Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Mazda 626 has 66 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
66
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF FORWARD GEAR WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT A... |
| Sep 12, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN ONE DAY AS I WAS LEAVING WORK MY CAR STARTED ACTING AS THOUGH IT WA... |
| Aug 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION JERKS-HARD KICKING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION/DEFECTIVE TRANSMISIO... |
| Jul 31, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TAMARA RECALL |
| Jul 15, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WILL MOVE FINE UNTIL IT WARMS UP BUT THEN SLIPS OUT OF ALL GEARS AND WONT MOVE UNTIL THE NEXT... |
| Nov 26, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | ON ACCELERATION FROM BEING STOPPED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A SERIES OF POPPING SOUNDS. I TOOK IT... |
| Sep 13, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION MAKING POPPING NOISES AND LAGGING WHEN MAKING TURNS SOUNDS HORRIBLE TOOK TO A MECHANIC ... |
| Oct 9, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED TO EXIT THE F... |
| Sep 30, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BROKE ON ME AT 107,000 ODO . *TR |
| Sep 22, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR |
| Aug 28, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING AND SHIFTING. TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF PROB... |
| Jun 13, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. REPAIR EN... |
| Apr 1, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2010 AFTER HARD SHIFTING AND SKIPPING GEARS, SAME PROBLEM AGAIN STARTED... |
| Dec 23, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE, 2002 MAZDA 626 4CYL. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 2N... |
| Aug 10, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION CHAIN FAILURE. CAR HAS ONLY 72K MILES ON IT, NEEDS ENTIRE RE-BUILT TRANS... |
| Jun 6, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES. *TR |
| Apr 1, 2009 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | 94,000 MILES ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND STRUTS WERE WORTHLESS. WAS STRAN... |
| Jan 8, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION BURNOUT. PURCHASED USED MAZDA WITH 138000 MILES, PREVIOUS OWNER SAID HE... |
| Aug 6, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE MAZDA 626 YEAR 2002. IT HAD AROUND 53,000 MILES ON IT. VERY LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. ... |
| Jul 5, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2002 MAZDA 626 AND ON JULY 5,08 MY CAR TRANS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS GOING UPHILL. I HA... |