Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10080900July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE. JULY 2003 THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST WAS HIT. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD BARELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO OBTAIN TOWING SERVICE. I PAID AAMCO IN RENTON, WA $4000 TO REPAIR THE CAR. WELL, GUESS WHAT... IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON JULY 3RD 2004, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE 4TH OF JULY, AND MADE IT ONLY 30 MILES OUT OF TOWN AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AGAIN AND BEGAN TO POUR TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE I COULD BARELY PULL THE CAR OFF I-5 IN ORDER TO SEEK A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BACK TO SEATTLE, AND AGAIN IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FORD CD4 TRANSMISSION IS IN THE CAR, AND IT IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE. WHERE IS THE RECALL AND ALL THE MONEY I DUMPED INTO THIS CAR GOING? I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND CANNOT TRADE IT IN WITH IT'S CURRENT SHAPE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 85,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 100,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY BUT OUT OF POCKET. THANKS MAZDA. *LA
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#10080799July 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUTH A 1994 MAZDA 626 WITH 93,915 MILES IN 2000. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON IN MY CAR, AND IT WON'T SHIFT LIKE IT SHOULD. ALL THE DEALERS I HAVE CALLED SAY "WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE JUST REPLACE IT", LIKE THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME.*AK SO I PAID $1800 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR AND GUESS WHAT STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I TOOK MY CAR 6 TIMES BACK FOR TRANSMITION REPAIR AND THE O.D LIGHT STILL FLASHING SOMETIMES, I THINK IS VERY BAD FOR THE COSTUMERS OF MAZDAS 626 TO BE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLAR FOR REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WILL BE BROKEN AGAIN WITH THE SAME EXATLY PROBLEM.
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#10080806July 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
O/D LIGHT FLASHING TRANNY NEW THEN FIXED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER. STILL HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. 2001 MADZA 626LX. STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES.ABOUT $1000.00 OUT OF POCKET EXPENCES SURE TO INCUR MORE.*AK
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Deaths:
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#10080734July 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE "SLAMS" INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP. I WAS TOLD BY THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON EARLY 90'S 626'S ARE A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS QUOTED $2,800 TO REPLACE/REPAIR TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW WITH ONLY 18 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I CURRENTLY HAVE 88,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT CONSUMERS LIKE ME. THIS VEHICLE COSTS ME CLOSE TO $30,000 TO PURCHASE.*AK
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Deaths:
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#10080655July 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOV. 2003, CODE SAID TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE; RESULT: REBUILD TRANSMISSION($2600.00) ANY HIGHWAY DRIVING SINCE THEN HAS RESULTED IN 0/D LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF,TRANSMISSION FLUID COMING OUT OF VENT HOSE. 1ST TIME BACK: REPLACE SENSOR, 2ND TIME BACK: REPLACE BURNT BUSHING. IN SHOP (AAMCO) AGAIN TODAY FOR THIRD TIME SINCE REBUILD. INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEN SHIFTING BECOMES HARD JERKS UNTILL TRANNY COOLS DOWN (AUTOMATIC). *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10081842July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED RECALL#00V134000 WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10080414July 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE OD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I LET THE CAR SIT A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. IT SEEMED TO GO BUT TOOK A LOT MORE ENGINE POWER TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED TO POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. STOPPED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. 130000 MILES ON THE CAR. *NM
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#10080409July 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD FLASH, AUTO WOULD NOT MOVE, LIKE TRANS WAS LEFT IN NEUTRAL. MAZDA DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, $2100 TO REPLACE. IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED OFF WARRANTY, WILL TAKE 1-2 WEEKS. *NM
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#10080447July 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AROUND 1999. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ($2300). HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT IN MAY 2003. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN JUNE 2004 ($1700). I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, SHE HAD NEVER ENDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY SHE TRADED THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS COSTING HER MORE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THAN THE WORTH OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079146July 1, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH PIRELLI TIRES P8000 DRAGO P205/50R15. THE DOT IS CH UN C149 4100. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATED 5:15 WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE TIRE IS STILL FULL OF AIR AND I HAD CONTACTED THE SELLER OF THE TIRE WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM WITH PIRELLI TIRES. THE TIRE IS LESS 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING THE PURCHASE DATE. *NM
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0
Deaths:
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#10078983June 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 FAILED WHILE RIDING DOWN THE STREET WITH NO WARNINGS. THE CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 65K000MILES. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: PPARENTLY SEVERAL PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE BAD. IN THE END, I ENDED UP PAYING OVER 2500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WITH A YEAR WARRANTY. (3) AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION LEAKING/SMOKING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE INVESTED OVER 4000 TOTAL IN THE CAR AS OF TODAY. IN MY HONEST OPINION, MAZDA SHOULD NOT BE IN BUSINESS IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS FOUR YEARS OLD.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10079000June 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 19"93 MAZDA BOUGHT IN '95. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY IN 19'96 AND AGAIN IN 19'97. NOW IT'S LEAKING AGAIN SINCE2003.*AK
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0
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#10078819June 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1994 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION HOLD LIGHT BLINKED BEFORE I HAD TO BUY A SECOND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I HAD TO CORRECT THIS TRANSMISSION. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10078757June 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CAR DETAILS: MAZDA ODEL 626, YEAR OF MFG: 1995, 4 DOOR, AUTO TRANSMISSION, NO. OF MILES (TILL THE DATE OF COMPLAINT): 87,410 MILES. THIS IS A USED CAR AND I BOUGHT IT IN DECEMBER 2003. THE MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT WAS ABOUT 84,500. *AK PROBLEM: 1) EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE: THERE WAS A SLIP IN THE CAR EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED FROM REST. I SHOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED THE PROBLEM TO BE DUE TO NEW BRAKE PADS WHICH I HAD GOT CHANGED ABOUT TWO MONTHS BACK.I USE THE CAR MAINLY INSIDE THE CITY AND IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. I DROVE IT ONLY ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES (THIS WAS ON THE DAY OF COMPLAINT) AND WHILE COMING ON THE WAY I SAW THAT THE CAR WAS HAVING LOT OF JERKS WHENEVER I SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED AT ANY SIGNAL. ALSO THE PICK UP OF THE CAR WAS VERY POOR. THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT PICK THE POWER THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING AND I HAD A PROBLEM EVEN GETTING TO 30 MPH. AS SOON AS I SAW THIS I DID NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER. THE VERY NEXT DAY I GOT MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. 2) THE FAILURE: THE TRASMISSION OIL IN THE CAR WAS LOW, THE GEAR TEETH IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE BROKEN; THE CLUTCH PLATES WERE WORN OUT; THE LEFT AXEL HAD EATEN AWAY THE SLEEVE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THE LEFT SIDE.THE WORN OUT METAL (OF THE GEAR) WAS SUPPOSEDLY CARRIED OVER TO OTHER PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED SOME OTHER GEARS TO GET DAMAGED. 3) PRESENTLY THE CAR AND THE OLD TRANSMISSION BOTH ARE WITH MY MECHANIC. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY DECISION SO FAR AS THE COST OF REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION IS MORE THAN THE COST OF THE CAR ITSELF.
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#10078773June 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 MAZDA 626 UTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (FORD CD4E) FAILURE NO REPAIRS INITIATED DUE TO UNRELIABLE NATURE OF TRANSMISSION AND EXTREMELY HIGH COST ($2200-2500). FOR HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES: HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML. *AK
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#10078683June 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 1998 MAZDA 626 4CYL 2.0L. *AK
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#10078633June 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL, HAD TO REPLACE AND 3MONTHS WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE MORE WORK DOME.. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1YEAR TIME..$400. 00 WORTH OF WORK .. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP.. 1ST DAY CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDNT GO INTO 2ND GEAR THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDNT GO INTO REVERSE AND FINALLY THE 3RD DAY WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND COULDNT MAKE IT B/C THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT. *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10079482June 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 TO 50 MPH TRANSMISSION JERKED VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS VERY HARD AND WITH A THUMP. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10079489June 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10075427June 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 74000 MILES WAS PAID OFF 4 MONTHS AGO AND THAT IS WHEN WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. $1,300 TO FIX, $2,600 NEW FROM DEALER. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROPLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE DESIGN FLAWS.*AK
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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