1997 MAZDA 626 Complaints

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 MAZDA 626 LX SEDAN. I AM ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND PURCHASED BRAND-NEW IN AUGUST 1997. I TOOK METICULOUS CARE OF THIS CAR AND HAVE ALL RECEIPTS TO PROVE SO. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND CANNOT TRAVEL ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2,000. I GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM THE MAZDA DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED THE SAME FOR $3,500-4,000. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS (OR MORE) PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME COSTLY DEFECT. I FEEL THAT MAZDA SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, IT IS VERY UPSETTING. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING; BLINKING LIGHTS; ROUGH SHIFTING. (NOTE: I HAVE TWO 97 MAZDA 626 2.0 LTR CARS. ONE AUTO TRANS HAS FAILED TOTALLY, AND THIS IS MY SECOND ONE THAT IS STARTING TO FAIL.) *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING POWER STEERING BELT FELL OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *AK

1997 MAZDA 626 HIS CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS ARE INTERMITTENT. OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE RPM'S CLIMB. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, IT SLAMS FROM GEAR TO GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING UP A GEAR. OVERDRIVE SLIPS IN AND OUT, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES WHEN THE OVERDRIVE SLIPS. THERE IS ONE ISOLATED INCIDENT ON A LONG HIGHWAY TRIP WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45. IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CAME FROM BUT WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS FLUID EVERYWHERE, AS IF ABOUT A QUART OF FLUID HAD BEEN SPRAYED OR BURST.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ACTIVATED AND THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING. WHEN STARTING FROM STOPPED THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE PUCHED TO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO GO ANYWHERE, AND IT SHIFTS VERY JERKY. HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 92 K MILES AND I'M AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION SURGE CAUSING CAR TO JUMP CURB, LOW WALL, AND THROUGH A FENCE, LANDING NOSE DOWN ON SWIMMING POOL DECK.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE- CAR IS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS- ONE DRIVE 87,000 MILES NO TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS. *NLM

MY HUSBAND AND I HAD BOUGHT OUR 1997 MAZDA 626 LX USED THAT WE HAD FOR 40 MONTHS NOW AND OUR 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED AT ABOUT 68,000 MILES IN APRIL 2002, AND NOW OUR TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN THIS WILL MARK THE 2ND TIME THAT WE HAVE TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME IT COST US $2,160.53. ALSO OUR O/D LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON SINCE OUR TRANSMISSION FIRST MESSED UP JUST LAST YEAR. ITS REALLY MESSED UP THAT IT HAS JUST BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IT IS TIME TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION AGAIN. IF THERE IS ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS THAT IS GOING TO BE FILED AGAINST THIS SITUATION WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JOIN IN. THERE ARE CARS THAT RUN FOR YEARS THAT NEVER NEED TRANSMISSIONS FIXED, IF WE KNEW THIS CAR HAD THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS WE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT IT!! *NLM

DEFECTIVE 1997 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION. FAILURE AFTER ONLY 65,000 MILES. OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP. I'VE BEEN SURFING THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. MANY OF THEM WITH EVEN LESS MILES. THIS TRANSMISSION IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM IS OVER $2000. *NLM