Ownership Cost for 1996 Mazda 626 626
Estimated: $32916 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1953 | $819 | $225 | $2291 | $8051 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $204 | $204 | $204 | $204 | $204 | $302 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7823 | $6577 | $5653 | $5245 | $7618 | $32916 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | MY CAR HAS 79,170 MILES ON IT. I BORROWED MONEY & WORKED 2 JOBS TO MAKE THE PYMT. I WAS OKAY WITH THAT B/C I THOUGHT I PURCHASED A DEPENDABLE & RELIABLE CAR. TWO YEARS AGO W/O WARNING, WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, & HAD THE CAR SERVICED. IT WASNT DIAGNOSED THAT I HAD TRANS. PROBLEMS TIL I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY HWY. IN EARLY MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THAT MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN & LOST ALMOST 50% OF ITS POWER. IN AN INSTANT MY CAR WENT FROM TRAVELING AT 70+ MILES PER HOUR TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. I LOST MY ENTIRE TRANS. AT 57,000 MILES. MAZDA CORP. HELPED THAT TIME. I PAID $700 FOR LABOR, MAZDA PICKED UP THE REST. NOTE I HAD ALREADY PAID @ $1300 IN OTHER REPAIRS. TWO YEARS & 22,000 MILES LATER I AM FACING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I WAS TRAVELING FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO MY TRIP, MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED OFF & MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED BY 20 MILES. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. AFTER THE 2ND VISIT & MY PERSISTENCE TO DIG FOR THE TRUE PROBLEM, THE NEWS FROM MAZDA CORP. IS TRANS. FAILURE & ITS MY PROBLEM. AS I LISTEN TO OTHER NON- MAZDA CAR OWNERS, SAYING THEIR CARS HAVE CLOSE TO 200,000 MILES ON THEM WITH LITTLE OR NO PROBLEMS, I AM HURT, DISAPPOINTED & FRUSTRATED TO KNOW MY CAR WILL NEVER MAKE IT. I AM BEING FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAD NO PLANS TO BUY FOR A FEW MORE YEARS. I AM NOW GOING HAVE TO TAKE A HARD FINANCIAL HIT B/C MAZDA CORP. BUILT A CAR WITH REPEATED TRANS. FAILURES, & THEY WILL NOT HELP THEIR CUST. WHEN IT FAILS MORE THAN ONE TIME. THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANS. FREE OF CHARGE; LABOR INCLUDED, & TELL THE CUST. THE FIX WILL NOT LAST. I TRUSTED MAZDA CORP. TO BUILD A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE & SAFE VEHICLE. WHAT I HAVE IS A CAR WITH TRANS. FAILURES THAT HAS NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE, & IS PUTTING IN ME IN DEBT. THIS HAS GOT TO BE LEGALLY WRONG, & I KNOW ITS MORALLY WRONG. I WANT MONETARY RESTITUTION FOR THIS UNNECESSARY BURDEN.*AK |
| 1996 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | WHEN CONSUMER STATRTS VEHICLE THE ENGINE TAPS LOUD NOISES. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECKLIGHT STAYS ON FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP,AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK |
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