1998 MAZDA 626 Complaints

TRANSMISSION (DRUM) FAILED AFTER NORMAL USE AT 100K MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS STRICTLY KEPT ON THE FLUID A $2000 REPAIR BILL. NOTICEABLY, THERE WERE 3 OTHER MAZDA'S (626 AND PROTEGE'S) THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MAZDA DOES NOT EVEN ISSUE THE SAME DRUM ANYMORE. THEY HAVE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO REPLACE THESE COMMONLY MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. IN MY EYES, THIS AMOUNTS TO AN ADMISSION FROM MAZDA THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS FAULTY. DT

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 34,600 MILES OF NORMAL CITY DRIVING. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. (I WAS ABOUT 6.5 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY TIMEWISE) THE MECHANICS WHO REPLACED IT SAID THAT THE FRONT PUMP WAS SCORED, AND THAT METAL BITS FROM IT CAME OUT FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND LODGED IN THE PRESSURE VALVE, WHICH WAS STUCK. ALSO, THE CHAIN WAS STRETCHED. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP GEARS THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICAL WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING INJURIES.

THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MAY 2002 AT 85000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT (USED) WITH 46000 MILES FAILED 45 DAYS LATER. UPON CONTACT WITH SERVICE REPAIRERS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO SPILL OUT FROM THE HOSE THAT YOU ADD THE FLUID THROUGH. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTTHING. NLM

STALLS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOP, CAR ALSO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING TURNS. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FLASHES BUT DOES NOT REMAIN ON, THEN CAR SUDDENLY JOLTS FORWARD. ALSO SHIFTS HARD AND JOLTS DURING DRIVING. MAZDA SERVICE DEPT. CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SINCE THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODE TO INDICATE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ALL REQUIRED MAINTANENCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED, GAS TANK IS FULL. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. HELP! MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BECOME HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE (SLIPPING INTO GEARS) OVERDRIVE LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF. THE RESULT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BURNED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE WAS LINKED TO THE COMPUTER. *SCC