1999 MAZDA 626 Complaints

DEALER DIAGNOSED WITH BAD TRANSMISSION 96,000 MILES. THIS IS HIGH MILEAGE, BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED, AND AT 72,000 MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I BROUGHT IT INTO LANCASTER TOYOTA MAZDA, LANCASTER, PA AND THEY SAID MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER THERE IS SOME EXTERNAL COOLING UNIT THAT HAS TO BE ADDED TO IT TO MAKE IT WORK WITHOUT OVERHEATING AGAIN. MAZDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOGNIZING THIS ERROR AND NOT REPLACING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE IN THEIR CONSUMERS VEHICLES. I AM REQUESTING A COMPLETE REFUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $280.00 FOR THIS UNIT TO BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE DEDUCTIBLE ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 MAZDA 626 IN 2001. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN FEB. 2002. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLIANTS ABOUT THE MAZDA PRODUCT THAT I AM APPALLED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCES FO THE REPAIR. IRONICALLY, WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS CAR ON THE WEB I FOUND THAT FORD MADE THE TRANSMISSION FOR MY CAR, AND THE FUNNY THING IS ALL OF MY FAMILY OWNS FORD SUV'S ( BRAND NEW). SHOULD I FOR WARN THEM THAT THEY ARE LOOKIG AT COSTLY REPAIR WHICH MAY AMOUNT TO PAYING DOUBLE THE PRICE OF THE CAR? IN THE END I BELIEVE I HAVE BE RIPPED OFF BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP. I WILL NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN, AND TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE....." BUYER BEWARE"""...... *AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER. THE CAR HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR, OXGEN SENSOR AND THE TRANSMISSION THIS SUMMER. IT SEEMS UNUSUAL FOR A CAR THIS YOUNG TO HAVE SUCH EXTENSIVE, EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS.

I HAVE A 99 MAZDA 626 AND HAVE JUST EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AT FIRST MY CAR WOULD SOMETIMES HESITATE UPON ACCELERATING. RECENTLY, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE CAR WOULD IDLE; HOWEVER, WOULD NEVER KICK INTO GEAR AND THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON/OFF. I PUT THE CAR INTO D2 TO MAKE IT TO A SAFER ENVIROMENT AND AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT CUT OFF. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE 1994-2002 MAZDA'S DUE TO A FORD TRANSMISSION BEING INSTALLED. I ALSO READ THAT MAZDA AND FORD ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NEVER TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. WHILE I RECEIVE LITERATURE TO PURCHASE NEW MAZDA'S, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOW BEING QUOTED PRICES OF $1800-$2100 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED, I MUST FOOT THIS BILL ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME OCCURANCE IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT MAZDA CEASED MAKING THE 626 MODEL DUE TO TRANSMISSION/DESIGN PROBLEMS. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE THEY OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES?*AK

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUT FAMILY'S 1999 MAZDA 626 WHEN SHE CALLED ME FRIGHTENED AS THE CAR TRANSMISSION WAS SURGING. WITH 68000 MILES ONE WOULD THINK THAT A CAR SHOULDN'T HAVE A TRNASMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP (REPRTABLE) IS NOW REPLACING SAME FOR $2700.*AK

STALLED OUT IT FIRST HAD TO GET THE RPMS UP TO GET IT TO SHIFT, OD LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. NOW THE CAR WONT PULL AT ALL. HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO AND HALF YEARS. HAD IT TOWED TO COLEMAN-TAYLOR TRANSMISSION. THET WANT $3,000.00 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. ALL THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF TWO DAYS. I DON'T HAVE $3,000.00 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINGLE PARENT TRYING TO PUT MY ONLY CHILD THROUGH COLLEGE. I HONESTLY CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN SOME KIND OF RECALL WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 MAZDA 626 IN DECEMBER 2000. SINCE THAT TIME, THERE EXISTS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH DOWNSHIFTS ROUGHLY AND HAS THREATENED TO FAIL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME MODEL TOLD ME THAT MAZDA INSTALLED FORD TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR 626 MODELS AND THAT THESE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSIONS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO OPERATE IN A 626. HER TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND SHE HAD TO REPLACE IT. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIPS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A HUNDRED-DOLLAR "FIX" THAT CAN STOP THE TRANSMISSION FROM FAILING. I LOOKED THROUGH YOUR DATABASE ONLINE. THE PROBLEM WITH MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS IS WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED AND YET: 1. THERE IS NO RECALL. 2. MAZDA HAS NEVER INFORMED ME OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM OR POTENTIAL "FIX." I SUPPOSE I WILL EITHER HAVE TO TAKE MY CHANCES WITH THE "FIX" AND SPEND MORE MONEY ON A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED OR PAY APPROXIMATELY $2,000 WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILS. IF THIS IS A DOCUMENTED CONDITION WHICH EVERYONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT, WHAT IS NHTSA'S POSITION AND WHY ISN'T MAZDA BEING CALLED TO BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. *AK