Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10148855January 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED MY CAR SHAKING AT IDLE AND WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. I ALSO NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY. ON THE WAY TO THE SERVICE STATION IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. ALL SYMPTOMS I HAVE HEARD ON THIS SITE, BUT NO DEALER EVER TOLD ME OF ANY PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR IS NOT WORTH THE PRICE OF A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT.*AK
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#10148785January 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS MAKING NOISES IN THE ENGINE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V134000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
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#10148540January 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE MUST MANUALLY BE PUT IN FIRST, SECOND, THEN DRIVE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB
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#10148552January 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 01/25/2005 HAD OVERDRIVE SWITCH OFF, AND AS THE TRANSMISSION GOT HOT, THE OVERDRIVE OFF SWITCH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED MAKING JURKING MOVEMENTS LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND PROCEEDED ON TO WORK.*AK
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#10148382January 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. STOPPED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT ON TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FILLED THE TRANS BACK UP AND IT ALL LEAKED OUT WITHIN FIVE MINUTES. THE FLUID IS COMING OUT OF THE VENT TUBE. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. JUST REPLACED THE COOLING LINES THAT RUSTED IN HALF!*AK
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#10148244January 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HOLD LIGHT COME ON AND OFF,WILL NOT OPERATE IN DRIVE,REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR. TRANS SEEM TO BE OVER HEATING. LOUD SQUEAKING SOUNDS LIKE A FAN BELT. *NM
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#10148111January 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. AFTER A YEAH I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER 3 TIMES BECAUSE I FELT SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WITH THE CAR. AT 95K MILE MY TRANNY WENT AND I CALLED THE MAZDA, THEY TOLD ME IM LUCKY TO HAVE IT FOR THAT LONG. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE ITS A PROBLEM THAT I CAUSED. THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK THE RECORD TO THE DEALER OR HAVE IT CHECKED. *NM
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#10148128January 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1996 MAZDA 626 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS HAD WHAT I CONSIDER EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR MAZDA AND WAS ADVISED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *JB
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#10147975January 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 (4 CYL) UNTIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. MY CAR HESITATES TO GO FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BEFORE THAT I TOOK IT INTO THE AUCTION WHERE I WORK AND THEY CHECKED TWICE AND SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SERVICE PLACE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. *JB
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#10147870January 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MARCH 29, 2005, MED CENTER MAZDA REPLACED BOTH AXLES AT 52, 248 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION THEN BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD JOLT WHEN PUT IN THE "DRIVE" GEAR FROM REVERSE AND THEN HESTITATE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. ON JANUARY 11, 2006, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE "DRIVE" GEAR AT ALL; ALMOST LEAVING ME STRANDED AT THE ENTRANCE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY CAR FOR WORK AND I ONLY LIVE 10 MILES FROM HOME AND AM NOT A "ROUGH" DRIVER. THE DEALERSHIP'S ATTITUDE IS "THINGS HAPPEN"; THAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY! THESE COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA; IT IS A SAFTY HAZARD. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACKER TRAILER BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY! THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE ADMITS THAT THE FORD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA CAR HAS HAD DEFECTS SOME OF WHICH WERE EXACTLY LIKE MINE. FURTHER, ON CONSUMER.COM; OTHER CONSUMERS LISTED AND DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE 500 COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE ACCORDING TO ONE WRITER ON THE CONSUMER.COM SITE. MAZDA SAYS THAT IT WILL COST $3,215 TO REPAIR. *NM
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#10147615January 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR RPM'S ARE HIGH ON START, CAR IDLES ROUGH, OVER DRIVE LIGHT BLINKS, CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WHEN OD LIGHT BLINKS CAR CANNOT CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY AND MAKES IT DANGEROUS ON TURNS. HAD CLOSE CALLS ALMOST BEING HIT, AS TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, HAD A REBUILT ENGINE OUT IN AS OLD ONE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO A SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT BREAKING. NEW 02 SENSORS, AND MAF. CURRENT ISSUES ARE WITH THE OD LIGHT BLINKING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE AND STALL. TURNING CAR OFF AND ON SEEMS TO FIX IT FOR A WHILE, THEN PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER A FEW HOURS. SEEMS TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM OR SOMETHING, ALSO THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN RPM'S ARE OVER 4000. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND I HAVE READ HOW MAZDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEY HAVE. *JB
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#10147281January 9, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE SPLIT OPEN CAUSING THE METAL PIN THAT HOLDS BUCKLE TO THE BELT PORTION TO FALL OUT, CAUSING ENTIRE BUCKLE TO FALL OFF. THE PLASTIC CASING IS THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE PIN IN PLACE BUT THE PLASTIC DRIES OUT WITH AGE AND SPLITS OPEN. REPORTED TO MAZDA, BUT THEY DON'T CARE. *NM
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#10147199January 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POOR/ERRATIC SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING REPAIRS TOO EXPENSIVE TO JUSTIFY, NO REPAIRS MADE, SWAPPED TRANSMISSION FROM JUNKYARD. NEW TRANSMISSION EXHIBITING EXACT SAME ISSUES. *JB
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#10147203January 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TWO TRANSMISSIONS PUT INTO A CAR WITH LESS THAN 150,000 MILES. NOW DEAD BUT MONEY OWED ON CAR. HOW CAN YOU KEEP GETTING THESE COMPLAINTS AND NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *JB
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#10147129January 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME COMPLETELY (CD4E). *JB
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#10147040January 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM
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#10146892January 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 99 MAZDA 626 W/ 120K MILES ON IT. ON NEW YEARS DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED REVVING UP PERSISTENTLY. IT SEEMED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. QUICKLY THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL IN ALL THE GEARS. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET THE CAR TO A SIDE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS NEARLY HOME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE TO GET LOOKED AT. THE FINAL QUOTE WAS ABOUT $3000 DOLLARS. SUPPOSEDLY THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT AND THE TRANNY BURNED UP. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, SOLENOID BLOCK, 4 GEARS, AND ALL THE BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST BAD LUCK BUT AFTER CHECKING ONLINE I FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WERE COMMON FOR 93-2001 MAZDA 626'S. APPARENTLY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS OR PUBLICITY FOR MAZDA TO ISSUE A RECALL, YET THEY STOPPED PRODUCING THE VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *JB
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#10146846January 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 ONLY 68,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED $2,800 TO FIX! *NM
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#10146687January 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 REBUILT AT NO. 1 AUTO REPAIR CENTER IN STAFFORD, VA, BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 AT A COST OF 1650.00. ON JANUARY 1, 2006, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LORAIN, OH, TO KETTERING, OH, THIS REBUILT TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY AND SMOKE PROCEEDED TO BILLOW FROM MY HOOD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH. THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAD BEEN BLINKING A FEW WEEKS AGO, SO I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GRISMER AUTO REPAIR IN DAYTON, OH. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DARK AND SLUDGY AND RECOMMENDED A FLUSH AND CHANGE. THE O/D OFF LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER THAT AND DIDN'T COME ON AGAIN UNTIL MOMENTS BEFORE THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GET A SECOND REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME CAR WITHIN A SPAN OF APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. BY THE WAY, MY LAST PAYMENT IS NEXT MONTH ON A FIVE-YEAR LIEN. THAT'S TWO REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVEN PAID OFF. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW THIS IS FAIR. *NM
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#10146700January 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 120000 MILES WHEN ACCELERATING HARD (2) I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR MY CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP FROM FL TO CA, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR MONEY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION; I HAD TO TAKE MY CHANCES AND BARELY MADE IT. THE CAR NOW CANNOT BE DRIVEN, IT CANNOT MAKE IT UP A HILL, AND I'M STUCK WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. (3) NOTHING HAS YET BEEN DONE; I'LL BE DROPPING THE CAR OFF EITHER AT A MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED (IF I CAN GET A CREDIT CARD) OR AT A DEALER AS A TRADE-IN FOR ANOTHER CAR. *NM
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