2000 MAZDA 626 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
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Common Problems
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PERRY FORD, 440 HITCHCOCK WAY, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 (805) 682-2411), BUT THE FAILURE WAS...
Mileage: 44,825
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PERRY FORD, 440 HITCHCOCK WAY, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105 (805) 682-2411), BUT THE FAILURE WAS...
Mileage: 44,825
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WOULD DISAPPEAR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERRY FORD OF SANTA BARBARA (440 HITCHCOCK WAY...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR IS PARKED, AND WON'T GO INTO GEAR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR.
Mileage: 185,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.
Mileage: 159,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR THAT EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED WHEN DRIVING IN ORDER TO AVOID THE STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNA...
Mileage: 39,000
AUTOMOBILE DEALER, LIBERTY PONTIAC GMC, 9028, E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATHEWS, NC 28105, 704-708-8000. FINANCE COMPANY, AUTO CREDIT OF CHARLOTTE, 4410 INDEPENDENCE, CHARLOTTE, NC 28206, 704-569-9444. ACCOUNT#CH441545 THE SALVAGE TITLE NADA NOT REGISTERED AT PURCHASE $12,172.27 APRIL 2004 CONTRA...
Mileage: 83,000
WHILE COMMUTING, THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC--THEY FIXED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID-- CAR WAS THEN SHIFTING HARD, TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP--THEY DIAGNOSED TWO PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THE LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT EFFECTIVELY PUSHING THE FLUID THROUGH THE SYSTEM, AND WAS VER...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE COMMUTING, THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC--THEY FIXED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID-- CAR WAS THEN SHIFTING HARD, TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP--THEY DIAGNOSED TWO PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THE LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT EFFECTIVELY PUSHING THE FLUID THROUGH THE SYSTEM, AND WAS VER...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 30,000
DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY BUT ABRUPTLY IT SLOWED DOWN AND CAN'T SPEED UP WHILE I WAS IN THE TRAFFIC, IT WAS ALMOST BUMPED TO STOP, TERRIFYING TRUCKS WERE CHASING BEHIND ME. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TERRIBLE, AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TOO. *TR
Mileage: 167,000
DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY BUT ABRUPTLY IT SLOWED DOWN AND CAN'T SPEED UP WHILE I WAS IN THE TRAFFIC, IT WAS ALMOST BUMPED TO STOP, TERRIFYING TRUCKS WERE CHASING BEHIND ME. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TERRIBLE, AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE TOO. *TR
Mileage: 167,000
PURCHASED USED MAZDA 262, YEAR 2000, THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE ORIGINAL KNOWN-FAULTY CD4E. CAR NOW INOPERABLE AFTER LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES AFTER LEAVING THE LOT. OCCASIONAL ACCEPTABLE OPERATION, INTERSPERSED WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/LOSING GEAR/NO POWER, NEARLY CAUSED A REAR-END ACCIDENT GOING UPH...
Mileage: 107,000
PURCHASED USED MAZDA 262, YEAR 2000, THAT HAPPENED TO HAVE ORIGINAL KNOWN-FAULTY CD4E. CAR NOW INOPERABLE AFTER LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES AFTER LEAVING THE LOT. OCCASIONAL ACCEPTABLE OPERATION, INTERSPERSED WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/LOSING GEAR/NO POWER, NEARLY CAUSED A REAR-END ACCIDENT GOING UPH...
Mileage: 107,000
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED ON THE FREEWAY, BLEW OUT TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND NO LONGER SHIFTED AFTER THAT. SPEED SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO GET REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COOLER AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. THE REPAIR ONLY LASTED 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. IT JUST...
Mileage: 117,000
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED ON THE FREEWAY, BLEW OUT TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND NO LONGER SHIFTED AFTER THAT. SPEED SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO GET REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COOLER AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. THE REPAIR ONLY LASTED 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. IT JUST...
Mileage: 117,000
D&M AUTOBROKERS SOLD ME A "DEATH TRAP" VEHICLE THAT COULD NOT PASS DEQ EMISSIONS TESTING. MULTIPLE THINGS KEPT GOING WRONG, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THE ISSUES. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE NUMEROUS LIES I WAS BEING FED WERE TOO OVERWHELMING, I GAVE THE...
D&M AUTOBROKERS SOLD ME A "DEATH TRAP" VEHICLE THAT COULD NOT PASS DEQ EMISSIONS TESTING. MULTIPLE THINGS KEPT GOING WRONG, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THE ISSUES. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE NUMEROUS LIES I WAS BEING FED WERE TOO OVERWHELMING, I GAVE THE...
D&M AUTOBROKERS SOLD ME A "DEATH TRAP" VEHICLE THAT COULD NOT PASS DEQ EMISSIONS TESTING. MULTIPLE THINGS KEPT GOING WRONG, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THE ISSUES. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND THE NUMEROUS LIES I WAS BEING FED WERE TOO OVERWHELMING, I GAVE THE...
PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 2.0L. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S ON THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION STYLE CD4E. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE (INTERNET SEARCHED) WHO HAVE THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE BEEN PLACED IN DIRE STRAITS AS I AM. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, MY OD STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND...
Mileage: 77,900
WE HAVE MAZDA 626 4CYL, 2000 YR., AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR MAZDA ALWAYS HESITATES TO SHIFT UP AND REVS UP TO VERY HIGH RPMS EVENTHOUGH THE ACCELERATION IS GRADUAL. THERE IS ALSO QUITE A BIT OF NOISE IN THE CAR COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN I AM MERGING ON A FREEWAY. THE TRAN...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS HORRIBLE. WELL, WAS BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE IT. INSTEAD OF MY CAR GOING IN REVERSE WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT WENT FORWARD. MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND BLINKING AND THE CODE WAS ALWAYS THE TEMPERATURE HIGH DUE TO HIGHWAY DRIVING. IF THI...
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,296. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.
Mileage: 12
MAZDA 1996 626 AND A MAZDA 2000 626. BOTH 4 CYL AND BOTH AUTOMATICS, AND BOTH HAVING TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. LEAVES YOU STRANDED ON THE ROAD, AND CAUSES BAD SHIFTS IN SPEED BEFORE YOU STOP GOING FORWARD COMPLETELY. *TR
Mileage: 128,000
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH THE CD4E FORD TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. I HAVE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH AND TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TRASH. THIS TRANSMISSION WAR POORLY BUILT AND THEY NEED TO RE...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH THE CD4E FORD TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. I HAVE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH AND TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TRASH. THIS TRANSMISSION WAR POORLY BUILT AND THEY NEED TO RE...
Mileage: 90,000
I BOUGHT A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX FROM A NEIGHBOR, AND WITH ONLY 95K ON THE ODOMETER, THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGH. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CAUSE MUCH OF A PROBLEM AND I CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GENERAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. HOWEVER, I ALMOST NEVER TRAVELED OUTSIDE OF A 20 MILE RADIUS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONCE I D...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MAZDA 626, YEAR 2000. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. FOLLOWING COMPUTER CODES LED TO $800 IN UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. CAR DRIVES WELL UNTIL O/D BEGINS TO FLASH, RPM FLUXES BETWEEN 1000 AND 5000 AND TRANNY SLIPS. ON PARKING AND SHUTTING OFF MOTOR THEN RESTARTING AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE...
Mileage: 170,000
SHIFTING BRACKET CONTINUALLY FALLS OFF. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR ( DRIVE REVERSE ETC) UNTIL TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE ENGINE REVES ITSELF FROM 2000 TO 4000 WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN MORE ON GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO FIRST UNTIL YOU REACH 50MPH ...
Mileage: 117,000
2000 MAZDA 626 2.5L AUTO. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF FLUID COOLING. DESIGN FLAW IS TO BLAME. TRANS FLUID IS IN CONTACT WITH COOLING AGENT(AIR, ANTIFREEZE) FOR A DISTANCE OF FOUR INCHES. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.
Mileage: 104,000
THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ON OUR MAZDA 626 2000. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION BESIDES THE FACT THAT WE NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHALL WHICH WILL RUN US 4,000 - 5,000. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH BY THE MECHANIC AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY MYSELF INDICATED THIS IS A COMM...
Mileage: 140,000
TRANSMISSION ALREADY WENT OUT IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MAZDA 4CYL ENGINES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS LIFE IS THIS SHORT. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
TRANSMISSION IS FAILING IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. EVERYTHING I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE TELLS ME THAT THE FORD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA WAS NOT MADE TO HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT SIZE. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CAR JUMP. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE SINCE THERE ARE ALSO CHAN...
Mileage: 128,522
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOS...
Mileage: 90,000
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOS...
Mileage: 90,000
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOS...
Mileage: 90,000
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOS...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HER TRANSMISSION. SHE HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT THE COST OF $3,200. IN DECEMB...
Mileage: 50,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO PUT MY 2000 MAZDA 626 INTO THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING AND JERKING WHILE PLACING THE CAR IN GEARAND ACCELERATING. THE FIRST REPAIR COST ME 800 DOLLARS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION REPAIR WAS 1200 AND THE MECHANIC TOLD M...
Mileage: 117,000
2000 MAZDA 626DX 4CYL. WITH 93,200 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND ALL FILTERS AND FLUIDS CHANGED REGULARLY. TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS AND ERRATICALLY SHIFTS FROM HIGH TO LOW WITH DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER. *TR
Mileage: 93,200
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 (AUTOMATIC) BEGAN "JERKING" DURING ACCELERATION. WHILE ACCELERATING THERE IS AN INITIAL PAUSE AND THEN THE CAR JERKS AS SPEED INCREASES. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS HAVING DIFFICULTY SWITCHING GEARS. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A REPAIR...
Mileage: 160,000
TIRE SLOWLY LEAKING AIR, TIRE WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THERE WAS NO SIGN OF LEAKING. FINAL TIME TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE STATION IT WAS FLAT AND THEY SAID THAT THE SIDE WALL WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Mileage: 82,930
I PURCHASED A 2000 MAZDA 626 USED IN 2001. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE CINCINNATI JAKE SWEENY MAZDA SHOP TO ADDRESS THE SHAKING AND NOISES THAT I WAS HEARING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OKAY THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FINE AND THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM A BOT...
Mileage: 140,000
I PURCHASED A 2000 MAZDA 626 USED IN 2001. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE CINCINNATI JAKE SWEENY MAZDA SHOP TO ADDRESS THE SHAKING AND NOISES THAT I WAS HEARING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OKAY THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FINE AND THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM A BOT...
Mileage: 140,000
THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. 112,000 MILES. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE O/D LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR OVERHEATS, AND IT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. *TR
I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW WHEN DRIVING ON A HWY AT 50MPH AND ABOVE WITH START TO JERK IN AND OUT FROM 2000 TO 3000RPM AND THE O/D SWITCH LIGHT WILL BLINK. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS IN, IT RESPONDS THE SAME. *TR
Mileage: 197,724
FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 156,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHENEVER THE CONTACT IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLS GASOLINE, BUT CANNOT DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMELL. WHENEVER SHE FILLS THE GAS TANK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOSE FUEL BEFORE AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE ...
Mileage: 62,500
I BOUGHT MY 2000 MAZDA 626, 2.0L ENGINE, AUTOMATIC, IN 2001, BRAND NEW. I HAVE PUT ~100,000 MILES ON IT, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. THEN ONE DAY, WITH NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 100,500
MINE CAR IS AN EIGHT YEARS OLD NICE LITTLE CAR. IT RUNS PRETTY WELL DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GET VERY DIRTY EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES DESPITE OLD TWO-YEAR/30,000-MILE INTERVAL THAT USED TO BE CONSIDERED THE NORM FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE IS GOOD FOR THE 626; I HAVE TO DO A FULL...
Mileage: 129,821
I WAS DRIVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO LAS VEGAS AND MY O/D LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND I WAS LOSING POWER AND THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSIO...
Mileage: 108,000
I WAS ON MY WAY TO LAS VEGAS FROM CALIFORNIA AND MY O/D LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND I STARTED TO LOSE POWER. MY ENGINE WAS SMOKING SO I PULLED OVER AND WAS STRANDED IN THE DESERT FOR AROUND 45 MIN. COME TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED AND WENT OUT ON ME...
Mileage: 108,000
2000 MAZDA 626 EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AROUND 70,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION I NOTICED SOME OIL ON THE TRUNK AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION. BEFORE DEPARTING I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT A LUBE AND TUNE CENTER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE LIKELY CAUS...
Mileage: 70,000
WE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS 2000 MAZDA 626 USED FOR OUR TWIN BOYS, AS THEIR FIRST CAR. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A FEW NORMAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT AND I WAS OKAY WITH THOSE THINGS. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS THIS; THE O.D. WARNING LIGHT NOW COMES ON AND FLASHES. IT...
Mileage: 104,686
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND IT KEEPS SLIPPING INTO AND OUT OF DRIVE, REVVING THE RPMS. A MECHANIC DROVE IT, ANALYZED IT AND SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
REAR END COLLISION CAUSED THE FRAME TO SNAP, PUNCTURE THROUGH THE BACK SEAT, AND PINNED MY 6YR OLD SON'S HEAD TO THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT CRUSHED HIS HEAD, CAUSING SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND HE'S STILL IN COMA. THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A GAS SMELL ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHILE. IN ADDITION, SHE ONLY NOTICED THE FUMES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES HOWEVER THEY WER...
Mileage: 100
2000 MAZDA 626 ATX CD4E FAILURE @ 88K MILES- THEN REBUILT - ANOTHER FAILURE @ 121K MILES. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND HAVE A BURNING SMELL AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY SAID THAT WIRES WERE MISPLACED BY ANOTHER MAZDA DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO ABOUT 8 MONTHS BEFORE. I THEN CALLED BACK ABOUT A MOTH LATER AND TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID THAT I ...
Mileage: 125,360
ON 11/22/07 MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE O/D OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON HER 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING IN FIRST GEAR COMPLETELY. ON 12/7/07 WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 894 THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT T...
Mileage: 91,200
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 4-CYL TRANSMISSION FAIL TO SHIFT ANY GEAR. AND LEFT ME 2 HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
(1) HESITATION IN SHIFTING. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURE (3) REBUILD WITH AAMCO. *TR
WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT LAST YEAR, WE PAID OVER 4000 TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AND THIS ONE WENT OUT THIS YEAR. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, WE WENT TO OUR MAZDA DEALER HERE IN CHAMPAIGN AND THEY KEPT TELLING US IT WAS A SEAL, UNTIL FIN...
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004 WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEB OF 2005 WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. RECENTLY THE CAR HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WILL NOT ...
Mileage: 40,000
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004 WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEB OF 2005 WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. RECENTLY THE CAR HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WILL NOT ...
Mileage: 40,000
2000 YEAR MAZDA 626, TRANSMISSION FAILURE 79,483 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 79,483
MAZDA 626 ES 2000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION FROM EAGLE TRANSMISSION, O/D LIGHT FLASHING AFTER TRIP TO DALLAS, FAILED TRANSMISSION AGAIN. 2 MONTHS AFTER REBUILDING TRANSMISSION. NOW I SEE TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TOO SMALL AND OVERHEATS. WHAT WILL ...
Mileage: 127,000
2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4-CYL MAZDA IS EXPERIENCING JERKING OR GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. TOOK CAR IN TO TWO DIFFERENT MAZDA SHOPS-ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS-WITHIN A 60 DAY SPAN- AND THE PROBLEM STILL WAS NOT CORRECTED OR DIAGNOSED. SPENT MORE THAN $1100 IN REPAIRS. LATER RESEARCHED ON MY OWN AND FOUND OUT ...
Mileage: 111,000
THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL, AFTER READING THE FORUMS, THIS IS CLEARLY AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. IF I WOULD HAVE READ THE FORUMS BEFORE THE FAILURE I WOULD HAVE TRADED IN THE CAR WHILE IT HAD SOME VALUE. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE READING THIS BEFORE YOUR 626 TRANNY FAILS....
Mileage: 98,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWAY BAR WILL FAIL, THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. T...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWAY BAR WILL FAIL, THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. T...
Mileage: 49,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWAY BAR WILL FAIL, THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. T...
Mileage: 49,000
THE MAZDA 626 LX CD4E TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL, BECAUSE THEIR POOR DESIGN, NO MATTER HOW YOU DO. THIS TRANSMISSION IS ON MAZDA 626 ON YEAR 1994-2002. *TR
Mileage: 62,500
DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, PARKED IN PARKING SPACE, STARTED TO LEAVE, PULLED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND CAR WENT FORWARD. COULD NOT GET CAR TO GO IN REVERSE SO IT WAS TOWED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APPEARS TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
2000 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 81,200 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 81,200
2000 MAZDA 626 WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ADD A "COOLER" TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOT CLIMATES. I'M IN TEXAS. MY REPAIR BILL SO FAR IS $1000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
O/D LIGHT BLINKING AFTER LONG DRIVE. HARSH SHIFTING. OVER REVVING DURING ATTEMPTED SHIFTING.*AK
Mileage: 91,000
O/D LIGHT BLINKING AFTER LONG DRIVE. HARSH SHIFTING. OVER REVING DURING ATTEMPTED SHIFTING.*AK
Mileage: 154,445
I AM STARTING TO HAVE TROUBLE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. WAS THERE ANY RECALL OR FIX FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE VEHICLES, WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS?*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED, COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE AT 110,000 MILES WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2000 MAZDA 626 SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. IT COST ME $1600.00. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
TRANSMISSION OVER HEATS(OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS), CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS IMPROPERLY AND IF UNTREATED BY ADDING AN EXTRA RADIATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL GO BAD!!!!! *JB
Mileage: 86,000
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 AND ALSO A FEW MONTH LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT TOO, I HAD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 AND ALSO A FEW MONTH LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT TOO, I HAD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 HAS JUST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS AND ISSUED A TSB #05-005/02 FOR- BLINKING OVERDRIVE/HOLD LIGHT ON DASH, TRANSMISSION FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE DIPSTICK AND JERKY SHIFTING WHEN DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES. MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD FINANCIALL RESPONSIBLE...
2000 MAZDA 626 WITH CAR DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES. **CC THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ASSEMBLY IN DEC 2004. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED USING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH OR THE MANUAL SWITCH ON THE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. LATE LAST YEAR B...
TRANSMISSION LURCHES AND DELAYS ON THE SHIFTS AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 82,000
1. MAZDA TRANSMISSION: CAN NOT CHANGE THE FILTER. ONLY DURING THE REBUILDING OF THE TRANSMISSION CAN THE FILTER BE CHANGED. 2. PLUGGED FILTER CAUSES THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO DESTRUCT AT ANY TIME. THE CAR CAN STALL ANY WHERE ANYTIME. 3. WAS REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 2500.00. *JB
Mileage: 106,000
ACTUALLY I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE APPROX. YR.2003 ONE DAY I ADJUSTED THE LEVER FOR THE BRIGHTS OR INDICATOR AND IT FELT AS IF IT DISENGAGED AND WAS LOOSE FROM THEN ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE INDICATOR SIGNALS, INTERMITTENTLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO IN...
Mileage: 50,000
ACTUALLY I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE APPROX. YR.2003 ONE DAY I ADJUSTED THE LEVER FOR THE BRIGHTS OR INDICATOR AND IT FELT AS IF IT DISENGAGED AND WAS LOOSE FROM THEN ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE INDICATOR SIGNALS, INTERMITTENTLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO IN...
Mileage: 50,000
ACTUALLY I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE APPROX. YR.2003 ONE DAY I ADJUSTED THE LEVER FOR THE BRIGHTS OR INDICATOR AND IT FELT AS IF IT DISENGAGED AND WAS LOOSE FROM THEN ON. IT SEEMS THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE INDICATOR SIGNALS, INTERMITTENTLY THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD GO IN...
Mileage: 50,000
MY MAZDA 626 ES, 2000 4 CYLINDER, NEED TO HAVE IT'S TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. IT BROKE ONE YEAR AGO IN OCT 2005 AND THIS YEAR IT HAS BROKEN ONCE MORE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A YEARLY TRANSMISSION CHANGE IS OVERKILL SINCE I DON'T REALLY DRIVE IN HIGH STOP AND GO SITUATIONS, DO DUE DILIGENT MAI...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A EXTERNAL OIL COOLER TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Mileage: 91,000
2000 MAZDA 626 4 CYL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO WRECK BUT IT SEEMS THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF IT FAILS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM
Mileage: 97,000
TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE ON THE 2000 MAZDA 626. *NM
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 HAS 112,800 MILES. SIX MONTHS AGO THE VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILE SERVICE AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED I INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I ASKED WHY AND HE DIDN'T OFFER ANYTHING OTHER THAN IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. NOW MY O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKING. THE REPAIR S...
Mileage: 112,775
TRANSMISSION REPAIRED FOR SUPPOSED LEAK IN MARCH 2006 AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS NOT CALLED IN UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEN IN AUG. 2006 CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN PUT IN ANY GEAR, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW CLOSED AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF WHY THEY CHARGED ME WITH WARRANTY WORK, ALSO THE NEAREST D...
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN APRIL OF 2004 WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT; AROUND 102,000 MILES, MY CAR STATED JERKING WHEN IT CHANGED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR; NOW, AT 106,000, THE O/D LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BOTH FLASHES, AND I CAN BARELY MAKE IT UP A HILL, BECAUSE OF ALL THE JERKING AND HESITATING THAT IT DOES...
Mileage: 100,066
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 (56 THOUSAND MILE) DIED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I ALMOST GOT KILLED! MY GIRLFRIEND CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR ( EAST COAST MAZDA) AND PRETTY MUCH WAS TOLD, OH WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO ABOUT IT?? WELL, I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 58,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RESULTING IN A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCHED GEARS BY ITSELF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIAT...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE (2000 MAZDA 626) IS IN NEED OF A TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE SUGGESTED TIMES AND NOT UNTIL DOING RESEARCH DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS. UPON TAKING IT TO THE SHOP, I NOTICED 3 OTH...
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. DEALER SAYS I WILL NEED A NEW ONE SOON. THE CAR WAS NEVER ABUSED AND WAS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OFF. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OBTAINED THE VEHICLE'S VIN TO IDEN...
Mileage: 46,000
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 5, OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. NO INFORMATION IN MANUAL REGARDING FLASHING OVER DRIVE LIGHT, SO CONTINUED DRIVING. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER, LOST POWER AND SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. THROUGH AAMCO, FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB REGARDING PROBLEM WITH AT IN MY MODEL YEAR (2000) THA...
Mileage: 66,800
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE A...
Mileage: 50,000
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION IS A FAILURE 2000. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2002 BUT IN 2004 MY TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN WHEN THE CAR HAD LIKE 78000 MILES IT WAS REBUILT BY AAMCO AT A COST OF ABOUT $2400. NOW 2006 JULY THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AGAIN. I THINK THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSMISSION IS SUBSTANDARD. ...
Mileage: 108,000
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 LS OVERHEATED ON JUNE 16, 2006. THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING WHEN ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR SINCE THE FALL OF 2005. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT YET FAILED BUT HAS BEGUN TO. THE CAR STRAINS WHENEVER I DRIVE IT & ITS LACK OF STABILITY HAS LED TO CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS...
Mileage: 73,700
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY MAZDA 2000. *NM
Mileage: 105,000
MY MADZA 626 WITH 10500 MILES ON IT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH COST 2000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAVE HAD SERVICE DONE ON THE VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FEEL THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *JB
Mileage: 105,000
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER KEPT COMING ON AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER AFTER I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND START THE CAR,THE OD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE CAR WOULD RUN NORMALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO HESITATING. FINALLY...
Mileage: 62,240
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED...AT 72,000 MILES. SIMPLY QUIT. DEALER BASICALLY SAID THAT MAZDA DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ONCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
Mileage: 72,000
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MIL...
Mileage: 57,000
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MIL...
Mileage: 57,000
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MIL...
Mileage: 57,000
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MIL...
Mileage: 57,000
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MIL...
Mileage: 57,000
O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS. THEY FOUND A DST P01718 FAILURE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE CAUSING OVERHEAT CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT WILL FAIL. IT IS A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Mileage: 58,605
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626, FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE MONTGOMERY MAZDA (CHARLOTTE, NC) DEALERSHIP TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT, I CLEARLY TOLD THEM THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT AS IF IT IS TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS BUT CAN'T (AU...
Mileage: 120,900
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
1) DRIVING ON LOCAL AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING IRREGULARLY AND ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SKIP A SHIFT, OR DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH TO A STOP, OR SLOWER SPEED. 2) TOOK CAR TO MAZDA DEALER. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETE AND TOT...
Mileage: 143,000
TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILURE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 625 4 CYLINDER AUTO. MILEAGE 117,000. OVERHAUL COSTS $2300 TWO MONTHS AGO REPLACED CV JOINTS. THIS IS PREMATURE FAILURE IN MY OPINION. MOST VEHICLES EXCEED 160,000 BEFORE THEY START HAVING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 117,000
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN EARLY 2003 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY (IT HAD ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON IT). THE PROBLEM WAS THE ONE OUTLINED IN THE MAZDA TSB # 0500502. I HAD THE FLUID COOLER INSTALLED AT THAT TIM...
Mileage: 81,000
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN EARLY 2003 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY (IT HAD ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON IT). THE PROBLEM WAS THE ONE OUTLINED IN THE MAZDA TSB # 0500502. I HAD THE FLUID COOLER INSTALLED AT THAT TIM...
Mileage: 81,000
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 6 CYLINDER AND FOR SOME REASON IT HAS STARTED TO JUST PERIODICALLY CUT OFF WHEN AT A STOP, FEELS LIKE IF I HIT MY BRAKES A CERTAIN WAY, IT WILL CUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO HEARD 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME VEHICLE WITH LIKE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE ABOVE. ...
2000 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AFTER 82,000 MILES BUT HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE THE REPAIR. IN ALL THREE CASES THE AUTOMOBILE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWITCH INTO REVERSE FROM BEING PARKED. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, SWITCHING INTO REVERSE IS COMP...
Mileage: 82,000
2000 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AFTER 61247 MILES. HAD FLUID REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. *NM
Mileage: 61,264
THE BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6-8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF WEAR, THE BRAKES CAN BE FELT GRINDING WHEN APPLIED. ACRID, BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN WAITING AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND STOP SIGNS. DEALER REFUSED TO EXAMINE THE CAR WITHOUT A RECALL LETTER, HOWEVER RESEARCH REVE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 9/22/2006 - *NM
Mileage: 84,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6-8 MONTHS, BECAUSE THE BRAKES DO NOT PROPERLY STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE, AND THE BRAKES CAN BE FE...
Mileage: 94,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6-8 MONTHS, BECAUSE THE BRAKES DO NOT PROPERLY STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE, AND THE BRAKES CAN BE FE...
Mileage: 94,700
2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. ON MARCH 1ST 2006, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AT A CONTINUOUS SPEED (45 MPH) THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A HALF HOUR PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MARCH 2ND, I DROVE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. ACCORDING TO TH...
Mileage: 95,000
2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. ON MARCH 1ST 2006, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AT A CONTINUOUS SPEED (45 MPH) THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A HALF HOUR PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MARCH 2ND, I DROVE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. ACCORDING TO TH...
Mileage: 95,000
TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED DISCHARGING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS & CAUSING HEAVY SMOKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT IS A FLAW IN 626 TRANSMISSIONS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.*JB
Mileage: 910,544
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626, 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB
Mileage: 72,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 62,000
TRANSMISSION ON A 2000 MAZDA 626, WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR THE CAR WOULD SLAM INTO REVERSE, STOP, SLAM INTO REVERSE, STOP, SLAM INTO REVERSE REPEATEDLY. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF THIS DIFFICULTY, PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUI...
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 01/25/2005 HAD OVERDRIVE SWITCH OFF, AND AS THE TRANSMISSION GOT HOT, THE OVERDRIVE OFF SWITCH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED MAKING JURKING MOVEMENTS LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND PROCEEDED ON TO WORK.*AK
Mileage: 103,901
ON MARCH 29, 2005, MED CENTER MAZDA REPLACED BOTH AXLES AT 52, 248 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION THEN BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD JOLT WHEN PUT IN THE "DRIVE" GEAR FROM REVERSE AND THEN HESTITATE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. ON JANUARY 11, 2006, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE "DRIVE" GEAR AT AL...
Mileage: 61,369
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM
Mileage: 62,000
2000 MAZDA 626 REQUIRES REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT 80,000 MILES. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
DT*: THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK REMOTELY OR MANUALLY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER ASSEMBLY IN THE DOOR.*AK
Mileage: 59,000
I AM STILL PAYING FOR A 2000 MAZDA 626 WHICH JUST HAD ITS WARRANTY RUN OUT AND NOW MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISN'T WORKING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY JOB IN MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GO I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO. I SWITCHED BACK AND FOR...
Mileage: 87,000
CLICKING IN TRANSMISSION- NOT GOING INTO REVERSE, SLIPPING. REBUILT TRANSMISSION CAR NOW NEEDS GEAR CABLE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS COME OFF AND CAR BECOMES IMMOBILE. *JB
Mileage: 115,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT. THIS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR EACH AND EVERY TIME GOING UP OR DOWN. NUMEROUS MECH'S HAVE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT FIX. *NM
I HAVE A 2000 MODEL MAZDA 626 WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR RECENTLY STARTED HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND EVENTUALLY WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOM'S AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN ALL LIKELIHOOD W...
Mileage: 80,000
TYPICAL DRIVE HOME. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. TAKING TO THE SHOP TOMORROW. *NM
Mileage: 131,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 86,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 86,000
1. I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AT MANHATTAN BEACH, CA. I NOTICED THAT SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WAS ALWAYS VERY ROUGH, THE VEHICLE JERKS. 2. GOING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH 1ST GEAR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING IN...
Mileage: 67,967
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 75K. FOR THE LAST 20K IT HAD A NOTICEABLE HESITATION WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE MORNING. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEAD TO THIS, JUST PARKING THE CAR NORMALLY RUNNING AN ERRAND AND TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO) MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK AT 11PM THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO ANY GEAR. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD US THE CABLE UNDERNEATH PROBABLY DISENGAGED. WE T...
Mileage: 79,000
I OWN A '00 626 THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER IN 2-04, WHO HAD BOUGHT IT NEW IN '99. I HAVE SINCE HAD TRANNY ISSUES ON 2 OCCASIONS WITH THE MOST RECENT REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT WITH WHAT THE TECH. DESCRIBED AS "AN IDENTICAL FAILURE PRONE UNIT". MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A NEW (NOT REBUILT) AND ...
Mileage: 70,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH , AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WILL NOT SHIFT .THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CURREN...
A FEW WEEKS AGO MY 2000 MAZDA 626 WAS BUCKING IN REVERSE, THEN IT WOULD START DOING THE SAME THING IN DRIVE IF I WAS STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY HAD TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A CODE COMING UP ABOUT THE PARK NEUTRAL SWITH THAT IT WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER AND MADE T...
2000 MAZDA 626 WITH 65,000 MILES---TRANSMISSION FAILED ON INTERSTATE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE JUDGING FROM POSTINGS ON THE WEB. $3,000 TO REPLACE--SHOULDN'T A TRANSMISSION LAST LONGER?
Mileage: 65,000
CAR NO LONGER GOES IN ANY GEAR WILL GO SOME IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD
Mileage: 94,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2000 MAZDA 626 -- 6 CYL. AUTOMOBILE SERVICED REGULARLY. REPAIRS COSTING SMALL FORTUNE. COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 626'S. EXPECTING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN AT SOME POINT.
Mileage: 99,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND THE CAR JUST STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE ONLY OPERABLE GEAR WAS REVERSE. I WAS LUCKY, NO ACCIDENTS. TOWED CAR TO A MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY GONE. MAZDA CHARGES $2500 FOR A NEW ONE, WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THEI...
Mileage: 92,000
SHIFTER CABLE LOCKED UP BACK AUGUST OF 2003. WAS UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. HAD CAR TOWED TO PEARSON MAZDA RICHMOND, VA WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE SHIFTER PROBLEM. NOW OF 6/3/05 SHIFTER CABLE BREAKS OFF. NOW CAR HESI...
Mileage: 66,304
WAS DRIVING NEARLY 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND IT NEARLY MADE ME HIT AN 18-WHEELER. THE FRONT END SEEMED LIKE IT JUMPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT IN C...
Mileage: 10,000
APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO I F HAVE PURCHASED A USED MAZDA 626 WITH A TOTAL MILEAGE OF UNDER 68000 MILES. BEFORE I MADE THE PURCHASED OF THE VEHICLE I MADE A BACKGROUND CHECK OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS HISTORY WAS FINE. 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I RAN OVER CURVE AND IT GAVE THE CAR A SMALL JOLT, MOMENTS...
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON A 2000 MAZDA 626
Mileage: 90,000
FAULTY/DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BEING USED IN MAZDA VEHICLES WELL AFTER THE ISSUE WAS KNOWN ABOUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS, OF NOT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT... MANY WITH WELL UNDER 60K MILES. AND, MANY HAVE BEEN THROUG...
Mileage: 58,000
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 60000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT IN SPEC WITH VEHICHLE MAINTENANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I AM STILL CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS WITH ABOUT 3500 TO GO AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE THE TRANNY IT WILL COST 3074. *AK
Mileage: 63,000
THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK
CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT ACCELERATING IN THE DRIVE GEAR. I PREVIOUSLY POSTED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A SYMTOM OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT, IT NOW FAILED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE A $2500 COST. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE REASEARCH ON THE TRANSMISSION MO...
Mileage: 98,320
WHEN AUTOMATIC GEAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, GEAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE.. AT 98000 I HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT SELMA MAZDA IN SELMA, CA.. *JB
Mileage: 97,500
WHEN AUTOMATIC GEAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, GEAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE.. AT 98000 I HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT SELMA MAZDA IN SELMA, CA.. *JB
Mileage: 97,500
I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX. I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TAKE NEXT EXIT AND WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NECESSARY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 75,000
I OWN A MAZDA 626, 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY RUN INTO OVER $3700 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MOUNT AND AXLES. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A $2700 BILL HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH A NUMBER OF NEW PARTS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE O...
Mileage: 64,000
I OWN A MAZDA 626, 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY RUN INTO OVER $3700 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MOUNT AND AXLES. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A $2700 BILL HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH A NUMBER OF NEW PARTS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE O...
Mileage: 64,000
I'M A VICTIM TO A BAD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A MAZDA 626 LX YEAR 2000. IT IS HAS AROUND 63500 MILES AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY CAR NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOIN...
Mileage: 63,500
PARTICLES ARE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT BLOWS THE PARTICULES INTO THE CONSUMERS EYES. DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
WE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE TRASMISSION ON ARE 2000 MAZDA 626 WE WERE TOLD THAT MAZDA BUILT A VERY POOR TRANSMISSION, AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT.*AK
Mileage: 65,000
MY MAZDA 626 LX CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET FROM OTHER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!!! CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL???PLEASE LET ME KNOW - YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM
Mileage: 49,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR. TAKES LONGER TO RELEASE FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL OR NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD SHIF...
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIRS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OCCURRENCE, AND MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
Mileage: 65,379
WHILE DRIVEN AT 55 MPH BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. PREVIOUS TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THERE WAS NO LIGHT INDICATION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND DENIED ANY HELP. *AK
TOOK MY 2000 MAZDA 626 TO MIKE MCGRATH'S IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WAS A DELAY IN SHIFTING AND SHIFTING HARD. SERVICE DROVE THE CAR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN AFTER IT...
Mileage: 50,000
STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT INTO GEAR. IT DID NOT MOVE. I HAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST $500 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY RECOURSE IN OBTAINING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS COST.*AK
Mileage: 48,500
SINCE OWNING MY MAZDA626 I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF I AM ASSUMING ITS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WAS READING A ARTICLE OWN THE NET SAYING THAT MAZADA IS INFAMOUS FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THERE CARS AND THAT NO ONE HAS BOTHERED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THAT I...
WHILE DRIVING THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLA...
Mileage: 67,000
PROBLEMS WITH STABILIZER BUSHINGS AND POWER STEERING.*MR AT APPROXIMATELY 27000 MILES THE STABILIZER BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. AGAIN AT 43000 THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY THEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING WAS VERY SQUEAKY WHEN MAKING TURNS. *NM
Mileage: 27,000
PROBLEMS WITH STABILIZER BUSHINGS AND POWER STEERING.*MR AT APPROXIMATELY 27000 MILES THE STABILIZER BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. AGAIN AT 43000 THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BY THEN THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE POWER STEERING WAS VERY SQUEAKY WHEN MAKING TURNS. *NM
Mileage: 27,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN ON THE CONSUMER. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A 18 WHEELER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE LUMBAR REGION OF THE TORSO. *AK WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD T...
PURCHASED NEW 2000 MAZDA 626 07--01 TRANSMISSION O/D CAME ON, TRANSMISSION FLUID SPEWED OUT. TOOK IT IN AND MAZDA COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSION. 03-04 -TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT OUT ON MAZDA, AT A COST OF $3033. HAD IT REBUILT. T...
Mileage: 100,000
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
THE HOLD/O/D LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE CAR WAS REVVING UP TO 4-5 RPMS AS I DROVE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE CAR THEN BEGAN SMOKING, SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED THE CAR. *NM
Mileage: 66,000
I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEENED TO BE "RACING," BUT NOT ACCELERATING MUCH. IT ALSO HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE, THE CAR BEGAN TO COMPLETELY LACK ANY ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER AND EVENTUALLY JUST STOPPED. IT WILL CURRENTLY NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND IS NOT DRIVEABLE.
Mileage: 51,000
O/D FREE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD KEEPS FLASHING. RPMS AT IDLE JUMP SPORADICALLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT MAKE UP IT'S MIND WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THIS MAKES THE MAZDA 626 LX UNPREDICABLE, THEREFORE, UNSAFE.
Mileage: 31,350
SUDDENLY THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT HIGH EASILY WHEN DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WITH DTC(DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES) P0125 ERROR(TEMP. INSUFFICIENR FOR CLOSED LOOP FULE CONTROL, THE COOLANT). THE DEALERS CHECKED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE WAS LEAKING....
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS TO MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I AM NEEDING A 4TH TRANSMISSION. SHIFTS HARD ON DOWNSHIFTS TO UPSHIFTS USUALLY AT 2ND GEAR. MAKES A HUMMING NOISE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER PUT 2 TRANS. IN AND THE SAME IS OCCURRING AGAIN. BR...
Mileage: 31,875
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS TO MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I AM NEEDING A 4TH TRANSMISSION. SHIFTS HARD ON DOWNSHIFTS TO UPSHIFTS USUALLY AT 2ND GEAR. MAKES A HUMMING NOISE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER PUT 2 TRANS. IN AND THE SAME IS OCCURRING AGAIN. BR...
Mileage: 31,875
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS TO MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I AM NEEDING A 4TH TRANSMISSION. SHIFTS HARD ON DOWNSHIFTS TO UPSHIFTS USUALLY AT 2ND GEAR. MAKES A HUMMING NOISE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER PUT 2 TRANS. IN AND THE SAME IS OCCURRING AGAIN. BR...
Mileage: 31,875
CAR WAS PURCHASED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO FROM DAYS CHEVROLET IN ACWORTH GA. AS PER AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS OF UNION CITY GEORGIA, CAR WILL NEED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.
Mileage: 49,800
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD, AND NOTICED THE SUN ROOF FRAME BROKE AND THE GLASS SHATTERED. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
BOUGHT CAR USED WITH 24,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES. FOUND OUT 3 FACTORY TRANSMISSIONS HAD BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO 24,000 MILES. PAID LABOR TO HAVE 4TH TRANSMISSION INSTALLED (30,000 MILES). FRONT AXEL FELL OFF - REASON FOR GAS COMSUPTION GOING UP (DOUBLE NORMAL USE).*AK
Mileage: 30,000
BOUGHT CAR USED WITH 24,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES. FOUND OUT 3 FACTORY TRANSMISSIONS HAD BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO 24,000 MILES. PAID LABOR TO HAVE 4TH TRANSMISSION INSTALLED (30,000 MILES). FRONT AXEL FELL OFF - REASON FOR GAS COMSUPTION GOING UP (DOUBLE NORMAL USE).*AK
Mileage: 30,000
BOUGHT CAR USED WITH 24,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 30,000 MILES. FOUND OUT 3 FACTORY TRANSMISSIONS HAD BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO 24,000 MILES. PAID LABOR TO HAVE 4TH TRANSMISSION INSTALLED (30,000 MILES). FRONT AXEL FELL OFF - REASON FOR GAS COMSUPTION GOING UP (DOUBLE NORMAL USE).*AK
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING GAS. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE IF IT WENT UNNOTICED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY GAS LINE BREAKING. *AK INCIDENT WAS PRECEDED BY GAS ODOR. IT LEAKED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND MADE A LARGE PUDDLE WHEN STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 43,000
ONE OF THE REAR SHOULDER HARNESSES IS NO LONGER ATTACHED UNDER THE SEAT. I HAD BEEN USING IT TO SECURE MY 5YR OLDS BOOSTER SEAT. WHEN I TURNED A CORNER ONTO A BUSY STREET HIS CARSEAT SLID ACROSS THE SEAT AND HE HIT HIS FACE ON THE REAR OF THE FRONT SEAT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AS SOON AS I GOT HO...
Mileage: 52,000
OD OFF LIGHT ON OUR 2000 MAZDA 626 LX STARTED FLASHING. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER (BERGE MAZDA IN MESA AZ) AND THEY DIAGNOSED A CODE P1718- TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THEY RECOMMEND TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER KIT AND PERFORM A TRANSMISSION SERVICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM(ESTIMATE GIVEN -$...
Mileage: 51,500
THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
2000 MAZDA 626 WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT (30 MPH) WHICH RESULTED IN TOTALED CAR. AIG BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS FAULTY AND DELAYED. A STREAM OF DARK FUMES SPRAYED ONTO DRIVERS ARM. BAG DEPLOYED IN STAGES ,AND WAS NOT IN FULL DEPLOYMENT UNTIL AFTER DRIVER WAS OUT OF CAR!*AK
ENGINE HAD BEEN SERVICED INITIALLY TEN DAYS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE. CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH KNOCKING AND JOLTING WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR. MAJOR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DURING ONE INCIDENT VEHICLE REFUSED TO START, AND LEAKED ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID ON...
Mileage: 36,000
2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BY MAZDA DEALER IN ONLY 4 MONTHS. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 TIRES WERE CRACKED. TIRE SIZE# P205/60R15, DOT K19LY7CDPVD030. *JB *TS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING LEAKED FLUID WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *NLM
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *NLM
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *NLM
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB
2000 VEHICLE HAS 1999 PARTS WHICH CAUSES MAJOR PROBLEMS DURING REPAIR/MAINTENANCE. *NLM
THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED TWICE. NO LEAKS WERE NOTICED AND ANTI FREEZE WAS ADDED. THE MECHANIC THEN NOTICED AN OPEN VALVE COVERED WITH A RUBBER CAP HAD ALLOWED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.*JB
VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE PINGING NOISE, THAT WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THUS CAUSING ME, THE DRIVER, TO ACCLERATE WITH GINGERLY. APPROX. ONE DAY AFTER THE ENGINE MADE PINGING NOISE NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, EVENTUALLY LEADING UP TO THE FOLLOWING: THE CAR WAS...
Mileage: 64,250
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR IN REVERSE, HOWEVER IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. MR *JB
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL OR NO PROBLEM FOUND. DT
ENGINE FAILED AND MAZDA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN ENGINE DEFECT. DT
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE AND VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2000 FROM JEFF SIKES MAZDA IN HUNTAVILLE, AL. IN OCTOBER 2001, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY BENTLEY IMPORTS (BOUGHT OUT JEFF SIKES MAZDA). IN FEBRUARY OF 2002, OD LIGHT ON DASH STARTED FLASHING. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED. TRANSMISS...
CONSTANT AND SEVERE VEHICLE VIBRATION SINCE OWNERSHIP. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION .*AK
THE GEAR GETS STUCK ON REVERSE. *YH
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE NEEDS BRAKES. *YH
THE AIR BAG HOUSING FAILED. *YH
THE STEERING BOX ASSEMBLY FAILED. *YH
THE RPM GOES FROM 0 TO 5 AND SOMETIMES IN THE RED ZONE. *YH
THE RPM GOES FROM 0 TO 5 AND SOMETIMES IN THE RED ZONE. *YH
THERE IS A GASOLINE ODOR THAT CAN BE DETECTED WHILE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND POPPED IN MAZDA 626, 2000 AS WAS DRIVING 60-62 MPH ON I-580 ABOUT 9:15PM NOV. 8, 2001. SAW NOTHING IN ROADWAY. FIRECHIEF COMING UP OTHER SIDE OF FREEWAY STOPPED TO HELP. SAID I HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING. THEY SAW NO ROAD DEBRIS. TOLD ME TO HAVE CAR TOWED. AAA SENT EX...
CONSUMER STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE ROARS AND VEHICLE WILL LURCH BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE.*AK. CONSUMR ALSO STATED IT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WILL ROAR AND THE TIRES START TO SPIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY, THE GEAR SHIFT IS MAKING NOISES AND ...
CONSUMER STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE ROARS AND VEHICLE WILL LURCH BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE.*AK. CONSUMR ALSO STATED IT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WILL ROAR AND THE TIRES START TO SPIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY, THE GEAR SHIFT IS MAKING NOISES AND ...
CONSUMER STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE ROARS AND VEHICLE WILL LURCH BACKWARD WHEN IN REVERSE.*AK. CONSUMR ALSO STATED IT HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE WILL ROAR AND THE TIRES START TO SPIN, ALSO THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY, THE GEAR SHIFT IS MAKING NOISES AND ...
SPEED CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND ENGINE INCREASED POWER, CONSUMER TURNED ONTO MEDIAN TO PREVENT CRASHING, CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION OFF AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A DITCH AND DAMAGE THE UNDERSIDE AND 2 WHEELS. DEALER REPLACED LOOSE BRAKE LIGHT AND CRUISE C...
PASSENGERS SIDE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN AT 60 MPH OR FASTER. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE, BUT CONSUMER WAS HAVING SAME P...
PASSENGERS SIDE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN AT 60 MPH OR FASTER. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE, BUT CONSUMER WAS HAVING SAME P...
PASSENGERS SIDE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN AT 60 MPH OR FASTER. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DRIVERS SIDE AXLE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE, BUT CONSUMER WAS HAVING SAME P...
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T C...
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T C...
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T C...
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T C...
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T C...
ONE OF THE PARK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE. AIRCONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MAKES A VERY DISTINCT "CLICK" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THIS NOISE IS TOO HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER CARS. MAZDA MECHANIC SAYS ITS NORMAL. THE WORST PROBLEM I FACED WAS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ITS ERRATIC, DOESN'T C...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH W...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH W...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH W...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH W...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH W...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH W...
OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE JERKED. VEHICLE WILL MAKE A BAD NOISE LIKE A BOOMING NOISE. *AK
I AM ACTUALLY WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM I HAVE WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD - SPECIFICALLY SUVS AND OTHER SMALL TRUCKS, AS WELL AS VEHICLES USING XENON LAMPS IN THEIR HEADLIGHTS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS BLINDED ME WHILE DRIVING; THE XENON LAMPS FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THE...
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE TO WARM UP VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER PUT GEAR BACK INTO PARK AND LET IT WARM UP AGAIN. VEHICLE AGAIN WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUT IT BACK INTO PARK. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL GO BACKWARDS REAL FAST. ...
VEHICLE GOT REARENDED. WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF VEHICLE WERE MADE OF PLASTIC. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF VEHICLE WERE MADE OF PLASTIC INSTEAD OF REENFORCED METAL. CONSUMER CALLED MAZDA, AND MAZDA STATED IT WAS REENFORC...
THE CYLINDER HEADS HAVE FAILED TWICE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE AND A CRACK NEAR THE #2 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG HOLE CAUSING THE RPM'S TO BE VERY HIGH, WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO GEAR, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION THE ENGINE RACES AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IT S...
THE BRAKES SQUEAK BADLY. NLM
BRAKE SQUEAK WHEN APPLIED. *SLC
WAS BACKING UP AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. EVENTUALLY LEVER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AFTER CONTINUOUS PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC ITS WAS POSSIBLE CLUTCH PACKAGE, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO GEAR. NEXT DAY, TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE.*AK
WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE IT WILL SUDDENLY SLAM INTO GEAR, NEXT DAY CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE.*AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, IT WOULD SHAKE AND TREMBLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN OR COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. MECHANIC DID ADJUST TRANSMISSION, BUT ANOTHER MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO REPAIR IT.*AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED, IT WOULD SHAKE AND TREMBLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN OR COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. MECHANIC DID ADJUST TRANSMISSION, BUT ANOTHER MECHANIC INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO REPAIR IT.*AK
ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER AND VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. *AK
ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER AND VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAS CA EMISSIONS PACKAGE, SINCE OCTOBER 2000, VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING, ENGINE STUMBLES IN COLD WEATHER, AND GETTING WORSE. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY, MAZDA STATED ONLY 4 CYLINDER VEHICLES DO THAT.*AK
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ANS STAYS ON. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES FOR ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT.*AK
THE SIDEWALL FAILED. THERE WAS A LARGE TEAR, WHICH DEVELOPED SUDDENLY AT A LOW SPEED. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ANY OBJECT THAT STRUCK THE TIRE OR CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT. THERE WAS NO PUNCTURE ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE ROAD, JUST A LONG "CRACK" UP THE SIDE. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE...
WHEN CONSUMER STARTED UP CAR ITCOULD NOT BE PUT IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THAT THERE STILL WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BUT, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT IN GEAR. MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY PUTTING HAND ON TOP OF GEAR SHIFT LEVER. CONS...
CONSUMER SAID THAT BRAKES ARE STREAKING VERY BADLY. SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE A MONTH AGO. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK