Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10022715June 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021201June 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER PAYING FOR MY 1998 MAZDA FOR 9 MONTHS WHICH I PURCHASED FROM 5-STAR MAZDA I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. A GREAT UNEXPECTED EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022043June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKS AND SPUTTERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020936June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020549May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 75,000. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SO I SPENT $2200.00 GETTING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO THEN REPLACED IT AGAIN, AND NOW THIS ONE IS FAILING TOO. THIS WILL BE THE 8TH TIME I'VE TAKEN CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020306May 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
APPROXIMATELY EVERY 55,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018573May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING, TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS SO HARD THAT ALL PASSENGERS FEEL AS IF THEY WILL BE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, LIKE BEING REAR-ENDED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW TO SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT "KICKS" LIKE HAVING BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION TAKES ITSELF OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND OUT OF O/D. MAZDA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAS EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS FIRST HAND, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT GENERATING A "CODE", MAZDA'S OFFICIAL POSITION IS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING AND UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE I COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM (AND OTHERS) SEPT. 2002. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL BUT WOULD SPUTTER, THEN JOLT FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. I MADE THREE SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TWO TIMES WAS AGAIN TOLD "THERE IS NO PROBLEM, SINCE WE CAN'T FIND A CODE" - EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON! FINALLY, ON THE THIRD TRIP, THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM - SPARK WIRES AND PLUGS. RECENTLY, WHEN THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE CURRENT PROBLEM, THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM, SO I PAID NEARLY $700.00 (AND HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR PARTS) TO HAVE THAT FIXED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY WORSE! FURTHER, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AS OCCASIONALLY, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL REMAIN ON, STATIC - NOT BLINKING. I HAVE REPORTED ALL THE ABOVE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO MAZDA CORPORATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63,000 MILES AND IS JUST NOW PAID OFF. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. NOW, THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND SINCE MAZDA SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TO PAY ALL COSTS INVOLVED IN TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I INTEND TO RETAIN LEGAL COUNSEL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018576May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER OF 1998 MAZDA 626-CAR JUST TURNED 67K MILES. WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 75 ON THE INTERSTATE THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. TURNED CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THE O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING MEANS THE TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING. (HOW IN THE BLUE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BLINKING MEANS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM?) DEALERS FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, I PUSHED BACK AND TOLD HIM TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE, THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FOR $130 AND HE SAYS THAT SEEMED TO STOP THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. GIVEN ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WILL BE SELLING THE VEHICLE: I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GOES OUT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018507May 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019424May 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT TRENCHER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017634April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016620April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING UP I-75N , I NOTICED THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAD STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED STRANGE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF THIS, I CAME UPON A REST AREA AND PULLED OFF THERE. AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND MAKING A GURGLING, SIZZLING NOISE. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW ME BACK HOME, WHICH WAS 3 HOURS AWAY. AFTER GOING BACK TO TAMPA, HAD MY CAR DROPPED OFF AT AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP INSIDE. SO I HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, TOWING, AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. *NLM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016255April 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPAIR ON A 1998 MAZDA 626. COST ME $2936.32 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016226April 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR 1 YEAR AGO, IT HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,400. ACCORDING TO THE SHOP REPAIRING IT, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR OF CAR. ALL INVESTIGATIONS INTO RECALLING THIS TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN CLOSED. OUCH!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017154April 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 228 000. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015008April 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013666March 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY DEALER, WAS THAT A PIECE CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CLOGGED UP THE TRANSMISSION FILTER, WHILE HITTING MOVING PARTS AND RUINING PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013559March 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 71,909 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WILL COST ME $2100.00 TO FIX. STILL PAYING A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010343March 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION IS BAD. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND CAR THIS RECENT. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILS SHORTLY AFTER, LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, RINGS AND CLUTCH ARE WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010126March 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY AT APPROXIMATELY 62,800 MILES. WHEN I LIMPED IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE TESTED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION OR NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, PER THEIR TEST, IT WAS AND NOW THEY WANT $3200 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM DOING RESEARCH (UNFORTUNATELY WELL AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR) IS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO MAZDA , ESPECIALLY THE 626'S I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS PREVALENT AS IT APPEARS TO BE WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION DESIGN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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