1996 MAZDA 626 Complaints

BRAKE FAILURE- PURCHASED USED CARE 6/98, REPLACED BRAKE PADS 10/98, BRAKES FAILED 6/8/99 AND HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS (FRONT) AFTER ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- THE CAR BEGAN TO JUMP WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 0-30MPH, SO I PULLED OVER AND PARKED (7/20/99) AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT GO. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT I WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ADVISED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR W/THE OVERDRIVE OFF AND THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THE CAR MOVES IN DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEARING KNOCKING NOISES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE ADVISE ME, BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70K MILES. DOES THE MANAFACTURER HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY, BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SERVERAL SIMULAR COMPLAINTS.

THE VEHICLE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *ET

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT 98V-249 (SENSOR), HOWEVER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL AND DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE COMPLETE SYSTEM. MJS

WHEN TURN SIGNAL USED TO SIGNAL TURN, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. PROBLEM CONSISTENT AND CONTINUOUS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 15,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THESE THINGS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I KNOW OF 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SOME OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 1996 626.

REPORTED TO MAZDA THAT IN TWO FRONT-END COLLISIONS NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AND THEY SAID "TOO BAD." CAR WAS ALMOST TOTALLED IN JUNE 96 WRECK, AND WE WERE BOTH INJURED. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED, AND IN DECEMBER 96, WE HIT TWO DEERS/AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED 175 FEET AND THE AIRBAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY, SO WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO GO OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE SECOND ACCIDENT AND WE NO LONGER HAVE IT. *AK

STARTING FROM A STOP, ENGINE SEEMED TO RACE AT FULL THROTTLE, BRAKES NOT EFFECTIVE, AFTER CRASH ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN @6000 RPM UNTILL IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. *AK

ENGINE VIBRATES AND IT IS TRANSMITTING THE VIBRATION TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN MAKING STOPS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED STARTED TO SOME ON THE HWY/WORKED ON BY AAMCO-FAILED AGAIN/WORK ON BY AAMCO AGAIN-FAILED AGAIN/WORK ON BY AMMCO AGAIN-AAMCO WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY-PLEASE CONTACT ME