Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10162188July 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A 98 626 WITH A LITTLE OVER A 100K ON IT IN MAY BEFORE I BOUGHT IT I TOOK IT TO MAZDA TO HAVE ALL PARTS AND COMPONETS CHECKED OUT THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS HEALTHY AND THE ENGINE WAS GOOD AND ALL PARTS LOOKED GREAT. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SAME DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE GAS I WAS USING THEN RESET MY CODE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR THE BELTS AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE MAY I HAVE PUT OVER 1100 IN PARTS AND LABOR IN THIS CAR NOW THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS OVER 2200 ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO. *JB
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#10162250July 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF 1998 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED ON THE INTERSTATE RESULTING IN BOILING OUT OF FLUID, FLUID WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AGAIN BLOWING THE MAIN SEAL. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE (WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE TO EXIT RAMP -INCIDENT OCCURRED VERY CLOSE TO RAMP). THE SEAL WAS PREPARED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (PTC 0743). DIAGNOSIS AT LOCAL SHOP INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 90,000. *JB
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#10162255July 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 99 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR A YEAR AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT THE TRANSMISSION HAS ACTED UP AND AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT ISN'T JUST MINE EVERYBODY'S IS MESSED UP FIRST IT STARTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING MAKING THE O/D LIGHT BLINK ON AND OFF AND THEN SLIPPING REALLY HARD AND NOW IT IS OUT. *JB
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#10161976July 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1O MPH AND CROSSING OVER A METAL SEWER COVER (THREE TO FOR 4 INCHES HIGHER ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD), THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A COMPLETE LOSS SINCE THE PRICE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG OUTWEIGHED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V249000, REGARDING AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
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#10161995July 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MADZA 626 WITH 10500 MILES ON IT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH COST 2000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAVE HAD SERVICE DONE ON THE VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FEEL THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *JB
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#10161921July 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR HAS A LITTLE LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR FOR MORE THAN 30 MILES OR SO, SOMETIMES LESS IF HAVING TO SPEED AND SLOW OFTEN, MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH WHICH ALSO MAKES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ERRATICALLY. IF I PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO STOP THE LIGHT FROM FLASHING AND IT BEGINS TO FLASH AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO COMES ON. NORMALLY AFTER A WEEK OR SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF. MY HUSBAND AND I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED ABOUT A YEAR AGO THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM WHEN ONE DAY MY CAR DECIDED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THAT I COULD NOT KEEP AN IDLE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP THE MOTOR RUNNING AND I THEN HAVE HAD TO START PLACING MY CAR IN NEUTRAL FOR STOP LIGHTS AND REV THE ENGINE WHILE THE LIGHT WAS RED TO KEEP FROM STALLING. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THOUGH I AM AWARE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LONG BEFORE NOW. WE SIMPLY DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES AT A TIME. IF WE ARE GOING 30 MILES OR MORE, I HAVE TO STOP HALF WAY TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO LET THE TRANSMISSION REST. I FEEL THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE, UNETHICAL, AND RECKLESS IN ALLOWING LOYAL CUSTOMERS TO CONTINUE TO LOOSE FAITH IN MAZDA'S QUALITY OF STANDARDS. I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE LOSS IN AMOUNT OF PROFITS AND BUSINESS FOR YEARS OF PAST AND YEARS TO COME WOULD EASILY OUTWEIGH THE DAMPER TO PROFITS THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED FROM DOING THE RIGHT THING AND COMPENSATING MAZDA OWNERS FOR THE HARD SHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MUCH NEEDED RECALL AND LACK THERE OF. MY HUSBAND AND I NOW ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW VEHICLE, MOST LIKELY AN SUV, AND WHILE MAZDA BEFORE NOW WAS OUR FIRST VEHICLE MAKE OF CHOICE, IT WILL NOW NOT ONLY BE LAST BUT MAZDA WILL NOT BE AN OPTION AT ALL. AS I ASSUME OTHERS HAVE COME TO THE SAME TERMS, WE WILL NOT PLACE TRUST IN A VEHICLE USED TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILDREN THAT WE CAN NOT RELY ON FOR SAFETY AND DEPENDABILITY. *NM
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#10161839July 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER KEPT COMING ON AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER AFTER I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND START THE CAR,THE OD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE CAR WOULD RUN NORMALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO HESITATING. FINALLY THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED,THE CAR HAD 79,705 MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DIRECT CLUTCH HUB & SHELL,SOLENOID ASSEMBLY,DRIVE CHAIN AND FORWARD TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH BRAND NEW PARTS AND THE RADIATOR WAS CHANGED. THIS APPEARED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
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#10161670July 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS. CAR STARTS SMOKING AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLOWS OUT OF A TUBE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION LOSSES SPEED AND BEGINS SLIPPING. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR LOCALLY FOR FEAR OF BEING STRANDED, AS I HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES. *JB
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#10161718July 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED MAZDA 626 (1999) NEW IN 12/98. AT 27870 MILES TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. DEALER SAID I HAD TO PURCHASE A COOLING KIT FOR TRANS AT MY EXPENSE. I KNEW THEN I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE! PROBLEM RECURRED AND I DISCOVERED IT WAS A KNOW PROBLEM TO MAZDA ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE MAZDA 626. NOW AT 74000 MILES THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANS AT $3600, NO WAY. DON'T BUY MAZDA. *NM
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#10161461July 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 98K MILES. NEEDE TO BE REPLACED. *NM
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#10161501July 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED...AT 72,000 MILES. SIMPLY QUIT. DEALER BASICALLY SAID THAT MAZDA DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ONCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
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#10161339July 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 IN OCT. 2001 WITH 71 THOUSAND MILES. THIS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 110. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A USED ONE (BEFORE I KNEW OF ALL THE DEFECTS), IT LASTED 8000 MILES. IN SEPT 2004 A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM MAZDA. IT LASTED 18,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD IT HAD A THREE YEAR WARRANTY. MAZDA NOW DENIES THIS. THEY SAY ITS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. BEING DISABLED THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A DISAPPOINTMENT. THE INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSE ARE TAKING ITS TOLL. IN 3 YEARS TIME MAZDA HAS COST ME OVER $5000 IN REPAIRS AND CLOSE TO $500 IN TOWING. THEY ARE AWARE THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY BUT REFUSE TO HELP PEOPLE. IT SEEMS MORALLY AND ETHICALLY WRONG.. ANY 'NEW' TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAT THESE. I RECENTLY GAVE THIS CAR TO MY DAUGHTER, BUT I AM GOING TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT WITH MAZDA. THANK YOU! *JB
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#10161249July 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILING AT 120,000 MILES. *NM
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#10161096June 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1995 MAZDA 626 LX HAS HAD ITS OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BLINKING FOR A MONTH NOW I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED. IT WOULD ONLY BLINK WHEN THE GAS WOULD GET BELOW A HALF OF A TANK. SO I HAD THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED. THEN IT STARTED TO SHIFT GEARS AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAD THE USUAL DONE, FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FILTER ETC. ITS A WEEK LATER MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. DUE TO MY TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE IDENTICAL SITUATIONS. THE CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS A CLEAR RECORD. ITS 11 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. THE DRIVE LOAD HAS BEEN MINIMAL, NO MORE THAT 10 MILES A DAY. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AND NEITHER SHOULD ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE. *JB
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#10160938June 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 1996 MAZDA 626 LX, 4 CYLINDER. AT 100,000 (IN 2004) TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I GOT NEW ONE WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT. IT LASTED ONLY 10,000 MILES MORE. MY FRIEND WITH A MAZDA 626 FROM 1996 HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. *JB
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#10160707June 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
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#10160670June 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX 2.0 THAT I PURCHASE IN OCTOBER 2001. WHAT SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY RELIABLE CAR TURNED TO CRAP IN 2003 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT AAMCO (THE BIGGEST RIP OFFS ON THE PLANET NEXT TO MAZDA) FOR $2650.00. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR 2 MORE YEARS WHEN ONCE AGAIN WITH OUT MUCH NOTICE THE CAR STARTS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE IN REVERSE, I TOOK IT BACK TO AAMCO WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT I ONCE AGAIN NEEDED A REPLACEMENT AND THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT "GO FIGURE". SO HERE I AM LEFT WITH THIS CAR THAT I OWE $1500.00 ON AND I NEED $2000.00 WORTH OF WORK. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT I AM ONE OF MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THANKS MAZDA, AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I BOUGHT A HONDA A MUCH MORE RELIABLE CAR. *JB
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#10160552June 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM
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#10160404June 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH A AUTOMATIC 1996 MAZDA 626 2.0 LITER 4 CYL. WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. SO WE BRING IT HOME AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR SO WE DECIDE WE HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. WE GET ON THE INTERNET AND SEARCH FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE TRANNY OR THE CAR AND ON SOME WEBSITES WE FOUND THAT THE TRANNY IS TOO SMALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR MAKE OF CAR AND IT TENDS TO OVERHEAT AND FOUND A TSB THAT SAID THE CAR NEEDED A TRANNY COOLING SYSTEM B/C WHEN IT WOULD OVERHEAT IT WOULD JUST CRASH, AND WE ALSO SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD THEIR TRANNY REPLACED 2 OR 3 TIMES B/C OF THE OVERHEATING, AND I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THAT MAZDA WOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND HELP EVERYONE OUT THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM B/C WE THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *NM
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#10160159June 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 MAZDA 626 HAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT. IT JERKS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT $3,000. *NM
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