1998 Mazda 626 complaints

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. RESEARCH SHOWED IT APPEARED TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON MAZDA 626'S. *AK *CB *JB

1998 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE EXPERIENCED ON A FREEWAY. THE CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT REPEATEDLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HER FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL TYPES OF POSTS FROM WEBSITES SAYING THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POOR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626. HOW COULD YOU DISREGARD THE QUALITY OF A PART THATS SO VITAL TO A NEWLY MANUFACTURED CAR? MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE WRITING POSTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SAY THAT THEY WILL NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN, AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY. EVERY POST THAT I'VE SEEN HAS BEEN ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. PEOPLE HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS DIE AT 37K, 55K, 48K. WHAT'S GOING ON? CAN WE ATLEAST GET 150K. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. IF I HAVE TO GET SERIOUS SERVICE LIKE THIS, I WOULD EXPECT FOR IT TO BE SOMETHING WAY DOWN THE LINE AFTER THE CAR IS PAID FOR.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME (AT LEAST THE LAST 25K MILES). HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED (FLUID/FILTER) AT 38K AND 50K MILES. NOW THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING EVEN HARDER THAN BEFORE. THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING MATCH WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED ON THE WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML#258 MAZDA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT AND RECALL THIS CAR.*AK

I HAVE A 98 626 MAZDA LX WITH 54K MILES. MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA SPECIALIST. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY COST A ROUND $2800. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CASE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MAZDA. I HEARD AND READ THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR. I AM STILL PAYING FOR MAY CAR. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAZDA 626 HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED REPLACED AT 72,000 MILES. *NLM

WHEN VEHICLE IDLES IT BEGINS TO HAVE A STALLING SENSATION. DEALER STATED A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THAT TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ,AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

AFTER PAYING FOR MY 1998 MAZDA FOR 9 MONTHS WHICH I PURCHASED FROM 5-STAR MAZDA I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. A GREAT UNEXPECTED EXPENSE. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE JERKS AND SPUTTERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ABOUT 75,000. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SO I SPENT $2200.00 GETTING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO THEN REPLACED IT AGAIN, AND NOW THIS ONE IS FAILING TOO. THIS WILL BE THE 8TH TIME I'VE TAKEN CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 55,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN STOPPING, TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS SO HARD THAT ALL PASSENGERS FEEL AS IF THEY WILL BE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, LIKE BEING REAR-ENDED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLOW TO SHIFT. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT "KICKS" LIKE HAVING BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION TAKES ITSELF OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND OUT OF O/D. MAZDA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND HAS EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS FIRST HAND, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT GENERATING A "CODE", MAZDA'S OFFICIAL POSITION IS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING AND UNACCEPTABLE, SINCE I COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM (AND OTHERS) SEPT. 2002. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL BUT WOULD SPUTTER, THEN JOLT FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. I MADE THREE SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FIRST TWO TIMES WAS AGAIN TOLD "THERE IS NO PROBLEM, SINCE WE CAN'T FIND A CODE" - EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON! FINALLY, ON THE THIRD TRIP, THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM - SPARK WIRES AND PLUGS. RECENTLY, WHEN THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THE CURRENT PROBLEM, THEY SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM, SO I PAID NEARLY $700.00 (AND HAD A RENTAL CAR FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS WAITING FOR PARTS) TO HAVE THAT FIXED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY WORSE! FURTHER, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AS OCCASIONALLY, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WILL REMAIN ON, ST

OWNER OF 1998 MAZDA 626-CAR JUST TURNED 67K MILES. WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 75 ON THE INTERSTATE THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. TURNED CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAYS THE O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING MEANS THE TRANSMISSION IS OVER HEATING. (HOW IN THE BLUE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BLINKING MEANS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM?) DEALERS FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, I PUSHED BACK AND TOLD HIM TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE, THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH FOR $130 AND HE SAYS THAT SEEMED TO STOP THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. GIVEN ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE WILL BE SELLING THE VEHICLE: I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT GOES OUT. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 70,000 MILES. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE TIMING BELT TRENCHER. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NLM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING UP I-75N , I NOTICED THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAD STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED STRANGE. AFTER A FEW MILES OF THIS, I CAME UPON A REST AREA AND PULLED OFF THERE. AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE CAR, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING, AND MAKING A GURGLING, SIZZLING NOISE. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW ME BACK HOME, WHICH WAS 3 HOURS AWAY. AFTER GOING BACK TO TAMPA, HAD MY CAR DROPPED OFF AT AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP INSIDE. SO I HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, TOWING, AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED. *NLM

TRANSMISSION REPAIR ON A 1998 MAZDA 626. COST ME $2936.32 *JB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 1 YEAR AGO, IT HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,400. ACCORDING TO THE SHOP REPAIRING IT, THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR OF CAR. ALL INVESTIGATIONS INTO RECALLING THIS TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN CLOSED. OUCH!! *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AS STATED IN RECALL 97 V 228 000. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. *JB

TRANSMISSION. WHAT WAS TOLD TO ME BY DEALER, WAS THAT A PIECE CAME APART FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CLOGGED UP THE TRANSMISSION FILTER, WHILE HITTING MOVING PARTS AND RUINING PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. *NLM

1998 MAZDA 626 WITH 71,909 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WILL COST ME $2100.00 TO FIX. STILL PAYING A LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE. *NLM

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION IS BAD. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EXPECTED FROM THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND CAR THIS RECENT. EVEN AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRANSMISSION STILL FAILS SHORTLY AFTER, LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, RINGS AND CLUTCH ARE WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY AT APPROXIMATELY 62,800 MILES. WHEN I LIMPED IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO BE TESTED TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION OR NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, PER THEIR TEST, IT WAS AND NOW THEY WANT $3200 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM DOING RESEARCH (UNFORTUNATELY WELL AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR) IS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM COMMON TO MAZDA , ESPECIALLY THE 626'S I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM IS AS PREVALENT AS IT APPEARS TO BE WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AS THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION DESIGN.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE JUST QUIT. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALERS WOULD SAY IT WAS NORMAL FOR IT TO CLANK, SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AND SOMETIMES ENGINE REVVED BETWEEN SHIFTS. NOW IT HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE PEOPLE AT NHTSA TO START SAVING PEOPLE. AFTER ALL IT IS YOUR MOTO. MAZDA/FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO REIMBURSE THE $2000 REPAIR COSTS EACH TIME.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT AT 72,000 MILES.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO LOCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*JB

I OWN A 98 MAZDA 626 4 CYL AUTOMATIC I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,715.00 THIS CAR ONLY HAS 53000 MILES MOST OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING MY 98 MAZDA 626, I NOTICED SLIPPAGE OF GEARS (IN THE TRANSMISSION). I WOULD STEP ON MY ACCELERATOR, AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. I SPOKE WITH MAZDA, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 100,000, THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AT ANOTHER ASE-CERTIFIED FACILITY, FOR $3018.00. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS "TYPICAL" WITH THE 98 MAZDA'S. APPARENTLY, MAZDA HAD A JOINT-VENTURE WITH FORD. THE TRANSMISSION USED FOR THE 98 MAZDA 626 WAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION USED ON THE FORD PROBE. (FUNNY, YOU DON'T SEE ANY OF THOSE AROUND NOW). I WAS GIVEN A 12-MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT IS ONE YEAR LATER, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS INOPERABLE. DUE TO THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS, I ASKED THE MAZDA DEALER IF THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER RECALL. THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I FIND IT APPAULING THAT A BUSINESS CAN NOT STAND IN GOOD FAITH WITH ITS PRODUCT, ESPECIALLY, IF NUMEROUS DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED FOR THE RECORD. HOW MANY OTHER MAZDA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT ARE NOT FILING COMPLAINTS? I BELIEVE MANY. IF YOU OWN A MAZDA AND HAVE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION, PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT. I AM IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY, AND HAVE MY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY LICENSE. WHEN I CONSULT FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES ABOUT AUTOMOBILES, I URGE THEM, NO I BEG THEM, NOT TO EVER PURCHASE A MAZDA, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR NAME.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP.*JB

MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHEN I REACH THE SPEED OF 60, IIT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2001. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2002. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS JUST A LEMON.

THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION. SCC

FIFTH AND THIRD SYNCHRONIZERS WORE OUT, CAUSING GEAR SELECTOR TO SLIP SUDDENLY INTO NEUTRAL. *NLM. *AK

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION CHAIN TO THE TUNE OF $800.00 AND AM HORRIFIED TO FIND OUT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED A RECALL OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE MAZDA 626. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR WEBSITE COMPLAINTS, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT NHTSA IS THINKING, I'M GUESSING THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET, THEREFORE THE DELAY IN CALLING A RECALL. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER AND THOUGHT I WAS DRIVING ONE OF THE SAFEST VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. SILLY ME

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY MAZDA 626 1998 ES (V6) IS EXTREMELY DEFECTIVE. I'M NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE CAR ITSELF. BOTH TRANSMISSION FAULTED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, MY GEARS STICK TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES THE CAR JERK.

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AWAY AT 90K MILES INSPITE OF RELIGIOUS TAKE CARE OF CAR ( MAZDA 626 ). *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE THIRD AND FIFTH GEAR SLIPPED BACK AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND IS URGING AN INVESTIGATION. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. NLM

EARLY TRANSMISSINON FAILURE

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

TRANSMISSION (DRUM) FAILED AFTER NORMAL USE AT 100K MILES. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS STRICTLY KEPT ON THE FLUID A $2000 REPAIR BILL. NOTICEABLY, THERE WERE 3 OTHER MAZDA'S (626 AND PROTEGE'S) THERE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MAZDA DOES NOT EVEN ISSUE THE SAME DRUM ANYMORE. THEY HAVE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO REPLACE THESE COMMONLY MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. IN MY EYES, THIS AMOUNTS TO AN ADMISSION FROM MAZDA THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS FAULTY. DT

I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. DT