1995 MAZDA 626 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MILES DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BUSTED. CONSUMER HIT GUARDRAIL, AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. $2,100 REPAIR REQUIRED.*AK

I HAD ALREADY REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONCE IN 1998, AND NOW AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER IT FAILED AGAIN, AND THE CD4E TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A VERY BAD REPUTATION.. THE ONLY WARRANTY I GOT FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS 12 MONTHS... I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.. MAZDA/FORD SHOULD'VE RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION A LONG TIME AGO... I BELIEVE I HAVE SPENT MORE ON THE TRANSMISSION THAN WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH.... THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION.*AK

/STABILIZER/ SWAY BAR LINKS ON MY 1995 MAZDA 626 BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS WEEK. THEY CAUSED THE STABILIZER BAR TO DROP DOWN AND DRAG ON TO THE ROAD WHICH WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. I HAD TO ABRUBTLY SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER AND STOP MY CAR WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER IN MY AREA CHARGES $61.80 TO PURCHASE THE LINKS FOR EACH SIDE SINCE THE PRODUCTION DATE OF THE CAR IS BEFORE 9/13/95. IF THE PRODUCTION DATE WAS AFTER THIS DATE, I WOULD BE CHARGED $29.30. SINCE I WAS ABLE TO APPLY A $10.00 DEALER COUPON, THE PARTS COST ME $55.24 EACH TOTALING 117.92 WITH TAX. ALSO, THE DEALER QUOTED A &75.00 LABOR CHARGE TO REPAIR EACH SIDE WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $150.00 FOR LABOR AND TOTAL REPAIR OF $267.92. I THINK THAT THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP NEAR MY HOME ONLY CHARGED ME $45.00 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE LINKS WHICH TOOK ONLY 15-20 MINUTES TO REPAIR. THE MECHANIC AT THIS SHOP SAID THAT HE RECEIVED FIVE VEHICLES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT HAD THE SAME PARTS REPLACED. THERE WERE THREE FORD PROBE CARS AND TWO (INCLUDING MINE) MAZDA 626 CARS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE STABILIZER BAR LINKS ARE DEFECTIVE MAZDA/FORD PARTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR PARTS AND LABOR AS WELL AS THE INCONVENIENCE. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO WARN THEM OF THESE STABILIZER BAR LINK BREAKDOWNS. *AK

MY VEHICLE STARTED WITH JACKING MOTIONS AND THE STEETING WHEEL KEPT VEERING. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REVERSE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN DRIVE BUT IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS REVERSING AND NOT ON A HILLY AREA EITHER. I HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFFF COMPLETE TO STOP THE MOTION. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THIS WAS VERY SCARY. IT WAS A GOOD THING MY SPEED WAS LOW. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING INSTEADING OF GOING FORWARD. I LATER FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT PREMATURELY , THE GAS PUMP BROKEN WITH PIECES STILL INSIDE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS JUST BARELY FIVE YEARS OLD.*AK

THIS IS SECOND TRANSMISSION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. I AM APALLED THAT MAZDA THINKS THIS IS NORMAL! *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, AND SUFFERED FACE INJURIES. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A BUZZING NOISE, AND SHE HAD PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND HIT A POTHOLE IN THE STREET, BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

DURING FRONT END COLLISION THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED PER RECALL NOTICE 98V-249 AND WOULD ONLY REPAIR FOR A FEE, AIR BAG STILL NEEDS REPAIR. NLM