Mazda 626 Complaints (2001)

188 consumer complaints on file.

#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
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#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
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#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
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#10108459February 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 41,000 MILES. *AK
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#10107601January 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2001 MAZDA 626 THIS WEEK. I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL COOLANT IN 2003 WHICH ALSO COST ME MONEY. LAST WEEK I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. I DO NOT FEEL THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING SHOULD OCCUR IN A 2001 AUTOMOBILE WHEN REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP. *JB
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#10106903January 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. , I AM WRITING THIS IN REFERENCE TO MY 2001 MAZDA 626. IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 I TOOK MY MAZDA 626 INTO MAZDA BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THE CAR HAD ABOUT 49,500 MILES ON IT. THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS, AND SENT US ALONG. THEN, ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004, 2001 MAZDA 626 WAS IN THE SHOP AT A CERTIFIED MAZDA DEALERSHIP GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE COST OF WHICH I WAS PARTIALLY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR. MAZDA PICKED UP THE TAB FOR THE TRANSMISSION, AND IN RETURN I WAS CHARGED FOR THE LABOR AND A 60,000 MILE SERVICE. I AM WELL AWARE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA 626, THE WEB CONTAINS TESTIMONIALS FROM OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME AT LOWER MILEAGE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN USING. I AM SURE THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1996.*AK
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#10096279October 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
YES I PURCHASE A CERTIFIED USED 2001 MAZDA 626 THE SUMMER OF 2003 FOR MY GRADUATION GIFT FROM HIGH SCHOOL, NO HAVING THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS I AM NOW LOOKING TO TRADE IN MY CAR OR BUY ME ANOTHER ONE. WITH 91.000 MILES ON MY CAR, MY TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN TO BE REPLACE. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR IN DRIVE WHILE I WAS IN OVERDRIVE. I COULD ONLY USE OVERDRIVE ONCE I HAVE GOTTEN OVER 50. THE NEXT DAY I MADE A APPOINTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME MY OVERDRIVE HAD BURNT OUT AND I HAD MORE INTERNAL FAILURES ON MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT MADE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IN A REMADE TRANSMISSION FOR $2700. I AM REALLY PISS OF AT MAZDA. FOR ONE THEY DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO NOTHING AND THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY RUNS OUT A 3 YEAR OR 36,000. WHAT TYPE OF BS IS THAT FOR A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY.*AK
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#10096213October 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
1)CAR WAS JERKING,TRANSMISSION WAS REVING ON MY 2001 MAZDA 2)TOOK IT TOOK THE DEALER AFTER I BROKE DOWN,SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 3)TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE,BUT STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK
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#10093712October 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON. NO COLD AIR COMING OUT, THEN SHORTLY NOTICED THE CAR HEAT GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT, AND FUMES COMING FROM HOOD. 2. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE CHECKING THE HOOD. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAD COOLANT. OPENED THE COOLANT TANK, AND THERE WAS NO STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS FROM THE TANK. 3. TRIED RESTARTING AFTER COOLING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR STORE. HAD TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED.*AK
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#10093557October 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY MAZDA 626 4CYCLINDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAD PUT IN THE CAR. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IT WAS JERKING A LITTLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME JUST GETTING USE TO DRIVING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO CHURCH AND THE CAR STARTED GOING IN REVERSE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. WHEN I GOT TO CHURCH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. MAZDA PEOPLE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. TWO YEARS LATER ON 10/2/04 I WAS RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN (NO WARNINGS). I TURNED IT OFF. THE CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FOR TOWING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALER AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET REGARDING MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS CAME ACROSS SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. 626 MAZDA 1994 - 2002 HAVE A FORD MODEL CD4E TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOTING FIXING IT. THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TELLING HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE CUSTOMER ABOUT IT UNLESS THE CUSTOMER MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. MY CAR IS AT THE MAZDA DEALER NOW. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS COOLING KIT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $280.00, ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PUT A TRANSMISSION IN IT WOULD COST MORE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COOLING KIT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE REPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND OR REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK
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#10090750September 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 ES, AND AS OF YESTERDAY, MY TRANSMISSION GEAR CABLE BROKE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN ATLANTA, AND ONE OF THE REPS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING QUITE A FEW CARS SUCH AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A FRIEND OF MINE (BRENDA JACKSON) HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AS MINE, AND HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 3 WEEKS AGO. ALL OF THE CARS SEEM TO HAVE MORE THAN 50,000 MILES ON THEM, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.
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#10089027September 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ( SEMI-TRACTOR) PASSING GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION NEVER LEFT DRIVE BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL,CAUSING ME TO APPLY BRAKES AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD,FOUND OUT BY THE MACHANIC WHO CHECKED OUT THE TRANSMISSION THAT IT HAD BURNT OUT AT 67,000 MILES! AND THAT MAZDA HAD A TSB OUT ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND DID'NT BOTHER TO TELL THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS NOR WILL THEY HRLP IN ANY REPAIRS!*AK
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#10088940September 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
VEHICLE: MAZDA 626 2001. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS KICKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT A 35-40MPH. MECHANICS INDICATE THAT THE CODE REFERENCES THE ONE OF TWO PROBLEMS- OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECT OR CATALYST INEFFICIENCY. BUT, BECAUSE THE CODE IS NOT SPECIFIC AS TO WHICH PIECE IS DEFECTIVE THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IF THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF DON'T WORRY OR BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND OF COURSE THE LIGHT TURNS ITSELF OFF. I RETURN TO THE SERVICE STATION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER A TWO MONTH TIME SPAN. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO "SOLVE" THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THIS IS NOT A VALID ANSWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE IF THERE IS "NO PROBLEM". PLEASE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT.*AK
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#10087632August 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SPILLED COOLANT. IT HAD BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. *AK
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#10086365August 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
A YEAR AGO THE SHIFTER CABLE ON MY 2001 MAZDA 626 BROKE (CAR UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME). I TELEPHONED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE CABLE WAS ON BACKORDER INDICATING MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM A LOCAL MECHANIC PUT A BUSHING WHERE THE CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER ARM AT TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FAILED PART. THAT WORKED FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY (8-6-04). I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO EXIT A PARKING LOT AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. AT PRESENT, A CABLE TIE IS ON THE CABLE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. I TELEPHONED THE DEALER AGAIN THIS MORNING, HE SAID MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS ALSO TALKED TO MAZDA BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE CABLE IS NOW AVAILABLE NOW THAT OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIRST FAILURE, WE HAD OUR GRANDSON IN HIS SAFETY SEAT, OUR CAR CRANKED, BACKED INTO THE STREET, STOPPED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. CARS TURNING INTO THE INTERSECTION COULD NOT SEE US BECAUSE OF BUILDINGS. WE PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. IT APPEARS THE BUSHING THAT CONNECTS CABLE ONTO SHIFTER IS MADE OUT OF NYLON/PLASTIC AND FORCED ONTO PIN. THIS APPARENTLY FAILS DUE TO HEAT OR BEING SPLIT WHEN MOUNTED. *AK
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#10082537July 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
ERATIC SHIFTING IN MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.AXLE SEAL BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PART. FACTORY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED AFTER 33,000 MILES. *AK
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Deaths:
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#10082482July 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE NOT WORKING, BROKE AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND HAD TO PULL OVER IN A HURRY POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10080806July 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
O/D LIGHT FLASHING TRANNY NEW THEN FIXED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER. STILL HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. 2001 MADZA 626LX. STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES.ABOUT $1000.00 OUT OF POCKET EXPENCES SURE TO INCUR MORE.*AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10080409July 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD FLASH, AUTO WOULD NOT MOVE, LIKE TRANS WAS LEFT IN NEUTRAL. MAZDA DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, $2100 TO REPLACE. IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED OFF WARRANTY, WILL TAKE 1-2 WEEKS. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10074508May 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
RETAINING CLIP FROM TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT LEVER (ON TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY) WS FOUND MISSING AND SHIFT CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM LEVER CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN DRIVE (THE GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN WHEN COMPONENT FAILED). THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SHIFTER INDICATOR SHOWED VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *LA
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