Mazda 626 Complaints (1999)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10079146July 1, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH PIRELLI TIRES P8000 DRAGO P205/50R15. THE DOT IS CH UN C149 4100. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATED 5:15 WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE TIRE IS STILL FULL OF AIR AND I HAD CONTACTED THE SELLER OF THE TIRE WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM WITH PIRELLI TIRES. THE TIRE IS LESS 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING THE PURCHASE DATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078633June 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL, HAD TO REPLACE AND 3MONTHS WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE MORE WORK DOME.. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1YEAR TIME..$400. 00 WORTH OF WORK .. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP.. 1ST DAY CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDNT GO INTO 2ND GEAR THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDNT GO INTO REVERSE AND FINALLY THE 3RD DAY WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND COULDNT MAKE IT B/C THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079489June 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075427June 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 74000 MILES WAS PAID OFF 4 MONTHS AGO AND THAT IS WHEN WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. $1,300 TO FIX, $2,600 NEW FROM DEALER. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROPLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE DESIGN FLAWS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068670June 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074885June 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 97,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR IS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073277May 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 1 HOUR. ALSO, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066572April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DOWN SHIFTING VERY HARSHLY. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I BEGAN HEARING A POPPING NOISE AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE LOWER GEARS (BELOW 35 MPH) WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE. THIS BECAME A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR STATE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI- TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063908March 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD MY CAR A YEAR AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMS AND THE ENGINE ONCE, THE TRANNY IS ON ITS 4TH BURN UP, THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ITS SPITS OUT FLUID AND WILL NOT GO IN OVERDRIVE AT ALL, FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE ON HERE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN INSANE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS JUST ON THE 99 YEAR MODEL. IM FILING SUIT I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU BUT IVE HAD ENUFF..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062488March 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062464March 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 SEDAN REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES & PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063268March 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058471February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, OVERHEATS, EXPUNGING FLUID, WHICH RESULTS IN DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS OVER $2500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059314February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057369February 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056330February 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. 2.0, 90K; THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE FORWARD DRIVE GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PULLED AND DIAGNOSED AND I AM AWAITING RESULT AND PRICE TO REBUILD. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM CONCLUDING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD, EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A MAZDA AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054615January 21, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES WITHOUT HAVING ANY FRONT END DAMAGES. COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ONLY 40,000 PLUS MILES, THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE'S OIL PORTS WERE CLOGGED REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE VALVE COVER AND OIL PAN TO REMEDY THE ALLEGED PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIRS, APPROX $700. DESPITE HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CHANGED AND THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE WITHIN 50,000 MILES, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND WERE CHANGED. NOW WITH 60,000 MILES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LEAKING OIL FROM EVERY MAJOR AREA: OIL PAN, VALVE COVER, REAR MAIN SEAL, ETC., ETC., ETC. IN ADDITION TO THOSE OIL LEAK AREAS, ONE CV JOINT AND BOOT IS BAD, THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE ONCE AGAIN BAD WITHOUT ANY FRONT-END DAMAGES, AND THE WATER PUMP IS BAD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE FAILED DURING THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. REGARDLESS OF PERFORMING REGULARLY SCHEDULED ROUTINE SERVICE AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THIS VEHICLE FAR EXCEEDS WHAT ANYONE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE STANDARD FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055407January 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054295January 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, STRANDING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROUND-ABOUT WITH TEMPERATURE FALLING BELOW ZERO. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070906January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
AUGUST 26, 2003 THE MAZDA WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE MAZDA STARTED STUTTERING. WE HAD THE MAZDA PUT ON COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE MAZDA STARTED STUTTERING AND LOST SPEED AND THAT LED TO NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP SPEED UP AND WHEN WE ENTERED THE TRAFFICE LIGHT IT TURNED YELLOW THEN WHILE WE WERE UNDER IT IT TURNED RED AND WE WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SEPT 26, 2003 I AM APPROXIMATELY 115 MILES FROM HOME THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND I LOSE SPEED AGAIN THE ENGINE IS SMOKING. THE CAR IS TOWED BACK TO CHARLESTON, SC WHERE I LIVE. I HAD TO SPEND 3HRS AT A REST AREA ALL ALONE WITH MY 15 YR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS IS THE EXACT REST AREA WERE A WOMAN WAS MURDERED 2 YEARS AGO. WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I AM ON MY WAY TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR ESTIMATE. I THINK MAZDA HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN PUTTING OUT LEMONS NOT CARS. I WANT AND WILL JOIN CLASS ACT LAWSUIT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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