1994 Mazda 626 complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPT. OF 1994 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES ALREADY AND GUESS WHAT IT WENT AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME ON ME LAST NIGHT ...I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.IWENT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE LAST NIGHT AND I FOUND 11 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE. HOLD LIGHT FLASING,NO PRESSURE ,TRANSMISSION FAILING,AND PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS 2 TO 4 TIMES IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE IN CREATION TO SEEE IF I COUULD GET HELP. THE REASON THIS COMPANY IS ALLLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ID NO BODY THAT GOVERND THIS PROBLEMA NOT TO MENTION THEY DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ARBITRATION PROGRAMS....I WONDER WHY?...WHY SHOULD THEY BE ABLE TO SELL VEHICLES IN THE USA AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ARBITRATION PROGRAMS.I HAVE MAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO MAZDA NA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM..THE LAST TIME I GOT A TRANSMISSION I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WOULD GO AGAIN AND IT DID.YOU KNOW WHATHEY TOLD ME IN SO MAY WORDS....."TOUGH LUCK" THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS....ON THE COMPLAINT WEBSITE ONE OF THE MAZDA REPS. ADMITTED THAT. HOW DO CONSUMERS LIKE USS GET ANY RETRIBUTION FROM THESE LARGE COMPANIES WHO STOMP ON LITTLE PEOPLE LIKE US. IWOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO I HAVE TALKED TO EVERYONE IN CRREATION....."PLEASE HELP ME"*AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE SPEED OR DROP DOWN IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING , 2 OUT OF 3 TIMES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MANY OF THIS PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACTURER BEEN FORCED TO ADDRESS THEM?NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS A SEVERE LACK OF POWER AND "OD OFF" LIGHT ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO MAZDA DEALER (SCHWARTZ & SONS, 585 SHRESBURY AVE., NJ 07702; (732) 747-0787) FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY-SSP #38 COVER THE OD LITE FLASHING BUT NOT THE TRANSMISSION, SO I WAS TOLD AT THE MAZDA DEALER. IF ACCORDING TO THE MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPLAIN THAT IF THE SPEEDOMETER GEAR SET FAILS, AND THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL IS ALSO USED FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, CAN NOT CAUSE SEVERE LACK OF POWER AND FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, THEN WHY THEY CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF THE TRANSMISSION TOO? *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WILL NOT GAIN SPEED, AND HOLD INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPER DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I COULD MANUALLY RELEASE THE CALIPERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE, HOWEVER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND ALTHOUGH IT NO LONGER LOCKS UP, IT STILL CAUSES SEVERE NOISE AND WEARING OF THE PADS AND DISK. REPLACEMENT CALIPERS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT WORK WAS PERFORMED AT NON-DEALER REPAIR SHOPS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BASICALLY FROM VERIFYING THE NET I NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAVEN'T YOU REQUESTED A REDESIGN AND TOTAL RECALL SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TRANS IN THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUF. WITH A NEW OR REBUILT MODEL BUT HAS FAIL BASICALLY AT SAME MILEAGE AS ORIGINAL ONE. 1ST FAILED AT 32,000 MILES NAD NOW THIS AT 74,000, WHICH PUTS THIS TRANS AT 42,000 OF USE AND AGAIN WITH FAILURE. IT IS NOT DUE TO MAINTEINCE SINCE I KNOW MY MECHANICAL ABILITY AS GOOD AND ALL MAINTENICE EXCEEDS MANF. SPEC'S. WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLIUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. SYSTEM THEN NEEDS TO BE RESET TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. *AK

CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION IN 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 93,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, VEHICLE HAS A FORD TRANSMISSION.CONSUMER STATES THAT MAZDA WAS AWARE OF DEFECT.*AK

MY TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY WENT OUT IN MARCH OF 99, I HAD IT REBUILT BY A RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR QUOTE WAS ABOUT $1000 MORE FOR THE SAME SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IT WAS REBUILT AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP OVER 12 TIMES, FINALLY IN AUGUST OF 99 IT SEEMED TO BE FIXED CORRECTLY. BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN, AND IS NO LONGER UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRENTY. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED THIS TIME, BUT IT WILL BE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR IN THE LAST 17 MONTHS. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH PUTTING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR CARS AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THEM. I PERSONALLY KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH MAZDA 626S AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS ALSO. THERE IS TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY CAN'T ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE MAZDA PAY FOR THE REPAIRS?

BRAKES WON'T DEPRESS OR STAY DEPRESSED / TRANMISSION SHIFTS BACK AND FORTH WITHIN SECONDS AT 50 MPH

CAR DID NOT RUN WHEN SHIFT IN "D" POSITION, BUT IT WAS MOVING WHEN SHIFT IN "S" AND "L" POSITION.

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON.VEHICLE JUST DIED. HAD TO TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER DID A VALVE JOB ON TRANSMISSION AT 47,000 AND 56,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT 97000 MILES TRANSMISSION DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

NO SUMMARY

MAZDA IS NOT HONORING THEIR RECALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREVIOUSLY PAID REPAIRS. HAVE WRITTEN (7/5/2000), BUT NO RESPONSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. VEHICLE WAS SOLD AFTER RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BUT PRIOR TO PROVIDING MAZDA WITH REQUIRED REIMBURSMENT INFORMATION. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY.*AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (99V-358) HEADLIGHT SWITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AND IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS

WEDNESDAY JUNE 15TH I PICKED UP MY MAZDA AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE EXAXT SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS JERKING AND SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 70MPH TO 35MPH. THE CAR IN BACK OF ME SCREECHED ALMOST REAR ENDING ME. I DROVE BACK TO MY MECHANIC WITH MY FLASHERS ON ALL THE WAY. HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS MAY POSSIBLY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND COULD AGAIN DESTROY THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS BESIDE MYSELF. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I FIRST HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THEM AND THEY ALSO SAID NOTHING OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ONLY THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY REVIEWED MY CASE, AS NOW I AM SURE I WAS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINING OF THIS VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE,BECAUSE AFTER CONTACTING YOU AND VIEWING OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN YOUR CONSUMER COMPLAINT SECTION, I BELIEVE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. I AM HOPING THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. SALLY JOHNSTON. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP & NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEARS. WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO JERK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING WITH NEW TRANSMISSION, IT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD DIE OUT WHILE WAITING AT STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS OUT OF WARRANTY & WOULD NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE AFTER A COLD START UP, VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES. *AK DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE AND THAT A DEFECT MAY BE IN CRUISE CONTROL. DISCONNECTED CRUISE CONTROL AND PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURED. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WHEELS MAKE A SCREACHING SOUND. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BEGIN TO SQUEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, AND WOULD NOT BE UP TO SPEED. THE LIGHT FOR TRANSMISSION WOULD FLASH ON/OFF PERIODICALLY, INDICATING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. HAD NO POWER. *AK

THE HOLD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER SAID WAS A PRESSURE LEAK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER CARS. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION IS A FORD PRODUCT WHICH AS A TYPICAL FORD PRODUCT FAILS PREMATURELY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 1994 MODEL TRANSMISSION HAD A DESIGN DEFECT CORRECTED WITH THE 1995 MODEL YEAR. I'D LIKE NHTSA TO FORCE MAZDA TO INSTITUTE A RECALL, AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS THE $2000+ CHARGE IT COSTS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I HAD MINE REPLACED, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. *AK

THE "HOLD" LIGHT COMES ON WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO STAY IN ONE GEAR SHIFTING TO SECOND OR THIRD AND STAYING IN THAT GEAR, NOT SHIFTING OVER TO OVERDRIVE. THANK YOU. *AK

OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT FLASHES ON, AND TRANSMISSION STAYED IN 3RD GEAR . THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, RECALL 99I005000/ SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WAS ISSUED. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSES INTO THE BACK SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN, CONSTANT PROBLEMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHILE AT A STOP, ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF. OWNER HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I JUST HAD MY 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE 1ST TIME WAS 9/94 AND THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 10,150 MILES, 2ND TIME ON 12/93 AT 69,300 MILES AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY, 3RD TIME 1/2000 AT 128,000 MILES AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACED AT NO CHARGE THE FIRST TIME, MAZDA PAID FOR THE PART 2ND TIME AND I PAID THE LABOR; 3RD TIME MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE IT IS UNREASONABLE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFECTIVE 3 TIMES IN 130,000 MILES. FURTHER, THERE ARE MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL? A CLASS ACTION SUIT? YOUR ASSISTANCE IS APPRECIATED. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCLELERATOR PEDAL RPMS WILL GO DOWN AND VEHICLE WILL COME TO A SLOW STOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED NEEDS ANOTHER ONE IN LESS THEN A YEAR, HOLD LIGHT FLASHES, WHEN IN REVERSE DOESN'T REVERSE ALL THE TIME, WHEN ACCELERATING JERKS AND STAYS IN GEAR TOO LONG, HESIATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *AK

HOLD LIGHT FLASHES; WHEN IN DRIVE ACTS LIKE IN NEUTRAL, STAYS IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, CONTACTED MAXDA STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT COULDN'T DO WORK? TOOK TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY REPLACED LESS THEN A YEAR LATER SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE SUSPENSION BOLTS TIGHTENED AND NEW TIRES PUT ON DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. (NO TIRE MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED). *MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

TEN DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE ON 10/20/98, IT WAS BOUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SELLER THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY AN EXCELLERATION PROBLEM THAT NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE CAR AND AS SOON AS HE PROCEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO STOP (EVEN AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES). THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THAT IF IT CONTINUED I SHOULD GIVE THEM A CALL AND A MECHANIC WOULD TRY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I CALLED BACK TWO DAYS LATER AFTER ALMOST KILLING MYSELF, MY CHILDREN AND POSSIBLY SOMEONE ELSE. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO HAVE THEIR MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. WELL, THREE DAYS LATER I PICKED UP MY CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. I GAVE CAR THE ANOTHER 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING WITH CAUTION, UNTIL ALMOST ANOTHER TRAGGIC ACCIDENT OCCURED. I THEN DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER TO GET EXPERT HELP, AFTER SPENDING $1000 WITH THEM, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER 2-1/2 MONTHS LATER. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE ANYBODY COULD DO. I AM VERY DESPERATE FOR SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER, ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND CHILDREN AND OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BURUEA AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE FROM BOTH AGENCY'S. YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS

THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE ORIGINAL RIGHT BEFORE IT FAILED. I HAVE CONTACTED OTHER MAZDA 626 OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR MODEL AND THEY HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS

VACUUM HOSE FAILED, CAUSED BRAKES TO FAIL. YH

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE WILLCUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. RPM GOES DOWN TO ZERO. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR NEED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INITIALLY, "HOLD" LIGHT FLASHED AND CAR JERKED AS ACCELERATING TO 45. 2 DAYS LATER, THIS WORSENED AND BEGAN TO HAPPEN ALSO ACCELERATING TO 25-30. UNWILLING TO CAUSE ACCIDENT, TOOK IT TO MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATES TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. CAR IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD (NO WARRANTY) BUT UNDER 50,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER SEEMED SMOOTH

TRANSMISSION SLIPS, HAS JERKY SHIFTS, VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY

TRAVELLING DOWN THE HIGWAY AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ALL OF A SUDDEN. OVERDRIVE/GEAR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHICH SLOWED CAR DOWN. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER . HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE, AS IF IN NEUTRAL. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE ALREADY. NEEDS THIRD TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT REGULAR SPEED SPEEDOMETER JUMPS BACK AND FORTH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL VEHICLE BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR DOWN SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FINAL REPAIRES COMPLETED ON THE SB - FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED. *AK