Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#896914September 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE JERKED. VEHICLE WILL MAKE A BAD NOISE LIKE A BOOMING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752617September 26, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM ACTUALLY WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM I HAVE WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD - SPECIFICALLY SUVS AND OTHER SMALL TRUCKS, AS WELL AS VEHICLES USING XENON LAMPS IN THEIR HEADLIGHTS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BLINDED ME WHILE DRIVING; THE XENON LAMPS FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE TRUCKS FROM BEHIND. THE XENON LAMPS ARE TOO BRIGHT FOR AN OPPOSSING DRIVER TO SEE PAST AT NIGHT; FREQUENTLY, IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT THEY ARE AS BRIGHT OR EVEN BRIGHTER THAN HIGH BEAMS OF MOST NORMAL LAMPS. THE TRUCKS ARE A PROBLEM FROM EVEN QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY FOR DRIVERS OF SEDANS AND SMALLER CARS; WHEN MY HUSBAND DRIVES, THE HEADLAMPS OF TRUCKS REFLECT DIRECTLY INTO HIS EYES THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR (HE IS 6 FT TALL, AVERAGE HEIGHT OF A MAN IN THIS COUNTRY), AS WELL AS FROM THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE TRUCK BEHIND US. I WOULD STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONSIDER BANNING THE XENON HEADLAMPS ALTOGETHER, AND TO CONSIDER FORMING SOME SORT OF REGULATION THAT WOULD DICTATE THE HEIGHT OF HEADLAMPS OF ALL VEHICLES (EXCEPTING SEMIS) TO WITHIN A RANGE THAT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVING CAPABILITIES OF ANY DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752621September 26, 2001
SEATS
WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN, VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED TOTALLING THE CAR. IN THE PROCESS, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED THUS CAUSING THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE NECK AND BACK INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752552September 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY BELOVED CAR PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE POLICE HAD TO HELP AS DID THE HIGHWAY SAFETY VEHICLE PATROL CAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF MY CAR HAVING ANY SORT OF PROBLEM, THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. I WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I COULD NOT MOVE IT FAR ENOUGH OFF THE HIGHWAY. SEMI TRUCKS BLASTED THEIR HORNS AT ME AS THEY SPED ON BY. I AM AN OLDER WOMAN TRAVELING ALONE AND DID NOT EVEN HAVE A PHONE FOR EMERGENCY USE. I HAD TO WRITE A NOTE AND STAND BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMPLORING ANYONE TO SEND HELP. IT WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I NOW HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $1800 TO GET THIS REPAIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION FOR A WEEK. I AM A SCHOOL TEACHER, ABOUT READY TO RETIRE, AND NOW I HAVE TO REARRANGE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE DUE TO THIS DISASTER. IT IS MY VERY STRONG OPINION THAT WE ARE LOOKING SOME UNFAIR MANUFACTURING PRACTICES HERE, AND THE MAZDA PEOPLE NEED TO EITHER RECALL THIS MESS, OR PAY FOR THEIR INEPTITUDE WHEN THEY ARE ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC.. THIS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO DO TO UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS, AND I RESENT THAT THEY GIVE NO SATISFACTION WHEN CALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752401September 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR IS FLASHING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTEDLY FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND TODAY THE O/D LIGHT FLASHED ONCE. LAST WEEK THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ON REVERSE OR IN DRIVE AND THEN DID IT VERY "HARD". TODAY, WHEN IDLE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO FIRST GEAR FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN SHIFT HARD AND DRIVE NORMALLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752402September 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY HARD. I AM IN THE MILITARY, AND STATIONED OVERSEAS. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752356September 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS BEHAVING BADLY---SERIOUS SHIFT SHOCK---DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ROAD TESTED, WROTE "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT." 2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION FAILED TOTALLY ON X-WAY---ENGINE ACCELERATED AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL, IN DENSE TRAFFIC. LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE, I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896462September 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE TO WARM UP VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER PUT GEAR BACK INTO PARK AND LET IT WARM UP AGAIN. VEHICLE AGAIN WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL GO BACKWARDS REAL FAST. VEHICLE DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752304September 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSIOMN WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.LATER VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN WHEN TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS.TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT.REPORTED TRANS SHIFTING HARD WHEN FIRST PURCHASED AND DEALER CLAIMED THAT WAS NATURE OF MAZDA TRANS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896379September 17, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE GOT REARENDED. WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF VEHICLE WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF VEHICLE WERE MADE OF PLASTIC INSTEAD OF REENFORCED METAL. CONSUMER CALLED MAZDA, AND MAZDA STATED IT WAS REENFORCED PLASTIC.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752235September 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BRAKES NEED REPAIR AROUND 7000 MILES EVERY TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896203September 12, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING ENGINE WILL RACE AT A VERY HIGH RPMS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT "TIMING CASE" WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V134000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751983September 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING FROM SARASOTA TO WPB GOING APPROX 65-70 MPH THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ALTHOUGH IT WASNT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND SUGGESTED I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND WATCH AND SEE SINCE THE TRANS WASNT SLIPPING. WELL 1 MONTH LATER WHILE TRAVELING AGAIN FROM SARASOTA TO WPB NOT ONLY DID THE O/D OFF LIGHT COME ON WHILE TRYING TO PASS THE TRANS DID SLIP. I WAS TOLD THE TRANS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE I HAD COMPLAINED TO MAZDA THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON A 57K TRANS SHOULD BE FAILING THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE TRANS BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR. AT THIS TIME I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT DONE AND WILL INSIST THAT MAZDA PAY FOR THE LABOR ALSO. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND THIS APPARENTLY IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CERTAIN TRANS. I HAD MENTIONED TO STEPHANIE AT MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I FOUND IT FUNNY THAT MAZDA WILL RECALL GAS CAPS, BUT YET WITH SUCH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, NOT A THING IS MENTIONED. I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. IS IT BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED? OR IS IT THAT NO ONE HAS DIED? HOW DOES THIS WORK. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN C ARE OF. MAZDA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY ARE MADE TO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON SITES SUCH AS COMPLAINTCENTER.COM, COMPLAINCENTER.COM, YAHOO FORUMS,DUSTBURY.COM/626/TRANS.HTML ETC. ETC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751990September 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 200 MILES ACROSS STATE ON SR 70 MY O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER THAT WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THAT CODES P1744, P0741 & P1783 CAME UP DURING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND "WAIT AND SEE" SINCE MY GEARS WEREN'T SLIPPING AT THE TIME. LAST WEEK DURING THE SAME DRIVE ACROSS STATE MY O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AGAIN, AND THIS TIME WHILE TRYING TO PASS A CAR ON SR 70 (A 2 LANE HWY) THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AS I WAS IN THE ONCOMING LANE. FORTUNATELY IT KICKED BACK IN AND I DIDNT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. (HAVENT TRAVELED SINCE THEN) I TOOK IT BACK TO MAZDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION, (SINCE I HAD CALLED LAST MONTH TO COMPLAIN THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY A CAR W/ 57K MILES SHOULD HAVE A FAILING TRANSMISSION, UNLESS OFCOURSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE TRANS, BUT I AM STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR AND WAS OFFERED NO WARRANTY. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THESE 626 TRANSMISSION CHRONICALLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ONLINE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. HAVE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED, WOULD IT COST MAZDA TOO MUCH MONEY OR DO THEY REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM? WELL AS A SINGLE MOTHER WHO RELYS ON HER CAR AND STILL OWES $12K ON IT, IT IS A PROBLEM. A BIG PROBLEM AND I HOPE THAT CORRECTIVE MEASURES ARE TAKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752014September 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896016September 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. HAD TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751766September 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
"O/D OFF" LIGHT FLASHES; CAR SHIFTS ROUGH AS ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER; TOLD IT WAS A COMMON SENSOR PROBLEM WHICH THEY CLAIM THEY ADJUSTED. PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER 4 DAYS. REDIAGNOSIS AT DEALER (WHICH TOOK 3 DAYS) STATED TCC SOLENOID. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND STATED THAT DEALER PUT IT IN WRITING THAT IT WAS THE TCC SOLENOID. THEY REPLACED THE SOLENOID FOR $353. SIX DAYS LATER PROBLEM RETURNED, SLIGHTLY WORSE. CALLED TRANSMISSION PLACE BACK. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TCC SOLONOID WAS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REPLACED THE PART BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS, PER THE DEALER. CAR REDIAGNOSED; PROBLEM IS A CODE 628; CLUTCH CONVERTER, AND THAT IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MAZDA, COMMONLY RESULTING IN REGULAR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS EVERY 15,000-25,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751815September 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTED DRIVING VERY SLUGGISH IN 1ST GEAR (NOT GOING ANY HIGHER THAN 5 M.P.H.), BUT WOULD DRIVE NORMAL IN ALL OTHER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IMMEDIATELY (SAME DAY), AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (REBUILT) AND QUOTED ME $2,300. I TOOK IT FROM THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TRANS SHOP FOR QUOTE, & AFTER 20 MILES IT WOULDN'T DRIVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. AAMCO QUOTED ME >$2,000 + SAID IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER BOX ALSO. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. OF COURSE THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT IT??????????????*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751679September 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCLERATION, BRAKES FAILED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#751545September 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 45000 MILES TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED AT 48OOO MILES. NOW ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN, BUT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.( O/D + ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, TRANS STALLS WHILE ACCERLERATING, TRANS SLIPPING, BANGING SOUND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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