Mazda 626 Complaints (2001)

188 consumer complaints on file.

#10220696March 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT. 2. DRIVER AND VEHICLE WERE STRANDED IN UNSAFE AREA. 3. REPLACED TRANSMISSION A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218923February 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 80,000 MILES. REBUILDER STATED THE PLATES WERE BURNED AND INSTALLED STANDARD SOFT PARTS KIT WITH STEEL PLATES. LESS THAN 2000 MILES AND 2 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAD A SPONTANEOUS FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF TWO 45MPH STREETS IN LAS VEGAS HAZARDING OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216153January 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW MAZDA 626. AT ABOUT 13,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND MAZDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, AND MAZDA TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO LONGER THEIR PROBLEM SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT SINCE THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION, IT WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR ONE YEAR, AND SINCE MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216111January 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), TIRES:SIDEWALL, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
2001 MAZDA 626 RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT IN TWO AREAS. CONSUMER STATES THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND HAD SIMILAR CRACKING FORMING. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE. *KB THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A BAD EGR FLOW WHICH WAS CLOGGED DUE TO CARBON BUILD-UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211358December 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CALLED THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP, AND TALKED TO THE REPAIR CENTER FOR A GOOD FEW MINUTES. TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS WEBSITE AND HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION THERE ARE, AND HE SAID THAT ITS NOT THEIR FAULT. THAT THEY DON'T OFFER ANY DISCOUNTS OR ANYTHING FOR REPAIRS LIKE THIS. ALSO, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A MISFIRE IN MY CAR. ALL AFTER GETTING A NEW 1200 DEALER ONLY PART. DO THEY CARE THAT THEY BUILT A VERY HORRIBLE MADE CAR? NO. I REALLY THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE FORCED INTO ATLEAST CUTTING THE PRICE DOWN TO HALF. ITS JUST NORMAL DRIVING THAT IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, AND THE MISFIRE. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED FOR I SPENT 6GRAND TO GET THE CAR, AND NOW I HAVE ALMOST PUT IN 6GRAND TO KEEP IT RUNNING. REALLY WISHED I HAD NEVER GOTTEN THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211251December 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS WELL AS OTHER 626'S MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN. WAS DRIVING IT, DOWN THE ROAD, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ABOUT 7 TIMES, AND IT REVVED, THEN WENT DOWN AND REVVED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY DROVE IT AND LOOKED AND TOLD ME THAT ITS SHOT. OF COURSE THIS ALL HAPPENS AFTER SPENDING $1200 FOR A DEALER ONLY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHY WOULD ANYONE BUY THIS CAR KNOWING THAT THEY FALL APART, AND HAVE DEALER ONLY PARTS!? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211700December 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. ON APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 22, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ON APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 15, 2006, (15,000 MILES LATER) THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT REQUESTED INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FLAWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS RARE AND THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
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
#10205552October 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#10202501September 11, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS BROKEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202448September 10, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HARD SHIFTING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HAD A BLOW OUT SAME NIGHT TRANSMISSION MESSED UP. WON'T GO INTO GEAR UNTIL IT PAST 2.5 RPM'S. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPEC. SAID IT WAS OVER HEATING ALSO NEED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, NEED TO INSTALL TRANSMISSION COOLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202205September 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626, WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, HAD THE LINKAGE CABLE REPAIRED TWICE. NOW AT 149,000 MILES THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THE OD LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF. WE ARE HAVING IT TOWED (THIS IS THE 2ND TOW BILL) TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TOMORROW AND HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. IT WILL COST BETWEEN 1500 & 1700 TO REPAIR. *JB UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199726August 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES BOTH TIMES REPLACED...*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197136July 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 MAZDA 626 LX WOULD JERK EXTREMELY HARD WHEN STARTING OFF UNTIL SPEEDS REACHED AROUND 25+MPH THIS HAPPENED SINCE THE DAY THE CAR WAS PURCHASED EVEN AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS THE CAR STILL JERKED WHEN INCREASING SPEEDS. JUST RECENTLY WHILE GOING TO WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE AND BARLEY MOVE IN DRIVE AFTER GETTING HALF WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ONLY REV UP THAT'S WHEN I CALLED A TOWING SERVICE TO DROP MY CAR OFF TO A GARAGE AFTER THE MECHANICS HEARD MY PROBLEM THEY GAVE ME SOME STARTLING NEWS THAT MOST OF THE 4CYCLE MAZDA 626S HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS PART I HAD TO GET WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196425July 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO TRANSMISSION FAILURES. FIRST AT 76,000, 2ND AT 101,000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT BOTH TIMES. THERE WE 2 OTHER 626'S IN TRANSMISSION SHOP AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196436July 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 113,000 MILES AND ATTEMPT TO CONTACT MAZDA THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICES LINE RESULTED IN LONG WAIT AND NO SATISFACTORY ANSWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195631July 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 YEAR 2001 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, RPMS WENT TO 4000 BY ITSELF ODOMETER LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED ON DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CAR JERKED BADLY. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED ON 7/6/2007, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEN ON 7/9/2007 CAR WA S DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. HAD TO HAVE TOWED AGAIN TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE INSTITUTION AWAITING RESULTS OF ESTIMATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195466July 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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