Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10072940May 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 MAZDA 626 "O/D OFF" FLASHING; NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION RIDICULOUS EXPENSIVE AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 626- UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T FIND THIS OUT UNTIL TOO LATE. MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072917May 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 97 MAZDA 626LX AUTOMATIC HAS 59K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING YESTERDAY, AND THE RPM'S REV UP TO 5000 OR 6000 ON NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING, AND AT A STEADY SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE RPMS STAY AT 5000. IT IS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND - BY THE TIME I'M AT 25 MPH, THE RPM'S ARE AT 6000. I TOOK IT IN, AND BOTTOM LINE, I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION - AT $2,900. I LOOKED ONLINE, AND FOUND DOZENS, MAYBE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 97 MAZDA 626. 59K MILES IS AWFULLY LOW TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE KEPT EXCELLENT UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072794May 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAZDA 1995 626 KEEPS HAVING THE THE "O/D LIGHT OFF" BLINKING AND THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE ALOT WHEN I TURN THE A/C ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072820May 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072750May 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 1997 MAZDA 626 SINCE I GOT IT ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. THE RPM'S SHOOT UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME AND THE OC SENSOR IS BAD AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ALREADY. I ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND SEE NO REASON AS TO WHY ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE I GOT IT A LITTLE OVER AA YEAR AGO. I REALLY LIKE THE NEW MAZDA 6'S THAT ARE OUT BUT AM REAL RELUCTANT ON BUYING A NEW ONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA THAT I HAVE NOW AND PARTS ARE SO EXPENSIVE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO COST $750.00 IN ORDER TO FIX THE OC SENSOR, THAT IS JUST CRAZY. PLEASE HELP! I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ON THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT LOW MILEAGE, INSANE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072562May 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MADZA 626 95 O/D OFF AND CAR SKAKING ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073528May 12, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SURGED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A BUILDING HEAD ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10073556May 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD HIM THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. CONUMER STATED THAT DEALER TOLD HIM IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $3000.00. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THAT MANY MILES ON VEHICLE. ALSO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072504May 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT! CAR WAS TOWED TO WORKSHOP AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE PUT IN COST $3100. WAS LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS FROM PURCHASE DATE, THEREFORE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS DID NOT STOP THERE, IN ABOUT 50 DAYS, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON... TOOK IT TO THE SAME PLACE WHO WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION. TECHNICIAN REPORTED NEW PROBLEM UNRELATED TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, NEW SERVICE COST $500. THE CAR COST ME BIG $$$ IN MAINTAINANCE.... DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE END OF THE PROBLEMS... MAZDA 626 OWNERS WATCH OUT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068532May 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1996 MAZDA 626 THE MANUFACUTRE REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSON. IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE POSTED CITY SPEED LIMIT. COULD HAVE CAUSED ASERIOUS CRASH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068503May 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I BOUGHT A 1997 MAZDA 626 AND HAS BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF IT!! MY O/D (OVER DRIVE) LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY NON STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REAL HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS. TODAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ALL THE WAY! ITS OBVIOUS THAT MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLME BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR, I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND HE SAID YOU NEED A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE ALL MAZDA DO THAT. WELL I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, SO WHY IS ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD IN THEM? I RECEIVE NO ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOW IAM ABOUT TO BE ALL A BUNCH OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, MONEY I DON'T HAVE! AND HARD TO GET WHILE YOU HAVE NO WAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TO EVEN GET THE MONEY! WELL I REALLY THINK MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION FOR THEIR CARS. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS EVERYTIME I TOOK TO A TRANMISSION PLACE IT STOPPED BLINKING LIKE A GHOST! WELL ITS GOING TO COST ME 2,600 TO FIX IT SO MAZDA NEEDS TO PAY AT LEAST HALF OF IT CONSIDERING I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR LONG AND THE OWNER BEFORE ME TOLD ME HE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TIMING BELT. I HAD A 87 CAMRY AND IT RAN GOOD FOR OVER 3 YEARS NEVER HAVING TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA EVER! THEY NEED TO HAVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND AT LEAST CONTACT THERE CONSUMERS AND LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068437May 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEENED TO BE "RACING," BUT NOT ACCELERATING MUCH. IT ALSO HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE, THE CAR BEGAN TO COMPLETELY LACK ANY ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER AND EVENTUALLY JUST STOPPED. IT WILL CURRENTLY NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND IS NOT DRIVEABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068322May 5, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626. IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS CHOOSE NOT TO DO ANYTHING. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE THEY WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068331May 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON TUESDAY APRIL 27, 2004 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 MAZDA 626 LX WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING FROM NASHVILLE, TN TO GATLINBURG, TN. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 73,500 MILES AND OTHER THAN THE NOW NONFUNCTIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, NELSON MAZDA ANTIOCH, TN AS WELL AS THE MAZDA CORPORATION. BASICALLY, ALL I HAVE GOTTEN IS SORRY, NO WARRANTY, NO HELP. IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ABOUT $2700. TO GET A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071995May 3, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE PLASTIC PIECE OF THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT THE BUCKLE WAS INSTALLED ON CAME APART. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE METAL PIECE INSIDE THE PLASTIC SEAT FELL OUT. SEAT BELT REMAINED FASTENED, BUT WILL NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PLASTIC PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072023May 3, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10068141May 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CAR TRAVELING AT 70MPH. CAR UNEXPLAINABLY ACCELERATES AND THEN MODERATE "POP" HEARD UNDER HOOD. DEBRIS NOTICED FALLING FROM CAR. CAR IS BROUGHT TO STOP ON SHOULDER. SMOKE EMINATING FROM UNDER HOOD. LATCH OF HOOD IS RELEASED TO INVESTIGATE WHEN FLAMES ERUPT. ENGINE IS ON FIRE. ELECTRIC COOLING FAN WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO RADIATOR AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS AND WIRING AS WELL AS HOOD, CHASSIS, AND TRIM PAINT DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068093April 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT FOR TRANSMISSION CAME ON REPEATEDLY, SHIFTLOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION WITHOUT FIRST INSERTING IGNITION KEY IN SHIFT LOCK AND PLACING TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL...DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY CAR START LOSING POWER LIKE DOWNSHIFTING WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION THEN STOPS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION! PROBLEM STATED AT 67,0000...CAR TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GOES AT 91,000. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068051April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF ALL TRANSMISSION RELATED! IT HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY, INCONVIENCED ME AND JUST GIVEN ME MAJOR MIGRAINS! I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWICE, THE DIFFERENTIAL BARRING REPLACED, A SEAL WHICH WAS POURING OUT FLUID AND CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ON INTERSTATE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A JOKE! MAZDA YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO HAVE YOUR NAME ON THIS CAR! I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP TUESDAY AND I'M ON MY WAY TO TRADE IT!! I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND I AM NOT A HAPPY AND SATISFIED CUSTOMER. WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS CAR IS UNBELIEVABLE! I HAVE BEEN SO EMOTIONALLY STRESSED OUT BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHERE OR WHEN MY CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN NEXT. THIS MAZDA IS HISTORY!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067925April 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 120K MILES ON MY HIGHLY MAINTAINED 1996 MAZDA 626 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME SITUATION WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR. REPAIRS WILL END UP COSTING ME $4000.00. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT IT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO COME UP WITH THAT TYPE OF MONEY. I WOULD SUGGEST IF THERE ARE AS MANY FAILURES AS I HAVE SEEN IN THE RESEARCH A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY MAZDA CORP. DESIGN FLAWS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DESIGNER OR COMPANY, NOT BY THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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