1998 MAZDA 626 Complaints

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

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

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 NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

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

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. *NM

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 WITHIN 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. IT IS OBVIOUS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEING THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE 626. NO WONDER THEY STOPPED PRODUCING THE 626 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE PROBLEM AT HAND.*AK

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

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 MYLES MECHANIC BUT FAILED DUE TO CAR MANUFACTURE. *TC

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 2ND TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT UP. I HAD THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT THE SAME SHOP AT A COST OF $1,800. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP GETTING IT'S 4TH TRANSMISSION. THIS TIME, WE WERE HEADED OUT OF TOWN WITH THE CAR FULLY PACKED FOR VACATION WHEN IT DECIDED TO DUMP ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, STARTED SMOKING, FLASHED O/D LIGHTS, ETC. FOUR TRANSMISSIONS IN 100,000 MILES IS A GLARING FAILURE ON THE PART OF MAZDA AND/OR FORD (WHO BUILT THE TRANSMISSION). I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA AND I WILL ADVISE EVERYONE I KNOW THAT MAZDA VEHICLES CAN'T BE TRUSTED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS HORRENDOUS PIECE OF JUNK. *AK