1999 Mazda 626 Problems

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TT

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AND SHIFTS VERY HARD, AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT FAILED AGAIN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. APPARENTLY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THIS MODEL HAS A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR; MAZDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO MY BREAK CAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP & THE TRANSMITTION WENT OUT ON THE CAR & I ALSO HAD OTHER PROBLEMS TO WITH THE CAR

MY GAS PEDAL GET STUCK, CAR JERKS WHEN DRIVEN & MAKE NOISY, CAR SAKES BRAKES PROBLEMS & MORE. *TR

SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO MY BREAK CAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP & THE TRANSMITTION WENT OUT ON THE CAR & I ALSO HAD OTHER PROBLEMS TO WITH THE CAR

CAR TIRES SLIPPERY & ALWAYS ON FLAT. *TR

WHEN ENGAGING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, I MUST IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE CONTACT POSITION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SECONDS AFTER THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ENGAGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP WHICH IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE BY MAZDA THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO BAD. THIS BS WITH IT COST MY WIFE HER JOB

MY GAS PEDAL GET STUCK, CAR JERKS WHEN DRIVEN & MAKE NOISY, CAR SAKES BRAKES PROBLEMS & MORE. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER OF REPOSSESSED VEHICLES AND SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED THAT ALL 3 OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WOULD NOT BUCKLE. IF YOU SHAKE THE BUCKLE AROUND VIGOROUSLY ON ONE OF THEM, IT WILL BUCKLE, BUT NOT THE OTHER 2. I AM WORRIED FOR OTHERS SAFETY AND KNOW THAT SEATBELTS ARE IMPORTANT, SO I CHOOSE TO NOT CARRY MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER, AND THEY SIT IN FRONT. I AM PLANNING ON GETTING THEM REPLACED SOON, BUT FIGURED IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, CONSIDERING IT AFFECTS ALL 3 REAR RESTRAINTS. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT BACK INTO ITS POSITION. *AK *JB

THIS IS MY CONCERN I WAS RIDING WITH SOMEONE AND WE HAD A CRASH GOING 80 MPH. THE CAR HYDRO PLAIN OFF THE HIGHWAY HITTING THE GUARD RAIL. I BELIEVE AT THAT SPEED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE CAME OUT BUT THEY DID NOT, I MYSELF HAD MAJOR NECK AND BACK PAINS MY HEAD HITTING THE SIDE WINDOW. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT AND IT'S BOTHERING ME BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT OR KILLED THANK GOD I WALK OUT. THE CAR WAS 99 MAZDA 626. THIS CAR IMPACT WITH THE GUARD RAIL 3 TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND, CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS OR SHOULD I REPORT THIS TO CONSUMERS. THANKS... *TR

I BROUGHT A 1999 626 MAZDA NEW IN 1999,I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALL AND A NEW MOTOR AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.I HAVE SPENT OVER 8000 ON THIS CAR.TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE OD LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO WORK, AND COOLANTWAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAS A FOUL SMELL LIKE OLD VINEGAR AND THE REMNANTS OF THE FILTER BLOW OUT IN TINY OR BIG PIECES .*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM, IRREGULAR RPM'S WHEN IDLING, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT (SUSPENSION?) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED I.E. HIGHWAYS, INTERIOR LIGHT FAULTY,

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

WAS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HOME, ACCELERATING FROM A TURN. TRANSMISSION WENT "CLUNK" THEN NOTICIBLE HESITATION WHEN APPLYING GAS. WHEN CAR WAS PARKED, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CHECKED AND NOTICED "BURNED" TRANNIE FLUID COVERING COMPONENTS. HAD CAR TOWED TO JAPANESE AUTO. REPAIR SERVICE. TOLD NEEDED NEW TRANNIE. HAD TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP PROVIDED NEW TRANNIE, RADIATOR AND COOLANT SWITCH B/C COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT RADIATOR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HELP COOL TRANNIE. MAZDA COVERED PARTS, BUT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DO THAT I NEED TO PAY LABOR AND GET TIMING BELT, GASKETS AND SEALS CHANGED. OVERALL I AM PLEASED WITH MAZDA'S ACTION, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE KNOWN THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR COMBO. FYI. TOM NASO'S STAFF WAS EXTREMELY COURTEOUS AND HELPFUL. I APPRECIATED ALL THEIR WORK.*AK

WHEN TRAVELING HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. COMPRESSOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. *AK *ML

SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND DUE TO MY BREAK CAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP & THE TRANSMITTION WENT OUT ON THE CAR & I ALSO HAD OTHER PROBLEMS TO WITH THE CAR

MY GAS PEDAL GET STUCK, CAR JERKS WHEN DRIVEN & MAKE NOISY, CAR SAKES BRAKES PROBLEMS & MORE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM, IRREGULAR RPM'S WHEN IDLING, POPPING NOISE IN FRONT (SUSPENSION?) WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED I.E. HIGHWAYS, INTERIOR LIGHT FAULTY,

WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT-HAND TURN, VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED TOTALLING THE CAR. IN THE PROCESS, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED THUS CAUSING THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE NECK AND BACK INJURIES.*AK

CAR TIRES SLIPPERY & ALWAYS ON FLAT. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH PIRELLI TIRES P8000 DRAGO P205/50R15. THE DOT IS CH UN C149 4100. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATED 5:15 WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE TREAD OF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE TIRE IS STILL FULL OF AIR AND I HAD CONTACTED THE SELLER OF THE TIRE WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM WITH PIRELLI TIRES. THE TIRE IS LESS 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE RECEIPTS SHOWING THE PURCHASE DATE. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING . RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

IN EARLY 2001,MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SQUEAKING LOUDLY.THE DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING.THE VERY NEXT MONTH I WAS DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP,STOPPED TO GET GAS,AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING.THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHICH I HAD NOT.IN MAY,2002 I AGAIN MADE A LONG TRIP,STOPPED SUDDENLY FOR A WRECK,WITH ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE.THE DEALER NOW SAYS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAVE SEEN NOTED MULTIPLE TIMES AS A DEFECT ON THIS WEB SITE.*AK

-1999 MAZDA 626 ES- THE BLACK RUBBER WEATHER STRIPPING AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO PEEL OFF. AS I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RUBBER TRIM WOULD FLAP AROUND VIOLENTLY AND EVENTUALLY I HAD TO PULL OFF AND BUY/APPLY SOME TAPE TO STOP IT FROM FLYING OFF COMPLETELY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF MY MOTHER OR GRANDMOTHER WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE STRIPPING CREATES A REAL DIVERSION TO DRIVING AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE WINDSHIELD WOULD EVENTUALLY COME LOOSE. THE TAPE PULLED UP MY PAINT JOB AROUND THE WINDOW. *AK

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

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

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, NEW, ON APRIL 8, 1999. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED PROBLEMS, THE CAR MADE AN ODD NOISE AND VIBRATION AT REST, THIS WAS REPAIRED, A MISSING BOLT FROM THE HEAT SHIELD . THE CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING WITHIN 10 DAYS OF PURCHASE, REPLACED. WARPED WIND DEFLECTER REPLACED, AND BLOWN INTERIOR LIGHT FUSES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM OF COURSE IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON APRIL 19, 1999 REPORTED CONCERNS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SHIFTING ROUGHLY, LURCHING AND SLIPPING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE CAR, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, DID NOT DO ELECTRONIC ANALYSIS OF TRANSMISSION. I INDICATED MY CONCERN REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION TO MAZDA CORP. IN THE MAZDA CARE SURVEY AS WELL. ON DEC. 15, I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND DEMANDED THAT A TECH. RIDE WITH ME AS I EXPRESSED CONCERNS. CAR HAD ALMOST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 3 DAYS BEFORE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GO TO FLORIDA BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO PUT CAR ON THE ROAD. CAR WAS LEFT WITH DEALER, AND FINALLY FOUND TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY WANT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, AND THEN OFFER ME A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION, WHEN I CURRENTLY HAVE 35,000 MILES REMAINING AN MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS IS INEQUITABLE, AND UNACCEPTABLE. THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AND I WANT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (NEW) OR MY MONEY.

WHEN TRAVELING HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. COMPRESSOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. *AK *ML

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR LIGHTS DIM FOR A FEW SECONDS AT NONSPECIFIC INTERVALS WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON

THE DOLLAR FIGURES ARE APPROXIMATE. IN FEBRUARY 2002 MY DAUGHTER AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM WILSON DODGE IN TORRINGTON CT, 06790 FOR $9000. PART OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE WAS A PROMISE TO INSTALL A SUN ROOF FOR $500. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 60 DAYS OR 2000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CAR WAS ITS SECOND. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I WOULD TAKE THAT AS GOOD NEWS. A FAULTY ONE IS REPLACED. HOW OFTEN DOES A TRANSMISSION FAIL? *AK IN APRIL (ABOUT 5 '' 10 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED), THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $2300. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS COVERED BY THE DEALER IN GOOD FAITH, I AUTHORIZED THE INSTALLATION OF A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. DURING THIS NEGOTIATION I HAD TO ENDURE WITH SOME SNIDE REMARKS FROM SOME OF THE OTHER SALES PEOPLE WHEN I MENTIONED THAT ANOTHER DEALER WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS ''YEAH. THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SELL YOU THE CAR!'' (THE WARRANTY ON THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES) THE SUNROOF COST WAS FORFEITED LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1800. IT WAS AGREED THAT I WOULD PAY $300 A MONTH UNTIL THE BALANCE WAS DONE. IN APRIL OF 2007, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MAZDA HAD USED AN INFERIOR TRANSMISSION IN ITS 626 MODELS. (HTTP://WWW.ESTREETJOURNAL.COM/MAZDA.HTM) MY BIG COMPLAINT IS AGAINST MAZDA, BUT I ALSO HAVE ONE AGAINST WILSON DODGE. THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MECHANICS KNOW THESE THINGS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A CASE OF FRAUD ON THEIR PART. TWICE MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK ON A BUSY ROAD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS A FATHER''S WORST NIGHTMARE. I AM LOOKING FOR A SETTLEMENT THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE REMAINING BALANCE ON THE LOAN ($1,600), REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED $2300) AS WELL AS A RECALL ON THE MAZDA 626 WHERE THIS GROSSLY, NEGLIGENT PROBLEM EXISTS.

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.