2000 Mazda 626 complaints

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN EARLY 2003 WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY (IT HAD ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON IT). THE PROBLEM WAS THE ONE OUTLINED IN THE MAZDA TSB # 0500502. I HAD THE FLUID COOLER INSTALLED AT THAT TIME AS WELL AS A REPLACEMENT FACTORY REFURBISHED FORD/MAZDA TRANSMISSION (THE DEALERSHIP SOLUTION). I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY MORE PROBLEMS FOR THE LIFE OF THE (NEW) TRANSMISSION, WHICH I TOOK TO MEAN THAT IT WOULD LAST ABOUT 100-120,000 MILES. WELL, HERE I AM, LESS THAN 50,000 MILES LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MAJOR FAILURE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A SOUND I CAN ONLY LIKEN TO TIN CANS IN A TUMBLER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. A GOOD MECHANIC WILL REBUILD IT FOR $2800. THAT IS MORE THAN HALF THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE (~$5000). THIS DEFECT IS APPARENTLY MUCH MORE THAN A SIMPLE MATTER OF KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION COOL, IT IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THE MECHANICALS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF THE FLUID. SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR HAS EXPIRED, AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY ON THE WORK THE DEALERSHIP DID 3 YEARS AGO TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM INITIALLY, I AM STUCK WITH A HUGE REPAIR BILL AND NO DESIRE TO OWN THE CAR. WHEN THE REPAIR IS COMPLETE, I WILL BE SELLING THE CAR. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 6 CYLINDER AND FOR SOME REASON IT HAS STARTED TO JUST PERIODICALLY CUT OFF WHEN AT A STOP, FEELS LIKE IF I HIT MY BRAKES A CERTAIN WAY, IT WILL CUT OFF. I HAVE ALSO HEARD 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME VEHICLE WITH LIKE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE ABOVE. *JB

2000 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AFTER 82,000 MILES BUT HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE THE REPAIR. IN ALL THREE CASES THE AUTOMOBILE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWITCH INTO REVERSE FROM BEING PARKED. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, SWITCHING INTO REVERSE IS COMPARABLE TO SWITCHING INTO NEUTRAL. *JB

2000 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AFTER 61247 MILES. HAD FLUID REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. *NM

THE BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6-8 MONTHS BECAUSE OF WEAR, THE BRAKES CAN BE FELT GRINDING WHEN APPLIED. ACRID, BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN WAITING AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND STOP SIGNS. DEALER REFUSED TO EXAMINE THE CAR WITHOUT A RECALL LETTER, HOWEVER RESEARCH REVEALED THIS CAR'S VIN # IS IN THE RECALL GROUP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 9/22/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6-8 MONTHS, BECAUSE THE BRAKES DO NOT PROPERLY STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE, AND THE BRAKES CAN BE FELT GRINDING WHEN APPLIED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER ATTEMPTED REPAIRS TO THE BRAKES.

2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. ON MARCH 1ST 2006, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE DRIVING AT A CONTINUOUS SPEED (45 MPH) THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A HALF HOUR PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ON MARCH 2ND, I DROVE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MAZDA DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO RELATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED WITH A SEARCH OF THE WIRING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS WAS DONE AT AN HOURLY RATE OF $85.00 AN HOUR. ON MARCH 6TH, A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND AT THE FIREWALL. IT TOOK THEM 7.5 HOURS TO MAKE THIS DETERMINATION. ON MARCH 11TH, WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING OFF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY. IT ALSO BEGAN BUCKING AND JERKING AND WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. I JUST HIT 95,000 MILES AND I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MAY 2000. *NM

TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED DISCHARGING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS & CAUSING HEAVY SMOKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT IS A FLAW IN 626 TRANSMISSIONS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626, 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT WERE USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 10 MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN USED FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEACH, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TRANSSMISSION WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/03/06. *JB

TRANSMISSION ON A 2000 MAZDA 626, WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR THE CAR WOULD SLAM INTO REVERSE, STOP, SLAM INTO REVERSE, STOP, SLAM INTO REVERSE REPEATEDLY. THE CAR WAS STOPPED BECAUSE OF THIS DIFFICULTY, PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. IT HAS 85,000 ON IT, IT'S ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! A LITTLE YOUNG FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW I LEARN IT'S A FORD TRANSMISSION. AND THEY WONDER WHY NO ONE BUYS THEIR CARS! *JB

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON 01/25/2005 HAD OVERDRIVE SWITCH OFF, AND AS THE TRANSMISSION GOT HOT, THE OVERDRIVE OFF SWITCH LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE CAR STARTED MAKING JURKING MOVEMENTS LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND PROCEEDED ON TO WORK.*AK

ON MARCH 29, 2005, MED CENTER MAZDA REPLACED BOTH AXLES AT 52, 248 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION THEN BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD JOLT WHEN PUT IN THE "DRIVE" GEAR FROM REVERSE AND THEN HESTITATE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. ON JANUARY 11, 2006, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE "DRIVE" GEAR AT ALL; ALMOST LEAVING ME STRANDED AT THE ENTRANCE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY CAR FOR WORK AND I ONLY LIVE 10 MILES FROM HOME AND AM NOT A "ROUGH" DRIVER. THE DEALERSHIP'S ATTITUDE IS "THINGS HAPPEN"; THAT IS NOT SATISFACTORY! THESE COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA; IT IS A SAFTY HAZARD. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACKER TRAILER BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET MY CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY! THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE ADMITS THAT THE FORD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA CAR HAS HAD DEFECTS SOME OF WHICH WERE EXACTLY LIKE MINE. FURTHER, ON CONSUMER.COM; OTHER CONSUMERS LISTED AND DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM. MAZDA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE 500 COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE ACCORDING TO ONE WRITER ON THE CONSUMER.COM SITE. MAZDA SAYS THAT IT WILL COST $3,215 TO REPAIR. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

2000 MAZDA 626 REQUIRES REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT 80,000 MILES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK REMOTELY OR MANUALLY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE POWER ASSEMBLY IN THE DOOR.*AK

I AM STILL PAYING FOR A 2000 MAZDA 626 WHICH JUST HAD ITS WARRANTY RUN OUT AND NOW MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISN'T WORKING. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY JOB IN MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GO I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO. I SWITCHED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND AND FINALLY GOT MY CAR TO GO. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WAS REVVING UP AND THE O/D OFF SWITCH STARTED FLASHING. I FINALLY AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. NOW WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN ANY GEAR IT WON'T GO ANYWHERE. MAZDA SAID THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE MY WARRANTY IS UP. I NOW AM MAKING PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH FOR A VERY BIG PAPER WEIGHT. I CANNOT AFFORD THE HUGE EXPENSE OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM WHICH AFTER LOOKING AROUND ON THE INTERNET FOUND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *NM

CLICKING IN TRANSMISSION- NOT GOING INTO REVERSE, SLIPPING. REBUILT TRANSMISSION CAR NOW NEEDS GEAR CABLE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS COME OFF AND CAR BECOMES IMMOBILE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT. THIS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR EACH AND EVERY TIME GOING UP OR DOWN. NUMEROUS MECH'S HAVE LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT FIX. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 MODEL MAZDA 626 WITH APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR RECENTLY STARTED HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND EVENTUALLY WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOM'S AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT UNIT SINCE THEY DO NOT PERFORM TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. THE COST WOULD BE FROM $2500 TO $3000. I WAS VERY MUCH UPSET WITH THIS, SINCE I HAD THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE PERFORMED AND NO MENTION WAS MADE AS TO POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I CALLED THE MAZDA CUSTOMER OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS LITTLE THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THE REPRESENTING THAT I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR ATTITUDE AND THEIR LACK OF SUPPORT. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A NEARBY TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT A COST OF OVER $2100. THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THROUGH THE INTERNET THAT THERE HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MAZDA HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS OR EVEN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE ONLY ACTION THEY HAVE TAKEN IS TO DISCONTINUE THE 626 PRODUCTION. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I AM SURE THAT MAZDA/FORD WAS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE SIMPLY IGNORED THEM. MEANWHILE, MAZDA OWNERS ARE LEFT WITH THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF DEALING WITH EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND/OR LOSS OF THE CAR RES

TYPICAL DRIVE HOME. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. TAKING TO THE SHOP TOMORROW. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

1. I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AT MANHATTAN BEACH, CA. I NOTICED THAT SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WAS ALWAYS VERY ROUGH, THE VEHICLE JERKS. 2. GOING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AFTER ACCELERATING THROUGH 1ST GEAR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN THAT THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER OR BEEN MAKING AN UNPROTECTED LEFT HAND TURN, THIS MIGHT HAVE YIELDED IN BODILY INJURY OR FATALITY. 3. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT LA CIENEGA TRANSMISSIONS IN CULVER CITY FOR $1395. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD PARTS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 75K. FOR THE LAST 20K IT HAD A NOTICEABLE HESITATION WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE MORNING. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEAD TO THIS, JUST PARKING THE CAR NORMALLY RUNNING AN ERRAND AND TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO) MY DAUGHTER WAS STUCK AT 11PM THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO ANY GEAR. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD US THE CABLE UNDERNEATH PROBABLY DISENGAGED. WE TOWED IT TO OUR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE CABLE. SINCE THEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE IT INTERMITTENTLY SEEMS TO STICK CAUSING IT TO DELAY MOVING OR JERKING BACK. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND INSISTED THEY PUT ON A NEW CABLE . LAST WEEK (APPROX AUG 24TH) MY DAUGHTER ONCE AGAIN CALLED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, IT WOULDN'T GO INTO ANY GEAR. THE TOW TRUCK AGAIN TOWED US TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY REPORTED THAT THE CABLE WAS FINE ETC AND THEY COULDN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS COSTS ME MONEY AND TIME EVERYTIME I HAVE TO LEAVE WORK, GET IT TOWED AND SPEND REPAIR FEES. NOT TO MENTION THE ADDED STRESS OF THE CAR BEING UNRELIABLE. I DECIDED TO LOOK FOR RECALLS AND KNOWN DEFECTS OUT HERE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS REPORTED MAZDA/FORD IS NOT HELPING THOSE OF US WHO ARE LOYAL TO MAZDA. I PURCHASED 2(USED) FROM HERTZ AND A 2005 MAZDA 6 A FEW MONTHS AGO. WITH 3 MAZDAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY IM ESPECIALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T MAZDA/FORD PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ??? MAYBE WE SHOULD START A CLASS ACTION SUIT>I EXPECT AT THE LEAST REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE WHETHER OR NOT IT MEANS A NEW TRAN

I OWN A '00 626 THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY GRANDMOTHER IN 2-04, WHO HAD BOUGHT IT NEW IN '99. I HAVE SINCE HAD TRANNY ISSUES ON 2 OCCASIONS WITH THE MOST RECENT REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT WITH WHAT THE TECH. DESCRIBED AS "AN IDENTICAL FAILURE PRONE UNIT". MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A NEW (NOT REBUILT) AND IDENTICAL TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT ~42K MILES AS NOTED IN THE SERVICE LOG. I DID A SEARCH ON THE WEB AND I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND. NUMEROUS CASES OF FAILURE, AT ALARMINGLY SIMILAR INTERVALS AND ALL HAD THE COMMONALITY OF BEING EQUIPPED WITH AUTO. W/ OD TRANNY MFG'D BY FORD AND INSTALLED IN 4 CYL. MAZDA 626'S. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER THE HIGH FAILURE RATE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH "THE INADEQUATE COOLING DESIGN" AND SUBPAR MATERIALS USED IN THE "CLUTCH PACKS". SO BECAUSE OF THIS WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE WITH WE WILL HAVE SHELLED OUT ~$2500 (EXC. LABOR) FOR A REBUILT TRANNY THAT IS EXPECTED TO FAIL IN LESS THAN 30K MILES REGARDLESS OF THE SERVICE INTERVALS. THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS ON THE INTERNET HOW TO GAIN SOME ADDL. LIFE OUT OF A UNIT, ALBEIT SMALL. TO ME IT WOULD SEEM THIS RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD FALL ON THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT ON THE CONSUMER. AS A CONSUMER I'M EXPECTED TO TRUST AN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY DESIGN AND TEST A VEHICLE AND IT'S SUBSYSTEM PRIOR TO RELEASING IT UPON THE PUBLIC. FAILING THAT IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FLAWS SUCH AS THOSE NOT RELATED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AS IS APPARENT IN THIS CASE. WHICH IN TUR

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH , AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WILL NOT SHIFT .THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102000 MILES. HE IS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY 2000 MAZDA 626 WAS BUCKING IN REVERSE, THEN IT WOULD START DOING THE SAME THING IN DRIVE IF I WAS STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY HAD TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A CODE COMING UP ABOUT THE PARK NEUTRAL SWITH THAT IT WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER AND MADE THE TALL CONVERTER GO AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT RUINED MY TRANSMISSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON MY CAR WAS THEN SENT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL IS NOW AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL WITHOUT A CAR THIS IS GOING ON THE THIRD WEEK AND I STILL WITHOUT AN ANSWER. THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE COMPUTER LEADING UP TO THESE INCIDENTS BUT THEY ARE STILL UNSURE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING REGARDING A RECALL. THANK YOU.

2000 MAZDA 626 WITH 65,000 MILES---TRANSMISSION FAILED ON INTERSTATE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKS LIKE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE JUDGING FROM POSTINGS ON THE WEB. $3,000 TO REPLACE--SHOULDN'T A TRANSMISSION LAST LONGER?

CAR NO LONGER GOES IN ANY GEAR WILL GO SOME IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2000 MAZDA 626 -- 6 CYL. AUTOMOBILE SERVICED REGULARLY. REPAIRS COSTING SMALL FORTUNE. COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 626'S. EXPECTING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN AT SOME POINT.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND THE CAR JUST STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE ONLY OPERABLE GEAR WAS REVERSE. I WAS LUCKY, NO ACCIDENTS. TOWED CAR TO A MECHANIC, THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY GONE. MAZDA CHARGES $2500 FOR A NEW ONE, WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.

SHIFTER CABLE LOCKED UP BACK AUGUST OF 2003. WAS UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. HAD CAR TOWED TO PEARSON MAZDA RICHMOND, VA WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE SHIFTER PROBLEM. NOW OF 6/3/05 SHIFTER CABLE BREAKS OFF. NOW CAR HESITATES WHEN IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. TOOK CARE BACK TO DEALER TO BE TOLD THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED ON A 5 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR. MAZDA WILL NOT HELP WITH ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE TO FOOT THE ENTIRE BILL OF JUST OVER $3000.00. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WAS DRIVING NEARLY 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT WOULDN'T SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND IT NEARLY MADE ME HIT AN 18-WHEELER. THE FRONT END SEEMED LIKE IT JUMPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT IN CONTROL AND PULL OVER. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, I PLACED IT ON PARK, AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE, AND CONTINUED MY JOURNEY, ONLY TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN BEFORE I HIT 60MPH. THAT TIME, THE CAR KEPT ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS EVEN AFTER LETTING GO OF THE GAS PEDAL, AND AGAIN, "JUMPED" SEVERAL TIMES UNCONTROLLABLY. I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND LEFT IT ON PARK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER THAT, I STARTED BACK ON DRIVE TO AT LEAST REACH THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE, WHEN I ONLY REACHED ABOUT 35-40MPH WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW AND I HAVNE'T STOPPED HEARING ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO REBUILD THAT SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION, AND HOW FREQUENTLY THEY HAVE THOSE MAZDA 626 VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (AND FRIGHTENING STORIES), IN THEIR SHOP. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T KILLED DRIVING THAT CAR ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO I F HAVE PURCHASED A USED MAZDA 626 WITH A TOTAL MILEAGE OF UNDER 68000 MILES. BEFORE I MADE THE PURCHASED OF THE VEHICLE I MADE A BACKGROUND CHECK OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS HISTORY WAS FINE. 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE I RAN OVER CURVE AND IT GAVE THE CAR A SMALL JOLT, MOMENTS AFTER THE INCIDENT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING FUNNY. JUST BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. LATER I FIND OUT THAT THE JOLT CAUSED A SPRAGG TO POP OFF IN THE TRANSMISSION VIRTUALLY DESTROYING EVERY THING INSIDE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. 4 MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN FOR SOME ODD REASON NOW I HAVE TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT AGAIN.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON A 2000 MAZDA 626

FAULTY/DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BEING USED IN MAZDA VEHICLES WELL AFTER THE ISSUE WAS KNOWN ABOUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS, OF NOT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT... MANY WITH WELL UNDER 60K MILES. AND, MANY HAVE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE 100K MILES. ALL OF THE PROBLEM VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME SYMPTOMS: OD LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, AS THE TRANSMISSION BURNS UP, LITERALLY FROM POOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR PROPER AIR FLOW AND COOLING. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MANUFACTURER, CAR OWNERS, DEALERS, SERVICE CENTERS, AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS. PROOF OF THIS FACT WAS A NOTICE SENT OUT TO DEALERS THAT THERE IS A COOLING KIT "AVAILABLE" FOR THIS TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD AID IN KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION COOL. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A FREE ADDITION! MAZDA IS ACTUALLY CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO ADD A FIX TO THEIR DESIGN FLAW! I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY A FRAUDULENCE ISSUE, BUT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE COULD (MAY HAVE ALREADY) BE SEVERELY INJURED, OR KILLED, BY HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSION GO OUT AS THEY ATTEMPT TO ENTER HIGH TRAFFIC, HIGH-SPEED AREAS, SUCH AS A FREEWAY. PERSONALLY, I EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT I COULD HAVE SOLD MY CAR FOR, AND WHAT I ACTUALY HAD TO SELL IT FOR DUE TO THIS KNOWN DEFECT. I ALSO EXPECT TO SEE MAZDA MAKE GOOD ON THIS PROBLEM WITH CURRENT AND PREVIOUS OWNER

MY 2000 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 60000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT IN SPEC WITH VEHICHLE MAINTENANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I AM STILL CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS WITH ABOUT 3500 TO GO AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID TO REPLACE THE TRANNY IT WILL COST 3074. *AK

THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN QUIT ACCELERATING IN THE DRIVE GEAR. I PREVIOUSLY POSTED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A SYMTOM OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT, IT NOW FAILED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE A $2500 COST. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE REASEARCH ON THE TRANSMISSION MODEL AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A FORD TRANSMISSION MODEL# CD4E WHICH IS NOTOURIOUS FOR FAILING. THIS TRANSMISION IS NOT ONLY IN MAZDA MODELS BUT FORD CARS AS WELL. THE YEARS VARY FROM APPROX 1994 TO 2002, PLEASE DON'T ONLY CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR, BUT DO PUT INTO CONSIDERATION THE VARIOUS CARS THIS TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED INTO. THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A FAILURE SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED, IF YOU WERE TO INVISTIGATE ALL CARS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION YOU WOULD COME TO CONCLUDE THAT A MASSIVE RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF US DRIVERS. I'M FORTUNATE THAT I MADE IT TO WORK AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. *AK

WHEN AUTOMATIC GEAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE, GEAR HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE.. AT 98000 I HAD TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT SELMA MAZDA IN SELMA, CA.. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX. I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TAKE NEXT EXIT AND WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NECESSARY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE APPEARED TO BE A LOSS OF PRESSURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE OCCURED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN COOLING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $2500. JUDGING FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I REVIEWED THERE SEEMS TO BE A HISTORY OF FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAD 75000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.*AK

I OWN A MAZDA 626, 2000 WITH 65,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY RUN INTO OVER $3700 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE MOUNT AND AXLES. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH A $2700 BILL HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH A NUMBER OF NEW PARTS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, WHICH AS A FORD TRANSMISSION AND MANY OTHER FORD PARTS. I AM SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT WITH SO MANY TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING TO OTHER MAZDA 636 OWNERS TO ENSURE THEY REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE SUBSTANDARD PARTS. *AK

I'M A VICTIM TO A BAD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A MAZDA 626 LX YEAR 2000. IT IS HAS AROUND 63500 MILES AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY CAR NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE MAZDA DEALER. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME $2900. AS YOU KNOW THAT 63500 IS NOT A LOT OF MILES. WHAT SHOULD I DO?. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] *JB

PARTICLES ARE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT BLOWS THE PARTICULES INTO THE CONSUMERS EYES. DEALER STATES IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

WE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE TRASMISSION ON ARE 2000 MAZDA 626 WE WERE TOLD THAT MAZDA BUILT A VERY POOR TRANSMISSION, AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT.*AK

MY MAZDA 626 LX CURRENTLY HAS 49,000 MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET FROM OTHER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!!! CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO BY THE NHTSA FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL???PLEASE LET ME KNOW - YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR. TAKES LONGER TO RELEASE FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK