Mazda 626 Complaints (1998)

434 consumer complaints on file.

#10110035February 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAD DIFFICULTY CHANGING INTO 2ND AND 3RD. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED NOT FAR FROM MY HOME AND NEEDED A REBUILD FOR $1250 18 MONTHS AFTER INITIAL REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS AGAIN FAILING. THIS TIME WHEN TRANSMISSION IS WARM THE ENGINE SHIFTS DOWN AND UP FROM THE OVER DRIVE GEAR. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD THE UNIT HAS NO PROBLEM BEING IN OVERDRIVE GEARS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108504February 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON DECEMBER 2004, MY CAR DID NOT START, AAA TOWED THE CAR TO BELFI'S AUTO AND TRUCK REPAIR INC. 162 SOUTH MAIN ST. LODI, NJ. 07644 (973-471-5210). AFTER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TIMING BELT SUSPENSION SPRING THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, UPON CONTACTING MAZDA CORPORATION I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN#. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE BY BELFI'S AUTO SHOP. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 1998 MAZDA 626, WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL BEING THAT IT IS THE EXACT SAME MODEL? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108282January 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS GIVING SERIOUS PROBLEM. 1998 MAZDA 626 LX, AUTO TRANSMISSION, 80K MILES. V4. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108619January 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IT CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106310January 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I STOPPED FOR FUEL. I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO . TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, I HAD TO RETURN TO AAMCO AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED CAR AND NOT ABUSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AAMCO SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT SLIPPAGE PRIOR TO THE EVENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105910January 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 8/14/01 APPROXIMATELY 29700 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS THEREAFTER. NO PROBLEM FOUND. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN SLIPPING APPROXIMATELY 86000 MILES. ON 1/6/05 THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. RESEARCHED THIS INFO ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDED. (HTTP://WWW.DUSTBURY.COM/626/TRANS.HTML) AND (HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM?TOSTEP=2&CFID=1219590&CFTOKEN=65108811). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106866January 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT TENSIONER: CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL . THIS AFFECTED THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT VALVES WERE BAD. *AK....ALSO, CAMSHAFT SEALS WERE REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104417December 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 626 ONE DAY WITHOUT WARNING THE O/D BUTTON STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING WHEN DRIVING. I GOT HOME, AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I GO TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CAR SHOP, AND I MISSED MY TURN. I WENT TO MAKE A U-TURN AND THEN SHIFTED GEARS INTO REVERSE, BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. FINALLY I GO TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103390December 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT HARD WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE JERK FORWARD. OCCASIONALLY, THE GEAR WOULD JUMP TO NEUTRAL WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102377December 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 - TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND FINALLY GAVE OUT. ALSO WAS NOT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM MAZDA THAT HAS GIVEN OUT, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THE FACT I THOUGHT IT WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM CAUSED ON MY PART. RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $3000+TAXS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR CHARGES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MAZDA AND THERE VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY ARE USELESS PRETTY MUCH AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. " HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/CGI/CARS/FRAMESET.PHP?BULLETIN=Y&URL=HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/CGI/CARSBBS/READ.PHP/F/2/I/31057/T/31057 " ......THIS URL PROVIDED IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY FORUMS AND CARTRACKING WEBSITES THAT HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONE , THIS IS A FACT AND CAN BE PROVEN, NOT ONE OWNER OF A MAZDA 626 HAS 'NOT' HAD EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR, SPECIFICALLY IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE..... DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SPENDING $3000+ DOLLARS ON REPAIRS REGULARLY IS OBVIOUSLY RIDICULOUS, EVEN IF THE MONEY WERE AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102252December 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. NOTHING WORKS. NOW I AM BEING FINED FOR NOT PASSING INSPECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER VARIOUS REPAIRS THE LIGHT WOULD FINALLY GO OFF. NOW IT WILL NOT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD O2 SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR REPLACED, SINCE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY WHAT THE CODE WAS. STILL NOTHING AND NOONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100027November 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 1998 MAZDA 626 ON OCT 8, 2004 AND NOV 15, 2004 THE TRANSMISSION DIED IN IT AND THE DEALER WON'T DO A THING, MAZDA IS DENYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL FORCED ONTO THE MANUFACTURE. I'M NOT SPENDING $1500 OR MORE, I'M GOING TO TRY TO REBUILD THE TRANNY MYSELF AND BILL MAZDA @ $85/HR PLUS PARTS. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED. ANY LAWYERS' OUT THERE, PLEASE HELP US. I DON'T WAN'T TO REPAIR THE TRANNY 3 TIMES OR MORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098771November 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 82,000 MILES (ON AN ALREADY REBUILT TRANSMISSION). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096240October 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST TO SAY THIS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 98 MAZDA 626LX (4 CYLINDER) IS A PIECE OF CRAP! AFTER A MERE 84,500 MILES, ITS SHOT. NICE WORK MAZDA, I'M NEVER BUYING YOUR FORD IN DISGUISE PRODUCT AGAIN. IF THERE WERE A DEGREE IN RUNNING OFF CONSUMERS, MAZDA WOULD HAVE A DOCTORATE!................NOW IM OUT $1500........THANKS FOR NOTHING AND AGAIN, I'M NEVER BUYING ANOTHER MAZDA PRODUCT FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097115October 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."OUR CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING ,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING AND JERKING; FRANKLY DANGEROUS. LOOKS LIKE THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF CRAP. WHY AREN'T YOU GOING AFTER MAZDA AND FORD FOR THIS FIASCO? WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $2000 REPAIR ON A CAR WITH 75,000 MILES, AND COMICALLY, OUR REPAIR TECHNICIAN HAS AN EXACT DUPLICATE MAZDA IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. .. GO FIGURE! THE CONSUMER DO FOR PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION?" *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095927October 17, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 1998 MAZDA 626 IS UNRELIABLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF A DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THEM TO FIND OUT WHY IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR WHY IT WILL ONLY CRANK SPORADICALLY. THEY CHECK, SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, CHARGE US FOR A REPAIR (BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT RARELY WORKS MORE THAN A DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THEN IT IS ON THE BLINK AGAIN. THE REPORTED PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE HAS NOT CHANGED, IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO FAILURE TO CRANK. WE WANT IT FIXED AND WE EXPECT TRAINED TECHNICIANS TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO FIX IT. WE HAVE NOW PAID OUT OVER $1000 WITH PARTS AND LABOR AND STILL WE HAVE A CAR THAT WILL NOT WORK. NORTH PARK MAZDA, JACKSON, MS HAS ALL OF THE RECENT SERVICE RECORDS WHICH BACK UP WHAT I HAVE STATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115308October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAZDA 626 1998, TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *BF *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095781October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND FLUID IS LEAKING ON OUR 1998 MAZDA 626 AT 75,000 MILES. (A COMMON COMPLAINT.)*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095448October 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PLACED IT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093355September 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS A PEACE OF CRAP. THE CAR IS A 98 MODEL WITH 132,000 MILES AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED 2 TIMES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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