2001 Mazda 626

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW MAZDA 626 LX 2001 MODEL ON AUGUST 19, 2001 AT MAGNUSSEN'S FORD/NISSAN/MAZDA DEALERSHIP IN NEWARK CA. LITTLE DID I KNOW, I BOUGHT A LEMON!!!!! I RETURNED THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES AND TELLING THE SERVICE DEPT PEOPLE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND OVERRUNNING IN GEAR. AT ONE POINT, I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MEET WITH THE SERVICE DEPT PEOPLE. THIS WAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2001. RUDY DIEPHUS COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT I WAS GETTING A SONG AND DANCE FROM THE MAGNUSSEN SERVICE DEPT. RUDY BUILT AND DROVE RACE CARS FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, AND KNEW I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER BOB (WHO IS NO LONGER THERE) SAID THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE BROKEN IN, NOT ENOUGH MILES ON THE CAR. BOB ALSO SAID THAT ALL MAZDA 626'S DRIVE LIKE THIS (TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/OVERRUNNING IN GEAR). IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD TO KEEP A JOURNAL OF EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM, WRITING AND DRIVING AT THE SAME TIME. AGAIN, RETURNED THE VEHICLE BACK TO MAGNUSSEN'S AND MET WITH A DIFFERENT SVC MANAGER. HERE IT IS APRIL 2002, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION TECH WAS GOING TO RUN A SPECIAL TEST ON THE CAR (LINE PRESSURE CHECK AT IDLE AND STALL SPEEDS). SURE ENOUGH, I WAS RIGHT! THE TEST INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIPS LOT, THE CAR WAS (AND IS) RUNNING WORSE THAN EVER. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IS WORSE THAN THE FIRST. I RETURN THE CAR AND THE CAR STAYS THERE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON APRIL 26, 2002, (RUNNING WORSE) AND DROVE TO VACAVILLE ABOUT 100 MILES ONE WAY FROM WHERE I WAS LIVING. I FELT SOMETHING FUNNY UNDER THE HOOD AND DROVE INTO VACAVILLE AND FOUND A MAZDA DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOUNTS AND THE CAR NEEDED NEW MOUNTS.

I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE 03/2001. I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM MARLIN MAZDA. THIS CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE SUNROOF AND CORNER ROOF BETWEEN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER DOOR LEAKED WATER WHEN IT WOULD RAIN. JANUARY 2003 MY CAR RAN HOT, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT BLOWING.THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE HEAD ON MY ENGINE AND THAT SOME HOSE WAS NOT CONNECTED, THIS IS WHY MY AIR WASN'T BLOWING? MY CAR STALLED ON ME 08/27/03. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WASN'T EVEN HOT. TOWED TO MARLIN MAZDA.I PAID FOR NEW BATTERY. I ASKED THEM TO CHAECK UNDER HOOD TO BE SURE NO OTHER PROBLEMS, THEY TOLD ME AT LEAST $500 TO CHECK ENGINE THOROUGHLY? WEEK LATER STALL AGAIN. THIS TIME TOWED TO OCEAN MAZDA,KNOCKING NOISE UNDER HOOD, THEY SAID IT IS THE ENGINE AND OIL PUMP. THEY TRIED TO LOOK UP FACTORY WARRANTY, THEY'RE NOT REPAIRING IT BECAUSE MARLIN MAZDA VOIDED MY WARRANTY(MARLIN SAID SLUDGE IN ENGINE/ CODE W8.) THAT WAS A LIE! I HAVE BEEN GETTING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. OCEAN MAZDA CHECKED ENGINE NO SLUDGE BUT THEY CAN'T DO REPAIR WORK WITHOUT WARRANTY. THEY TRIED TO CALL DISTRICT MANAGER BECAUSE CODE W8 DOES NOT EXIST!!! ALSO, I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO RECORD OF? I HAVE SPOKEN TO MAZDA AMERICAN CREDIT TO GET COPIES OF LOAN PAPERS THAT SHOWS PURCHASE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. I GUESS THE NEXT STEP IS A LAW SUIT. AFTER ALL THESE HEADACHES I DON'T EVEN WANT THIS CAR ANYMORE. I AM ALREADY PAYING A HIGH CAR NOTE FOR EXTRA COVERAGE AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE DESCENCY TO REPAIR MY CAR.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 MADZA 626 WITH ABOUT 59000 MILES (CAN'T BE ACCURATE BECAUSE IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP). HE HIT A PICK-UP TRUCK FROM BEHIND WHILE GOING APPROXIMALLY 40 MILES PER HOUR. A CAR IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK STOPPED QUICKLY WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. THE TRUCK HAD A LARGE IRON ROUND BUMPER GUARD. MY HUSBAND HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH HIS BODY BEING THROW FORWARD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BECAUSE OF HIS HEAD INJURY AND BACK PAIN HE HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. HE IS STILL HAVING HEADACHES. BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THE MINUM FULL COVERAGE ALL OF HIS HOSPITAL BILLS AND COST OF THE TRANSPORT IS ON US. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ALL OF THE HOSPITAL BILLS, BUT THE TRANSPORT ITSELF IS OVER $900. HE ALSO WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO WORK FOR THREE DAYS. IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED HE WOULD NOT HAVE HIT HIS HEAD AND BEEN THROWN FORWARD. THE COST OF THE CAR REPAIRS ARE $3,800. THE DATE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS OCTOBER 20,2003. THE AIRBAGS HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED INTO AT THE BODY SHOP AND THE CAR IS ALMOST READY. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF ANOTHER ACCIDENT OCCURS, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH GREATER INJURIES OR MAYBE DEATH.

THE ENGINE IS MISFIRING CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND TOLD ME I WAS PUTTING "BAD GAS" IN THE CAR; THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED A DISTRIBUTOR CAP, THE FOURTH THE IGNITION WIRES, THE FIFTH THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR, AND NOW FOR THE SIXTH ATTEMPT THEY ARE REPLACING VALVE ONE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 31 DAYS (21 BUSINESS DAYS) AND AS OF YESTERDAY, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE VALVE IN THE ENGINE, THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN CORRECTED. I'VE HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR THE 31 DAYS THEY'VE HAD MY CAR. I PURCHASED THE OPTIONAL INSURANCE BECAUSE MY INSURANCE AGENT ADVISED ME TO DO SO (WHAT THE RENTAL COMPANY EXPECTS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN WHAT AN INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD PAY...THEREFORE I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIFFERENCE). MAZDA REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE INSURANCE ON THE RENTAL CAR WHICH, CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I BELIEVE IS UNREASONABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXERCISE MY LEMON LAW RIGHTS, HOWEVER MY CAR HAD OVER 18,000 MILES ON IT AT INCEPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS 18 MONTHS OLD. MY PURPOSE IN FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS TO WARN OTHER CONSUMERS AGAINST THE MAZDA 626 AS IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME.

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

2001 MAZDA 626 AT 30,000 MILE CHECK. ROTORS ARE RUSTING MORE THAN USUAL, WITH ONLY ABOUT 70% CONTACT WITH THE BREAK PADS. IT STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT A WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. I CLAIM THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AVERAGE FOR REPAIR WORK ON BREAKS IS ABOUT 40-50,000 MILES. THIS IS WELL UNDER THAT AND 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED.*AK

THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE, BECAUSE ALWAYS SOMETHING RELATED TO IT IS OUT OF WORK. FREQUENTLY IT IS REFLECTED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. FOR INSTANCE, THE LAST TIME THE AIR CONDITION (A/C) WAS REPAIRED, THAT REPAIRMAN LEFT THE CLAXON AND THE REAR DEFROST OUT OF WORK. THE A/C HAS BEEN REPAIRED TOO MANY TIMES THAT IT DOES NOT FIT WITH A NEW VEHICLE. NOWADAYS IT IS OUT OF WORK AGAIN. I FEAR THAT NEXT TIME IS THE LIGHTS TO BE OFF WHEN JUST DRIVING. IN INCIDENT DATE, NEXT DATA REQUIRED IN THIS SCHEME, I AM PUTTING THE LAST REPAIR IN THE DEALER. *LA