1993 Mazda 626

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1993 MAZDA 626 ES (6 CYLINDER) AUTOMOBILE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT IN 1999. IN MARCH 2002, IT BEGAN TO FAIL AGAIN, WAS REBUILT AGAIN, FAILED LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, REBUILT AGAIN, FAILED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN SITTING IN A SHOP FOR 4 MONTHS AWAITING A NEW TRANMSSION BY MAZDA. MAZDA HAS BEEN NON-COOPERATIVE TO BOTH THE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT AND TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN. THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSIONS HOWEVER MAZDA REFUSES TO MANUFACTURE THE ONE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER SAYING "IF WE MAKE IT AND IT DOES NOT WORK, YOU WILL KEEP IT!" PLEASE HELP!

• 12/29/2001· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  I RECENTLY VISITED A COMPLAINT.COM SITE AND SAW MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 93 MAZDA 626'S. I COUNTED 14 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS ONLY EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW-SUIT AGAINST MAZDA FOR THESE ISSUES - AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER TO GAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFICIENCIES THAT I HAVE LISTED. IN TOTAL, I AND OTHERS ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS TO MAKE A CAR SAFE WELL BEFORE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

• 12/12/2002· POWER TRAIN

  QUICK VERSION: TRANSMISSION DIED IN CAR TWICE. FIRST TIME IT DIED AROUND 112500 MILES. SECOND TIME IT DIED 11500 MILES LATER. STILL RUNNING ON SECOND REPAIR JOB AS OF 12/12/2002. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGH (WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS "STANDARD" BEHAVIOR) FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION DIED A YEAR AGO AND THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $4000 TO REPLACE IT. I WENT TO A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOP INSTEAD AND CUT THAT COST IN HALF. REPAIR JOB DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG, HOWEVER AND I WOUND UP GOING TO A DIFFERENT SHOP THE SECOND TIME. STILL RUNNING FOR THE MOMENT. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCH PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE REGARDING THE 626'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, MY OPINION IS SHARED BY MANY.

• 12/11/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE USED TURN SIGNAL. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. IN THE BEGINNING, AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BUT NOW CONTINUOUS. TOOK TO DEALER INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/06/1995· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SMOKE CAME OUT SMELLING LIKE BURNING RUBBER . TT

• 12/04/1998· AIR BAGS

  THE WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS FRIED. NO OTHER WARNING WAS GIVEN EXCEPT THE BLINKING OF THE LIGHT. *AK

• 11/25/2001· STEERING

  CAR GOES DEAD AT LIGHTS AND AROUND CURVES AND DURING PULLOFFS FROM ANY POSITION FROM A START TO STO, STEERING ASSEMLY VERY LOOSE HAVE TO SWERVE SOMETIMES. *AK

• 11/20/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING A SHORT DRIVE ON A 2 LANE ROAD, IN THE EVENING, DURING A SNOWSTORM, THE AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE, HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR IMPENDING INDICATION. THERE WAS TOTAL & SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT (EVER) RESTART & NEEDED TO BE TOWED AWAY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTOR ASSY. & SAYING IT IS A 'COMMON FAILURE' WITH THIS SERIES OF MAZDA VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY SIMILIAR PRODUCT AS THE FORD PROBE, WHICH ALSO WAS RECALLED FOR IGNITION PROBLEMS. SHOULD THE DOMESTIC MADE MAZDA'S HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FORD RECALL? IN URBAN DRIVING SITUATIONS & UNDER NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

• 11/20/1996· SUSPENSION

  WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD POPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

• 11/18/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS, AS WELL AS TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *ML

• 11/17/2005· POWER TRAIN

  1993 MAZDA 626-2.0 4CYL AUTO TRANS, 89000 MILES. BOUGHT CAR 9/28/05 FOR $2900.00, ON 11/15/05, ON HIGHWAY, CAR STARTS BUCKING AS THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE TRANSMISSION. MAZDA, FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. USED CAR DEALERS, NO DOUBT, KNOW ABOUT THESE CARS TRANNY PROBLEMS, AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO INFORM A POTENTIAL BUYER OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FOR SURE, FUTURE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626! THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE! THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO BUILD A RELIABLE AUTO TRANS AND INSTALL THEM, FREE OF ANY CHARGES TO THE OWNERS OF 626 OWNERS WITH (BY NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN) AUTO TRANS PROBLEMS! *JB

• 11/17/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  A MALFUNCTION OCCURS WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FLICKER AND THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/17/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ALTERNATOR BELT PREMATURELY BROKE AND SLIPPED ONTO THE TIMING BELT, CAUSING IT TO BREAK WHICH RESULTED IN THE BENDING OF THE VALVES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  EXCESSIVE GRINDING NOISE OF FRONT BRAKES. REPLACED TWICE. BOTH TIMES ROTORS WERE REPORTED WARPED. ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED FIRST TIME. SAME PROBLEM RECURRED 1 YEAR LATER. TRANSMISSION FAILURE STARTED WITH SUBTLE RUBBING SOUND ON DRIVER FRONT. ESCALATED TO POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVE/REVERSE GEAR ENGAGED. SURGE/STALL WHILE AT STOP. REQUIRED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (NON-WARRANTIED!)

• 11/14/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  DRIVING AT APRROX 20-30MPH ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT TURN SIGANL FAILED ,THIS ALSO CONNECTS TO HEADLIGHT/TAIL LIGHTS. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS. ALL COMPONENTS TURNED OFF AT ONCE. IN ORDER TO RECOVER FROM THIS DEFECT, HAD TO REPOSITION STEERING WHEEL.THIS PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING AND IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEFECT IS IN STEERING COLUMN COMBINATION SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING FAULTY WIRING TO POWER WINDOWS. *SLC

• 11/13/1996· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,TIRES,EQUIPMENT

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS PULLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THERE WAS A REAL LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATESDOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE HAD TO BE TIGHTEN, BATTERY WAS REPLACED, RDIO ATENNA WAS REPLACED, TIRES WERE REPLACED,WEATHER STIP ON ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE, AND ALSO BY PASS AIR CONTROL VALUE WAS REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE, ALSO REAR VIEW MIRROR HAD TO BE REGLUED, LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT VISOR HOLD CLIP WAS LOOSE.*JB

• 11/13/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES HEAT UP, CAUSING BRAKES TO SQUEAL/GRIND. *SKD

• 11/06/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 45MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A SHOT. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PULLED TO SIDE & STOPPED. CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED TREAD HAD PEELED OFF LEFT REAR TIRE. PUT SPARE TIRE ON. TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL ON A 1993, MAZDA, 626. BRIDGESTONE, ROAD HAWK, P195/65R14 WITH 20,000 MILES. DOT 3J9K.*AK *SLC

• 11/06/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BOLT CAME OUT FROM THE FLOOR.

• 10/19/1998· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN TIGHTENING ITSELF OVER CONSUMER'S BODY.

• 10/18/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS INOPERATIVE.

• 10/11/1996· TIRESCrash

  BRIDGESTONE TIRES EXHIBIT POOR TRACTION ON ICY ROADS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.

• 10/10/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 7-10MPH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, REAR PASS. SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAIL TO RETRACT, ALLOWED TO HIT HEAD REST METAL BAR. TT DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AS WELL AS PASSENGER, REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK, DEALER TESTED SEAT BELT AND STATED IT WORKD FINE. *JB

• 10/05/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  1993 MAZDA 626. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768119

• 10/04/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STOPS.

• 10/03/2001· TIRES

  A NEW TIRE LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS OLD HAD TREAD SEPARATIION.(NO TIRE INFO GIVEN) *YH

• 10/01/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1993 MAZDA 626 LX WITH A 2.0 LITER ENGINE AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED IT IN EARLY 1998. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE CAR FOR THE YEAR, WITH JUST MORE THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD JUST OVER 40,000 WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AT THE TRANSAXLE AND BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHOM I'VE USED FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS NOW. THE TRANSAXLE SPLINES IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE GALLED AND FRACTURED WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT APART. IT WAS BEHAVING FAIRLY WELL UNIT FAILED, BUT IT FAILED VERY QUICKLY, WITHIN A FEW MILES. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS, AND HAS BEEN, VERY WELL CARED FOR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS IN OUTSTANDINGLY GOOD CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND FREQUENTLY CHECKED SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. *TR

• 09/21/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT AND SIGN, NOW IT STALLS AT ANY SPEED, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT

• 09/16/2009· POWER TRAIN

  MY CAR STARTED BLINKING "HOLD" IN RED ON THE DASH ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD CONTINUE BLINKING, EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T USING THE 'HOLD BUTTON' ON THE SHIFTER. LAST MONTH, IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND MAKING ODD NOISES. IT NOW DOES NOT ACCELERATE VERY EASILY AT ALL. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST DRIVE IT DURING THE DAY (EVERY DAY, WHEN I DRIVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME) IT WON'T ACCELERATE PAST 25, EVEN WITH MY FOOT FULL ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE AND I FEAR THAT IT WILL CAUSE IN ACCIDENT BY GETTING STUCK ON A TURN OR SOMETHING. ALSO, I'VE NOTICED SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE RPM'S WILL GO UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY AND MY CAR WILL JERK. *TR

• 09/15/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT CAME UNBOLTED FROM THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS BUCKLING THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP ON 9/15/98, AND ANCHORED BACK TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK

• 09/05/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  LEFT REAR CALIPER FAILED TWICE. *SD

• 09/02/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, VEHICLE ROLLED ONTO SIDE CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER. MJS

• 08/31/2006· POWER TRAIN

  THE PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED ALL OF A SUDDEN. FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED, IT PUSHED THE CAR FORWARD TO WHICH I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, TRIED TO FIX IT BUT STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE. *JB

• 08/30/1995· SEATSCrash

  ASK FOR RICK ROOF: UPON IMPACT, DRIVER WENT FORWARD, THROWN BACKWARD, SEAT BELT IN USE, BACK REST COLLAPSED BACKWARD ONTO REAR SEAT. TT

• 08/29/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 626 IS FAILING AND ALL REPAIR GARAGES QUOTE ME AT AROUND 2500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THEY SAY THAT THEY WON'T REPLACE IT. SHOULDN'T MAZDA BE REPLACING THESE SINCE THEY SEEM TO FAIL IN SO MANY CASES?*AK

• 08/26/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 08/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 35MPH, ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM BLEW UP,CAUSING 75% LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON

• 08/22/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED LEFT REAR CALIPER. *AK

• 08/20/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

• 08/20/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT TENSIONER CONTINUALLY FAILING. MJS

• 08/18/2004· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

• 08/18/2001· POWER TRAIN

  I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THE MAZDA 626. I HAD NO IDEA HOW BAD IT WAS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS.THE TRANI SHOP THAT CURRENTLY HAS MY CAR ALSO HAS 4 OTHER MAZDA 626'S ON THE LOT FOR TRANI REPLACEMENTS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS.*AK

• 08/11/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/09/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, HAS TO KEEP MESSING WITH SWITCH FOR HEADLIGHTS TO EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON.*AK

• 08/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. MJS

• 08/05/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND ABOUT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE STALLS WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER. DEALERR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

• 08/02/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE BELT SNAPPED DUE TO PULLEY IT ATTACHES TO BECAME BENT, RESULTING IN ENGINE NOISE.

• 07/29/1999· STEERING

  THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OF AT ABOUT 65000 MILES THE LOCAL DEALER SAID HE COULD FIND NO PROBLEM ALTHOUGH TH INTERMITTENT FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE BAD BY ANOTHER DEALER 0N 6/24/99 AT 90468 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

• 07/29/1999· PARKING BRAKE

  I HAVE LEARNED THAT REAR PARKING BRAKE LOCKUP FAILURE ON 1993-94 MAZDA 626 IS COMMON BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FAULT. SEE WWW.ERGONITE.DEMON.CO.UK/PROBEMX/PROBEFAQ.HTM

• 07/25/1996· POWER TRAIN

  LEFT/FRONT AXLE FAILURE.