1997 MAZDA 626 Complaints

1997 MAZDA 626. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768151

WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, CAUSING INJURIES AND DAMAGE. *AK

WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER MAZDA IN THE FUTURE, THIS WAS MY THIRD.NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE GEAR CHANGE IS VERY JERKY AND AT HIGH SPEEDS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS IT GETS EVEN MORE JERKY AS IF SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IT GETS RISKY AS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THE SUDDEN GEAR JERKS ARE SO SEVERE THAT THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AND GETS VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. *AK

IN JUNE OF 2002, THE OD WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT AND THE OD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. ON ONE OCCASION, THE OD LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST POWER AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPED FROM ABOUT 2500 RPM TO OVER 4000 RPM AT ABOUT 60 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER RESTARTED IT WITH THE OD AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NOT VERY MUCH POWER GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD GET THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED EVEN THOUGH THAT TYPE OF MAITENENCE WAS NOT SCHEDULED UNTIL 60,000 MILES AND MY CAR ONLY HAD 57,000 MILE ON IT. I AGREED TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND CHANGE THE FLUID. HE RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CLEANED OUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED THE FLUID. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I AM DRIVING TO KANSAS CITY WHEN I NOTICE THE OD LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN. I PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT. 4 TIMES I DID THIS WITH THE THE OD LIGHT GOING OFF AND THEN COMING BACK ON. FINALLY, THE OD LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 65 TO 0. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TRANSMISSION OIL BLEW EVERWHERE. I COASTED TO A GAS STATION AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I STARTED THE CAR AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SINCE IT WAS LOW, I ADDED ENOUGH TO BRING IT BACK TO FULL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I COULD PROBABLY EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION VERY SOON SINCE THESE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING ARE VERY COMMON FOR THE 1997 MAZDA 626. I THINK THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO TELL ITS CUSTOMERS THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND FIX IT BEFORE IT COSTS PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR BILLS.*AK

MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ADMIT AN UNSAFE PRODUCT. $4000 INTO THIS CAR WOULD ONLY BE A BAND-AID FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WANT MAZDA TO TAKE THEIR CAR BACK AND WIPE MY CREDIT RECORD CLEAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 45 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER, AND MAJOR INJURIES TO FRONT AND BACK PASSENGER.

WHILE DRVING OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM DRIVE INTO ANOTHER GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. TOOKEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED TRANSMISSION WAS BURNING ITSELF UP.*AK