1998 MAZDA 626 Complaints

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

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

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 ME TO BE STRANDED ON INTERSTATE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS A JOKE! MAZDA YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO HAVE YOUR NAME ON THIS CAR! I JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP TUESDAY AND I'M ON MY WAY TO TRADE IT!! I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND I AM NOT A HAPPY AND SATISFIED CUSTOMER. WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS CAR IS UNBELIEVABLE! I HAVE BEEN SO EMOTIONALLY STRESSED OUT BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHERE OR WHEN MY CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN NEXT. THIS MAZDA IS HISTORY!!!

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

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

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

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. *AK

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 THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND THAT WAS GOING TO COST ME 2300 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAD ONLY 10000 MILES AFTER I HAD BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER HE ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME WITH THE COST. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED.THAY TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T HAD WARRANTY AND THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. SO I ENDED UP PAYING 2300 DOLLARS FOR MY CAR .I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN CHEATED AND I THIS MODEL MAZDA 626 SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAZDA (TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN).*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED. WHILE CALLING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS, I QUICKLY FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE CD4E TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO VERY DISAPPOINTED AT MAZDA'S RESPONSE TO A PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS! BASICALLY..."SORRY, NOT OUR FAULT". HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT CAN BE USED TO HELP MAKE MAZDA MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PRODUCT THEY KNOW TO BE BAD.*AK

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