Mazda 626 Complaints (1994)

282 consumer complaints on file.

#709943August 13, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA REP RANDY HAYNES INFORMED ME THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE IS EXTREMELY HIGH ON THIS MODEL AND ALSO 1994 FORD ESCORTS (SAME TRANSMISSION) DUE TO INADEQUATE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT. TORK CONVERTER OVERHEATS AND DAMAGES TRANSMISSION. CLEARLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. HAYNES STATES THAT FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT 25,000 MILES. ALSO STATES THAT MAZDA SPENT $25,000,000 LAST YEAR REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS ALONE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NO INTEREST IN CORRECTING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709666August 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR JUMPS INTO FIRST GEAR WITH VIOLENT JERKS AT SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM WITH OVER 18 TRIES. HAVE PAID FOR LIMITER SWITCH REPLACEMENT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. WANTS ME TO PAY FOR NEW TRANS. NO WAY! PROBLEM HAS BEEN AT LEAST MONTHLY SINCE PURCHASE THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND NOW WANT TO SHOTGUN SOLUTION AFTER MUCH DANGER, FRUSTRATION AND EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547769August 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
REAR CALIPERS FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO LOCK AND SMOKE UP WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709277July 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD. THE CAR CUT OFF. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, RAISED THE HOOD. THE WIRE THAT COMES OUT OF THE DASH BOARD WAS RED. ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER, SMOKE CONSUME THE CAR AND THE DASH BOARD WAS ON FIRE. THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS BURNED. FROM THE DASH BOARD TO THE TRUNK. THE FIRE REPORT SAID IT WAS ELECTRIAL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843320July 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
RECEIVED VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MONTHS & THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STUTTER. IT WOULD SOMETIMES BUCK OR JERK. SOMETIMES WOULD STALL OUT. WAS INFORMED THE ECM MODULE SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM ONCE INSTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708847July 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MECHANIC WILL NOT TOUCH TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF KNOWN DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708834July 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION ELECTRONICS ARE FAULTY,REQUIRING NEW TRANSMISSION. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. HOLD LIGHT ON DASH FLASHING INDICATING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707202June 4, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838741June 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED, AND ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED BACK ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT AN ELECTRICAL PART CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706466May 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#706491May 13, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN "JUMPING" GEARS AND ENGINE REVVING WILDLY AT APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES. DEALER FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASIONS. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, I SAT SERVICE MANAGER IN CAR WITH ME TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 71,000 MILES AIR FLOW SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 72000 MILES "HOLD" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER PULLED CODE 628 FROM THE COMPUTER AND TOLD US THIS MEANT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD SERVICE MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER AND DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER THAT 72000 MILES WAS ENTIRELY TOO SOON FOR A TRANSMISSION TO NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, AND WANTED MAZDA TO PAY FOR PART. I WAS TOLD "TOUGH LUCK". IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. I STILL WANT SOME FORM OF ASSISTANCE FROM MAZDA! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706450May 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE HOLD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE CAR ALSO STARTED JERKING. I WAS MILES FROM A RESIDENCE ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, AND A NEW AIR FLOW METER INSTALLED. COST A COUPLE OF THOUSANDS DOLLARS TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN NOW THEY TELL ME THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND MY CAR HAS LESS THATN 50000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833134May 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION LEAK CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. ALSO, THE REVERSE GEAR FADES OUT ALONG WITH DRIVE, NOT WORKING AT TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837514May 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. HE DOESN'T KNOW THE REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES, AND SECOND TIME AT 100,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837321May 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHOLE EMISSION SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DOES NOT WORK. ALSO, DISTRIBUTOR/ WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT FAILED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED*AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705440April 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HOLD LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND REENGAGED REPEATEDLY AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. DEALER STATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT NO COST AFTER TWO WEEKS OF BARGAINING. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, TRANSMISSION BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. ON REPEATED VISISTS TO DEALER (TOWN NORTH MAZDA, RICHARDSON, TX), THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE NOW HAS 70,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM, WITH MUCH GREATER SEVERITY AND REGULARITY. DEALER STILL STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER DRIVING OVER 100 MILES. NEW TRANSMISSION IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. AFTER SEARCHING YOUR DATABASE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704885March 24, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED. BOTH LOW AND HIGH BEAMS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. ON 3/24/99 EAST COAST AUTO MALL REPAIRED THE FAULTY SWITCH AT A COST OF $316.39, OF WHICH $197.64 WAS FOR THE COMBO SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OF THIS SWITCH AT THE WRONG TIME COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704158March 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704109March 6, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834745February 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VALVE COVER GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND HESITATE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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