Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10112009February 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) FROM EARLY ON, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS JERKING AND SHIFTING LATE. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND ALSO TO A MAZDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING WEB RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT THESE WERE FORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY FAIL DUE TO OVERHEATING AND THAT EVEN WITH A REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. 2) ON 2/22/05 THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED FOR GOOD (AT 130,000 MILES). IN SPITE OF MAZDA'S KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THEIR LACK OF PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ACCOMODATE US. THE ENGINE RUNS WELL AND THE BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNDRIVABLE. ) WE WILL PROBABLY JUNK THE CAR, SINCE IT IS WELL-KNOWN THAT EVEN IF REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112070February 23, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 MAZDA 626 WHEN SHE HIT A POTHOLE AT 19TH AND SPRING GARDEN STS IN PHILA., PA. BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. HER NECK WAS A LITTLE RED AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT. WE FOUND A SMALL DENT IN THE RIM, BUT THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. SHE DROVE THE CAR TO A PLACE WHERE SHE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. I FOUND THAT 97 MAZDA 626'S WERE RECALLED. I HAD A DEALER CHECK OUR VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AAA MIDATLANTIC IS CALLING THIS A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT AND RAISING OUR RATES 40%. I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT NO MORE THAN 25 MPH THAT DID NO REAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT HURT, BUT WAS CERTAINLY SCARED TO DEATH WHEN IT WENT OFF.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10111941February 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IMADE A COMPLAINT EARLIER BUT I FORGOT A FEW THINGS. MY O/D LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO GET THE LIGHT READ AND THE MAN GAVE ME A LIST OF PROBLEMS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DON'T REMEMBER EVERY THING BUT ONE THING WAS JUST A SENSOR AND THE OTHER PROBLEM WAS SOMETHING WRONG INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111936February 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
IJUST BOUGHT MY 626 ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILLING, IT JERKS, IT SMOKES, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT EVEN GO. TO GET IT FIXED I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $3000 UNLESS THEY FIND MORE PROBLEMS IN THE CAR. I SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T FIX IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111879February 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A 1997 MAZDA 626 IT HAS ABOUT 97,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY FAILING. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS. THE MECHANIC SAYS ITS A SENSOR BUT ITS NOT. IT'S ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111919February 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE A MAZDA 626 1996. WITH BAD TRANSMISSION. CAR COMPLETLY STOP IN THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME AND ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. I HAVE READ ALOT OF REPORTS ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR AND MODEL WITH BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY. WITH MAZDA TOTALY IGNORING THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110798February 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT ACCELERATING IN THE DRIVE GEAR. I PREVIOUSLY POSTED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A SYMTOM OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT, IT NOW FAILED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE A $2500 COST. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE REASEARCH ON THE TRANSMISSION MODEL AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A FORD TRANSMISSION MODEL# CD4E WHICH IS NOTOURIOUS FOR FAILING. THIS TRANSMISION IS NOT ONLY IN MAZDA MODELS BUT FORD CARS AS WELL. THE YEARS VARY FROM APPROX 1994 TO 2002, PLEASE DON'T ONLY CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR, BUT DO PUT INTO CONSIDERATION THE VARIOUS CARS THIS TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED INTO. THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A FAILURE SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED, IF YOU WERE TO INVISTIGATE ALL CARS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION YOU WOULD COME TO CONCLUDE THAT A MASSIVE RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF US DRIVERS. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I MADE IT TO WORK AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110801February 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEAD TRANSMISSION ON A 2001 MAZDA 626 LX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111692February 17, 2005
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE NO RECALLS FOUND. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111722February 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE RPMS SHOT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILING. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED . PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110608February 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON JANUARY 21, 2005 I TOOK MY CAR INTO TUFFY MUFFLER SHOP IN TOLEDO, OHIO FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, OR IT NEED A TUNE-UP BADLY...IT HAS 93K MILES AND IS A 2001 626. AFTER CHECKING IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE BUT IT DEFINITELY NEEDED A TUNE-UP. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON A SKIING TRIP 12 HOURS FROM WHERE I LIVE. HAD TO STAY OVER 2 DAYS IN A HOTEL AND PURCHASE A USED $400 TRUCK TO GET BACK HOME. NOW FIGHTING WITH TUFFY ABOUT THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO PROPERLY PERFORM A MINIMUM TRANSMISSION CHECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111629February 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WHEN BRAKING FROM 40 MPH OR MORE AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, AND THE TIMING BELT SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAD BOTH PARTS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110486February 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING ALL THE TIME. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACED, BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. LEAK IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION (LOOSE BEARING), I WAS TOLD. IT SOUNDS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AT 75K MILES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO GO OUT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110347February 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 HAS ALWAYS JERKED ON OCCASION WHEN SHIFTING. DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING (NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND CAME ON), MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND LURCHING (THIS IS WHILE GOING 45 MPH). WORRIED ABOUT MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION, JUST BARELY MADE IT TO WHERE I WAS HEADED, HAD IT TOWED FROM THIS SPOT TO DEALER TO EVALUATE BECAUSE I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CLUTCHES HAD BURNT OUT AND THE DEBRIS FROM THIS CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS, NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION $2,700 TO FIX. JUST PREVIOUSLY HAD THEM DO SOME TRANSMISSION WORK COSTING ME OVER $500 FOR THE SERVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110376February 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHEN AUTOMATIC GEAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, GEAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE.. AT 98000 I HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT SELMA MAZDA IN SELMA, CA.. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110242February 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 MAZDA 626 FROM CARMAX IN STERLING, VA IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD 29,400 MILES ON IT ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE. NOW IT HAS 33, 000 MILES, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO FREQUENTLY JERK, THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT CAME ON...THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I'VE SINCE READ ABOUT OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND FIND THAT THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE BY MAZDA TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. SO, I WANT TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE HOPES THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110268February 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE A 94 MAZDA 626 4CYL 2.0 NOW I HAVE TO SPEND OVER 2000.00 DOLLARS TO FIX . MY TRANSMISSIONS WENT OUT ON ME WITH NO WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED JUST TO GET IT OUT THE INTERSECTION AND WAS LUCKY I WASN'T HIT AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I HAD MY ONLY CHILD WITH MY SO I THANK GOD THAT NOTHING BAD HAPPENED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110165February 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON MY 1994 MAZDA 626 I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR SIX YEARS AND IT HAS GONE THROUGH THREE TRANSMISSIONS. ALL THE SHOPS TELL ME THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR. WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL OF THIS CAR? THANK YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110182February 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSAXLES FAILURE AND I WANT TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110064February 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
(1) TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK...O/D LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON, CAR SMOKING AND OVERHEATING; (2) TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL...$2000 PLUS $115 TOW BILL; (3) STILL NOT CORRECTED...BUT SO FAR NEW SPRAGE FRONT PLANETARY, TORQUE CONVERTER, TEC VALVES, RETAINER FOR SPRAGE, THRUST BEANING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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