2001 Mazda 626 complaints

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HWAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 17, 2005 WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED . THERE WHERE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, HUSBAND THE DRIVER AND CONTACT THE PASSENGER. BOTH OCCUPANTS WHERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE RIGHT FENDER BENDING THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF ONLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR, WHICH WAS WHAT THE MANUAL STATED THAT IT SHOULD DO. THERE WAS ONE PERSON INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TO PUT GAS IN , STARTED THE CAR, PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE AND FELT A SLIGHT JUMP WHEN I ACCELERATED. I CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RISE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF, LET IT COOL DOWN AND TURNED IT BACK ON. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, PUSHED ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE ONE INCH, JUST KEPT REVVING. TRANSMISSION GONE JUST LIKE THAT. PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED. ESTIMATE ABOUT 2000 DOLLARS FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 87000 MILES. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT I HAVE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION DONE DUE TO THE CD4E WHICH WERE ON MODEL 1994-2002 ALSO FORDS NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT MAZDA KNEW BOUT THIS AN STILL HAVE NOT RECALLED THIS IS A SHAME BECAUSE BEING A SINGLE MOM WITH A DISABLED CHILD WORKING UP TO 3 JOBS THINKING SHE WAS PURCHASING A RELIABLE CAR TO FIND OUT $3,055.43 WILL BE MY COST IS HARD TO SHALLOW KNOWING THAT MAZDA KNEW THIS ALL ALONG EVEN PUTTING OUT TSB, NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR PAYMENT AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. *JB

1) CAR OVERHEATING, O/D LIGHT BLINKING, CAR NOT SHIFTING OUT OF 1ST GEAR 2) CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL, HAD REPAIRS DONE = $1900 3) TRANSMISSION SHOP REPLACED TRANNY. MAZDA DEALER QUOTED $3500 TO DO SAME REPAIRS. *JB

FIRST MY CAR STARTED JERKING, I WAS TOLD BY THE MAZDA DEALER THAT IT'S OKAY. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MY O/D STARTED BLINKING... NEXT THING I KNEW MY CAR STOPPED. IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE BUT NOT DRIVE. I NOW NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT A TRANSMISSION COOLANT SYSTEM THAT WAS NEEDED FOR MY CAR, BUT NOT INSTALLED WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THIS CONCERN.. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. *JB

STARTED WITH OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING ON/OFF. CAR HESITATES AND CHUGS WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. JERKS WHILE SHIFTING AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES DONE INCLUDING TUNE UP, OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH. THE CAR HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

MY 2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED. ON JUNE 6, 2003 WE PLACED OUR 626 WITH JIM ELLIS MAZDA IN ATLANTA, GA BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE WAS FLASHING. THE WARRANTY REPAIR ORDER STATES "TRANS OVER HEATED. NEEDS UPDATED COOLER. INSTALLED TRANS COOLER. SEE RO FOR DETAILS." TWO YEARS LATER OUR TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND AFTER READING EXPERIENCES FROM MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE, THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT MAZDA HAS INSTALLED IN THEIR 626'S. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DENY THIS PROBLEM UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE TO FORCE THEIR HAND AND REQUIRE THEM TO FACE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACTING UNUSUAL BUT I MISTAKINGLY THOUGHT IT WAS HOW THE RIDE WAS IN THE BRAND NEW 2001 MAZDA 626 WHEN BOUGHT IN APRIL 2001. IT WAS HEAVY AND I WAS USED TO DRIVING HEAVIER CARS. 53,000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION DIES AND THE SERVICER AT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME ITS "BURNT." WANTS TO CHARGE $3700 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I STILL OWE $3700 ON THE CAR IN PAYMENTS. RESEARCH ON THE WEB TELLS ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS A COOLING SYSTEM ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (@ ABOUT $800) IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. DYING TRANSMISSION CAUSED CAR TO ROLL BACK IN D...BEWARE!!!

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 78,000 MILES, AND IT COST OVER $2600 TO FIX.

MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AT 75,000 MILES. DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. WAS TRAVELLING ON A FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ... CAR STALLED IMMEDIATELY. COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES ... VERY DANGEROUS RESULT.

IN AUGUST 2001, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW MAZDA 626. IN MAY 2003, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT 23,000 MILES, THE FOLLOWING HAD TO BE REPLACED: TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR SUB-TANK. AT 31,000 MILES, MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 11 DAYS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, THERMOSTAT GASKET AND THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET. NOW AT 48,000 MILES, I RETURNED FROM A TRIP, GOT IN MY CAR AND STARTED DRIVING. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I NOTICED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS REALLY HOT, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR DIED AND STARTED SMOKING (LEFT MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF STRANDED ON THE 405 FWY AT MIDNIGHT). I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE (ENGINE LONG BLOCK, ALL WATER HOSES, RADIATOR, KNOCK SENSOR, GASKET SET AND SPARK PLUGS). THE COST: $8400. THEY OFFERED TO REDUCE THE COST TO $5200, HOWEVER I DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS HELPFUL FOR THE CAR IS PROBABLY WORTH LESS THAN THAT AND EVEN IF THEY DID REPLACE THE PARTS I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY WOULD JUST START FALLING APART AGAIN. I DRIVE MY CAR LESS THAN 10 MILES A DAY, SO I DEFINITELY DO NOT THINK THAT ALL THIS DAMAGE IS FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, RATHER I BELIEVE THAT MAZDA IS MAKING INFERIOR PARTS.

THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY CAR HAS RECENTLY COME ON, AND GOES OFF PERIODICALLY ALSO. I TOOK IT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER & O2 SENSORS ON MY 2001 626 4.0 CYLINDER. HE SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE BOUGHT FROM MAZDA ONLY AND IT WAS $672, AND THE 2 O2 SENSORS WOULD BE $416.00 AS WELL.....IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'VE HAD THESE PROBLEMS??? ALSO, IS THERE A WARRANTY ON THE CONVERTER??

MAZDA 626 2001 58,000 MI, TRANSMISSION FAILURE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT FOR A COST OF $2400.

I HAVE HAD MY 2001 MAZDA 626 FOR 3 YEARS. THERE IS ONLY 69,000 MILES ON THIS CAR, AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM HERE. MAZDA SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES RECALLED. I DO NOT FEEL THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE WITH THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AFTER A CAR BEING ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *AK

VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHED. VEHICLE OVERHEATED. HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. EXTENDED WARRANTY DECLINED TO PAY FOR SERVICES.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2001 MAZDA 626 IN JULY OF 2002 AND HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES ON THE CAR. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE USUALLY TWO TIRES AT A TIME EVERY SIX MONTHS. AS OF TODAY ALONG WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES MY TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AND I'M BEING QUOTED $3,300 TO REPLACE IT. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING ON ANY CAR THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. IT HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE COME ACROSS 200 OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SOME OF THEM WITH BRAND NEW MAZDA'S AND SOME OF THEM WITH THE SAME CAR THAT IS OLDER THAN MINE. IT'S AMAZING TO ME THAT MAZDA CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING THIS CAR FOR SO LONG WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME DAILY AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. BUT YET, MAZDA CAN CONTINUE TO PUT THIS CAR ON THE ROAD EVEN WITH ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. MY PARENTS HAD A 1994 MAZDA 626 THAT THEY PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH ZERO MILES AND THEY HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THEY ARE ASTONISHED THAT THE MAZDA 626'S ARE STILL ON THE ROAD WHEN THEY HAVN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE THE NERVE TO SELL THIS CAR WITH PRIDE IN THEIR DEALERSHIPS. *AK

MY 2001 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BURNT-UP TWICE WITH A TOTAL OF 90K MILES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED WITH THIS MODEL AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE MANUFACTURE IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPLACE BY MAZDA AND THE SECOUND APPEARS TO BE MY RESPONSABILITY EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY LOGGED 50K ON THE REPLACED TRANIE. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND EACH TIME I HAVE THEM LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME UNTIL IT FAILS; IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR! THE OTHER ANSWER IS TO BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH IS A WASTE CONSIDERING THEY ALREADY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX. I'M TIRED OF HAVING TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT'S STRANDED ME ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSED TRAFFIC JAMS AND TOWING FEES AND LEFT ME WITH A CAR THAT COSTS ME MORE IN REPAIRS THEN IT'S WORTH.

ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY, 2005, MY 2001 MAZDA 626 BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WHILE CHANGING GEARS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, CHANGING GEARS VERY ROUGHLY AND BACKFIRED. AS THIS WAS TAKING PLACE, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. IT TOOK ABOUT FORTY-FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT TURNED ON AGAIN. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ( ROUGH GEAR SHIFTING). IT IS NOW AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO HAS EXPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A COOLING SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS WITH MAZDA 626'S THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE YEARS 1992 TO 2002 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AS YET, I WILL DO SO AND REQUEST TO KEEP THE OLD PARTS IF NECESSARY.*AK

LESS THAN ONE MONTH AGO I HAD A FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 4CYL-MAZDA 626. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE CONVERTER AND CHANGED THAT OUT. NOW THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO SHOPS FOR CHECKING AND OF COURSE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT AND CANNOT HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THE RECOMMENDED COSTS..AND STILL PAY THE CAR NOTE. ALSO, I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT 68,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED PROPERLY.*AK

DEAD TRANSMISSION ON A 2001 MAZDA 626 LX. *AK

ON JANUARY 21, 2005 I TOOK MY CAR INTO TUFFY MUFFLER SHOP IN TOLEDO, OHIO FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, OR IT NEED A TUNE-UP BADLY...IT HAS 93K MILES AND IS A 2001 626. AFTER CHECKING IT OUT, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE BUT IT DEFINITELY NEEDED A TUNE-UP. THREE WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON A SKIING TRIP 12 HOURS FROM WHERE I LIVE. HAD TO STAY OVER 2 DAYS IN A HOTEL AND PURCHASE A USED $400 TRUCK TO GET BACK HOME. NOW FIGHTING WITH TUFFY ABOUT THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO PROPERLY PERFORM A MINIMUM TRANSMISSION CHECK. *AK

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2001 MAZDA 626 FROM CARMAX IN STERLING, VA IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD 29,400 MILES ON IT ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE. NOW IT HAS 33, 000 MILES, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO FREQUENTLY JERK, THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT CAME ON...THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I'VE SINCE READ ABOUT OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND FIND THAT THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE BY MAZDA TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. SO, I WANT TO DOCUMENT MY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE HOPES THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF TRANSAXLES FAILURE AND I WANT TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF THIS ISSUE. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 41,000 MILES. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2001 MAZDA 626 THIS WEEK. I HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE INTERNAL COOLANT IN 2003 WHICH ALSO COST ME MONEY. LAST WEEK I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS CAR HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. I DO NOT FEEL THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING SHOULD OCCUR IN A 2001 AUTOMOBILE WHEN REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP. *JB

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. , I AM WRITING THIS IN REFERENCE TO MY 2001 MAZDA 626. IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 I TOOK MY MAZDA 626 INTO MAZDA BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, THE CAR HAD ABOUT 49,500 MILES ON IT. THEY SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID IT WAS LOW ON FLUIDS, AND SENT US ALONG. THEN, ON NOVEMBER 10, 2004, 2001 MAZDA 626 WAS IN THE SHOP AT A CERTIFIED MAZDA DEALERSHIP GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE COST OF WHICH I WAS PARTIALLY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR. MAZDA PICKED UP THE TAB FOR THE TRANSMISSION, AND IN RETURN I WAS CHARGED FOR THE LABOR AND A 60,000 MILE SERVICE. I AM WELL AWARE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA 626, THE WEB CONTAINS TESTIMONIALS FROM OTHERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME AT LOWER MILEAGE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN USING. I AM SURE THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 1996.*AK

YES I PURCHASE A CERTIFIED USED 2001 MAZDA 626 THE SUMMER OF 2003 FOR MY GRADUATION GIFT FROM HIGH SCHOOL, NO HAVING THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS I AM NOW LOOKING TO TRADE IN MY CAR OR BUY ME ANOTHER ONE. WITH 91.000 MILES ON MY CAR, MY TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN TO BE REPLACE. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR IN DRIVE WHILE I WAS IN OVERDRIVE. I COULD ONLY USE OVERDRIVE ONCE I HAVE GOTTEN OVER 50. THE NEXT DAY I MADE A APPOINTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME MY OVERDRIVE HAD BURNT OUT AND I HAD MORE INTERNAL FAILURES ON MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT MADE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT IN A REMADE TRANSMISSION FOR $2700. I AM REALLY PISS OF AT MAZDA. FOR ONE THEY DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO NOTHING AND THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY RUNS OUT A 3 YEAR OR 36,000. WHAT TYPE OF BS IS THAT FOR A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY.*AK

1)CAR WAS JERKING,TRANSMISSION WAS REVING ON MY 2001 MAZDA 2)TOOK IT TOOK THE DEALER AFTER I BROKE DOWN,SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 3)TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE,BUT STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

1. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON. NO COLD AIR COMING OUT, THEN SHORTLY NOTICED THE CAR HEAT GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT, AND FUMES COMING FROM HOOD. 2. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE CHECKING THE HOOD. THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAD COOLANT. OPENED THE COOLANT TANK, AND THERE WAS NO STEAM OR HOT FLUIDS FROM THE TANK. 3. TRIED RESTARTING AFTER COOLING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR STORE. HAD TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED.*AK

I HAVE 24,000 MILES ON MY MAZDA 626 4CYCLINDER. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAD PUT IN THE CAR. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IT WAS JERKING A LITTLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME JUST GETTING USE TO DRIVING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO CHURCH AND THE CAR STARTED GOING IN REVERSE WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. WHEN I GOT TO CHURCH, I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. MAZDA PEOPLE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN. TWO YEARS LATER ON 10/2/04 I WAS RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN (NO WARNINGS). I TURNED IT OFF. THE CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FOR TOWING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MAZDA DEALER AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN, ITS THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN BECAUSE ITS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS SURFING THE INTERNET REGARDING MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS CAME ACROSS SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. 626 MAZDA 1994 - 2002 HAVE A FORD MODEL CD4E TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOTING FIXING IT. THEY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TELLING HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT TELLING THE CUSTOMER ABOUT IT UNLESS THE CUSTOMER MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. MY CAR IS AT THE MAZDA DEALER NOW. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THIS COOLING KIT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $280.0

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 ES, AND AS OF YESTERDAY, MY TRANSMISSION GEAR CABLE BROKE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN ATLANTA, AND ONE OF THE REPS INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVING QUITE A FEW CARS SUCH AS MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. A FRIEND OF MINE (BRENDA JACKSON) HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AS MINE, AND HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 3 WEEKS AGO. ALL OF THE CARS SEEM TO HAVE MORE THAN 50,000 MILES ON THEM, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT EVEN COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ( SEMI-TRACTOR) PASSING GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION NEVER LEFT DRIVE BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL,CAUSING ME TO APPLY BRAKES AND PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD,FOUND OUT BY THE MACHANIC WHO CHECKED OUT THE TRANSMISSION THAT IT HAD BURNT OUT AT 67,000 MILES! AND THAT MAZDA HAD A TSB OUT ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND DID'NT BOTHER TO TELL THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS NOR WILL THEY HRLP IN ANY REPAIRS!*AK

VEHICLE: MAZDA 626 2001. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS KICKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT A 35-40MPH. MECHANICS INDICATE THAT THE CODE REFERENCES THE ONE OF TWO PROBLEMS- OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECT OR CATALYST INEFFICIENCY. BUT, BECAUSE THE CODE IS NOT SPECIFIC AS TO WHICH PIECE IS DEFECTIVE THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IF THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF DON'T WORRY OR BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND OF COURSE THE LIGHT TURNS ITSELF OFF. I RETURN TO THE SERVICE STATION WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS BACK ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER A TWO MONTH TIME SPAN. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO "SOLVE" THE PROBLEM BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THIS IS NOT A VALID ANSWER. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE IF THERE IS "NO PROBLEM". PLEASE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SPILLED COOLANT. IT HAD BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. *AK

A YEAR AGO THE SHIFTER CABLE ON MY 2001 MAZDA 626 BROKE (CAR UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME). I TELEPHONED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE CABLE WAS ON BACKORDER INDICATING MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM A LOCAL MECHANIC PUT A BUSHING WHERE THE CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO THE SHIFTER ARM AT TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FAILED PART. THAT WORKED FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY (8-6-04). I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO EXIT A PARKING LOT AND COULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. AT PRESENT, A CABLE TIE IS ON THE CABLE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. I TELEPHONED THE DEALER AGAIN THIS MORNING, HE SAID MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS ALSO TALKED TO MAZDA BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE CABLE IS NOW AVAILABLE NOW THAT OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FIRST FAILURE, WE HAD OUR GRANDSON IN HIS SAFETY SEAT, OUR CAR CRANKED, BACKED INTO THE STREET, STOPPED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. CARS TURNING INTO THE INTERSECTION COULD NOT SEE US BECAUSE OF BUILDINGS. WE PUSHED THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. IT APPEARS THE BUSHING THAT CONNECTS CABLE ONTO SHIFTER IS MADE OUT OF NYLON/PLASTIC AND FORCED ONTO PIN. THIS APPARENTLY FAILS DUE TO HEAT OR BEING SPLIT WHEN MOUNTED. *AK

ERATIC SHIFTING IN MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.AXLE SEAL BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PART. FACTORY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THE AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED AFTER 33,000 MILES. *AK

2001 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE NOT WORKING, BROKE AT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND HAD TO PULL OVER IN A HURRY POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JB

O/D LIGHT FLASHING TRANNY NEW THEN FIXED FOUR TIMES THEREAFTER. STILL HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. 2001 MADZA 626LX. STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES.ABOUT $1000.00 OUT OF POCKET EXPENCES SURE TO INCUR MORE.*AK

2001 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD FLASH, AUTO WOULD NOT MOVE, LIKE TRANS WAS LEFT IN NEUTRAL. MAZDA DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, $2100 TO REPLACE. IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED OFF WARRANTY, WILL TAKE 1-2 WEEKS. *NM

RETAINING CLIP FROM TRANSMISSION GEARSHIFT LEVER (ON TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY) WS FOUND MISSING AND SHIFT CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM LEVER CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN DRIVE (THE GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN WHEN COMPONENT FAILED). THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SHIFTER INDICATOR SHOWED VEHICLE IN DRIVE. *LA

PURCHASED AUTO IN JULY 2001. I DRIVE A GREAT DEAL AND TOOK MY CAR RELIGIOUSLY IN FOR SERVICE TO THE DEALER. UPON GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AT ABOUT 30K MILES I HAD TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OIL FILTER. TRANSMISSION (CLUTCH PAK) BURNED OUT AT 100K MILES. NO HELP FROM MAZDA. THEY ACTUALLY HAD MY CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND WANTED ME TO PAY ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR HOOKING THE CAR UP TO THE MACHINE. NO ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN. MAZDA ASSOCIATES CONSTANTLY WERE UNAVAILABLE AND HUNG UP ON ME MANY TIMES.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT! CAR WAS TOWED TO WORKSHOP AND REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE PUT IN COST $3100. WAS LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS FROM PURCHASE DATE, THEREFORE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS DID NOT STOP THERE, IN ABOUT 50 DAYS, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON... TOOK IT TO THE SAME PLACE WHO WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION. TECHNICIAN REPORTED NEW PROBLEM UNRELATED TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, NEW SERVICE COST $500. THE CAR COST ME BIG $$$ IN MAINTAINANCE.... DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE END OF THE PROBLEMS... MAZDA 626 OWNERS WATCH OUT!

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT DEALER DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2001 MAZDA 626 - 6CLYINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND BROUGHT IT IN REGULAR ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED MAINTANENCE SCHEDULE. AFTER 30,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. HAD TO BE REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION.

IN AUGUST 2001, I PURCHASED A MAZDA 626. IN MAY 2003, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT 23,000 MILES, THE FOLLOWING HAD TO BE REPLACED: TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR SUB-TANK. AT 31,000 MILES, MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 11 DAYS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, THERMOSTAT GASKET, AND THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET. *AK MY CAR IS NEARING THE END OF ITS 3 YEAR/36,000 WARRANTY AND I AM FRIGHTENED ABOUT HOW MUCH FUTURE REPAIRS WILL COST, AS WELL AS THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THE CAR.

HELLO, I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY MADZA 626. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HAVE TALKED TO 3 OTHERS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THE SAME THING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE MADZA 626. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN 2001 AND IT HAS ALMOST 99,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ME $2500-3000 TO FIX IT. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL BE CHEAPER FOR ME IN THE LONG RUN TO TRADE IT IN AND GET A NEW CAR. I AM FORCED TO GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE MY 2001 MADZA 626 DOES NOT RUN. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK

MAZDA 626LX TRANSMISSION WENT THREE TIMES AND THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLDMOBILE. *AK

ALL FOUR OF TIRES SIDEWALL SEPARATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TIRE SIZE P185/70R14. *AK *SC

626 MAZDA LX 2001, 46,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS REQUIRING FULL EXCHANGE (REBUILT) TRANSMISSION. ORIGINALLY QUOTED AT $2,400. HOWEVER AFTER EXTENSIVE COMPLAINT MAZDA REPRESENTATIVE ASSISTED W/CHARGING FOR LABOR $700.00 ONLY. MAZDA IS BEING UNFAIR WITH THIS SITUATION...NO CAR SHOULD BE HAVING THIS KIND OF FAILURE AT 46,000 MILES. LOOKING TO HAVE ENTIRE JOB WARRANTED ...WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED BY 3 DAYS WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.*AK

O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHEN VEHICLE'S TOTAL MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 76,000 MILES. INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THUS DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER EXPENSES OF REPAIRS. *LA *MR