Mazda 626 Complaints (1996)

359 consumer complaints on file.

#558171November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736780November 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST FRIDAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 1996 MAZDA 626 AT 55MPH ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND PRESSINGON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE DID NOTHING BUT REV, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND I THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE, 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND STILL NOTHING, IT WAS JUST LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "GONE". THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER, THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER SINCE1996, I AM THE ORIGNAL OWNER. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION AND THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ONE MAZDA DEALER WANTED $2500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER WANTED $4300. I FOUND AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WILL DO IT FOR $1800. I NEED THE CAR SO I AM FORCED TO PAY THIS NOW AS I HAVE NO OTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ADDS TO THE AMMUNITION OF FORCING MAZDA TO REALIZE THAT THIS TRANMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A WHILE BACK AND THAT THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAND OVER $2000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS YOUNG WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME WITHT HIS PROBLEM WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SINCERELY, JENNIFER PACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736376November 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT SOMETIMES PPPPS OUT. SAFETY BELT INDICATOR LIGHT IS OFF AND THE SAFETY BELT BEEP SOUND SOMETIMES IS ON,SOMETIMES IS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736206November 13, 2000
SEATS
I AM WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH OUR 1996 MAZDA 626. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPED WHILE DRIVING. THE INCIDENT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $720 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS I WAS TRAVELLING VERY SLOWLY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WITH NO ACCIDENT, BUT I AM UNWILLING TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS A DEFECT- A DANGEROUS ONE. I NOTICED ON YOUR ODI LIST THAT SOMONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (ODI ID NO. 823823). I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEGE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD REPAIR THE DAMAGES AND CHECK THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. IS THIS UNACCEPTABLE? THANK YOU. GREG GERKE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874835November 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STARTING AT 42,000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON VEHICLE/ LOST POWER/ STARTED SHIFTING AND GAVE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. THE SAME SIGN EACH TIME, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MARCH 1999 90,000 & NOV-2000 149,000; THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. IT HAS COST $2400 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874636November 8, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#98V249000/ CONCERNING AIR BAG MODULE AND CONTACTED CONTCRIPPEN AUTO MALL. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A WAITING PERIOD OF 6 WEEKS DUE TO LACK OF PERSONNEL. DEALER ONLY HAD 1 TECHNICIAN THAT WEEKS ON VOLVO AND MAZDA. DEALER LOCATED IN LANSING MI, TELE#517-627-8411.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735957November 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GUAGE NEEDLE MOVES ABOVE HALF-WAY MARK, ALMOST TO RED ZONE, THEN QUICKLY JERKS BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TWO THERMOSTATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, BUT CONTINUES TO EXIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735501October 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. REACHED THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. GARAGE STATED THAT 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WERE GONE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS THAT 626'S FROM 1994-96 (4 CYL AUTO) HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN COMMON. WILL THERE BE A FORMAL INVESTIAGATION?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872822October 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED. ALSO THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR TRANSMISSION, AND NO WARNING INSTRUCTIONS WRITTEN IN OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT WHAT TO DO WHEN OVERDRIVE BUTTON ILLUMINATES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871243September 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STARTING SHAKING AND WENT DEAD. VEHICLEWAS DRIVEN TO A BODYSHOP IN FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEABLE IN FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE, AND THEN ONLY REVERSE.TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT FORD BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS MADE BY FORD. FORD WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT HELP CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731748September 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING THE O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHES, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT KICKS IN GEAR VERY HARD. OCCASSIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT EVEN ROLL FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731715September 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN DECEMBER, 1998 OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AFTER OUR 626 WAS DRIVEN AT 65+ MPH FOR 10-15 MINUTES. AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WAS MIS-IDENTIFIED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AS DIRTY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT POLAR MAZDA IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN WHERE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554490September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730705September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR; LOST GEAR AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 75
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729856September 1, 2000
SUSPENSION
TRIED OTHER 626 CARS SAME NOISE IS HEARD - WHY IS THE NOISE THERE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729872September 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, CAR SOMETIMES CAUSES HARD SHIFT ON GEARS 1 AND 2.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729774August 31, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
SHOULD THE REAR END GO OUT THIS SOON PLEASE CONTACT ME WORRIED ABOUT DAUGTHER-IN-LAW DRIVING THIS CAR LIKE THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729407August 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN WHINING AND THEN FAILED AT HIGH SPEED GOING UPHILL. UNABLE TO STAY IN FLOW OF TRAFFIC. VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION THAT NEARLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN DECELERATION. MAZDA IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY AT THIS POINT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS EVEN REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL AGAIN. I AM HESITANT TO REPAIR THE CAR BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED IT WILL PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A SIMILAR UNSAFE SITUATION AGAIN. I REALLY HOPE SOME PRESSURE CAN BE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON MAZDA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728936August 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SECOND TRANSMISSION IN UNDER ONE YEAR. MAZDA WILL NOT ADMIT TO THIS BEING A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. MEANING, THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THIS TRANNY SHOULD HAVE LAST MORE THAN 19,000 MILES. DO NOT CONSIDER IT ANYTHING BUT COINCIDENCE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN UNDER A YEAR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME I AM NOT, AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD FEEL LUCKY THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO HONOR THE PARTS, BUT I NEED TO PAY FOR LABOR $545.00 THEY SAY IS A FAIR PRICE. I DISAGREE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS TRANNY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MAZDA WILL NOT ADMIT IT. THEY ARE BEING VERY UN-ETHICAL IN MY OPINION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728938August 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN ONE MONTH. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SO THE DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS AND INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ASSURED ME AT THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A FLUKE, AND THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING A PROBLEM IN MAZDA 626, 1996 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODELS. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AGAIN, THIS TIME AFTER WARRANTY, AND WOULD FACE MAZDA CORP. STATING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THERE TRANSMISSIONS, AND THAT TECHNICALLY THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHIGN TO HELP ME, BUT THEY WOULD DO ME A FAVOR BY REPLACING THE PARTS, BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR $545.00. I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THIS IS A FAIR PRICE FOR LABOR ON INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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