Mazda 626 body problems

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THREE INCH CRACK IN TOP OF RULE TANK ,SEAT BELTS BROKE AND SLOW TO ROLE BACK UP AND PLASTIC PARTS USED IN DOOR OPENING MECHANISM BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #10712037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS CAR. ALTERNATOR, TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, TIRES AND BALL JOINTS. NOW THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS REPLACED, WIPER MOTOR AND QUARTER PANELS ARE ALL RUSTED OUT. I AM DISABLED AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. SHOULD ALL OF THIS SHOULD OF GONE WRONG? IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR EIGHT YEARS.

NHTSA complaint #10670033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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94,000 MILES ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND STRUTS WERE WORTHLESS. WAS STRANDED ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR WOULD GO IN REVERSE BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN DRIVE AND AT SLOWER SPEEDS AND STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS.

NHTSA complaint #10265977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB......MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 12/22/2004. SUN LIGHT BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN VISOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. IF THE SUNLIGHT BURNS THE FABRIC OF THE SUN VISOR THEN THE FABRIC OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE VERY FLAMMABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10105035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CONSUMER HEARD NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, NOTHING WAS FOUND. *LA THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE TIE RODS, A NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, WHICH THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE RIGHT LOWER GRAVEL SHIELD, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A RATTLE.

NHTSA complaint #10059664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE/LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN (EVEN IF LOCK) WHEN THE PASSENGER ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONCE UNDER RECALL (93V-174000). MAZDA STATED THAT SINCE THEY REPAIRED IT ONCE THEY ARE NOT LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. *TS *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10005963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CONSUMER STATE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKS CONSUMER INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA complaint #8022020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS 50 MPH + VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND "FEELS AS IF IT IS FLOATING". DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT WERE FRAME RELATED PROBLEMS THAT CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #898201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAME ON FIVE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BELT BOLT, SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, THIRD TIME DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, FOURTH TIME TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AND FIFTH TIME CLUTCH PEDAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AT THIS TIME ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT THE FIRST DAY, THERE WAS A HORRIFIC SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, CONSUMER ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A NEW CAR NOISE AND IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY, CONSUMER WAS INFOREMD THAT SOMETHING HAD SLIPPED IN THE WHEEL AREA, OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN EXTREMLY LOUD THUMPING NOISE, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE FREON SYSTEM WHICH WAS THEN FLUSHED AND THEN REFILLED TO THE CORRECT LEVEL, WHICH WAS DONE TO TAKE OUT THE AIR BUBBLES IN THE AIR CONDITION LINE, ALSO THE AIR CONDITION WAS BLOWING HOT AIR, THE CENTER CONSOLE WOULD NOT LATCH, NUMEROUS COMPONETS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #897092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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4 DISTRIBUTORS WITH IN 75,000 MILES. CIGERETTE LIGHTER FAILED AT ABOUT 60-65,000 MILES. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT (BEHIND GAS GAUGE) FAILED AT ABOUT 60,000MILES. DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR DOESNT OPEN ALL THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #748401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. THERE IS A DEFECT INSIDE OF DOOR. ALSO, WILL NOT OPEN WITH OR WITHOUT KEYS . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #885788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ON 10/13/2000 WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON THE RADIO CAME ON FOR A SECOND THEN SHUT DOWN AND DID NOT COME ON AGAIN, THE DOOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYED ON & ALL DOORS WERE SHUT, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN, KEYLESS ENTRY DID NOT SOUND, POWER WINDOWS STOP WORKING, FINALLY ON THAT DAY WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CAR SHUT DOWN. LATER ON 10/15/2000, WHEN THE FRONT DEFOGGER WAS TURNED ON AND THE CAR WAS JUST IDILING THE CAR BEGAN ACT AS IF WANTED TO TURN OFF AND SHAKE. ON 10/18/2000 MY CAR WENT INTO THE SHOP WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 10/20/2000 AND I WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE MY RADIO WOULD START CUTTING OFF AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SHOP ON 10/25/2000 FOR THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY CAR SINCE. SL.

NHTSA complaint #735603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 93V174000/ DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE. DEALER CORRECTED THE RECALL. CONSUMER CURRENTLY IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN LOWERING THE WINDOW, DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY OPENS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #865156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND BEGINNING TO RE-ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN TO GEAR. THE INTERIOR HEADLINER OF THE CAR BURNED IN EXTREME HEAT. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A LOCAL UPHOLSTERY SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE 1998 MODEL CAR THAT I HAVE.

NHTSA complaint #724064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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POWER DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION FROM THE MAIN DRIVERS DOOR LOCK, TAPE DECK DIED WITH AT TAPE INSIDE, REAR DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE USING THE HANDLE-MUST BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, BACKUP LIGHT/LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK REGARDLESS OF BULBS..WIRING IS DEAD, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY INTO NEUTRAL, JUST DIED ENTIRELY AFTER BEING PARKED. TRANSMISSION WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE..NOT A FLUID ISSUE. ALSO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE THERMOSTAT FAILURES IN THE WINTER RESULTING IN NO HEAT. REPLACE THIS ABOUT EVERY 2 YEARS ON AVERAGE.

NHTSA complaint #717112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, NEW, ON APRIL 8, 1999. IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED PROBLEMS, THE CAR MADE AN ODD NOISE AND VIBRATION AT REST, THIS WAS REPAIRED, A MISSING BOLT FROM THE HEAT SHIELD . THE CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING WITHIN 10 DAYS OF PURCHASE, REPLACED. WARPED WIND DEFLECTER REPLACED, AND BLOWN INTERIOR LIGHT FUSES. THE MAJOR PROBLEM OF COURSE IS THE TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON APRIL 19, 1999 REPORTED CONCERNS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SHIFTING ROUGHLY, LURCHING AND SLIPPING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE CAR, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, DID NOT DO ELECTRONIC ANALYSIS OF TRANSMISSION. I INDICATED MY CONCERN REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION TO MAZDA CORP. IN THE MAZDA CARE SURVEY AS WELL. ON DEC. 15, I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND DEMANDED THAT A TECH. RIDE WITH ME AS I EXPRESSED CONCERNS. CAR HAD ALMOST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 3 DAYS BEFORE. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GO TO FLORIDA BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO PUT CAR ON THE ROAD. CAR WAS LEFT WITH DEALER, AND FINALLY FOUND TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY WANT TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, AND THEN OFFER ME A 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION, WHEN I CURRENTLY HAVE 35,000 MILES REMAINING AN MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THIS IS INEQUITABLE, AND UNACCEPTABLE. THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AND I WANT A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE (NEW) OR MY MONEY.

NHTSA complaint #716595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.