1998 Mazda 626 complaints

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

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

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

I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST TO SAY THIS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 98 MAZDA 626LX (4 CYLINDER) IS A PIECE OF CRAP! AFTER A MERE 84,500 MILES, ITS SHOT. NICE WORK MAZDA, I'M NEVER BUYING YOUR FORD IN DISGUISE PRODUCT AGAIN. IF THERE WERE A DEGREE IN RUNNING OFF CONSUMERS, MAZDA WOULD HAVE A DOCTORATE!................NOW IM OUT $1500........THANKS FOR NOTHING AND AGAIN, I'M NEVER BUYING ANOTHER MAZDA PRODUCT FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL."OUR CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING ,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING AND JERKING; FRANKLY DANGEROUS. LOOKS LIKE THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF CRAP. WHY AREN'T YOU GOING AFTER MAZDA AND FORD FOR THIS FIASCO? WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $2000 REPAIR ON A CAR WITH 75,000 MILES, AND COMICALLY, OUR REPAIR TECHNICIAN HAS AN EXACT DUPLICATE MAZDA IN HIS SHOP RIGHT NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. .. GO FIGURE! THE CONSUMER DO FOR PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION?" *JB

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 IS UNRELIABLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF A DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THEM TO FIND OUT WHY IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR WHY IT WILL ONLY CRANK SPORADICALLY. THEY CHECK, SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, CHARGE US FOR A REPAIR (BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT RARELY WORKS MORE THAN A DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THEN IT IS ON THE BLINK AGAIN. THE REPORTED PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE HAS NOT CHANGED, IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO FAILURE TO CRANK. WE WANT IT FIXED AND WE EXPECT TRAINED TECHNICIANS TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO FIX IT. WE HAVE NOW PAID OUT OVER $1000 WITH PARTS AND LABOR AND STILL WE HAVE A CAR THAT WILL NOT WORK. NORTH PARK MAZDA, JACKSON, MS HAS ALL OF THE RECENT SERVICE RECORDS WHICH BACK UP WHAT I HAVE STATED. *JB

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND FLUID IS LEAKING ON OUR 1998 MAZDA 626 AT 75,000 MILES. (A COMMON COMPLAINT.)*AK

MAZDA 626 1998, TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *BF *JB

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PLACED IT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS A PEACE OF CRAP. THE CAR IS A 98 MODEL WITH 132,000 MILES AND HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED 2 TIMES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.*AK

THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS IN JULY 2003. IT WAS REPAIRED BY AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2003. REPAIRED AGAIN BY AAMCO. IT FAILED AGAIN IN APRIL 2004. REPAIRED AGAIN BY AAMCO. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2004. THIS IS 4 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. IT IS OBVIOUS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEING THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE 626. NO WONDER THEY STOPPED PRODUCING THE 626 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE PROBLEM AT HAND.*AK

A SPRING BECAME CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT WHICH CAUSED IT TO BREAK. *NM WHILE RESEARCHING THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. BASED ON THE VIN THE CONSUMER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. *NM

VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING IN THE TENSIONER FOR THE TIMING BELT. REFER TO RECALL# 00V134000. *SC *JB

UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BELT TENSIONER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V134000; BELT TENSIONER; SPRING ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB *NM

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY REPAIRED BY LEE MYLES MECHANIC BUT FAILED DUE TO CAR MANUFACTURE. *TC

I PURCHASED MY 626 IN JUNE 1998. AT 58,700 MILES (NOV 2001), THE 1ST TRANSMISSION WENT UP (FLASHING O/D, WOULDN'T SHIFT, ETC). I HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT COST $1,500. AT 92,000 MILES (NOV 2003), THE 2ND TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT UP. I HAD THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE SAME SHOP AT A COST OF $1,800. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP GETTING IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. THIS TIME, WE WERE HEADED OUT OF TOWN WITH THE CAR FULLY PACKED FOR VACATION WHEN IT DECIDED TO DUMP ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, STARTED SMOKING, FLASHED O/D LIGHTS, ETC. FOUR TRANSMISSIONS IN 100,000 MILES IS A GLARING FAILURE ON THE PART OF MAZDA AND/OR FORD (WHO BUILT THE TRANSMISSION). I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA AND I WILL ADVISE EVERYONE I KNOW THAT MAZDA VEHICLES CAN'T BE TRUSTED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS HORRENDOUS PIECE OF JUNK. *AK

TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 10 SEC TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND FROM PARK TO REVERSE. WONT ACCELERATE BUT RPMS GO UP AND WONT SHIFT.I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY SEVRAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIME BELT BROKE. *AK

MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS LOOSE, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN IT. THE BOLT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN, SO MY HUSBAND TOOK THE SEAT OUT TO GET TO THE BOLT AND THE BOLT JUST CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT WITHOUT NEEDING TO UNSCREW IT. THE BOLT WAS COMPLETELY STRIPPED AND WE CANNOT USE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKLE NOW. I CALLED MAZDA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A FREE FIX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WAS PASSED THE 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE SAFETY WARRANTEE AND IT WOULDN'T BE FREE. TO ME, THE SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK NO MATTER WHAT, NOT BE PART OF A WARRANTEE OF SAFETY. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS MAY HAPPEN TO OTHERS AND IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE BUCKLE MAY COME OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT AND RENDER THE SEAT BELT USELESS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 82000 MILES - - NEEDED COMPLETE REBUILDING WHICH UPON FURTHER CHECKING WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSU. *AKE

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR BECAME IMMOBILE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 100K MILES. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REBUILD COST AT LOCAL SHOP: $2,550.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, OD LIGHT BLINKING, TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILING OUT OF DIP STICK AREA, COVERING MOTOR WHICH THEN STARTED BURNING WITH LOTS OF SMOKE. TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THEY CHANGED THE FILTER AND FLUID, NOW IT DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT! *AK

TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILED RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

STARTED OFF AS A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER WOULD PEG FROM 0 TO WHATEVER SPEED I WAS TRAVELING WHEN TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THEN IT WOULD REVERSE IT AND ONLY PEG BACK AND FORTH WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THAT ACCELERATOR. OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND OVERDRIVE FAILS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO GEARS QUICKLY,CHIRPING TIRES. ALSO, WHEN SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, IF YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SEEMS TO THINK IT NEEDS TO SHIFT INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE 3 ACCIDENTS IN ONE DAY JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 MAZDA 626 IN NORMAL TRAFFIC AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED, I ACCELERATED AS NORMAL AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I FLAGGED DOWN MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HE THEN GOT IN AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR. HE DROVE THE CAR TO MAZDA KNOXVILLE IN THE FIRST GEAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT WE INSTALL A "TRANSMISSION COOLER" TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. HE SAID THAT MAZDA PUTS THESE TYPE OF COOLERS IN NEWER MODELS. I HAD NO WARNING, NOR HAD I HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

1998 MAZDA 626 FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN. *MR THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION MECHANISM FAILED. RECALL# 00V134000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND PARTS. *SC *JB

1998 MAZDA 626. 89,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. CAR WOULD NOT RUN. AAMCO REPAIRS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2,600. PREMATURE FAILURE IS COMMON. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, FOLLOW THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML. *JB

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ODOMETER FLASHED AND JUMPED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PARKED. ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH AND STALLED. CONSUMER OBTAINED A RENTAL.*AK

ON APRIL 15TH, 2004 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 1998 MAZDA 626 LX AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. I HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY IN FIRST GEAR. I THEN TOOK MY 626 TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS HAD A FAULTY DRUM. HE INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHOP ON APRIL 23RD, 2004 AND ON APRIL 24TH, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND ALSO BEGAN SMOKING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN ONCE AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME AND ON SUNDAY, MAY 2ND, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ONCE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SAME TRANSMISSION SHOP. I CALLED MAZDA AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND STATED I NEEDED TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THEY INFORMED ME A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE. DURING THIS TIME I NOT ONLY HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSIMSSION AND COOLER I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING COSTS AND CAR RENTALS FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MAZDA 626LX IN DECEMBER 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2002 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO STRIP ALL THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION (AS I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP) RENDERING MY CAR USELESS FOR THREE MONTHS WHILE I SAVED THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I PUT A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN FROM PHOENIX HARD PARTS (NEVER GOT MY REBATE, SO DON'T GO TO THEM FOR HELP!). IT COST ME $1300 FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND $1200 IN LABOR TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. NOW THIS TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS (FLASHING O/D LIGHT) AFTER ONLY AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE! PLEASE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. IT MAY NOT BE CHILD SEATS, BUT THIS IS COSTING LOTS OF PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!*AK

I PURCHASED MY MAZDA 626 IN 1999. THIS A 1998 MODEL. SO FAR I HAVE PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR (3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR) AND I WAS JUST TOLD I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION!!!! THE CAR CAN NOT GO IN REVERSE, AND CAN'T DRIVE RIGHT!*AK

I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX SEDAN IN NOVEMBER 1998. AT SOME POINT IN THE YEAR 2002 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. OCEAN MAZDA IN MIAMI, FLORIDA TOLD ME THERE WAS AN INCORRECT GEAR RATIO BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN I TOLD THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT REPAIR TRANSMISSIONS, THEY ONLY REPLACED THEM. I WAS TOLD THE COST OF THAT WITH PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $4,000.00 WHICH I DID NOT HAVE AT THAT TIME. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY MAZDA UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME ON MARCH 28, 2003 WHILE I WAS TRAVELING FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA BACK TO MIAMI. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR TWO MONTHS AND THEN COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED UNTIL MARCH 4, 2004. AT THE TIME OF MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT COST ME $2,400.00 TO HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A LOCAL SHOP AND NOW I AM ON PINS AND NEEDLES HOPING THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 3 - 5 YEARS. THE GENTLEMAN WHO INSTALLED THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY GOT TO HOT AND BURNED UP THE COMPONENTS INSIDE. READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM NOT THAT OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WON'T FAIL AGAIN AND I'M JUST HOPING IT WILL LAST LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAVE AND GET ANOTHER CAR (NOT A MAZDA THOUGH).*AK

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OVERDRIVE. JULY 2003 THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST WAS HIT. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD BARELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO OBTAIN TOWING SERVICE. I PAID AAMCO IN RENTON, WA $4000 TO REPAIR THE CAR. WELL, GUESS WHAT... IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON JULY 3RD 2004, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE 4TH OF JULY, AND MADE IT ONLY 30 MILES OUT OF TOWN AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AGAIN AND BEGAN TO POUR TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE ENGINE. THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE I COULD BARELY PULL THE CAR OFF I-5 IN ORDER TO SEEK A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BACK TO SEATTLE, AND AGAIN IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FORD CD4 TRANSMISSION IS IN THE CAR, AND IT IS A PIECE OF GARBAGE. WHERE IS THE RECALL AND ALL THE MONEY I DUMPED INTO THIS CAR GOING? I STILL OWE ON THE CAR AND CANNOT TRADE IT IN WITH IT'S CURRENT SHAPE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 85,000 MILES AND IT NOW HAS 100,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY BUT OUT OF POCKET. THANKS MAZDA. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED RECALL#00V134000 WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *JB

(1) EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 FAILED WHILE RIDING DOWN THE STREET WITH NO WARNINGS. THE CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 65K000MILES. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: PPARENTLY SEVERAL PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE BAD. IN THE END, I ENDED UP PAYING OVER 2500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WITH A YEAR WARRANTY. (3) AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION LEAKING/SMOKING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE INVESTED OVER 4000 TOTAL IN THE CAR AS OF TODAY. IN MY HONEST OPINION, MAZDA SHOULD NOT BE IN BUSINESS IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS FOUR YEARS OLD.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 1998 MAZDA 626 4CYL 2.0L. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TRANSMISSION PREMATURELY FAILED AT 110K MILES ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THE TRANSMISSION COSTS OVER $3K NEW OR $1.5K REBUILT, BOTH OF WHICH ARE HIGHER THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. *JB

TRANSMISSION SEIZED ABRUBTLY DURING A HIGHWAY DRIVE AT 45 MI./ HR. LOCKED UP NO REVERSE ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626. NEAR ACCIDENT, NONE RESULTED FORTUNATELY. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN LESS THAN A YEAR. WILL BE TAKING IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT 5/24/2004.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF ALL TRANSMISSION RELATED! IT HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY, INCONVIENCED ME AND JUST GIVEN ME MAJOR MIGRAINS! I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWICE, THE DIFFERENTIAL BARRING REPLACED, A SEAL WHICH WAS POURING OUT FLUID AND CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ON INTERSTATE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A JOKE! MAZDA YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO HAVE YOUR NAME ON THIS CAR! I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP TUESDAY AND I'M ON MY WAY TO TRADE IT!! I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND I AM NOT A HAPPY AND SATISFIED CUSTOMER. WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS CAR IS UNBELIEVABLE! I HAVE BEEN SO EMOTIONALLY STRESSED OUT BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHERE OR WHEN MY CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN NEXT. THIS MAZDA IS HISTORY!!!

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND BECAME LODGED IN THE ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MAR 03. REBUILT. FAILED LESS THAN 10,000 MILES, BROUGHT BACK TO SERVICE, FAILED AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 10,000 MILES ON APR 5, 04.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE HESITATED THEN JERKED FORWARD BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

HI MY NAME IS [XXX].I BOUGHT MY MAZDA 626,1998 FROM NISSAN DEALER RATED NUMBER 1 IN SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA.WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ODOMETER REGISTERED 82500 MILES. I PAID 9800 TO BUY THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING ONLY 10000 MILES THE CAR BROKE DOWN. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND THAT WAS GOING TO COST ME 2300 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAD ONLY 10000 MILES AFTER I HAD BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER HE ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME WITH THE COST. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED.THAY TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T HAD WARRANTY AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. SO I ENDED UP PAYING 2300 DOLLARS FOR MY CAR .I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN CHEATED AND I THIS MODEL MAZDA 626 SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAZDA (TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN).*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

1998 MAZDA 626 - TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 91000 MILES. WITH PROPER FLUID LEVELS AND FLUID CHANGE AT 50K MILES, THE TRANSMISSIONS STILL EXPERIENCED A MAJOR MELTDOWN! NUMEROUS PARTS DESTROYED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FELL APART. I'M VERY UPSET WITH THE $2,800 BILL TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED. WHILE CALLING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS, I QUICKLY FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE CD4E TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO VERY DISAPPOINTED AT MAZDA'S RESPONSE TO A PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS! BASICALLY..."SORRY, NOT OUR FAULT". HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT CAN BE USED TO HELP MAKE MAZDA MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PRODUCT THEY KNOW TO BE BAD.*AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON CAR. WELL MAINTAINED. SERVICED REGULARLY. MAZDA DEALER IS CHARGING $2,700 TO REPAIR. *JB

I BROUGHT MY MAZDA 626 LX ON 6/1/01 WITH ABOUT 33,000 MILES, SINCE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT AT 44,000 DUE TO THE TENSION PIN.MEANWHILE, I HAVE MADE NUMBEROUS AMOUNTS OF REPAIRS TO THIS CAR. AT ABOUT AROUND 70,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN JERKING WHEN UNDER 30 MPH. NOW THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AN DHAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK