Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#10268997May 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING ONCE RPM REACHES OF 3. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268897May 16, 2009
AIR BAGS
THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS JUST STARTED TO FLASH ON THE PANEL - CAR ONLY 8 YEARS OLD & DONE AROUND 50000 KMS - HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE MODULE AND NEEDS REPLACING - ALSO THAT THE BAGS COULD EITHER INFLATE WITHOUT WARNING OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL IF CAR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - THEREFORE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. COST OF APPROX AU$1500. SHOULD THIS REALLY BE HAPPENING IN A CAR OF THIS AGE. WE FEEL IT IS A FAULT WITH THE CAR AND THE MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED AS A 'CAR DEFECT REPLACEMENT'. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IF SO WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME. I FEEL WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AS IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268704May 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO PUT MY 2000 MAZDA 626 INTO THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING AND JERKING WHILE PLACING THE CAR IN GEARAND ACCELERATING. THE FIRST REPAIR COST ME 800 DOLLARS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION REPAIR WAS 1200 AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T EQUIVALENT FOR THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF MY CAR. I'M EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ONCE AGAIN AND IT'S NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER I'M A SOPHOMORE IN COLLEGE AND I CAN'T AFFORD THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267451May 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267396April 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING HOME(LOGAN) AFTER DRIVING FROM LOGAN,UT. TO LAYTON,UT. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THE RPMS REDLINED AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. I PUSHED THE CAR (1998 MAZDA 626) TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR WAS SMOKING SO I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMELLED TRANSMISSION FLUID, I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SEEN TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ON THE ROAD. THIS CAR HAS HAD AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION FLUID ADDED AND IT HAS STILL GONE OUT. I AM TRYING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM FOR MYSELF AND HAVE NOT COME TO A CONCLUSION YET. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE SERVICE TO BE DON SO I WILL TRY TO CONTACT MAZDA OR FORD TO GET THE ISSUE CORRECTED, LUCKILY I WASN'T ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY OR THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE POSSIBLY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267242April 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE EXTERNAL SPRING IN MY TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN, AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE ON THE MAZDA 626 2.0 LTR ENGINE (4 CYL). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266809April 27, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A HEATING SENSATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V243000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.), IN WHICH A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266851April 27, 2009
SEAT BELTS
I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER OF REPOSSESSED VEHICLES AND SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED THAT ALL 3 OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WOULD NOT BUCKLE. IF YOU SHAKE THE BUCKLE AROUND VIGOROUSLY ON ONE OF THEM, IT WILL BUCKLE, BUT NOT THE OTHER 2. I AM WORRIED FOR OTHERS SAFETY AND KNOW THAT SEATBELTS ARE IMPORTANT, SO I CHOOSE TO NOT CARRY MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER, AND THEY SIT IN FRONT. I AM PLANNING ON GETTING THEM REPLACED SOON, BUT FIGURED IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, CONSIDERING IT AFFECTS ALL 3 REAR RESTRAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266768April 26, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BLACK ICE CAR EXITED THE ROAD, HIT A TREE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10266698April 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 MAZDA 626DX 4CYL. WITH 93,200 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND ALL FILTERS AND FLUIDS CHANGED REGULARLY. TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS AND ERRATICALLY SHIFTS FROM HIGH TO LOW WITH DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266412April 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 626 MAZDA 4 CY. TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ISSUES REPORTED BY CONSUMERS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, COSTLY REPAIRS AND EVEN ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. WHEN IS MAZDA GOING TO BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE? IF THEY DO NOT - THIS WILL BE MY LAST MAZDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266331April 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, EVEN AFTER PROPER MAINTENANCE. 2ND TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED 13 MONTHS LATER. 2001 MAZDA 626 ES V6 2.5L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265977April 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE
94,000 MILES ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND STRUTS WERE WORTHLESS. WAS STRANDED ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR WOULD GO IN REVERSE BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN DRIVE AND AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264375April 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME IN EARLY SPRING OF 2003. MY 626 HAD JUST TURNED OVER 53,000 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT. CALLED FOR A TOW, TRANSMISSION PLACE SAID THAT IT WAS LIKELY TO HAVE TO BE A FULL REBUILD. I CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED MAZDA AND MAZDA PAID FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND TOW, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WEEKEND, DRIVING CAR, NO SIGN OF ANY ISSUE, JUST HAD A FLUID FLUSH DONE ON THE CAR 6,000 MILES AGO SO I KNOW THAT IS FINE. COME HOME AFTER A WEEKEND OF CITY DRIVING AND GO TO GET IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT. STAYS IN PARK NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I MOVE SHIFTER TO. TAKING IT IN AGAIN WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE ~NEW~ TRANSMISSION THAT MAZDA PAID FOR THE FIRST TIME ROUND. CAR ONLY HAD 98,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS SUFFERED 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263295March 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE MAZDA 626 YEAR 2002. IT HAD AROUND 53,000 MILES ON IT. VERY LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. ONE DAY, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS SUDDEN JERKING MOTION AND OD LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, AFTER WHICH THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WAS MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. (ON THE HIGHWAY). AS AND WHEN I STOPPED/SLOWED, THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY TO GAIN SPEED. SOME HOW, I GOT IT HOME AFTER WHICH , IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. NEUTRAL AND REVERSE GEARS WORKED FINE. TOOK IT MAZDA DEALER IN TROY, AND THEY SAID A BAD TRANSMISSION. FIRST THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WERE CHARGING EXORBITANTLY. LATER THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE REBUILT FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. I TOOK MY CART TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND GOT IT REPAIRED. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION WITH MAZDA 626. I CALLED UP MAZDA COMPANY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. BUT MY WORDS FELL ON DEAF EARS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261764March 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 1999 MAZDA 626. CAR ONLY HAS 136K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261792March 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING AND THE OD LIGHT KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY PARTS, WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS TRANSMISSION THEY SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE PART(S) OR BUY THE VEHICLES BACK FROM THE CONSUMER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260975March 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BURNOUT. PURCHASED USED MAZDA WITH 138000 MILES, PREVIOUS OWNER SAID HE'D REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE BEFORE. AT AROUND 160 K MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, I HAD A SHOP REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANS, BUT MORE PROBLEMS RESULTED. 2000 DOLLARS LATER, PLUS RENTAL CAR FEES AND THE "NEW" TRANSMISSION IS ON THE BLINK STILL, HAS BEEN BACK IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES. SYMPTOMS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN THE INTERNET, BUCKING, NO POWER, HIGH RPM'S, FLASHING O/D LIGHT, SPEWING OIL. IF THIS CAR IS EVER DRIVABLE AGAIN I WILL SELL AND NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259644February 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 MAZDA 626 2.0L LX HAS 104,500 MILES ON IT. AROUND 95,000 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE OVER TIME AND AT 104,500 MILES I NOW NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILT. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AND TALKED TO KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD CD4E BUILT TRANSMISSION AND ARE SHOCKED FORD/MAZDA HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THEM. I AM NOW LOOKING AT 2000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PLEASE FORWARD THIS COMPLAINT TO MAZDA ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHERS AND MAKE THEM DO WHAT IS RIGHT. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THESE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. PLEASE HELP US ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259681February 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 103,000 MILES. MY TRANSMISSION HASN'T FAILED YET, WHICH I NOW SEE I SHOULD FEEL LUCKY ABOUT. I HAVE HAD ALL THE OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES I NOW FIND ARE COMMON BECAUSE MAZDA PUT TOO SMALL AN ENGINE INTO THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF, THE TRANSMISSION BE JERKY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. (THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW) I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER I NEEDED A RANGE SENSOR AND AN AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLER. I THOUGHT I HAD A LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT IT'S JUST SPEWING UP FROM THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. EVERY TIME THEY CHANGE THE FLUID IT GETS WORSE. NOW I CAN SEE FROM WHAT OTHERS SAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION WILL NO DOUBT FAIL SOON. I HAD TO FIND THIS OUT BY GOING ONLINE; NO MAZDA REPAIR SHOP EVER TOLD ME ANY OF THIS, UNTIL TODAY WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN "ISSUE" WITH THE 1998 TRANSMISSION. UNBELIEVABLE. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SINCE IT'S THEIR DESIGN DEFECT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA!!!!!!! TOYOTA, HERE I COME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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