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1998 Mazda 626: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

434 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

89,278 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1998 model year. Data updated: . 224 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 277 of 434 complaints (63.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting28766.1%
Engine operation4510.4%
Electrical and battery issues112.5%
Braking behavior71.6%
Steering behavior51.2%
Fuel system concerns20.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
277
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
42
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys
14
Power Train
13
Power Train:Manual Transmission
12
Engine And Engine Cooling
11
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
10
Electrical System
9
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Automatic Transmission277
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine42
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys14
Power Train13
Power Train:Manual Transmission12
Engine And Engine Cooling11
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline10
Electrical System9

Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 277; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 42; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys: 14; Power Train: 13; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 12; Engine And Engine Cooling: 11; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 10; Electrical System: 9

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
8
50,000 to 74,999
53
75,000 to 99,999
78
100,000 to 149,999
66
150,000 and above
16
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,9998
50,000 to 74,99953
75,000 to 99,99978
100,000 to 149,99966
150,000 and above16

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 8; 50,000 to 74,999: 53; 75,000 to 99,999: 78; 100,000 to 149,999: 66; 150,000 and above: 16

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (78). 210 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1998
6
1999
18
2000
24
2001
37
2002
54
2003
74
2004
74
2005
53
2006
31
2007
24
2008
16
2009
11
2010
3
2011
4
2014
1
2016
2
2017
1
2018
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19986
199918
200024
200137
200254
200374
200474
200553
200631
200724
200816
200911
20103
20114
20141
20162
20171
20181

1998: 6; 1999: 18; 2000: 24; 2001: 37; 2002: 54; 2003: 74; 2004: 74; 2005: 53; 2006: 31; 2007: 24; 2008: 16; 2009: 11; 2010: 3; 2011: 4; 2014: 1; 2016: 2; 2017: 1; 2018: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 287 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 45 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 11 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10000096 · 2002-12-16 (December 16, 2002)

EARLY TRANSMISSINON FAILURE

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10000096 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10000816 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)

THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AWAY AT 90K MILES INSPITE OF RELIGIOUS TAKE CARE OF CAR ( MAZDA 626 ). *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 93,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000816 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10001977 · 2003-01-03 (January 3, 2003)

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR SLIPPED BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND IS URGING AN INVESTIGATION. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 27,024 miles reported. Look up ODI 10001977 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10002669 · 2003-01-14 (January 14, 2003)

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR JERK.

Owner-reported narrative. 59,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002669 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003616 · 2003-01-13 (January 13, 2003)

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

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Owner report 10004643 · 2003-01-31 (January 31, 2003)

FIFTH AND THIRD SYNCHRONIZERS WORE OUT, CAUSING GEAR SELECTOR TO SLIP SUDDENLY INTO NEUTRAL. *NLM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004643 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004666 · 2003-02-03 (February 3, 2003)

THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. SCC

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Owner report 10005022 · 2003-01-31 (January 31, 2003)

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION CHAIN TO THE TUNE OF $800.00 AND AM HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA 626. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE COMPLAINTS, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT NHTSA IS THINKING, I'M GUESSING THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET, THEREFORE THE DELAY IN CALLING A RECALL. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER AND THOUGHT I WAS DRIVING ONE OF THE SAFEST VEHICLES ON…

Owner-reported narrative. 74,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005022 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

4 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

00V134000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Reported: 2000-05-09 (May 9, 2000)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER COULD BREAK.

Consequence: THE BROKEN SPRING MAY GET CAUGHT IN THE TIMING BELT, RESULTING POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TENSIONER INSTALLED AND REPLACE IT IF THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE AFFECTED TENSIONER.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
15V674000 · Electrical System:Ignition:Switch

Reported: 2015-10-19 (October 19, 2015)

Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 1989-1998 MPV, 1990-1995 323, 1990-1998 Protege, 1992-1993 MX-3, 1993-1995 929, 1993-1997 MX-6, and 1993-1998 626 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, grease applied to the contact points inside the ignition switch may become conductive and overheat.

Consequence: If the ignition switch overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.

Remedy: Mazda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. The recall began on December 17, 2015. Owners may contact Mazda Customer Experience Center at 1-800-222-5500, option#6. Mazda's number for this recall is 8715J.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
97V228000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System

Reported: 1997-12-17 (December 17, 1997)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) INSTALLED CAN, UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS, TRIGGER A SHIFT IN AIR-FUEL RATIO TO AN OVERLEAN CONDITION.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM WITH THE CORRECT ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
98V243000 · Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.

Reported: 1998-10-02 (October 2, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN A HOT, HUMID ENVIRONMENT WITH THE WINDOW OPEN AND AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR CONDENSATION TO ENTER THE AUDIO UNIT AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT.

Consequence: IF THE SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURS AT ONE SPECIFIC SET OF TERMINALS, THE SPEAKER CAN OVERHEAT AND IN SOME CASES, CATCH FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL AFFIX ALUMINUM TAPE OVER THE AUDIO UNIT TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
Explore the data

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

434 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

51.6%Usable mileage224 / 434 records
92.6%Valid incident date402 / 434 records
100.0%Valid filing date434 / 434 records
92.6%Ordered incident and filing dates402 / 434 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1126.2%
ODI 10147203 · 60,000 mi

MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TWO TRANSMISSIONS PUT INTO A CAR WITH LESS THAN 150,000 MILES. NOW DEAD BUT MONEY OWED ON CAR. HOW CAN YOU KEEP GETTING THESE COMPLAINTS AND NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *JB

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49.1%
ODI 10104058 · 121,416 mi

I BOUGHT A 1990 MAZDA 626 ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAS AN ATX. RECENTLY THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN ONE GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A BUDDY OF MINE THAT OWNS A TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND PROBABLY A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A NEW SPEED SENSOR THAT GOES BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER, AND NOW THE "HOLD" BUTTON FLASHES. ACCORDING TO SOME RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS MEANS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANNY. I CAN'T GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR INTO NEUTRAL. AND THE CAR WILL ONLY GO IN THIRD GEAR. *JB

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1016.1%
ODI 10024180

WHILE TRAVELING ON TE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A FLASHING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON/OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK.*AK

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210.5%
ODI 10322475 · 137,011 mi

I AM THE OWNER OF A1992 MAZDA 626 WHICH IS HAVING A TRANSITION PROBLEM INDICATED BY THE FLASHING HOLD LIGHT. THOUGH MY TALKING TO MANY MAZDA OWNERS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR. AT THIS TIME THE TRANSITION IS SHIFTING ROUGH AND APPEARS TO NOT SHIFT PAST THIRD GEAR.

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3427.9%
ODI 10000079 · 112,500 mi

QUICK VERSION: TRANSMISSION DIED IN CAR TWICE. FIRST TIME IT DIED AROUND 112500 MILES. SECOND TIME IT DIED 11500 MILES LATER. STILL RUNNING ON SECOND REPAIR JOB AS OF 12/12/2002. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGH (WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS "STANDARD" BEHAVIOR) FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION DIED A YEAR AGO AND THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $4000 TO REPLACE IT. I WENT TO A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SHOP INSTEAD AND CUT THAT COST IN HALF. REPAIR JOB DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG, HOWEVER AND I WOUND…

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15956.4%
ODI 10000146 · 140,995 mi

HAVING CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1994 MAZDA 626. HAD IT REBUILT AT 140000 MILES. AFTER REPAIR CONSTANT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH PLUG BREAKING. CONSTANT RPMS STALLING AND NO POWER. NOW AT DECELERATING AT 20 MPH IT KICKS BACK. TO THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP ALSO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO RECALL OR DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. LINKS BELOW ARE RELATED TO MY SITUATION AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION. EXACT INCIDENT DATES ARE UNKNOWN AS IT HAPPENS CONSTAN…

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30762.9%
ODI 10000179 · 95,000 mi

TRAMISSION PROBLEM WITH MADZA 626

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22061.3%
ODI 10000615 · 68,000 mi

FAULTY TRANSMISSION

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20958.4%
ODI 10000418 · 70,200 mi

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OUT OF MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 MAZDA 626 V4 AUTOMATIC. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC SHOP 3 TIMES NOW AND ONE OF THE TIMES IT HAD TO BE TOWED, AND THEY CANNOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND CONSTANTLY FLASH AND THE CAR WOULD START SHIFTING HARD AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO PASSING GEAR AT ALL. BUT ONCE IT SETS FOR A FEW HOURS AND COOLS DOWN, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ANYMORE AND THE MECHANIC SHOP TELLS ME THAT THE CAR HAS RESET IT'S SELF AN…

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27763.8%
ODI 10000096

EARLY TRANSMISSINON FAILURE

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21868.6%
ODI 10000606 · 35,500 mi

1999 MAZDA TRAANSMISSION PROBLEMS

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14265.4%
ODI 10017229

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

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12566.5%
ODI 10017526

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT. *JB

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5664.4%
ODI 10045572

2002 MAZDA 626 LX, TRANSMISSION IS JERKY, BROUGHT TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, TOLD ME THAT IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF 626'S. VERY WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN SOON IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE. GOING TO CONTACT MAZDA TODAY.*AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Air Bags:Frontal
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

15.3%
ODI 801290

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH FORCE, CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, CAUSING FACIAL BURNS/NECK PAIN. *AK

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64.9%
ODI 8009279

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS TO DRIVER FACE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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103.5%
ODI 506210

DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG CAUSED BURNS TO DRIVERS FACE AS WELL AS SPLITTING DRIVERS LIP. *DH

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489.8%
ODI 10046820

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE SIDEWALK, EXPLODING 2 TIRES, BLOCK DRIVER EYE GLASSES AND INJURING THE DRIVER FACE. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL ON THE CAR AND ACCEPTED TO REPAIR BUT LATER DIRECTED THE VICTIM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *LA RECALL #98V249000. SC

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339.2%
ODI 10022116

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 40MPH. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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215.9%
ODI 10057515 · 80,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND SHATTERED THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. *AK *MR

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81.8%
ODI 10026755

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HER FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

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41.3%
ODI 10019377 · 43,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *SCC *JB

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52.3%
ODI 10032878

2000 MAZDA 626 WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT (30 MPH) WHICH RESULTED IN TOTALED CAR. AIG BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS FAULTY AND DELAYED. A STREAM OF DARK FUMES SPRAYED ONTO DRIVERS ARM. BAG DEPLOYED IN STAGES ,AND WAS NOT IN FULL DEPLOYMENT UNTIL AFTER DRIVER WAS OUT OF CAR!*AK

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84.3%
ODI 10001052 · 31,298 mi

VEHICLE WAS HIT A 30 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HEAD WENT THROUGH HE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS *NLM

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22.3%
ODI 10048723 · 16,000 mi

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH YET NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NOR DID THE SEAT BELT HOLD THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. *NLM

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
24.8%
ODI 490743

VIBRATION UNDER HOOD DUE TO MOTOR MOUNTS FAILING.

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49.1%
ODI 504244

ENGINE AIR INTAKE HOSE CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/SURGE. *DSH

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34.8%
ODI 487827

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. *DSH

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

86.6%
ODI 10008311 · 92,000 mi

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

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72.5%
ODI 509432

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

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91.8%
ODI 10136923 · 179,000 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MAZDA 626, 1995 FOR A POWER TRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT DOES NOT PERTAIN MY VIN#. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE AND MY MOTOR. PLEASE HELP. *NM

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71.9%
ODI 10010266 · 90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE "OVER DRIVE OFF" LIGHT BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY OVERDRIVE TURN OFF. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OR AT A RED LIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND ANNOYING BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY. I HAVE TO DO THIS DURING RUSH HOUR ON I-294 IN CHICAGO. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE IT TO MAZDA REPAIR BECAUSE THEY CHARGE $100 JUST TO TAKE THE CAR IN THE SHOP AND THEY TRY TO FIND LITTLE WAYS TO SLAP ON…

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154.2%
ODI 10008724

THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

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429.7%
ODI 10007381

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.*JB

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206.3%
ODI 10017840 · 97,917 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 134 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

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52.3%
ODI 10016012

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

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31.6%
ODI 10037099 · 38,115 mi

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WATER LEAKED INTO SUN ROOF. LAST WEEK THE CAR STALLED. TOWED IT TO MARLIN MAZDA. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $65 FOR A NEW BATTERY.CONSUMER CANCELLED WARRANTY, STATING SLUDGE IN ENGINE. THAT WAS A LIE. TOWED VEHICLE TO OCEAN MAZDA, THEY DID NOT FIND SLUDGE. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE WARRANTY WA SCANCELLED BY MARLIN MAZDA (CODE W8). OCEAN MAZDA SAID THIS CODE DID NOT EXIST. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 03/2001. MY FACTORY WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. CONSUMER ONLY HAD 38…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

111.1%
ODI 10011162

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED.*JB

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Power Train
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

23.2%
ODI 10069729

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP ON 1-9-03,SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO DATE. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS,THE AXEL IS BROKEN, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING,IT IS TERRIBLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT,THE CABLE SHIFTER IS OUT AND THE CAR STOPS ON ME WHILE IM DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TRIED TO TELL THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HE TELLS ME IT'S JUST MY IMAGINATION....HE GOT ANGRY AFTER I CALLED HIM SO MUCH TWO WEEKS AGO THAT HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN SO HE CAN LOOK AT IT,I DID AND HE THEN SAID HE …

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15.3%
ODI 535096

RADIO INOPERATIVE.

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21.6%
ODI 10284156

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 …

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113.9%
ODI 10000146 · 140,995 mi

HAVING CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1994 MAZDA 626. HAD IT REBUILT AT 140000 MILES. AFTER REPAIR CONSTANT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH PLUG BREAKING. CONSTANT RPMS STALLING AND NO POWER. NOW AT DECELERATING AT 20 MPH IT KICKS BACK. TO THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP ALSO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO RECALL OR DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. LINKS BELOW ARE RELATED TO MY SITUATION AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION. EXACT INCIDENT DATES ARE UNKNOWN AS IT HAPPENS CONSTAN…

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71.4%
ODI 10148708

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED ON 1995 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE DASH BOARD LIGHT KEPT BLINKING AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SERIOUSLY HESITATE. *TS *JB *NM

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30.8%
ODI 10040967

1996 MAZDA 626 78,000 O/D LIGHT BLINK AFTER APP 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR STARTS TO SLIP. CHECK ENGENE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER APP 45 MINUTES. GAS PEDAL STICKS ON TAKE OFF USUALLY LOSSENS UP WHEN DRIVING. WAS TOLD REPAIRS WILL TOP 3,000 CANT AFFORD!

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82.2%
ODI 10019945

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SLIPPED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THAT SOME OF THESE CARS DO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *NLM

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133.0%
ODI 10009456

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*JB

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82.5%
ODI 10070906

AUGUST 26, 2003 THE MAZDA WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE MAZDA STARTED STUTTERING. WE HAD THE MAZDA PUT ON COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED NEW SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF. IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE MAZDA STARTED STUTTERING AND LOST SPEED AND THAT LED TO NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP SPEED UP AND WHEN WE ENTERED THE TRAFFICE LIGHT IT TURNED YELLOW THEN WHILE WE WERE UNDER IT IT TURNED RED AND WE WERE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SEPT 26, 2003 I AM APPROXIMATELY 115 MILE…

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115.1%
ODI 10017232

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE RACK AND PINION AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *NLM *NLM

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73.7%
ODI 10069271 · 5,512 mi

VEHICLE BOUGHT NEW. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - OVERREVING, SHIFT HUNTING, HARD TO ENGAGE, SLIPPING, NOISE, VIBRATION, ENGINE HESITANCY. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 5512 MILES WITH REBUILT UNIT; REBUILT UNIT IS WORSE THAN ORIGINAL.

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1011.5%
ODI 10207454

COMPLETE AND UTTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Seat Belts
716.7%
ODI 542231

DRIVERS MOTORBELT FAILED.

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818.2%
ODI 487085

MOTORBELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN PULLED QUICKLY. *DSH

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2032.3%
ODI 480184

DOOR LOCKS FAILED, PREVENTING DOORS FROM BEING OPENED . *AW

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421.1%
ODI 704712

BELT MECHANISM FAILS TO MOVE THE BELT FORWARD WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED.

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21.6%
ODI 706050

AIRBAG CANNOT BE DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF FAULTY SWITCH.

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31.1%
ODI 535046

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT GETS WRAPPED AROUND THE SEAT RELEASE MECHANISM WHICH CAUSES THE SEAT TO RECLINE ON ITS OWN.

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10.2%
ODI 808012

OWNER STATES THAT HIS DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT STAYS UNDER THE SIDE OF THE SEAT, OWNER NOTES IF YANKING ON THE SEAT BELT SEATBACK IS THROWN. *AK

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10.3%
ODI 10712037 · 100,000 mi

THREE INCH CRACK IN TOP OF RULE TANK ,SEAT BELTS BROKE AND SLOW TO ROLE BACK UP AND PLASTIC PARTS USED IN DOOR OPENING MECHANISM BROKE. *TR

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20.6%
ODI 827436

THE SHOULDER STRAP OF THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT ADJUSTER LEVER, HAS TO UNHOOK SEAT BELT AND THEN REHOOK THE BELT. *AK

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

20.6%
ODI 10266851 · 90,000 mi

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

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

21.1%
ODI 10001052 · 31,298 mi

VEHICLE WAS HIT A 30 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HEAD WENT THROUGH HE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS *NLM

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22.3%
ODI 10004852

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD CONSUMER IN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Unknown Or Other
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

12.3%
ODI 480182

NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT REAR WINDOW. *SKD

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11.6%
ODI 10069729

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT THIS DEALERSHIP ON 1-9-03,SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT A COUPLE OF TIMES TO DATE. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS,THE AXEL IS BROKEN, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING,IT IS TERRIBLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT,THE CABLE SHIFTER IS OUT AND THE CAR STOPS ON ME WHILE IM DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TRIED TO TELL THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HE TELLS ME IT'S JUST MY IMAGINATION....HE GOT ANGRY AFTER I CALLED HIM SO MUCH TWO WEEKS AGO THAT HE TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN SO HE CAN LOOK AT IT,I DID AND HE THEN SAID HE …

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15.3%
ODI 719157

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

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54.1%
ODI 10007459 · 56,000 mi

1993 MAZDA 626. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768119

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82.8%
ODI 10028855

AIR VENT BLOWS INSULATION PARTICLES INTO DRIVER'S FACE AND EYES - POTENTIALLY DISABLING DRIVER DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE

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102.0%
ODI 10007723 · 109,000 mi

I HAVE A 95 MAZDA 626 W/109K MILES ON IT. I AM RELIGIOUS ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES EVER 3K, FUEL FILTER, WHATEVER MY CAR NEEDS- IT GETS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED SOMETHING INTERMITTENT HAPPENING W/MY CAR. I'M NOT A MECHANICAL TYPE, BUT I KNOW THAT IF I CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM FOR MY MECHANICE CHANCES ARE HE CAN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG TO FIX. LAST WEEKEND 2/15/03, I WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS AND IT WAS NOT JUST AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ANYMORE. MY TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE REFERRED ME T…

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143.9%
ODI 10040967

1996 MAZDA 626 78,000 O/D LIGHT BLINK AFTER APP 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING CAR STARTS TO SLIP. CHECK ENGENE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER APP 45 MINUTES. GAS PEDAL STICKS ON TAKE OFF USUALLY LOSSENS UP WHEN DRIVING. WAS TOLD REPAIRS WILL TOP 3,000 CANT AFFORD!

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164.5%
ODI 10007461 · 105,000 mi

1997 MAZDA 626. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768151

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92.1%
ODI 10005022 · 74,750 mi

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION CHAIN TO THE TUNE OF $800.00 AND AM HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA 626. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE COMPLAINTS, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT NHTSA IS THINKING, I'M GUESSING THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET, THEREFORE THE DELAY IN CALLING A RECALL. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER AND THOUGHT I WAS DRIVING ONE OF THE SAFEST VEHICLES ON…

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30.9%
ODI 10038585

AIR CONDITION DUCTS BLEW OUT LITTLE PARTICLES OF WHAT LOOK LIKE PLASTIC FOAM. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON LITTLE BLACK PARTICLES CAME OUT OF THE VENTS AND FLEW INTO THE DRIVERS EYES. THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PARTICLES WERE INSULATION FROM THE EVAPORATOR. *NLM THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE INSULATION FROM THE EVAPORATOR. *SCC *JB

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10.5%
ODI 875902

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ANS STAYS ON. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 8 TIMES FOR ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT.*AK

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42.1%
ODI 10070126 · 41,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY MAZDA 626 AND IT'S A 2001. THE TIMES THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THE SHOP THAT WOULD TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT OF COURSE I KNOW MY CAR BETTER I DO DRIVE IT MORE THAN THEY HAVE TOO. WHAT I DISCOVERED JUST TODAY IS OFF THE MAP FUNNY(LIKE SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT), WAS DEALING WITH MY ODOMETER READING. SO IF I CAN PLEASE ALLOW ME YOUR HELP BEFORE MY GIVE OUT ON ME. THANK YOU MRS. JACKSON

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11.1%
ODI 10811234 · 100,000 mi

THE CAR STARTED TO NOT WANT TO CRANK IT WOULD CRANK SOMETIMES THEN ONE DAY WE WENT TO THE STORE THEN WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE THE STORE IT FINALLY JUST STOPPED TRYING TO CRANK ONLY MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND WHILE TRYING TO CRANK IT THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE I BELIEVE IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH

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111.1%
ODI 10243544 · 50,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LINING BEGAN TO FALL FROM THE REAR CEILING OF THE VEHICLE. THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE LINING IN PLACE BEGAN TO WEAR OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 50,000.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
37.1%
ODI 767543

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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12.3%
ODI 803581

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER, PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND FUMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK

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11.6%
ODI 501661

MUFFLER REPLACED. *SD

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

21.6%
ODI 489221

SUNROOF MISALIGNED, CAUSING NOISE/LEAK.

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93.2%
ODI 704158

NO SUMMARY

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112.3%
ODI 707924

VEHICLE STOPPED FOR 20 MINUTES FOLLOWING 3 HOUR HIGHWAY TRIP, BATTERY EXPLODED UPON ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. *AK

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61.7%
ODI 512284

AIR INTAKE INGESTED RAIN WATER INTO ENGINE, CAUSING CYLINDER ROD TO BREAK.

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133.6%
ODI 523316

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

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102.3%
ODI 10114331

MY 1998 626 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME, I HAVE HAD THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK ON ME CAUSING MY CAR TO KILL IN TRAFFIC, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTY COMES ON, MY CAR STALLS AND JERKS AND YET NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A REASON FOR THIS.*AK

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30.9%
ODI 8004348

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED AT ANY TIME. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

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41.8%
ODI 768586

ENGINE FAILED AND MAZDA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN ENGINE DEFECT. DT

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Vehicle Speed Control
24.8%
ODI 703610

PLASTIC EAR TABS ON SWITCH FAILED DUE TO AGE OR HEAT RELATED DEGRADATION, LEAVING METAL SWITCH CONTACT AND LAMP BULB SPRING LOOSE INSIDE SWITCH. SIMILAR PROBLEM READY TO OCCUR WITH A/T SWITCH.

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24.5%
ODI 10104058 · 121,416 mi

I BOUGHT A 1990 MAZDA 626 ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT HAS AN ATX. RECENTLY THE CAR WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN ONE GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A BUDDY OF MINE THAT OWNS A TRANSMISSION SHOP. HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE CAR NEEDED A NEW VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR AND PROBABLY A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A NEW SPEED SENSOR THAT GOES BEHIND THE SPEEDOMETER, AND NOW THE "HOLD" BUTTON FLASHES. ACCORDING TO SOME RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS MEANS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANNY. I CAN'T GET THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR INTO NEUTRAL. AND THE CAR WILL ONLY GO IN THIRD GEAR. *JB

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34.8%
ODI 501661

MUFFLER REPLACED. *SD

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210.5%
ODI 504978

THROTTLE STUCK DUE TO FOULED THROTTLE BODY. *DH

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21.6%
ODI 961682

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

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51.8%
ODI 706491

TRANSMISSION BEGAN "JUMPING" GEARS AND ENGINE REVVING WILDLY AT APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES. DEALER FAILED TO FIND ANY PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASIONS. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, I SAT SERVICE MANAGER IN CAR WITH ME TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY FIXED TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 71,000 MILES AIR FLOW SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 72000 MILES "HOLD" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER PULLED CODE 628 FROM THE COMPUTER AND TOLD US THIS MEANT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD SERVICE MANAGER, GENERAL MANAGER AND DISTRICT SERVICE MANAG…

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102.0%
ODI 10090176

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

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71.9%
ODI 10066379 · 138,318 mi

I BOUGHT A USED 1996 MAZDA 626LX FROM RIERSON MOTORS IN CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO AND HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN ONE MONTH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON , IT LOSES POWER ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I ACCELERATE ABOVE 55 MPH AND LURCHES AND GOES IN TO NEXT GEAR VERY HARD. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THESE DEFECTS IN THIS PATICULAR MODEL. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND INVESTIGATE WHY SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MAZDA SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT THEIR FAILURE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ARE COMPEN…

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61.7%
ODI 10131405 · 95,000 mi

DT: CALLER WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND ENGINE STALED AT SPEEDS 20, 25, 35, 45 OR 55 MPH. CAR RAN GOOD FOR A WHILE THEN IT JUST STALLED WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. . NUMEROUS TIMES CALLER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, BUT IT IS STILL DID NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

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81.8%
ODI 10117610 · 150,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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30.9%
ODI 765119

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 TH…

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41.8%
ODI 10521239 · 117,000 mi

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED ON THE FREEWAY, BLEW OUT TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND NO LONGER SHIFTED AFTER THAT. SPEED SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO GET REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COOLER AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS REPLACED. THE REPAIR ONLY LASTED 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. IT JUST SLIPPED GEARS AND STOPPED SHIFTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *TR

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21.1%
ODI 10065857 · 23,000 mi

IN AUGUST 2001, I PURCHASED A MAZDA 626. IN MAY 2003, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AT 23,000 MILES, THE FOLLOWING HAD TO BE REPLACED: TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR SUB-TANK. AT 31,000 MILES, MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 11 DAYS IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, VALVE IDLE AIR CONTROL, THERMOSTAT GASKET, AND THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET. *AK MY CAR IS NEARING THE END OF ITS 3 YEAR/36,000 WARRANTY AND I AM FRIGHTENED ABOUT HOW MUCH FUTURE REPAI…

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00.0%

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111.1%
ODI 10113183 · 31,900 mi

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER COULD APPLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEARLY MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Power Train:Automatic Transmission72,000–112,351 mi90,333 mi168
ODI 10000816 · 93,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AWAY AT 90K MILES INSPITE OF RELIGIOUS TAKE CARE OF CAR ( MAZDA 626 ). *JB

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ODI 10002669 · 59,100 mi

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR JERK.

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ODI 10005308 · 141,266 mi

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2001. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2002. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS JUST A LEMON.

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine75,750–91,524 mi85,362 mi18
ODI 10017154 · 78,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 228 000. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

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ODI 10022651 · 87,000 mi

WHEN VEHICLE IDLES IT BEGINS TO HAVE A STALLING SENSATION. DEALER STATED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

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ODI 10037691 · 35,000 mi

OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IS LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF OIL DIP STICK RESERVOIR.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys66,590–91,000 mi80,758 mi10
ODI 10024423 · 35,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT AND THE SYMPTOMS OF THAT FAILURE WERE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. . *AK *CB *NLM

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ODI 10046597 · 88,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE AND BROKE THE TIMING BELT. VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.

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ODI 10049927 · 80,515 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL,YEAR AND MANUFACTURING DATE, THE CONSUMER'S VIN WASN'T IN THE RECALL SCOPE. *PH

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Power Train72,663–102,000 mi77,000 mi8
ODI 10070499 · 32,300 mi

I PURCHASED MY 626LX USED IN THE YEAR 2001. WHEN TEST DRIVING IT, I FELT A LIGHT KICK TO THE CAR. THE SALESMAN TOLD ME IT WAS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THAT IT ACTS AS A V6 BUT ONLY A 4 CYLINDER SO IT WILL SAVE ME ON GAS. IN TAKING THE DEALERS WORD, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BELIEVING IT WAS IN FINE CONDITION. AFTER A WEEK OF HAVING IT, IT WAS KICKING HARDER. I TOOK IT TO A MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT EXAMINED, WHEN ALL I WAS TOLD IS, IT CHECKED OUT OK. THEY SAID IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. NOW, AFTER ALL THE RUN AROUND OF TA…

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ODI 10070864 · 70,600 mi

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 4CL 2.0 ENGINE HAS APPROX. 71K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS IN AUGUST 2003, AT WHICH POINT WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED,& THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. THE MECHANIC TOLD US TO DRIVE IT A LITTLE WHILE AND LET THE CONDITIONERS TAKE EFFECT, BUT THE CAR SHOWS NO DIFFERENCE IN DRIVING. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES NOW ON OCCASION, AND THE RPM GOES UP TO 4 OR 5 BEFORE IT SHIFTS TO A HIGHER GEAR. WE ARE NOT DRIVING IT NOW..ITS BEEN SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR A WEEK & A HALF. I CALLED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND B…

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ODI 10071174 · 79,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES, WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NOT A RESULT OF MISUSE OR AN ACCIDENT, AND IN FACT, TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED PER THE MANUAL WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FORMER MAZDA MECHANIC AND SEARCHING ONLINE, I'VE FOUND OUT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS CAR DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN CORRECTED BY MAZDA IN THE NEWER MODELS, HOWEVER MAZDA HAS NOT SEEN FIT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE MODEL YEARS.

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Power Train:Manual Transmission63,081–123,000 mi89,600 mi5
ODI 10001977 · 27,024 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR SLIPPED BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND IS URGING AN INVESTIGATION. *TT

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ODI 10040985 · 136,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 03/02, I GOT IT REPLACE FOR ABOUT $2000.00. IN NOV OF 02 IT STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AND PERFORMING BADLY AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. I TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN IN 08/03, IT FAILED COMPLETELY AGAIN, MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE NO MATTER IN WHAT GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO FIND OUT THE DEPTH OF THE DAMAGE I WAS LOOKING AT AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS BEYOND BEING REBUILT AND NEED TO HAVE IT TOTALLY REPLACE AT A COST OF $2500. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY MAZDA AND/OR F…

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ODI 10105910 · 89,600 mi

I PURCHASED A 1998 MAZDA 626 8/14/01 APPROXIMATELY 29700 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS THEREAFTER. NO PROBLEM FOUND. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN SLIPPING APPROXIMATELY 86000 MILES. ON 1/6/05 THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. RESEARCHED THIS INFO ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDED. (HTTP://WWW.DUSTBURY.COM/626/TRANS.HTML) AND (HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM?TOSTEP=2&CFID=1219590&CFTOKEN=65108811). *A…

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Engine And Engine Cooling83,750–104,750 mi89,400 mi8
ODI 10063031 · 110,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AN DHAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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ODI 10068982 · 88,000 mi

EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK. 1998 MAZDA 626 CARS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY THE CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUG 1997 TO AUGUST 1998. THIS DID NOT COVER MY CAR. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED PAST AUGUST 1998.

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ODI 10070067 · 103,000 mi

SINCE APPROXIMATELY JUNE, 2002, THE IMMOBILIZER HAS BEEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE ALARM IS DEACTIVATED. I USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS OR SO FOR THE ALARM TO RESET ITSELF. THIS OCCURS EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED EVEN WHEN THE CAR WASN'T LOCKED. JUNE, 2002, REPLACED BATTERY; DEC. 2002, INSTALLED NEW FUEL PUMP; JAN. 2003, INSTALLED FUEL PUMP AGAIN; APRIL, 2003, BOUGHT NEW KEY AND CLICKER; SEPT. 2003, DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE IMM…

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Electrical System78,500–151,551 mi82,500 mi6
ODI 10043090 · 55,000 mi

I PURCHASED A CAR IN APRIL 2001 (A USED CAR) AND HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR IT. CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN 2002 SO I DECIDED TO USE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO GET THE CAR FIXED ONCE IT BROKE DOWN ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY; I FOUND OUT THAT THE WARRANTY COMPANY NEVER HEARD OF ME AND THAT MY WARRANTY NEVER EXISTED. THE PLACE THAT I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM WENT OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES, BUT THEY DID HAVE ONE OTHER CAR PLACE THAT WAS STILL OPERATING, SO I CALLED THAT PLACE AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM TO THEM. THEY ASSURED ME T…

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ODI 10095927 · 85,000 mi

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 IS UNRELIABLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF A DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THEM TO FIND OUT WHY IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION OR WHY IT WILL ONLY CRANK SPORADICALLY. THEY CHECK, SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM, CHARGE US FOR A REPAIR (BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT RARELY WORKS MORE THAN A DAY AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THEN IT IS ON THE BLINK AGAIN. THE REPORTED PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE HAS NOT CHANGED, IT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO FAILURE TO CRANK. WE WANT IT FIXED AND WE EXPECT TRAINED TECHNICIA…

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ODI 10102252 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. NOTHING WORKS. NOW I AM BEING FINED FOR NOT PASSING INSPECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER VARIOUS REPAIRS THE LIGHT WOULD FINALLY GO OFF. NOW IT WILL NOT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD O2 SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR REPLACED, SINCE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY WHAT THE CODE WAS. STILL NOTHING AND NOONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 219 reports

2002: 19 complaints · 2003: 6 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
200251219
2003256
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20028610
2003720

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentPower Train:Automatic TransmissionEngine And Engine Cooling:EngineEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated PulleysPower TrainPower Train:Manual TransmissionEngine And Engine CoolingEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineElectrical System
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1
ODI 700070

626 TAKEN TO MAZDA TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISE. MAZDA SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE REPLACED, NEW TRANSMISSION ACTED IN THE SAME MANNER. MAZDA THEN DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 MOTOR MOUNTS. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EITHER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN TOLD ME THAT ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING SOUNDS ARE NORMAL FOR THE 98'626. I FOUND THAT EXPLAINATION VERY HARD TO BELIEVE TO SAY THE LEAST, SO I AM MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL SALES REP FOR MAZDA IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE TH…

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ODI 10062581 · 33,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY MAZDA 626 LX ON 6/1/01 WITH ABOUT 33,000 MILES, SINCE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT AT 44,000 DUE TO THE TENSION PIN.MEANWHILE, I HAVE MADE NUMBEROUS AMOUNTS OF REPAIRS TO THIS CAR. AT ABOUT AROUND 70,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN JERKING WHEN UNDER 30 MPH. NOW THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING.*AK

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ODI 10082917 · 86,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MAZDA 626LX IN DECEMBER 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2002 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO STRIP ALL THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION (AS I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP) RENDERING MY CAR USELESS FOR THREE MONTHS WHILE I SAVED THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I PUT A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN FROM PHOENIX HARD PARTS (NEVER GOT MY REBATE, SO DON'T GO TO …

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2
ODI 10136957 · 80,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE/ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

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ODI 882983

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE WAY TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH, A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND 20 MILES LATER THE OD OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND LOSING POWER, THI…

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2
ODI 10114331

MY 1998 626 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME, I HAVE HAD THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK ON ME CAUSING MY CAR TO KILL IN TRAFFIC, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTY COMES ON, MY CAR STALLS AND JERKS AND YET NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A REASON FOR THIS.*AK

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ODI 863180

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING. THEN, ENGINE WOULD IDLE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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2
ODI 10138544 · 78,000 mi

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CALLER SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. DEALER SAID SHE NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT YEAR TRANSMISSION, AND SHE WILL HAVE TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON HER VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO HELP FOR FREE. *AK

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ODI 743764

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL AND FUEL/TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS WITH THIS IS NORMAL. OTHER MECHANICS QUESTION FREQUENT VISITS HOWEVER AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
1
ODI 700070

626 TAKEN TO MAZDA TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISE. MAZDA SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE REPLACED, NEW TRANSMISSION ACTED IN THE SAME MANNER. MAZDA THEN DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL 4 MOTOR MOUNTS. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM EITHER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN TOLD ME THAT ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING SOUNDS ARE NORMAL FOR THE 98'626. I FOUND THAT EXPLAINATION VERY HARD TO BELIEVE TO SAY THE LEAST, SO I AM MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL SALES REP FOR MAZDA IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE TH…

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2
ODI 10049927 · 80,515 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL,YEAR AND MANUFACTURING DATE, THE CONSUMER'S VIN WASN'T IN THE RECALL SCOPE. *PH

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ODI 10116028

THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OIL SLUG BUILD. I HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BROWN SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $5,000 FOR REBUILT OR $7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. MY FRIEND WAS TOLD THE PERSON WHO HAD THE CAR BEFORE DID NOT HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I GUESS I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. (SHOULDN'T THE CAR DEALSHIP MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OK BEFORE SELLI…

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2
ODI 10081842 · 73,350 mi

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED RECALL#00V134000 WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *JB

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ODI 10115308 · 75,000 mi

MAZDA 626 1998, TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *BF *JB

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1
ODI 873525

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT & START SMOKING. TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED NO OIL IN CRANKSHAFT & NO ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS WAS A LEASED VEHICLE.*AK

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0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline:Belts And Associated Pulleys
1
ODI 10062581 · 33,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY MAZDA 626 LX ON 6/1/01 WITH ABOUT 33,000 MILES, SINCE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT AT 44,000 DUE TO THE TENSION PIN.MEANWHILE, I HAVE MADE NUMBEROUS AMOUNTS OF REPAIRS TO THIS CAR. AT ABOUT AROUND 70,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE AND THE CAR BEGAN JERKING WHEN UNDER 30 MPH. NOW THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING.*AK

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2
ODI 10049927 · 80,515 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A USED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL,YEAR AND MANUFACTURING DATE, THE CONSUMER'S VIN WASN'T IN THE RECALL SCOPE. *PH

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ODI 10116028

THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO OIL SLUG BUILD. I HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE BROWN SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $5,000 FOR REBUILT OR $7,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. MY FRIEND WAS TOLD THE PERSON WHO HAD THE CAR BEFORE DID NOT HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY. I GUESS I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. (SHOULDN'T THE CAR DEALSHIP MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OK BEFORE SELLI…

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Power Train
1
ODI 10082917 · 86,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 1998 MAZDA 626LX IN DECEMBER 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES ON IT. IN JULY 2002 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TURNED ON. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO STRIP ALL THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION (AS I WAS TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP) RENDERING MY CAR USELESS FOR THREE MONTHS WHILE I SAVED THE MONEY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I PUT A REMANUFACTURED ONE IN FROM PHOENIX HARD PARTS (NEVER GOT MY REBATE, SO DON'T GO TO …

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2
ODI 10081842 · 73,350 mi

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED RECALL#00V134000 WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *JB

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ODI 10115308 · 75,000 mi

MAZDA 626 1998, TRANSMISSION LEAKED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *BF *JB

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0—0
1
ODI 10070448

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR USED FROM CORPORATE MOTORS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 18K, THIS WAS MY FIRST ONE SO I JUST FIGURED THAT'S HOW AUTOMATICS DROVE, WRONG? AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AROUND 30K. I'VE SPENT WELL OVER $2500 REPAIRING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WISE, AND NOW THE PUMP IS GOING OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PUMP JUST CAN'T BE REPLACED, I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, EITHER REBUILT OR A NEW ONE. I AM LETTING IT GET TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL DRIVE IN A DEALERSHIP AND NEVER COME HO…

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0
1
ODI 11061170

SINCE OWNING THE MAZDA 626 I HAVE HAD A VERY BIG PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. IT WILL SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IF ITS BELOW 60 DEGREES THE CAR WONT SHIFT INTO DRIVE UNTIL THE MOTOR GETS HOT ENOUGH. THE CAR IS LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DOES IT EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SOMTIMES ON AND OFF AND THE BACK WINDOWS WONT ROLL DOWN FROM THE DRIVER BUTTON

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Power Train:Manual Transmission0000—000
Engine And Engine Cooling
2
ODI 10136957 · 80,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE/ENGINE FAILURE. *NM

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ODI 882983

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE WAY TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH, A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND 20 MILES LATER THE OD OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND LOSING POWER, THI…

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00
1
ODI 10070448

SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR USED FROM CORPORATE MOTORS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 18K, THIS WAS MY FIRST ONE SO I JUST FIGURED THAT'S HOW AUTOMATICS DROVE, WRONG? AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT AROUND 30K. I'VE SPENT WELL OVER $2500 REPAIRING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WISE, AND NOW THE PUMP IS GOING OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PUMP JUST CAN'T BE REPLACED, I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, EITHER REBUILT OR A NEW ONE. I AM LETTING IT GET TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL DRIVE IN A DEALERSHIP AND NEVER COME HO…

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1
ODI 10102252 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. NOTHING WORKS. NOW I AM BEING FINED FOR NOT PASSING INSPECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER VARIOUS REPAIRS THE LIGHT WOULD FINALLY GO OFF. NOW IT WILL NOT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD O2 SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR REPLACED, SINCE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY WHAT THE CODE WAS. STILL NOTHING AND NOONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
2
ODI 10114331

MY 1998 626 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR ME, I HAVE HAD THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK ON ME CAUSING MY CAR TO KILL IN TRAFFIC, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTY COMES ON, MY CAR STALLS AND JERKS AND YET NO MECHANIC CAN FIND A REASON FOR THIS.*AK

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ODI 863180

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING. THEN, ENGINE WOULD IDLE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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1
ODI 873525

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT & START SMOKING. TOWED TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED NO OIL IN CRANKSHAFT & NO ANTI-FREEZE IN RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. THIS WAS A LEASED VEHICLE.*AK

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Electrical System
2
ODI 10138544 · 78,000 mi

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CALLER SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. DEALER SAID SHE NEEDED TO GET A DIFFERENT YEAR TRANSMISSION, AND SHE WILL HAVE TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER. MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON HER VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO HELP FOR FREE. *AK

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ODI 743764

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL AND FUEL/TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP RESPONDS WITH THIS IS NORMAL. OTHER MECHANICS QUESTION FREQUENT VISITS HOWEVER AGREE THAT THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.*AK

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1
ODI 11061170

SINCE OWNING THE MAZDA 626 I HAVE HAD A VERY BIG PROBLEM THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. IT WILL SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IF ITS BELOW 60 DEGREES THE CAR WONT SHIFT INTO DRIVE UNTIL THE MOTOR GETS HOT ENOUGH. THE CAR IS LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DOES IT EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SOMTIMES ON AND OFF AND THE BACK WINDOWS WONT ROLL DOWN FROM THE DRIVER BUTTON

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1
ODI 10102252 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO GET MY ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. NOTHING WORKS. NOW I AM BEING FINED FOR NOT PASSING INSPECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. AFTER VARIOUS REPAIRS THE LIGHT WOULD FINALLY GO OFF. NOW IT WILL NOT AND HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD O2 SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR REPLACED, SINCE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY WHAT THE CODE WAS. STILL NOTHING AND NOONE SEEMS TO CARE.*AK

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

47 mentions · 10.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,000 mi (26 usable records).

ODI 10017154 · 78,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 228 000. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

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ODI 10022651 · 87,000 mi

WHEN VEHICLE IDLES IT BEGINS TO HAVE A STALLING SENSATION. DEALER STATED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

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ODI 10024423 · 35,000 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TIMING BELT AND THE SYMPTOMS OF THAT FAILURE WERE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. . *AK *CB *NLM

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

37 mentions · 8.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,100 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 10002669 · 59,100 mi

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR JERK.

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ODI 10022043

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKS AND SPUTTERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION. *AK

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ODI 10023857 · 50,000 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME (AT LEAST THE LAST 25K MILES). HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED (FLUID/FILTER) AT 38K AND 50K MILES. NOW THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING EVEN HARDER THAN BEFORE. THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING MATCH WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED ON THE WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML#258 MAZDA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT AND RECALL T…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

17 mentions · 3.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10007381

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.*JB

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ODI 10041182 · 88,368 mi

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS. IT WAS REPLACED ON 09/01 AT 47,544 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THAT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT; THE INVOICE STATES THAT THE FLUID WAS BURNT AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SLIPPING. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/23/03, COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES SO I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FRO…

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ODI 10091574

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND ENGINE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TIME BELT BROKE. *AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 85,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10163408 · 77,359 mi

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN IT STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. IT WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED MUCH DAMAGE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: CYLINDER HEAD GASKET, TIMING BELT, TIMING BELT TENSIONER, IDLER, SPARK PLUGS, THERMOSTAT, 2 DRIVE BELTS, AND THE WATER PUMP. IT COST US ALMOST $1,700 TO GET IT REPAIRED. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW AND HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME ADDRESS AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL BEFORE THIS HAPPENED…

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ODI 10189977

TL- CALLER OWNS A 1998 MAZDA. CURRENT MILEAGE 140000. CALLER DOES NOT KNOW FAILURE MILEAGE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET AT 3MPH THE CAR SHUT OFF. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTERWARDS. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HE PUSHED CAR BACK TO HIS HOME. MECHANIC CAME OVER NEXT DAY AND NOTICED SPRING TENSIONER WAS BROKEN ;THIS WAS REPLACED IN 2000 UNDER RECALL 00V134000 . WEATHER WAS WARM APPROXIMATLEY 82 DEGREES. KTF

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ODI 10290527 · 85,000 mi

1998 MAZDA 626, WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND WE COASTED TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD IT TOW. CAR DIAGNOSTICS PENDING. *TR

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 50,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10018573 · 50,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING, TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS SO HARD THAT ALL PASSENGERS FEEL AS IF THEY WILL BE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, LIKE BEING REAR-ENDED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW TO SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT "KICKS" LIKE HAVING BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION TAKES ITSELF OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND OUT OF O/D. MAZDA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAS EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS FIRST HAND, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT GENERATING A "CODE", MAZDA'S OFFICIAL POSITION IS THAT THERE IS NO PROB…

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ODI 10223316

THIS IS THE SECOND MAZDA I HAVE HAD SINCE I EVER STARTED DRIVING. I AM 23 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD MY LICENSE FOR 4 YEARS. MY FIRST CAR WAS A 92 MAZDA MX-3, I LOVED THE CAR I THEN STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PISSED ME OFF BECAUSE I WAS VERY AWARE WITH THE MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR. AS TIME PASSED ME AND THE MX-3 HAD TO PART WAYS. I THEN GOT A 98 MAZDA 626. I CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE MAZDA MOVEMENT ONLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR IN ORDER TO OWN A MAZDA. I'M ABOUT TO HAVE TWO YEARS WITH THIS CAR, …

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10664887

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH SLOWING DOWN TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS 55 ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING POPPED THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED THE CAR WENT IN TO THE WALL AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE WINDOWS. *TR

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b