2000 MAZDA 626 Complaints

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

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN COLD OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL OR NO PROBLEM FOUND. CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THINKING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO 1ST AND THEN FROM 1ST TO 2ND. AFTER CONTINUOUS DRIVING (1 HR) AT 65 MPH THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I THEN SEARCHED ON THE NET AND CAME NOTICED THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 626'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US!!!!*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIRS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OCCURRENCE, AND MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK