1999 MAZDA 626 Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DOWN SHIFTING VERY HARSHLY. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I BEGAN HEARING A POPPING NOISE AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE LOWER GEARS (BELOW 35 MPH) WITHOUT HEARING THE NOISE. THIS BECAME A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR STATE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI- TRUCK BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY CAR A YEAR AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMS AND THE ENGINE ONCE, THE TRANNY IS ON ITS 4TH BURN UP, THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ITS SPITS OUT FLUID AND WILL NOT GO IN OVERDRIVE AT ALL, FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE ON HERE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN INSANE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS JUST ON THE 99 YEAR MODEL. IM FILING SUIT I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU BUT IVE HAD ENUFF..

1999 MAZDA 626 SEDAN REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES & PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, OVERHEATS, EXPUNGING FLUID, WHICH RESULTS IN DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. REPAIRS OVER $2500.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *NM

1999 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. 2.0, 90K; THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE FORWARD DRIVE GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY ENGAGE IN REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PULLED AND DIAGNOSED AND I AM AWAITING RESULT AND PRICE TO REBUILD. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE I AM CONCLUDING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD, EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE, AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A MAZDA AGAIN. *JB

MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES WITHOUT HAVING ANY FRONT END DAMAGES. COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. DESPITE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ONLY 40,000 PLUS MILES, THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE'S OIL PORTS WERE CLOGGED REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE VALVE COVER AND OIL PAN TO REMEDY THE ALLEGED PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIRS, APPROX $700. DESPITE HAVING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CHANGED AND THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE WITHIN 50,000 MILES, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND WERE CHANGED. NOW WITH 60,000 MILES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LEAKING OIL FROM EVERY MAJOR AREA: OIL PAN, VALVE COVER, REAR MAIN SEAL, ETC., ETC., ETC. IN ADDITION TO THOSE OIL LEAK AREAS, ONE CV JOINT AND BOOT IS BAD, THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE ONCE AGAIN BAD WITHOUT ANY FRONT-END DAMAGES, AND THE WATER PUMP IS BAD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE FAILED DURING THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. REGARDLESS OF PERFORMING REGULARLY SCHEDULED ROUTINE SERVICE AS REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THIS VEHICLE FAR EXCEEDS WHAT ANYONE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE STANDARD FAILURES. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK