1996 MAZDA 626 Complaints

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARKED WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED TO REACH IN THE REAR SEAT WHEN THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED OVERDRIVE INDICATION LIGHT FLASHING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MILES JUST FINDING OUT HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS WITH THESE VEHICLES. YOU MIGHT AS WELL THROW ALL YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY INTO A FIRE PIT AND LIGHT IT UP, IF YOU PURCHASE ONE OF THESE CARS. *AK

SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE SEATBELT. IS THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT? SEATBELTS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACE 2X WITHIN A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. *AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH RPMS INCREASED BEYOND NORMAL RANGE. THEN , OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. AT 96000 AND TRAVELING AT 60 MPH SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. BUT THIS TIME DRIVER TRIED BACKING UP AND VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

OVERDRIVE CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING, NEXT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD. AT LOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 15-20 MPH THE CAR WOULD JERK HARD. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FROM TIME TO TIME STILL BUT WHEN I GET TO REPAIR SHOP THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND MECHANICS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I'M AFFRAID THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME LIKE ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BURN OUT AFTER WARRANTY!!!*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PROBLEMS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 1999 WITH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR COMING UNPLUGGED. HAD REPAIR DONE, CAME LOOSE AGAIN IN OCTOBER 1999. DEALER DIDN'T RUN ANY DIAGNOSTICS, JUST SAID THE M.A.F.S. WAS THE PROBLEM. O/D LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR W/O A STRUGGLE. WHEN OVERDRIVE WENT OFF, CAR WANTS TO STAY IN 3RD GEAR. BECAME JUMPY AND SLUGGISH. CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. JUST STAYS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE MAKES LOUD PINGING NOISES WHEN STARTED AND WHILE IDLING. WHEN COMING OFF A COMPLETE STOP, CAR STRUGGLES TO GET INTO 1ST GEAR; WHEN IT FINALLY GOES, CAR JUMPS HARD BEFORE DRIVING. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A LAWSUIT AGAINST MAZDA, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED. I THINK ALL OF THE 626 DRIVERS SHOULD NAIL MAZDA FOR ALL THEY'VE GOT!! WHY SHOULD WE SPEND OUR $ TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSED? PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION ON A LAWSUIT. ANGELA & RICHARD O'GUINN. *AK