2001 Mazda 626

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

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  AS WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER 626'S, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE....WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA. *NM

• 12/25/2003· POWER TRAIN

  RETAINING CLIP FROM TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT LEVER (ON TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY) WAS FOUND MISSING AND SHIFT CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM LEVER CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN REVERSE (THE GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN WHEN COMPONENT FAILED). THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SHIFTER INDICATOR SHOWED VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *LA

• 12/22/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2001 MAZDA 626 WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO A BURNING SMELL IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR ALSO SMELLED MUSTY AS IF WATER WERE LEAKING SOMEWHERE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE MOONROOF SCREWS OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AND CLAIMS NO BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, THE STEREO DISPLAY STOPPED ILLUMINATING AND MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER THE $300 REPAIR. AT AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FLASH CONTINUOUSLY. THE CAR STARTED TO CHUG UP HILLS AND JERK WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. I NOTIFIED MAZDA IMMEDIATELY, THINKING IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE DEALER SAID TO DRIVE IT IN. ON THE WAY, THE CAR QUICKLY GOT WORSE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH AND STALLED WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER SAID, "BAD NEWS, YOU NEED A NEW TRANNY". UNPROFESSIONAL AND IGNORANT WORDS TO ME. I PAID ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COMPANY FOR TOWING AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SINCE MAZDA WANTED OVER $3,000. HE STATED THAT MANY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN FAILING TOO EARLY SINCE THEY WERE BUILT WITH A FORD TRANSMISSION, NOT CAPABLE FOR A CAR LIKE THE 626. MAZDA MUST HAVE HAD SOME GOOD REASON TO OFFER 0 PERCENT FINANCING THEN SUDDENLY STOP MAKING THE LONG EXISTING AND ONCE RELIABLE 626. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE NUMEROUS AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THERE ARE PROBABLY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE 626 OUT THERE REPAIRING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS TOO EARLY AND UNAWARE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

• 12/22/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2001 MAZDA 626 AT 30,000 MILE CHECK. ROTORS ARE RUSTING MORE THAN USUAL, WITH ONLY ABOUT 70% CONTACT WITH THE BREAK PADS. IT STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT A WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. I CLAIM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AVERAGE FOR REPAIR WORK ON BREAKS IS ABOUT 40-50,000 MILES. THIS IS WELL UNDER THAT AND 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED.*AK

• 12/17/2002· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS HIT A 30 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HEAD WENT THROUGH HE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS *NLM

• 12/15/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT'S CHILD WAS TRAPPED IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT. THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY UNLATCHED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HOWEVER, THE STRAP TIGHTENED AROUND THE CHILD, LIMITING MOVEMENT AND RESULTING IN AN INJURY. IN AN EFFORT TO FREE THE CHILD THE STRAP WAS CUT BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROBLEM, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

• 12/10/2007· POWER TRAIN

  CALLED THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP, AND TALKED TO THE REPAIR CENTER FOR A GOOD FEW MINUTES. TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS WEBSITE AND HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION THERE ARE, AND HE SAID THAT ITS NOT THEIR FAULT. THAT THEY DON'T OFFER ANY DISCOUNTS OR ANYTHING FOR REPAIRS LIKE THIS. ALSO, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A MISFIRE IN MY CAR. ALL AFTER GETTING A NEW 1200 DEALER ONLY PART. DO THEY CARE THAT THEY BUILT A VERY HORRIBLE MADE CAR? NO. I REALLY THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE FORCED INTO ATLEAST CUTTING THE PRICE DOWN TO HALF. ITS JUST NORMAL DRIVING THAT IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, AND THE MISFIRE. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED FOR I SPENT 6GRAND TO GET THE CAR, AND NOW I HAVE ALMOST PUT IN 6GRAND TO KEEP IT RUNNING. REALLY WISHED I HAD NEVER GOTTEN THIS CAR. *TR

• 12/08/2008· POWER TRAIN

  WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES ON 2001 MAZDA 626, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED PER PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT. TOOK IT IN AFTER THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING AND THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WAS BY TURNING OFF THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION. *TR

• 12/08/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  AS WELL AS OTHER 626'S MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN. WAS DRIVING IT, DOWN THE ROAD, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ABOUT 7 TIMES, AND IT REVVED, THEN WENT DOWN AND REVVED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY DROVE IT AND LOOKED AND TOLD ME THAT ITS SHOT. OF COURSE THIS ALL HAPPENS AFTER SPENDING $1200 FOR A DEALER ONLY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHY WOULD ANYONE BUY THIS CAR KNOWING THAT THEY FALL APART, AND HAVE DEALER ONLY PARTS!? *TR

• 12/07/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHTS FLASHING AND DOES NOT MOVE IN THE FIRST GEAR OR SHIFT TO SECOND EITHER HAS HAPPENED ON FREE WAY ALSO WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE DRIVES WITH KIDS. *TR

• 12/07/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED OF THE FIRST COLLISION WAS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT IT WAS AT A LOW SPEED. THE SECOND COLLISION OCCURRED AT 30 MPH. BOTH TIMES THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO INSPECTION OR REPAIRS MADE TO THE AIRBAGS. *AK

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. ON APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 22, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ON APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 15, 2006, (15,000 MILES LATER) THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT REQUESTED INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FLAWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WAS RARE AND THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

• 12/06/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2001 MAZDA 626 LX WITH 76,000 MILES ON IT BEGAN HAVING ITS O/D OFF LIGHT FLASH ON MY DASHBOARD. THEN MY SHIFTING IN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BEFORE THIS AND THE ONLY REASON MUST BE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I AM A STUDENT AND AM HAVING TO WORK OVERTIME TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH MAY ALSO FAIL DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

• 12/01/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 SOUTH FROM RICHMOND, VA. AT APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN AUTO TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION. WAS ABLE TO EXIT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BY PULLING TO MY RIGHT AND DRIVING SLOWLY UNTIL EXIT RAMP WAS REACHED. CAR WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME TO RALEIGH, NC BY TAKING SECONDARY ROADS AND NOT TOTALLY STOPPING FOR STOP SIGNS AS TRANSMISSION DID NOT WANT TO PULL CAR AWAY FROM A TOTAL STOP. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 73K MILES ON IT AND IT NOT DRIVEN HARSHLY NOR HAS IT EVER PULLED A TRAILER. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO MECHANICS. THEY ALSO SAY THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION HAS BAD REPUTATION WITHIN THE REPAIR INDUSTRY. APPEARS THAT I WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. *NM

• 11/29/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DUE TO A LOW QUALITY OF MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION, IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TO ILLUSTRATE, TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A USED 2001 MAZDA 626, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION'S WEAKNESS [NO POWER, SLUGGISH AND UNRESPONSIVE]. TO CLAIM, IMMEDIATELY I CALLED TO THE MAZDA-DEALERSHIP SALES DEPARTMENT AND EXPLAIN THE ISSUES AND I REQUESTED A REPAIR OR SERVICE. AFTER A SHORT CONVERSATION WITH THE SALES DEPARTMENT FOR RETURNING THE CAR, MR. DAVE WILSON AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS, SO HE TRANSFERRED MY CALL TO THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE CENTER MANAGER, MR. STEVE POLLARD. BASED ON MY PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE MANAGER, I WENT TO THE CENTER TO GET THE PROBLEMS FIXED. HOWEVER, MR. STEVE POLLARD BY REJECTING MY REQUEST FOR A TRANSMISSION-REPLACEMENT, AFTER A MINOR CHECK, HE FIXED THE AUDIO-SET AND THE STEERING WHEEL NOISE ONLY. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR, I FOUND THE SAME WEAK TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CALLED BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER, AND REMINDED THE PROBLEM BUT THE MANAGER GAVE THE SAME REPLY AS BEFORE (THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION). THEN HE ASKED: DO YOU HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY? YES, I SAID. THEN HE ADDED: DON'T WORRY AND ADVISED ME TO USE IT FOR ANY FUTURE MAJOR PROBLEMS! AS A RESULT, I STARTED TO USE AND DRIVE THE POWERLESS CAR WITH ITS WEAK TRANSMISSION, NOT ONLY CAREFULLY AND STRESSFULLY FOR 2 YEARS, BUT ALSO FULL OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, UNTIL IT STOPPED ON THE ROAD COMPLETELY. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER TOWING THE CAR TO THE CENTER FOR THE SAME ISSUE, TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, LATER, I WAS REMINDED THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE, AND I MUST PAY A TOTAL COST OF $3148.46 FROM MY POCKET!!

• 11/27/2003· EQUIPMENT

  THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE, BECAUSE ALWAYS SOMETHING RELATED TO IT IS OUT OF WORK. FREQUENTLY IT IS REFLECTED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. FOR INSTANCE, THE LAST TIME THE AIR CONDITION (A/C) WAS REPAIRED, THAT REPAIRMAN LEFT THE CLAXON AND THE REAR DEFROST OUT OF WORK. THE A/C HAS BEEN REPAIRED TOO MANY TIMES THAT IT DOES NOT FIT WITH A NEW VEHICLE. NOWADAYS IT IS OUT OF WORK AGAIN. I FEAR THAT NEXT TIME IS THE LIGHTS TO BE OFF WHEN JUST DRIVING. IN INCIDENT DATE, NEXT DATA REQUIRED IN THIS SCHEME, I AM PUTTING THE LAST REPAIR IN THE DEALER. *LA

• 11/25/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY CAR WAS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 2001. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING. *LA

• 11/18/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY NAME IS [XXX]. I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 LX. 4 CYL. WITH ONLY 97,000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE GEAR THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ONLY THE RPMS WOULD REV UP. THE CAR DRIVES IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND REVERSE BUT NOT IN DRIVE. AFTER TAKING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IT IS COSTING ME $2000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE FILED A COMPLIANT AGAINST THIS CAR FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. WHY DON'T THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS CAR?? DOESN'T MAZDA WANT TO SELL MORE CARS IN THE FUTURE? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA AND WILL DISCOURAGE ANYONE I KNOW FROM BUYING IT. IS THIS TRANSMISSION EVEN WORTH REBUILDING? I AM SCARED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IS MAZDA EVEN REIMBURSING ANY COST FOR THIS REPAIR? DOES ANYONE KNOW? *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/15/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES HE EXPERIENCED A DOWN SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRANSMISSION RAPIDLY DOWN SHIFTED TO A VERY LOW SPEED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE HOWEVER HE PREVIOUSLY DISCOVERED THERE WAS SOME LEAKAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE EXPENSE. *JB

• 11/14/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 11/14/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, WITHIN 15 MINUTES I WAS AT THE DEALER. I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. I PUT AN EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION RADIATOR AND THE LIGHT HAS NOT TURNED ON. I HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES 4 TIMES IN SIX MONTHS. THEY SAY IT IS MY DRIVING. HOW CAN THIS BE? ONCE IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO PUT BRAKE PADS. THAT MONDAY THEY SAID IT NEEDED ROTORS AND DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THAT FRIDAY I PICKED UP MY CAR AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT NEED ROTORS AFTER ALL!!! THEY RENTED ME A CAR, 2 MONTHS LATER MY CREDIT CARD WAS CHARGED FOR THE WEEKS RENTAL. BESIDES THIS THE NATIONAL CITY MILE OF CARS WESCOTT MAZDA-KIA DEALER ARE SEXIST AND DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOMEN. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE GUY (TOM) CALLED ME AN ASS AND NEVER APOLOGIZED EVEN AFTER I TOLD HIS BOSS. *LA

• 11/14/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE DOOR LOCK WILL CLOSE AND LOCK INTERMITTENLY. CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CLAM OUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 11/08/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES NOW. TWICE UNDER WARRANTY ONCE OUT OF MY POCKET AND THE LATEST LASTED ONLY 13,000 SO ITS NOT COVERED AGAIN. *JB

• 11/05/2003· VISIBILITY

  2001 MAZDA 626 V6: WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ON DRIVERS SIDE QUIT BECAUSE NUT THAT HOLDS THE ARM ON FELL OFF. THE WORKING ARE ENCLOSED AND I COULD NOT FIX. WHEN THE REPAIR WAS MADE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS OFF COMPLETELY AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE NUT WAS ALMOST OFF. DANGEROUS! *LA

• 11/01/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CHAIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING LINKS. THE SERVICE MAN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR IS JUST SITTING NOW BECAUSE WE CAN NOT AFFORD 2000 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED BUT IF ITS POSSIBLE TO BE LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD THAT WE COULD GET IT REPLACED FOR FREE. WE REALLY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND ONE RUNNING VEHICLE AND REALLY NEED HELP GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

• 11/01/2007· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANS. WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR,OR WILL ENGAGE PARK. TRANS. REBUILT. AFTER 18 MONTHS SAME PROBLEM RETURNED! *TR

• 10/31/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS CONSUMER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/23/2004· POWER TRAIN

  YES I PURCHASE A CERTIFIED USED 2001 MAZDA 626 THE SUMMER OF 2003 FOR MY GRADUATION GIFT FROM HIGH SCHOOL, NO HAVING THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS I AM NOW LOOKING TO TRADE IN MY CAR OR BUY ME ANOTHER ONE. WITH 91.000 MILES ON MY CAR, MY TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN TO BE REPLACE. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR IN DRIVE WHILE I WAS IN OVERDRIVE. I COULD ONLY USE OVERDRIVE ONCE I HAVE GOTTEN OVER 50. THE NEXT DAY I MADE A APPOINTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME MY OVERDRIVE HAD BURNT OUT AND I HAD MORE INTERNAL FAILURES ON MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT MADE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IN A REMADE TRANSMISSION FOR $2700. I AM REALLY PISS OF AT MAZDA. FOR ONE THEY DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO NOTHING AND THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY RUNS OUT A 3 YEAR OR 36,000. WHAT TYPE OF BS IS THAT FOR A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY.*AK

• 10/22/2004· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  1)CAR WAS JERKING,TRANSMISSION WAS REVING ON MY 2001 MAZDA 2)TOOK IT TOOK THE DEALER AFTER I BROKE DOWN,SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 3)TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE,BUT STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

• 10/21/2010· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2001 MAZDA 626. WHILE THE CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD, IT HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH IT IS THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE KEEPS FAILING ON IT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL THING THAT KEEPS HAPPENING. IT HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS (2006-2010) AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING EVERY 20K-30K MILES. THE LAST TIME WAS LESS THAN A MONTH AGO AND JUST OVER A YEAR SINCE THE LAST FAILURE. EACH TIME, THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED, SO I'M HAVING TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS REPLACED. I'VE HAD IT DONE AT 3 DIFFERENT PLACES, INCLUDING A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE SHIFTER CABLE PARTS/DESIGN, BUT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, MAZDA HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I'VE CONTACTED THEM TO NO AVAIL. MOST PEOPLE, MYSELF INCLUDED, HAVE CARS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND WITH A LOT MORE MILEAGE, AND THE SHIFTER CABLE NEVER GOES OUT. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DISGRACE. WHAT CAN I DO TO SEE JUSTICE SERVED? *TR

• 10/15/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LESS THAN 60K MILES. MY PROBLEMS BEGAN WHEN I STARTED NOTICING A JERKING MOTION WHEN I ACCELERATED OUT OF A FULL STOP. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES DELAY ENGAGING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAD MULTIPLE MECHANICS LOOK AT THE CAR, ALL OF WHOM RECOMMENDED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE WITH EVEN MORE MECHANICS ABOUT THE SITUATION, INCLUDING THREE AT MAZDA DEALERSHIPS, AND ALL FULLY AND OPENLY ACKNOWLEDGED WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. ONE SERVICE MANAGER AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED I GET RID OF THE CAR ALTOGETHER. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, REFUSED TO WORK ON MAZDAS AT ALL. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, MAZDA IS ALSO CHARGING EXORBITANT PRICES FOR REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS (PERHAPS BECAUSE THEY'RE IN SUCH DEMAND?): JUST UNDER $3000 FOR THE PART ITSELF, NOT TO MENTION LABOR. I PAID OVER $3700 FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED AT A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. EVEN THEN, I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TWICE TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T ENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN I SHIFTED GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE, FOR EXAMPLE. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR ON MY BRAND-NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I STRONGLY URGE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION TO BEGIN A RECALL OF MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. ON THIS SITE, THE 2001 MAZDA 626 HAS 10 TIMES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS THAN 2001 HONDA AND NEARLY 12 TIMES MORE THAN THE 2001 CAMRY. *NM

• 10/13/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  IGNITION FIRE. *JB

• 10/12/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR WITH MY 9 YR OLD AUTISTIC SON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 2001 MAZDA 626. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH OUT BEING REAR ENDED HOWEVER WE WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER IN A VERY DANGEROUS PART OF AUSTIN. I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. I AM LEARNING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL MAZDA 626 MODELS 94-2002. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS A FORD AND TOO SMALL TO SUPPORT THE 626 MODEL THEREFORE THE COOLING SYSTEM IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION HENCE THE SYSTEM OVERHEATS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED FOR MAZDA TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH IS DISCOVERING THAT TONS OF ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO HOLD MAZDA ACCOUNTABLE. *NM

• 10/10/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 35 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD. MR

• 10/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT AT 60,000 MILES. SINCE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, MAZDA WON'T HANDLE RESPONSIBILITY AND OFFER HELP. *LA

• 10/06/2006· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  MY 2001 MAZDA 626 HAS HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED AND NOW INSTALLING THE THIRD ONE @104000 MILES FIRST TIME THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR AT 53000 MILES WE HAD TO FIGHT WITH MAZDA NORTH AMERICA FOR SEVERAL WEEKS TO TAKE CARE OF IT. ALSO WHEELER MAZDA IN YUBA CITY DID NOT HELP OR CARE WITCH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AT NEW. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE. NOW THE SECOND ONE JUST WENT OUT @ 104000 MILES AND THE MAZDA REP FOR MAZDA NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ONE IS2,900 DOLLARS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND ONE ON THE WAY. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM A NEW CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THE AXLES WENT OUT @ 70000 MILES THE STEREO WENT OUT 2 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH. THE 2ND TRANSMISSION STARTED SQUEAKING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. THANKS. *JB

• 10/06/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON. NO COLD AIR COMING OUT, THEN SHORTLY NOTICED THE CAR HEAT GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT, AND FUMES COMING FROM HOOD. 2. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE CHECKING THE HOOD. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAD COOLANT. OPENED THE COOLANT TANK, AND THERE WAS NO STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS FROM THE TANK. 3. TRIED RESTARTING AFTER COOLING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR STORE. HAD TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED.*AK

• 10/04/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY MAZDA 626 4CYCLINDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAD PUT IN THE CAR. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IT WAS JERKING A LITTLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME JUST GETTING USE TO DRIVING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO CHURCH AND THE CAR STARTED GOING IN REVERSE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. WHEN I GOT TO CHURCH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. MAZDA PEOPLE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. TWO YEARS LATER ON 10/2/04 I WAS RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN (NO WARNINGS). I TURNED IT OFF. THE CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FOR TOWING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALER AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET REGARDING MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS CAME ACROSS SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. 626 MAZDA 1994 - 2002 HAVE A FORD MODEL CD4E TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOTING FIXING IT. THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TELLING HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE CUSTOMER ABOUT IT UNLESS THE CUSTOMER MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. MY CAR IS AT THE MAZDA DEALER NOW. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS COOLING KIT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $280.00, ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PUT A TRANSMISSION IN IT WOULD COST MORE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COOLING KIT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE REPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AND OR REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

• 10/04/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRYING TO PARK AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL OR DRIVE, UNLESS RELEASE BUTTON IS FIRMLY HELD IN ALL THE WAY, SHIFT LEVER WILL STOP IN THE REVERSE POSITION, CONSUMERS UNAWARE OF THIS WILL THINK THEY ARE IN PARK, RELEASE BUTTON HAS TO BE IN ALL THE WAY IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHIFT INTO PARK. *JG *AK

• 09/26/2002· SEATS

  MFR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. MFR STATES SEAT IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. *MR

• 09/24/2007· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER TWO HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, MY 2001 MAZDA 626 O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AS MY TRANSMISSION FLUID OVER-HEATED. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS OK. MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS 2 QTS. LOW. THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE SINCE I HAD JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGED TWO WEEKS PRIOR AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT EVALUATED. THE CAR REGISTERED A P1783 CODE DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDING THAT AN ATF COOLING KIT BE INSTALLED TO REDUCE THE ATF TEMPERATURE, PREVENTING OVER-HEATING. THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT HAVE THE ATF COOLING KIT INSTALLED AT A COST OF $1,100 SINCE MY TRANSMISSION MAY POSSIBLY FAIL WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. AFTER READING TSB 634465 AND REALIZING THAT THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS UNDER-SIZED FOR THE 2001 626, I RECOMMEND THAT MAZDA RECALL THE 626 TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLING THE REQUIRED ATF COOLING KIT TO PREVENT PREMATURE FAILURE OF MAZDA'S UNDER-SIZED TRANSMISSION DESIGN FOR THE 626 MODEL. *JB

• 09/24/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2001 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL AUTO TRANS. AT 80K MILES, AFTER LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. THEN, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING, THEN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAVE HAD TWO TRANSMISSION REBUILDS AT A COST OF $3500 OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE MY LAST REBUILD AND I AM SEEING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET SITTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE AT ALL. *NM

• 09/23/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER. *AK

• 09/22/2012· POWER TRAIN

  THIS CAR STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH GOING INTO REVERSE. FORWARD IS BECOMING DIFFICULT ALSO. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS INDICATE THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY NOTE THAT CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY GIVE TEMPORARY RELIEF BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I LIVE AND WORK OVERSEAS ON A US ARMY MILITARY BASE SO TO EVEN CONSIDER BRINGING AN SPEC REBUILT TRANSMISSION OVER IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WITH A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ALL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE COVER OVER THE YEARS AND TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AT 88,000 MILES IS A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. *TR

• 09/20/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT A 2001 MAZDA 626 IN 2002 WITH 23,000 MILES UP UNTIL NOW HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THE CAR MADE IT HOME I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS ONLY 117,000 MILES ON THE CAR, SO I GOT ONLINE AND SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND COME TO FIND THAT THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF MAZDA 626 OWNERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHO HAVE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM'S. THE SHOP THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID MAZDA/FORD MADE A BAD TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS!!!. I WISH THE CAR MANUFACTURES WOULD MAKE UP FOR THERE MISTAKES AND NOT KEEP PASSING THEM ONTO THE CONSUMERS.. THANKS TIM KEBLIS *TR

• 09/13/2003· POWER TRAIN

  2001 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: SHIFT HUNTING, LURCHING, INABILITY TO SELECT GEARS, VIBRATION, NOISE, HARSH STARTS, SLOW STARTS, CHUGGING, SLIPPING. SECOND TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE (DEALER/WARRANTY REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY DEALER).

• 09/11/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS BROKEN. *JB

• 09/10/2007· POWER TRAIN

  HARD SHIFTING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HAD A BLOW OUT SAME NIGHT TRANSMISSION MESSED UP. WON'T GO INTO GEAR UNTIL IT PAST 2.5 RPM'S. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SPEC. SAID IT WAS OVER HEATING ALSO NEED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, NEED TO INSTALL TRANSMISSION COOLER. *TR

• 09/10/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 ES, AND AS OF YESTERDAY, MY TRANSMISSION GEAR CABLE BROKE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN ATLANTA, AND ONE OF THE REPS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING QUITE A FEW CARS SUCH AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A FRIEND OF MINE (BRENDA JACKSON) HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AS MINE, AND HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 3 WEEKS AGO. ALL OF THE CARS SEEM TO HAVE MORE THAN 50,000 MILES ON THEM, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

• 09/07/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON DC JUNE 19TH 2012, I WAS WITH MY MOTHER AND PARTNER PARKING IN FRONT OF GIANT SUPERMARKET RETURNING A MOVIE AT LOCAL REDBOX, WHILE WAITING FOR MY PARTNER, I TURNED OFF THE CAR, SITTING INSIDE NOTICED DENSE FUMES CAME FROM THE IGNITION, I REMOVED THE KEY AND FUMES STILL COMING OUT, WE STEP OUTSIDE THE CAR AND WE SAW SEVERAL SPARKS IN THE IGNITION, I CALLED IMMEDIATELY 911, SUDDENLY A BIG FLAME OF FIRE CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, WE WERE CLOSE TO THE ROOMS FROM A LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, A MAN CAME WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND CALM THE FIRE AND FLAMES; FIRE TRUCK CAME LESS THAN 10 MINUTES LATER, BUT CAR WAS ALREADY DESTROYED. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE, PHONE CALLS AND WITNESS. *TR