1997 Mazda 626 power train problems
233 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1997 Mazda 626 — 65% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Left home to go to work made it about 3 miles from my home and my transmission quit working as I was in the middle of a hwy. I was turning onto from a side street. I was about hit as my mazda would not go and quit working on a blind corner. *tr”
filed May 4, 2015
“We recently bought or mazda 626 from a dealer we were told that we were getting a quality car. We were fooled. With in the first week we had to buy part after part.change the trans fluid, change the distributor , spark plug wires, spark plugs, router motor, ignition coil, clean fuel injectors …”
filed Aug 13, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other 626 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 626 | 70 | 80% |
| 2001 626 | 139 | 74% |
| 2000 626 | 160 | 74% |
| 1999 626 | 233 | 73% |
| 1998 626 | 313 | 72% |
| 1996 626 | 239 | 67% |
| 1995 626 | 337 | 69% |
| 1994 626 | 177 | 63% |
| 1993 626 | 42 | 34% |
| 1992 626 | 5 | 26% |
| 1991 626 | 11 | 18% |
| 1990 626 | 4 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Mazda 626
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.