Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10151468February 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLS INTO A VENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE VEHICLE THAT ADDRESSES THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE.
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#10151361February 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 LX SLIPING GEARS, JURKING, LEAKING TRANSMISSION,TRANSMISSION FAILER HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT STILL NO GOOD. *NM
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#10151026February 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED DISCHARGING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS & CAUSING HEAVY SMOKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT IS A FLAW IN 626 TRANSMISSIONS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.*JB
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#10151042February 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS AT A STOP SIGN. STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL RATHER THAN DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS APPROACHING , AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTED. ONCE UP TO SPEED, IT WORKS OKAY. THERE WAS NO EARLIER INDICATION THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. CURRENTLY, I CAN DRIVE THE CAR, BUT I NEED TO SHIFT BETWEEN DRIVE AND 2ND. WHEN SLOWING TO STOP, I DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND JUST BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, I SHIFT TO DRIVE WHEN THE CAR REACHES AROUND 1500 RPM. MECHANIC SAYS IT'LL COST ME 3K OR MORE FOR A NEW TRANS, OR BETWEEN $1200 TO $2500 FOR REBUILT. CALLED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER SVC LINE. GIVEN MAZDA'S HISTORY WITH 626 TRANS, I'M UPSET THEY HAVE REFUSED TO GIVE ANY HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. *NM
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#10150760February 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR PERSONNEL REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING TOW INTO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
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#10150680February 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REFER TO ODI 10150361. WANT TO CLARIFY THAT PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW 6-28-99. TRANS WENT OUT AT 87000 MILES. HAD REBUILT. NEVER SHIFTED CORRECTLY WHEN NEW. EVEN WORSE AFTER REBUILD. REVERSE SHIFTED VERY ROUGHLY AFTER VERY APPARENT PAUSE. CALLED MAZDA DEALERSHIP PURCHASED FROM, THEY DIDN'T CARE. SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. HAD REBUILT 23 MONTHS AGO. ALREADY WENT OUT AT CHRISTMAS 2005. HAD REBUILT. LASTED TWO DAYS - RETURNED TO TRANS SHOP. WENT BACK TO THE SHOP TODAY FOR THE 5TH TIME SINCE WAS "REBUILT" AGAIN AT CHRISTMAS. NO ONE DROVE THE CAR/SAT IN DRIVEWAY AFTER PICKED UP THE LAST TIME. DECIDED TO TAKE THROUGH CAR WASH TODAY, AND DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY - SO NO CAR WASH. WANTED TO GET IT READY TO TRADE OFF, AND TRANS STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING AGAIN. O/D LIGHT FLASHING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. WON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE. SAME THING AGAIN. I CERTAINLY WISH I WAS A MILLIONAIRE AND I WOULD PURSUE A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD AND MAZDA FOR THEIR "EXPENSIVE JUNK" CARS! MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES, TUNE-UPS, ETC. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND STILL LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW INSIDE AND OUT. TOO BAD IT'S NOT RELIABLE. JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID HERE, WORD OF MOUTH, SAYING THEY WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER MAZDA OR FORD AGAIN. THE SAME DEFINITELY GOES FOR ME. SO, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS I'VE SPENT OVER $4000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS, AND IT STILL WON'T RUN CORRECTLY! I'M JUST FED UP!*JB
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#10150361February 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING, AND THEN THE REVERSE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE REVERSE FAILED AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT A SECOND TIME. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING LESS THAN A WEEK LATER.
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#10150208February 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 40,000 MILES. DURING THE OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED AND RECOMMENDED FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT COMPLETED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 58,000 MILES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULLING FROM A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE STALLED AND IT WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE. A LOCAL MECHANIC CAME TO THE SCENE, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.
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#10150072February 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626, 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB
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#10149997February 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(SEE COMPLAINT # 10149676) AFTER HAVING THE RIGHT FRONT CV JOINT REPLACE JUST THE DAY BEFORE, TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN @ 72,650 MI. FROM A COLD START, THE CAR WAS ALLOWED TO WARM UP BEFORE BEING PUT INTO DRIVE (APPROX 5 MIN.) THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE IN 30 MPH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE SAME THING WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. FIVE MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, AND VOILA! I'M MOVING AGAIN. ANOTHER 500 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD? THE SAME THING. STANDING THERE IDLING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE, NO REVERSE, NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. ESTIMATE: $1500.00 TO FIX THIS CD4E TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAVE DECIDED TO NOT HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION FIXED THIS TIME AND WILL TRADE THE CAR IN, AT A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER VALUE (BECAUSE THE DEALERS ALL KNOW THE TRACK RECORD OF THIS CD4E GEM), FOR A HONDA ACCORD. WHICH I CONSIDERED BUYING INSTEAD OF THE MAZDA 626 BACK IN LATE JUNE OF 2000. MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD LIABLE FOR MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, LOST TIME AND WAGES, AND AGGRAVATION ON THE BASIS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FRAUDULENT. SIGNED, FORMER MAZDA CUSTOMER. *NM
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#10149906February 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILED TRANSMISSION. NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING OVER $3000.00 REQUIRED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SO I CANNOT DRIVE, NEITHER CAN I HAVE MY EMISSION TESTING DONE. I HAVE ASKED FOR TWO POSTPONEMENT FROM MVA ALREADY. *JB
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#10148708February 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED ON 1995 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHT KEPT BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SERIOUSLY HESITATE. *TS *JB *NM
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#10149663February 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT WERE USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEACH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TRANSSMISSION WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/03/06. *JB
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#10149676February 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FIRST INCIDENT: 9/2/04: HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AFTER IT FAILED ON @ 61,360 MILES. REPLACED MASTER O/H KIT, TORQUE CONVERTER, DIRECT HOUSING, SHIFT KIT, HUB, CHAIN, BAND, OIL FILTER, OIL. $ 2,062.70. *NM
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#10149570February 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THIS 1999 MAZDA 626 USED IN NOVEMBER 2002. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE CAR TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS OKAY; THEY SAID YES. A FEW MONTHS LATER, WITH 3 PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND SOME LUGGAGE FOR THE WEEKEND, WE EMBARKED ON A TRIP. TWO HOURS INTO THE TRIP AT SPEEDS NO HIGHER THAN 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT DRIVING AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS (70 TO 80 MPH) FOR 2 HOURS WITH 3 PEOPLE IN THE CAR WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE MAZDA 626. I DID HAVE THEM PUT IN A TRANSMISSION AND A TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH WE FOUND OUT WAS NOT STANDARD FOR THE 1999 626. IT WAS QUITE DIFFICULT TO DO, BUT MAZDA AGREED TO PAY PART OF THE COST. INTERESTINGLY, WHEN I CALLED TO SPEAK TO THE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED US OF THE MISSING TRANSMISSION COOLER ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN, HE NO LONGER WORKED THERE. ANYHOW, TO NOTE I DID PUT THIS INFORMATION IN AT THE TIME, BUT I NOTICED TODAY MY COMPLAINT WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM. MOVING ON, IT IS ONE THING AFTER THE OTHER ON THIS CAR. I REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT I DO NOT EVEN WANT TO IMAGINE PUTTING SOMEBODY ELSE THROUGH THIS. I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY INTO REPAIRS IN A COUPLE YEARS, THAN I EVER DID WITH THE SATURN. THIS IS MY THIRD CAR AND THE ONE WITH THE MOST PROBLEMS. MY FIRST WAS A USED DODGE K, AND MY SECOND, A WONDERFUL SATURN SL1. I THOUGHT I WAS MOVING UP IN THE AUTO WORLD WHEN PURCHASING THE MAZDA. SORRY TO SAY, I DO NOT HAVE GOOD REPORTS ABOUT THE COMPANY. IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR PARTS THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY. IT APPEARS FROM OTHER REPORTS THEY WERE/ARE AWARE OF THIS. IF ANYONE FROM MAZDA IS READING THIS, CONSIDER THE KIND OF PRESS UNHAPPY CONSUMERS ARE GIVING YOUR COMPANY. I AM SURE OTHERS AGREE, WHEN MAZDA IS READY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT, WE WILL BE QUITE HAPPY TO ALSO GIVE POSITIVE REPORTS OF THE COMPANY. WHEN A COMPANY CARES ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT AND THE CONSUMER, THEY DO ALL THEY CAN TO ASSURE QUALITY PRODUCT AND SERVICE. THANK YOU.*JB
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#10149595February 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN THREE YEARS THE TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, WITHIN ONE MINUTE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN DRIVE WOULD SKIP FIRST GEAR. IF YOU START IN FIRST GEAR AND MANUALLY SHIFT THE CAR APPEARS OK. JUST OUT OF 2 YEAR WARRANTY WITH LESS THEN 10,000 MILES BETWEEN LAST REPAIR. TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT BECAUSE OF FAILURE HISTORY ON MAZDA 626 AND FORD PROBES THEY COULD NO LONGER SERVICE IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. RECOMMENDED I BRING TO DEALER. AT THIS TIME I CAN NOT AFFORD A 2500- 3000 DOLLAR REPAIR. *JB
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#10149441February 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS HIGHWAY/ CITY. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP THE OD OFF LAMP BLINKS AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, WHEN STARTING FROM A LIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AT ABOUT 4000 RPM AND SEEMS TO GO DIRECTLY INTO 3RD. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED, NOW THE CAR IS JUST SITTING UNTIL WE CAN GET IT FIXED, THEY JUST TOO MUCH MONEY AT THIS TIME. *NM
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#10149321February 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IF ONLY I DID MORE RESEARCH ON THE 626! WIFE DROVE 30 MILES WITH NO PROBLEM. HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED CABLE LINKAGE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. WIFE TRIES TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE, BUT COULDN'T. O/D LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF , FLUID COMING OUT OF DIP STICK ONTO MOTOR. MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANS IS COMPLETELY GONE OR SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *JB
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#10149142January 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON A 2000 MAZDA 626, WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR THE CAR WOULD SLAM INTO REVERSE, STOP, SLAM INTO REVERSE, STOP, SLAM INTO REVERSE REPEATEDLY. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF THIS DIFFICULTY, PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. IT HAS 85,000 ON IT, IT'S ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! A LITTLE YOUNG FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW I LEARN IT'S A FORD TRANSMISSION. AND THEY WONDER WHY NO ONE BUYS THEIR CARS! *JB
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#10149154January 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEVERAL MONTH BACK, AFTER 2 HOURS OF A 3 HOUR TRIP ON I-77, THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626. IT REMAINED IN THE OD (4TH) GEAR, BUT I SLOWED DOWN ANYWAY AS I THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO W/ OVERHEATING. AFTER CHECKING WITH MY NEIGHBOR (HAS HIS OWN TRANSMISSION SHOP) HE NOTED INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION, AND THAT IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO OVERHEATING. THIS WAS AT AROUND 96,000 MILES. NOW, AT 104,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. AT FIRST, IT WAS SLIPPING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN IT WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD IF SHIFTED INTO 1, 2, OR DRIVE, BUT NOT OVERDRIVE. LASTLY, IT LOST ALL FORWARD POWER WHILE ALMOST AT THE TOP OF A HILL AT A RED LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST IN REVERSE DOWN THE HILL AND INTO A PARKING LOT, LET THE TRANNY COOL, AND GET A POLICE ESCORT TO MY APARTMENT 4 BLOCKS AWAY (IN REVERSE), UP A ONE WAY STREET. REPLACEMENT COSTS PER MY TRANSMISSION GUY (FOR A USED TRANNY) AROUND $1000 + LABOR.*JB
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