1999 MAZDA 626 Complaints

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN STEERING,ON 19 MAR 2001. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS TOO TIGHT. REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PINION. ON 8 APRIL 2001 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE STEERING RACK AND PINION BROKE, VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING. DEALER SAID THAT MAZDA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STEERING BUSHINGS, HER'S WERE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PINION AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND WILL BREAK AGAIN. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DRIVER NOTICED A JERKING, NO PRIOR WARNINGS. DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE THREE TIMES. *AK WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION DELAYS INTO GERAS AND TRANSMISSION SLAMED INTO GEAR WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK BACKWARD. *YH

BOTH FRONT TIRES' TREAD PREMATURELY WORE OUT WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES. MODEL SF408, SIZE P18570R14, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK *SLC

ON 10/13/2000 WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON THE RADIO CAME ON FOR A SECOND THEN SHUT DOWN AND DID NOT COME ON AGAIN, THE DOOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYED ON & ALL DOORS WERE SHUT, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN, KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT SOUND, POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, FINALLY ON THAT DAY WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LATER ON 10/15/2000, WHEN THE FRONT DEFOGGER WAS TURNED ON AND THE CAR WAS JUST IDILING THE CAR BEGAN ACT AS IF WANTED TO TURN OFF AND SHAKE. ON 10/18/2000 MY CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 10/20/2000 AND I WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE MY RADIO WOULD START CUTTING OFF AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SHOP ON 10/25/2000 FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY CAR SINCE. SL. *AK

TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 4 X. SAID NOTHING WRONG CAUSE THEY DIDN'T HEAR IT. SHOULD I HIRE A MECHANIC TO GET REPORT OR TAPE RECORD THE NOISE? WON'T DRIVE IT MUCH (CAN'T TAKE IT ON TRIP), CAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG W/WHEELS. DEALERSHIP SAID RE RECALL ON WHEELS, NOTHING WRONG DIDN'T NEED FIXED.

TIRES WORN SMOOTH ON INSIDE AFTER 13000 MILES( DOT NUMBER: Y7CD TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )

A/C COMPRESSOR CYCLING CAUSES ENGINE HESITATION/JERKING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55-65 MPH.I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER 5 OR 6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR OR CABIN HEATING /COOLING FAN BEING ON. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO

WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND WOULD NOT MOVE, CAUSING IT TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 00V074000 CONCERNING MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CAP. HOWEVER, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK *ML