Transmission is already shot!! (at 80k miles).
Ignition wiring replaced at 76k.
Automatic door locks go haywire.
Bolts on wheels have rusted in place.
I am currently a college student who has had to take some time off of school for financial reasons. I bought this car to replace my last one, which blew a head gasket at 115k.
Everything I had read and heard about the 626 was very positive; I thought I was buying a reliable car. I drive to work everyday and was hoping to have enough money put away to return to school this January. Now, thanks to my Mazda, I am going to have to spend most of my savings on a new transmission! I have had this car for less than a year and it has been nothing but frustration. Needless to say, I will never buy another Mazda again.
You have been very unlucky, it seems at some point in the cars life it may have been driven to the extremes of harshness. This is not normal Mazda.
I bought my 99 new and the problems began during the first two years of ownership. Ten years later and with only 68k on the clock, the problems never stopped.
Hmmm, where to begin: two of the four door locks failed within the first four years, the trunk leaked, dash lights quit working, power antenna failed, I've replaced over a half-dozen coolant reservoirs, replaced the radiator, cam position sensor, and the alternator quit working yesterday. The car also leaks oil like a siv.
As soon as the economy picks up this poor excuse for a car is gone. I really do hate my Mazda 626.
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