Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10243305September 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 96 MAZDA 626 JUST STARTED ACTING UP ONE DAY IT WILL WORK FINE UNTIL IT WARMS UP THEN IT STARTS SLIPPING BADLY EVENTUALLY ACTING LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING BUT CHANGED THE FLUID YET BUT IM SURE ILL HAVE TO. THE PERSON I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE HAD IT REBUILT NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN. I GOOGLED MY PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS LIKE ITS VERY COMMON. THANK YOU WILLIAM EHORN. *TR
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#10243005September 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2001 MAZDA 626 IN 2002 WITH 23,000 MILES UP UNTIL NOW HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THE CAR MADE IT HOME I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS ONLY 117,000 MILES ON THE CAR, SO I GOT ONLINE AND SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND COME TO FIND THAT THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF MAZDA 626 OWNERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHO HAVE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM'S. THE SHOP THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID MAZDA/FORD MADE A BAD TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS!!!. I WISH THE CAR MANUFACTURES WOULD MAKE UP FOR THERE MISTAKES AND NOT KEEP PASSING THEM ONTO THE CONSUMERS.. THANKS TIM KEBLIS *TR
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#10242329September 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON 1999 MAZDA 626 2.0 AUTOMATIC FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE RE-BUILT. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 114,200 MILES. RE-BUILD OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2007. *TR
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#10241455September 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. & 2.TIMING BELT TENSION SPRING BROKE, MAKING VEHICLE INOPERABLE & DAMAGING TIMING BELT. 3. WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF SPRING AND BELT AS WELL AS RELATED LABOR. OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. NOTE: MAZDA ISSUED A RECALL IN 2000 FOR THIS PART ON SOME VEHICLES (CAMPAIGN 00V134000) , ONE GROUP OF VIN # WERE PROVIDED NHTSB AND THEN A CORRECTION WAS PROVIDED, BUT IT STOPPED SHORT OF THE # ON MY VEHICLE. SINCE THE VERY PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE, I BELIEVE MAZDA UNDERSTATED ITS RECALL. *TR
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#10241230September 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A MAZDA DEALER, IT WAS A 1 OWNER TRADE-IN WITH ONLY 25,000 ORIGINAL MILES. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A 100 POINT INSPECTION FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT JUST REMAINED STILL AS IF IT WAS STILL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, IT WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MOST MAZDA 626'S, OLD AND NEW! *TR
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#10241164September 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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#10240892September 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 LX WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS WORKED GREAT BUT AT 125,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND STILL NO RECALL? I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE MECHANICS SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY ON IT BECAUSE IT IS KNOWN FOR FAILURES. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS AND WAS TOLD THE SAME STORY EXCEPT THEY FELT THEY COULD FIX THE SITUATION WITH AN AFTERMARKET VALVE KIT THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. WHY ARE MAZDA AND FORD (THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT BY FORD) ALLOWED TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM? *TR
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#10240965September 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY 1999 MAZDA 626 4 CYL. VEHICLE WAS HEADING SOUTH ON I10 IN PHOENIX WHEN SUDDENLY MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AAMCO REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO EITHER BE REBUILT OR I NEEDED TO BUY A BRAND NEW ONE... THIS COST ME 4000 DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR
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#10240823September 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. 112,000 MILES. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE O/D LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR OVERHEATS, AND IT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. *TR
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#10240223August 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626 HAD FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME NOW. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPETITIVE AND REQUIRES CONTINUOUS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS SPECIFIC CAR IS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH VERY HIGH FAILURE RATES. I WANT THE MANUFACTURES TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS OF PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MY PAST REPAIR BILLS. *TR
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#10240007August 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW WHEN DRIVING ON A HWY AT 50MPH AND ABOVE WITH START TO JERK IN AND OUT FROM 2000 TO 3000RPM AND THE O/D SWITCH LIGHT WILL BLINK. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS IN, IT RESPONDS THE SAME. *TR
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#10238987August 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN
MY 98 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT! MAZDA DID A '!@#$% JOB WITH THAT TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD HAVE CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE ME SPENDING 2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT!!! *TR
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#10238796August 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1995 MAZDA 626 AND WAS MADE AWARE THAT IT HAS DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE O/D LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BLINKS ON AND THE CAR JERKS AND SHAKES AT STOPS. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AND DID SOME RESEARCH AS A RESULT. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION AT LEAST TWICE. IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION BUILT BY FORD WAS KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEMS, AND MAZDA SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR
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#10238467August 16, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT
I HAD A COUPON FOR $14.99-OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION FROM FIRESTONE.COM. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE SHOP...DID NOT ROTATE TIRES AND SAID THEY HAD NO COUPON. I WAS CHARGED MORE THAN THE COUPON. I RELUCTANTLY PAID THE BILL. I THEN DROVE TO LAKEVILLE, MN...ON MY WAY TO VISIT FATHER IN BATESVILLE, AR. I NOTICED A STRANGE SMELL AND ALMOST THE SAME TIME MY CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR. SO I PULLED OFF I-35 AND CHECKED THE OIL. THE CAP WAS NOT ON CORRECTLY, (1 1/2 TURNS THEN IT WAS TIGHTENED) I CALLED FIRESTONE IMMEDIATELY TO REPORT THE CAP AND SMELL. MY DIPSTICK READ FULL...I WAS NOT ABLE TO CHECK THE TRANNY FLUID SINCE IT IS BELOW (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), BUT WAS ASSURED BY FIRESTONE THEY CHECK THE LEVEL WITH AN OIL CHANGE. LONG STORY SHORT...I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY OILPAN AND TRANSMISSION. NOW TODAY THERE IS NO FLUID IN MY RADIATOR...AND I HAVE DRAINED ALL OF MY RESOURCES AND HAVE BECOME DELINQUENT WILL MY REGULAR BUDGET. THERE WAS ONLY 1/2 QT OIL IN MY MOTOR AND 1/2 QT TRANNY FLUID IN MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FROM REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAVE SPOKEN TO MECHANICS. THEY HAVE REPEATED TO ME THAT I NEED TO FIND LEGAL COUNSEL OR GET HELP SINCE THE CAR WAS FINE BEFORE I WENT TO FIRESTONE. THEY HAVE IGNORED MY LAST 2 CALLS ( ON HOLD)THERE WAS ONLY 1/2 QT OIL IN MY MOTOR WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY FATHERS IN ARKANSAS. MY CAR HAS NEVER BURNED OIL OR THE LIKE. THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY OILPAN BETWEEN THE SIZE OF A GOLFBALL AND A TENNIS BALL...THE CAR DID NOT HIT ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS. AT THE SAME TIME MY OIL WAS DRAINED THE DIPSTICK CONTINUED TO READ FULL, THE MECHANIC WAS CONCERNED. I COULD NO LONGER USE 5TH GEAR AND 3RD GAVE OUT AS WELL. FIRESTONE ASSURED ME ALL FLUIDS WERE CHECKED...BUT THE MECHANIC WAS NOT CONVINCED. MY FATHERS NEW DRIVEWAY WAS STAINED FROM THE OIL. I CANNOT REMEMBER WHICH DAY I HAD MY OIL CHANGED, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY JULY 18TH OR 19TH. I NEED TO FIND THE RECEIPT. *TR
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#10237992August 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MAZDA 626. WHILE AT A BANK DRIVE-THRU WINDOW, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND THEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WANTED A SECOND OPINION SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 177,000.
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#10236795August 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANNY REBUILT ONCE THEN REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION AND NOW IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 6 MONTHS WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING HAS COST ME A VERY GOOD JOB. THIS IS INSANE AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
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#10235571July 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10234746July 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN REVERSE GEAR. *TR
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#10234406July 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ROUGH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING THAT OCCURS ALMOST EVERY DAY WITH O/D LIGHT FLASHING. NO REPAIR SHOP IS ABLE TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. LAST REPAIR SHOP CHARGED ME $800 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ISSUE IS STILL ON GOING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 94 MAZDA 626 MODEL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. SEE THIS LINK FOR MORE INFO HTTP://WWW.DUSTBURY.COM/626/94SPEEDO.HTML. *TR
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#10234172July 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT RESERVOIR ON MAZDA 626 MODELS HAS A DESIGN FLAW. OUR VEHICLE HAS REQUIRED 4 OF THESE SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT. EACH TIME, THE PART IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AS IT IS OVER 12 MONTHS OLD. FAILURES OCCURRED ON 5/30/06 AT 118K AND AGAIN ON 6/1/07 AT 138K, AND NOW ON 7/11/08 AT 162K. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ARE MANUFACTURED WITH A SEAM ON THE BOTTOM. THE SEAM LEAKS AND SO COOLANT GRADUALLY LEAKS FROM THE RESERVOIR UNTIL YOU NOTICE YOUR VEHICLE SLOWLY RUNNING HOT. SINCE I WATCH MAY GAUGES CLOSELY, I ALWAYS SEE WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. REPLACING COOLANT WILL PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM OVERHEATING BUT REPLACING THE RESERVOIR IS ALWAYS REQUIRED. LOCALLY THIS PART COSTS $100. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR TO REMOVE/DISCARD THE OLD RESERVOIR AND TO ATTACH THE NEW ONE. OUR LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP HAS 50 OF THESE IN STOCK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SEEMS LIKE A LARGE INVENTORY FOR A PART. THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED SO THAT THE SEAM IS MORE DURABLE OR SO THAT THERE IS NO SEAM AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE LEAKS KEEP OCCURRING. OTHERS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE ALLOWED THEIR ENGINES TO OVERHEAT CAUSING MUCH MORE COSTLY PROBLEMS IN THEIR ENGINES. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE IN THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS CAUGHT IT EARLY AND THAT WE HAVE A GOOD MECHANIC NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEALERSHIP BUT WHO IS MAZDA CERTIFIED. *TR
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