEB AND I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND. NUMEROUS CASES OF FAILURE, AT ALARMINGLY SIMILAR INTERVALS AND ALL HAD THE COMMONALITY OF BEING EQUIPPED WITH AUTO. W/ OD TRANNY MFG'D BY FORD AND INSTALLED IN 4 CYL. MAZDA 626'S. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER THE HIGH FAILURE RATE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH "THE INADEQUATE COOLING DESIGN" AND SUBPAR MATERIALS USED IN THE "CLUTCH PACKS". SO BECAUSE OF THIS WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE WITH WE WILL HAVE SHELLED OUT ~$2500 (EXC. LABOR) FOR A REBUILT TRANNY THAT IS EXPECTED TO FAIL IN LESS THAN 30K MILES REGARDLESS OF THE SERVICE INTERVALS. THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS ON THE INTERNET HOW TO GAIN SOME ADDL. LIFE OUT OF A UNIT, ALBEIT SMALL. TO ME IT WOULD SEEM THIS RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD FALL ON THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT ON THE CONSUMER. AS A CONSUMER I'M EXPECTED TO TRUST AN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY DESIGN AND TEST A VEHICLE AND IT'S SUBSYSTEM PRIOR TO RELEASING IT UPON THE PUBLIC. FAILING THAT IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FLAWS SUCH AS THOSE NOT RELATED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AS IS APPARENT IN THIS CASE. WHICH IN TURNS IS WHAT BRINGS ME HERE. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS THE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AT LARGE HAS ONLY ONE ADVOCATE AND THAT IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WHICH IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY AND CONSUMER RIGHTS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THIS ACCOUNTABILITY. EVERYONE SINGLE PERSON PRIVY TO THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT AND CONSIDER ANYONE THEY KNOW WHO OWNS OR DRIVES AN AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626 OF THE YEARS 98-02 WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED GENERIC AND COMMON CONFIGURATION IS IMPACTED BY THIS DESIGN FLAW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132672August 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO PUT GAS IN , STARTED THE CAR, PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE AND FELT A SLIGHT JUMP WHEN I ACCELERATED. I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF, LET IT COOL DOWN AND TURNED IT BACK ON. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, PUSHED ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE ONE INCH, JUST KEPT REVVING. TRANSMISSION GONE JUST LIKE THAT. PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED. ESTIMATE ABOUT 2000 DOLLARS FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 87000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132484August 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS LESS THAN MILE FROM HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HER MECHANIC. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PURCHASED FROM MAZDA. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY FOUND NOTHING, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING LIGHT COMING ON IF ANYTHING WAS WORKING. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132530August 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH , AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WILL NOT SHIFT .THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102000 MILES. HE IS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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