1999 Mazda 626 complaints

MY1999 MAZDA 626 DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND THE GARAGES ALL TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. THEY TELL ME THIS STARTS AS THE CAR GETS OLDER AND IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX AS MAZDA IS HAVING A PROBLEM FIXING THIS.*AK

3 MAZDA 626'S ONE 1999 AND TWO 2001. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AND JUMPING ESPECIALLY IN REVERSE ALL THREE TRANSMISSION HAVE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED MAZDA SUPPLIED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 1999 AT 81,229 MILES I HAD TO PAY FOR INSTALLATION AND A COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE NEW TRANNY. I TOOK THE SECOND ONE TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE( A WRECK REBUILDING SERVICES) AND THEY INSTALLED A USED TRANNY FOR $1500. THE THIRD IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO HELP. INCIDENT DATES: 1ST 1999 MODEL NOV 11, 2003 2ND 2001 MODEL SEPT 20, 2004 3RD 2001 MODEL IN THE SHOP NOW THIS IS NOV. 8, 2004. *AK

I OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626 ES WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANS AXLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY, AND HAS 78,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. LAST WEEK THE TRANSAXLE FAILED AS IT DROPPED DOWN A GEAR, TO GO UP A SLIGHT HILL, AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSAXLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE RESULTING REBUILD OF THE TRANSAXLE WILL COST $2100, HALF THE CURRENT TRADE-IN VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERNS ARE TWO-FOLD. FIRST, THE TRANSAXLE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT 78,000 MILES; THIS IS NOT A NORMAL SITUATION FOR A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. SECOND, AFTER A SEARCH THROUGH INTERNET DISCUSSION SITES, AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH A CO-WORKER WHO HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH A 1995 MAZDA 626, IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT TO ME THAT MAZDA 626 TRANSAXLE FAILURES ARE A FAIRLY COMMON, SEEMINGLY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. *AK

MAZDA 626 1999. O/D LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING MAKING CAR CHUG AND SLOW DOWN NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY AND TUGGING WHEN AT A STOP WITH ENGINE GOING LIKE IT WANTS TO KEEP GOING OR AS IF SOMEONE IS TAPPING YOU IN THE BACK OF CAR. HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS OF THIS YEAR AND OLDER AND NEWER MAZDAS , IS THERE SOMETHING GOING ON? ANY ADVICE ON THIS CAR? PLEASE INVESTIGATE NOT FAIR TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULDNT BE IN THE FIRST PLACE. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING, WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF WILL NOT RESTART, FOR 15 MINUTES TO 2 HRS. *NM

DEALER DIAGNOSED WITH BAD TRANSMISSION 96,000 MILES. THIS IS HIGH MILEAGE, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED, AND AT 72,000 MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I BROUGHT IT INTO LANCASTER TOYOTA MAZDA, LANCASTER, PA AND THEY SAID MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER THERE IS SOME EXTERNAL COOLING UNIT THAT HAS TO BE ADDED TO IT TO MAKE IT WORK WITHOUT OVERHEATING AGAIN. MAZDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOGNIZING THIS ERROR AND NOT REPLACING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE IN THEIR CONSUMERS VEHICLES. I AM REQUESTING A COMPLETE REFUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $280.00 FOR THIS UNIT TO BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 MAZDA 626 IN 2001. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN FEB. 2002. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLIANTS ABOUT THE MAZDA PRODUCT THAT I AM APPALLED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCES FO THE REPAIR. IRONICALLY, WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS CAR ON THE WEB I FOUND THAT FORD MADE THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR, AND THE FUNNY THING IS ALL OF MY FAMILY OWNS FORD SUV'S ( BRAND NEW). SHOULD I FOR WARN THEM THAT THEY ARE LOOKIG AT COSTLY REPAIR WHICH MAY AMOUNT TO PAYING DOUBLE THE PRICE OF THE CAR? IN THE END I BELIEVE I HAVE BE RIPPED OFF BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP. I WILL NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN, AND TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE....." BUYER BEWARE"""...... *AK

I HAVE A 99 MAZDA 626 AND HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AT FIRST MY CAR WOULD SOMETIMES HESITATE UPON ACCELERATING. RECENTLY, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE CAR WOULD IDLE; HOWEVER, WOULD NEVER KICK INTO GEAR AND THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON/OFF. I PUT THE CAR INTO D2 TO MAKE IT TO A SAFER ENVIROMENT AND AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT CUT OFF. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE 1994-2002 MAZDA'S DUE TO A FORD TRANSMISSION BEING INSTALLED. I ALSO READ THAT MAZDA AND FORD ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NEVER TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. WHILE I RECEIVE LITERATURE TO PURCHASE NEW MAZDA'S, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOW BEING QUOTED PRICES OF $1800-$2100 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED, I MUST FOOT THIS BILL ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME OCCURANCE IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT MAZDA CEASED MAKING THE 626 MODEL DUE TO TRANSMISSION/DESIGN PROBLEMS. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES?*AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER. THE CAR HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, OXGEN SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION THIS SUMMER. IT SEEMS UNUSUAL FOR A CAR THIS YOUNG TO HAVE SUCH EXTENSIVE, EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS.

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUT FAMILY'S 1999 MAZDA 626 WHEN SHE CALLED ME FRIGHTENED AS THE CAR TRANSMISSION WAS SURGING. WITH 68000 MILES ONE WOULD THINK THAT A CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE A TRNASMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP (REPRTABLE) IS NOW REPLACING SAME FOR $2700.*AK

STALLED OUT IT FIRST HAD TO GET THE RPMS UP TO GET IT TO SHIFT, OD LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. NOW THE CAR WONT PULL AT ALL. HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO AND HALF YEARS. HAD IT TOWED TO COLEMAN-TAYLOR TRANSMISSION. THET WANT $3,000.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF TWO DAYS. I DON'T HAVE $3,000.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINGLE PARENT TRYING TO PUT MY ONLY CHILD THROUGH COLLEGE. I HONESTLY CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN SOME KIND OF RECALL WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 MAZDA 626 IN DECEMBER 2000. SINCE THAT TIME, THERE EXISTS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH DOWNSHIFTS ROUGHLY AND HAS THREATENED TO FAIL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME MODEL TOLD ME THAT MAZDA INSTALLED FORD TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR 626 MODELS AND THAT THESE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSIONS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO OPERATE IN A 626. HER TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND SHE HAD TO REPLACE IT. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIPS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A HUNDRED-DOLLAR "FIX" THAT CAN STOP THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. I LOOKED THROUGH YOUR DATABASE ONLINE. THE PROBLEM WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS IS WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED AND YET: 1. THERE IS NO RECALL. 2. MAZDA HAS NEVER INFORMED ME OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM OR POTENTIAL "FIX." I SUPPOSE I WILL EITHER HAVE TO TAKE MY CHANCES WITH THE "FIX" AND SPEND MORE MONEY ON A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED OR PAY APPROXIMATELY $2,000 WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILS. IF THIS IS A DOCUMENTED CONDITION WHICH EVERYONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT, WHAT IS NHTSA'S POSITION AND WHY ISN'T MAZDA BEING CALLED TO BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION ON MY 99 MAZDA 626 LX IS GIVING ME PLENTY OF PROBLEMS. CAR WARRANTY IS ALMOST GONE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME CAR AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS AS THEY ARE FAULTY! *JB

TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. AS A RESULT THE PART FAILED.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, REVEALED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *JB

WE BOUGHT A USED 1999 MAZDA 626 EX FROM A MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2000. IT WAS A "GOLD CHECK CERTIFIED" CAR. WHILE WE WERE BUYING THE CAR, THE DEALERSHIP WAS SOLD TO CAPITAL MAZDA OF CARY. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT THE CAR, THOUGH WE DID RECEIVE SOLICITATIONS FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR WORK, WARRANTIES, OR TO BUY A NEW CAR. IN APRIL 2004, WE DROVE THE CAR FROM RALEIGH NC TO CHARLESTON SC, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE HAD OUR 3 YEAR OLD AND 1 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR, IN THE HEAT, WALKING TO GET HELP. THE AAMCO DEALER TOLD US IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE FORD TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A CRACK INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HE SAID WAS AN "INHERENT DEFECT." WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR IT SO WE COULD GET HOME. WE ARE VERY UPSET THAT WE HAD TO PAY $2000 TO FIX IT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM - WE FEEL THAT MAZDA SOLD US A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. NOW, LESS THAN THREE MONTHS LATER OUR CAR BROKE DOWN WHILE MY SISTER WAS TAKING IT TO GET THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT LOOKED AT. SHE WAS STRANDED. WE HAVE HAD TO SPEND ANOTHER $275 ON TRANSMISSION WORK AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO SELL IT, NOR CAN WE AFFORD TO KEEP REPAIRING IT. WE ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING ANY CLASS ACTIONS BEING DEVELOPED AGAINST MAZDA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS WIDELY KNOWN THAT FORD TRANSMISSIONS ARE NO GOOD, YET MAZDA HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO RECALL THESE.*AK

1) TRANSMISSION SLIPPED/ SPURRATIC SHIFTING/HESITATION IN ALL THE GEARS. ) TRANSMISSON FAILED AT 74,000 MILES. 3 )MECHANIC SAYS OVERHAUL / STILL TRYING TO LOCATED A WORKING TRANSMISSION TO FIT. *AK

1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 86,512 MILES STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE UNDERNEATH CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SEEN DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AT A MODERATE RATE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DUE TO A REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL FAILURE. TOTAL REPAIR BILL WAS $742.89. *AK

I PURCHASED A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FOR MY 99 MAZDA 626 ON 06/01/04 & HAD IT INSTALLED. ON 07/10/04 THE SAME PART BROKE AGAIN & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME $1100 IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE THE 2ND TIME INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THEY ORDERED THE PART FROM MAZDA, THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP THIS PART ON THE SHELF. SINCE MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM-THEY NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.*AK

IN MAY OF 2004 WE WERE RETURNING FROM ALBUQURQUE, NM AND SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 1999 MAZDA 626. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND ON 7/13/2004 WHILE RETURNING FROM PHOENIZ, AZ WE SUFFERED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 50,900 MILES.TRANSMISSION STUCK IN REVERSE. ALL GEAR SHIFT POSITIONS RESULTED IN REVERSE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE GEAR INTERCHANGE CABLE OR THE ROD IS BROKEN. INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID INDICATES THAT THE FLUID IS SEVERELY BURNED WITH QUITE A BIT OF CLUTCH DEBRI. MY CURRENT CHOICES ARE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000 PLUS THE GEAR INTERCHANGE, OR HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED AT A COST BETWEEN $1.5000 TO $2.7000. THE TRANMISSION HAS NOT GIVEN ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS CURRENT MALFUNCTION. PREVIOUS MAZDAS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT CARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF FORD'S EXCELLENT ENGINEERING DESIGNED TO FAIL AS SOON AS WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

I OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 12/15/99. I AM NOW FACING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND AFTER REVIEWING DATA I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY SITUATION AS THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CONSUMERS AS WELL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH ABOUT 4PM LAST SEPTEMBER. ALL THE SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SPEED DROPS FROM 70MPH TO 40MPH CARS ON MY BUMPER. SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A REST STOP LESS THAN ONE MILE AHEAD. I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE ROADSIDE AREA. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY SOMEONE THERE IN THAT TOWN. AFTER MUCH DECISION, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO CHARLESTON, SC ABOUT 120 MILES FROM WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. WE KEPT TAKING IT TO MAZDA BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. SO I CONTINUE TO MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS. I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR LOCALLY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK, AND COOLANTWAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE WHEEL WELLS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOV. 2003, CODE SAID TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE; RESULT: REBUILD TRANSMISSION($2600.00) ANY HIGHWAY DRIVING SINCE THEN HAS RESULTED IN 0/D LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF,TRANSMISSION FLUID COMING OUT OF VENT HOSE. 1ST TIME BACK: REPLACE SENSOR, 2ND TIME BACK: REPLACE BURNT BUSHING. IN SHOP (AAMCO) AGAIN TODAY FOR THIRD TIME SINCE REBUILD. INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEN SHIFTING BECOMES HARD JERKS UNTILL TRANNY COOLS DOWN (AUTOMATIC). *AK

I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH PIRELLI TIRES P8000 DRAGO P205/50R15. THE DOT IS CH UN C149 4100. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATED 5:15 WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE TIRE IS STILL FULL OF AIR AND I HAD CONTACTED THE SELLER OF THE TIRE WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM WITH PIRELLI TIRES. THE TIRE IS LESS 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING THE PURCHASE DATE. *NM

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL, HAD TO REPLACE AND 3MONTHS WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE MORE WORK DOME.. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1YEAR TIME..$400. 00 WORTH OF WORK .. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP.. 1ST DAY CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDNT GO INTO 2ND GEAR THE NEXT DAY IT WOULDNT GO INTO REVERSE AND FINALLY THE 3RD DAY WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND COULDNT MAKE IT B/C THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT. *AK

RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 74000 MILES WAS PAID OFF 4 MONTHS AGO AND THAT IS WHEN WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. $1,300 TO FIX, $2,600 NEW FROM DEALER. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROPLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE DESIGN FLAWS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *NM

AT 97,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR IS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 1 HOUR. ALSO, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES. *LA

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DOWN SHIFTING VERY HARSHLY. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I BEGAN HEARING A POPPING NOISE AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE LOWER GEARS (BELOW 35 MPH) WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE. THIS BECAME A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR STATE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI- TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY CAR A YEAR AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMS AND THE ENGINE ONCE, THE TRANNY IS ON ITS 4TH BURN UP, THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ITS SPITS OUT FLUID AND WILL NOT GO IN OVERDRIVE AT ALL, FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE ON HERE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN INSANE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS JUST ON THE 99 YEAR MODEL. IM FILING SUIT I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU BUT IVE HAD ENUFF..

1999 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

1999 MAZDA 626 SEDAN REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES & PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, OVERHEATS, EXPUNGING FLUID, WHICH RESULTS IN DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS OVER $2500.

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

1999 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. 2.0, 90K; THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE FORWARD DRIVE GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PULLED AND DIAGNOSED AND I AM AWAITING RESULT AND PRICE TO REBUILD. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM CONCLUDING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD, EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A MAZDA AGAIN. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *NM

MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES WITHOUT HAVING ANY FRONT END DAMAGES. COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ONLY 40,000 PLUS MILES, THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE'S OIL PORTS WERE CLOGGED REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE VALVE COVER AND OIL PAN TO REMEDY THE ALLEGED PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIRS, APPROX $700. DESPITE HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CHANGED AND THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE WITHIN 50,000 MILES, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND WERE CHANGED. NOW WITH 60,000 MILES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LEAKING OIL FROM EVERY MAJOR AREA: OIL PAN, VALVE COVER, REAR MAIN SEAL, ETC., ETC., ETC. IN ADDITION TO THOSE OIL LEAK AREAS, ONE CV JOINT AND BOOT IS BAD, THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE ONCE AGAIN BAD WITHOUT ANY FRONT-END DAMAGES, AND THE WATER PUMP IS BAD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE FAILED DURING THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. REGARDLESS OF PERFORMING REGULARLY SCHEDULED ROUTINE SERVICE AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THIS VEHICLE FAR EXCEEDS WHAT ANYONE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE STANDARD FAILURES. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, STRANDING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROUND-ABOUT WITH TEMPERATURE FALLING BELOW ZERO. *CB

AUGUST 26, 2003 THE MAZDA WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE MAZDA STARTED STUTTERING. WE HAD THE MAZDA PUT ON COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE MAZDA STARTED STUTTERING AND LOST SPEED AND THAT LED TO NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP SPEED UP AND WHEN WE ENTERED THE TRAFFICE LIGHT IT TURNED YELLOW THEN WHILE WE WERE UNDER IT IT TURNED RED AND WE WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SEPT 26, 2003 I AM APPROXIMATELY 115 MILES FROM HOME THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND I LOSE SPEED AGAIN THE ENGINE IS SMOKING. THE CAR IS TOWED BACK TO CHARLESTON, SC WHERE I LIVE. I HAD TO SPEND 3HRS AT A REST AREA ALL ALONE WITH MY 15 YR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS IS THE EXACT REST AREA WERE A WOMAN WAS MURDERED 2 YEARS AGO. WE WERE SCARED TO DEATH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON. I AM ON MY WAY TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR ESTIMATE. I THINK MAZDA HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN PUTTING OUT LEMONS NOT CARS. I WANT AND WILL JOIN CLASS ACT LAWSUIT.