MAZDA 626 ENGINE DEFECT AND COMP

MAZDA 626 ENGINE DEFECT AND COMPLAINTS

Consumers have complained of engine failure and problems on the Mazda 626. Consumers experiencing such problems may be entitled to compensation and here is a list of reported complaints.

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CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 885999

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOST POWER AND VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. *AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/01/2001 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/16/2001

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 885454

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Details: CONSUMER WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAS CA EMISSIONS PACKAGE, SINCE OCTOBER 2000, VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING, ENGINE STUMBLES IN COLD WEATHER, AND GETTING WORSE. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY, MAZDA STATED ONLY 4 CYLINDER VEHICLES DO THAT.*AK

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/15/2000 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/9/2001

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 785869

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: THE RPM GOES FROM 0 TO 5 AND SOMETIMES IN THE RED ZONE. *YH

Occurrences: 4 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: Unknown Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 5/14/2002

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 768586

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Details: ENGINE FAILED AND MAZDA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER WARRANTY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE OTHER THAN AN ENGINE DEFECT. DT

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/03/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 11/1/2002

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10162877

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Details: MY 2000 MAZDA 626 LS OVERHEATED ON JUNE 16, 2006. THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING WHEN ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR SINCE THE FALL OF 2005. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT YET FAILED BUT HAS BEGUN TO. THE CAR STRAINS WHENEVER I DRIVE IT & ITS LACK OF STABILITY HAS LED TO CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS WHENEVER THERE'S RAIN OR SNOW. EVERY TIME I AM ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES, THE ENGINE HEATS UP TO THE POINT THAT IT BOILS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH OVERFLOWS ONTO THE REST OF THE ENGINE. AFTER APPROX. 15 MORE MINUTES, THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH & MY CAR STARTS TO RESIST SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE RPMS INCREASE WHEN THE LIGHT FLASHES & THERE'S A DANGEROUS DELAY IN MY ABILITY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS THE CAR LURCHES. ON JUNE 19, 2006, I TOOK THE MAZDA TO AN IMPORTS SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WILL SOON FAIL. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS APPROX. $2800 & A USED ONE COSTS APPROX. $1800. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FIT MY CAR ARE THE SAME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INITIALLY PUT IN MY ENGINE & WILL FAIL AFTER ANOTHER 70,000 MILES DUE TO ITS BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE 626. PUTTING AN "EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM" UNDER THE HOOD IS APPROXIMATELY $300 & IS A TEMPORARY BANDAID FOR THE ISSUE WHICH WILL STILL OCCUR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH & FOUND THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE STATED THAT ALL AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626 LS VEHICLES FROM 1994-2000 HAVE ENGINES THAT WERE MADE FOR A SMALLER CAR & ARE THEREFORE TOO SMALL FOR THE 626 LS. ACCORDING TO SAID RESEARCH ALL 1994-2000 626 LS VEHICLES HAVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT WILL FAIL BETWEEN APPROX. 70-80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 74,400 MILES AT THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. MAZDA REFUSES TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS SITUATION, YET IT HAS BECOME COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG CAR DEALERSHIPS, SO THE VALUE OF MY CAR HAS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY & IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SELL. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE IS PUT INTO THE CAR WHICH WILL COST

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 06/16/2006 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 7/19/2006

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10110376

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

Details: WHEN AUTOMATIC GEAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, GEAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE.. AT 98000 I HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT SELMA MAZDA IN SELMA, CA.. *JB

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 02/11/2005 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 2/11/2005

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10063904

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Details: SUDDENLY THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT HIGH EASILY WHEN DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WITH DTC(DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES) P0125 ERROR(TEMP. INSUFFICIENR FOR CLOSED LOOP FULE CONTROL, THE COOLANT). THE DEALERS CHECKED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND FOUND THAT THE COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE WAS LEAKING. HAD TO REPLACE IT.

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/23/2004 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 3/25/2004

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10032744

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: ENGINE HAD BEEN SERVICED INITIALLY TEN DAYS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE. CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH KNOCKING AND JOLTING WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR. MAJOR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DURING ONE INCIDENT VEHICLE REFUSED TO START, AND LEAKED ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID ON FLATBED TRUCK. FINAL INCIDENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP. LIGHT WAS RESET BY DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS NOW SEIZED AT 36,000 KM. *AK

Occurrences: 6 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 05/28/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 8/13/2003

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10016012

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Details: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB

Occurrences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 04/15/2002 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 4/16/2003

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10010042

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Details: THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED TWICE. NO LEAKS WERE NOTICED AND ANTI FREEZE WAS ADDED. THE MECHANIC THEN NOTICED AN OPEN VALVE COVERED WITH A RUBBER CAP HAD ALLOWED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE.*JB

Occurrences: 2 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 03/03/2003 Deaths: 0
Date added to datbase: 3/6/2003

Mazda engine failure, complaint, Mazda engine class action, stalling, defect, problem, Mazda claim.

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Create Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10000063

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

Details: VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE PINGING NOISE, THAT WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THUS CAUSING ME, THE DRIVER, TO ACCLERATE WITH GINGERLY. APPROX. ONE DAY AFTER THE ENGINE MADE PINGING NOISE NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, EVENTUALLY LEADING UP TO THE FOLLOWING: THE CAR WAS AT A SPEED OF APPROX 55-60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PINGING GOT LOUDER, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, A LOUD NOISE OCCURED, SOMETHING APPEARED TO SHOOT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, I WAS THEN TOLD THAT AN ENGINE ROD BLEW THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK, THUS REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. APPROX 1 1/2 TO 2 WEEKS PRIOR AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AND THEREAFTER THE CAR RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UP UNTIL THE PINGING OCCURANCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER MANUFACTURER EXTENDED WARRANT, BUT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER IT COVERED UNDER WARRANT AT THIS POINT OR NOT.

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