Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
0102704 | 08/02/2004 | 10009908 | Rough idle / hesitation / stumble / misfire / malfunction indicator lamp illumination with diagnostic trouble code p0300, p0301, p0302, p0303, p0304. *tt | 11/02/2004 | |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||||
00204 | 10/26/2004 | 00204 | 10010540 | Evaporative emmissions and reciver adapters. *eh | 11/30/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
07/31/2008 | 86000 | ||
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mazda 626. the contact stated that the vehicle shut off without warning. the vehicle underwent regularly scheduled maintenance and oil changes prior to the failure. firestone stated that oil was leaking in the engine and under the motor. the contact took the vehicle to ice cold motors and they changed the valve cover gasket. ice cold motors discovered an issue with the vehicle, but did not provide any further explanation. the current and failure mileages were 86,000. | |||
09/26/2006 | 2 | ||
2002 626 piston rings failed due to a manufacturing defect per the mechanic. there was scaring found on the cylinder walls also pistons lower compression ring failed. *ts the consumer noticed the engine was starting to run hot. the consumer was told she needed a new overflow coolant bottle because it was cracked along the seam. the consumer was also told the vehicle needed a new cv boot. *jb | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
04/19/2005 | 5 | 12/09/2002 | |
Heard noise and bad vibration from front left , it got worse and louder when making turns. took vehicle to dealer, who stated that front wheel bearing was bad. around two weeks before the same thing happened, heard loud noise on front right, got louder when turning. took vehicle to dealer, who replaced front right bearing. car always serviced at dealer, two weeks before took car to dealer for pulling to the right. dealer stated it needed an alignment and balancing. did that next day and same thing happened within the past month. i had new front brakes, new tires, new right and left bearings, and several attempts to balance and rotate tires. also having problems with transmission, but dealer insisted that nothing was wrong, sometimes the car will not change gears like it should when going over speed bumps. vehicle stalled several times. also, had to replace coolant bottle three times, and once car overheated. it was a manufacturing defect. *ak |