1999 Mazda 626

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE ARE THREE NHTSA RECALLS, CAMPAIGNS 00V074000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES: MASTER CYLINDER, 00V134000 REGARDING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLANT: ENGINE, AND 05E065000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ODOMETER LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. AT ONE POINT, THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE IN AND NO LONGER OWNED IT. *AK UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION, THAT MANY OTHER MAZDA 626 OWNERS HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY 1999 MAZDA 626 STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY ON THE WAY HOME. WHEN MY WIFE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, IT COULD NOT BE MOVED AFTER PARKING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REBUILT AT A COST OF $2800.00. THE CAR HAD 73,693 MILES ON IT, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AT 51280 MILES. *JB

I OWN A MAZDA 626LX (4CYL) YEAR 1999. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENTS OR ANY HARSH CONDITIONS. IT CURRENTLY HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE RIGHT ON THE STATE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT EVEN PICK-UP A FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO CALL A TOWING TRUCK AND NOW I AM FACING A MAJOR REPAIR BILL. I FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE, HOWEVER THAT IS ALL THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, THAT HONDA HAS A FIRST TUNE-UP AT 100,000 MILES, NOT A MAJOR REPAIR! I THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CHATTERING NOISE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR IT WORKED CORRECTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE WIRES. ALSO, CHECKED THE CV JOINTS AND THEY WERE FINE. THE MECHANIC HAD NOT LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION. HE ELIMINATED ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS FIRST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. *AK (11/17/05) THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. *SC

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE PROBLEMS ON FEBRUARY 27, 2001, WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. THE CONTACT STATED ON MARCH 15, 2005 THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO NOISE.*AK THE HEAD GASKET AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB