Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#758458February 21, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY SON HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AFTER HE HIT SOME BLACK ICE. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR INSIDE AND OUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO FORWARD THEM TO YOU. MAZDA IS REALLY PASSING THE BUCK. I AM THANKFUL MY SON ONLY HAD A BROKEN WRIST AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY TO PUT A SCREW IN. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY. I WOULDN'T WANT ANOTHER FAMILY TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE TO GET SOME RESULTS OUT OF MAZDA. THANKS AGAIN!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#785876February 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE FLUID TO BURN, ALSO VEHICE WAS SHIFTING HARD, THE TRANSIMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758398February 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004050February 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH RPMS INCREASED BEYOND NORMAL RANGE. THEN , OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. AT 96000 AND TRAVELING AT 60 MPH SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. BUT THIS TIME DRIVER TRIED BACKING UP AND VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004058February 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER SEARCHED RECALLS IN NHTSA DATABASE AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN ON THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758037February 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758056February 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN BLINKING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE PROBLEM CAN BE CORRECTED BY TURNING OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STICKING, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2,800. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, THE ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED AT APPROX. 25,000. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION OR ELSE IT WOULD NOT BE FAILING SO OFTEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757991February 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AT 60K MILES. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NO CODES. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN, USUALLY AFTER DRIVING 2 HRS AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. FREQUENT CHECKS FOR CODES, CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID GAVE US HOPE , BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED EACH TIME. THE LASTEST WAS THE FLASHING O/D OFF LITE AND DROPPING OUT OF O/D ON ITS OWN. THE MAZDA PEOPLE SAID THE FLUID WAS OVERHEATED AND HAD BEEN OVER FILLED. THEY CHANGED THE FLUID. WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK, THEY FOUND THE CODES 628 AND 652. THEY SAY THAT THE TOURQUE CONVERTER WAS SHREADING AND IMPEDING THE CIRCULATION THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE BOTTOM LINE IS ACCORDING TO THE MAZDA DEALER I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND AN ADD ON COOLER FOR THE FLUID. WHAT A GREAT DESIGN THIS TRANSAXLE MUST BE. MANY FAILURES WITH ORIGINAL MILEAGE UNDER 80K, REPLACEMENTS FAIL, WARRANTIES DON'T LAST LONG, AND FORD/MAZDA DON'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THEIR PRODUCTS ARE FAILING WITHOUT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757907February 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS
ON STATED DATE, I WAS REARENDED ON HIGHWAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER BACK PART OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. IT WAS FOUND COMPLETELY HORIZONTAL AT END OF IMPACT. MAZDA SAID IT WAS BUILT TO DO THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS! TOW TRUCK OPERATOR, AUTO BODY EMPLOYEES HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEEN SUCH A "SAFETY FEATURE." DUE TO THIS DEFECT IN SEAT MECHANISM,I SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. I HAVE KEPT THE BROKEN SEAT TRACK. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IF MAZDA DESIGNED THE SEAT BACK TO BREAK ON IMPACT AS A SAFETY FACTOR, IT HAS FAILED ME QUITE DRASTICALLY!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#785869February 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE GEAR GETS STUCK ON REVERSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003547February 5, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVERS SEAT BELT CATCHES ON SEATBACK RECLINING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEATBACK TO RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THIS COMPLAINT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS ODI REFERENCE 885954, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT HAS BEEB UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757710February 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING, NEXT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD. AT LOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE CAR WOULD JERK HARD. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME STILL BUT WHEN I GET TO REPAIR SHOP THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I'M AFFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BURN OUT AFTER WARRANTY!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003504February 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757677February 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVNG OR ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO HANG IN 'GEAR'. I HAVE TO LET GO OF THE GAS AND RE-APPLY THE GAS AND IT KICKS INTO THE NEXT GEAR, BUT EVEN THEN, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING VERY SLOWLY. I DID NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO SEND A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. I DO LIVE IN CANADA, SO YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT THE ADDRESS THAT I GAVE TO MAYBE GIVE ME SOME TIPS OR SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO...THANK-YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003180January 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A GASOLINE ODOR THAT CAN BE DETECTED WHILE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003063January 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757395January 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 104774 MI,AND AFTER THAT I`VE HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES FOR RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION,AS OF TODAY THE HOLD LIGHT IS FLASHING AND IT WONT SHIFT PAST 3RD GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757366January 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE READ SO MANY SAD STORYS ON THE WEB ABOUT THE POOR FORD CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE MAZDA 626 IN 5/25/99. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN IN 7/20/99. I SENT IT TO THE SHOP NAMED COTTMAN TRANSMISSION. THEY CHARGED ME $1999 FOR FIXING IT. BUT THEY DID NOT FIXED IT WELL. IN 1/17/2002, THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AGAIN. I SENT IT TO AAMCO, THEY SAID THAT DUE TO WRONG INSTALLATION, THE PATH FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BLOCKED. SO THE METAL PARTS CONTACT TO EACH OTHER. I HAVE TO PAY $2500 FOR THE REPAIR. I AM SO ANGRY. I THINK MAZDA COMPANY HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BAD TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002781January 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BELT WORE OUT AND TENSIONER HAS POPPED OFF. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER NOTED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 00-V-134-000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757207January 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
PROBLEMS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 1999 WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR COMING UNPLUGGED. HAD REPAIR DONE, CAME LOOSE AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1999. DEALER DIDN'T RUN ANY DIAGNOSTICS, JUST SAID THE M.A.F.S. WAS THE PROBLEM. O/D LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR W/O A STRUGGLE. WHEN OVERDRIVE WENT OFF, CAR WANTS TO STAY IN 3RD GEAR. BECAME JUMPY AND SLUGGISH. CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. JUST STAYS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE MAKES LOUD PINGING NOISES WHEN STARTED AND WHILE IDLING. WHEN COMING OFF A COMPLETE STOP, CAR STRUGGLES TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR; WHEN IT FINALLY GOES, CAR JUMPS HARD BEFORE DRIVING. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED. I THINK ALL OF THE 626 DRIVERS SHOULD NAIL MAZDA FOR ALL THEY'VE GOT!! WHY SHOULD WE SPEND OUR $ TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSED? PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ON A LAWSUIT. ANGELA & RICHARD O'GUINN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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