Mazda 626 Complaints (2000)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10113448March 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110798February 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT ACCELERATING IN THE DRIVE GEAR. I PREVIOUSLY POSTED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A SYMTOM OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT, IT NOW FAILED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE A $2500 COST. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE REASEARCH ON THE TRANSMISSION MODEL AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A FORD TRANSMISSION MODEL# CD4E WHICH IS NOTOURIOUS FOR FAILING. THIS TRANSMISION IS NOT ONLY IN MAZDA MODELS BUT FORD CARS AS WELL. THE YEARS VARY FROM APPROX 1994 TO 2002, PLEASE DON'T ONLY CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR, BUT DO PUT INTO CONSIDERATION THE VARIOUS CARS THIS TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED INTO. THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A FAILURE SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED, IF YOU WERE TO INVISTIGATE ALL CARS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION YOU WOULD COME TO CONCLUDE THAT A MASSIVE RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF US DRIVERS. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I MADE IT TO WORK AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110376February 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN AUTOMATIC GEAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, GEAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE.. AT 98000 I HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT SELMA MAZDA IN SELMA, CA.. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105933January 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX. I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TAKE NEXT EXIT AND WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NECESSARY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE APPEARED TO BE A LOSS OF PRESSURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE OCCURED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN COOLING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $2500. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I REVIEWED THERE SEEMS TO BE A HISTORY OF FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAD 75000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102557December 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I OWN A MAZDA 626, 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY RUN INTO OVER $3700 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MOUNT AND AXLES. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A $2700 BILL HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH A NUMBER OF NEW PARTS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, WHICH AS A FORD TRANSMISSION AND MANY OTHER FORD PARTS. I AM SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT WITH SO MANY TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO OTHER MAZDA 636 OWNERS TO ENSURE THEY REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SUBSTANDARD PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098008October 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M A VICTIM TO A BAD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A MAZDA 626 LX YEAR 2000. IT IS HAS AROUND 63500 MILES AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY CAR NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $2900. AS YOU KNOW THAT 63500 IS NOT A LOT OF MILES. WHAT SHOULD I DO?. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098973October 28, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
PARTICLES ARE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT BLOWS THE PARTICULES INTO THE CONSUMERS EYES. DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097957October 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE TRASMISSION ON ARE 2000 MAZDA 626 WE WERE TOLD THAT MAZDA BUILT A VERY POOR TRANSMISSION, AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093835October 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAZDA 626 LX CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET FROM OTHER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!!! CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL???PLEASE LET ME KNOW - YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094246September 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR. TAKES LONGER TO RELEASE FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091264September 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL OR NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO 1ST AND THEN FROM 1ST TO 2ND. AFTER CONTINUOUS DRIVING (1 HR) AT 65 MPH THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I THEN SEARCHED ON THE NET AND CAME NOTICED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 626'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091685September 9, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIRS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OCCURRENCE, AND MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089344August 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVEN AT 55 MPH BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. PREVIOUS TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THERE WAS NO LIGHT INDICATION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND DENIED ANY HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088289August 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK MY 2000 MAZDA 626 TO MIKE MCGRATH'S IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WAS A DELAY IN SHIFTING AND SHIFTING HARD. SERVICE DROVE THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN AFTER IT WAS OFF OF WARRANTY, WAS TOLD BY MCGRATH'S THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MCGRATH'S WAS AWARE THAT 2000 MAZDA 626'S HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN BUT NEGLECTED TO INFORM ME. APPEARS THAT MAZDA USES A FORD TRANSMISSION BUT DOES NOT INSTALL A COOLANT AS FORD DOES WITH THEIR VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS. ALTHOUGH MAZDA COVERED COST OF PARTS, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR COSTS OF $600. MCGRATH'S SHOULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND MAZDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN MAZDA'S FOR 19 YEARS BUT I AM FINISHED WITH THEM. THE QUALITY NOW IS EXTREMELY LACKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086974August 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT INTO GEAR. IT DID NOT MOVE. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST $500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN OBTAINING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086433August 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE OWNING MY MAZDA626 I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF I AM ASSUMING ITS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WAS READING A ARTICLE OWN THE NET SAYING THAT MAZADA IS INFAMOUS FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THERE CARS AND THAT NO ONE HAS BOTHERED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME, I HAVE A 2000,626 AND I HAVE TO MANY PROBLEMS FOR THE YEAR OF CAR IT IS PLEASE HELP. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE MAZDA 626 BE RECALLED TO CHECK AND MAINTENANCE ITS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEING THAT EVERYONE KNOWS ITS A PROBLEM NOW WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE HELD RESPONSIBLE? SHOULDN'T MAZDA BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE HAD BARINGS REPLACED AND MY CAR IS ONLY 4YRS. OLD. THE RADIO/CD PLAYER REPLACED, AND NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087314August 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087464August 4, 2004
SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH STABILIZER BUSHINGS AND POWER STEERING.*MR AT APPROXIMATELY 27000 MILES THE STABILIZER BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. AGAIN AT 43000 THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY THEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING WAS VERY SQUEAKY WHEN MAKING TURNS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080031July 30, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN ON THE CONSUMER. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A 18 WHEELER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE LUMBAR REGION OF THE TORSO. *AK WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMP. AFTER THE NOISE WAS HEARD THE REAR END AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED TO THE LEFT ACROSS THE LANES AND IN THE FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10082293July 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED NEW 2000 MAZDA 626 07--01 TRANSMISSION O/D CAME ON, TRANSMISSION FLUID SPEWED OUT. TOOK IT IN AND MAZDA COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSION. 03-04 -TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT ON MAZDA, AT A COST OF $3033. HAD IT REBUILT. TOOK MECHANIC 5 WEEKS TO REBUILD IT. PRESENT- HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO MECHANIC 4 TIMES AS STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THE MECHANIC DID A SHOTTY JOB. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF MAZDA 626 OWNERS WHOSE TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT ON THEM AFTER THE FIRST 2 TO 5 YEARS OF PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE SPENDING ANYWHERE FROM $1100 - $5000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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