Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10208602November 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA 626 4CYL WITH 71,200 MILES. I HAD JUST PAID IT OFF LAST MONTH AND COME TO FIND OUT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON ME. WHEN ACCELERATING IT SOUNDS AS IF GEARS ARE GRINDING. THERE WAS A COUPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD MY BATTERY CONNECTION WAS LOOSE. OTHER THAN THAT THERE WAS NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS AND HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE DEFECTED TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN THE VEHICLE CONTINUING WITH GRINDING NOISE. TOOK IT BACK IN AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO NEED REBUILDING I HAVE READ MANY PROBLEMS ONLINE DATING BACK TO 1996 REGARDING THESE 626'S TRANSMISSIONS AND HERE IS ANOTHER ONE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208608November 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY IN NORMAL TRAFFIC WHEN WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 55 TO PASS OTHER CARS IN TRAFFIC. THEN WHEN I STOPPED AT LIGHT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL LEADING TO THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO MORE IN ANY DIRECTION OTHER THAN REVERSE. CAR REQUIRED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, PRESSURE PLATE, FORWARD DRUM, AND THE ASSEMBLY KIT. TOTAL COST FROM AAMCO WAS 1830 BEFORE I HAD THEM REPLACE TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND DRIVERS SIDE TRANS AXLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208139November 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE (CD4E/LA4A-EL) HAS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED WITH NO ABUSE ON THE PART OF THE OWNER/DRIVER. RESEARCH SINCE THEN SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND MAZDA WILL NOT REPAIR OR ADMIT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207723November 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAS BEEN REBUILT TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN I HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY IN IT,TOO QUIT NOW. SOME ONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207637November 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HOME, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 4TH. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT APPROX. 98,000 MILES. AT A COST OF $2,800.00. CAR NOW HAS APPROX. 160,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS REBUILT AGAIN. HAVE HEARD ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS OTHERWISE IN GREAT SHAPE, CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR SO I GUESS I'M STUCK AGAIN PAYING TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIRED THAT MAZDA KNOWS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CAN WE ALL GET A LITTLE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207674November 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANS. WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR,OR WILL ENGAGE PARK. TRANS. REBUILT. AFTER 18 MONTHS SAME PROBLEM RETURNED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207694November 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004 WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEB OF 2005 WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. RECENTLY THE CAR HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. WITH 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN AFTER LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207454October 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN
COMPLETE AND UTTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207109October 28, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 YEAR MAZDA 626, TRANSMISSION FAILURE 79,483 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206911October 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OVERFLOW TANK FOR RADIATOR HAS CRACKED AND LOST ALL WATER TO MY CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE 2004, I HAVE GONE TO ALHAMBRA MAZDA FOR HELP ALSO TO MAZDA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN IRVINE, ALL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOWED OVER 800 MILES THIS SUMMER DUE TO BREAKAGE, THE SEAM AROUND DTO TANK CRACKS AND LEAKS, CAUSING HEATING PROBLEMS, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A UNKNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, IT WILL CRACK AT ANY TIME OR PLACE, THEY KEEP TRYING TO DO PRESSURE TEST AND MAKE ME REPLACE SENSORS, THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH SENSORS. PLEASE HELP ME, I AM SEVENTY AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. I AM A GOOD DRIVER AND KEEP MY CAR SERVICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206347October 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE UNLESS THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205989October 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 1996 MAZDA 626 LX AT APPROXIMATELY 82,000 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD REBUILT AND NOW IT IS FAILING AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM TO START WITH. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND THINGS WILL WEAR OUT BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER CAR. I LOOK ON THE INTERNET FOR ANSWERS AND FIND THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. MAZDA NEEDS TO OFFER SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO THIS. PEOPLE WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. NO ONE CAN AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS PROBLEM. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE NEVER PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR THAT COULDN'T LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205552October 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205303October 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1995 MAZDA 626 HAS GONE THROUGH AT LEAST 5 TRANSMISSIONS, NOW NEEDS #6. I AM NOT GOING TO PUT ANOTHER $3,300 INTO THE CAR. A BANK TELLER SUGGESTED I TRY TO REPORT THE VEHICLE AS A "LEMON" SINCE NO VEHICLE SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION EVERY OTHER YEAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204445September 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE - DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS BUCKING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT IN THE BACK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204019September 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER TWO HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, MY 2001 MAZDA 626 O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AS MY TRANSMISSION FLUID OVER-HEATED. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS OK. MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS 2 QTS. LOW. THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE SINCE I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED TWO WEEKS PRIOR AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT EVALUATED. THE CAR REGISTERED A P1783 CODE DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDING THAT AN ATF COOLING KIT BE INSTALLED TO REDUCE THE ATF TEMPERATURE, PREVENTING OVER-HEATING. THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT HAVE THE ATF COOLING KIT INSTALLED AT A COST OF $1,100 SINCE MY TRANSMISSION MAY POSSIBLY FAIL WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. AFTER READING TSB 634465 AND REALIZING THAT THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS UNDER-SIZED FOR THE 2001 626, I RECOMMEND THAT MAZDA RECALL THE 626 TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLING THE REQUIRED ATF COOLING KIT TO PREVENT PREMATURE FAILURE OF MAZDA'S UNDER-SIZED TRANSMISSION DESIGN FOR THE 626 MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203549September 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
76,000 MILES ON CAR. WHILE DOING HIGHWAY DRIVING, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. TRANSMISSION FLUID RELEASED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THEY SAID ERROR CODE INDICATED TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THE FLUID WAS BURNT AND TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE FLUID HAD BEEN GOOD A COUPLE OF WEEKS EARLIER. ACTIONS TAKEN INCLUDE: FLUSHED FLUID. ADDED AN AFTERMARKET COOLER. WAIT AND SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMS CORRECTLY AND IF THE FLASHING LIGHT RETURNS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203153September 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER THERE WERE REPEATED TIMES OF BAD GEAR SHIFTING, DELAYED, NOT AT ALL, ETC. MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAILED. WILL TURN OVER BUT, NOT SHIFT INTO TO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203004September 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE INTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V134000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE), HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203003September 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS, AND WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. CAR IS IN PERFECT SHAPE, COMPLETELY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT LIFETIME, AND ONLY HAS 104,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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