1995 Mazda 626

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

• 12/29/2000· POWER TRAIN

  DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD CODES OF 628 TORQUE CONVERTOR SOLENOID LOCKED UP AND CODE 657 FLUID OVER TEMP, AND THAT TRANSMISSON OIL DARK IN COLOR. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION COST OF $2650.00. NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR OTHER THAN O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING. CAR SHIFTED NORMAL. *AK

• 12/26/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FINE. THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF. UPDATED 01/29/08 TR

• 12/26/1996· AIR BAGS

  RECALL RELATED, 95V006, AIRBAG MODULE; WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED 35 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING INJURIES AND NO IMPACT WAS INVOLVED. *AK

• 12/25/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I GOT A 95 MAZDA 626 IN THIS FEB, NOW IT IS 67,000 MILES.LAST NIGHT, I HAD THE O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING ON, AND A CRAPPY JERK DURING ACCELRATION. '!@#$%, IT SEEMS THE TRANNY IS GOING OUT. *AK *TR

• 12/22/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN AT ANY SPEED THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND THE GEAR SHIFTS VERY HARD, THE VEHICLE JERKS/ SHAKES. ALSO, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/18/2000· AIR BAGS,TIRESCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BUSTED. CONSUMER HIT GUARDRAIL, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

• 12/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. $2,100 REPAIR REQUIRED.*AK

• 12/18/2000· POWER TRAIN

  I HAD ALREADY REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONCE IN 1998, AND NOW AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER IT FAILED AGAIN, AND THE CD4E TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY BAD REPUTATION.. THE ONLY WARRANTY I GOT FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS 12 MONTHS... I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.. MAZDA/FORD SHOULD'VE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION A LONG TIME AGO... I BELIEVE I HAVE SPENT MORE ON THE TRANSMISSION THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH.... THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION.*AK

• 12/18/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  IDLE AIR VALVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE STALLING.

• 12/17/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE

  WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB......MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 12/22/2004. SUN LIGHT BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN VISOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. IF THE SUNLIGHT BURNS THE FABRIC OF THE SUN VISOR THEN THE FABRIC OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE VERY FLAMMABLE. *AK

• 12/17/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRAMISSION PROBLEM WITH MADZA 626

• 12/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

• 12/15/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN YOU TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON, IT OFTEN MAKES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU CLICK IT. SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T NOTICE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHEN DRIVING IN BRIGHTLY LIT AREAS. THE LIGHT SWITCH ROLLS OFF WHEN YOUR HAND BRUSHES IT.*AK

• 12/15/2001· SEATS

  SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SEATS ON THIS CAR-- WHEN YOU LEAN ON THE INSIDE OF THEM, PUTTING YOUR FULL WEIGHT AGAINST ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT, IT FALLS BACKWARD SUDDENLY. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN TENDING TO BABY SEATS FASTENED IN THE BACK., BEHIND YOU. YOU LEAN IN TO HELP BABY, AND WHAM THE CHAIR FALLS INTO A FULL RECLINE. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH SEATS, AND EVEN WITH VERY LIGHTWEIGHT ADULTS. SHOULD SOMEONE BE DRIVING WHEN THEY LEAN, IT COULD MEAN A MASSIVE SAFETY HAZARD. TO MAKE THIS CLEARER, IF YOU SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (BOTH SEATS ARE EFFECTED, BUT FOR EXPLAINATIONS SAKE, WE'LL USE THE PASSENGER SIDE), THEN TURN TOWARD THE CENTER BACK SEAT OF THE CAR, YOUR SHOULDER RESTS AGAINST THE INSIDE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT, PUSHING A LITTLE TO THE INSIDE. WHEN STEADY PRESSURE IS APPLIED, AS YOU HELP THE CHILD, SUDDENLY, IT DROPS YOU BACKWARDS INTO A FULL RECLINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LATCH IS TRYING TO CATCH AS IT FALLS-- KIND OF LIKE A KID RUNNING WITH A STICK AGAINST A PLASTIC PICKET FENCE. HOPE THIS HELPS. BTW, IN TESTING IT, YOU MIGHT DO WELL TO HAVE A PERSON LEAN AS IF TURNING TO REACH INTO THE SEAT BEHIND THE SEAT THEY ARE SITTING IN. IT IS STEADY UNBALANCED PRESSURE THAT COLLAPSES IT, NOT SUDDEN IMPACT.*AK

• 12/15/2000· SUSPENSION

  /STABILIZER/ SWAY BAR LINKS ON MY 1995 MAZDA 626 BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS WEEK. THEY CAUSED THE STABILIZER BAR TO DROP DOWN AND DRAG ON TO THE ROAD WHICH WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. I HAD TO ABRUBTLY SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND STOP MY CAR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER IN MY AREA CHARGES $61.80 TO PURCHASE THE LINKS FOR EACH SIDE SINCE THE PRODUCTION DATE OF THE CAR IS BEFORE 9/13/95. IF THE PRODUCTION DATE WAS AFTER THIS DATE, I WOULD BE CHARGED $29.30. SINCE I WAS ABLE TO APPLY A $10.00 DEALER COUPON, THE PARTS COST ME $55.24 EACH TOTALING 117.92 WITH TAX. ALSO, THE DEALER QUOTED A &75.00 LABOR CHARGE TO REPAIR EACH SIDE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $150.00 FOR LABOR AND TOTAL REPAIR OF $267.92. I THINK THAT THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP NEAR MY HOME ONLY CHARGED ME $45.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE LINKS WHICH TOOK ONLY 15-20 MINUTES TO REPAIR. THE MECHANIC AT THIS SHOP SAID THAT HE RECEIVED FIVE VEHICLES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT HAD THE SAME PARTS REPLACED. THERE WERE THREE FORD PROBE CARS AND TWO (INCLUDING MINE) MAZDA 626 CARS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE STABILIZER BAR LINKS ARE DEFECTIVE MAZDA/FORD PARTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR PARTS AND LABOR AS WELL AS THE INCONVENIENCE. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO WARN THEM OF THESE STABILIZER BAR LINK BREAKDOWNS. *AK

• 12/15/1997· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WANTS AIR BAG DISCONNECTED.

• 12/14/1998· POWER TRAIN

  OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITH NO CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE INTIAL PROBLEM WAS THE OD LIGHT WAS BLINKING, WHEN THE LIGHT BLINKED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SHIFT VERY HARD. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH OR MORE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *YH

• 12/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 12/11/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THIS TRANSMISSION IS FIX THREE TIMES AND IT ALWAYS FAIL. DT

• 12/11/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. AFTERWARDS, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM SHIFTING GEARS. DEALER STATES THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/10/2008· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  1. TIRES MAKE A LOUD "WHUMP WHUMP WHUMP" SOUND THAT INCREASE SPEED AND VOLUME AS THE CAR ACCELERATES. 2. THE NOISE IS TIRE SEPARATION, THE NOISE IS CONSTANT AND CONTINUALLY GETTING LOUDER. THE TIRES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY COMPLETELY SHREDDED APART YET. 3. WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV BOOTS, BOTH HALF SHAFTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND NOISE REMAINS THE SAME. *TR

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  1995 MAZDA 626. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT ABOUT 103,000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (45 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR), THE CAR BEGAN TO CHUG WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A START. BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS GOING INTO GEAR WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *LA

• 12/09/2001· POWER TRAIN

  CAR CAN BARELY GET POWER TO GO. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP TRIED TO STEP THE CAR JUST REVEV UP. IS ONLY ABLE TO 10 MPH.*AK

• 12/08/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT THIS 1995 MAZDA 626 4 CYL VEHICLE USED AT 79K MILES. I RECENTLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION ROUTINELY SERVICED AGAIN AT A LOCAL GARAGE, INCLUDING YEARLY FLUID CHANGE, AND WITHIN JUST A FEW WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION LOST 2ND RANGE AND OVERDRIVE. ENGINE OVERSPEEDS BEFORE SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 3RD. I HAD TAKEN THIS CAR TO A PARR FORD/MAZDA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR SAFETY CHECK AND OIL CHANGE, BUT THEY NEVER ONCE MENTIONED THE NEED FOR AN AFTERMARKET OIL COOLER. BUT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK WITH THE TRANNY PROBLEM A FEW DAYS AGO, THEY TRIED TO SELL ME A REBUILT TRANNY FOR $3500 INSTALLED AND EMPHASIZED THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSTALL A REBUILT TRANNY WITHOUT ADDING AN AFTERMARKET OIL COOLER. NEVER ONCE DID PARR FORD/MAZDA MENTION INSTALLING AN AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER UNTIL AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I CONSIDER THIS AN ACT OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON THEIR PART AND FEEL THEY OWE ME A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 12/08/2000· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  MY VEHICLE STARTED WITH JACKING MOTIONS AND THE STEETING WHEEL KEPT VEERING. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REVERSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE BUT IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND NOT ON A HILLY AREA EITHER. I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFFF COMPLETE TO STOP THE MOTION. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THIS WAS VERY SCARY. IT WAS A GOOD THING MY SPEED WAS LOW. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING INSTEADING OF GOING FORWARD. I LATER FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT PREMATURELY , THE GAS PUMP BROKEN WITH PIECES STILL INSIDE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS JUST BARELY FIVE YEARS OLD.*AK

• 12/08/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR/DOWNSHIFTS INAPPROPRIATELY, WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERSHIP IS AT A LOSS.

• 12/07/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. I AM APALLED THAT MAZDA THINKS THIS IS NORMAL! *AK

• 12/06/2002· POWER TRAIN

  O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. DT

• 12/05/2006· POWER TRAIN

  MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE IN 2004 AND 2006. *NM

• 12/05/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/04/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP SO BAD THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. DT

• 12/04/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, AND SUFFERED FACE INJURIES. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

• 12/02/1999· POWER TRAIN

  ALTHOUGH NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED, MY WIFE WAS STRANDED IN TRAFFIC AND HAD TO GET HELP TO REMOVE IT FROM TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISION. IF YOU VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE, YOU WILL GET A FEELING ON HOW WIDE SPREAD AND DANGEROUS THIS PROBLEM CAN BE. HTTP://WWW.ALVANT.ALVA.OK.US/DAN/MAZDA.HTM

• 12/01/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 41,133 MILES SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 44,542 MILES. *MJS

• 12/01/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY, SUCH AS HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS TOTALLY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. *AK

• 12/01/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  (2) SETS OF BRAKE PADS/SHOES REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR W/DEALER INDICATING DRIVER APPEARS TO RIDE BRAKES? PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 11/30/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE SIDEWALK, EXPLODING 2 TIRES, BLOCK DRIVER EYE GLASSES AND INJURING THE DRIVER FACE. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL ON THE CAR AND ACCEPTED TO REPAIR BUT LATER DIRECTED THE VICTIM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *LA RECALL #98V249000. SC

• 11/30/1995· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSIN BLEW OUT AT 8,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/29/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS MAKING A BUZZING NOISE, AND SHE HAD PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/28/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 AND FROM THE START THERE WERE PROBLEMS. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF, KEEPS OVERHEATING EVEN AFTER HAD FULL FLUID FLUSH, REPLACED OLD BATTERY WITH NEW ONE AND CAR CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF, TAKES 10 MIN TO START. I GOT IT FIXED IN MARCH OF 2008 FOR THE PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE AND AGAIN IN SEPT 2008 FOR SAME PROBLEMS BUT WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY. THEY SAID ITS BECAUSE 2 OUT OF THE 4 CYLINDERS ARE REALLY LOW. IF THAT'S THE CASE WHY DIDN'T THE OTHER COMPANY ADVISE ME OF THAT SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR WON'T START. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST SERIOUS ISSUE WAS THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART IT AND GO HOME. *TR

• 11/27/2000· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG SENSOR FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER, CODE 7, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK

• 11/26/2002· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. O/D LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. CAR REVVED BUT DID NOT MOVE. DT

• 11/24/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A CONCRETE BARRIER AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES DUE TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/24/1998· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, JERKING INTO GEAR, ETC. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/22/1999· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V249000. HOWEVER, RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/21/2001· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WILL GO BACK TO ZERO. GAUGES ON DASH WILL START TO ACT ERRACTICALLY. VEHICLE STAYED IN THIRD GEAR. ALSO, HAD TO STOP VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT, AND THEN START VEHICLE BACK UP, AND EVERYTHING ACTED NORMALLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. CONTACTED MAZDA, AND MAZDA INDICATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 99I005000 ON 1994 MODEL. *AK *SLC

• 11/21/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND HIT A POTHOLE IN THE STREET, BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

• 11/20/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING FRONT END COLLISION THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED PER RECALL NOTICE 98V-249 AND WOULD ONLY REPAIR FOR A FEE, AIR BAG STILL NEEDS REPAIR. NLM

• 11/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK