2002 Mazda 626

2002 626 PISTON RINGS FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT PER THE MECHANIC. THERE WAS SCARING FOUND ON THE CYLINDER WALLS ALSO PISTONS LOWER COMPRESSION RING FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS STARTING TO RUN HOT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A NEW OVERFLOW COOLANT BOTTLE BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED ALONG THE SEAM. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CV BOOT. *JB

2002 4 CYL AUTO MAZDA 626. AUG 2005 - TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - $1800 REPAIR (ABOUT 60K MILEAGE) PRESENT - NOV 2006 - CAR RUNS ROUGH, THEN O/D LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. ONLINE RESEARCH STATES EITHER COMPUTER MODULE PROBLEM (REPORTING SPEED TO TRANSMISSION) OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE 626'S HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY YEARS - I BELIEVE BACK TO AROUND 1992 THROUGH 2002 (LAST YEAR MADE). WHEN IS MAZDA GOING TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX THE BROKEN TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

I OWN A 1992 4CYL AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626. IN AUG 2005 - THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE AT THE TIME THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 60K. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST MAZDA 626'S BUT MAZDA WAS NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM. NOW, NOV 2006 - 15 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, AND THEN THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. AGAIN I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF REPAIR SHOPS AND MAZDA STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD - ALSO IT WAS NOTED THAT IT MAY ALSO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS DOES MAZDA HAVE TO HAVE BREAK BEFORE THEY OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? *JB

AT AROUND 30000 MILES WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF A STUTTERING PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING AND INSISTED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM BUT DID REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER. TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS STILL, NO PROBLEM. AT AROUND 89000, TOOK THE CAR BACK IN BECAUSE TRANSMISSION "JUMPED" INTO REVERSE. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION LOOKED FINE BUT RECOMMENDED A FLUSH SO WE DID. DEALER ALSO STATED TRAN-AXLES WERE CRACKED/RUSTED SO WE REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF $500 (DEALER SAID THIS WAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD PART). THE NEXT DAY, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT BACK ASAP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A BROKEN SEAL AND THEY REPLACED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED THE CAR FOR ANOTHER APPT. LATER THAT SAME DAY, WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY OFFICE A 1/2 MILE AWAY AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR THERE BY DRIVING IT IN D1 LATE AT NIGHT AS TO AVOID TRAFFIC. DEALER EXAMINED AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I QUESTIONED AS TO WHY A WEEK EARLIER THE TRANSMISSION "LOOKED GOOD" AND THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED A FLUSH. NO ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. DEALER CREDITED BACK THE FLUSH AND SENT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. STILL DO NOT HAVE CAR BACK THREE WEEKS LATER. ALL SERVICE/REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE DEALER. IF PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WHEN FIRST BROUGHT IN, WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE MUCH NEEDED REPAIR. MAZDA OBVIOUSLY HAS MADE A MISTAKE AND IS NOT OWNING UP. MANY PEOPLE TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE AND MAZDA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE HARM THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS FACE. WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING MO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *NM

2002 MAZDA 626 GEAR SHIFT CABLE CLIP BROKE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE TECH STATED THAT THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND OVER TIME THE PLASTIC BECOMES THIN AND BREAKS. THE TECHNICIAN USED A METAL CLIP WHEN HE REPLACED IT. *NM

WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626, V6 2.5L EFI, QUIT SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. THERE IS NO MENTION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF A TIME FRAME TO CHECK THE FLUIDS. HOWEVER, I HAVE LOOKED ON THE NET, AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I JUST MOVED TO A NEW TOWN. THIS LEAVES US WITH NO VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK. SO NOW WE MUST RENT A CAR OUT OF POCKET TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. JUST TO PAY THE $1500 TO FIX IT. AS OF YET, WE HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED B/C WERE WAITING ON A RIDE TO THE CAR RENTAL. *NM

I BOUGHT MY 2002 MAZDA 626 IN FEBRUARY 2003. IN JAN. 2006 WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. OUT OF NO WHERE I COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH, NOT SAFE!!! MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INTO THE CAR AT A COST OF $2600. NOW IN MAY 2006, I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN DOING AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT MAZDA PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION (CD4E) IN THE 626'S AND THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS FOR MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION BUILT FOR SMALLER, LIGHTER CARS BUT MAZDA PUT IT IN THE 626 ANYWAY, ALTHOUGH IT IS A HEAVIER CAR. I NOW SEE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #0500502) WAS RELEASED BY MAZDA STATING THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE COMPENSATED BY INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT LONG BEFORE NOW, SAVING MY $2600 AND A CLOSE CALL ON A HIGHWAY. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE DESERVED BLAME!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO HURT OR KILLED IF THIS ISN'T MADE AWARE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!*JB