Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10155290April 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 WITH A FLASHING OVER-DRIVE LIGHT AT 48,000 MILES. THE GEAR RATIO IS OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $3300.00. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154691April 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FAULTY. AWARE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AS EACH TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT I HAVE CALLED FOR REPAIR DETAILED EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE I EVEN TOLD THEM ABOUT IT. REPAIR COST OF $2000 WITH ADDITION OF TRANSMISSION COOLER AND 12 MONTH WARRANTY WERE FAIRLY COSTLY AND WARRANTS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154710April 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
RUMBLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD; MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154562April 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MAZDA 626. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH TRANSMISSIONS BEGAN SLIPPING AND OVERHEATING MANY MILES BEFORE FAILURE. THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME OF ANY BULLETINS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153920March 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE, AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH DETECTED A FAILING TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153865March 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRANSMISSION HAS NOW WENT OUT TWICE IN MY 1996 MAZDA 626 WITHIN A YEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS. IT JUST HAPPENED! CAME TO A LIGHT, STOPPED, LIGHT TURNED GREEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE JUST REVVED UP NOT GOING ANYWHERE. IN A PANIC, I PUSHED THE O/D BUTTON OFF AND IT FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. THE ONLY TIME I COULD DRIVE IT WITH O/D ON WAS IF I WAS GOING OVER 50 MPH. IN THE MEANTIME. DRIVING WITH IT OFF AROUND TOWN. WHEN YOU STARTED SLOW DOWN ALMOST BEFORE YOU CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WOULD JUMP LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING REALLY HARD. WHEN DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH O/D ON...IT WAS FINE UNTIL YOU TRIED TO PASS SOMEONE OR TRIED GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PASSING GEAR WOULDN'T WORK AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AGAIN. SCARED ME TO DEATH! I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. AFRAID SOMEONE WOULD HIT ME. HUSBAND CHECKED THE TRANS. FLUID,,LOOKED FINE..SO WE TOOK IT IN, TO COTTMANS, BTW..DON'T EVER USE THEM. ENDED UP COSTING US $2800 FOR A REBUILT TRANNY. NOW ITS A YEAR LATER, SPRING BREAK, ME AND MY FAMILY OUT SHOPPING AND WENT TO PASS A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN!! NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE CUT OUR OUTING SHORT AND WENT HOME. CALLED COTTMANS OF COURSE WOULDN'T HOLD UP TO THE WARRANTY. IT WENT OUT A MONTH TO THE DAY!!! WE ARE NOT GOING TO SHELL OUT MONEY ON THE CAR AGAIN! I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAVE HAD THEM REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES ONLY FOR IT TO FAIL OVER AND OVER. ALSO, I HAVE READ OTHER THINGS ABOUT THEM. WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MINOR ON MY CAR. BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS OTHERS HAVE I AM GOING TO LIST THOSE AS WELL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, OIL LEAK REAR MAIN SEAL, OXYGEN SENSOR DOESN'T WORK, CV JOINTS BAD. WITH ALL THIS SAID EVEN THOUGH I LOVED MY PAID OFF MAZDA, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND BUYING A MAZADA. NOW WE ARE STUCK GOING OUT DOING THE DREADFUL CAR SHOPPING IN WHICH ANOTHER MAZADA WILL BE OUT OF THE QUESTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153760March 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 IN AUGUST 2001. WHEN THE MILEAGE REACHED 74,414 IN EARLY MARCH 2006, THE CAR COULD NOT REVERSE AND WAS HARD TO GO FORWARD. I WAS TOLD BY THE MAZDA DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE ESTIMATED COST FOR PUTTING A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AROUND $3,800. SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, THEY COULD ONLY GIVE ME A DISCOUNT OF $1,000. I DID BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND I BELIEVED THEY DID NOT TRY THEIR BEST TO HELP ME OUT EVEN I TOLD THEM THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO OTHER SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER CHARGED ME $80 FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THIS CAR HAS COST ME SO MUCH FOR REPAIRS: FIXING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,700, AND I JUST WORRY THAT THERE WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS IN NEAR FUTURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153711March 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE WAS ENROUTE FROM WORK TO HOME WHEN THE 626 STARTED LOSING SPEED. IT WOULDN'T PULL-OFF FROM STOP LIGHT. UNEVENTFULLY IT WOULD MOVE FOR THE DISTANCE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD AND QUIT IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT OUT FOR A DRIVE AND BARELY MADE IT BACK HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AND ENGAGE FROM TIME TO TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153495March 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 2001 IN OCTOBER 2005. IN JANUARY OF 2006 (4 MONTHS LATER) THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. TRANNY FLUID WAS EVERY WHERE AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TRANNY IT'S SELF, I WAS STRANDED. THANKFULLY I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE FACTORY WARRANTY COVERED THE COST. AGAIN. LESS THAN A MONTH AND A HALF, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF WAS A 'WEAR AND TEAR" PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND THE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS THAT CAUSED IT TO SLIP. THE DEALER AGAIN SENT IT TO THEIR CONTRACTOR...THE SAME ONES THAT 'FIXED' IT BEFORE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE COME TO MY ENDS TRYING TO FIX MY CAR. I RELY ON MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION TO GET NOT ONLY MYSELF TO WORK, BUT ALSO MY NEPHEW TO DAYCARE, AND MY MOTHER TO WORK. IF YOU COULD PLEASE HELP ME GET RESOURCES, OR HELP ME RESOLVE MY PROBLEM I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153249March 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION CD4E IS FAULTY. WHY SHOULD MAZDA BE ALLOWED TO GET OFF SCOTT FREE WHILE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THIS? BECAUSE IT'S NOT VIEWED AS A SAFETY ISSUE? ISSUE A RECALL ON THE CD4E TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A MORE CLEAR CASE IN NEED OF A RECALL. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
99
Deaths:
99
#10153257March 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A MAZDA 626 (1999 MODEL). THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW OVERHEATING. THIS IS SUCH A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT MAZDA NEEDS TO PAY FOR IT. PUTTING A FORD TRANSMISSION IN A BIG MAZDA WAS A HUGE MISTAKE AND THEN NEED TO MAKE RESTITUTION FOR THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THOSE OF US WHO GOT DUPED MUST PAY. BOTTOM LINE: THEY MANUFACTURED TICKING TIME BOMBS AND ALL TRANSMISSION REBUILDS DO IS ADD A FEW SECONDS TO THE BOMB COUNTER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152755March 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 1997 626DX IN 2000. AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE TRANS ANY SENSE. ONE MONTH AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR I NEEDED A NEW TRANS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE IT. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANS, I CONTINUED TO HAVE WHAT SEEM TO BE PROBLEMS, THE TRANS WOULD HESITATE OR SHIFT HARD. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AFTER ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS OF THESE I GAVE UP. THEN IN DEC. 2005 I BROKE DOWN DO TO A RUSTED LINE LEADING TO THE TRANS THAT COST ME $325.00. NOW I'M BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND IT WILL COST $2400.00 TO $2500.00 FOR AN OVERHAUL TRANS. THAT I DO NOT HAVE. PEOPLE TELL YOU TO KEEP UP ON THE MAINTENANCE OF YOUR VEHICLE AS I HAVE AND NOW I NEED A TRANS WITHOUT WARNING. I BELIEVE IS CRAZY. FOR A CAR TO NEED 3 TRANS IN LESS THEN 9 YRS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152646March 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1995, MAZDA, 626, 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC, LX MODEL CAR. PURCHASED THE CAR IN 1996 WITH 15000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE @ ABOUT 40000 MILES. CONTACT MAZDA AND HAD DEALER LOOK AT THE CAR BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED DUE TO UN-NORMAL TRANSMISSION ACTIVITY AND THE END RESULTS WERE THE CAR/TRANSMISSION WAS OK. CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR AND PROBLEM GOT WORST. (ERRATIC SHIFTING, BLINKING OD LIGHT, JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT ANY KNOWN TIME) THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY WENT OUT ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT. THAT TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED OUT (EXPENSES PAID BY ME THE OWNER, THE CAR WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS) AND REPLACED WITH A SECOND TRANSMISSION NOT KNOWING THERE WAS ANY KNOWN TRANSMISSION TROUBLE FROM/WITH MAZDA OR FORD. THE SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS START HAPPENING WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION; EVEN DOWN THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT ON THE ROAD (AND STILL LUCKY IT DID NOT GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN BUSY INTERSECTION WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC/ LONG DISTANCE TRUCKS COMING). IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AND THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED GIVING NO HELP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152535March 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. ON MARCH 1ST 2006, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AT A CONTINUOUS SPEED (45 MPH) THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A HALF HOUR PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MARCH 2ND, I DROVE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO RELATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED WITH A SEARCH OF THE WIRING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS WAS DONE AT AN HOURLY RATE OF $85.00 AN HOUR. ON MARCH 6TH, A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND AT THE FIREWALL. IT TOOK THEM 7.5 HOURS TO MAKE THIS DETERMINATION. ON MARCH 11TH, WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY. IT ALSO BEGAN BUCKING AND JERKING AND WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. I JUST HIT 95,000 MILES AND I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MAY 2000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152290March 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED MAZDA 626 (1995) IN DECEMBER 2003 AND IT HAD ABOUT 85,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD (THE GEAR TEETH BROKE AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TOSSED). A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS FITTED IN ITS PLACE AND THIS COST ME ABOUT $2,500. A FEW WEEKS LATER I LEARNT THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY MAZDA 626 MODELS MANUFACTURED IN 1995. I MAINLY USE THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND DO SOME GROCERY; HARDLY DO I TAKE IT ON THE INTERSTATE OR DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS IT IS STILL GIVING ME OTHER PROBLEMS - LIKE ENGINE WONT CRANK AND SO ON. I AM DISAPPOINTED BUYING THIS VEHICLE AND WILL NEVER EVER BUY A MAZDA/FORD PRODUCT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153035March 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN
1995 626 TRANSMISSION SEIZED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152064March 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT; FAILURE TO ENGAGE AND OVERHEATING WHEN RUNNING; HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AT 85K MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151810March 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O2 CENSOR WENT; QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A DEAD TRANSMISSION. THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED. REPLACED - ANOTHER FAILED CENSOR AND ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151687March 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
1999 MAZDA 626 -COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MARCH,2003. REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR $2048.00 - JAN-2006 - COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER TWICE, WITHIN ONE YEARS TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151441February 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #00V134000, REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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