1995 Mazda 626 complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS, ONLY MOVED IN REVERSE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT NEEDED AT CONSUMER COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING OVERDRIVE DISPLAY TO FLASH, SLIP IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND JERK FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. *ET

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1ST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 64000 MILES AND 2ND AT 12100 MILES. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED BUT REFUSED TO ASSIST. THE LAST BREAKDOWN COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE TRANNY FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER. SHE CONTACTED ME AND I WENT TO HER AID. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE IT TO BE A HAZARD. PLEASE HELP AND GET MAZDA TO RECALL THIS INFERIOR PRODUCT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 82K MILES - O/D DISPLAY FLASHES - NEUTRALS FROM TAKE-OFF - SLIPS 2ND & 3RD GEAR. NO OVERDRIVE. ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED. CANNOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON YOU SITE THAT NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED.

TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTLY WHILE RPM IS JUMPING OUT OF CONTROL

THE O/D LIGHT ON DASHBOARD FLASHES AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELARATE.

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AS FIRST SYMPTOM. NEXT, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AT GEAR CHANGES. THE CAR WILL THEN BUCK HARD AT THESE GEAR CHANGES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THEY BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL NOTICE. NO CODES ARE PRESENT WITHIN THE SYSTEM. NO FIELD SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, ACCORDING TO DEALERS (MORE THAN ONE THAT I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH) WHILE MAZDA CORPORATE SAYS THEY HAVE ISSUED FIELD SERVICE BULLETINS, BUT WILL NOT RELEASE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. THE DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT AT $2,300. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG DEALERS AND OWNERS, AND WIDELY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET, FROM MY RESEARCH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER SAYS THEY REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FREQUENTLY ON THESE MODELS YEARS 93-97. MAZDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SERVICE BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN ITS TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION, NOR DOES IT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR WEBSITES THAT I HAVE FOUND PERTAINING TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING GAS FUMES WERE FLOWING FROM THE VEHICLE, WELD TO THE TANK GAVE WAY, AND TANK ITSELF CRACKED. MAZDA HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED A NICE FLOW OF GAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FEUL TANK ON TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH GAS ON THE GROUND THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS TO START, AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF FUEL TANK AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID LOOKED LIKE TANK WAS DETERIORATING. *AK

I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 58,000 MILES, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE THIS IS COMMON. WHERE IS THE RECALL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH & OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OVERDRIVE. GEAR KEPT UP & DOWN. VEHICLE WAS ALSO SMOKING REAL BADLY. DEALER NEVER TOLD CONSUMER WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. 3 WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN & THE DEALER SAID IT JUST HAPPENS THAT MAZDAS ARE SENSITIVE. PROBLEM CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT.*AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRST WARNING CAME WHEN CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHILE STOPPING CONSUMER COULD NOT MOVE THE PAWL FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR TO ANY OTHER POSSITION.*AK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD SOLENOID. *YH

THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AT ACCELERATION, THEN THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AFTER WHICH I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BASICALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A SERVICE STATION, WHICH RENDER ME ASSISTANCE AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AT LESS THEN 5 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND DAMAGED FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PAINT HAS CROWFOOTING /NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING 3 DAYS ON OPEN ROAD, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT 35 MPH, TOOK TO DEALER SAID "THESE CARS JUST RESET THEMSELVES. THERE'S NO PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER." WANTS TO STALL AT TIMES, BUT DOESN'T. DISAPPOINTED IN A CAR THAT WAS A GRAD "GIFT" *AK

ANOTHER TIME OF FAIL IS 06/02/99 - 1991.90 AND NOW -06/8/00 THE SAME - NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THIS CAR IS A NIGHT MARE I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO UNHAPPY WITH A CAR SO MUCH IN MY LIFE I WILL HAVE TO TAKE THIS TO THE MEDIA BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE I FEEL AS THOUGHT I AM SPENDING MY MONEY FOR NOTHING . I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT - THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING, AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SHUTSDOWN - THIS IS MY THRID TIME HAVING TO FIX THIS CAR MAZDA IS A RIP OFF. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS TRANSMISSIOM WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEPT BLINKING. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED IN WRITING. *AK

ONGOING AND CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVERDRIVE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS FROM 60,000 THROUGH 153,000 MILES. ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE CHANGES GEARS ON ITS OWN, EITHER GOING UP A HILL OR STANDING AT A LIGHT.*AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TWICE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLSION AT 50 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, GETTING OFF EXIT RAMP AND TRAVELING 35MPH ON A CURVE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE ACCELLERATED SLOWLY WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. *AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING MAJOR BURNS TO DRIVER'S FACE AND SKIN AS WELL AS BREASTS, BURNING THROUGH 3 PIECES OF CLOTHING. *AK WINDSHEILD BROKE BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED TRANSMISSION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, THERE WAS LOSS OF ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEHIND THE BATTERY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HOT ON THE CAR AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE. NO FLUID IN RADIATOR. REFILLED ONLY TO REALIZE A SLOW LEAK. TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY COULDN'T FIND A LEAK BUT SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, SO IT WAS REPLACED. 2 DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS ARISEN. HAVE CONTACTED THEM AGAIN TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO. SOMETIMES THE CAR GOES FROM NORMAL READING TO HOT,AND SUDDENLY RETURNS TO NORMAL. I HAVE ADDED APPROX. 1 GALLON OF FLUID EVERY 2 DAYS FOR THE PAST WEEK. WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *AK

WHILE LEAVING WORK VEHICLE WAS HESISTATING AT ACCELERATION, OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND EVENTUALLY CAR CUT OFF, DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN NOVEMBER OF 1997 HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. *AK

I WISH I COULD BACK UP THE TIME AND RETURN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER I'VE PURCHASED IT FROM, THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR SUCKS BIG TIME.AND I WANT MY MONEY OR A FREE REPAIR FROM MAZDA. *AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99I005000/SPEEDOMETER FAILURE: DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ONLY COVERED 1994 VEHICLES, NOT 1995. REPAIRS WOULD ONLY BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

DOUBLE PARKED IN THE STREET, THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, AND IT DIDN'T GO INTO DRIVE. HASN'T CONTACTED DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT 4 YOKOHAMA TIRES IN 8/98 FROM SEARS/NTB @ MILEAGE OF 106780. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A TINY CRACK AT OUTER EDGE OF TREAD (MILEAGE APPROX. 141500). SEARS/NTBSTATED THE TIRE COULD NOT BE FIXED AND I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW YOKOHAMA TIRE (ON 7/19/99 - MILEAGE 141594). AT MILEAGE OF 153128, I WAS ADVISED BY MY MAZDA SERVICE ADVISOR, DURING A MAINTENANCE CHECK THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SHOWING CORDS. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A WARRENTY OF 60,000 MILES (AND I ALREADY HAD A NEWER TIRE), I WAS ADVISED BY SEARS/NTB TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 3. I PURCHASED THE 3 NEW YOKOHAMA TIRES FROM THEM. THE MILEAGE WAS AT 153284. ON 3/23/00, MY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET. THE TIRE HAD A TINY CRACK ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TREAD. AGAIN, I WAS ADVISED BY SEARS/NTB THAT THE TIRE COULD NOT BE FIXED. MILEAGE WAS 162292. IT SEEMS UNUSUAL THAT I HAVE HAD SO PROBLEMS WITH THE YOKOHAMA TIRES. I SUSPECT THAT THERE MAY BE A DEFECT, WHICH IS WHY I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT. I ALSO HAVE ALL MY DOCUMENTATION IF YOU NEED IT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 5229 TIRE SIZE: P19565H14 )

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: FAILED AND WAS TOWED TO HAYS MAZDA IN NASHVILLE. HAYS MAZDA REPLACED WITH A REBUILT UNIT. RADIATOR: DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING BY DEALER, NELSON MAZDA OF NASHVILLE. UNIT WAS REPLACED BY SOUTHERN RADIATOR OF NASHVILLE

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT, CAUSING CUTS. NO APPARENT CAUSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING LOUD DROPPING SOUNDS WHEN ENGAGING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE, WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. 2. REAR SWAY BAR NEEDS NEW FASTENING DEVICE. 3. FRONT ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE NEEDS REPLACING. (REPLACED MUFFLER AND PART OF EXHAUST 7 MTHS. PRIOR.) 4. FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE AS OF PURCHASE DATE, HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. 5. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING. 6. HEAT ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACING. 7. DISTRIBUTOR IGNITOR IS FAULTY. 8. HAVE HAD GASKET COVERS AND LIFTERS REPLACED.

CAR BROKE DOWN AFTER OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT START--THERE WAS AN OIL LEAKAGE NEAR FILTER--REPLACED OIL AND ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT START

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO FORCE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS??? *AK

ENGINE MOUNTS CORRODE AND BREAK WHICH CAUSES ENGINE TO DROP WHILE DRIVING. BREAKS TRANSMISSON SEALS ON DRIVE AXLE'S CAUSING FLUID LOSS ,OR BREAKS ON AXLE, BURNS THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK.ET.

THE OVERDIRVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ENGAGE INTO THE DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION IS ALSO STARTING TO SLIP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AT ASPEED OF 35MPH THERE IS ACONSANT NOISE OF METAL OR A RUBBING NOISE I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE BOTH CALIPERS AND BLEED THE SYSTEM BUT THE NOISE CAME BACK AGAIN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REBUILT; ENGINE FIRE, CAR TOTALLED, FIRE WENT THROUGH FIRE WALL OF DASH AND ENTERED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK

SEAT MOVED FOWARD,SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVER AT BASE BECOMES TRAPPED BELOW SEAT RECLINER HANDLE, ALLOWING APPX 6INCHES OF SLACK THAT WOULD BE RELEASED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT,IN THEORY CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 1998. SHIFTING ALWAYS SEEMED A PROBLEM. TEN MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE THE DEALER WAS TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IT LASTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AND THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION WHICH IS THE THIRD ONE IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. TWO MONTHS LATER, A HESITATION WAS NOTED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS BELOW HALF FULL AND TAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY HAVING THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 4 TIMES TOTAL, AND NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONIBILITY. *AK