1996 Mazda 626 complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH RPMS INCREASED BEYOND NORMAL RANGE. THEN , OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. AT 96000 AND TRAVELING AT 60 MPH SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. BUT THIS TIME DRIVER TRIED BACKING UP AND VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OVERDRIVE CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING, NEXT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD. AT LOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE CAR WOULD JERK HARD. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME STILL BUT WHEN I GET TO REPAIR SHOP THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I'M AFFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BURN OUT AFTER WARRANTY!!!*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PROBLEMS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 1999 WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR COMING UNPLUGGED. HAD REPAIR DONE, CAME LOOSE AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1999. DEALER DIDN'T RUN ANY DIAGNOSTICS, JUST SAID THE M.A.F.S. WAS THE PROBLEM. O/D LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR W/O A STRUGGLE. WHEN OVERDRIVE WENT OFF, CAR WANTS TO STAY IN 3RD GEAR. BECAME JUMPY AND SLUGGISH. CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. JUST STAYS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE MAKES LOUD PINGING NOISES WHEN STARTED AND WHILE IDLING. WHEN COMING OFF A COMPLETE STOP, CAR STRUGGLES TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR; WHEN IT FINALLY GOES, CAR JUMPS HARD BEFORE DRIVING. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED. I THINK ALL OF THE 626 DRIVERS SHOULD NAIL MAZDA FOR ALL THEY'VE GOT!! WHY SHOULD WE SPEND OUR $ TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSED? PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ON A LAWSUIT. ANGELA & RICHARD O'GUINN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. RPMS GO UP TO 5000 TO 6000. VEHICLE WOULD SLIP FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK JLG

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND WHEN ON HIGHWAY IF THE DRIVER SPEEDS UP, VEHICLE WILL START JERKING.*AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER AT THE TIME VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAT THE PROBLEM COULS NOT BE DUPLICATED, CONSUMER TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK IT WOULD NOT MOVE.*SLC

AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED IT FINALLY FAILED. EVERY PREVIOUS ATTEMPT RESULTED IN NO PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED. IT WAS ALWAYS A SENSOR OR A CONNECTOR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE O/D LIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND EVERYTIME THE CAR CAME BACK IN TWO TO THREE DAYS THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2001 AND THE SERVICE WAS IN AUGUST. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED O.K.. IN 3 1/2 MONTHS A PERFECTLY GOOD TRANSMISSION GOES BAD?*AK

"O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR CONTINUOUSLY, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED EVENTHOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

SMOKE EMITTED FROM BEHIND THE FAN CONTROL PANEL. FLAMES EMITTED MOMENTS AFTERWARD. AUTO STOPPED AND DRIVER ESCAPED VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT (ON HIGHWAY AT TIME). FIRE DAMANGED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD (MELTED MOST OF IT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED), WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND IN SOME PLACES MELTED. ENTIRE INTERIOR SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. PARTS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ANY POINT PRIOR TO DRIVER EXITING THE VEHICLE UPON EMISSION OF FLAMES (AT THIS POINT, ABOUT 1 MILE FROM DEALER).*AK

WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTED DRIVING VERY SLUGGISH IN 1ST GEAR (NOT GOING ANY HIGHER THAN 5 M.P.H.), BUT WOULD DRIVE NORMAL IN ALL OTHER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IMMEDIATELY (SAME DAY), AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (REBUILT) AND QUOTED ME $2,300. I TOOK IT FROM THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TRANS SHOP FOR QUOTE, & AFTER 20 MILES IT WOULDN'T DRIVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. AAMCO QUOTED ME >$2,000 + SAID IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER BOX ALSO. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. OF COURSE THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT IT??????????????*AK

THE TRANSMISSIONS HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL 626'S, WHY ISN'T ANYTHING GETTING DONE ABOUT IT? *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ CAUSING SERIOUS JERKING MOVEMENT TO THE CAR. A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITIUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING TRANSMISSION AND LINKED PARTS IE. AXL. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD. *AK

THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE 4 CYL 626 AND MAZDA NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 1996 MAZDA 626 THAT IS CURRENTLY HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AT 56,000 MILES. I THEN PAID FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH COST ME ABOUT $1600.00 AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP. SIX MONTHS LATER, AND AFTER WARRANTY, MY TRANSMISSION IS WHAT THE MECHANIC WOULD LIKE TO CALL "SLIPPING" IN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THIS IS NOW A CONCERN TO ME, SINCE MY BROTHER HAS THE SAME CAR, AND IS NOW HAVING TO GET HIS THE SAME SERVICE DONE. I ONCE WENT INTO A STORE, AND A GUY WHO HAD A MAZDA 626 CAME UP TO ME AND SAID NICE CAR, HAVE YOU GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT YET. AND ALSO, MY BEST FRIEND WHO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CUTE IF WE GOT THE SAME CAR, ABOUT A MONTH AGO WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND HAD TO RETURN THE CAR, BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND HER CAR DID NOT COME WITH A WARRANTY. I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CAR HAS HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS BESIDE THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AND MAYBE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IT IS REALLY COSTLY, AND FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER REPAIR, I DON'T THINK THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. PLEASE HELP ME GET STARTED IN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. I HAVE TRIED BEFORE TO SEND THEM A COMPLAINT, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY MAILING INFORMATION. I THEN DECIDED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THE MATTER, AND CAME ACROSS YOUR WEB PAGE, WHICH IS TOTALLY HELPFUL. PLEASE EMAIL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HELP THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO O

I HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS 626, MAZDA FROM THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND I TRIED TO GET THE COMPANY TO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME LOTS OF EXCUSES AND WERE NOT HELPFUL. IN THE END I WAS TOLD THE AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS GONE & I PAID 300.00 FOR REPAIRS. 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD IT TOWED IN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN AND ANOTHER PART. I ASKED FOR A REFUND ON THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TELLING THEM THAT THE O/D LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND I THINK THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT WOULD NOT REFUND ME FOR THE COST. THEY THEN WANTED 6000.00 FOR IT ALL AND I TOLD THEM, I HAVE REPLACED SO MANY PARTS ON THIS CAR AND TRIED TO GET YOU TO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY REFUSED. I ALSO ASKED IF THEY WOULD GIVE ME A CREDIT TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE, SINCE I WAS SOLD A LEMON. THEY REFUSED. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR BACK IN TO THE LOAN COMPANY. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY 6000.00 FOR REPAIRS AND PAY 350.00 MONTHLY . I WAS AHEAD ON MY PAYMENTS TOO. TURNED IT IN TO THE LOAN COMPANY AND NOW MY CREDIT HAS BEEN AFFECTED. BECAUSE OF ALL THE COSTLY REPAIRS THAT I HAD TO DO AND MAKE PAYMENTS ALONG WITH IT ALL. I WANT SOME HELP AND RESTIUTION IN THIS SITUATION. *AK

AS A RESULT OF A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REBUILT, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON , CV JOINTS ARE ALSO FAULTY, ALSO VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER HIT A DEER.*JB

FALKEN TIRE SIZE: P195/65R14, DOT: V49) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, AND BELT ON TIRE CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH UNDERNEATH TREAD WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. STATIONARY FOR OVER A MONTH. LEFT FRONT FENDER WAS BLOWN OUTWARD WHEN TIRE EXPLODED. *AK *JB

PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WILL LOCK BEFORE ABLE TO BUCKLE, HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK

COOLLING SYSTEM BREAKDOWN RUINED ENGINE. CAR COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT MAZDA REFUSES TO PAY, CLAIMING NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERHEATING OF ENGINE. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE WANTS TO REMAIN IN NEUTRAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION BLOWOUT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER 2 TIMES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. O/D LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT GO BACK INTO ANY GEAR.*AK

98 V 249 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: RECEIVED RECALL SINCE INCIDENT DATE, AND STILL UNABLE TO GET IT HONORED. MADE TWO MORE ATTEMPTS, AND STILL DEALER, UTAH AUTO COLLECTIONS, OREM, UT; PHONE# 801/229-3600, WOULD NOT GIVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

THIS MODEL YEAR 626 HAVE BAD TRANSMISSION I NEVER SEEN SO MANY TRANS. BEING REPLACE ON ONE MODEL CAR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. IS THAT WHAT WHEN IT CAME TO FIRESTONE AND FORD I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK IN TO THIS BEFORE THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET THE INFORMATION FROM MAZDA AND YOU WILL SEE. PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE LET'S TRY AND DO IT BEFOR THEY DIE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SAME DAY RECEIVED RECALL LETTER ON AIRBAGS. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. *AK

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT-SERVICE 3 TIMES, TRANSMISSION JERKS-O/D LIGHT COMES ON, CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM-TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT-MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY.IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *AK

MY 1996 MAZDA WHICH I PURCHASED IN 1997 HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY IN 1-11-99. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR A SECOND TRANSMISSION WHICH FAILED ON 12-29-99. I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE READ ATLEAST 173 COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET SUBMITTED BY OTHERS. ALSO IS THERE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS? WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS CAR TO GET A RECALL DEATHS?*AK

PURCHASE AUTO USED WITH LESS 48,255 MILES ON IT ON 5/1/98. ON 5/22/98 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE SRS LIGHT BEGAN BURNING INTERMITTENTLY. PART WAS ORDERED ON 5/22/98 AND REPLACED ON 6/6/98. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WAS WORKED ON AGAIN 6/10/98. DIDN'T REPAIR PROBLEM AND SO IT WAS AGAIN WORKED ON 6/18/98. DEALER'S STATEMENT IS THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OVER 100 MILES AND PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FOUND. SOMETHING MUST HAVE REPAIRED IT AS THEY STOPPED BURNING. ON 1/13/99 ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN AGAIN ALONG WITH THE OD LIGHT. AT THIS TIME AUTO WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I PURCHASED A WARRANTY AT PURCHASE OF AUTO. AT THIS WRITING THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEGAIN TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN AND MY WIFE STATE TRANSMISSIONS IS SLOW TO SHIFT. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MAZDA WAS ONE WHICH WOULD HURT MAZDA'S REPUTATION AFTER OWNING 2 MAZDA 626S AND 3 MAZDA PICKUPS. I HAVE THE STATEMENTS FROM DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER,SENSORS,MODULES, AND CONTROLS.THE AUTO STOCK NUMBER AT ANDY JONES WAS 8992 @ DEALER# 34018 SOLD MAY 1,1998.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST $2,500 TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES REPORTED TO ME WERE P 1744 (TCC PERFORMANCE), P0741 (TCC STUCK) AND P0303 (#3 MISFIRE). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND MAZDA DOES NOT ACCEPT BLAME FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS ALSO TOLD MAZDA DID NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSIONS BUT HAVE READ THAT SOME OF THE OWNERS HAD THEM REBUILT. ALSO, SOME HAD NEW ONES PUT IN BUT ONLY TO FAIL AGAIN AND MAZDA DID NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT PART. IT SEEMS MAZDA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I TOOK MINE TO THE DEALER IN THE TOWN IN WHICH I LIVE - GARY FORCE MAZDA IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. *AK

NO INFORMATION IN OWNERS MANUAL REGARDING O/D FLASHING ON DASH. *AK

RECALL 98V249 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. ALSO, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD/ HOOD AND BUMPER. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND LOSE POWER. SOMETIMES, VEHICLE WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. NLM

LAST FRIDAY MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 1996 MAZDA 626 AT 55MPH ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND PRESSINGON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE DID NOTHING BUT REV, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND I THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE, 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND STILL NOTHING, IT WAS JUST LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "GONE". THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER, THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS ONLY 83,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE MAZDA DEALER SINCE1996, I AM THE ORIGNAL OWNER. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION AND THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. ONE MAZDA DEALER WANTED $2500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER WANTED $4300. I FOUND AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WILL DO IT FOR $1800. I NEED THE CAR SO I AM FORCED TO PAY THIS NOW AS I HAVE NO OTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT ADDS TO THE AMMUNITION OF FORCING MAZDA TO REALIZE THAT THIS TRANMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED A WHILE BACK AND THAT THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO HAND OVER $2000 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A CAR THIS YOUNG WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO ASSIST ME WITHT HIS PROBLEM WILL BE

DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT SOMETIMES PPPPS OUT. SAFETY BELT INDICATOR LIGHT IS OFF AND THE SAFETY BELT BEEP SOUND SOMETIMES IS ON,SOMETIMES IS OFF. *AK

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES, STARTING AT 42,000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON VEHICLE/ LOST POWER/ STARTED SHIFTING AND GAVE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. THE SAME SIGN EACH TIME, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MARCH 1999 90,000 & NOV-2000 149,000; THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. IT HAS COST $2400 FOR EACH REPLACEMENT. *AK

I AM WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH OUR 1996 MAZDA 626. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPED WHILE DRIVING. THE INCIDENT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY $720 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AS I WAS TRAVELLING VERY SLOWLY. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WITH NO ACCIDENT, BUT I AM UNWILLING TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM CONVINCED THAT IT IS A DEFECT- A DANGEROUS ONE. I NOTICED ON YOUR ODI LIST THAT SOMONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM (ODI ID NO. 823823). I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEGE OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD REPAIR THE DAMAGES AND CHECK THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY. IS THIS UNACCEPTABLE? THANK YOU. GREG GERKE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL#98V249000/ CONCERNING AIR BAG MODULE AND CONTACTED CONTCRIPPEN AUTO MALL. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A WAITING PERIOD OF 6 WEEKS DUE TO LACK OF PERSONNEL. DEALER ONLY HAD 1 TECHNICIAN THAT WEEKS ON VOLVO AND MAZDA. DEALER LOCATED IN LANSING MI, TELE#517-627-8411.*AK

TEMPERATURE GUAGE NEEDLE MOVES ABOVE HALF-WAY MARK, ALMOST TO RED ZONE, THEN QUICKLY JERKS BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. TWO THERMOSTATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, BUT CONTINUES TO EXIST. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. REACHED THE INTERSTATE EXIT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. GARAGE STATED THAT 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS WERE GONE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE DONE BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS THAT 626'S FROM 1994-96 (4 CYL AUTO) HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN COMMON. WILL THERE BE A FORMAL INVESTIAGATION?

TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED. ALSO THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR TRANSMISSION, AND NO WARNING INSTRUCTIONS WRITTEN IN OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT WHAT TO DO WHEN OVERDRIVE BUTTON ILLUMINATES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STARTING SHAKING AND WENT DEAD. VEHICLEWAS DRIVEN TO A BODYSHOP IN FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEABLE IN FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE, AND THEN ONLY REVERSE.TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MAZDA WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CONTACT FORD BECAUSE THE MOTOR WAS MADE BY FORD. FORD WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT HELP CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK