Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10164481August 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST OCTOBER (05), MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FINALLY WENT OUT. NOT WANTING TO SPEND TO MUCH MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING, WHEN THE CAR ISN'T WORTH IT. I GOT A USED TRANSMISSION (NOT SURE HOW USED IT WAS, BUT THE GUY THAT PUT IT IN, SAID IT WAS REALLY CLEAN (LITTLE WEAR) ON IT. NOW AUG 06 THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE SYSTEM CAN'T SHIFT BETWEEN 2-3 GEAR. I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IT WELL PROBABLY RUN ME AROUND $1300 LIKE THE LAST ONE DID. WHEN THE CAR ITSELF IS WORTH MAYBE 2,800? I THINK MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *JB
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#10164796August 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 MAZDA 626 GEAR SHIFT CABLE CLIP BROKE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE TECH STATED THAT THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND OVER TIME THE PLASTIC BECOMES THIN AND BREAKS. THE TECHNICIAN USED A METAL CLIP WHEN HE REPLACED IT. *NM
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#10164327August 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, MY '98 626LX THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE. AAMCO TRANSMISSION DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THAT DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND FRAGMENTS PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION WHILE BEING SUSPENDED BY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. NO LESS THAN $2000 TO REPAIR. HERE'S WHERE I REALLY GOT UPSET. MAZDA PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN-005/02 IN 2002 WHICH OUTLINES PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO TAKE TO AVOID THIS HEAT RELATED FAILURE. WHEN CONTACTED ABOUT A CLAIMS PROCEDURE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH BULLETIN AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT FAILURES DO OCCUR ON VEHICLES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND FAILS TO EVEN MAKE A CURSORY EFFORT TO INFORM THE VEHICLE OWNER/PURCHASER, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE COMPANY IS NEGLIGENT AND SHOULD IN PART BARE THE BURDEN OF THE COST OF REPAIR. *JB
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#10164216August 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OBTAINED THE VEHICLE'S VIN TO IDENTIFY ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS THE CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
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#10164088August 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AT THE END OF A LONG TRIP. INITIALLY, THE SERVICE DEALER OFFERED TO COVER THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION IF THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE LABOR COST. THE DEALER'S OFFER WAS WITHDRAWN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT 65,000 MILES. A SERVICE BULLETIN (06012004, NHTSA ITEM #10013965) REGARDING OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOVERED WHICH RECOMMENDED THE INSTALLATION OF A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.
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#10164114August 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 5, OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. NO INFORMATION IN MANUAL REGARDING FLASHING OVER DRIVE LIGHT, SO CONTINUED DRIVING. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER, LOST POWER AND SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. THROUGH AAMCO, FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB REGARDING PROBLEM WITH AT IN MY MODEL YEAR (2000) THAT CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT. FAILURE CAUSED ME TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY ON TOWING, HOTEL, AND RENTAL CAR. CAR TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS TO REPAIR AT AAMCO, WHICH INCLUDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND A COOLING UNIT ADDED TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. *JB
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#10163939July 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) JERKING MOTION OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. MAZDA DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT WAS NORMAL FOR MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURE. (3) REBUILT TRANSMISSION $1600.00. 1 YEAR LATER, IT FAILED AGAIN, DUE TO OVER HEATING. NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE REQUIRING A COOLING UNIT TO AVOID OVERHEATING. NOW, I HAVE TO PAY FOR MORE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. THIS IS NOT FAIR. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (BRAND NEW) IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS JUST NOT FAIR. *JB
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#10164038July 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IS AT TRANSMISSION SHOP RIGHT NOW BEING REPLACED. ONLY HAVE APPROX 56 THOUSAND MILES ON CAR, SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I SEE MANY MANY OTHER MAZDA 626 HAVE SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY EVEN IF OFF WARRANTY. *NM
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#10163915July 30, 2006
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, MEANING IT WILL NOT WORK. *JB
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#10163371July 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE AC. THE MECHANIC SAYS I NEED TO REBUILD THE TRANS AND REPLACE THE AC COMPRESSOR. THIS IS ANOTHER $3000 OR MORE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS SITUATION. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEB FORUMS AND FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE MAZDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR BUILDING SUCH BAD CARS. FYI, I AM VERY, VERY DILIGENT IN GENERAL MAINTENANCE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. CHRIS. *NM
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#10163408July 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, TIMING BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, SPARK PLUGS, THERMOSTAT, 2 DRIVE BELTS, AND THE WATER PUMP. IT COST US ALMOST $1,700 TO GET IT REPAIRED. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT THEIR CARS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL... ONLY ONES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. I BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 1998 626 MODELS. *NM
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#10163221July 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION IS A FAILURE 2000. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2002 BUT IN 2004 MY TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN WHEN THE CAR HAD LIKE 78000 MILES IT WAS REBUILT BY AAMCO AT A COST OF ABOUT $2400. NOW 2006 JULY THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AGAIN. I THINK THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSMISSION IS SUBSTANDARD. *NM
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#10162857July 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DROVE THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR 108,000 MILE. CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 100,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION CAME APART AT 108,000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $2600.00. *NM
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#10162877July 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 LS OVERHEATED ON JUNE 16, 2006. THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING WHEN ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR SINCE THE FALL OF 2005. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT YET FAILED BUT HAS BEGUN TO. THE CAR STRAINS WHENEVER I DRIVE IT & ITS LACK OF STABILITY HAS LED TO CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS WHENEVER THERE'S RAIN OR SNOW. EVERY TIME I AM ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES, THE ENGINE HEATS UP TO THE POINT THAT IT BOILS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH OVERFLOWS ONTO THE REST OF THE ENGINE. AFTER APPROX. 15 MORE MINUTES, THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH & MY CAR STARTS TO RESIST SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE RPMS INCREASE WHEN THE LIGHT FLASHES & THERE'S A DANGEROUS DELAY IN MY ABILITY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS THE CAR LURCHES. ON JUNE 19, 2006, I TOOK THE MAZDA TO AN IMPORTS SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WILL SOON FAIL. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS APPROX. $2800 & A USED ONE COSTS APPROX. $1800. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FIT MY CAR ARE THE SAME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INITIALLY PUT IN MY ENGINE & WILL FAIL AFTER ANOTHER 70,000 MILES DUE TO ITS BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE 626. PUTTING AN "EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM" UNDER THE HOOD IS APPROXIMATELY $300 & IS A TEMPORARY BANDAID FOR THE ISSUE WHICH WILL STILL OCCUR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH & FOUND THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE STATED THAT ALL AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626 LS VEHICLES FROM 1994-2000 HAVE ENGINES THAT WERE MADE FOR A SMALLER CAR & ARE THEREFORE TOO SMALL FOR THE 626 LS. ACCORDING TO SAID RESEARCH ALL 1994-2000 626 LS VEHICLES HAVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT WILL FAIL BETWEEN APPROX. 70-80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 74,400 MILES AT THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. MAZDA REFUSES TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS SITUATION, YET IT HAS BECOME COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG CAR DEALERSHIPS, SO THE VALUE OF MY CAR HAS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY & IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SELL. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE IS PUT INTO THE CAR WHICH WILL COST
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#10162787July 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY MAZDA 2000. *NM
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#10163678July 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE CONSUMER'S 2001 MAZDA 626. *KB *NM
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#10162688July 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES. FLASHING O/D LIGHT. REPLACED TRANSMISSION IN 2/05 AFTER $300 75 MILE TOW. 07/06 AT 83000 MILES O/D LIGHT ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY. CANNOT GET ABOVE 50 MPH. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND VERY ROUGH. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM WITHOUT COMPUTER CODE THAT DOES NOT SHOW ANY DIAGNOSTICS. *JB
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#10162479July 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BROUGHT MY 1996 MAZDA 626 INTO HOEHN MAZDA OF CARLSBAD, CA FOR A SPECIFIC CODE (P0441-EVAP EMISSIONS CONTROL-INCORRECT PURGE FLOW). THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC PULLED A CODE OF P0741- SLIPPING TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY SAID I WOULD NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (WHICH WOULD BE THE THIRD OR FOURTH FOR THIS VEHICLE). I STATED THAT MAY BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT HAD BEEN BLINKING AND ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THESE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSIONS. SOON AFTER I CHECKED MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER ON CARFAX AND NOTICED A NOTE PLACED BY MAZDA THAT THIS CAR HAD NO RECALLS ON IT. HOEHN MAZDA TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A GOOD THING AS IT MEANT THAT MY PARTICULAR TYPE CAR WAS OK. I INTERPRETED IT TO MEAN THAT THIS WAS A WARNING TO DEALERSHIPS NOT TO DO ANY "FREE WORK" ON MY MAZDA. THESE FORD TRANSMISSIONS (CD4E) REALLY DO NEED A RECALL. I BELIEVE THE FIX IS A BETTER PUMP (SONNAX) AND HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION OVER THE YEARS. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY OWN COMPLAINT AND DISSATISFACTION WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIPS TREATMENT OF A CUSTOMER. THEY NEVER DIAGNOSED THE ORIGINAL P0441 COMPLAINT AND CHARGED ME $88 FOR THE ADVICE ON REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION. HOW WAS THIS TRANSMISSION TREATED? FLUID CHANGE ANNUALLY OR EVEN MORE OFTEN; DRIVEN EXTREMELY GENTLY, AND FAILED LIKE CLOCKWORK. *JB
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#10162288July 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON A USED MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER. (1996) FAILED AT 112K MILES. BOUGHT CAR USED AT 108K MILES, GOD KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES IT WAS REPLACED BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. *JB
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#10162318July 13, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO A COOLANT TANK LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE COOLANT TANK WAS REPLACED. AFTER A YEAR A HALF THE NEW COOLANT TANK STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING THE SAME OVERHEATING ISSUE.
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