1998 MAZDA 626 Problems & Recalls

SINCE OWNING THE MAZDA 626 I HAVE HAD A VERY BIG PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. IT WILL SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IF ITS BELOW 60 DEGREES THE CAR WONT SHIFT INTO DRIVE UNTIL THE MOTOR GETS HOT ENOUGH. THE CAR IS LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DOES IT EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. ALSO THE INTERIOR...

SINCE OWNING THE MAZDA 626 I HAVE HAD A VERY BIG PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. IT WILL SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IF ITS BELOW 60 DEGREES THE CAR WONT SHIFT INTO DRIVE UNTIL THE MOTOR GETS HOT ENOUGH. THE CAR IS LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DOES IT EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. ALSO THE INTERIOR...

TAKATA RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION CD4E TRANNY DOESN'T HAVE SWITCH GEARS UNLESS YOU USE EXCESSIVE RPM.

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION CD4E TRANNY DOESN'T HAVE SWITCH GEARS UNLESS YOU USE EXCESSIVE RPM.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE IGNITION FAILED TO RELEASE THE KEY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 173,735

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATE...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATE...

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH SLOWING DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 55 ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING POPPED THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE CAR WENT IN TO THE WALL AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE WINDOWS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH SLOWING DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 55 ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING POPPED THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE CAR WENT IN TO THE WALL AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE WINDOWS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH SLOWING DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 55 ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING POPPED THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE CAR WENT IN TO THE WALL AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE WINDOWS. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS AT THE MECHANIC HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE DO SOMETHING. RIGHT NOW REPLACING IT FOR A REBUILT ONE IS $1,100, BUT BEING A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, IT MAY NOT LAST ANOTHER YEAR. I AM THE 3RD OWNER, S...

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626LX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND AT TIMES WOULD STALL. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TIMING BELT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,000 AND THE FAIL...

Mileage: 187,000

105,626 ORIGINAL MILEAGE. COMING FROM A LONG HIGHWAY DRIVE. CAR BEGAN TO REV REALLY HIGH. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. O/D LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. CRAWLED THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. *TR

Mileage: 105,626

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 1998 AND IT HAD 116,000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND THEN IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD THEN OIL STARTED TO BURN AND I HAD TO INSTALL A EXTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLER THIS ONLY LASTED FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND OIL WENT EVERYWHER...

Mileage: 116,000

WHILE DRIVING EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PUSH TO THE SIDE AND COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. AFTER TOLL BACK TO HOME, WE CAN START THE CAR NEXT DAY. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE'S RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL SYS...

Mileage: 182,035

TL- THE CONTACT HAS 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL AND THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 00V134000 THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER STATED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED. THE CONTACT HAD THE TIMING BELT TENSION SPRIN...

Mileage: 114,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 98 MAZDA 626 WITH 149K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 98 MAZDA 626 WITH 149K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

1998 MAZDA 626, WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND WE COASTED TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD IT TOW. CAR DIAGNOSTICS PENDING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

1998 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL CAR WAS FINE TOOK IT TO HAVE TRANSMISSION SERVICE NEXT DAY SLIPPING STARTING OUT IN 2ND GEAR SHIFTING HARD BEFORE SERVICE WAS DONE CAR DROVE LIKE A DREAM. *TR

Mileage: 163,450

1. LONG HIGHWAY DRIVE (8-10H) DURING TEMP. STORMY CONDITIONS (1-2H) 2. TRANSMISSION DEFECT, 3800$ REPAIR BILL + ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR RENTALS/MOTELS 3. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 133,600

I WAS DRIVING HOME(LOGAN) AFTER DRIVING FROM LOGAN,UT. TO LAYTON,UT. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THE RPMS REDLINED AND THE CAR STALLED OUT. I PUSHED THE CAR (1998 MAZDA 626) TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR WAS SMOKING SO I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMELLED TRANSMISSION FLUID, I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SEEN...

Mileage: 145,700

THE EXTERNAL SPRING IN MY TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN, AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE ON THE MAZDA 626 2.0 LTR ENGINE (4 CYL). *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A HEATING SENSATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V243000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.),...

Mileage: 20,000

THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING AND THE OD LIGHT KEPT BLINKING ON AND OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY PARTS, WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS TRANSMISSION THEY SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE PART(S) OR BUY THE VEHICLES BACK FROM THE CONSUMER! *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE 103,000 MILES. MY TRANSMISSION HASN'T FAILED YET, WHICH I NOW SEE I SHOULD FEEL LUCKY ABOUT. I HAVE HAD ALL THE OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES I NOW FIND ARE COMMON BECAUSE MAZDA PUT TOO SMALL AN ENGINE INTO THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF, THE TRANSMISSION BE JERKY, CHECK ENGI...

Mileage: 103,000

GEARS BEGAN SLIPPING AND THEN TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

I OWN TWO 1998 MAZDA 626S. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE FIRST ONE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLED IT. AT THE SAME TIME, I BOUGHT ANOTHER MAZDA 626 AND MY WIFE STARTED DRIVING IT. EACH TRANSMISSION HAD ABOUT 100, 000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ON A BUDGET WITH A BIG FAMI...

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 4CYL. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED, ALONG WITH FLUID FLUSHES AND EVEN SOME ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS REPLACED AND NOW THE CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A PERFECT MOTOR AND WHEN ITS IN REVERSE...

Mileage: 89,155

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE YEAR OF 98'S TRANSMISSIONS MADE BY FORD. TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES STARTING FROM SHIFTING ISSUES, TRANSMISSION FLUID OVERHEATING REQUIRING MORE AND MORE MAZDA 626'S TO HAVE AFTERMARKET TRANSMISSION COOLERS INSTALLED, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THIS YEAR THA...

Mileage: 120,215

MY MAZDA WAS DOING JUST FINE THEN ONE DAY IT STARTED HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND REVS VERY HIGH GOING BETWEEN GEARS, AND THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIRS YET. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION BASICALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, AND I WAS ABLE TO COST TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO WORK IN ANY GEAR (R, D, 1, 2). THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 112,134

1998 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BACK HOME. *TR

MY 98 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT! MAZDA DID A '!@#$% JOB WITH THAT TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD HAVE CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE ME SPENDING 2,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT!!! *TR

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANNY REBUILT ONCE THEN REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION AND NOW IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 6 MONTHS WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING HAS COST ME A VERY GOOD JOB. THIS IS INSANE AND...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RODE THE TRANSMISSION JUST BEGAN TO LURCH, SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR, NO WARNING AT ALL, VERY DANGEROUS. NO TRANSMISSION LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

THIS IS THE SECOND MAZDA I HAVE HAD SINCE I EVER STARTED DRIVING. I AM 23 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD MY LICENSE FOR 4 YEARS. MY FIRST CAR WAS A 92 MAZDA MX-3, I LOVED THE CAR I THEN STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PISSED ME OFF BECAUSE I WAS VERY AWARE WITH THE MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY...

THE VEHICLE JOLTS WHEN COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHICH I WAS INFORMED WAS DUE TO THE OVERHEATING TRANSMISSION. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THEN THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 7000 RPM AT THE SPEED. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED, AFTER THAT I COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. APPARENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN (AS WHAT EVERYONE SAYS). I RESEARCHED THIS EXTENSIVELY AND IT LOOKS LIKE I...

Mileage: 130,200

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I KNOW OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH 626'S THAT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND THE BAD THING ABOUT IT IS MAZDA KNEW ABOUT IT. WE ARE HOPING TO GET MAZDA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, IT'S PATHETIC. I WAS HOPING I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF MINE, BUT I HAVE. WE NEED TO HAVE SOMETHI...

Mileage: 126,480

TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626. I'VE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPT. 2000. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT WAS JULY 2006. THIS CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 168,337

1998 MAZDA 626 LX 2.0L 4CYLINDER ENGINE. RETURNING BACK TO THE GUEST HOUSE AFTER DROPPING A FRIEND OFF AT THE AIRPORT THAT EVENING, AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A CRACK (FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE) FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WITHIN MOMENTS AS I SLOWED THE CAR TO A SAFE ...

Mileage: 138,645

1998 MAZDA 626 LX 2.0L 4CYLINDER ENGINE. RETURNING BACK TO THE GUEST HOUSE AFTER DROPPING A FRIEND OFF AT THE AIRPORT THAT EVENING, AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A CRACK (FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE) FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WITHIN MOMENTS AS I SLOWED THE CAR TO A SAFE ...

Mileage: 138,645

1998 MAZDA 626 LX 2.0L 4CYLINDER ENGINE. RETURNING BACK TO THE GUEST HOUSE AFTER DROPPING A FRIEND OFF AT THE AIRPORT THAT EVENING, AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A CRACK (FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE) FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WITHIN MOMENTS AS I SLOWED THE CAR TO A SAFE ...

Mileage: 138,645

1998 MAZDA 626 WITH SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE BELIEVES THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HIS HAS THAT PROBLEM AND HIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A FAULTY SPRING ON HIS TIMING BELT TENSIONER, WHICH WAS C...

1998 MAZDA 626 WITH SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE BELIEVES THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. HIS HAS THAT PROBLEM AND HIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A FAULTY SPRING ON HIS TIMING BELT TENSIONER, WHICH WAS C...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TENSION SPRING ON THE TIMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NO...

Mileage: 80,000

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 626. THE FIRST TIME WAS AUGUST OF 2006. IT STARTED WITH THE O/D LIGHT FLASHING THE SMOKING AND FINALLY GOING OUT COMPLETELY. THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NO-WHERE. I HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK F...

Mileage: 160,000

MY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAIL 3 TIMES IN 18 MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 143,848

OVERFLOW TANK FOR RADIATOR HAS CRACKED AND LOST ALL WATER TO MY CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE 2004, I HAVE GONE TO ALHAMBRA MAZDA FOR HELP ALSO TO MAZDA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN IRVINE, ALL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOWED OVER 800 MILES THIS SUMMER DUE TO BREAKAGE, THE SEAM AROUND DTO ...

OVERFLOW TANK FOR RADIATOR HAS CRACKED AND LOST ALL WATER TO MY CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE 2004, I HAVE GONE TO ALHAMBRA MAZDA FOR HELP ALSO TO MAZDA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN IRVINE, ALL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOWED OVER 800 MILES THIS SUMMER DUE TO BREAKAGE, THE SEAM AROUND DTO ...

OVERFLOW TANK FOR RADIATOR HAS CRACKED AND LOST ALL WATER TO MY CAR AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE 2004, I HAVE GONE TO ALHAMBRA MAZDA FOR HELP ALSO TO MAZDA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN IRVINE, ALL REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOWED OVER 800 MILES THIS SUMMER DUE TO BREAKAGE, THE SEAM AROUND DTO ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE UNLESS THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. T...

Mileage: 110,000

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS, AND WILL NOT GO INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. CAR IS IN PERFECT SHAPE, COMPLETELY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT LIFETIME, AND ONLY HAS 104,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

7 MONTHS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 150,000 MILES. THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED FOR THAT MILEAGE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT IS SLUGGISH MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CAR IS STARTING OUT IN 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST. AT 15 - 20 MPH, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST, THEN IMMEDIA...

Mileage: 155,000

1998 MAZDA 626 2.0L AUTOMATIC TRANNY ISSUES. CAR HAS 118K MILES AND THE TRANNY IS NEEDING A REBUILD. LOOKED IT UP AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CD4E FORD NUMBER OR THE LA4A-EL MAZDA NUMBER TRANNY. *JB. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 118,000

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS FAILED AT 110K. THE RESULTING FAILURE WILL COST ABOUT $2,000 TO FIX, AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WILL LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY FAIL AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TRANSMISSION ARE BAD IN 1998 MAZDA 626. *TR

Mileage: 1

I BOUGHT MY 626 NEW IN 1998. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLES REGULARLYSINCE THEN. IN 2003-4, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, THEN PURCHASED A NEW ONE. THE NEW ONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS. IT WILL GET HOT, THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES, AND WE ARE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR IT TO COOL.

Mileage: 95,000

I HAD MY FIRST MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAIL AT 65,000 MILES AND I GOT IT REPLACED, AND THEN AT 120,000 MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REAPLCED AGAIN. THEREWAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND SOME FINANCIAL COMPENSATION TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HA...

Mileage: 65,000

REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 42,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 128,000 MILES

Mileage: 128,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY DECELERATE AND A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000. THE CONSUMER ST...

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT SLUGGISH WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 106,138 AND THE F...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPAIRED RECURRING PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 83,990

TL- CALLER OWNS A 1998 MAZDA. CURRENT MILEAGE 140000. CALLER DOES NOT KNOW FAILURE MILEAGE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET AT 3MPH THE CAR SHUT OFF. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTERWARDS. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HE PUSHED CAR BACK TO HIS HOME. MECHANIC CAME OVER NEXT DAY AND NOTICED SPRING TENSIONER WAS...

1998 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED FOR THE FOURTH TIME...THE AUTO IS UNDER 100,000 MILES...*JB

Mileage: 98,344

WE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT OUR 1998 MAZDA 626 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 76,691 MILES ON THE CAR. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, SO THAT MILEAGE IS CORRECT. THE TOTAL COST TO HAVE IT REBUILT WAS $2,222.87. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEE...

Mileage: 76,691

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MAZDA 626 ( AGAIN) SECOND TIME. *JB

I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE NOW, 1ST REPAIR WAS OVER $2,000 SECOND REPAIR WILL BE JUST AS MUCH OR MORE. AFTER CHECKING MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET AND TALKING TO TRANSMISSION MECHANICS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ALL THESE FORD/MAZDA...

Mileage: 141,200

1998 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 84,000

MAZDA DEALER DIAGNOSIS PO732 AND PO734 INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 1998 MAZDA 626. *NM

Mileage: 118,000

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 2 FAILED TRANSMISSIONS COSTING $1800-$2100 EACH. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS! THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT ONLY 70,000 MI.,NOW THE SECOND REBUILT ONE HAS FAILED AT 140,000 MI. NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN!! *NM

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING NORMAL RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP. CAR GOES SLOWER AND SLOWER UNTIL IT FINALLY WON'T MOVE AT ALL. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT REGULAR 30K INTERVALS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS WAS SHOT, RUINE...

Mileage: 89,400

TRANSMISSION FAILURE... ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CARS TRANSMISSION FAILED. LUCKILY THERE WAS SOME TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR THE PAST MONTH. *NM

Mileage: 140,000

I BOUGHT A MAZDA 626 1998 MODEL DURING FEBRUARY' 06. IT HAD 69K MILES ON IT. LAST MONTH, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, IT DID NOT MOVE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE LOCAL ROAD. SO I COULD PUT TURN AND PUT IT ON A PARKING LOT AT A SPEED OF 5 MILES/HR. WHEN I CONTACTED FIRE...

Mileage: 74,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 89,000 MILES JUST FAILED. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, A PUMP FAILED, AND NOW MY CAR HAS "NO FORWARD GEARS." I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL, DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW OF WHICH MAZDA IS AWARE. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING SPRING FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #00V134000, REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RE...

Mileage: 85,724

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE FLUID WAS BLACK. THE REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE SEALS ON THE GASKETS WERE WORN AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 30,000 MILES. THEN, WHILE TRAV...

Mileage: 71,000

I ALONG WITH ABOUT EVERY MAZDA 626 OWNER I KNOW AM FACING REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND IS A REAL HAZARD SOMETIMES IS WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. IT IS SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND WILL "HUNT" FOR FIRST GEAR AT TIMES WITH SEVERAL JERKS BETWEEN GEARS BEFORE ...

Mileage: 117,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - WOULD NOT GO INTO D. *NM

Mileage: 166,000

TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN. BACK ON APRIL 07, 2003, I BROUGHT MY 1998 MAZDA 626 INTO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOAST. IT HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNT UP MOST OF THE INTERNALS. I ENDED PAYING FOR A REBUILT UNIT, A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, AND A DRIVE...

Mileage: 72,046

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO 2 WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH. CAUSED VEHICLE TO SKID ON WET ROAD! WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ALMOST CAUSED A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *NM

Mileage: 96,000

CAR HAD O/D LIGHT ON WHEN BOUGHT IT AND TOLD IT WAS FINE BY DEALER. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WAS OFF FOR GOOD. CAR IS CURRENTLY DOWN SHIFTING FOR NO REASON AND NOW THE MECHANICS THAT I TOOK IT TO SAY THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

CAR HAD O/D LIGHT ON WHEN BOUGHT IT AND TOLD IT WAS FINE BY DEALER. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT WAS OFF FOR GOOD. CAR IS CURRENTLY DOWN SHIFTING FOR NO REASON AND NOW THE MECHANICS THAT I TOOK IT TO SAY THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

HELLO, WE HAVE A 2.0L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN OUR MAZDA 626 WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1998. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 99,000 MILES AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 250 MILES ON A 95 DEGREE DAY. A TSB WAS...

Mileage: 99,250

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN 1998 MAZDA 626. MAZDA CONTINUED TO USE TRANSMISSIONS THEY KNEW WOULD FAIL, INSTEAD OF FIXING THEIR PROBLEM, THEY PASSED THE COST ALONG TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

Mileage: 130,000

LAST OCTOBER (05), MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FINALLY WENT OUT. NOT WANTING TO SPEND TO MUCH MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING, WHEN THE CAR ISN'T WORTH IT. I GOT A USED TRANSMISSION (NOT SURE HOW USED IT WAS, BUT THE GUY THAT PUT IT IN, SAID IT WAS REALLY CLEAN (LITTLE WEAR) ON IT. NOW AUG 06 THE TRANSMISSI...

WHILE DRIVING, MY '98 626LX THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE. AAMCO TRANSMISSION DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THAT DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND FRAGMENTS PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION WHILE BEING SUSPENDED BY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. NO LESS THAN $2000 TO REPA...

Mileage: 89,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, TIMING BELT TENSIO...

Mileage: 77,359

I JUST BOUGHT A 98 626 WITH A LITTLE OVER A 100K ON IT IN MAY BEFORE I BOUGHT IT I TOOK IT TO MAZDA TO HAVE ALL PARTS AND COMPONETS CHECKED OUT THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS HEALTHY AND THE ENGINE WAS GOOD AND ALL PARTS LOOKED GREAT. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SAME DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ...

I JUST BOUGHT A 98 626 WITH A LITTLE OVER A 100K ON IT IN MAY BEFORE I BOUGHT IT I TOOK IT TO MAZDA TO HAVE ALL PARTS AND COMPONETS CHECKED OUT THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS HEALTHY AND THE ENGINE WAS GOOD AND ALL PARTS LOOKED GREAT. SO I BOUGHT THE CAR THE SAME DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ...

FAILURE OF 1998 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED ON THE INTERSTATE RESULTING IN BOILING OUT OF FLUID, FLUID WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AGAIN BLOWING THE MAIN SEAL. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE (WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE TO EXIT RAMP ...

Mileage: 90,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 IN OCT. 2001 WITH 71 THOUSAND MILES. THIS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 110. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A USED ONE (BEFORE I KNEW OF ALL THE DEFECTS), IT LASTED 8000 MILES. IN SEPT 2004 A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM MAZDA. IT LASTED 18,000 MILES. I ...

Mileage: 110,000

I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WENT 93,000 MILES BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. THAT UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A USED TRANSMISSION AND IT FAILED AT 105,000 MILES. I HAD THE SECOND FAILURE REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,100, THE FIRST USED TRANSM...

Mileage: 93,000

I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WENT 93,000 MILES BEFORE COMPLETE FAILURE. THAT UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH A USED TRANSMISSION AND IT FAILED AT 105,000 MILES. I HAD THE SECOND FAILURE REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,100, THE FIRST USED TRANSM...

Mileage: 93,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IDLES TO LOW DUE TO THE AIR FLOW RATIO. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 97V228000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 67,000

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 49000 MILES ON IT O/D LIGHT FLASHING ON TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION FLUID BLEW OUT, THE DIPSTICK WAS REPLACED, SPEEDOMETER GEAR SET ALSO FLUSHED RAD.& COOLER NOW NEW TRANSMISSION DOING SAME THING AT OVER $2600 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET....

Mileage: 49,080

PURCHASED CAR USED ONE WEEK AGO AND IMMEDIATELY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ~155K PROBABLY EARLIER...AWAITING REPAIRS COSTING 3K DOLLARS. *NM

MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER, 4 DOOR, AUTOMATIC; 93K MI; TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL OVERHEATING (''O/D OFF'' LIGHT FLASHES). I NEVER USED THIS CAR TO TOW ANYTHING; DRIVING PATTERN IS VERY LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES DAILY TO WORK ON HIGHWAY AT 40-60 M/H SPEED (TRAFFIC). MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT M...

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ITS TO EXPENSIVE TO GET FIXED. *NM

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THESE VEHICLES FROM 92-02. DURING LONG DRIVES (OVER 30 MILES), I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE O/D (OVERDRIVE) LIGHT FLASHING. ACCOMPANYING THIS PHENOMENON, WAS ERRA...

Mileage: 105,300

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAR 120,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A TECHNICIAN TO NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #05-00502). *JB

Mileage: 190,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE, AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHICH DETECTED A FAILING TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 88,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 40,000 MILES. DURING THE OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED AND RECOMMENDED FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NOT COMPLETE...

Mileage: 58,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS MAKING NOISES IN THE ENGINE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V134000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 85,000

I HAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 REBUILT AT NO. 1 AUTO REPAIR CENTER IN STAFFORD, VA, BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 AT A COST OF 1650.00. ON JANUARY 1, 2006, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LORAIN, OH, TO KETTERING, OH, THIS REBUILT TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW. THE TRANSMISSIO...

DT: THE CONTACT HAD THE SPRING FOR THE TIMING BELT REPLACED. LATER, SHE FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT. WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER SHE WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND SHE WAS REIMBURSED FOR REC...

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 98 MAZDA 626 JUST STARTED TO SLIP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000 AT ONLY 107000 MILES. *NM

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626, (4 CYL) IS FAILING AGAIN. HAD IT REBUILT 10 MONTHS AGO AND IT FAILING AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 140,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: I HAVE A BABIED 1998 MAZDA 626LX. AT 107,000 MILES I NOTICED SOME VERY SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SHIFT PROBLEMS. I CONSULTED THE MANUAL. NOTHING. I CALLED THE DEALER, VAGUE ANSWERS, NO RECOMMENDATIONS. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED THE O/D LIGHT COMING ON AT ABOUT 60 MILES ( HEAT ? ). ...

Mileage: 107,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

(1)TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SHIFTED WITH A HARD JOLT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD, THEN BEGAN TO EMIT A LOUD WHIZZING/SQUEAKING TYPE OF SOUND IN ALL GEARS(INCLUDING PARK AND NEUTRAL). THE SOUND WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF A LOOSE BELT, BUT WAS CLEARLY COMING FOR WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. (2)...

Mileage: 14,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CALLER SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. DEALER SAID SHE NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT YEAR TRANSMISSION, AND SHE WILL H...

Mileage: 78,000

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CALLER SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. DEALER SAID SHE NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT YEAR TRANSMISSION, AND SHE WILL H...

Mileage: 78,000

I OWN A MAZDA 626 1998, 4 CYLINDER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON ME AT 79000 MILES. I WAS JAMMED ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WAS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE FROM 1998 TO 2004. IT WAS NEVER ABUSED. IT STARTED SLIPPING AT DRIVE PO...

Mileage: 79,000

DT: ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2005, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF AND IT LOST POWER, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER IT AND LOST THE BRAKES. RECALL 00V134OOO WAS ISSUED . IT STATES THE EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER COULD BREAK AND BE CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT, RESULTING IN STALLING; H...

Mileage: 92,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED REAL SOON. IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING EVER SINCE I GOT IT. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE IS MUCH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER THIS THE CAR DID MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I SINCE THEN HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *JB

Mileage: 143,800

TRANSMISSION FAILURE/ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE/ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

I BOUGHT MAZDA 626 LX 1998 AND TWO MONTHS AFTER TRANSMISSION FAILED. CAR STARTED MAKING CLINGING NOISE,SLOW PERFORMANCE AND ABRUPT SHIFTS, SLOW START UPS. TOOK IT TO AAMOCO AND THEY DIAGNOSED FAILING TRANSMISSION AND CHARGED ME $2200,DIDN'T HAVE MONEY SO END UP GETTING LOAN TO PAY OF,PLUS INTEREST. ...

Mileage: 54,524

1998 MADZA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING AT 60+ MPH. BEFORE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I DID MY RESEARCH. I FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS A KNOW PROBLEM IN MAZDAS BUT THE CAR SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM EXISTED ONLY IN THE MODE...

Mileage: 139,000

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TROUBLE EVER SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, THE DRIVE AXLES TWICE, AND PUT IN 4 TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2002 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR. I COULD HARDY MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS FOR HAVIN...

Mileage: 63,081

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TROUBLE EVER SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, THE DRIVE AXLES TWICE, AND PUT IN 4 TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2002 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR. I COULD HARDY MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS FOR HAVIN...

Mileage: 63,081

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 1998 MAZDA 626. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TROUBLE EVER SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, THE DRIVE AXLES TWICE, AND PUT IN 4 TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2002 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY YEAR. I COULD HARDY MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS FOR HAVIN...

Mileage: 63,081

MAZDA 626 LX, 1998 - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 69000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IS GIVING JERKY MOVEMENTS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY AFTER A EXTENDED DRIVING. ESTIMATED COST IS 3375 PLUS TAXES. I READ ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE WEB AND DID NOT KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED TO YOU.

Mileage: 112,000

DT: THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED POORLY. BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE, THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING PAST FIRST GEAR. HAD AROUND 40,000 MILES. SECOND TIME IT HAD 54,000 MILES FOR THE EXACT SAME THING, AND CURRENTLY, THE THIRD TIME THE V...

Mileage: 40,000

MAZDA 1998 626....OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF.TRANS FLUID HAD BOILED OUT OVER MOTOR..ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES...CAR WAS FINE HAD TRANS AND COOLING SYSTEM SERVICED AT 52,000 MILES WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN AT 100,00...IT WILL COST ME BETWEEN 1,800 TO 3,600 TO GET...

Mileage: 65,000

1998 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *TT TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. *NM

Mileage: 89,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MAZDA 626. SHE STATES THAT TRANSMISSION IS BAD. SHE DID FIX THE TRANSMISSION IN MARCH OF 2005, AND IN JUNE 2005 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 91000 MILES ON A 626 MAZDA 2.0L AUTOMATIC. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION WOULD JUST GIVE OUT MAKING ENGINE JUST REV WITH NO POWER. FORCING ME TO DRIVE OFF ROAD TO PREVENTING AN INCIDENT.

Mileage: 91,302

THIS 1998 626 HAS 84,000 MILES AND IS ON ITS 3RD TRANSMISSION. THIS ONE IS SHOWING THE ALL TOO FAMILIAR SIGNS OF GOING OUT. UNBELIEVABLE HOW THE COMPANYCAN STAY IN BUSINESS.

Mileage: 35,999

NHTSA RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING THE TIMING BELT . THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD START BUT NOT ACCELERATE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 120,059

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA 626 (CD4E).

DT: THE VEHICLE SHOOK PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

MY SON HAS A 1998 MAZA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BURNT UP, HE ONLY HAS A 100,000 MILES ON IT. I READ WHERE MAZDA WAS HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION .*AK

Mileage: 100,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. I BROUGHT IT INTO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR CENTER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FLUID WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE BUSHINGS AND BURNING.*AK

Mileage: 99,000

THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OIL SLUG BUILD. I HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BROWN SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $5,000 FOR REBUILT OR $7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE...

THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OIL SLUG BUILD. I HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BROWN SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $5,000 FOR REBUILT OR $7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE...

THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OIL SLUG BUILD. I HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BROWN SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $5,000 FOR REBUILT OR $7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE...

TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTING IN JERKY MOTIONS, NEEDED TO FLUSH FLUID OUT. MANY PROBLEMS NOTED WITH MAZDA CD4E TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

Mileage: 98,200

MAZDA 626 2.0L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FAILED AT 97,000 AND WILL REQUIRE MAJOR REBUILD AT COST IN EXCESS OF 2K. TRANSMISSION SHOP INDICATES ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES DUE TO POOR MATERIALS AND LACK OF TRANSMISSION COOLER.*AK

Mileage: 97,000

MY 1998 626 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME, I HAVE HAD THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK ON ME CAUSING MY CAR TO KILL IN TRAFFIC, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTY COMES ON, MY CAR STALLS AND ...

MY 1998 626 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME, I HAVE HAD THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK ON ME CAUSING MY CAR TO KILL IN TRAFFIC, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTY COMES ON, MY CAR STALLS AND ...

UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WELL THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY. MAZDA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THERE TRANSMISSIONS GOIN OUT EVERY YEAR OR TWO. WELL I AM UPSET THAT NEITHER THE GOVERNMENT NOR MAZDA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT?...

Mileage: 137,000

ANOTHER MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE SOB STORY. JUST SPENT $2100 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THE PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. SHIFTS OFTEN FEEL ROUGH, SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES. LOUSY GAS MILEAGE. "MECHANICS" HAVE REPLACED SPEED SENSOR THREE TIMES... NO HELP. HOPE I CAN SELL THIS POSITION...

Mileage: 113,000

SLUGGISH SHIFTING, FINALLY: FAILURE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. CD4E TRANMISSION FAILURE @ 65,000 MILES. TOTAL REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION INCLUDING HARD PARTS (GEARS). SUSPECT FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICENT PRESSURE IN OIL PUMP (SUSPECTED DESIGN FLAW), AS SUGGESTED BY SEVERAL ASC MECHANIC INFORMATION ...

Mileage: 65,000

MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, #CD4E, AND AS I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A RECALL WILL BE/HAS BEEN ISSUED.*AK IF NOT CAN I PURCHASE ANYWHERE AT DISCOUNT??

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 FAILED IN 2003 AT 83,000 MILES, AND I HAD A REBUILT MAZDA TRANSMISSION USED TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $2,500. NOW, TWO YEARS LATER AT 103,000 MILES THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN, AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS AGAIN APPROXIMATELY $2,500. IN THE FIRST INS...

Mileage: 83,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON TO ALL 626'S MANUFACTURED IN THE LATE 90'S. *JB

Mileage: 92,000

1) FROM EARLY ON, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALWAYS JERKING AND SHIFTING LATE. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND ALSO TO A MAZDA DEALER, WHO TOLD US THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING WEB RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT THESE WERE FORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY FAIL DUE TO OVERHEATING...

Mileage: 130,800

IMADE A COMPLAINT EARLIER BUT I FORGOT A FEW THINGS. MY O/D LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHES AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO GET THE LIGHT READ AND THE MAN GAVE ME A LIST OF PROBLEMS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DON'T REMEMBER EVERY THING BUT ONE THING WAS JUST A SENSOR AND THE OT...

Mileage: 77,999

IJUST BOUGHT MY 626 ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILLING, IT JERKS, IT SMOKES, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT EVEN GO. TO GET IT FIXED I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $3000 UNLESS THEY FIND MORE PROBLEMS IN THE CAR. I SEE MANY ...

Mileage: 77,999

IJUST BOUGHT MY 626 ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT IS HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILLING, IT JERKS, IT SMOKES, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT EVEN GO. TO GET IT FIXED I WILL HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $3000 UNLESS THEY FIND MORE PROBLEMS IN THE CAR. I SEE MANY ...

Mileage: 77,999

MAZDA 626 HAS ALWAYS JERKED ON OCCASION WHEN SHIFTING. DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING (NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND CAME ON), MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND LURCHING (THIS IS WHILE GOING 45 MPH). WORRIED ABOUT MAKING IT TO MY DESTINATION, JUST BARELY MADE IT TO WHERE I WAS HEADED, HAD IT TOWED FROM THIS...

(1) TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK...O/D LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON, CAR SMOKING AND OVERHEATING; (2) TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL...$2000 PLUS $115 TOW BILL; (3) STILL NOT CORRECTED...BUT SO FAR NEW SPRAGE FRONT PLANETARY, TORQUE CONVERTER, TEC VALVES, RETAINER FOR SPRAGE, THRUST BEANING. *AK

Mileage: 116,041

TRANSMISSION HAD DIFFICULTY CHANGING INTO 2ND AND 3RD. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED NOT FAR FROM MY HOME AND NEEDED A REBUILD FOR $1250 18 MONTHS AFTER INITIAL REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS AGAIN FAILING. THIS TIME WHEN TRANSMISSION IS WARM THE ENGINE SHIFTS DOWN AND UP FROM THE OVER DRIVE GEAR. ...

Mileage: 89,000

ON DECEMBER 2004, MY CAR DID NOT START, AAA TOWED THE CAR TO BELFI'S AUTO AND TRUCK REPAIR INC. 162 SOUTH MAIN ST. LODI, NJ. 07644 (973-471-5210). AFTER DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TIMING BELT SUSPENSION SPRING THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, UPON CONTACTING...

Mileage: 63,671

TRANSMISSION IS GIVING SERIOUS PROBLEM. 1998 MAZDA 626 LX, AUTO TRANSMISSION, 80K MILES. V4. *AK

Mileage: 80,400

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IT CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS....

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I STOPPED FOR FUEL. I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO . TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, I HAD TO RETURN TO AAMCO AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED CAR AND NO...

Mileage: 101,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 8/14/01 APPROXIMATELY 29700 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS THEREAFTER. NO PROBLEM FOUND. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN SLIPPING APPROXIMATELY 86000 MILES. ON 1/6/05 THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE A...

Mileage: 89,600

RECALL 00V134000 CONCERNING TIMING BELT TENSIONER: CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL . THIS AFFECTED THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT VALVES WERE BAD. *AK....ALSO, CAMSHAFT SEALS WERE REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 63,000

MY 1998 626 ONE DAY WITHOUT WARNING THE O/D BUTTON STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING WHEN DRIVING. I GOT HOME, AND PARKED THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I GO TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CAR SHOP, AND I MISSED MY TURN. I WENT TO MAKE A U-TURN AND THEN SHIFTED GEARS INTO REVERSE, BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE....

Mileage: 83,959

THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT HARD WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE JERK FORWARD. OCCASIONALLY, THE GEAR WOULD JUMP TO NEUTRAL WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB

1998 MAZDA 626 - TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND FINALLY GAVE OUT. ALSO WAS NOT THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM MAZDA THAT HAS GIVEN OUT, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THE FACT I THOUGHT IT WAS A REGULAR PROBLEM CAUSED ON MY PART. RECENTLY HAD TO PAY $3000+TAXS T...

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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 MYSEL...

Mileage: 938,023

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

Mileage: 82,750

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!...

Mileage: 84,500

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 $2...

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 WARRANT...

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

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 NO...

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

Mileage: 131,850

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 WIT...

Mileage: 78,935

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. *N...

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

Mileage: 55,000

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...

Mileage: 137,000

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 ...

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

Mileage: 163,467

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 COMPLE...

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

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 100,190

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

Mileage: 87,000

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

Mileage: 97,500

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...

Mileage: 70,000

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 ...

Mileage: 85,267

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 I...

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

Mileage: 90,800

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...

Mileage: 115,637

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 GEA...

Mileage: 86,000

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 GEA...

Mileage: 86,000

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 SE...

Mileage: 65,000

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 ...

Mileage: 101,000

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

Mileage: 73,350

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

Mileage: 73,350

(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 65K00...

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

Mileage: 90,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 87,666

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 M...

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

Mileage: 127,000

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

Mileage: 90,666

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

Mileage: 56,046

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. ...

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 T...

Mileage: 94,000

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...

Mileage: 91,000

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

Mileage: 120,445

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...

Mileage: 33,000

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...

Mileage: 33,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

1998 MAZDA 626 HAS BEEN IN THE AUTO SHOP ABOUT 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEGUN SINCE NOV 2002 AND ONGOING TO THIS DAY, MAR 08 2004. SINCE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW AUTOMOBILE, I FEEL DEEPLY ANGRY THAT MAZDA HAS NOT RECALLED, MY CAR AND THOUSAN...

Mileage: 58,000

MY CD4E TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT HAS BEEN DENOTED BY MECHANICS AND BY CONSUMERS THAT THESE CD4E TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD/MAZDA FOR SUPPLYING THIS TRANSMISSION TO MY 1998 MAZDA 626.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON IT. I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES AND I FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD START TAKING SOME RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE TO PAY $2,004.50 TO GET IT REBUILT AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 2 YE...

Mileage: 104,078

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ENGINE REVVED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 20 MPH. THEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT CONVERTER COOLER WAS FRIED AND FAILED TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRENTY ON MY CAR. I OWN A MAZDA 626 (1998). WHEN MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED, MAZDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION ( I HAD AROUND 74,000 MILES) WHICH WAS STILL W/IN MY EXTENDED WARRENTY PERIOD. NOW AT 90,000 THE NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT!*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67,687 MILES. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JB

Mileage: 67,687

TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AT THE RIDICULOUSLY LOW MILEAGE OF 68,000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING VARIOUS WEB SITES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC FOR MAZDA 626 CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.*AK

Mileage: 68,400

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO GEAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

MY SON WAS GIVEN A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 70,000 MILES BY HIS GRANDMOTHER. WE KNEW THE HISTORY ON THIS CAR, IT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD SAFE FIRST CAR FOR HIM. BEFORE MY SON EVEN GOT HIS LICENCE WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, THE CAR APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING IN AND OUT O...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED TIMING BELT T TENSIONER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK. THERE'S A TIMING RECALL 00V134000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 81,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 1998 MAZDA 626. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

THE MANUFACTURER RECALL AMENDMENT; MANUFACTURE RECALL #92007, NHTSA RECALL 00V134000, "SPRING ON TIMING BELT TENSIONER BREAKS OFF AND GETS CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT". WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUN...

Mileage: 92,000

REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON 1998 MAZDA 626 AT 72,500 MILES. ALONG WITH MULTIPLE REPAIRS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, INCLUDING ABNORMAL BURNOUT OF TIRES, 3 WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES. *CB

Mileage: 72,500

EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK. 1998 MAZDA 626 CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY THE CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUG 1997 TO AUGUST 1998. THIS DID NOT COVER MY CAR. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED PAST AUGUST 1998.

Mileage: 88,000

SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 2002, THE IMMOBILIZER HAS BEEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE ALARM IS DEACTIVATED. I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS OR SO FOR THE ALARM TO RESET ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR F...

Mileage: 103,000

SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 2002, THE IMMOBILIZER HAS BEEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE ALARM IS DEACTIVATED. I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS OR SO FOR THE ALARM TO RESET ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR F...

Mileage: 103,000

SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 2002, THE IMMOBILIZER HAS BEEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE ALARM IS DEACTIVATED. I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS OR SO FOR THE ALARM TO RESET ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR F...

Mileage: 103,000

SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 2002, THE IMMOBILIZER HAS BEEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE ALARM IS DEACTIVATED. I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS OR SO FOR THE ALARM TO RESET ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR F...

Mileage: 103,000

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 1998 MAZDA 626. SHE HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AND SHE IS DRIVING IT NOW. IT REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR IF SHE HAS A WRECK THAT IS WORST THAT THE ONE SHE ALREADY HAS.

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR USED FROM CORPORATE MOTORS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 18K, THIS WAS MY FIRST ONE SO I JUST FIGURED THAT'S HOW AUTOMATICS DROVE, WRONG? AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AROUND 30K. I'VE SPENT WELL OVER $2500 REPAIRING THE VEHICLE TRANSMI...

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR USED FROM CORPORATE MOTORS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 18K, THIS WAS MY FIRST ONE SO I JUST FIGURED THAT'S HOW AUTOMATICS DROVE, WRONG? AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AROUND 30K. I'VE SPENT WELL OVER $2500 REPAIRING THE VEHICLE TRANSMI...

I PURCHASED MY 626LX USED IN THE YEAR 2001. WHEN TEST DRIVING IT, I FELT A LIGHT KICK TO THE CAR. THE SALESMAN TOLD ME IT WAS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THAT IT ACTS AS A V6 BUT ONLY A 4 CYLINDER SO IT WILL SAVE ME ON GAS. IN TAKING THE DEALERS WORD, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BELIEVING IT ...

Mileage: 32,300

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 4CL 2.0 ENGINE HAS APPROX. 71K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS IN AUGUST 2003, AT WHICH POINT WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED,& THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US TO DRIVE IT A LITTLE WHILE AND LET THE CONDITIONERS TAKE EFFECT, BUT THE CAR SH...

Mileage: 70,600

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 4CL 2.0 ENGINE HAS APPROX. 71K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS IN AUGUST 2003, AT WHICH POINT WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED,& THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US TO DRIVE IT A LITTLE WHILE AND LET THE CONDITIONERS TAKE EFFECT, BUT THE CAR SH...

Mileage: 70,600

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES, WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NOT A RESULT OF MISUSE OR AN ACCIDENT, AND IN FACT, TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED PER THE MANUAL WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FORMER MAZDA MECHANIC AND SEARCHING ONLINE, I'...

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL,YEAR AND MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 80,515

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL,YEAR AND MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 80,515

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PART WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

Mileage: 83,000

I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 THAT I PURCHASED IN 1999. I HAVE HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN THIS CAR IN 2000 BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE MOTOR HAS SEIZED. IT JUST QUIT ONE DAY AS MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK. IT IS AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN BROADENING, OHIO AND ...

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *CB *JB

Mileage: 90,097

RE: TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN# NHTSA 00V134000/RECALL 00V134000: TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING DEFECT. I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 VIN#[XXX]. ON 10-27-03 I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TIMING BELT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME TH...

Mileage: 90,097

I OWN A 1998 MAZDA 626 WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND MAZDA SAID IT WILL COST $4,000 TO REPLACE. *LA

Mileage: 76,126

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED.*AK THE CONSUMER THOUGHT HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST STEERING. THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH AND FINALLY STALLED. THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE MECHANIC FOUND...

THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY SHOT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF ABOUT $2500 WHILE I HEAR THAT IF MAZDA HAD JUST INFORMED THE OWNERS EARLIER THEY COULD HAVE ADDED ABOUT $100 COOLING KIT AND SAVED ALL THE COST AND HASSLE. *LA

Mileage: 80,047

I HAVE A 1998 MAZDA 626 AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. AS I WAS RESEARCHING, CALLING AROUND AND ASKING PEOPLE ABOUT WHERE I COULD FIND A TRANSMISSION AT A REASONABLE PRICE, I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNS OR HAS OWNED A 626. *L...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE REPLACED THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION ON MY 1998 MAZDA 626 TWICE, ONCE AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES AGAIN AT ABOUT 90,000 AND NOW IT IS GONE AGAIN AT 113,000. [email protected] *LA

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE AND BROKE THE TIMING BELT. VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TRANSMISSION EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 67,000

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 80,000. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BILNKING ON I-59. I PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE CAR WAS JERKING AND ACTING VERY STRANGE. WHEN I OPENED MY HOOD, I NOTICED SMOKE. I THEN CLOSED MY HOOD AND SLOWLY DROVE TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR A...

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A CAR IN APRIL 2001 (A USED CAR) AND HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT. CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN 2002 SO I DECIDED TO USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO GET THE CAR FIXED ONCE IT BROKE DOWN ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY; I FOUND OUT THAT THE WARRANTY COMPANY NEVER HEARD OF ME AND THAT MY WARRAN...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED A CAR IN APRIL 2001 (A USED CAR) AND HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT. CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN 2002 SO I DECIDED TO USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO GET THE CAR FIXED ONCE IT BROKE DOWN ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY; I FOUND OUT THAT THE WARRANTY COMPANY NEVER HEARD OF ME AND THAT MY WARRAN...

Mileage: 55,000

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT HARD AND LOUD.*AK

I HAVE TO HAD MY TRANSMISSION FIXED 3 TIMES NOW AND IT IS CURRENTLY LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID EVEN AFTER ALL THE WORK I HAVE DONE TO IT. I OWN A '98 MAZDA 626 - THERE IS CERTAINLY NO SENSE IN HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THIS CAR! *LA

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS. IT WAS REPLACED ON 09/01 AT 47,544 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THAT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT; THE INVOICE STATES THAT THE FLUID WAS BURNT AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SLIP...

Mileage: 88,368

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 03/02, I GOT IT REPLACE FOR ABOUT $2000.00. IN NOV OF 02 IT STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AND PERFORMING BADLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. I TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN IN 08/03, IT FAILED COMPLETELY AGAIN, MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE NO MATTER IN...

Mileage: 136,000

MY CAR, A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC, HAS A DEAD TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE FORD TRANSMISSION. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 73,000 MILES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON HIGHWAY 3 HOURS INTO 7 HOUR HIGHWAY TRIP. VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED. CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING TRANSMISSION REPAIRED--WILL THE ENGINE FAIL NEXT? WHAT ARE STATISTICS ON HOW THESE CARS FARE AFTER TRANS...

Mileage: 72,900

MAZDA 626 STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 71K. NO WARNING, MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE, BOUGHT FROM DEALER WITH 42K AND ONLY DROVE 2 YEARS. I STILL HAVE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS!! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR WITH OUT SELLING THIS ONE, BUT HOW CAN YOU SELL A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION DEFECT? *J...

Mileage: 71,650

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO OCCASIONS AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED THE SERVO UNIT OF THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT ONTO THE ROAD. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN YEAR 5 OF OPERATION FOR 1998 MAZDA 626. I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REGARDING 1994-1998 MAZDA 626S. THIS IS TOO SOON TO BE DISPOSING OF AN AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE OF A BIG TICKET ITEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED. WON'T EVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN. ALSO, FRONT, ...

Mileage: 105,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN YEAR 5 OF OPERATION FOR 1998 MAZDA 626. I AM AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM REGARDING 1994-1998 MAZDA 626S. THIS IS TOO SOON TO BE DISPOSING OF AN AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE OF A BIG TICKET ITEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED. WON'T EVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN. ALSO, FRONT, ...

Mileage: 105,000

OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IS LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF OIL DIP STICK RESERVOIR.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON I75, I HAD NOTICED THAT MY O/D LIGHT HAD STARTED TO FLASH. THE CAR SEEMED OKAY, BUT THE O/D CONTINUED TO FLASH. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING A TRUCK WITH AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER RIGHT BEHIND ME AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF STARTED TO HAPPEN. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THEN THE...

Mileage: 123,000

THE CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE JERKED AND KICKED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS VERY DIRTY, THE SYMPTOMS REMAINED, AND THE CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *TS *JB

Mileage: 59,268

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION COMPLETED FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS THE INFAMOUS CD4E - USED ON THE FORD CONTOUR, PROBE, MERCURY MYSTIQUE, ETC... FROM WHAT I HEAR, THERE'S BEEN NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ON THESE FAILING PREMATURELY, COSTING DRIVER'S MANY THOUSANDS OF...

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT AND THE SYMPTOMS OF THAT FAILURE WERE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. . *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 35,000

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PA...

Mileage: 67,000

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PA...

Mileage: 67,000

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PA...

Mileage: 67,000

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. RESEARCH SHOWED IT APPEARED TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON MAZDA 626'S. *AK *CB *JB

1998 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPERIENCED ON A FREEWAY. THE CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT REPEATEDLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HER FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL TYPES OF POSTS FROM WEBSITES SAYING THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POOR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626. HOW COULD YOU DISREGARD THE QUALITY OF A PART THATS SO VITAL TO A NEWLY MANUFACTURED CAR? MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE WRITING POSTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISS...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME (AT LEAST THE LAST 25K MILES). HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED (FLUID/FILTER) AT 38K AND 50K MILES. NOW THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AN...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 98 626 MAZDA LX WITH 54K MILES. MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA SPECIALIST. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY COST A ROUND $2800. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CASE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MAZDA. I HEARD AND READ THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA. SO...

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 72,000

WHEN VEHICLE IDLES IT BEGINS TO HAVE A STALLING SENSATION. DEALER STATED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 87,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER PAYING FOR MY 1998 MAZDA FOR 9 MONTHS WHICH I PURCHASED FROM 5-STAR MAZDA I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. A GREAT UNEXPECTED EXPENSE. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKS AND SPUTTERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 75,000. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SO I SPENT $2200.00 GETTING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO THEN REPLACED IT AGAIN, AND NOW THIS ONE IS FAILING TOO. THIS WILL BE THE 8TH TIME I'VE TAKEN CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

Mileage: 74,110

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 55,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING, TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS SO HARD THAT ALL PASSENGERS FEEL AS IF THEY WILL BE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, LIKE BEING REAR-ENDED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW TO SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT "KICKS" LIKE HAVING BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 50,000

OWNER OF 1998 MAZDA 626-CAR JUST TURNED 67K MILES. WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 75 ON THE INTERSTATE THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. TURNED CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THE O/D OFF LIGHT BLI...

Mileage: 67,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 70,150

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT TRENCHER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING UP I-75N , I NOTICED THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAD STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED STRANGE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF THIS, I CAME UPON A REST AREA AND PULLED OFF THERE. AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND MAKING A GURGLING, SIZZLING NOISE. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO ...

Mileage: 83,000

TRANSMISSION REPAIR ON A 1998 MAZDA 626. COST ME $2936.32 *JB

Mileage: 92,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 1 YEAR AGO, IT HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,400. ACCORDING TO THE SHOP REPAIRING IT, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR OF CAR. ALL INVESTIGATIONS INTO RECALLING THIS TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN CLOSED. OUCH!! *JB

Mileage: 83,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 228 000. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

Mileage: 78,000

THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. *JB

TRANSMISSION. WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY DEALER, WAS THAT A PIECE CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CLOGGED UP THE TRANSMISSION FILTER, WHILE HITTING MOVING PARTS AND RUINING PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. *NLM

Mileage: 80,000

1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 71,909 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WILL COST ME $2100.00 TO FIX. STILL PAYING A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE. *NLM

Mileage: 71,909

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION IS BAD. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND CAR THIS RECENT. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILS SHORTLY AFTER, LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, RINGS AND CLUTCH ARE WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED...

Mileage: 93,400

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY AT APPROXIMATELY 62,800 MILES. WHEN I LIMPED IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE TESTED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION OR NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, PER THEIR TEST, IT WAS AND NOW THEY WANT $3200 TO R...

Mileage: 62,800

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE JUST QUIT. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALERS WOULD SAY IT WAS NORMAL FOR IT TO CLANK, SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AND SOMETIMES ENGINE REVVED BETWEEN SHIFTS. NOW IT HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE PEOPLE AT NHTSA TO START SAV...

Mileage: 110,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT AT 72,000 MILES.*JB

Mileage: 72,000

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*JB

I OWN A 98 MAZDA 626 4 CYL AUTOMATIC I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,715.00 THIS CAR ONLY HAS 53000 MILES MOST OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 98 MAZDA 626, I NOTICED SLIPPAGE OF GEARS (IN THE TRANSMISSION). I WOULD STEP ON MY ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I SPOKE WITH MAZDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 100,000, THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AT ANOTHER ASE-CER...

Mileage: 98,500

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.*JB

MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHEN I REACH THE SPEED OF 60, IIT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2001. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2002. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS JUST A LEMON.

Mileage: 141,266

THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. SCC

FIFTH AND THIRD SYNCHRONIZERS WORE OUT, CAUSING GEAR SELECTOR TO SLIP SUDDENLY INTO NEUTRAL. *NLM. *AK

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION CHAIN TO THE TUNE OF $800.00 AND AM HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA 626. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE COMPLAINTS, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT NHTSA IS THINKING, I'M GUESSING THAT ...

Mileage: 74,750

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR J...

Mileage: 59,100

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AWAY AT 90K MILES INSPITE OF RELIGIOUS TAKE CARE OF CAR ( MAZDA 626 ). *JB

Mileage: 93,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR SLIPPED BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND IS URGING AN INVESTIGATION. *TT

Mileage: 27,024

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. NLM

EARLY TRANSMISSINON FAILURE

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

TRANSMISSION (DRUM) FAILED AFTER NORMAL USE AT 100K MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS STRICTLY KEPT ON THE FLUID A $2000 REPAIR BILL. NOTICEABLY, THERE WERE 3 OTHER MAZDA'S (626 AND PROTEGE'S) THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MAZDA DOES NOT EVEN ISSUE THE SAME DRUM ANYMORE. TH...

I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. DT

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 34,600 MILES OF NORMAL CITY DRIVING. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. (I WAS ABOUT 6.5 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY TIMEWISE) THE MECHANICS WHO REPLACED IT SAID THAT THE FRONT PUMP WAS SCORED, AND THAT METAL BITS FROM IT CAME OUT FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER...

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP GEARS THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICAL WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING INJURIES.

THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MAY 2002 AT 85000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT (USED) WITH 46000 MILES FAILED 45 DAYS LATER. UPON CONTACT WITH SERVICE REPAIRERS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO SPILL OUT FROM THE HOSE THAT YOU ADD THE FLUID THROUGH. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTTHING. NLM

STALLS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOP, CAR ALSO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING TURNS. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FLASHES BUT DOES NOT REMAIN ON, THEN CAR SUDDENLY JOLTS FORWARD. ALSO SHIFTS HARD AND JOLTS DURING DRIVING. MAZDA SERVICE DEPT. CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, S...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BECOME HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE (SLIPPING INTO GEARS) OVERDRIVE LIGHT TURN...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BECOME HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE (SLIPPING INTO GEARS) OVERDRIVE LIGHT TURN...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. WAS REPLACED BY MAZDA. FAILED AGAIN AT 53,800 MILES/3 YEARS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. CHECKED VEHICLE, AND HAD THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL REPLACED. VEHICLE THEN STARTED IDLING AT 2000 RPMS, FLUCTUATING. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED NEED TO REPLACE POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 97V228000 DUE TO VIN. PLEAS...

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. CHECKED VEHICLE, AND HAD THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL REPLACED. VEHICLE THEN STARTED IDLING AT 2000 RPMS, FLUCTUATING. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED NEED TO REPLACE POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 97V228000 DUE TO VIN. PLEAS...

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 37,000 OR 38,000 MILES. WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE BEFORE 50,000 MILES.1ST AT DEALERSHIP(80.00) 2ND BY MY HUSBAND 3,000 MILES AFTER THE 1ST TIME. 2 MTHS. LATER SAME PROBLEM NOT PLUGS BUT REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS(SHOULD...

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 37,000 OR 38,000 MILES. WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE BEFORE 50,000 MILES.1ST AT DEALERSHIP(80.00) 2ND BY MY HUSBAND 3,000 MILES AFTER THE 1ST TIME. 2 MTHS. LATER SAME PROBLEM NOT PLUGS BUT REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS(SHOULD...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL STALL, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS IN FOLLOWUP TO MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE NHTSA ODI NUMBER 763482. I TOOK MY MAZDA 626 BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED MY RESEARCH TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ADMITTED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE TH...

WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH GEARS NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION. RPMS WERE VERY HIGH FROM ATTEMPTING TO GET VEHICLE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AREA, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID START BACK UP, BUT WOULD NOT FOWARD OR BACKWARD, CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLA...

CAR WOULD JUST REV AND NOT CATCH GEARS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*JB

THOUGH THIS IS A CANADIAN VEHICLE, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE US. I AM HOPING THAT IT WILL HELP OTHERS TO FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE LA4A-EL TRANSMISSION IS A FLAWED DESIGN.*AK

AT 30MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAD STARTED TO NOTICE ROUGH SHIFTING AT AROUND 90,000 MILES. I TRAVEL WITH MY WORK AND AM GONE EVERY WEEK MON-FRI AND PUT ABOUT 1000 MILES A WEEK ON MY CAR. SOME WEEKS MORE THAN THAT, ALL HIGHWAY MILES. I THOUGHT THE ROUGH SHIFTING WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER AND HAD THE TRANSMISS...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, DEALER SUGGESTS REMAN. TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2700. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPORTS INTERNAL FAILURE OF SOME SORT, COMPLETE REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO DETERMINE EXACT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM - $700 LABOR, PLUS PARTS. THERE SEEM TO BE QUIT...

THIS 5 YEAR YOUNG CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND USED AS A THIRD VEHICLE FOR WEEKEND DRIVING. OVER THE LAST FEW HUNDRED MILES, THE TRANMISSION BEGAN JOLTING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. ON JUNE 19TH, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK FOR WHAT MIGHT BE AN E...

I HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD/REPLACE FRO $2800 ON A 4 YEAR OLD MAZDA THAT I BOUGHT NEW. MAZDA ONLY COVERS 3 YEARS. POOR DESIGN.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN OVERDRIVE IT WILL NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL #92007, ENGINE TIMING BELT TENSIONER, DUE TO "VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PROVIDED DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL 92007. DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE ARE CLOSING THE FILE (FILE #764436)." THE SPRING ON THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING THE CAR TO...

THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IS VERY COMMON IN THE MAZADA 626 SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP THE CONSUMER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000! THE MECHANIC AT TUSTIN TRANSMISSION (CALIF) TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THIS TRANSMISSION. IN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TOO! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!! I AM FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT THIS DEFECT...

MAZDA CORP STATES THAT MY VIN IS NOT 'ON THE LIST' BUT DEALER STATED THAT IT IS UNUSUAL FOR SPRING TO FAIL. MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE SIZE IN RECALL, BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES REPAIR ON RECALL BASIS EVEN IF TENSIONER SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE LIST OF VIN'S...

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 70,000, AND BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE GAS PEDAL SLOWLY DECLINED AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL. THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD . NO CHECK LIGHTS WERE ON PRIOR OR DURING THE INCIDENT. HAD ADVICE THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP, S...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65000 MILES. MAZDA DEALER TECH SAID THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH 98 MODEL TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT, IT COMPLETELY FAILED. WORK A BIT BETTER WHEN IT COOL DOWN. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE WEBBING HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE ON THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT AND IS ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS (THE WIDTH) OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATES THE BELT HAS BEEN CUT. THE BELT HAS NOT BEEN CUT. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA AND CAN TALK TO NO ONE OTHER THAN THE PERSON AT THE OTHER END OF THE 800 NUMBER...

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT JUST OVER 62000 MILES AFTER REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.*AK

MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WITH 70,000 MILES. I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER MAZDA 626'S WITH THE SAME LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 80476 MILES - NO FOREWARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP, AND THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS CHECKING VEHICLE.*AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP, AND THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS CHECKING VEHICLE.*AK *MR

VEHICLE STALLED AT 5 MPH. DEALER REPLACED A BROKEN TIMING BELT TENSIONER.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON ONE OCCASION ,AND THE PROBLEM STILLOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER SEARCHED RECALLS IN NHTSA DATABASE AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN ON THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *YD

ON STATED DATE, I WAS REARENDED ON HIGHWAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER BACK PART OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. IT WAS FOUND COMPLETELY HORIZONTAL AT END OF IMPACT. MAZDA SAID IT WAS BUILT TO DO THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS! TOW TRUCK OPERATOR, AUTO BODY EMPLOYEES HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEEN SUCH A "SAFETY FE...

ON STATED DATE, I WAS REARENDED ON HIGHWAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER BACK PART OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. IT WAS FOUND COMPLETELY HORIZONTAL AT END OF IMPACT. MAZDA SAID IT WAS BUILT TO DO THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS! TOW TRUCK OPERATOR, AUTO BODY EMPLOYEES HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEEN SUCH A "SAFETY FE...

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TIMING BELT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BELT WORE OUT AND TENSIONER HAS POPPED OFF. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER NOTED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 00-V-134-000. *AK

TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR IS AN EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE.THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS LED TO A RECALL OF SOME 1998 &1999 MAZDA 626'S . I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TODAY BECAUSE I WAS HEARIND A KNOCKING/RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD.UPON INSPECTION THE ME...

PRIOR TO PULLING OFF VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND SMOKES CAME OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VIECHIEL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT SPEED SLIGHTLY ABOVE 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, ALL LIGHTS WOULD WORK PROPERLY , CAR WOULD NOT CRANK OR REIGNITE TO START ENGINE. TECHNICAL HELP ATTEMPTED TO JUMP START VEHICLE BUT WAS ASKED TO STOP ATTEMPT DUE TO SO...

CAR FAILS TO ENTER GEAR WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES INTO GEAR. ONCE IN GEAR, THE CAR FAILS TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS (LIMITING SPEED). WHILE MOVING FORWARD IN GEAR, THE CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL OR (LESS FREQUENTLY) INTO A LOWER GEA...

THE EXTERNAL SPRING FOR THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE. ALSO, ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 00V134000 FOR TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILURE DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT

INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE MAZDA 626 HAS A LONG HISTORY OF TRANMISSION FAILURES. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ITS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS NOTED IN THE CAR MANUAL. WE HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 100,385. NEITHER MAZDA NOR THE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD ...

THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY BELOVED CAR PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE POLICE HAD TO HELP AS DID THE HIGHWAY SAFETY VEHICLE PATROL CAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF MY CAR HAVING ANY SORT OF PROBLEM, THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. I WAS PLAC...

TRANSMISSIOMN WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.LATER VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN WHEN TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS.TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED HARD SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT.REPORTED TRANS SHIFTING HARD WHEN FIRST PURCHASED AND DEALE...

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING ENGINE WILL RACE AT A VERY HIGH RPMS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT "TIMING CASE" WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V134000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING ENGINE WILL RACE AT A VERY HIGH RPMS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT "TIMING CASE" WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V134000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TRANSMISSON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER FAILURE. *AK

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE FAILED, P185/70R14, DOT NUMBER VDRVA1B, CLAIM 11-3689-056. *SLC

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE FAILED, P185/70R14, DOT NUMBER VDRVA1B, CLAIM 11-3689-056. *SLC

THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM ON THE MAZDA 626. DEALERS ARE MAKING HUGE PROFITS BY NOT FIXING THE PART BUT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION FOR A COST OF 2600 TO 3500 BASED ON MY RESEARCH. THERE ARE MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALL CARS EFFECTED THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED HAVE LESS THAN 100...

I SAW THE ITEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 55 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS SMALL AND DUE TO TRAFFIC, I RAN OVER THE ITEM AND THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER WAS AN AIRBAG IN MY FACE. I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF SOMEONE HIT ME OR IF I HIT SOMEONE. DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBA...

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER OWNING VEHICLE FOR ONLY 1 YR. AFTER CONTACTING A MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED THREE NEW UPDATED PARTS OR TRANSMISSION WOULD CONTINUE TO GO OUT EVEN IF I PURCHASED A NEW ONE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? I LOOKED AT THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS...

NOISE FROM ENGINE, WHINING NOISE, RPM DIAL JUMPS UP WHEN ACCELERATOR PUSH BUT NO POWER. CAR JERKS UPON COMING TO A FULL STOP. RPM DIAL GOES UP AND DOWN TO THE POINT THAT ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. NO DASH BOARD LIGHT EVER CAME ON TO GIVE WARNING. ON 8-01-01, HAD CAR TOWED TO MONTGOMERY MADZA IN CHARLOTT...

TRANSMISSION JUST DIED AT HIGH SPEED, WELL SERVICED, ONLY 78000 MILES AND 3YEAR OLD CAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUST DIED AT HIGH SPEED, WELL SERVICED, ONLY 78000 MILES AND 3YEAR OLD CAR. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING, E.G. FROM A FULL STOP TO 40 MPH, ESP. IN 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH GEARS. OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL "BUCK" OR SPUTTER, THEN SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH AND ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. THE PROBLEM OC...

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN ON BACK-ORDER TO MILLENIUM MAZDA DEALER NUMBER 23836SINCE 5-14-01. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA CUSTOMER ASSITANCE BY LETTER AND PHONE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR NEARLY 2 MONTHS. NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND SINCE THE ...

ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DRY ROT PROBLEMS, THE CONSUMER INFORMED FIRESTONE BUT FIRESTONE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, TIRE SIZE P205/60R15. *YH

CAR SUFFERED "INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION" AT 43,000 ON 2/00. THIS WAS REPLACED AT MAZDA DEALER IN ROSWELL GA.. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART. "INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION" OCCURED ON 6/11/01 AT 105,000 MILES. SERVICE DEPT. WAYNE EVANS SAID, "WE GOT A MEMO FROM MAZDA CORP., IT SAYS W...

REAR END COLLISION WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT. UNCERTAIN OF STRIKING VEHICLE SPEED. MAZDA REAR CRUMPLED SUFFICIENT TO DISTORT REAR DOOR FRAMES. BOTH FRONT SEAT MECHANISMS RELEASED AND OCCUPANTS WERE LAYED OUT FLAT. ONLY TWO OCCUPANTS IN CAR, APPROXIMATELY 225 LBS. EACH. MINOR NECK INJURIES (MUSCLE ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES BECAUSE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MAZDA 626. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND NO PROBLEM. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE DROPPED TO 30 MPH QUICKLY WHILE ENGINE REVVED. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND NO PROBLEM. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE DROPPED TO 30 MPH QUICKLY WHILE ENGINE REVVED. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND NO PROBLEM. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE DROPPED TO 30 MPH QUICKLY WHILE ENGINE REVVED. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL AND FUEL/TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS WITH THIS IS NORMAL. OTHER MECHANICS QUESTION FREQUENT VISITS HOWEVER AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.*AK

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL AND FUEL/TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS WITH THIS IS NORMAL. OTHER MECHANICS QUESTION FREQUENT VISITS HOWEVER AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.*AK

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL AND FUEL/TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS WITH THIS IS NORMAL. OTHER MECHANICS QUESTION FREQUENT VISITS HOWEVER AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.*AK

TRANSMISSION JERKS USUALLY IN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS OF TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A ROLLING STOP OR SLOW DOWN.*AK

I TOOK MY CAR INTO MILLINEUM MAZDA, CHAPEL HILL BLVD., DURHAM, N.C. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING FROM THE PARKED POSITION. THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE PISTON ASSEMBLY AND I PURCHASED AN $80.00 TRANSMISSION FLUSH. HOWEVER, NEITHER OF THESE WERE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, CHAR...

TRANSMISSION WILL GO FROM FIRST GEAR TO OVERDRIVE AND JUMP FORCIBLY INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT IMPACT CRASH AT 30 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DAMAGE $ 2200. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CO...

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CO...

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CO...

TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCH THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD MANY REPORTS OF BEING PROBLEM PRONE POINTED TO THIS WEBSITE FOR INVESTIGATING THESE REPORTS. THE COST OF REPAIRING IS OVER $2500 AND OTHER MAZDAS WERE AT THAT DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH VEHICLE IS COASTING WITH OVERDRIVE INDICATION FLASH, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FRON STOP OR AT SLOW SPEED, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURRING FAILURE.*AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 92 TIRES EXPERIENCED DRY ROT AT ONLY 9110 MILES AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

TIRE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL, THE DRIVER INJURED HER WRIST AND ARM. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

AFTER THREE TRIPS TO AFOREMENTIONED DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, DEALER REPEATEDLY SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HELP! *AK

CAR RAN HOT , WOULLDN'T FIXX, BROKE BOTH CAMSHAFTS IN THE HEADS. *AK

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AT 70-75MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON PULLING OFF TO STOP, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE 1ST GEAR UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN (THE O/D LIGHT RESET TO OFF WHENEVER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTA...

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTICE & I SEE THAT THERE ARE 3. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THESE PROBLEMS RESOLVED. I PREFER TO USE A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAN COOLEY- THEY ARE AWEFUL!

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT & START SMOKING. TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED NO OIL IN CRANKSHAFT & NO ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS WAS A LEASED VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT & START SMOKING. TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED NO OIL IN CRANKSHAFT & NO ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS WAS A LEASED VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT & START SMOKING. TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED NO OIL IN CRANKSHAFT & NO ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS WAS A LEASED VEHICLE.*AK

AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER RECALL 00V134000 VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE STOPPED THE ENGINE RACES UP TO ABOUT 3000 RPMS ON THE TACKOMETER, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATES AHEAD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

TANSMISSION REPLACED WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR. CARS SOMETIMES LOOSES COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING.*AK

NO SUMMARY

DRIVERS SEAT TOO LOW-5'5" DRIVER SITS LESS THAN 12" FROM AIRBAG. *AK

CONSUMER CHECKED TIRE BEFORE A TRIP AND NOTICED ABNORMAL WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES NEAR THE SIDEWALL, THE TREAD WAS WORN ALL AROUND BOTH TIRES, UPON RETURNING HOME CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO MORE TREADS ON THE TIRES (BRIDGESTONE PROTENZA P205/60R15 90H). NLM

REAR END TIE RODS ON BOTH WHEELS MISALIGNED. NLM

ALL THE TREAD ON TWO REAR TIRES VANISHED AFTER VACATION TRAVEL AT SPEEDS UP TO 65 MPH. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TREAD LEFT ON LEFT REAR AND RIGHT REAR TIRES. TIRES ON REAR NORMALLY AT 26 PSI WERE NOT OPERATED BELOW THAT PRESSURE.GARAGE MECHANIC FOUND TWO REAR WHEEL TIE RODS BENT IDENTICALLY . THERE W...

ALL THE TREAD ON TWO REAR TIRES VANISHED AFTER VACATION TRAVEL AT SPEEDS UP TO 65 MPH. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO TREAD LEFT ON LEFT REAR AND RIGHT REAR TIRES. TIRES ON REAR NORMALLY AT 26 PSI WERE NOT OPERATED BELOW THAT PRESSURE.GARAGE MECHANIC FOUND TWO REAR WHEEL TIE RODS BENT IDENTICALLY . THERE W...

STEERING RACK GEAR BROKE IN TWO WITH NO WARNING, CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CROSSED HIGHWAY, DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT AND INTO THE TREES (NARROWLY MISSING AN ONCOMING SMALL TRUCK). MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND WAS SUFFERED AGGRAVATION TO EXISTING BACK AND LEG PROBLEMS. SHE SAID SHE HEARD A "CLUNK" AND THE ...

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CAN A 2YEAR OLD CAR NEED A TRANSMISION. I ONLY HAD THIS CAR 1YEAR I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IF THERE ANY THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME PLEASE CONTACT ME. I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISION FOR THIS YEAR. THANKS FOR YOUR ...

CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF REPEATEDLY DUE TO OIL SPILLING INTO AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. YH

CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF REPEATEDLY DUE TO OIL SPILLING INTO AIR FLOW SENSOR AND DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. YH

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND BEGINNING TO RE-ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN TO GEAR. THE INTERIOR HEADLINER OF THE CAR BURNED IN EXTREME HEAT. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A LOCAL UPHOLSTERY SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE 1998 MODEL CAR THAT I HAVE. *AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND BEGINNING TO RE-ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN TO GEAR. THE INTERIOR HEADLINER OF THE CAR BURNED IN EXTREME HEAT. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A LOCAL UPHOLSTERY SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE 1998 MODEL CAR THAT I HAVE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING. THEN, ENGINE WOULD IDLE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING. THEN, ENGINE WOULD IDLE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR OF OWNING THIS CAR AND A DAY AFTER HAVING A FULL MAINTENANCE JOB DONE IT'S STRANGE TO FIND OUT THAT YOUR TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED AND THE TOTAL COSTS IS $2470.00. *AK

AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND STEPPING ON BRAKE TO SHIFT GEAR, THE SHIFT GEAR REMAINS LOCKED. DOES NOT MOVE. MUST PLAY (SOMETIMES HARD) TO GET FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THEN MOVE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT IS SO LOW THAT IT MUST BE ADJUSTED WITHIN 12 INCHES OF AIRBAG FOR VISIBILITY. *AK

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CAUSE, VIOLENT CONDITION OF DEPLOYMENT CAUSED INJURIES TO CONSUMERS FACE AND CHEST AREA. YH

WHEN USING THE HEAD RESTRAINT, IF CONSUMER'S HEAD IS NOT CENTERED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE MATERIAL GIVES WAY . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AND ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AND BUCKS. *AK

CAR JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR VERY ROUGH SHIFTING. PROCEEDED WITH LEMON LAW

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OR HESITATE, WHICH MAY RESULTIN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE REAR CENTER SHOULDER SEAT BELT STRAP OF THE 1998 MAZDA 626. WHAT I CONSIDER AS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM TO MY THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WE WERE IN ROUTE TO OUR HOME, SHE WAS RESTRAINED CORRECTLY IN A CHILD CAR SEAT IN THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND MYSELF (DRIVER) SHE WAS BEING VER...

VEHICLE FRAME.

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *SLC

RADIATOR WAS CLOGGED AND WAS CAUSING THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT TO COME ON. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN SERVERE INJURY. HOWEVER, BOTH AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED INJURY. *YC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT (RADIO- #77810) FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE/SMOKE DAMAGE, NOTICE NOT RECEIVED UNTIL AFTER INCIDENT AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR RECALL WORK. MJS

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO CONSUMER UPON COLLISION, UPON INSPECTION CONCLUDED POSSIBLE UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. NLM

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO, AND NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

THE CAR THAT I PURCHASED WAS ON DEMONSTRATION AND THERE WAS LIKELY A DEFECT ON THE CAR BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THIS WAS MY LAST RESORT.

CLUTCH STALLED DUE TO LEAK IN HOSES TO AND FROM SLAVE CYLINDER. YH

HEADLIGHT FAILED. *YC

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL VIBRATES AND THERE IS NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, FRONT PASSENGER'S/ DRIVER'S SEATS VIBRATE. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS REPLACED. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS LONGER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED NEEDED TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR ON 17 DEC 98, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT INERTIA DEVICE DID NOT LOCK. FAILURE OF PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT ALLOWED PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FORWARD, STRIKING LEGS IN DASH AND HEAD HITTING WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED ALOT OF...

626 TAKEN TO MAZDA TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISE. MAZDA SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE REPLACED, NEW TRANSMISSION ACTED IN THE SAME MANNER. MAZDA THEN DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 MOTOR MOUNTS. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EIT...

626 TAKEN TO MAZDA TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISE. MAZDA SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE REPLACED, NEW TRANSMISSION ACTED IN THE SAME MANNER. MAZDA THEN DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 MOTOR MOUNTS. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EIT...

THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGINE STALLING/SURGING AND ACCLERATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT AXLE PULLS OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES. COULD LOSE CONTROL IF DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS, ALSO, WHEN MAKING A TURN, CANNOT DRIVE. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT PROBLEM WILL OCCUR WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY WILL...

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT. THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURES PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.