2001 Mazda 626

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER RESERVOIR OFF THE RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FIFTH TIME. THE RESERVOIR HOLDS THE OVERFLOW FROM THE RADIATOR. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE SEAL WHERE THE SEAL MEETS. SHE HAS HAD TO PAY FOR EACH REPAIR BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE LIGHT FOR THE AIR BAGS JUST STARTED TO FLASH ON THE PANEL - CAR ONLY 8 YEARS OLD & DONE AROUND 50000 KMS - HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE MODULE AND NEEDS REPLACING - ALSO THAT THE BAGS COULD EITHER INFLATE WITHOUT WARNING OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL IF CAR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - THEREFORE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. COST OF APPROX AU$1500. SHOULD THIS REALLY BE HAPPENING IN A CAR OF THIS AGE. WE FEEL IT IS A FAULT WITH THE CAR AND THE MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED AS A 'CAR DEFECT REPLACEMENT'. HAS ANYONE HAD ANY DEALINGS WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IF SO WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME. I FEEL WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AS IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME IN EARLY SPRING OF 2003. MY 626 HAD JUST TURNED OVER 53,000 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT. CALLED FOR A TOW, TRANSMISSION PLACE SAID THAT IT WAS LIKELY TO HAVE TO BE A FULL REBUILD. I CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY CALLED MAZDA AND MAZDA PAID FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND TOW, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WEEKEND, DRIVING CAR, NO SIGN OF ANY ISSUE, JUST HAD A FLUID FLUSH DONE ON THE CAR 6,000 MILES AGO SO I KNOW THAT IS FINE. COME HOME AFTER A WEEKEND OF CITY DRIVING AND GO TO GET IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT. STAYS IN PARK NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I MOVE SHIFTER TO. TAKING IT IN AGAIN WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON THE ~NEW~ TRANSMISSION THAT MAZDA PAID FOR THE FIRST TIME ROUND. CAR ONLY HAD 98,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS SUFFERED 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

MY 2001 MAZDA 626 2.0L LX HAS 104,500 MILES ON IT. AROUND 95,000 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING ROUGHLY. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE OVER TIME AND AT 104,500 MILES I NOW NEED A TRANSMISSION REBUILT. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AND TALKED TO KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD CD4E BUILT TRANSMISSION AND ARE SHOCKED FORD/MAZDA HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THEM. I AM NOW LOOKING AT 2000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PLEASE FORWARD THIS COMPLAINT TO MAZDA ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHERS AND MAKE THEM DO WHAT IS RIGHT. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THESE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. PLEASE HELP US ALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CHAIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING LINKS. THE SERVICE MAN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR IS JUST SITTING NOW BECAUSE WE CAN NOT AFFORD 2000 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED BUT IF ITS POSSIBLE TO BE LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD THAT WE COULD GET IT REPLACED FOR FREE. WE REALLY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND ONE RUNNING VEHICLE AND REALLY NEED HELP GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2001 MAZDA 626 IN 2002 WITH 23,000 MILES UP UNTIL NOW HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THE CAR MADE IT HOME I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THERE IS ONLY 117,000 MILES ON THE CAR, SO I GOT ONLINE AND SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND COME TO FIND THAT THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF MAZDA 626 OWNERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHO HAVE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM'S. THE SHOP THAT I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID MAZDA/FORD MADE A BAD TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS!!!. I WISH THE CAR MANUFACTURES WOULD MAKE UP FOR THERE MISTAKES AND NOT KEEP PASSING THEM ONTO THE CONSUMERS.. THANKS TIM KEBLIS *TR

2001 MAZDA 626 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A MAZDA DEALER, IT WAS A 1 OWNER TRADE-IN WITH ONLY 25,000 ORIGINAL MILES. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A 100 POINT INSPECTION FROM THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WHEN I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT JUST REMAINED STILL AS IF IT WAS STILL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, IT WAS TOWED TO A MAZDA DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MOST MAZDA 626'S, OLD AND NEW! *TR