Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10017229April 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017232April 21, 2003
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016246April 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1996 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BURNED UP APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES INTO A ROAD TRIP TO HOUSTON. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT IN DEC 2001 AND ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES PUT ON SINCE THE REPAIR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC IN HOUSTON WHO SAID THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AT AROUND $2200. I CALLED MY DEALER IN AUSTIN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THEM AND IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING WE WOULD CONTACT MAZDA AND MAYBE THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME ON THE COST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO AUSTIN AND LEFT IT AT THE DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING THE SERVICE WRITER CALLS TO TELL ME ALL MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED WAS A "COOLER" INSTALLED AND I WOULD BE GOOD TO GO. ALTHOUGH I FELT THIS COULD NOT BE ANYTHING BUT A BAND-AID, I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND WENT ON MY WAY. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND COUNTLESS STORIES SIMILAR TO MINE ON THE INTERNET. MAZDA WAS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND SHOULD HAVE OFFERED ME THE COOLER THEN. I DID COMPLAIN TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE DEALER AND HE REIMBURSED ME FOR THE COOLER. MY PURPOSE IN FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE ABOUT THESE CRUMMY TRANSMISSIONS. I USED TO BELIEVE MAZDAS WERE RELIABLE, SAFE CARS BUT MY CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN SHAKEN. I PLAN TO SELL THE CAR AND BUY ANOTHER KIND OF VEHICLE JUST FOR PEACE OF MIND.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016255April 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPAIR ON A 1998 MAZDA 626. COST ME $2936.32 *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016226April 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 1 YEAR AGO, IT HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,400. ACCORDING TO THE SHOP REPAIRING IT, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR OF CAR. ALL INVESTIGATIONS INTO RECALLING THIS TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN CLOSED. OUCH!! *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016159April 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 1999 MAZDA 626LX. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017154April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 228 000. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016174April 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND DIDN'T RESEARCH ON IT FIRST. BIG MISTAKE. HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION NOISE, SLIPPAGE AND/OR GEAR SHIFT HESITATION, AND ENGAGING FROM PARK. MOST MECHANICS WON'T EVEN WORK ON THESE BECAUSE OF FREQUENT PROBLEMS. HAD TO TRACK ON DOWN, SAYS TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT, APPROX. REPAIR COST = $1500.00, WONDERING WHERE I'M GOING TO COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014872April 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ARE PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE, AND IF REBUILT, IT WILL LAST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016012April 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016027April 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014429April 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS REPAIRS OF OVER $2,000, BECAUSE MECHANICS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM DUE TO CAR SPEEDOMETER FREQUENTLY CHANGING INTO OVER DRIVE, AND THE CAR'S MPH NEVER REACHES 60 MPH WITH OUT GOING INTO OVER DRIVE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015685April 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN BLINKED, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB *TS
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015598April 10, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE POWER DOORS UNLOCKED BY THEMSELVES. *JB ALSO THERE IS A BEEPING SOUND WHEN REMOTE CONTROL FOR POWER DOOR LOCKS IS ACTIVATED. *TT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015602April 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015552April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015158April 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013981April 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE EVENTUAL FAILURE - REPLACED $1500.00 - CORRECTED PROBLEM TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHILE ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF TWO 18-WHEELERS - I ALMOST CAUSED A FATALITY WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ON BOARD - THANK GOD FOR MY DRIVING EXPERIENCE - IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WE WOULD NOT BE HERE. * TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP EXPLAINED HE HAS 3 SHELVES SET ASIDE FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS (GF4A-EL) WHERE THE OLD ONES SIT UNTIL THE NEW ONES COME IN - THAT SHELVE WAS 1/2 FULL OF NEW AND OLD TRANSMISSIONS. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE ALSO USED IN THE FORD PROBE'S. NOW AFTER TWO YEARS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013907April 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD ORIGINALLY TAKEN MY 626 IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED BEFORE THE CAR REACHED 30,000. A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT JAY MARKS MAZDA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS ADVISED ME THAT MAZDA DID S NOT CALL FOR A SERVICING OF THE TRANSMISSION. SOMEWHERE AROUND 52,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFTING PRETTY ROUGHLY. I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PHONED THE HOUSTON AREA CORPORATE OFFICE AND NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN CALL. AT 63,300 MILES WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND CHANGING LANES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THERE WAS FLUID SPEWING OUT FROM THE OVERFLOW HOSE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THIS CAUSED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE, WHICH I FEARED WAS ABOUT TO CATCH A FIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA IS USING ALUMINUM HOUSING FOR THE PISTONS, WHICH IS NOT HOLDING UP. I FEEL THAT THE CHEAPER COST IS PUTTING INDIVIDUALS'' LIVES AT STAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015008April 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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