1995 Mazda 626 Problems

OVERDRIVE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF CAUSING CAR TO BUCK, JERK AND HESITATE. DURING THAT TIME THE RPM SOARS IN THE RANGE OF 8-10. THIS OCCURS WHEN DRIVING ANY AMOUNT OF TIME. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. *TR

95 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION SUCKS. *TR

1995 MAZDA 6, CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG EXPLOSIONS DOES NOT INCLUDE CARS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE YEAR 2000...UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON WAS DRIVING, WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIR BAGS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED, FILLING THE FRONT OF THE CAR WITH SMOKE AND FLYING SHRAPNEL IN ADDITION TO THE DEFLATED MATERIAL FROM THE AIR BAG ITSELF. HER SON'S HAND WAS BURNED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION WAS NOT THE RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, NOT EVEN A POT HOLE OR ROUGH ROAD. *JB

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED COMPLETELY WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, NO BUMP IN THE ROAD, NOTHING.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 AND FROM THE START THERE WERE PROBLEMS. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT POPS ON AND OFF, KEEPS OVERHEATING EVEN AFTER HAD FULL FLUID FLUSH, REPLACED OLD BATTERY WITH NEW ONE AND CAR CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF, TAKES 10 MIN TO START. I GOT IT FIXED IN MARCH OF 2008 FOR THE PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE AND AGAIN IN SEPT 2008 FOR SAME PROBLEMS BUT WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY. THEY SAID ITS BECAUSE 2 OUT OF THE 4 CYLINDERS ARE REALLY LOW. IF THAT'S THE CASE WHY DIDN'T THE OTHER COMPANY ADVISE ME OF THAT SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR WON'T START. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR ND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST SERIOUS ISSUE WAS THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART IT AND GO HOME. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED MAZDA 626 (1995) IN DECEMBER 2003 AND IT HAD ABOUT 85,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD (THE GEAR TEETH BROKE AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TOSSED). A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS FITTED IN ITS PLACE AND THIS COST ME ABOUT $2,500. A FEW WEEKS LATER I LEARNT THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOUND IN MANY MAZDA 626 MODELS MANUFACTURED IN 1995. I MAINLY USE THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL AND DO SOME GROCERY; HARDLY DO I TAKE IT ON THE INTERSTATE OR DRIVE AT HIGH SPEEDS. AFTER ABOUT TWO YEARS IT IS STILL GIVING ME OTHER PROBLEMS - LIKE ENGINE WONT CRANK AND SO ON. I AM DISAPPOINTED BUYING THIS VEHICLE AND WILL NEVER EVER BUY A MAZDA/FORD PRODUCT. *NM

WENT TO START VEHICLE WILL NOT START SOMETHING FAULTY IN IGNITION POSSIBLY. SMELLED LIKE SMOKE INSTANTLY TURNING VEHICLE OFF. IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED BATTERY FROM VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

I PURCHASED AN AUTOMOBILE, MAZDA 626, FROM SHEROLD SALMON AUTO SUPER STORE, IN ROME, GEORGIA. THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. I SPOKE WITH THEIR MANAGER, MR. MAC JONES ABOUT THE CAR AND HE WAS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE AND RUDE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR. MR. BILLY QUARRELS, THE SALESMAN WHO SHOWED ME THE CAR, STATED TO ME, THAT THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, A FANTASTIC QUALITY AND GOOD GRADE. WHEN IN FACT, THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY ADVERTISED GOODS AND SERVICES WITH THE INTENT NOT TO SELL THEM AS ADVERTISED. MR. QUARRELS MADE A FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENT ABOUT THE CAR, WHEN HE SAID, "IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION", "AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT". THE RESPONCE I RECEIVE FROM THE COMPANY IS SIMPLY, "WE'RE A BIG POWERFUL DEALERSHIP, DO WHAT YOU CAN". SO, I'M WRITING TO YOU. THANK YOU.

CONSUMERS WHEELS LOCKED-UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS SMASHED REQUIRING A NEW FRONT END CLIP, ALSO THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT

CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS LOT FOR NINE MONTHS. NEVER BEEN OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER JUST DROP OFF MY DAUGHTER, I PROCEEDED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST THREW ME IN PARK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THEN I PUT IN GEAR AND IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN THE HOLD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. WHILE DRIVING HOME IT WAS FINE AND THEN AGAIN IT STARTED ALL OVER. *JB

1995 626 TRANSMISSION SEIZED. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING GAS FUMES WERE FLOWING FROM THE VEHICLE, WELD TO THE TANK GAVE WAY, AND TANK ITSELF CRACKED. MAZDA HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED A NICE FLOW OF GAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FEUL TANK ON TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH GAS ON THE GROUND THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS TO START, AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF FUEL TANK AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID LOOKED LIKE TANK WAS DETERIORATING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STARTING SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL SENDING THE VEHICLE OVER THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB WHILE EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY THE CONSUEMR NOTICED , ON TWO ACCASIONS, THAT THE VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY FALED TO ENGAGE. THIS OCCURED ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *NM *TC

1.HORN BUTTON BROKE AND POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING. 2. CAR WILL REV BY ITSELF BETWEEN 1000-1500 RPM WHILE COMING TO A STOP. 3. CAR SOMETIMES HAS NO BASE IDOL AND WILL JUST TURN OFF. 4. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK CAR TO MACHANIC. MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. LIGHT HAS GONE OFF BUT CAR STILL REVS ITSELF. SOMETIMES WHILE IDOLING CAR WILL REV BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPMS. 5. BOTH REAR STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 6. COUPLER FOR RACK AND PINON HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1. TIRES MAKE A LOUD "WHUMP WHUMP WHUMP" SOUND THAT INCREASE SPEED AND VOLUME AS THE CAR ACCELERATES. 2. THE NOISE IS TIRE SEPARATION, THE NOISE IS CONSTANT AND CONTINUALLY GETTING LOUDER. THE TIRES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY COMPLETELY SHREDDED APART YET. 3. WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV BOOTS, BOTH HALF SHAFTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND NOISE REMAINS THE SAME. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON 1995 MAZDA 626. *MR AFTER ONLY 18322 MILES OF WEAR ON THE TIRE IT DEVELOPED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. *SC *JB

1. TIRES MAKE A LOUD "WHUMP WHUMP WHUMP" SOUND THAT INCREASE SPEED AND VOLUME AS THE CAR ACCELERATES. 2. THE NOISE IS TIRE SEPARATION, THE NOISE IS CONSTANT AND CONTINUALLY GETTING LOUDER. THE TIRES HAVE NOT ACTUALLY COMPLETELY SHREDDED APART YET. 3. WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH CV BOOTS, BOTH HALF SHAFTS, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED, HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND NOISE REMAINS THE SAME. *TR

1.HORN BUTTON BROKE AND POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING. 2. CAR WILL REV BY ITSELF BETWEEN 1000-1500 RPM WHILE COMING TO A STOP. 3. CAR SOMETIMES HAS NO BASE IDOL AND WILL JUST TURN OFF. 4. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK CAR TO MACHANIC. MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. LIGHT HAS GONE OFF BUT CAR STILL REVS ITSELF. SOMETIMES WHILE IDOLING CAR WILL REV BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPMS. 5. BOTH REAR STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 6. COUPLER FOR RACK AND PINON HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING MAJOR BURNS TO DRIVER'S FACE AND SKIN AS WELL AS BREASTS, BURNING THROUGH 3 PIECES OF CLOTHING. *AK WINDSHEILD BROKE BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITH NO IMPACT, CAUSING CUTS. NO APPARENT CAUSE. *AK

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE SEATS ON THIS CAR-- WHEN YOU LEAN ON THE INSIDE OF THEM, PUTTING YOUR FULL WEIGHT AGAINST ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT, IT FALLS BACKWARD SUDDENLY. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN TENDING TO BABY SEATS FASTENED IN THE BACK., BEHIND YOU. YOU LEAN IN TO HELP BABY, AND WHAM THE CHAIR FALLS INTO A FULL RECLINE. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH SEATS, AND EVEN WITH VERY LIGHTWEIGHT ADULTS. SHOULD SOMEONE BE DRIVING WHEN THEY LEAN, IT COULD MEAN A MASSIVE SAFETY HAZARD. TO MAKE THIS CLEARER, IF YOU SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (BOTH SEATS ARE EFFECTED, BUT FOR EXPLAINATIONS SAKE, WE'LL USE THE PASSENGER SIDE), THEN TURN TOWARD THE CENTER BACK SEAT OF THE CAR, YOUR SHOULDER RESTS AGAINST THE INSIDE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT, PUSHING A LITTLE TO THE INSIDE. WHEN STEADY PRESSURE IS APPLIED, AS YOU HELP THE CHILD, SUDDENLY, IT DROPS YOU BACKWARDS INTO A FULL RECLINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LATCH IS TRYING TO CATCH AS IT FALLS-- KIND OF LIKE A KID RUNNING WITH A STICK AGAINST A PLASTIC PICKET FENCE. HOPE THIS HELPS. BTW, IN TESTING IT, YOU MIGHT DO WELL TO HAVE A PERSON LEAN AS IF TURNING TO REACH INTO THE SEAT BEHIND THE SEAT THEY ARE SITTING IN. IT IS STEADY UNBALANCED PRESSURE THAT COLLAPSES IT, NOT SUDDEN IMPACT.*AK

SEAT MOVED FOWARD,SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVER AT BASE BECOMES TRAPPED BELOW SEAT RECLINER HANDLE, ALLOWING APPX 6INCHES OF SLACK THAT WOULD BE RELEASED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT,IN THEORY CAUSING ME TO SLAM INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. ALSO, DRIVER?S SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER PROPERLY.DRIVER HIT THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. *AK.*ET

FRONT SEAT BELTS CATCH ON THE SEATBACK HANDLE WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED BACK/FORTH.

WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB......MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 12/22/2004. SUN LIGHT BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN VISOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. IF THE SUNLIGHT BURNS THE FABRIC OF THE SUN VISOR THEN THE FABRIC OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE VERY FLAMMABLE. *AK

WHEN YOU TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON, IT OFTEN MAKES THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU CLICK IT. SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T NOTICE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, WHEN DRIVING IN BRIGHTLY LIT AREAS. THE LIGHT SWITCH ROLLS OFF WHEN YOUR HAND BRUSHES IT.*AK

WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB......MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 12/22/2004. SUN LIGHT BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN VISOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. IF THE SUNLIGHT BURNS THE FABRIC OF THE SUN VISOR THEN THE FABRIC OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE VERY FLAMMABLE. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEEN HIT AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON 4 DIFFERENT COLLISIONS AND EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT AT NO MORE THEN 15 MPH IT HAS CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS PRESENT TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

FAILED TRANSMISSION ON A 1995 MAZDA 626 WITH 70,000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER WITH LESS THAN 5,000 MILES. *NLM

I OWN A 1995 MAZDA 626. I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT USED OFF OF ONE PRIVATE OWNER AT AROUND 57K MILES. AT AROUND 62,700K MILES THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND APPARENT PROBLEMS COULD BE SEEN IN THE SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MAZDA AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN WENT TO AAMCO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REBUILD IT FOR A MORE REASONABLE PRICE THAN MAZDA HAD OFFERED. IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND LAST NIGHT THE CAR STARTED SMOKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THE CAR TODAY WONT EVEN STAY INTO ONE GEAR IT CONSTANTLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION PART ON MAZDAS FROM NOT ONLY 1995 BUT FROM 1994 TO 1997 SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED. I HAVE BEEN ON A SITE (HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOUR LEMON/189.HTML) WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY CASES OF THE SIMILAR TYPE. FOR EXAMPLE, CALBEARONE WRITES: "PURCHASED A USED 97 MAZDA 626 LX 4-CYL AUTO TRANS WITH 37K ON IT. I JUST HIT 59K ON IT THIS MONTH. GUESS WHAT. TRANSMISSION FAILED. GOT IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $2300. THESE AREN'T ISOLATED INCIDENTS. I HAVE YET TO READ ABOUT A 626 OWNER THAT'S HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION." THERE ARE AT LEAST 150 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THAT SITE ALONE! MAZDA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CONTINUAL PRESS BY THE CONSUMER FOR A RECALL BY MAKING A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I, MYSELF FEAR THAT I AM ABOUT TO BE ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE INTO A RECALL ON THIS PART. THE PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS CD4E. THANK YOU. TIM R. *NLM

PASSENGERS SEAT LATCH FAILED, CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE WITH MINIMAL PRESSURE APPLIED.