Mazda 626 Complaints

3,130 consumer complaints on file.

#763132June 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1996 MAZDA 626 LX WAS PURCHASED USED IN 8/99 AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH 32K MILES. VEHICLE WAS IN ACCELENT CONDITION, AND CAME WITH A 3 MONTH, 3K WARRANTY. VEHICLE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BY (ME) CURRENT OWNER WITH ALL SUGGESTED SERVICE DONE AT MAZDA DEALERSHIP. I HAVE PUT ONLY 20K MILES ON IT IN 3 YEARS, MOSTLY INTERCITY DRIVING. ON 6/06/02 WITH ONLY 53K MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED- ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. CAR TOWED TO AAA CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSIS: (OBVIOUSLY) FAILED TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY; MADZA USA C. S. INDIFFERENT, UNSYMPATHETIC, SCRIPTED RESPONSE. AT COST OF $2,900 TRANSMISSION REPLACED (6/7/02). DRIVING CAR BACK FROM REPAIR SHOP (6/16/02), TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, COMPLETE WITH FLASHING O/D LIGHT. NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE 'REPLACEMENT' (2ND) TRANSMISSION. ALL RESEARCH ON WEB INDICATES THIS TRANSMISSION (FORD CD4E ) IS CHRONICALLY FAILING. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS FLASHING O/D LIGHT, AND FAILURE TO SHIFT IS COMMON, CHRONIC REPORTED PROBLEM. HIGH VOLUME OF FAILURE AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. NUMEROUS CASES OF 2ND AND 3RD REBUILD FAILING AS WELL. TRANSMISSIONS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER RECALL SHOULD BE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011636June 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. UNABLE DRIVE VEHICLE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762986June 12, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. CAR DOES NOT CHANGE ITS FEEL. MECHANIC HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING PROBLEM. MAY BE OXYGEN SENSOR BUT NOT SURE. AFTER CHECKING ON THIS SITE HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CONCLUSION HOW TO FIX THIS? IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT I SEE OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT? ANY HELP THAT CAN BE OFFERED WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763005June 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011574June 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762919June 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011443June 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS HESITENT WHEN GOING INTO GEAR, AND STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. VEHICLE IS STARTING TO ROLL BACK BEFORE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS HAVING A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762888June 10, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN EARLY 2001,MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SQUEAKING LOUDLY.THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING.THE VERY NEXT MONTH I WAS DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP,STOPPED TO GET GAS,AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING.THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHICH I HAD NOT.IN MAY,2002 I AGAIN MADE A LONG TRIP,STOPPED SUDDENLY FOR A WRECK,WITH ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE.THE DEALER NOW SAYS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAVE SEEN NOTED MULTIPLE TIMES AS A DEFECT ON THIS WEB SITE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762780June 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN COIL SPRING. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT OR DRIVEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A FAILURE. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND THAT MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND REIMBURSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD TO REPLACE THEIR SPRINGS, STRUTS, AND DAMAGED TIRES AS A RESULT OF THE SPRING FRACTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762733June 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IS VERY COMMON IN THE MAZADA 626 SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP THE CONSUMER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011166June 6, 2002
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE USING SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUALLY FLASH WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT BELTS BEING USED OR NOT. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ADEQUATE INFORMATION FROM DEALERS AND HAS ONLY BEEN GIVEN GENERAL INFORMATION. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762666June 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000! THE MECHANIC AT TUSTIN TRANSMISSION (CALIF) TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THIS TRANSMISSION. IN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TOO! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!! I AM FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011036June 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED OR SLOWING TO STOP. VEHICLE HESISTATES AS A WARNING BEFORE STALLING. OVERDRIVE LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. TWICE, VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A NEGATIVE RESPONSE. DEALER WAS AWARE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS PROGRESSING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010968June 3, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762591June 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING - OVERHEATING - INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762519June 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010818May 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER, AND MAJOR INJURIES TO FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8010762May 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT COLLISION AT 35 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#762473May 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MAZDA CORP STATES THAT MY VIN IS NOT 'ON THE LIST' BUT DEALER STATED THAT IT IS UNUSUAL FOR SPRING TO FAIL. MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE SIZE IN RECALL, BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES REPAIR ON RECALL BASIS EVEN IF TENSIONER SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE LIST OF VIN'S CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, AGE 50, CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. I WOULD LIKE AN EXCEPTION CASE TO BE FILED. I HAVE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER THAT DIAGNOSED AND CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR IS TOM NASO MAZDA, 11185 ALPHARETTA HIGHWAY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 770-993-6999.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565892May 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 70,000, AND BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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