1995 Mazda 626 complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED. JERKY OR NO REACTION WHEN PLACING INTO GEAR. THE CAR, WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION, ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GEAR. THEN, SUDDENLY, IT JERKED INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED LIKE IT REGAINED NORMALCY WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND IT SEEMED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE. I COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 MAZDA 626 AND HAS 86588 MILES. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED LITTLE BY LITTLE THEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO INTERSTATE RAMP, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GOES OUT AND LEAVES ME COASTING IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 7 SECONDS. NOW CAR DOES THAT ABOUT EVERYDAY AND HAS PUT ME IN SOME STICKY SITUATIONS. WAS TOLD MY DEALER THAT NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *JB

THE O/D STARTED BLINKING WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF EVEN WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. CAR WAS REALLY SHAKING AND I TOOK IT TO MAZDA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THEY TOLD ME IT IS TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST 2090 CAN + TAX TO FIX IT. CAR HAS LESS THAN 103 K. *NM

1995 MAZDA 626 PURCHASED USED IN 1998 WITH APPX. 30,000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY BURNED OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN JULY 2005. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED WHY WOULD A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS FOR SHORT TRIP. IN THE 7 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE IT WAS ONLY DRIVER 10,000 MILES. I PAID OVER 18,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT GETS ONLY 10,000 MILES? OR 40,000 TOTAL? ASKED MAZDA TO PICK UP THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS $4,000 AS THIS IS AS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN OF THEIR MODEL VEHICLES DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF A FORD TRANSMISSION IN THESE MAKES//MODESL. MAZDA HAS ADVISED THAT MY WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. I STATED THAT IT'S NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM BUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3 MONTHS. DEALER HAS NOT CONTACTED ME EXCEPT ONCE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I, OF COURSE, CANNOT PICK UP THE VEHICLE AS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A TRANSMISSION AND I DON'T HAVE $4,000 TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE. I CONTINUE TO CARRY INSURANCE ON A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. ADDITIONAL INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT MAZDA OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE BURNING OUT PREMATURELY WITH AS LITTLE AS 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

CAR SHIFTING HARD, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TODAY. *JB

DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM IS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AR MAY 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD. IT HAS STARTED SHAKING. THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT TWICE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED HAD IT REPLACED. BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED ALSO. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

95 MAZDA 626 LX, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 71000 MILES. *NM

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MAZDA 626, 1995 FOR A POWER TRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT DOES NOT PERTAIN MY VIN#. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE AND MY MOTOR. PLEASE HELP. *NM

1995 MAZDA 626 LX . ~ 94,000 MILES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE (CD4E FORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) *JB

THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 4 YEARS. THE MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *JB

DT: THIS MAZDA IS ON 3RD TRANSMISSION AND THIS ONE HAS GONE BAD. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 19, 2005. WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THEN , WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER HAD QUIT ALL TOGETHER.*AK

I AM EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIOIN FAILURE WHICH IS AN EXTREME HAZARD FOR MYSELT AND MY CHILDREN. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS AND AS EVIDENCED BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE WEB, THE TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING A MELTDOWN. I WAS DRIVING MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY AND STOP. THIS IN MY VIEW HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN FLAW IS OBVIOUS AFTER READING SO MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE. *NM

DT: THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THEY REPAIRED TRANSMISSION, THEY FIXED GASKET, PLATE, RINGS, NPN PLATE, MINI BULB, CLUTCH. THEY FIXED THIS 7-20-05. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 MAZDA 626 LX, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO PAST 2ND GEAR. THESE ARE THE SYMPTONS OF THE RECALL ON THE 1994 MAZDA 626, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 1995.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE

I OWN A 1995 MAZDA 626 4CYL, 4DR, AUTOMATIC. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THE OTHER DAY AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE CAR IDLES WELL, BUT WHILE ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 10 MINS (WHILE THE ENGINE GETS HEATED UP), THEN THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND JERKS TRYING TO GET INTO A GEAR. AFTER READING THE ISSUES ONLINE, AM PRETTY SURE THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR AT LEAST SOMETHING FIXED IN IT. LOOKING FOR SOME HELP...

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED COMPLETELY WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, NO BUMP IN THE ROAD, NOTHING.

THE OD OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING IN MARCH OR APRIL OF THIS YEAR TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, WAS TOLD THEN THAT IT WAS A BEARING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THAT JUST WASNT MOVING THEY MOVED ELECTRONICALLY AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT THEN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN, I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAY IT IS THR TORQUE CONVERTER AND PROBABLY A BUSHING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS CAUSING A MAJOR VIBRATION. MY 1995 MAZDA 626 HAS JUST OVER 77,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS THE 94 WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS PROBLEMS AND BY ALL REPORTS MOST OF THOSE PROBLEMS WERE NOT FIXED UNTIL 96 NOW I AM FACING A SECONDARY WARRANTY COMPANY WHO MAY OR MAY NOT APPROVE MY CLAIM, MY CAR OCCASIONALL STALLS WHEN I PUSH THE GAS ETC, MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS YOU CAN READ ON THE WEB WITH THIS SAME CAR. IF THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED JUST FOR THINGS LIKE THIS DOES NOT COVER THIS I AM STUCK WITH A BILL I CANNOT AFFORD, FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS WELL KNOWN AND WELL REPORTED. THIS IS A MAZDA AND FOR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY THEM...IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT BAY FORD IN PORTORCHARD WASHINGTON. WHY SHOULD A CAR NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED COSTED ME $1,000. I ONLY PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT CAME FROM THE DEALER, AND IT NOW HAS 27,000 MILES AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY UNUSEABLE. IM NOT PAYING ANOTHER $1,000 TO FIX IT AGAIN.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WHILE IN "D", THE CAR WITH CUT OFF RIGHT IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING BUT IF YOU DRIVE IT IN THE LOWER GEARS IT WON'T CUT OFF. NOTHING HAVE BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS JUST SITTING. MY AUNT WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. IT'S HAPPENED OFF AND ON BUT IT'S WORST NOW.

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

HAVE A FLASHING O/D OFF LIGHT AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. READING A LOT OF OTHER STORIES ON LINE APPARENTLY THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN NOT IN MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/HARD SHIFTING/ROUGH IDLE. *AK

TRANMISSION FAILURE,, JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR,1995 MAZDA 626,BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND STOPPED ALL TOGETHER.HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT COSTING OVER $1900.00 INCLUDING LABOR ,REBUILDING KIT AND ADDITIONAL HARD PARTS. *AK

THE O/D LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH AT ABOUT 75000 MILES. WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, BUT IF THEO/D LIGHT STOPS BLINKING, THE TRANSMISSION RUNS SMOOTHLY. MYSELF AND COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME SITUATION. MAZDA/FORD NEED TO TAKE RESPOSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT.

BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HER OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAG SENSOR CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT OF THE EXPENSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *SC *JB

MAZDA 626 /95, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, GENERAL FAILURE , GEAR MALFUCTION. *AK

ERRONEOUS TRANSMISSION IN A 1995 MAZDA 626.

MY 1995 MAZDA 626 ES TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 99,000 MILES. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH TIRES ON 1995 MAZDA 626. *MR AFTER ONLY 18322 MILES OF WEAR ON THE TIRE IT DEVELOPED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL. *SC *JB

I PURCHASED 1995 MAZDA 626 IN 1996. SOON AFTER DRVING JUST OVER 50,000 MILES, MY CAR JUST NOT MOVING ON THE ROAD. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS JUST A BIG NOISE. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. (BEFORE THAT THING HAPPENED, I NOTICED MY CAR HAD LESS POWER, SO I HAD MY CAR TUNED UP.) I TOWED MY CAR AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SO I REPLACED IT. THAT WAS NOV. 17. 1998. THE COST WAS 1107.75. I THOUGHT I HAD A BAD LUCK. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, I FOUND THAT O/D SIGN BLINK ALL THE TIME. IN 2003, SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I REPLACE IT AT THE SAME SHOP ON MARCH 10. 2003. BY PAYING 913.00. IN 2004, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AGAIN. MY MECHANIC FIXED IT-NOT REPLACED IT- BUT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER IT WAS GONE COMPLETELY. IF I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THIS WILL BE THIRD TIME. I HAVE NOT DONE YET. AND I DECIDE TO BRING THIS MATTER TO THE LAW. *AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH BOTH TIRES ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEW OUT, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN THE FACE. THE TIRES WERE NOT BRAND NAME TIRES.*AK

REPEATED REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WITHIN A PERIOD OF 1 YEAR.*AK

I GOT A 95 MAZDA 626 IN THIS FEB, NOW IT IS 67,000 MILES.LAST NIGHT, I HAD THE O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING ON, AND A CRAPPY JERK DURING ACCELRATION. '!@#$%, IT SEEMS THE TRANNY IS GOING OUT. *AK *TR

WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. ONCE THE TURN WAS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB......MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 12/22/2004. SUN LIGHT BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN VISOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. IF THE SUNLIGHT BURNS THE FABRIC OF THE SUN VISOR THEN THE FABRIC OF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE MUST BE VERY FLAMMABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT THE SIDEWALK, EXPLODING 2 TIRES, BLOCK DRIVER EYE GLASSES AND INJURING THE DRIVER FACE. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL ON THE CAR AND ACCEPTED TO REPAIR BUT LATER DIRECTED THE VICTIM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *LA RECALL #98V249000. SC

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STARTING SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL SENDING THE VEHICLE OVER THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB WHILE EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY THE CONSUEMR NOTICED , ON TWO ACCASIONS, THAT THE VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING MOMENTARILY FALED TO ENGAGE. THIS OCCURED ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *NM *TC

I BOUGHT A 1995 MAZDA 626 AND I HAD IT 2 OR 3 DAYS HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION .THAT WAS 2,400.00 .STILL HAVE ALL KINDS OF TROUBLE OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION IN BACK 7 OR 8 TIMES STILL SPITS OUT ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID .IT IS OVER HEATING TOOK IT TO BULL CHEVROLET THEY PUT NEW INTAKE GASKETS ON IT AND CHECKED FOR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET SAID IT WAS NOT THE HEAD GASKET .WE REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AND TO FIND OUT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OTHER PARTS .I DON'T BELIEVE THE CHEVROLET CHECK TO SEE IF IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSE THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE HEAD OFF AND ALL THE PISTONS HAD WATER JUST STANDING ON TOP OF THEM.NOW I'M OUT ANOTHER 2500.00 . *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED SHATTERING WINDSHIELD AND DRIVERS EYE GLASSES,AND THEN CAUSED THE CAR TO HIT THE SIDEWALK EXPLODING 2 TIRES AND INJURING THE DRIVERS FACE. EVEN THOUGHT THE CAR WAS UNDER RECALL, THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT LATER DIRECTED THE VICTIM TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, NEAR MISS, CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM ROAD AND TOWED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED BOTH AT 60 TO 70 K MILES!!!*AK THIS IS A PRODUCT DESIGN DEFECT AND A SAFETY DEFECT.

1995 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION: I HAVE 1995 MAZDA 626 BUT IT TENDS TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN WITH OVER DRIVE SENSOR GOING BAD AT 75000. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN, BUT IT WENT OUT AGAIN AT 130000. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE A 95 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. THE O/D LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK. MECHANICS SAY THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALMOST EVERY SENSOR, BUT TO NO AVAIL THE TRANNY IS STILL ACTING UP. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

1. FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE THE RPM WENT WAY UP BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAME RIGHT AT ME. BEFORE I KNEW IT, THE INTERSECTION WAS GRIDLOCKED AND HORNS WERE HONKING EVERYWHERE. I WAS ALMOST HIT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. FINALLY, WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS THE CAR WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED AWAY. THE FINAL BILL COSTING 2,300.00$. RECENTLY, IN A PARKING LOT, AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDDLE, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD (STILL IN DRIVE). LUCKILY THERE WERE NO PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT I ALMOST HIT A CAR. I LOOKED AT THE CONSOLE AND SAW THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH MY SHIFTER WAS IN REVERSE. THE SHIFTING MOUNT IS UNHITCHED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN!!!! THIS IS A COMPLETE HAZARD AND I HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED COLLISION AND INJURY FOR A SECOND TIME. 2) FAILURE IS TO BREAKDOWN IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND ALMOST HITTING A CAR IN A PARKING LOT. *AK 3) TRANSMISSION REPLACED USING OLD PARTS AND NOW THE SECOND TIME I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE.

OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION LEADING TO THE TEDIOUS AND COSTLY PROCESS OF GETTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WITH A COOLER KIT. *JB

CAR: 1995 MAZDA 626 LX FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 69,XXX MILES TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY LOCAL SHOP OF NATIONAL CHAIN FAILED AGAIN IN SEPT. OF 2001; TOTAL REPAIR COSTS EXCEEDED $2,300

OWN 1995 MAZDA 626. GOT IT USED WITH 50,000 MILES. NOW HAS 94,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED MANY SENSORS, THE HEAD GASKET, ROTERS TWICE, AND HAVE HAD THE OCCURING ISSUE OF THE HOLD LIGHT BLINKING AND THE TRANNY SHIFTING HARD. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT UNCONTROLLED. IT DOWNSHIFTED FROM OD TO 3RD THEN TO A NEUTRAL TYPE OF GEAR. THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO OD. THIS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES.I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUID WITH NO HELP. MY CAR JUST TURNED 72000 MILES AND HAS BEEN ADULT HIGHWAY DRIVEN. I HAVE READ IN SEVERAL PLACES OF OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS SOUND LIKE A COMMON OCCURANCE AND SOUND BE INVESTIGATED FOR DEFECTS IN THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION.