Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10174107November 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 4 CYL AUTO MAZDA 626. AUG 2005 - TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - $1800 REPAIR (ABOUT 60K MILEAGE) PRESENT - NOV 2006 - CAR RUNS ROUGH, THEN O/D LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. ONLINE RESEARCH STATES EITHER COMPUTER MODULE PROBLEM (REPORTING SPEED TO TRANSMISSION) OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE 626'S HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY YEARS - I BELIEVE BACK TO AROUND 1992 THROUGH 2002 (LAST YEAR MADE). WHEN IS MAZDA GOING TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX THE BROKEN TRANSMISSIONS. *JB
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#10173797November 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE IN MAZDA 626 FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY AT 20 PLUS MILES AND JUST REPLACE AGAIN AT AROUND 130 PLUS MILES. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. CALLED THE FIRST TIME AND REPORTED TO MAZDA HOME OFFICE AND NOTHING WAS NEVER DONE ON MY COMPLAINT. *JB
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#10173640November 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING 2) TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION, EXCESSIVE SLIPPAGE, TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED 132 DEGREES CENTIGRADE (270 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FLUID IS UP-BURNED AND CLUTCH MATERIAL IN OIL. 3) REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT ASSEMBLY, REPLACED ENGINE REAL MAIN SEAL, FLUSH TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, ADD OIL, ROAD TEST, RECHECK FOR LEAKS AND CLEARED CODES. *NM
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#10173471November 14, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ACTUALLY I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE APPROX. YR.2003 ONE DAY I ADJUSTED THE LEVER FOR THE BRIGHTS OR INDICATOR AND IT FELT AS IF IT DISENGAGED AND WAS LOOSE FROM THEN ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE INDICATOR SIGNALS, INTERMITTENTLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO IN AND OUT (MUST HAVE REPLACE IT THREE TIMES UNTIL MY HUSBAND REALIZED IT WASN'T THE BULB BUT THE SWITCH SEEMED TO HAVE BROKEN LOOSE)UNTIL RECENTLY THE INDICATOR SWITCH WOULD SHUT OUT THE LIGHTS ONCE I COMPLETE A TURN AND THE SWITCH RE-ADJUST IN PLACE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY WITH THE BRIGHTS ON ALSO. IT WOULD VARY AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN. NOW THE SWITCH FOR THE BRIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. *NM
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#10173156November 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MAZDA 626 ES, 2000 4 CYLINDER, NEED TO HAVE IT'S TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. IT BROKE ONE YEAR AGO IN OCT 2005 AND THIS YEAR IT HAS BROKEN ONCE MORE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A YEARLY TRANSMISSION CHANGE IS OVERKILL SINCE I DON'T REALLY DRIVE IN HIGH STOP AND GO SITUATIONS, DO DUE DILIGENT MAINTENANCE, AND DO NOT DRIVE IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD TAX THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE, BECAUSE OF THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THAT IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND CAUSES AN UNDUE COST TO CONSUMERS. *JB
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#10172966November 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NM
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#10172428November 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1995 MAZDA 626 DIED AFTER APPROX 75K MILES. THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENTS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR APPROX $3K OR SELL THE VEHICLE FOR PARTS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS FOR SUCH A LOW-MILEAGE VEHICLE TO BE IN SUCH A SITUATION. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 1995 MAZDA 626. I SEE MENTION OF THE TRANSMISSION POSSIBLY REQUIRING A TRANSMISSION COOLER, SUGGESTING THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BECAUSE THE FLUID OVERHEATS. NOT SURE IF THAT IS THE CASE, BUT CLEARLY SOMETHING IN THE DESIGN HAS RESULTED IN AN UNREASONABLY SHORT LIFESPAN FOR THE TRANNY. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THIS ON THE CHIN. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND BEAR AT LEAST SOME OF THE PAIN THEIR FLAWED DESIGN HAS CAUSED. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AS NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *NM
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#10172320October 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A EXTERNAL OIL COOLER TO FIX THE ISSUE.
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#10172130October 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING SPRING FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #00V134000, REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
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#10171964October 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT AROUND 30000 MILES WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF A STUTTERING PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING AND INSISTED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM BUT DID REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER. TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS STILL, NO PROBLEM. AT AROUND 89000, TOOK THE CAR BACK IN BECAUSE TRANSMISSION "JUMPED" INTO REVERSE. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION LOOKED FINE BUT RECOMMENDED A FLUSH SO WE DID. DEALER ALSO STATED TRAN-AXLES WERE CRACKED/RUSTED SO WE REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF $500 (DEALER SAID THIS WAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD PART). THE NEXT DAY, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT BACK ASAP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A BROKEN SEAL AND THEY REPLACED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED THE CAR FOR ANOTHER APPT. LATER THAT SAME DAY, WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY OFFICE A 1/2 MILE AWAY AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR THERE BY DRIVING IT IN D1 LATE AT NIGHT AS TO AVOID TRAFFIC. DEALER EXAMINED AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I QUESTIONED AS TO WHY A WEEK EARLIER THE TRANSMISSION "LOOKED GOOD" AND THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED A FLUSH. NO ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. DEALER CREDITED BACK THE FLUSH AND SENT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. STILL DO NOT HAVE CAR BACK THREE WEEKS LATER. ALL SERVICE/REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE DEALER. IF PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WHEN FIRST BROUGHT IN, WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE MUCH NEEDED REPAIR. MAZDA OBVIOUSLY HAS MADE A MISTAKE AND IS NOT OWNING UP. MANY PEOPLE TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE AND MAZDA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE HARM THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS FACE. WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING MO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *NM
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#10171788October 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 MAZDA 626 4 CYL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO WRECK BUT IT SEEMS THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF IT FAILS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM
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#10171560October 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE ON THE 2000 MAZDA 626. *NM
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#10170884October 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1995 MAZDA 626 HAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER I GOT IT FIXED, IT STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT I CRASHED BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE IT BACK AND USE THE WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANY 626 MAZDAS MADE BETWEEN 95' AND 00'. *NM
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#10170896October 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO FAIL. BROKE DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES ON A LONG DRIVE LATE AT NIGHT. *NM
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#10170921October 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL # 00V134000 FOR THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING WAS DENIED, THEN, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIMING BELT AND A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF. THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL WAS SIMILAR TO THE STALLING OF THE VEHICLE.
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#10170774October 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1996 MAZDA 626 OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING VERY ROUGH. TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING CLEARED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT IT KEEPS RECURRING. A WEB SEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT LEADS SHORTLY TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. **NM
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#10170511October 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1995 MAZDA 626 HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 79K MILES ON ENGINE. NOW, BARELY 2 YEARS LATER AND WITH ONLY 100,200 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000! *JB
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#10170279October 9, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8, 2006, I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY TO VISIT A FRIEND IN A NEW HOME. I HAD JUST TURNED OFF A BUSY THOROUGHFARE ONTO A SIDE ROAD WHEN A HUGE EXPLOSION WENT OFF IN MY FACE. I WAS TRAUMATIZED AND BLINDED AT FIRST- ALL I KNEW WAS THAT I COULDN'T SEE, AND HAD BEEN HIT IN THE FACE WITH A TREMENDOUS FORCE--I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT I HAD BEEN IN A COLLISION, BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE ANOTHER CAR COULD HAVE COME FROM--I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, UNDO MY SEAT BELT AND GET OUT OF THE SMOKEY INTERIOR--A WOMAN DRIVING BEHIND ME PULLED UP AND HELPED ME TO THE CURB, SAYING "GET AWAY FROM THE CAR!" SINCE IT LOOKED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO EXPLODE! SHE CALLED THE RESCUE SQUAD, AND THEY INSPECTED MY INJURIES, WHICH WERE MAINLY FACIAL BRUISING AND SCRAPES--ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AND I REFUSED, SIGNING A PAPER THAT SAID THAT I REFUSED--MY FRIEND CAME DOWN THE STREET AFTER I CALLED HER, AND BROUGHT ME A BAG OF ICE TO PUT ON MY FACE. I WAS GREATLY SHAKEN, AND STAYED AT HER HOME FOR THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN DROVE SLOWLY THE SHORT DISTANCE HOME WITH THE BAG TAPED UP -- I WAS TOLD TO NOT LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT SINCE THAT AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY ALSO AT ANY TIME! MY INSURANCE COMPANY SAID IT WOULD NOT COVER THE EXPENSES OF REPAIRING THE AIRBAG. *JB
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10170122October 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
MY 2001 MAZDA 626 HAS HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED AND NOW INSTALLING THE THIRD ONE @104000 MILES FIRST TIME THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR AT 53000 MILES WE HAD TO FIGHT WITH MAZDA NORTH AMERICA FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO TAKE CARE OF IT. ALSO WHEELER MAZDA IN YUBA CITY DID NOT HELP OR CARE WITCH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AT NEW. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE. NOW THE SECOND ONE JUST WENT OUT @ 104000 MILES AND THE MAZDA REP FOR MAZDA NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ONE IS2,900 DOLLARS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM A NEW CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THE AXLES WENT OUT @ 70000 MILES THE STEREO WENT OUT 2 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH. THE 2ND TRANSMISSION STARTED SQUEAKING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. THANKS. *JB
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#10170009October 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 HAS 112,800 MILES. SIX MONTHS AGO THE VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILE SERVICE AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED I INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I ASKED WHY AND HE DIDN'T OFFER ANYTHING OTHER THAN IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. NOW MY O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKING. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNED OUT. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT THE CONSUMERS DO NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS A RECALL OR AT LEAST A BROADCAST WARNING TO CONSUMERS. *JB
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