1997 MAZDA 626 Complaints

O/D LIGHT FLASHING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, VERY HARD SHIFTING WHEN IN O/D ON MODE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON 1997, MAZDA 626-THIS WILL BE MY THIRD TRANSMISSION IN FOUR YEARS. *AK

97 MAZDA 626 AT THE LOCAL MAZDA/DODGE DEALER IN JUPITER FL JUST QUOTED ME $3200 TO PUT IN AN ALREADY REBUILT TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY DO NOT REBUILD TRANSMISSIONS AND THE ONE I CURRENTLY HAVE IS GONE. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM BETWEEN MAZDA & THE TRANSMISSION THAT FORD INSTALLS FOR THE 626 A CD4E. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE EARLY ON AND EVEN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN IT OFF. MY WIFE AND ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS OF THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT MAZDA MUST ADDRESS WITH THE LONG LIST OF 626 OWNERS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 MAZDA 626 WHEN SHE HIT A POTHOLE AT 19TH AND SPRING GARDEN STS IN PHILA., PA. BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. HER NECK WAS A LITTLE RED AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT. WE FOUND A SMALL DENT IN THE RIM, BUT THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. SHE DROVE THE CAR TO A PLACE WHERE SHE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. I FOUND THAT 97 MAZDA 626'S WERE RECALLED. I HAD A DEALER CHECK OUR VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AAA MIDATLANTIC IS CALLING THIS A CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT AND RAISING OUR RATES 40%. I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT NO MORE THAN 25 MPH THAT DID NO REAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT HURT, BUT WAS CERTAINLY SCARED TO DEATH WHEN IT WENT OFF.*AK

I JUST BOUGHT A 1997 MAZDA 626 IT HAS ABOUT 97,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY FAILING. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS. THE MECHANIC SAYS ITS A SENSOR BUT ITS NOT. IT'S ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE RPMS SHOT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILING. VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED . PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM

THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE NO RECALLS FOUND. *NM

TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING ALL THE TIME. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACED, BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. LEAK IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION (LOOSE BEARING), I WAS TOLD. IT SOUNDS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AT 75K MILES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO GO OUT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT GOES INTO HIGH RPM AND THEN JERKS INTO 2ND GEAR. AFTER DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THE O/D (OVERDRIVE) LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH AND IT ONLY TURNS OFF IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. A MECHANIC HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAYS THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION ACTING INCONSISTENTLY.*AK

IN JUNE OF 2000 I WAS VISITING FAMILY IN DETROIT. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THEY GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM MAZDA, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TRANSMISSION. TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER MY O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MY THIRD TRANSMISSION, AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE 1999.*AK