1998 Mazda 626 complaints

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 34,600 MILES OF NORMAL CITY DRIVING. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES. (I WAS ABOUT 6.5 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY TIMEWISE) THE MECHANICS WHO REPLACED IT SAID THAT THE FRONT PUMP WAS SCORED, AND THAT METAL BITS FROM IT CAME OUT FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND LODGED IN THE PRESSURE VALVE, WHICH WAS STUCK. ALSO, THE CHAIN WAS STRETCHED. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP GEARS THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICAL WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING INJURIES.

THE FACTORY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MAY 2002 AT 85000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT (USED) WITH 46000 MILES FAILED 45 DAYS LATER. UPON CONTACT WITH SERVICE REPAIRERS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HIGH TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO SPILL OUT FROM THE HOSE THAT YOU ADD THE FLUID THROUGH. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTTHING. NLM

STALLS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOP, CAR ALSO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING IN INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING TURNS. "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FLASHES BUT DOES NOT REMAIN ON, THEN CAR SUDDENLY JOLTS FORWARD. ALSO SHIFTS HARD AND JOLTS DURING DRIVING. MAZDA SERVICE DEPT. CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SINCE THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODE TO INDICATE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ALL REQUIRED MAINTANENCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED, GAS TANK IS FULL. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER. HELP! MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BECOME HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE (SLIPPING INTO GEARS) OVERDRIVE LIGHT TURNED ON AND OFF. THE RESULT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BURNED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE WAS LINKED TO THE COMPUTER. *SCC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. WAS REPLACED BY MAZDA. FAILED AGAIN AT 53,800 MILES/3 YEARS.*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL WITH NO WARNING. CHECKED VEHICLE, AND HAD THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL REPLACED. VEHICLE THEN STARTED IDLING AT 2000 RPMS, FLUCTUATING. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED NEED TO REPLACE POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 97V228000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 37,000 OR 38,000 MILES. WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS TWICE BEFORE 50,000 MILES.1ST AT DEALERSHIP(80.00) 2ND BY MY HUSBAND 3,000 MILES AFTER THE 1ST TIME. 2 MTHS. LATER SAME PROBLEM NOT PLUGS BUT REPLACED SPARK PLUG WIRES. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS(SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED THAT EARLY) BEFORE ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. PUT IN SHOP DEC. 01-COMPUTER SAID BAD O2 SENSOR REPLACED BOTH SENSORS(90.00) STILL SAME PROBLEM. CALLED MAZDA, FILED A COMPLAINT WITH MAZDA. THEY DID NOTHING. THEY SAID NOT ENOUGH FILES HAD BEEN ISSUED TO WARRANT A RECALL. I THINK THAT IS A LIE. ALL OVER THE INTERNET YOU FIND COMPLAINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR CAR MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. IT IS A SHAME THAT MAZDA MAKES A PRODUCT AS THIS AND DOES NOT STAND BEHIND WHAT IT PRODUCES. THEY ARE JUST LAZY AND DO NOT CARE TO HELP THE PUBLIC. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD CARE ABOUT THEIR REPUTATION. THEY HAVE A VERY BAD REPUTATION WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY DON'T EVEN SEEM TO CARE. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND EVERYONE THAT STILL HAS PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED BY MAZDA FOR ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO GET THEIR CARS FIXED. THANK GOODNESS WE GOT RID OF OURS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I TELL EVEYONE I KNOW THAT IS LOOKING INTO BUYING A CAR NOT TO GET A MAZDA.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL STALL, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS IN FOLLOWUP TO MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE NHTSA ODI NUMBER 763482. I TOOK MY MAZDA 626 BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED MY RESEARCH TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ADMITTED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER A REBUILT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE INITIAL PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE CONTACTED THE REGIONAL MAZDA ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIBED OUR CASE AND OUR LOW MILEAGE OF JUST OVER 32,000. MAZDA OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IF I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. HAVING READ OTHER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS THAT IT COST THEM BETWEEN $2,200 AND $2,900 TO GET THEIR CAR ON THE ROAD, I ACCEPTED THE OFFER. I AM STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IF RECALLED, I AM HOPEFUL OF GETTING MY MONEY REFUNDED, WHICH I BELIEVE IS REASONABLE GIVEN THE PERVASIVENESS OF THIS VEHICLE DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. JJB*AK

WHEN PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT TRANSMISSION FAILED, WITH GEARS NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION. RPMS WERE VERY HIGH FROM ATTEMPTING TO GET VEHICLE IN MOTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AREA, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID START BACK UP, BUT WOULD NOT FOWARD OR BACKWARD, CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.*JB

CAR WOULD JUST REV AND NOT CATCH GEARS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TENSIONER BELT FELL OFF FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*JB

THOUGH THIS IS A CANADIAN VEHICLE, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE US. I AM HOPING THAT IT WILL HELP OTHERS TO FORCE THE MANUFACTURER TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE LA4A-EL TRANSMISSION IS A FLAWED DESIGN.*AK

AT 30MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAD STARTED TO NOTICE ROUGH SHIFTING AT AROUND 90,000 MILES. I TRAVEL WITH MY WORK AND AM GONE EVERY WEEK MON-FRI AND PUT ABOUT 1000 MILES A WEEK ON MY CAR. SOME WEEKS MORE THAN THAT, ALL HIGHWAY MILES. I THOUGHT THE ROUGH SHIFTING WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. YOU CANNOT GET TO THE FILTER IN THE CD4 WITHOUT TAKING THE WHOLE THING APART. I WENT ANOTHER 10,000 MILES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WILL ALLOW ME TO TRAVEL ABOUT 10 MILES THEN QUITS. AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I CAN TRAVEL ANOTHER 5-10 MINUTES THEN IT QUITS AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND A LADY I SPOKE WITH WAS NO HELP AT ALL. SHE TOLD ME TO GO TO A DEALER AND THE CLOSEST IS 125 MILES AWAY. I ASKED IF THEY HAD A TECH DEPARTMENT I COULD TALK TO AND SHE SAID NONE EXISTED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS FORD TRANSMISSION IS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FIRST 100000 MILES ON THIS LITTLE CAR. THE ONLY REPAIRS WERE BRAKES AND A BATTERY PLUS THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE. I CANNOT SEE WHY MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING SO WIERD THOUGH. I HAD ONE GO OUT YEARS AGO AND IT NEVER WOULD SHIFT AGAIN. THIS RUNS, THEN QUITS, THEN RUNS, THEN QUITS AGAIN. OH WELL, I WANTED TO VENT AND I HAVE. IF THERE IS A RECALL OUT THERE ON THIS I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT. THANKS FOR LISTENING. FRED MARTINO.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, DEALER SUGGESTS REMAN. TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2700. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP REPORTS INTERNAL FAILURE OF SOME SORT, COMPLETE REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO DETERMINE EXACT NATURE OF THE PROBLEM - $700 LABOR, PLUS PARTS. THERE SEEM TO BE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS MUST BE FILED BEFORE A RECALL IS WARRANTED?*AK

THIS 5 YEAR YOUNG CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND USED AS A THIRD VEHICLE FOR WEEKEND DRIVING. OVER THE LAST FEW HUNDRED MILES, THE TRANMISSION BEGAN JOLTING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. ON JUNE 19TH, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC TO CHECK FOR WHAT MIGHT BE AN EMERGING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT SEEMED TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR, AND SEEMED TO SHIFT GEARS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES ON MY TWO MILE JOURNEY TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND EASE IT BACK INTO DRIVE. THESE EXTREME SYMPTONS HAVE MANIFESTED THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY SINCE JUNE 19TH, PROMPTING THE INTERNET SEARCHES THAT LEAD US TO NHTSA'S WEBSITE. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MAZDA IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WILL REPORT MY EXPERIENCE BACK TO YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN TELL ME IN DEALING WITH MAZDA SO THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED WITH MINIMAL EXPENSE AND AGGRAVATION? MANY OF THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION REPORTS TO NHTSA RELATE STORIES OF COMPUTER FAILURE BUT IN MOST CASES THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. WHAT HAS NHTSA LEARNED OF THIS MATTER RELATIVE TO THE MECHANICAL VERSUS COMPUTER PROBLEM? HOW DO I KEEP FROM BEING TAKEN? FRANKLY, IT IS CLEAR FROM THE COMPLAINTS LODGED ON YOUR SITE AND ON OTHER SITES DETAILING MAZDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THAT MAZDA/FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT THEY ARE PASSING ON TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. I THINK THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ONLY 32150 MILES IS NOT RE

I HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD/REPLACE FRO $2800 ON A 4 YEAR OLD MAZDA THAT I BOUGHT NEW. MAZDA ONLY COVERS 3 YEARS. POOR DESIGN.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN OVERDRIVE IT WILL NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY 1998 MAZDA 626 DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL #92007, ENGINE TIMING BELT TENSIONER, DUE TO "VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PROVIDED DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL 92007. DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE ARE CLOSING THE FILE (FILE #764436)." THE SPRING ON THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING THE CAR TO KEEP STALLING. THIS IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM STATED ON RECALL #92007. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MAZDA HAS REFUSED TO COMPENSATE REPAIRS FOR THIS CAR.*AK

THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IS VERY COMMON IN THE MAZADA 626 SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP THE CONSUMER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000! THE MECHANIC AT TUSTIN TRANSMISSION (CALIF) TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THIS TRANSMISSION. IN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TOO! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!!! I AM FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!*AK

MAZDA CORP STATES THAT MY VIN IS NOT 'ON THE LIST' BUT DEALER STATED THAT IT IS UNUSUAL FOR SPRING TO FAIL. MY VEHICLE FALLS IN THE YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE SIZE IN RECALL, BUT MANUFACTURER DENIES REPAIR ON RECALL BASIS EVEN IF TENSIONER SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE LIST OF VIN'S CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, AGE 50, CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. I WOULD LIKE AN EXCEPTION CASE TO BE FILED. I HAVE HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER THAT DIAGNOSED AND CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIR IS TOM NASO MAZDA, 11185 ALPHARETTA HIGHWAY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 770-993-6999.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 70,000, AND BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE GAS PEDAL SLOWLY DECLINED AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL. THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD . NO CHECK LIGHTS WERE ON PRIOR OR DURING THE INCIDENT. HAD ADVICE THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE. CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP, SAID CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRENTY AND COULD RANGE FROM $1500-2000 TO FIX. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53000 MILES WITH ROUTINE CAR CARE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65000 MILES. MAZDA DEALER TECH SAID THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH 98 MODEL TRANSMISSION. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT, IT COMPLETELY FAILED. WORK A BIT BETTER WHEN IT COOL DOWN. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE WEBBING HAS STARTED TO SEPARATE ON THE PASSENGER REAR SEAT BELT AND IS ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS (THE WIDTH) OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER STATES THE BELT HAS BEEN CUT. THE BELT HAS NOT BEEN CUT. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA AND CAN TALK TO NO ONE OTHER THAN THE PERSON AT THE OTHER END OF THE 800 NUMBER. THAT PERSON (HAVE TALKED TO TWO DIFF. PEOPLE ON TWO DIFF. OCCASIONS) TELLS ME THE DEALER IS THE EYES AND EARS OF MAZDA AND THAT THEY HAVE THE FINAL SAY. HELP!!*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT JUST OVER 62000 MILES AFTER REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.*AK

MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT WITH 70,000 MILES. I AM FORCED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER MAZDA 626'S WITH THE SAME LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED @ 80476 MILES - NO FOREWARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP, AND THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS CHECKING VEHICLE.*AK *MR

VEHICLE STALLED AT 5 MPH. DEALER REPLACED A BROKEN TIMING BELT TENSIONER.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON ONE OCCASION ,AND THE PROBLEM STILLOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAD BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER SEARCHED RECALLS IN NHTSA DATABASE AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL BULLETIN ON THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. *YD

ON STATED DATE, I WAS REARENDED ON HIGHWAY. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER BACK PART OF DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. IT WAS FOUND COMPLETELY HORIZONTAL AT END OF IMPACT. MAZDA SAID IT WAS BUILT TO DO THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS! TOW TRUCK OPERATOR, AUTO BODY EMPLOYEES HAVE NEVER HEARD OR SEEN SUCH A "SAFETY FEATURE." DUE TO THIS DEFECT IN SEAT MECHANISM,I SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT CONTINUE TO THIS DAY. I HAVE KEPT THE BROKEN SEAT TRACK. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IF MAZDA DESIGNED THE SEAT BACK TO BREAK ON IMPACT AS A SAFETY FACTOR, IT HAS FAILED ME QUITE DRASTICALLY!!

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND WOULDN'T MOVE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TIMING BELT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BELT WORE OUT AND TENSIONER HAS POPPED OFF. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER NOTED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 00-V-134-000. *AK

TIMING BELT TENSIONER HAS BROKEN. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY CAR IS AN EXTERNAL SPRING IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER BROKE.THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS LED TO A RECALL OF SOME 1998 &1999 MAZDA 626'S . I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TODAY BECAUSE I WAS HEARIND A KNOCKING/RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD.UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM AND KNEW ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT POSSIBLY THIS WOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM,HE THEN CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS INFACT A RECALL AND ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MJAZDA WHICH I DID. I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL,WHICH LEADS ME TO MY COMPLAINT.THIS IS SUCH A SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM,MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE COULD STOLL WHILE DRVING!! I HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY,AND I HOPE THAT MAZDA WILL EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *AK

PRIOR TO PULLING OFF VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK