Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#749536August 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY O/D LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY. THERE ARE QUIRKS IN THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN SET, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR IT WILL NOT MOVE. THE MAZDA DEALER TOLD ME OFF HAND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE HE DID A ROAD TEST AND FOUND THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARSHSLY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT BASICALLY THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS WHAT I FOUND ON THE WEBSITE STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM MAZDA AND FORD BASICALLY KNEW WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE IN MY CAR FROM THE YEARS AFTER 1994 IS A CD4E BY FORD. NOW THIS VERSION, IS KNOWN TO HAVE TERRIBLE REPAIR RECORD, AND SOME OF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION'S FAULT AND MAZDA. NOW WHEN I FIRST OBTAINED THIS CAR I NEEDED A WORK ORDER DONE ON THIS CAR AND THE PROBLEM GENERATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VERSION I HAVE IS PRONE TO BLOWING OUT THE PUMP GASKET, FAILURE RATE OF THE ORIGINAL FORWARD-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS HIGH, AND LINE PRESSURE OCCASSIONALLY GOES OFF THE SCALE. I FEEL THAT THESE COMPAINES SHOULD NOT GET AWAY WITH NOT PAYING THE BILL, BECAUSE NOW MY CAR IS NOT WORKING AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET TOUCH WITH THE 300 PEOPLE I FOUND ON THE INTERNET A PROTEST THIS MATTER. BECASUSE I CHECKED YOUR RECORD AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING AND YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. WHY DO YOU EXIST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749556August 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562148July 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CYLINDER HEADS HAVE FAILED TWICE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE AND A CRACK NEAR THE #2 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG HOLE CAUSING THE RPM'S TO BE VERY HIGH, WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO GEAR, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION THE ENGINE RACES AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IT SHAKES AND TREMBLES AS IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748834July 20, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING, E.G. FROM A FULL STOP TO 40 MPH, ESP. IN 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH GEARS. OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL "BUCK" OR SPUTTER, THEN SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH AND ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST 20 TIMES PER DAY DURING MY 35-MILE COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK, YET, WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE IS OCCASIONALLY AN AUDIBLE POPPING SOUND EMINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE JUST BEYOND THE FIREWALL WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I AM AFRAID THAT SOONER OR LATER MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL COVERING THE PCM UNIT ON THE 98 626, BUT WAS TOLD BY MAZDA USA THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748849July 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRASNMISSION WENT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748856July 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTS FLASHING ON ROADTRIPS WHEN YOU HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 80 MILES. THE LAST INCIDENT IT ACTUALLY CAME OUT OF OVERDRIVE AT 80 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748780July 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 MAZDA 626 FAILED AT JUST OVER 65,000. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE MAZDA MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. TO SAVE ON THE FINAL COST, I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MINE NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. IF FACT, THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE (CONSUMER REPORTS, INTERENET, ETC.) INDICATES THAT THERE ARE SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON 1993-1998 MAZDA 626'S (SOME TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT ONLY 30,000 MILES). AND WHILE CERTAINLY NOT CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE, I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO WORKED ON MY CAR THEY "WORK ON MAZDA 626'S ALL THE TIME". IN FACT THERE WERE TWO OTHER MAZDA 626'S AT THE SHOP ON THE SAME DAY. ONE WAS A 1997 AND THE OTHER A 1996. MY SINCERE HOPE IS THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893034July 17, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HOLD LIGHT ON GEAR BLINKS ON AND OFF AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED UP. VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT IN 2ND GEAR. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE BACK WHERE THE REBUILD TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. THEY WILL LOOK AT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562010July 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892923July 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748401July 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
4 DISTRIBUTORS WITH IN 75,000 MILES. CIGERETTE LIGHTER FAILED AT ABOUT 60-65,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT (BEHIND GAS GAUGE) FAILED AT ABOUT 60,000MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR DOESNT OPEN ALL THE TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891744June 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS RECALL 99I005000/SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER GEAR FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STAY IN THIRD GEAR. ALSO A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747604June 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JUST OVER 80K MILES EVEN THOUGH MAINTENANCE WAS KEPT EXACTLY INLINE WITH MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SERVICE GUIDELINES EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1995.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747483June 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF CD4E TRANSMISSION ON MAZDA 626. DEALER STANDARD PROCEDURE IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION COSTING $2500 - $3000. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS FREQUENT FAILURES AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED OR SOMETHING TO HOLD MANUFACTURER LIABLE FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747409June 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ANOTHER MAZDA W/ TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVING TO HAVE REBUILT FOR $2K. OWNER'S MANUAL REFERENCES NOTHING ABOUT BEING REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 60,000 MILES USE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT MYSELF AND PREGNANT WIFE WEREN'T ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT WENT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747416June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN ON BACK-ORDER TO MILLENIUM MAZDA DEALER NUMBER 23836SINCE 5-14-01. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSITANCE BY LETTER AND PHONE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR NEARLY 2 MONTHS. NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND SINCE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS A SAFTEY AND EMISSION ITEM I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHILCE WITHOUT A NEW ONE. ANY ASSITANCE OR GUIDENCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891198June 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS GOING 70-75MPH IN 5TH GEAR AND SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AND LOCKED UP. NO WARNING WAS INDICATED. SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING AT THE TIME. CONSUMER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER PLEASE ADD VIN# AND MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891236June 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE 1ST/2ND, OR 3RD GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747287June 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 4 CYL 626 AND MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747160June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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