NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
14 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Jan 15, 2004
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment
IN ADDITION TO SMELLING GAS - THE RADIO AND ANTENNA DOESN'T WORK. NOW THE SUNROOF WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MORE OFTEN THAN NOT SINCE I HAD THE CAR. THE KEY SOMETIMES WON'T FIT INTO DOOR LOCK AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR LOOKS BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OFF - IT JUST SEEMS TO FALL APART. …
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IN ADDITION TO SMELLING GAS - THE RADIO AND ANTENNA DOESN'T WORK. NOW THE SUNROOF WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MORE OFTEN THAN NOT SINCE I HAD THE CAR. THE KEY SOMETIMES WON'T FIT INTO DOOR LOCK AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR LOOKS BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OFF - IT JUST SEEMS TO FALL APART. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT LOCK FELL APART BUT THE BIGGEST THING IS THE SUNROOF WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THIS IS MY 3RD MAZDA AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE.
NHTSA ODI #10069215
60,000 miles · Jul 8, 2003
Power TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
1997 MAZDA 626 HIS CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE RPM'S CLIMB. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, IT SLAMS FROM GEAR TO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING UP A GEAR. OVERDRIVE SLIPS IN AND OUT, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES …
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1997 MAZDA 626 HIS CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE RPM'S CLIMB. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, IT SLAMS FROM GEAR TO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING UP A GEAR. OVERDRIVE SLIPS IN AND OUT, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN THE OVERDRIVE SLIPS. THERE IS ONE ISOLATED INCIDENT ON A LONG HIGHWAY TRIP WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45. IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME FROM BUT WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS FLUID EVERYWHERE, AS IF ABOUT A QUART OF FLUID HAD BEEN SPRAYED OR BURST.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10025651
Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKES NEED REPAIR AROUND 7000 MILES EVERY TIME. *AK
NHTSA ODI #752235
Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
SUDDEN ACCLERATION, BRAKES FAILED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #751679
Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2000
Electrical SystemPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SEPT. OF 2000. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVISED BY UNIVERSITY MAZDA FRONT BRAKES WEARING ENGINE LIGHT , BATTERY AND SHIFT CONSOLE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS A LEMON.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
NHTSA ODI #733228
Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY AND WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLS TO SIDE. PADS WEAR UNEVENLY AND STICKS AT TIMES. VEHICLE ONCE SPUN 540DEG WHEN BRAKING ON HWY. THIRD SET OF PADS INSTALLED ON VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED. MOSTLY HWY DRIVING.
NHTSA ODI #719061
Mileage unknown · Nov 24, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *AK
NHTSA ODI #852485
Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACE BRAKES 5 TIMES. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
NHTSA ODI #847890
Mileage unknown · May 4, 1999
Power TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
I WAS TOLD IN A LETTER BY MAZDA THAT THE REASON MY BRAKES GO OUT IS BECAUSE I RIDE MY BRAKES AND THAT MY ACCOUNT WAS NOTED FOR THIS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS NO ONE FROM MAZDA CAN GIVE ME A COPY OF THE DOCUMENTED PROOF THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THEY CAN'T TELL ME AT ALL WHAT OR WHY MY TRANMISSON HAS GONE OUT.
NHTSA ODI #706234
Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1999
Exterior LightingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic
NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #704898
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