Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10194825June 28, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 1994 100K MILES TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BADLY AND HOLD LIGHT BLINKS AND JUMPS LIKE A MONSTER WHEN SHIFTS GEARS. LOSES POWER.*AK
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0
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0
#10194813June 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 42,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 128,000 MILES
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#10194248June 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. FIRST TIME, JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE SECOND TIME AFTER AN HOUR HIGHWAY DRIVE. *AK
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0
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#10194044June 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, PARKED IN PARKING SPACE, STARTED TO LEAVE, PULLED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND CAR WENT FORWARD. COULD NOT GET CAR TO GO IN REVERSE SO IT WAS TOWED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APPEARS TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
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#10193741June 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASING WAS CRACKED AND WOULD COST $1,500 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE OUTPUT SEAL. THE THIRD DIAGNOSIS WAS LABELED AS A FAULTY SEAL. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE DEALER FINALLY SENT HIM TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE AXLE SLEEVE. THE LEAK HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND NOW THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT HAS BEGUN BLINKING. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
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0
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#10193766June 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN GIVEN GAS. CAR NEVER PULLED WELL WHEN DRIVING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 626. IN LESS THAN 9 MONTHS THE CAR STOPPED PULLING ALL TOGETHER. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193366June 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 81,200 MILES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192741June 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN MY 2001 MAZDA 626
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192752June 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY DECELERATE AND A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CD4 TRANSMISSION IS USED IN A MAZDA BUT MADE FOR A LIGHTER VEHICLE BUT USED IN A MAZDA 626. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192812June 8, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A SET OF SIGMA SHADOW TIRES ON MY CAR MADE BY TBC CORPORATION. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DAMAGED MY REAR BUMPER. I HAVE ORDERED AN NEW SET OF TIRES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SET OF TIRES THAT ARE NOW ON MY CAR. THE PROPER SIZE FOR MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN THE CHOICES SO I AM LISTING THE PROPER SIZE HERE. THE TIRE SIZE 195/65 R14 NOT 215/60 R16.
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0
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0
#10192610June 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 MAZDA 626 4 CYL HAD LOW POWER FROM THE BEGINNING. WHEN IT REACHED ABOUT 52000 MILES I NOTICED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING SLOWLY. AT ABOUT 53000 THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND WITHIN A WEEK OR SO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START MOVING AFTER A STOP. I CALLED HAROLD MAZDA AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY PUT IN FOR A MERE $3800 AS IT WAS 3013 MILES OVER THE 50000 MI WARANTEE PERIOD.. AT THE TIME I ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS A REASON IT FAILED AND THEY TOLD ME NO THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA 626. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO REDUCE THE LIKELYHOOD OF IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN - THEY DID NOT MENTION THE COOLING UNIT I HAVE READ ABOUT. NOW MY MAZDA 626 IS AGAIN SHIFTING SLOWLY AND I AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS ONLY 67000 MILES ON IT NOW BUT THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF IT'S 1 YR WARANTEE PERIOD. MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND OFFEER COMPENSATION TO IT'S VICTIMS.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192386June 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT SLUGGISH WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 106,138 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10192110May 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 MAZDA 626 WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ADD A "COOLER" TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOT CLIMATES. I'M IN TEXAS. MY REPAIR BILL SO FAR IS $1000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192207May 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY1999 MAZDA 626 HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 4 FRONT SEALS AND 2 BACK SEALS REPLACE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE IT WAS A MONTH OLD WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. I HAD TO HAVE MY FIRST SEAL REPLACED AFTER ONE MONTH WITH LESS THEN 6K MILES ON IT. MAZDA REPLACED THE SEAL BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM (SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 5 SEALS REPLACED, OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE THAT MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT. I JUST PAID 2K FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS AGO WITH 80K MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192006May 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192011May 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 626 LX 2.0 I4. THESE PARTICULAR FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING. IT IS VERIFIED TO BE A POOR DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191639May 24, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
I HAVE A '95 MAZDA 626 2.0L AUTOTRANS, IT DRIVES FINE IN TOWN AND FOR SHORT PERIODS BUT SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA MOST SHOPPING IS DONE AND HOUR FROM HOME. ON SUCH TRIPS, MY CAR WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT HARD AND THE O/D OFF LIGHT WILL START FLASHING. I'VE TALKED TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ITS A TYPICAL MAZDA PROBLEM AND TO UNHOOK THE NEG BATTERY CABLE, WAIT 3 MINUTES THEN RECONNECT AND THE LIGHT WILL BE OFF. THIS WORKS BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RESET THE COMPUTER EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR FOR AN HOUR. I'VE ALSO DONE LOTS OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND EVENTUALLY BURNING UP. I'VE FOUND MAZDA TSB #0500502 PUBLISHED MAY 21, 2002 THAT SHOWS MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE SAID PROBLEM AND ALSO KNOWS HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, SO WHY IS IT THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO INSTALL THE ATF COOLER KIT WHEN MADZA ADMITS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS THIS PART TO RUN EFFECTIVELY FOR LONG TERM VEHICLE USE?? MAZDA SHOULD BE PICKING UP THE TAB BY EITHER REPLACING THE TRANNY WITH ONE THAT WORKS PROPERLY OR INSTALL THE COOLER KIT THEMSELVES!!
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10191019May 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA 626. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $1,000. I WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA PUT IN BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS THROUGH A RECALL. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190592May 13, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPAIRED RECURRING PROBLEM. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190464May 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A USED 2002 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE WRRRANTY COMPANY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM , AND THIS CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE PRESENT TIME. MEANWHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WEEK AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE.*AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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