1998 Mazda 626

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

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. NLM

• 12/28/1999· SEATS

  WHEN USING THE HEAD RESTRAINT, IF CONSUMER'S HEAD IS NOT CENTERED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE MATERIAL GIVES WAY . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/24/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS AT THE MECHANIC HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE DO SOMETHING. RIGHT NOW REPLACING IT FOR A REBUILT ONE IS $1,100, BUT BEING A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, IT MAY NOT LAST ANOTHER YEAR. I AM THE 3RD OWNER, SO I AM NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE TIMES THIS TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN REPAIRED OR REPLACED, BUT WHEN I BOUGHT IT WAS WORKING WELL. *TR

• 12/24/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 4CYL. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, ALONG WITH FLUID FLUSHES AND EVEN SOME ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS REPLACED AND NOW THE CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A PERFECT MOTOR AND WHEN ITS IN REVERSE IT IS IN DRIVE, THERE IS NO REVERSE ANYMORE. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED AND I AM ON A FIXED INCOME AND NEED HELP REPAIRING IT. *TR

• 12/23/2004· POWER TRAIN

  MY 1998 626 ONE DAY WITHOUT WARNING THE O/D BUTTON STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING WHEN DRIVING. I GOT HOME, AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I GO TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CAR SHOP, AND I MISSED MY TURN. I WENT TO MAKE A U-TURN AND THEN SHIFTED GEARS INTO REVERSE, BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. FINALLY I GO TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

• 12/23/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

• 12/21/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING NORMAL RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP. CAR GOES SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL IT FINALLY WON'T MOVE AT ALL. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT REGULAR 30K INTERVALS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS WAS SHOT, RUINED, KAPUT, ETC...ESTIMATE OF $2500. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN MY CAR. AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO HELP OR EVEN TALK ABOUT HELPING ON THE REPAIR COST. MY CAR ONLY HAS 89K ON IT!! NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY COLLECTING DUST, I DON'T HAVE $2500 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF SINCE MOST MAZDA 626'S ARE HAVING THIS FAILURE. *JB

• 12/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AND ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AND BUCKS. *AK

• 12/19/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSION SPRING ON THE TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V134000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) AND WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,000.

• 12/19/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 THAT I PURCHASED IN 1999. I HAVE HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN THIS CAR IN 2000 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE MOTOR HAS SEIZED. IT JUST QUIT ONE DAY AS MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK. IT IS AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN BROADENING, OHIO AND THEY WON'T OR CAN'T TELL ME WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM NOW TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT RECALLS AND GET OTHER INFO THAT MAY HELP ME GET MY CAR FIXED. *AK

• 12/19/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SMOKES CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VIECHIEL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK

• 12/19/2001· POWER TRAIN

  PRIOR TO PULLING OFF VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/19/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 12/18/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR ON 17 DEC 98, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT INERTIA DEVICE DID NOT LOCK. FAILURE OF PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT ALLOWED PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FORWARD, STRIKING LEGS IN DASH AND HEAD HITTING WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED ALOT OF BRUISING AND SWELLING, BUT DID NOT SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY. ALSO, DRIVER HAD SOME BRUISING AND CUTS. BOTH ARE UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. *AK *AK

• 12/17/2014· STEERING,STRUCTURE,WHEELSCrash

  I WAS DRIVING 60MPH SLOWING DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 55 ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING POPPED THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE CAR WENT IN TO THE WALL AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE WINDOWS. *TR

• 12/16/2002· POWER TRAIN

  EARLY TRANSMISSINON FAILURE

• 12/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE SPRING FOR THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. LATER, SHE FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER SHE WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND SHE WAS REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY WAS NOT WORKING, AND THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WORK HAD NOT ACTUALLY BEEN DONE. HE STATED A KIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE SHE WAS ALREADY REIMBURSED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR HER. *AK

• 12/12/2000· TIRES

  BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 92 TIRES EXPERIENCED DRY ROT AT ONLY 9110 MILES AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

• 12/10/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 626. THE FIRST TIME WAS AUGUST OF 2006. IT STARTED WITH THE O/D LIGHT FLASHING THE SMOKING AND FINALLY GOING OUT COMPLETELY. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NO-WHERE. I HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK FOR 3 HOURS AND $200.00 TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP NEAR MY HOUSE. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A USED TRANSMISSION FROM A JUNK YARD AND HAD IT REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1200.00. CHEAP COMPARED TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS PAID. THE SECOND TIME WAS JUST RECENT 12/7/07. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JUMPING BETWEEN GEARS (2ND AND 3RD) THEN IT STAYED STUCK ON 2ND GEAR. FINALLY IT WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR INCLUDING REVERSE. SO FAR I HAVE NOT FOUND ANOTHER (REASONABLY PRICED) TRANSMISSION. THE CHEAPEST I FOUND WITH A 30 DAY WARRANTY IS $1000.00. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR WHICH IS ABOUT $400.00. *TR

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *CB *JB

• 12/09/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT HARD WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE JERK FORWARD. OCCASIONALLY, THE GEAR WOULD JUMP TO NEUTRAL WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB

• 12/08/2004· POWER TRAIN

  1998 MAZDA 626 - TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND FINALLY GAVE OUT. ALSO WAS NOT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM MAZDA THAT HAS GIVEN OUT, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THE FACT I THOUGHT IT WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM CAUSED ON MY PART. RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $3000+TAXS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR CHARGES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MAZDA AND THERE VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY ARE USELESS PRETTY MUCH AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. " HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/CGI/CARS/FRAMESET.PHP?BULLETIN=Y&URL=HTTP://WWW.CARLOUNGE.COM/CGI/CARSBBS/READ.PHP/F/2/I/31057/T/31057 " ......THIS URL PROVIDED IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY FORUMS AND CARTRACKING WEBSITES THAT HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS, ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION. NOT ONE , THIS IS A FACT AND CAN BE PROVEN, NOT ONE OWNER OF A MAZDA 626 HAS 'NOT' HAD EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR, SPECIFICALLY IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE..... DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SPENDING $3000+ DOLLARS ON REPAIRS REGULARLY IS OBVIOUSLY RIDICULOUS, EVEN IF THE MONEY WERE AVAILABLE. *JB

• 12/08/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RE: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN# NHTSA 00V134000/RECALL 00V134000: TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING DEFECT. I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 VIN#[XXX]. ON 10-27-03 I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING BELT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. I CALL MAZDA AND GAVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS! IT WAS A RECALL. *LA *SCC *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/07/2000· TIRES

  TIRE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL, THE DRIVER INJURED HER WRIST AND ARM. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

• 12/06/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. NOTHING WORKS. NOW I AM BEING FINED FOR NOT PASSING INSPECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER VARIOUS REPAIRS THE LIGHT WOULD FINALLY GO OFF. NOW IT WILL NOT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD O2 SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR REPLACED, SINCE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY WHAT THE CODE WAS. STILL NOTHING AND NOONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK

• 12/06/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND MAZDA SAID IT WILL COST $4,000 TO REPLACE. *LA

• 12/05/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE... ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CARS TRANSMISSION FAILED. LUCKILY THERE WAS SOME TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE PAST MONTH. *NM

• 12/05/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/05/2000· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER THREE TRIPS TO AFOREMENTIONED DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, DEALER REPEATEDLY SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HELP! *AK

• 12/04/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 1998 MODEL DURING FEBRUARY' 06. IT HAD 69K MILES ON IT. LAST MONTH, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, IT DID NOT MOVE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE LOCAL ROAD. SO I COULD PUT TURN AND PUT IT ON A PARKING LOT AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES/HR. WHEN I CONTACTED FIRESTONE THEY TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS A FAILURE AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I SPENT A TOTAL OF 2400$ FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM TOTALLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. I MEED MAZDA NORTH AMERICA TO REFUND MY MONEY BACK. THANKS. VINOD. *NM

• 12/02/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION (DRUM) FAILED AFTER NORMAL USE AT 100K MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS STRICTLY KEPT ON THE FLUID A $2000 REPAIR BILL. NOTICEABLY, THERE WERE 3 OTHER MAZDA'S (626 AND PROTEGE'S) THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MAZDA DOES NOT EVEN ISSUE THE SAME DRUM ANYMORE. THEY HAVE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO REPLACE THESE COMMONLY MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. IN MY EYES, THIS AMOUNTS TO AN ADMISSION FROM MAZDA THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS FAULTY. DT

• 12/01/2008· POWER TRAINFire

  TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE YEAR OF 98'S TRANSMISSIONS MADE BY FORD. TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES STARTING FROM SHIFTING ISSUES, TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATING REQUIRING MORE AND MORE MAZDA 626'S TO HAVE AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLERS INSTALLED, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THIS YEAR THAT FORD MADE THIS TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED MANY PEOPLE TO OFTEN REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE. YOU WILL SEE MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSIONS 2 OR 3 TIMES WITHIN PUTTING 150K ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO AS I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION SLIP AND COMPLETELY NOT WORK, TO GETTING REBUILT AND NOW MY O/D IS NOW FLASHING, WHICH REQUIRES ME TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET OIL COOLER FOR MY TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH DOES NOT COME WITH THE VEHICLE ALREADY. TRANSMISSION REBUILD IS COSTING OVER 2,000 DOLLARS DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS FROM THE DEALER AND AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS. PLEASE RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION!!!!!! A MAZDA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS FOR SOME 1998-2001 MODELS. TSB 05-005/02 DEALS WITH ONE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCE: "AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE O/D OFF LIGHT IS BLINKING AND CODE P1783 IS SET (EXCESSIVE ATF TEMPERATURE). OCCASIONALLY THERE WILL BE OVERFLOW THROUGH THE DIPSTICK TUBE AND HARSH SHIFTING. MAZDA'S RECOMMENDED FIX IS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TO INSTALL AN AUXILIARY COOLER FOR THE TRANSMISSION." WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON, IT ENTERS A FAIL-SAFE MODE? (THE EPC SOLENOID OPENS UP AND BRINGS LINE PRESSURE UP TO 'MAX') ... THE ONLY CATCH IS IT RAISES THE FLUID PRESSURE WELL BEYOND NORMAL SPECS (IT GOES FROM 100 TO 400 PSI). FORD CD4E TRANSMISSION HTTP://WWW.ANSWERBAG.COM/Q_VIEW/724066 - ISSUES ALSO WITH TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 12/01/2006· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 89,000 MILES JUST FAILED. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, A PUMP FAILED, AND NOW MY CAR HAS "NO FORWARD GEARS." I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL, DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW OF WHICH MAZDA IS AWARE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT RECALLING THIS MODEL AND CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. *NM

• 11/25/2005· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 98 MAZDA 626 JUST STARTED TO SLIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000 AT ONLY 107000 MILES. *NM

• 11/24/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 98 MAZDA 626 WITH 149K MILES. *TR

• 11/19/2007· POWER TRAIN

  MY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAIL 3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. *TR

• 11/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF ABOUT $2500 WHILE I HEAR THAT IF MAZDA HAD JUST INFORMED THE OWNERS EARLIER THEY COULD HAVE ADDED ABOUT $100 COOLING KIT AND SAVED ALL THE COST AND HASSLE. *LA

• 11/19/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED.*AK THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST STEERING. THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH AND FINALLY STALLED. THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE MECHANIC FOUND A TENSIONER BROKEN. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS RECALL, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR BOTH TENSIONER SPRING FAILURES. *JB *NM

• 11/18/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626, (4 CYL) IS FAILING AGAIN. HAD IT REBUILT 10 MONTHS AGO AND IT FAILING AGAIN. *JB

• 11/17/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. AS I WAS RESEARCHING, CALLING AROUND AND ASKING PEOPLE ABOUT WHERE I COULD FIND A TRANSMISSION AT A REASONABLE PRICE, I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNS OR HAS OWNED A 626. *LA

• 11/16/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A USED 1998 MAZDA 626 ON OCT 8, 2004 AND NOV 15, 2004 THE TRANSMISSION DIED IN IT AND THE DEALER WON'T DO A THING, MAZDA IS DENYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND STILL THERE IS NO RECALL FORCED ONTO THE MANUFACTURE. I'M NOT SPENDING $1500 OR MORE, I'M GOING TO TRY TO REBUILD THE TRANNY MYSELF AND BILL MAZDA @ $85/HR PLUS PARTS. WE NEED A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED. ANY LAWYERS' OUT THERE, PLEASE HELP US. I DON'T WAN'T TO REPAIR THE TRANNY 3 TIMES OR MORE.*AK

• 11/16/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE REPLACED THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 TWICE, ONCE AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES AGAIN AT ABOUT 90,000 AND NOW IT IS GONE AGAIN AT 113,000. THOMAS.SMITH9@US.ARMY.MIL *LA

• 11/13/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING, AT SPEED SLIGHTLY ABOVE 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, ALL LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY , CAR WOULD NOT CRANK OR REIGNITE TO START ENGINE. TECHNICAL HELP ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START VEHICLE BUT WAS ASKED TO STOP ATTEMPT DUE TO SOUND BEING BROKEN TIMING BELT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN SUMMIT AUTOMOTIVE FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH MUST BE PAID FOR BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO DID NOT MENTION THIS RECALL TO A BUYER. WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS, THE LOCKS ENGAGES TO UNLOCK ITSELF WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON PARK OR DRIVE AND AT TIMES LOCKS ITSELF NOT ALLOWING DRIVER OR PASSENGER TO UNLOCK DOOR MANUALLY. WITH THE DOOR LOCKS, THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS CAN FATALLY DIE IF NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP WITH REGARDS TO WHAT I NEED TO DO, AS A CONSUMER AND OWNER.*AK

• 11/12/2005· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE: I HAVE A BABIED 1998 MAZDA 626LX. AT 107,000 MILES I NOTICED SOME VERY SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SHIFT PROBLEMS. I CONSULTED THE MANUAL. NOTHING. I CALLED THE DEALER, VAGUE ANSWERS, NO RECOMMENDATIONS. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED THE O/D LIGHT COMING ON AT ABOUT 60 MILES ( HEAT ? ). SO I STARTED SHORT DRIVING ONLY. FINALLY IT FAILED AND BLEW FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPAIRS. SO FAR - $1590.00, BUT NO CONFIDENCE IT IS OVER. MY MECHANIC SAID THE TRANS COOLER WAS DESIGNED POORLY AND COULD NOT BE CLEANED TO WHERE IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY. WE PUT ON AN AUX COOLER. WE HOPE IT WORKS. PROBLEM IS THE CAR IS NOT WORTH IT. I AM ANGRY AT ^&% ^%$#^& MAZDA FOR THEIR INEPT SUPPORT AND STUPIDITY. I WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN. THEY HAVE LEECHED ME LONG ENOUGH ON THIS CAR. THEY COULD HAVE HELPED A LONG TIME AGO ABOUT THE HEAT BUILD-UP OF THE FLUID. THEY KNEW THIS WAS COMING. THEY ARE VULTURES WAITING FOR YOUR CAR TO DIE AND THEN THEY WILL HELP THEMSELVES TO YOUR $2500.00. I WILL DIE TELLING FOLKS TO STEER CLEAR OF MAZDA AND FORD. *JB

• 11/12/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 82,000 MILES (ON AN ALREADY REBUILT TRANSMISSION). *JB

• 11/09/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR RAN HOT , WOULLDN'T FIXX, BROKE BOTH CAMSHAFTS IN THE HEADS. *AK

• 11/07/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE AND BROKE THE TIMING BELT. VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

• 11/07/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. DT

• 11/07/2001· POWER TRAIN

  CAR FAILS TO ENTER GEAR WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES INTO GEAR. ONCE IN GEAR, THE CAR FAILS TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS (LIMITING SPEED). WHILE MOVING FORWARD IN GEAR, THE CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL OR (LESS FREQUENTLY) INTO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING (MAXIMUM TIME IN GEAR BEFORE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL = 1-1.5 MINUTES, USUALLY 30-40 SECONDS). SOMETIMES SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, OR TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, ENABLES THE DRIVER TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR. IF THE CAR IS SLOWED TO A STOP WHILE IN FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR, THE CAR WILL LEAVE GEAR AND STAY IN NEUTRAL.*AK

• 11/03/2000· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AT 70-75MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON PULLING OFF TO STOP, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE 1ST GEAR UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN (THE O/D LIGHT RESET TO OFF WHENEVER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. TOWARDS THE END OF AN 900 MILE TRIP TO PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON TOP OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED (THE RPM'S VARIED SEVERELY DURING THIS TIME). HAD TO EVENTUALLY PULL OFF, CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. AFTER ABOUT 3 AND 1/2 WEEKS I GOT THE CAR BACK AND UPON DRIVING IT HOME THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON TWICE DURING THE 93 MILE TRIP HOME AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START IN FIRST GEAR AGAIN. I TALKED TO THE AADCO TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY IN TIFTON, GA AGAIN AND THEY IMFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY ELECTRICAL!!!!, I.E. THE COMPUTER. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER, IT SEEMED TO DRIVE BETTER, BUT STILL JERKY OR SLIPPING AT TIMES. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YET, I'LL BE GOING ABOUT 190 MILES THIS WEEKEND, I HOPE. 1. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? 2. IS THE COMPUTER THE MOST LIKELY FAILED COMPONENT AND IS IT EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR? 3. IS MAZDA RECALLING ANY OF THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS? 4. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT I MAY TAKE TO RECOVER ANY PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES?*AK