1997 MAZDA 626 Complaints

1997 MAZDA 626 "O/D OFF" FLASHING; NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION RIDICULOUS EXPENSIVE AND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 626- UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T FIND THIS OUT UNTIL TOO LATE. MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION!*AK

MY 97 MAZDA 626LX AUTOMATIC HAS 59K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING YESTERDAY, AND THE RPM'S REV UP TO 5000 OR 6000 ON NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING, AND AT A STEADY SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE RPMS STAY AT 5000. IT IS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND - BY THE TIME I'M AT 25 MPH, THE RPM'S ARE AT 6000. I TOOK IT IN, AND BOTTOM LINE, I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION - AT $2,900. I LOOKED ONLINE, AND FOUND DOZENS, MAYBE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 97 MAZDA 626. 59K MILES IS AWFULLY LOW TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE KEPT EXCELLENT UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 1997 MAZDA 626 SINCE I GOT IT ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. THE RPM'S SHOOT UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME AND THE OC SENSOR IS BAD AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ALREADY. I ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND SEE NO REASON AS TO WHY ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE I GOT IT A LITTLE OVER AA YEAR AGO. I REALLY LIKE THE NEW MAZDA 6'S THAT ARE OUT BUT AM REAL RELUCTANT ON BUYING A NEW ONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA THAT I HAVE NOW AND PARTS ARE SO EXPENSIVE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO COST $750.00 IN ORDER TO FIX THE OC SENSOR, THAT IS JUST CRAZY. PLEASE HELP! I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ON THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT LOW MILEAGE, INSANE.*AK

I BOUGHT A 1997 MAZDA 626 AND HAS BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF IT!! MY O/D (OVER DRIVE) LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY NON STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REAL HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS. TODAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ALL THE WAY! ITS OBVIOUS THAT MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLME BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP HE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR, I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND HE SAID YOU NEED A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE ALL MAZDA DO THAT. WELL I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, SO WHY IS ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD IN THEM? I RECEIVE NO ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND NOW IAM ABOUT TO BE ALL A BUNCH OF MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, MONEY I DON'T HAVE! AND HARD TO GET WHILE YOU HAVE NO WAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TO EVEN GET THE MONEY! WELL I REALLY THINK MAZDA NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION FOR THEIR CARS. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS EVERYTIME I TOOK TO A TRANMISSION PLACE IT STOPPED BLINKING LIKE A GHOST! WELL ITS GOING TO COST ME 2,600 TO FIX IT SO MAZDA NEEDS TO PAY AT LEAST HALF OF IT CONSIDERING I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR LONG AND THE OWNER BEFORE ME TOLD ME HE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND TIMING BELT. I HAD A 87 CAMRY AND IT RAN GOOD FOR OVER 3 YEARS NEVER HAVING TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA EVER! THEY NEED TO HAVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AND AT LEAST CONTACT THERE CONSUMERS AND LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.*AK

ON TUESDAY APRIL 27, 2004 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1997 MAZDA 626 LX WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING FROM NASHVILLE, TN TO GATLINBURG, TN. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 73,500 MILES AND OTHER THAN THE NOW NONFUNCTIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, NELSON MAZDA ANTIOCH, TN AS WELL AS THE MAZDA CORPORATION. BASICALLY, ALL I HAVE GOTTEN IS SORRY, NO WARRANTY, NO HELP. IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ABOUT $2700. TO GET A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!*AK

CAR TRAVELING AT 70MPH. CAR UNEXPLAINABLY ACCELERATES AND THEN MODERATE "POP" HEARD UNDER HOOD. DEBRIS NOTICED FALLING FROM CAR. CAR IS BROUGHT TO STOP ON SHOULDER. SMOKE EMINATING FROM UNDER HOOD. LATCH OF HOOD IS RELEASED TO INVESTIGATE WHEN FLAMES ERUPT. ENGINE IS ON FIRE. ELECTRIC COOLING FAN WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO RADIATOR AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS AND WIRING AS WELL AS HOOD, CHASSIS, AND TRIM PAINT DAMAGE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND SHATTERED THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD. *AK *MR

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY WAS LOCAL AND CLOSE TO HOME. COULD'VE BEEN DISASTROUS AT HIGH SPEED AND MAKING A TURN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES. REBUILT INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. FAILED AGAIN AT 90,000 MILES. WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE UNLESS I SPEED UP ENGINE. MAZDA NEEDS TO 'FESS UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I TELL EVERYBODY I KNOW AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE. I HAVE A 1987 CHEV CELEBRITY WAGON 130,000 MILES AND ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION, SHIFTS LIKE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT! MAZDA PLEASE SEE WHAT GM IS DOING RIGHT.*AK

BOUGHT '97 MAZDA 626 LX USED WITH ONLY 67000 MILES ON IT. SOON THE "O/D OFF" LAMP KEEPS BLINKING AND IT CHANGES GEAR ROUGHLY. IT IS SAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL SOON AND WILL DO NO GOOD EVEN IF YOU CHANGE THE TRANNY WITH $$$$. IT IS REALLY ASTOUNDING TO FIND SO MANY PEPOLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST ONE FORUM: HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML MANY PEOPLE HAD EVEN WORSE EXPERIENCES THAN MINE. I AM WONDERING WHAT THIS MODEL IS IF IT IS NOT A LEMON? HOPE YOU TAKE NECESSARY MEASURE BEFORE IT KILLING PEOPLE BY SUDDENLY BROKEN DOWN IN THE INTERSTATE. (IF NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET). *AK