1999 Mazda 626 complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE THREE NHTSA RECALLS, CAMPAIGNS 00V074000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES: MASTER CYLINDER, 00V134000 REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLANT: ENGINE, AND 05E065000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

REPLACED 1999 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES IN 100,000 MILES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ODOMETER LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. AT ONE POINT, THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE IN AND NO LONGER OWNED IT. *AK UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH FLUID SPRAYING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WITH FLUID, SHORTING SEVERAL FUSES. THE FAMILY (ONE BABY, ONE TODDLER AND 2 PARENTS) WERE STRANDED 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND NEEDED AN EXPENSIVE TOW AND REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A RE-BUILD. *JB

HAVE A 1999 626 WITH 72000 MILES ON IT AND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH 626 OWNERS. *NM

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION, THAT MANY OTHER MAZDA 626 OWNERS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY 1999 MAZDA 626 STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY ON THE WAY HOME. WHEN MY WIFE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, IT COULD NOT BE MOVED AFTER PARKING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REBUILT AT A COST OF $2800.00. THE CAR HAD 73,693 MILES ON IT, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AT 51280 MILES. *JB

I OWN A MAZDA 626LX (4CYL) YEAR 1999. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENTS OR ANY HARSH CONDITIONS. IT CURRENTLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE RIGHT ON THE STATE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT EVEN PICK-UP A FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO CALL A TOWING TRUCK AND NOW I AM FACING A MAJOR REPAIR BILL. I FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, HOWEVER THAT IS ALL THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, THAT HONDA HAS A FIRST TUNE-UP AT 100,000 MILES, NOT A MAJOR REPAIR! I THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CHATTERING NOISE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR IT WORKED CORRECTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE WIRES. ALSO, CHECKED THE CV JOINTS AND THEY WERE FINE. THE MECHANIC HAD NOT LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION. HE ELIMINATED ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS FIRST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. *AK (11/17/05) THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. *SC

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE PROBLEMS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2001, WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. THE CONTACT STATED ON MARCH 15, 2005 THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO NOISE.*AK THE HEAD GASKET AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

MY CAR FAILED THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY 2005. IT WOULD STOP GOING INTO GEAR. I HAD THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED, BUT STILL NO CHANGE. FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD I STOPPED DRIVING. I HAVE YET FOUND ANYONE WHO REALLY WANTS TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THEY ALL SAY IT IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND NOT WORTH FIXING. *NM

TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT TWICE. ONCE THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT ON AUGUST 21, 2004 AND AGAIN ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. *JB

THE 1999 MAZDA 626 THAT I PURCHASED HAD COST ME OVER 4,000 IN TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST AND HAD BEEN THE WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. *JB

DT: THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE ON AUGUST 7, 2005. NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEARED, AND NO NOISES WERE HEARD. OWNER FELT THE ENGINE DIED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. THE OWNER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE TWICE, BUT IT DID NOT RESTART. THEN HE CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO, IN TURN, CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS BURNED AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD COST $3000-$4000. BUT OWNER WILL TALK WITH MAZDA BEFORE PAYING FOR REPAIRS. *AK *JB

DT: TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. SHE WAS LESS THAN MILE FROM HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY HER MECHANIC. THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PURCHASED FROM MAZDA. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED TWICE. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY FOUND NOTHING, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING LIGHT COMING ON IF ANYTHING WAS WORKING. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

1999 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION DIED I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY READING ON THE FORUMS ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA 626. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO WITH ABOUT 110K MILES (THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE). I HAVE PUT ABOUT 7K MILES AND THREE WEEKS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I TOOK A TRIP AND ON THE WAY BACK HOME THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DID NOT TURN OFF UNTIL I STOPPED AT A REST STOP AND THE CAR COOLED DOWN. I GUESS IT WAS A SIGN THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. WELL, I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT ($1500 MIN.). I HAVE SINCE TRIED DRIVING IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND NOW IT RUNS FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND QUITS. WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. I TURN IF OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO LET IT COOL OFF AND IT WORKS AGAIN FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES. WHAT A CROCK!! IF MAZDA NEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND RELUCTANTLY ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, WHY DID THEY PUT THIS CAR OUT TO BEGIN WITH. MOTOR AND TRANNY ARE THE LIFE OF THE CAR, IF NEITHER WORK WHAT IS THE CAR GOOD FOR! *JB

MY CAR IS MAZDA 626 LX 1999 WITH 66K MILES. THIS CAR HAS BAD TRANSMISSION. 1. FROM 30K MILES. THIS CAR SOMETIMES HAD TRANSMISSION JERKING 2. ONE DAY MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR. THE SHE PUT SHIFT ON REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WAS FORWARD ON FLAT PARKING LOT. SHE SHIFTED BACK ON PARK THEN SHIFTED ON REVERSE AGAIN, THE CAR WAS STILL FORWARD. SO SHE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THEN STARTED THE ENGINE, THE CAR WORKED FINE. 3. JULY 30,2005. AFTER DRIVING ONE AND HALF HOURS. THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME OUT, THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JUMPING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I TOOK EXIT RIGHT AWAY. I STOP THE CAR AND TOOK A LOOK. I FOUND WHITE SMOKING AND A LOT TRANSMISSION OIL ALREADY SPILLED OUT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATED. FOR THIS CAR I TOOK ALL MAINTENANCE SERVICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. ACTUALLY I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED MANY TIMES. I LET MECHANIC GUY CHECKED. THEY DIDN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR MORE THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE CHECKING. *NM

I BOUGHT A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX IN NOVEMBER OF 1998. VIN [XXX] THE TIME THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I HAD TAKEN MY CAR INTO AN OIL CHANGE FRANCHISE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I FLUSH AND RENEW THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. SO I DID. THAT'S WHEN ALL THE PROBLEMS BEGAN. I THEN DROVE THE CAR FROM NJ TO FL WHERE I LIVED. IT STARTED BURNING UP A LOT OF OIL SO I TOOK IT INTO TO MAZDA. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS WELL KNOWN THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR RUNS HOT. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH WHAT THE OIL CHANGE FRANCHISE DID. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I PUT A RADIATOR ON THE TRANSMISSION TO KEEP IT FROM BOILING...WHICH IS WHAT IT WAS DOING. I BELIEVE IT IS THE BOILING TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS CAUSE MY ENGINE TO HEAT UP SO MUCH THAT THE OIL HAS GUNKED MY ENGINE. ANYWAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY PUT IN A RADIATOR WHICH SEEMS TO HELP SOME BUT NOW I'M CONTINUALLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL BURNING UP WITHOUT THERE BEING ANY LEAKS. I HAVE CONTINUALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE EVERY SINCE. IN AND OUT OF THE SHOPS. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE CAR RIGHT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHER MAZDA OWNERS HAVING PROBLEMS OF THIS SIMILAR NATURE ON THE NET. MAZDA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND ADMIT PUBLICLY THAT THEY'VE GOT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1999 MAZDA 626 ES V6-PURCHASED USED IN 2003 AND HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 85,819 MILES ON IT AND CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT AND NOW THE A/C BLOWS WARM AIR EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR AND SWITCH. WE HAVE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, RELAYS, FANS, WATER PUMP, FLUSHED OUT THE RADIATOR, FRONT AND REAR GASKETS, NEW AIR COMPRESSOR AND HAVE SPENT ABOUT $2500 IN REPAIRS ONLY TO BE TOLD BY THE MECHANIC HE IS OUT OF OPTIONS AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION SINCE I AM READING ON THE INTERNET VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND SEE A PATTERN WITH THE PROBLEMS AND THESE VEHICLES. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A VEHICLE AND EXPECT IT TO BE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND IT IS YOUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE SINCE THEIR IS A CONTIUING PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE VEHICLES AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS.

I WAS DRIVING IN MY MAZDA 626 99 LX ON HWY 41 TO CHICAGO AND NEAR MILWAUKEE IT LOST POWER AND SLOWING DOWN. I PULL DOWN TO THE SIDE.I TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND FOUND THAT THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE. I HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO NEAREST MAZDA DEALER.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 1999 MAZDA 626. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED CAUSING FAILURE.

AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LEAKING AND SHIFTING POORLY SINCE ABOUT 40,000 MILES. NOW AT 87000, THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING ON AND OFF. SUSPECT I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT REBUILT. FOUND MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT MAZDA AND FORD APPEAR TO WANT TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH RESULTED IN MY BRINGING THE AUTOMOBILE INTO MY MECHANIC FOR SERVCING - DIAGNOSTIC CODE (2ND TIME FOR THIS CODE) RESULTED IN A REPLACEMENT OF 2 OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT A COST OF > $750. THE FIRST TIME THIS CODE APPEARED, THE MECHANIC TUNED UP THE ENGINE, WHICH COST $300.

NORMAL CITY DRIVING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OVERHEATING, CATASTROPHIC. REBUILT.

DRIVING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, 1999 MAZDA 626 THE TRANSMISSION OD LIGHT FLASHES AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT AND BLOWS THE EXTREMLY HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT INTO THE ENVRONMENT AND ONTO THE EXAUST PIPE AND ENGINE COMPONENT AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. NOT VERY ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY IF ALL MAZDA AND FORD DO THIS, AND ACCORDING TO HTTP://ATXPROBES.COM/CD4E.HTML AND MAZDA TSB 05-005/02 THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MAZDA SAY TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND ADD A TRANSMISSION COOLER AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I SAY YOU AND THE EPA NEED TO MAKE MAZDA AND FORD RECALL AND MAKE THE REPAIRS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO MOVE MY CAR ,AND ALLOWED EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO ACCESS AN MVA FURTHER AHEAD IN TRAFFIC.*AK

1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 68,000 - ACCORDING TO DEALER TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND SEVERAL TIMES OD LIGHT HAS BEGUN FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CLAIMS CODE 736 - "IMPROPER GEAR RATIO." DEALER EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD SEEN THIS EXACT PROBLEM "MANY" TIMES AND REQUIRES $2900 REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLS THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES IN THE ENGINE. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND PERFORM ROUTINELY MAINTANANCE ON IT AND IT STILL FAILED.*AK

I BROUGHT A 1999 MAZDA 626 AT AROUND 64,000 MILES. I ALWAYS GOT MY FLUIDS CHECK AND CHANGE AROUND EVERY 3,000 MILES. IT DROVE FINE UNTIL RECENTLY AT 115,000 MILES WHEN IT HAD A HARD TIME GOING INTO 2ND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE O/D LIGHT ALSO STARTED FLASHING. IT FINALLY GOT THE PLACE WHERE IT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. I HAD TO MISS A DAY AT WORK BECAUSE OF IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND LOOK AT BY A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY 2ND GEAR WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. HE TRIED TO GET IT TO WORK BY CHANGING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACING MY ALTERNATOR BELT. THE CAR RAN GOOD FOR ONLY ONE DAY AND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKLY, MY CAR MADE IT HOME, BUT THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDN'T EVEN MOVE FORWARD. IT WILL COST BETWEEN 1,200 AND 2,500 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS MONEY THAT I DO NOT HAVE! I STILL GOT TWO YEARS WORTH OF PAYMENT TO MAKE ON IT AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I'M GOING TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY. HOPEFULLY I CAN COME UP WITH THE MY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER WAS ACCELERATING UP ON A HILL AND VEHICLE STARTED DECELERATING. THEN, VEHICLE JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, PULLED OVER, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND TOOK THE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND UNABLE TO MOVE IT. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V134000; MAZDA ISSUED A TIMING BELT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT THE TIMING BELT MADE NOISE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BREAK. *AK THE TIMING BELT KIT. 2 SERPENTINE BELTS, TENSIONER SPRING ASSEMBLY AND THE IDLER PULLEY WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB

I HAVE HAD CONSISTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER AROUND 50,000 MILE. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TAKING THE ADVICE OF MAZDA TRANSMISSION EXPERTS AND OTHER TECHS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANNY LEAKS THAT WOULD MAKE THE CAR LOOK LIKE IT WAS FLOATING ON A CLOUD CAUSED BY THE FLUID FALLING ON A HOT EXAUST. NOW AT 104,000 MILES RIGHT AFTER HAVING MY SEALS CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION APEARS TO HEAT UP WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND LEAVES ME STUCK IN FIRST GEAR HOPING I CAN MAKE IT HOME. THIS TRANSMISSION IS GARBAGE AND HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WHO EVER LET THIS ENGINEERING DISASTER BE SOLD SHOULD PAY FOR ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE CAUSED.

I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 AND I HAVE CHANGED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVERHEATED TWICE. I HAVE THE REGULAR MAINTAINANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE SPENT $5000.00 FOR BOTH TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK DEALER REPLACED TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER. *TT

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BOTH FAULTY. ENGINE DID NOT REVERSE, SOON AFTER ENGINE EXPLODED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TO A WEEKEND GETAWAY WITH MY WIFE AND A FEW FRIENDS MY 1999 MAZDA 626'S (85,000 MILES) OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTET TO BLINK. I THOUGHT SINCE I WAS GOING 80 MPH AND I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THAT FAST THAT IT MENT THAT THE OVERDRIVE WOULD NOT WORK. I CHECKED THE USERS MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT A BLINKING OVERDRIVE LIGHT. SO WHEN I GOT OFF THE EXIT I NOTICED THAT IT WAS SHIFTING HARD SO I PULLED OFER AND THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TEMPERATURE OR THE COOLANT BUT THERE WAS TRANSMITION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGIRE. I HAVE JUST HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND I BELIVE IT WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMITION. I HAVE HEARD MANY MANY HOROR STORIES OF 626'S TRANSMITIONS GOING OUT WITH RELATIVLY LOW MILES AND THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION SINCE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT 85,000 MILES

COMPLETE TRANS FAILURE AT 76,800 MILES. REQUIRED A COMPLETE REBUILD 1950.00. *JB

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED WHEN BRAKING FROM 40 MPH OR MORE AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, AND THE TIMING BELT SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAD BOTH PARTS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION FAILURE- MAZDA 626- 60,000 MILES. *JB

MAZDA 626ES, 6 CYLINDER. TRANSMISSION SNAPS INTO AND OUT OF GEAR AT IRREGULAR RPM'S. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES. MILEAGE = 86268.*AK

THE OD OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING, THEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, POPPED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO A GARAGE, BUT NO LEAKS WERE FOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *JB *SC

THE TRANSMISSION IS HORRIBLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING OUR 1999 MAZDA 626 ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR, THE O/D DASH LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. AFTER PULLING OVER I DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD SPILLED OUT FROM VENT TUBING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION OUT. WE GOT SEVERAL OTHER OPINIONS WHICH INCLUDED REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION AT $1800. WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED FROM OUR DEALERSHIP ON THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER SOME RESEARCH FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME AND WORSE SITUATIONS (VERY COSTLY TRANSMISSION REPAIRS ).*JB

MY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHUOUT WARNING. I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A CLASSACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED THAT IS ESTIMATED AT $2000. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.*AK

WE HAVE 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 77K MILE ON IT. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE COMES LOOSE WHERE CABLE ATTACHES TO TRANSMISSION. END OF CABLE HAS A RUBBER BUSHING THAT SLIDE ONTO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS DETERIATED AND WILL NOT SAY ATTACHED. TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN GEAR; ENGINE MUST BE SHUT OFF. ONCE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF, IT CAN'T BE RESTARTED UNTIL SHIFT CABLE IS REATTACHED. CABLE COMES OFF WHEN SHIFTER IS MOVED REPEATING CYCLE. BUSHING CAN NOT BE REPLACED, ENTIRE CABLE MUST BE REPLACED. MADZA SERVICE DEPARTMENT QUOTES $655 PLUS TAXES TO MAKE REPAIRS. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. SURELY OTHER MAZDA 626 OWNERS ARE EXPERENCING THE SAME PROBLEM?*AK

CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING..I ALMOST CRASHED. *NM

CONTINUOUS 3 CYLINDER MISFIRE, RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEP 2003. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON AND DOES NOT THROW CODE. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE TRANSMISSION "HARD SHIFTS" AND I LOSE SIGNIFICANT GAS MILEAGE.*JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IF IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR AT LEAST 5 - 10 MINUTES, IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE. IT WOULD ALSO DOWN SHIFT AT 60 ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN AT A STOP IT WOULD JERK/STUTTER AS YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR.*AK TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION. LEAD TO REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAD 90000 MILES.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND FAILED ON THE MAZDA 626 V6 1999. *AK