Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10013834April 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2000 VEHICLE HAS 1999 PARTS WHICH CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS DURING REPAIR/MAINTENANCE. *NLM
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#10013757April 1, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
THE 626, MX6 AND FORD PROBE (ALL RELATED DESIGNS) APPEAR TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE REAR CALIPERS AND PARKING BRAKE TO SEIZE. THE PARKING BRAKE ARM THAT THE CABLE PULLS BACK SEIZES ??ON??. THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO POOR DESIGN WHERE THE SPRING CAN NOT PULL THE ARM BACK DUE TO THE MATERIALS USED AND THE RUST. THE ARM AND PIVOT MATERIAL SHOULD BE CHANGED AND THE SPRING SHOULD BE STRONGER. ONCE THE PARKING BRAKE SEIZES THE ROTOR, CALIPERS AND THE WHOLE WHEEL RIM GETS *EXTREMELY* HOT. DRAG, HEAT AND BURNING SMELLS MAY BE NOTICED. IF NOT NOTICED THE ROTOR AND PADS WEAR AWAY UNTIL THE BRAKE DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS REQUIRES REPLACEMENT HOWEVER THE ROOT CAUSE APPEARS TO BE THE POOR PARKING BRAKE DESIGN. BEFORE I STARTED TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS MYSELF I HAD 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON 3 OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE PARKING BRAKE AND JUST REPLACED ALL THE CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS, ETC. THE SERVICE CENTERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ROOT CAUSE AND THEY DO NOT FIX IT. I FOUND OUT A BIT FROM INTERNET SEARCHES AND THE REPAIR MANUAL. (THE REPAIR MANUAL IS COMMON TO THE FORD PROBE WITH MANY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SEIZED BRAKES.) I TOOK A LOOK AT THE PARKING BRAKE ARM WHEN I NEXT PULLED OVER WITH DRAG, HEAT AND BURNING SMELLS. THE ARM WAS SEIZED AND I FORCED IT FREE WITH MY HAND WHICH TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. FROM WORKING THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IT APPEARS THAT THE CABLE IS FINE AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS FROM THE RUSTED ARM & PIVOT. THE MATERIAL OF THE ARM & PIVOT RUSTS AND SEIZES. THESE SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A MORE SUITABLE MATERIAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY REASONS. OWNERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH FLAMING HOT ROTORS, DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND STRANGE DRAG AND VIBRATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE AVAILABLE PROPERLY DESIGNED REPLACEMENT PARTS AND TO COMPENSATE THE OWNERS FOR THE REPAIR BILLS. *JB
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#10014946April 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHED. WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT SWITCHING GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TCC SOLENOID. *JB
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0
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#10013666March 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY DEALER, WAS THAT A PIECE CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CLOGGED UP THE TRANSMISSION FILTER, WHILE HITTING MOVING PARTS AND RUINING PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. *NLM
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0
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#10013559March 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 71,909 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WILL COST ME $2100.00 TO FIX. STILL PAYING A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE. *NLM
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#10012340March 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. *NLM
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#10012341March 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKED OIL FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *NLM
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#10010972March 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 1995 MAZDA 626 WENT OUT. *JB
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#10010918March 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 1996 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HORROR STORY HERE! WHY IS THE NHTSA.DOT NOT FORCING MAZDA TO RECALL OR PAY DAMAGES TO THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FOLKS LIKE ME WHO ARE OUT THOUSANDS FOR REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES? BOUGHT USED CAR FROM TRANSMISSION SHOP OWNER 2 YEARS AGO NOW. HE WARRANTED TRANSMISSION (CLAIMED "NEW") ONE YEAR. THIS ITSELF SHOWS TRANSMISSION WAS FAILED AND REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. BROUGHT IT IN TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, TOLD ME "HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WORK WAS DONE BECAUSE MECHANIC WAS NOT IN THAT DAY". FOR ALL I KNOW, HE DID NOTHING AND WAITED UNTIL WARRANTY LAPSED ON PURPOSE. NOW AFTER WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. FLUID WAS BLACK SIGN OF BURNING. ONLY 2ND YEAR FROM PURCHASE NOW, EXPENSIVE PRICE. UNMATCHING FORD TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFERENT LIQUID/PRESSURE SPECS WHICH DO NOT MATCH MAZDA ENGINE SPECS. THIS IS HOW MAZDA IS SELLING IT, THE TWO PARTS DON'T WORK TOGETHER. THIS IS WHY EVEN THE "REBUILDS" AND "REPLACEMENTS" STILL FAIL 1-2 YEARS.(RIDICULOUS!!!!) THE WEBSITE WWW.CARREVIEWS.COM CONTAINS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR HORROR STORIES ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL, ALL AUTOMATIC. EXPLODING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY WAY HOME FROM REPAIR/REPLACE, FAILING AT ONLY 100 MILES ON BRAND NEW MAZDA FOR ANOTHER NEW BUYER!!!!, 3-4-5 REPLACEMENTS PER CONSUMER IN 2-3 YEARS IS THE MOST TYPICAL COMPLAINT!!! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PUNISH THEM< THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT IT!!!!! WHY IS THERE NO INVESTIGATION IN YOUR INVESTIGATIONS PAGE?
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#10010665March 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1995 MAZDA 626 LX 2.0 LITER - PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RE-BUILT AT A COST OF $2300. MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. *JB
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#10010552March 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE 1995 MAZDA 626. *NLM
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#10011819March 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*JB
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#10010423March 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THE LATE MODEL MAZDA 626'S. I JUST SPENT $1700 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 626 ES WITH 62000 MILES. THE DAMAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT. MY MECHANIC WHOM I HAVE KNOWN FOR 7 YEARS SAID THIS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, HE SAID JUST IN FEBRUARY ALONE HE DID 4. HE SAID THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK, AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN. THIS DESIGN DOES NOT HAVE A PAN ON THE BOTTOM SO YOU CAN CHECK THE VITALS, IT IS ON THE SIDE. HE SAID THIS DESIGN OF AUTOMATIC WAS PUT INTO THE 626, MX-6 , AND THE FORD PROBE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME. JOHN. *JB
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#10010343March 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1998 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION IS BAD. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND CAR THIS RECENT. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILS SHORTLY AFTER, LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, RINGS AND CLUTCH ARE WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *JB
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0
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0
#10010266March 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE "OVER DRIVE OFF" LIGHT BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY OVERDRIVE TURN OFF. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OR AT A RED LIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND ANNOYING BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY. I HAVE TO DO THIS DURING RUSH HOUR ON I-294 IN CHICAGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE IT TO MAZDA REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CHARGE $100 JUST TO TAKE THE CAR IN THE SHOP AND THEY TRY TO FIND LITTLE WAYS TO SLAP ON A BIGGER BILL. I HAD THEM CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND A WEEK LATER IT LEAKED AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND THEY DID NOT NOTICE IT DURING. SO I HAD THEM JUST REFILL IT AND I ADDED SEALANT FROM AUTO ZONE. I CHECKED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WEEKLY AND ITS JUST FINE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES AT WILL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER CHIP OR SOMETHING WHICH IS MAZDA'S FAULT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE OR FIX. EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS STOCKED AND I MAINTAIN THE CAR BETTER THAN MAZDA SUGGESTS. I CHECK ALL FLUIDS, OIL CHANGE EVERY 2000 MILES, ETC... I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE (THOUSANDS OF THEM) THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHTS AND THE "OVER DRIVE OFF" LIGHT BLINKING. *JB
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#10011162March 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB
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0
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#10010145March 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AT AROUND 70K MILES, THEN STOPPED. THEN STARTED AND STOPPED FOR THE NEXT 20K MILES AFTER WHICH MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING OIL AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE OVERDRIVE IS BURNT. I LOOKED ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MAZDA 626 '95 TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PROPERLY COOL THE TRANSMISSION OIL. *NLM
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#10010104March 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT. WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 56000 MILES! TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME IS VERY BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A RECALL OF ALL MAZDA 626'S FROM '94 TO '02*JB
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#10010126March 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY AT APPROXIMATELY 62,800 MILES. WHEN I LIMPED IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE TESTED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION OR NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, PER THEIR TEST, IT WAS AND NOW THEY WANT $3200 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM DOING RESEARCH (UNFORTUNATELY WELL AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR) IS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO MAZDA , ESPECIALLY THE 626'S I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS PREVALENT AS IT APPEARS TO BE WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION DESIGN.*JB
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#10008471March 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE JUST QUIT. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALERS WOULD SAY IT WAS NORMAL FOR IT TO CLANK, SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AND SOMETIMES ENGINE REVVED BETWEEN SHIFTS. NOW IT HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE PEOPLE AT NHTSA TO START SAVING PEOPLE. AFTER ALL IT IS YOUR MOTO. MAZDA/FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO REIMBURSE THE $2000 REPAIR COSTS EACH TIME.
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