1993 Mazda 626 Problems

I OWN A 1993 MAZDA 626 LX WITH A 2.0 LITER ENGINE AND AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED IT IN EARLY 1998. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE CAR FOR THE YEAR, WITH JUST MORE THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD JUST OVER 40,000 WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AT THE TRANSAXLE AND BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHOM I'VE USED FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS NOW. THE TRANSAXLE SPLINES IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE GALLED AND FRACTURED WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT APART. IT WAS BEHAVING FAIRLY WELL UNIT FAILED, BUT IT FAILED VERY QUICKLY, WITHIN A FEW MILES. THIS AUTOMOBILE IS, AND HAS BEEN, VERY WELL CARED FOR AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS IN OUTSTANDINGLY GOOD CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND FREQUENTLY CHECKED SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. *TR

THE PROBLEM JUST OCCURRED ALL OF A SUDDEN. FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED, IT PUSHED THE CAR FORWARD TO WHICH I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, TRIED TO FIX IT BUT STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE. *JB

THE 626, MX6 AND FORD PROBE (ALL RELATED DESIGNS) APPEAR TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE REAR CALIPERS AND PARKING BRAKE TO SEIZE. THE PARKING BRAKE ARM THAT THE CABLE PULLS BACK SEIZES ??ON??. THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO POOR DESIGN WHERE THE SPRING CAN NOT PULL THE ARM BACK DUE TO THE MATERIALS USED AND THE RUST. THE ARM AND PIVOT MATERIAL SHOULD BE CHANGED AND THE SPRING SHOULD BE STRONGER. ONCE THE PARKING BRAKE SEIZES THE ROTOR, CALIPERS AND THE WHOLE WHEEL RIM GETS *EXTREMELY* HOT. DRAG, HEAT AND BURNING SMELLS MAY BE NOTICED. IF NOT NOTICED THE ROTOR AND PADS WEAR AWAY UNTIL THE BRAKE DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS REQUIRES REPLACEMENT HOWEVER THE ROOT CAUSE APPEARS TO BE THE POOR PARKING BRAKE DESIGN. BEFORE I STARTED TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THIS MYSELF I HAD 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON 3 OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE PARKING BRAKE AND JUST REPLACED ALL THE CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS, ETC. THE SERVICE CENTERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ROOT CAUSE AND THEY DO NOT FIX IT. I FOUND OUT A BIT FROM INTERNET SEARCHES AND THE REPAIR MANUAL. (THE REPAIR MANUAL IS COMMON TO THE FORD PROBE WITH MANY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SEIZED BRAKES.) I TOOK A LOOK AT THE PARKING BRAKE ARM WHEN I NEXT PULLED OVER WITH DRAG, HEAT AND BURNING SMELLS. THE ARM WAS SEIZED AND I FORCED IT FREE WITH MY HAND WHICH TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. FROM WORKING THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE IT APPEARS THAT THE CABLE IS FINE AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS FROM THE RUSTED ARM & PIVOT. THE MATERIAL OF THE ARM & PIVOT RUSTS AND SEIZES. THESE SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A MORE SUITABLE MATERIAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY REASONS. OWNERS ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH FLAMING HOT ROTORS, DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND STRANGE DRAG AND VIBRATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE AVAILABLE PROPERLY DESIGNED REPLACEMENT PARTS AND TO COMPENSATE THE OWNERS FOR THE REPAIR BILLS. *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. *NLM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, AND EXITED WITHOUT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A POLICE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND I HAVE A "HOLD" LIGHT BLINKING. FROM THE STATEMENTS ON INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY MAZDA. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND WARNING CHIME BEEPS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TO HAVE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG REMOVED. *TT *NLM

WHILE USING SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUALLY FLASH WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT BELTS BEING USED OR NOT. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ADEQUATE INFORMATION FROM DEALERS AND HAS ONLY BEEN GIVEN GENERAL INFORMATION. *JG

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKED OIL FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *NLM

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 1993 MAZDA 626, AND THE ENGINE BLEW FOR NO KNOWN REASON, AND I WONDERED IF YOU HAD HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL MAZDA ENGINE---THANKS.*JB

PRIOR TO THE NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL SERVICE PROGRAM, THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT COIL BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. CONSUMER'S NOTICE CAME ONE YEAR AFTER INCIDENT. *JG

WHILE IN DRIVEWAY, COIL SPRING BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN ON THE TIRE. *SLC

I RECENTLY VISITED A COMPLAINT.COM SITE AND SAW MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 93 MAZDA 626'S. I COUNTED 14 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS ONLY EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW-SUIT AGAINST MAZDA FOR THESE ISSUES - AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER TO GAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFICIENCIES THAT I HAVE LISTED. IN TOTAL, I AND OTHERS ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS TO MAKE A CAR SAFE WELL BEFORE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

CAR GOES DEAD AT LIGHTS AND AROUND CURVES AND DURING PULLOFFS FROM ANY POSITION FROM A START TO STO, STEERING ASSEMLY VERY LOOSE HAVE TO SWERVE SOMETIMES. *AK

WHILE USING SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WILL CONTINUALLY FLASH WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT BELTS BEING USED OR NOT. CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ADEQUATE INFORMATION FROM DEALERS AND HAS ONLY BEEN GIVEN GENERAL INFORMATION. *JG

AIRBAG CANNOT BE DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF FAULTY SWITCH.

I HAVE A SET OF SIGMA SHADOW TIRES ON MY CAR MADE BY TBC CORPORATION. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DAMAGED MY REAR BUMPER. I HAVE ORDERED AN NEW SET OF TIRES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SET OF TIRES THAT ARE NOW ON MY CAR. THE PROPER SIZE FOR MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN THE CHOICES SO I AM LISTING THE PROPER SIZE HERE. THE TIRE SIZE 195/65 R14 NOT 215/60 R16.

A NEW TIRE LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS OLD HAD TREAD SEPARATIION.(NO TIRE INFO GIVEN) *YH

4 DISTRIBUTORS WITH IN 75,000 MILES. CIGERETTE LIGHTER FAILED AT ABOUT 60-65,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT (BEHIND GAS GAUGE) FAILED AT ABOUT 60,000MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR DOESNT OPEN ALL THE TIME.*AK

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CHECK WITH, WHETHER THESE ITEMS ARE RECALLED OR A MAJOR PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU FIND THE INFORMATION USEFUL. I HAVE REPAIRED AND PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE AIRBAG AND PAINT. PEOPLE IN THE CAR BUSINESS AROUND TOWN HAVE TOLD ME THE COMPANY NEEDS TO KNOW BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO REACH THEM. IF THERE IS A RECALL, I WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE ON THE COST OF REPAIRS. DATE OF INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE TIME FRAME I NOTICED THE PROBLEMS.

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, HAS TO KEEP MESSING WITH SWITCH FOR HEADLIGHTS TO EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS, AS WELL AS TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *ML

THE FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND ABOUT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE STALLS WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER. DEALERR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

4 DISTRIBUTORS WITH IN 75,000 MILES. CIGERETTE LIGHTER FAILED AT ABOUT 60-65,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT (BEHIND GAS GAUGE) FAILED AT ABOUT 60,000MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR DOESNT OPEN ALL THE TIME.*AK

EXHAUST PIPE FELL OUT. *SD

MY CAR STARTED BLINKING "HOLD" IN RED ON THE DASH ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD CONTINUE BLINKING, EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T USING THE 'HOLD BUTTON' ON THE SHIFTER. LAST MONTH, IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND MAKING ODD NOISES. IT NOW DOES NOT ACCELERATE VERY EASILY AT ALL. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST DRIVE IT DURING THE DAY (EVERY DAY, WHEN I DRIVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME) IT WON'T ACCELERATE PAST 25, EVEN WITH MY FOOT FULL ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE AND I FEAR THAT IT WILL CAUSE IN ACCIDENT BY GETTING STUCK ON A TURN OR SOMETHING. ALSO, I'VE NOTICED SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING, THE RPM'S WILL GO UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY AND MY CAR WILL JERK. *TR

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL & BOTH FRONT WHEEL AXLES WERE BROKEN. PRYING WHEEL AXLES APART MECHANIC FOUND THAT CAMSHAFT SEVERLY DAMAGED. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN CURRENT CONDITION. *AK

FUEL THROTTLE IS STICKING, ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY SURGES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING. COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT

I RECENTLY VISITED A COMPLAINT.COM SITE AND SAW MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH 93 MAZDA 626'S. I COUNTED 14 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS ONLY EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW-SUIT AGAINST MAZDA FOR THESE ISSUES - AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER TO GAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFICIENCIES THAT I HAVE LISTED. IN TOTAL, I AND OTHERS ARE SPENDING THOUSANDS TO MAKE A CAR SAFE WELL BEFORE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS PULLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THERE WAS A REAL LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATESDOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE HAD TO BE TIGHTEN, BATTERY WAS REPLACED, RDIO ATENNA WAS REPLACED, TIRES WERE REPLACED,WEATHER STIP ON ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE, AND ALSO BY PASS AIR CONTROL VALUE WAS REPLACED DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE, ALSO REAR VIEW MIRROR HAD TO BE REGLUED, LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT VISOR HOLD CLIP WAS LOOSE.*JB

I HAVE A 19"93 MAZDA BOUGHT IN '95. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY IN 19'96 AND AGAIN IN 19'97. NOW IT'S LEAKING AGAIN SINCE2003.*AK

MY MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE ALREADY AND ABOUT TO REPLACE ONE AGAIN. THE CONVERTER IS GOING OUT AND JUST PURCHASES ONE ABOUT 6MONTHS AGO IT IS GOING SO FAST. THE OLD PARTS WAS REPLACED BUT THIS STRAGEDY IS OCCURING ONCE MORE. *AK

OIL DIPSTICK REPLACED.