Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#883496March 20, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND OUT OF GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883281March 16, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
FRONT LENS ON TURN SIGNAL ARE CRACKED. VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER COVERED HOLES UP WITH TAPE SO MOISTURE WOULDN'T SETTLE IN. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742521March 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE SPARK PLUG WIRES AND DISTRIBUTOR CAP HAVE FAILED 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A REOCCURING PROBLEM IN A NUMBER OF 94 MAZDA 626. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? THE REPAIR COST FOR THE LAST TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY $1000 AT ROSENTHAL MAZDA. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF APPROX. $350 FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882983March 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE WAY TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH, A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND 20 MILES LATER THE OD OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND LOSING POWER, THIS TIME DEALER STATED THE COOLING SYSTEM IN THE RADIATOR WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION, AN EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED, NOW TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN, CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT VEHICLE BE REPLACED OR REPURCHASED BY THE DEALER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882826March 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG EXPERIENCED DEPLOYMENT, THE IMPACT OF AIR BAGS BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR VIEW MIRROR, DRIVER WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH THE AIR BAG. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882923March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE. DEALER HAS REPLACED MOUNTS. *AK ALL MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE IN TWO PIECES, CONSUMER PAID FOR ALL REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882761March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE SKIDDED ONE HUNDRED FEET, CAUSING A REAREND COLLISION. CONSUMER ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742207March 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCH THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD MANY REPORTS OF BEING PROBLEM PRONE POINTED TO THIS WEBSITE FOR INVESTIGATING THESE REPORTS. THE COST OF REPAIRING IS OVER $2500 AND OTHER MAZDAS WERE AT THAT DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882312March 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH VEHICLE IS COASTING WITH OVERDRIVE INDICATION FLASH, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882224March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL & BOTH FRONT WHEEL AXLES WERE BROKEN. PRYING WHEEL AXLES APART MECHANIC FOUND THAT CAMSHAFT SEVERLY DAMAGED. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN CURRENT CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741933March 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. O/D LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT GO BACK INTO ANY GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881936March 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, SUDDENLY GEARS STARTED SLIPPING ON FREEWAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881838March 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT DRIVEWAY WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS WILLING TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK DEALER REPAIR DENIED DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE, CLUTCH PEDAL WAS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741666February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXTREMELLY HARSH SHIFTING, VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE FROM STOP OR MOVES BACKWARDS. VEHICLE EXTREMELLY HARD TO CONTROL. TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER CODE DETECTED - TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741709February 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT WAS PUT IN THIS CAR IN 2 YAERS THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS AND IT WONT CHANGE TO 3RD GEARANDD HESATANT IN FIRST GEAR $THATS $2000 EVERY YEAR FOR A TRANSMISSION?WHERE'S THE RECALL IS THAT WITH ALL THE MAZDA 626S WHY DONT THE GOVERNMENT DO SOMETHING??? I FOR ONE IS SCARED IT GET THE DARN THING FIXED AGAIN WHY DO THE MANUFACTURER INSIST ON SELLING THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS?? HELP THE CONSUMER PLEASE!!!THE LITTLE PEOPLE??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881667February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER . CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741619February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FRON STOP OR AT SLOW SPEED, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURRING FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881644February 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
98 V 249 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: RECEIVED RECALL SINCE INCIDENT DATE, AND STILL UNABLE TO GET IT HONORED. MADE TWO MORE ATTEMPTS, AND STILL DEALER, UTAH AUTO COLLECTIONS, OREM, UT; PHONE# 801/229-3600, WOULD NOT GIVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741362February 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS MODEL YEAR 626 HAVE BAD TRANSMISSION I NEVER SEEN SO MANY TRANS. BEING REPLACE ON ONE MODEL CAR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. IS THAT WHAT WHEN IT CAME TO FIRESTONE AND FORD I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK IN TO THIS BEFORE THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET THE INFORMATION FROM MAZDA AND YOU WILL SEE. PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE LET'S TRY AND DO IT BEFOR THEY DIE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881218February 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND TRYING TO MAKE A TURN VEHICLE WAS HESITATING TO GO, THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE. OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEY TOOK VEHICLE OVER TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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