Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10119982May 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE VEHICLE SHOOK PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. *NM
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#10116725April 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY SON HAS A 1998 MAZA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNT UP, HE ONLY HAS A 100,000 MILES ON IT. I READ WHERE MAZDA WAS HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION .*AK
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#10117610April 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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#10116201April 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I BROUGHT IT INTO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR CENTER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FLUID WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE BUSHINGS AND BURNING.*AK
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#10116028March 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OIL SLUG BUILD. I HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BROWN SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $5,000 FOR REBUILT OR $7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. MY FRIEND WAS TOLD THE PERSON WHO HAD THE CAR BEFORE DID NOT HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I GUESS I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. (SHOULDN'T THE CAR DEALSHIP MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OK BEFORE SELLING THE CARS?
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#10114494March 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTING IN JERKY MOTIONS, NEEDED TO FLUSH FLUID OUT. MANY PROBLEMS NOTED WITH MAZDA CD4E TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
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#10114359March 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 2.0L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FAILED AT 97,000 AND WILL REQUIRE MAJOR REBUILD AT COST IN EXCESS OF 2K. TRANSMISSION SHOP INDICATES ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES DUE TO POOR MATERIALS AND LACK OF TRANSMISSION COOLER.*AK
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0
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#10114331March 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 1998 626 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME, I HAVE HAD THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK ON ME CAUSING MY CAR TO KILL IN TRAFFIC, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTY COMES ON, MY CAR STALLS AND JERKS AND YET NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A REASON FOR THIS.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10115392March 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
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#10114273March 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
WELL THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY. MAZDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THERE TRANSMISSIONS GOIN OUT EVERY YEAR OR TWO. WELL I AM UPSET THAT NEITHER THE GOVERNMENT NOR MAZDA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? JUST GLAD I WILL NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN.*AK
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#10114222March 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ANOTHER MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE SOB STORY. JUST SPENT $2100 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THE PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. SHIFTS OFTEN FEEL ROUGH, SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES. LOUSY GAS MILEAGE. "MECHANICS" HAVE REPLACED SPEED SENSOR THREE TIMES... NO HELP. HOPE I CAN SELL THIS POSITION. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10112799March 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SLUGGISH SHIFTING, FINALLY: FAILURE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. CD4E TRANMISSION FAILURE @ 65,000 MILES. TOTAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION INCLUDING HARD PARTS (GEARS). SUSPECT FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICENT PRESSURE IN OIL PUMP (SUSPECTED DESIGN FLAW), AS SUGGESTED BY SEVERAL ASC MECHANIC INFORMATION WEBSITES.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10112713March 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, #CD4E, AND AS I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A RECALL WILL BE/HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK IF NOT CAN I PURCHASE ANYWHERE AT DISCOUNT??
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#10112566March 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 FAILED IN 2003 AT 83,000 MILES, AND I HAD A REBUILT MAZDA TRANSMISSION USED TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $2,500. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER AT 103,000 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN, AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS AGAIN APPROXIMATELY $2,500. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE CAR BECAME SUDDENLY UNDRIVABLE IN TRAFFFIC, CAUSING ME TO NEED ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER DRIVERS TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE BUSY ROADWAY. WITH THIS LATEST FAILURE, I DISCERNED THE PROBLEM BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE RESULTED IN THE CAR'S UNDRIVABILITY--THOUGH MY MECHANIC SAYS FAILURE IS IMMINENT. I BELIEVE IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE IN SOME WAY (INFORMATION FROM MY MECHANIC AND ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE WOULD SEEM TO BACK THIS UP) AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MY EXPENSES WITH THIS CAR REIMBURSED BY MAZDA.*AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112244February 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON TO ALL 626'S MANUFACTURED IN THE LATE 90'S. *JB
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0
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0
#10112009February 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) FROM EARLY ON, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS JERKING AND SHIFTING LATE. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND ALSO TO A MAZDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING WEB RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT THESE WERE FORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY FAIL DUE TO OVERHEATING AND THAT EVEN WITH A REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. 2) ON 2/22/05 THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED FOR GOOD (AT 130,000 MILES). IN SPITE OF MAZDA'S KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEIR LACK OF PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ACCOMODATE US. THE ENGINE RUNS WELL AND THE BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNDRIVABLE. ) WE WILL PROBABLY JUNK THE CAR, SINCE IT IS WELL-KNOWN THAT EVEN IF REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF FAILURE.*AK
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0
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#10111941February 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IMADE A COMPLAINT EARLIER BUT I FORGOT A FEW THINGS. MY O/D LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO GET THE LIGHT READ AND THE MAN GAVE ME A LIST OF PROBLEMS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DON'T REMEMBER EVERY THING BUT ONE THING WAS JUST A SENSOR AND THE OTHER PROBLEM WAS SOMETHING WRONG INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111936February 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
IJUST BOUGHT MY 626 ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILLING, IT JERKS, IT SMOKES, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT EVEN GO. TO GET IT FIXED I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $3000 UNLESS THEY FIND MORE PROBLEMS IN THE CAR. I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110347February 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 HAS ALWAYS JERKED ON OCCASION WHEN SHIFTING. DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING (NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND CAME ON), MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND LURCHING (THIS IS WHILE GOING 45 MPH). WORRIED ABOUT MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION, JUST BARELY MADE IT TO WHERE I WAS HEADED, HAD IT TOWED FROM THIS SPOT TO DEALER TO EVALUATE BECAUSE I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CLUTCHES HAD BURNT OUT AND THE DEBRIS FROM THIS CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION $2,700 TO FIX. JUST PREVIOUSLY HAD THEM DO SOME TRANSMISSION WORK COSTING ME OVER $500 FOR THE SERVICE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10110064February 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK...O/D LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON, CAR SMOKING AND OVERHEATING; (2) TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL...$2000 PLUS $115 TOW BILL; (3) STILL NOT CORRECTED...BUT SO FAR NEW SPRAGE FRONT PLANETARY, TORQUE CONVERTER, TEC VALVES, RETAINER FOR SPRAGE, THRUST BEANING. *AK
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Deaths:
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