Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#8021982October 31, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769065October 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 34,600 MILES OF NORMAL CITY DRIVING. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. (I WAS ABOUT 6.5 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY TIMEWISE) THE MECHANICS WHO REPLACED IT SAID THAT THE FRONT PUMP WAS SCORED, AND THAT METAL BITS FROM IT CAME OUT FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND LODGED IN THE PRESSURE VALVE, WHICH WAS STUCK. ALSO, THE CHAIN WAS STRETCHED. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768809October 24, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021203October 21, 2002
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021157October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP GEARS THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021020October 17, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICAL WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768419October 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MAY 2002 AT 85000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT (USED) WITH 46000 MILES FAILED 45 DAYS LATER. UPON CONTACT WITH SERVICE REPAIRERS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020099October 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO SPILL OUT FROM THE HOSE THAT YOU ADD THE FLUID THROUGH. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTTHING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767888September 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
STALLS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOP, CAR ALSO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING TURNS. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FLASHES BUT DOES NOT REMAIN ON, THEN CAR SUDDENLY JOLTS FORWARD. ALSO SHIFTS HARD AND JOLTS DURING DRIVING. MAZDA SERVICE DEPT. CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SINCE THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODE TO INDICATE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ALL REQUIRED MAINTANENCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED, GAS TANK IS FULL. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. HELP! MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018834September 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BECOME HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE (SLIPPING INTO GEARS) OVERDRIVE LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF. THE RESULT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BURNED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE WAS LINKED TO THE COMPUTER. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767270September 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. WAS REPLACED BY MAZDA. FAILED AGAIN AT 53,800 MILES/3 YEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018467September 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. CHECKED VEHICLE, AND HAD THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL REPLACED. VEHICLE THEN STARTED IDLING AT 2000 RPMS, FLUCTUATING. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED NEED TO REPLACE POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 97V228000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767104September 12, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 37,000 OR 38,000 MILES. WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE BEFORE 50,000 MILES.1ST AT DEALERSHIP(80.00) 2ND BY MY HUSBAND 3,000 MILES AFTER THE 1ST TIME. 2 MTHS. LATER SAME PROBLEM NOT PLUGS BUT REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS(SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED THAT EARLY) BEFORE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. PUT IN SHOP DEC. 01-COMPUTER SAID BAD O2 SENSOR REPLACED BOTH SENSORS(90.00) STILL SAME PROBLEM. CALLED MAZDA, FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA. THEY DID NOTHING. THEY SAID NOT ENOUGH FILES HAD BEEN ISSUED TO WARRANT A RECALL. I THINK THAT IS A LIE. ALL OVER THE INTERNET YOU FIND COMPLAINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. IT IS A SHAME THAT MAZDA MAKES A PRODUCT AS THIS AND DOES NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT IT PRODUCES. THEY ARE JUST LAZY AND DO NOT CARE TO HELP THE PUBLIC. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD CARE ABOUT THEIR REPUTATION. THEY HAVE A VERY BAD REPUTATION WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY DON'T EVEN SEEM TO CARE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND EVERYONE THAT STILL HAS PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED BY MAZDA FOR ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO GET THEIR CARS FIXED. THANK GOODNESS WE GOT RID OF OURS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I TELL EVEYONE I KNOW THAT IS LOOKING INTO BUYING A CAR NOT TO GET A MAZDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018303September 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL STALL, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766860September 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766074August 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS IN FOLLOWUP TO MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE NHTSA ODI NUMBER 763482. I TOOK MY MAZDA 626 BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED MY RESEARCH TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ADMITTED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER A REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE INITIAL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MAZDA ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIBED OUR CASE AND OUR LOW MILEAGE OF JUST OVER 32,000. MAZDA OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IF I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. HAVING READ OTHER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS THAT IT COST THEM BETWEEN $2,200 AND $2,900 TO GET THEIR CAR ON THE ROAD, I ACCEPTED THE OFFER. I AM STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IF RECALLED, I AM HOPEFUL OF GETTING MY MONEY REFUNDED, WHICH I BELIEVE IS REASONABLE GIVEN THE PERVASIVENESS OF THIS VEHICLE DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. JJB*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765867August 19, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WOULD JUST REV AND NOT CATCH GEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016588August 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH GEARS NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION. RPMS WERE VERY HIGH FROM ATTEMPTING TO GET VEHICLE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016653August 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AREA, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID START BACK UP, BUT WOULD NOT FOWARD OR BACKWARD, CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014761July 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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