Electrical System Problems of Mazda 626

The vehicle is stalling during acceleration and after. Sometimes it's stops and clear itself up and then throws itself into overdrive (o/d off lights starts flashing) all while driving it in the street(city and interstate). When you let the car sit and not run it will not flash but after driving amd not getting any speed it does it again.

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Since owning the Mazda 626 I have had a very big problem the transmission slipping. It will slip going into second gear. If its below 60 degrees the car wont shift into drive until the motor gets hot enough. The car is like this every single day and does it every time it is driven. Also the interior lights work somtimes on and off and the back windows wont roll down from the driver button.

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The contact owns a 1997 Mazda 626. The contact received a recall notification for the electrical system; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The NHTSA campaign number was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

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The contact owns a 1995 Mazda 626. The contact recieved notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer stated that the parts would be available in feburary or March. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 1998 Mazda 626. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the check engine warning light and other warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle also made a warning sound and emitted a burning odor from the front end. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue.

The contact owns a 1999 Mazda 626. The contact stated that the key was extremely difficult to turn over to start the vehicle. In addition, the failure was progressing to the point that the vehicle may not start intermittently. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.

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The contact owns a 1995 Mazda 626. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 1996 Mazda 626. The contact stated that there was a progressing electrical failure and unknown warning lights remained illuminated on the instrument panel. The vent controls failed to work for the air conditioner and heater. The vehicle was taken to four different independent repair shops and they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system). The dealer was unable to provide a reasonable time frame to receive the parts from the manufacturer. The contact called the dealer for months and was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

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The contact owns a 1995 Mazda 626. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 1997 Mazda 626. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 1997 Mazda 626. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v674000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called five star Mazda at (478) 841-9275 (located at 3068 riverside dr, macon, GA 31210) and was informed that the dealer would call the contact. The dealer did not confirm that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Smoke came from around the steering column.

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Car cannot pass smog test - #10 test box does not exist. After spending $1300, it's been found repeated that 1997 car contains 1998 parts. #10 timing/ground doesn't exist on 1998 but no procedure to smog without it. All other systems passed. Smog referee believes car was manufactured this way but possible dealership altered but they, of course, deny this and state they were able to smog car when they sold to us (since it is impossible to smog the car, it obviously was passed illegally by them). Now we are out $1300 repairs, $12,000 for cost of car, $75 for registration that the state won't give us a sticker for, and no use of a car that sits on the street. Only way to smog is to spend $2500 to replace all the parts to make it all 1997. Car isn't even worth that on top of what was already spent. Someone needs to come forward to take care of this mess. It's bad enough the car constantly stalls. (and yes, the motor light is always flashing. It doesn't mean anything, just a bezerk sensor-after paying $120 4-times to have it turned off, we just put masking tape over the annoying spot).

The caller said the transmission needed to be replaced. While driving the engine revved without warning. The caller said it would happen mostly in stop and go traffic. She had the vehicle towed to a mechanic shop. Dealer said she needed to get a different year transmission, and she will have to update the computer. Manufacturer said there was no recall on her vehicle and offered no help for free.

I have failed 2 times trying to type this letter of complaint. Well,I have a 1997 Mazda 626 lx 4 cylinder,2 liter engine sedan. ,the engine light stays on all thew time now. First time I took it back to granger in garden city,GA and they sent it to fairway fordmazda in abercorn st in savannah,GA. They kept it about 6 weeks and the engine light stayed off about 2 years. Then it started coming back on in February 2005,so I took it to a certified mechanic here in pooler,GA. He cleared the sensors,lasted about 1/2 day,tool\k it back,he said it was number 2 sensor,replaced it,lasted about a day and now it stays on all the time. Number 2 sensor was what it was the first time. I;m also expercing some jerky motion in this car and it could be the transmission. So I'm hoping that you will do something about these faulty problems with these cars,like recall them and repair them at no cost to the owners. Lightstybee@aol. Com.

I have a 2000 Mazda 626 6 cylinder and for some reason it has started to just periodically cut off when at a stop, feels like if I hit my brakes a certain way, it will cut off. I have also heard 2 other people with same vehicle with like problem. Please advise if any other complaints on the above.

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While driving check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer, who placed it on a diagnostic machine. Mechanic determined that the computer needed to be reset. Consumer informed the mechanic that this problem occurred more than once and had not been resolved.

My 1998 Mazda 626 is unreliable. It has been in and out of a dealers service department to get them to find out why it cuts off in the middle of operation or why it will only crank sporadically. They check, say they have identified the problem, charge us for a repair (because it is out of warranty. It rarely works more than a day after it has been repaired and then it is on the blink again. The reported problem from day one has not changed, it will not work properly due to failure to crank. We want it fixed and we expect trained technicians to know what to look for to fix it. We have now paid out over $1000 with parts and labor and still we have a car that will not work. North park Mazda, jackson, ms has all of the recent service records which back up what I have stated.

After starting the car and driving, when car is turned off will not restart, for 15 minutes to 2 hrs.

While the vehicle was parked a fire started inside driver side door panel.

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Actually I have lived with this problem since approx. Yr. 2003 one day I adjusted the lever for the brights or indicator and it felt as if it disengaged and was loose from then on. It seems that the light switch which connects with the indicator signals, intermittently the left headlight would go in and out (must have replace it three times until my husband realized it wasn't the bulb but the switch seemed to have broken loose)until recently the indicator switch would shut out the lights once I complete a turn and the switch re-adjust in place. This would happen occasionally with the brights on also. It would vary and you never know when it may happen. Now the switch for the brights are not working at all.

I bought my 1999 Mazda 626lx used in June of 1999 with 39,000 miles on it and throughout the two years that I had it I've gotten serviced more times than I can even count. Over the past 8 months the problems with the car have been getting worse. Initally the car was shutting off occasionally whenever I came to a stop. That alone scared me and I feared driving on the interstate because of this. The mechanic told me that my spark plugs needed to be replaced so I did that but the same day that I got it fixed the same thing happened and car started driving very rough. Although the car has not shut off on me lately it has done some very weird things like driving while the car is in reverse. I parked the car one day in an awkward way so I wanted to correct myself and when I tried to reverse the car kept on driving forward (I'm lucky there wasn't another car in front of me) and it was hard to shift into park when I was finally able to do that I turned to car off but then couldn't get it to come back on so I had it towed to the dealership and they said it was a problem with the shift interlock gear. Since I 've gotten my car back it drives worse than ever before the transmission slips, I can only drive in overdrive, the car shakes when it shifts gears and at certain speeds it thrusts forward with so much force that I it feels like I've just been rear-ended. Fortunately, I haven't had to replace the transmission but after reading other reviews about this car I fear that the time maybe coming soon especially since I just reached 83,000+ miles. With all the complaints on this problem Mazda should really take action on this issue because these cars are unsafe to drive and personally I will never buy another Mazda again.

The power doors unlocked by themselves. Also there is a beeping sound when remote control for power door locks is activated.

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Automatic transmission shifting problem, irregular rpm's when idling, popping noise in front (suspension?) when driving over bumps at high rates of speed I. E. Highways, interior light faulty,.

I purchased a car in April 2001 (a used car) and have an extended warranty for it. Car started giving me problems in 2002 so I decided to use my extended warranty to get the car fixed once it broke down on me on the highway; I found out that the warranty company never heard of me and that my warranty never existed. The place that I brought the car from went out of business because of fraudulent activities, but they did have one other car place that was still operating, so I called that place and explain the problem to them. They assured me that they would take care of me. They tried twice too fix the problem and supposedly fixed the problem, the car is still the same way it was when I brought it to them. They are giving me the run around. My extended warranty is suppose to last 60 months or 100,000 meters which ever comes first. I used my car daily because I have small children and it seems like the company still wont honor the fake warranty that I have that was given by them. My transmission on the car is worse than before. The company is dick gidron Ford/Cadillac. They were all over the news for fraud. Please help.

I have had repeated electrical and fuel/transmission related problems with this vehicle. Dealership responds with this is normal. Other mechanics question frequent visits however agree that the services are needed.

Consumer states vehicle has stalled numerous times, 2 times due to spillage from a cup that's in the cup holder, dealer installed a cover to protect pcm, vehicle has also stalled 3 other times with no explanation, possibly an electical problem, however check engine light was also illuminated, stalling could also be related to engine problem.

I own a 2000 Mazda 626 with only 90,000 miles. I have been stranded several times in this car and spent over $3000 parts and labor. I had to replace the catalytic converter, several sensors, master break cylinder, cv boots, and rack and pinion. Now I am having trouble with the transmission and the ac. The mechanic says I need to rebuild the trans and replace the ac compressor. This is another $3000 or more. I am very disappointed in this situation. I plead with you to take action on this. I have checked several web forums and found similar problems. Please, please make Mazda accountable for building such bad cars. Fyi, I am very, very diligent in general maintenance. Thanks for your time. Chris.

Parked vehicle an it caught on fire in dash board area due to a possible electrial short.

The vehicle experienced a problem with the headlight switch which was replaced a year ago. Now the headlights and tail lights switch are inoperable. Problem was due to broken wire connector inside of the switch.