2002 Mazda 626 complaints

2002 MAZDA 626 GEAR SHIFT CABLE CLIP BROKE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE TECH STATED THAT THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND OVER TIME THE PLASTIC BECOMES THIN AND BREAKS. THE TECHNICIAN USED A METAL CLIP WHEN HE REPLACED IT. *NM

MY 2002 MAZDA 626 HAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES ON IT. IT JERKS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT $3,000. *NM

WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626, V6 2.5L EFI, QUIT SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. THERE IS NO MENTION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF A TIME FRAME TO CHECK THE FLUIDS. HOWEVER, I HAVE LOOKED ON THE NET, AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I JUST MOVED TO A NEW TOWN. THIS LEAVES US WITH NO VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK. SO NOW WE MUST RENT A CAR OUT OF POCKET TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. JUST TO PAY THE $1500 TO FIX IT. AS OF YET, WE HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED B/C WERE WAITING ON A RIDE TO THE CAR RENTAL. *NM

I BOUGHT MY 2002 MAZDA 626 IN FEBRUARY 2003. IN JAN. 2006 WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. OUT OF NO WHERE I COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH, NOT SAFE!!! MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INTO THE CAR AT A COST OF $2600. NOW IN MAY 2006, I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN DOING AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT MAZDA PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION (CD4E) IN THE 626'S AND THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS FOR MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION BUILT FOR SMALLER, LIGHTER CARS BUT MAZDA PUT IT IN THE 626 ANYWAY, ALTHOUGH IT IS A HEAVIER CAR. I NOW SEE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #0500502) WAS RELEASED BY MAZDA STATING THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE COMPENSATED BY INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT LONG BEFORE NOW, SAVING MY $2600 AND A CLOSE CALL ON A HIGHWAY. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE DESERVED BLAME!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO HURT OR KILLED IF THIS ISN'T MADE AWARE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!*JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NO LONGER WORK IN REVERSE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE MUST MANUALLY BE PUT IN FIRST, SECOND, THEN DRIVE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 (4 CYL) UNTIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. MY CAR HESITATES TO GO FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BEFORE THAT I TOOK IT INTO THE AUCTION WHERE I WORK AND THEY CHECKED TWICE AND SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SERVICE PLACE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MAZDA 626 2002 TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR 58K MILES. THE INCIDENT MADE DRIVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS (ESPECIALLY FOR MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC). THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUST SPIN AND NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. THERE WAS LITTLE WARNING FOR THIS CONDITION TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THE OWNERS COST. NOTE THAT THE TRANSMISSION USED WAS A FORD MODEL CD4E TRANSMISSION, DESIGNED FOR LIGHTERS CARS AND PUT IT ON THE MAZDA 626. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THE METHOD OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE DEALERSHIPS WAS INEFFECTIVE SINCE THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM (PER THE ARTICLES THAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET). *JB

MY 2002 MAZDA 626 GAVE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. HAD TO STOP AND PULL OVER. HAVE THE CAR TOWED OVER 60 MILES HOME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MAZDA FOR THEM TO CHARGE 170.00 TO TOW AND CHECK THE CAR TO TELL ME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND MY WARRANTY WAS UP A WEEK BEFORE. WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 I4 FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY MAZDA SERVICE IN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA. *NM

2002 MAZDA 626, 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO WHEN IT STARTED STUTTERING ON TAKEOFF. TOOK IT TO A MAINTENANCE SHOP WHO SAID 1ST GEAR IS PRETTY MUCH GONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCHING ON THE WEB HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IA COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 4 CYLINDER MAZDA 626 AUTOMATICS. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 7-8-05. SHE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT END OF HER CAR BY SOMEONE TRAVELING WEST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. SHE HAS NOT TALKED TO THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE PERSON WHO HIT HER WAS GOING. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING APPROX. 55-60 MPH. THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS AIR BAG PROBLEMS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON. SHE DID APPLY HER BRAKES PRIOR TO IMPACT. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT ON THE ACCIDENT. *JB

MY MAZDA 626 HAS A FAILED TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVERHEATING AT 82,000 MILES. THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PASS 45 MI AN HR. THE MECHANIC AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT TRANSMISSIONS OVER HEAT AND FAIL.

DT: CALLER HAD TRANSMISSION WORKED ON IN FEB. 2003 BECAUSE OF NOISE SHE HEARD AND NOW WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AGAIN WHILE SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT.THE CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN. DEALER SAID HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAMSMISSION IN OTHER CARS . MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET. *TT

1) THERE WAS NO WARNING OF IMPENDING FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. IT SIMPLY CEASED TO FUNCTION IN FORWARD SPEEDS IN A MATTLER OF LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR. *AK 2) IT WAS PARKED ON STREET FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN 20 MILES ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND FOUND THERE WAS NO DRIVE GEAR. SHIFTING DOWN, THERE WAS SECOND AND FIRST AVAILABLE. AS I WAS LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM MY HOME, I DROVE THERE ON BACK STREETS, USING SECOND GEAR. WITHIN A MILE OF MY HOME, SECOND GEAR FAILED AND FIRST GEAR BARELY ENGAGED. I HAD TO HAVE IT PUSHED FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY FOR AN ESTIMATE. 3) AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. AFTER AN EXTERNAL INVESTIGATION TURNED UP NO ANSWERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO APPROACH THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO OPEN UP AND EXAMINE IT. AN INITIAL "GUESSTIMATE" WAS $900 TO $2800.

MY 2002 MAZDA 626 HAD A MAJOR TRANSMITION FAILURE AT 45000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE MAZDA DEALER AT THE FIST SIGN OF THIS PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WAS NORMAL. WARRANTY RAN OUT ON DECEMBER 31, 2004. IT COST ME $3100 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN FOR BURNT TRANSMITION FLUID. THE DEALER JUST CHANGED FLUID ,AND SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE FLUID TO BE LIKE THAT. *AK

HEARD NOISE AND BAD VIBRATION FROM FRONT LEFT , IT GOT WORSE AND LOUDER WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. AROUND TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED, HEARD LOUD NOISE ON FRONT RIGHT, GOT LOUDER WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED FRONT RIGHT BEARING. CAR ALWAYS SERVICED AT DEALER, TWO WEEKS BEFORE TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATED IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING. DID THAT NEXT DAY AND SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. I HAD NEW FRONT BRAKES, NEW TIRES, NEW RIGHT AND LEFT BEARINGS, AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE AND ROTATE TIRES. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, BUT DEALER INSISTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE COOLANT BOTTLE THREE TIMES, AND ONCE CAR OVERHEATED. IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

PURCHASED A 2002 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER IN NOV 2001.FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 30,000 MILES. REPLACED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. ECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE @ 59,000 MILES.*AK THE CAR IS USED FOR OFFICE COMMUTE ONLY. PROPER MAINTENANCE WORKS ARE DONE AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER AT REGULAR INTERVALS. ALL THE SERVICE HISTORY IS DOCUMENTED.

WHILE SHIFTING VIBRATION CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE CONSUMER VIEW AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. *JB

MY TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN YOU PUT IN GEAR AND WHEN YOU BRAKE AND HIT THE GAS. THE TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, SENATOR MAZDA ON FLORIN RD IN SAC. AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNDS THAT NEEDED REPLACING BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER CAR REPAIR PLACE THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE MOUNDS OR THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE 626 HAS A JERKY TRANSMISSION AND TO WATCH IT IN THE FUTURE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS PREGNANT, AND HIT HER HEAD AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS ALSO A THIRTEEN YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS INJURED. BOTH CONSUMER AND THE PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED. *AK

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626. IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS CHOOSE NOT TO DO ANYTHING. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE THEY WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND CORRECT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, NOTHING WAS FOUND. *LA THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE TIE RODS, A NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, WHICH THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE RIGHT LOWER GRAVEL SHIELD, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A RATTLE. *JB

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH YET NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOR DID THE SEAT BELT HOLD THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, SPEED NOT ESTIMATED, THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AGAIN WITH MY MAZDA 626. SECOND TIME SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 5,000 MILES AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. SECOND MAJOR FAILURE CAME JUST THE OTHER DAY. *LA

2002 MAZDA 626 LX, TRANSMISSION IS JERKY, BROUGHT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, TOLD ME THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF 626'S. VERY WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN SOON IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE. GOING TO CONTACT MAZDA TODAY.*AK

WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BRIDGETONE TIRES MODEL- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SIZE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -DOT- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE HOLE APPEARED TO BE IN THE LINE THAT CONNECTS THE TREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. *SCC *JB

VIBRATION IN THE FRONT (WORSE ON THE RIGHT) OF THE VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY SALESPERSON, CAR HAD BEEN SITTING A WHILE AND SHOULD DRIVE OUT, AFTER 8 MONTHS AND NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE THERE IS NO FRONT PASSENGER, YOU CAN SEE THE SEAT SHAKING !!! I HAVE SECURED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY !!! *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD CONSUMER IN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CAR DOES NOT RUN/START OR ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IDLES INAPPROPRIATELY. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED 10/02. IT WENT TO THE DEALER 11/02 AFTER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR WOULD NOT START/DRIVE. CAR RETURNED 36 DAYS LATER. CAR NOW HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON AND IS AT A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR THREE DAYS

CONSUMER STATES AIR CONDITIONER IS CONSTANTLY BLOWING COLD AIR IN VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS ALSO REDUCED GAS MILEAGE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING HEARD HUMMING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. A LOOSE BEARING ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. REPLACED PART. WHILE DRIVING AGAIN, HEARD A NOISE WHEEL FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF.*AK