1996 MAZDA 626 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. RPMS GO UP TO 5000 TO 6000. VEHICLE WOULD SLIP FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK JLG

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, TRANSMISSION WILL MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND WHEN ON HIGHWAY IF THE DRIVER SPEEDS UP, VEHICLE WILL START JERKING.*AK DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER AT THE TIME VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THAT THE PROBLEM COULS NOT BE DUPLICATED, CONSUMER TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK IT WOULD NOT MOVE.*SLC

AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED IT FINALLY FAILED. EVERY PREVIOUS ATTEMPT RESULTED IN NO PROBLEMS DIAGNOSED. IT WAS ALWAYS A SENSOR OR A CONNECTOR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE O/D LIGHT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND EVERYTIME THE CAR CAME BACK IN TWO TO THREE DAYS THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PROBLEMS STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2001 AND THE SERVICE WAS IN AUGUST. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED O.K.. IN 3 1/2 MONTHS A PERFECTLY GOOD TRANSMISSION GOES BAD?*AK

"O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. *AK

O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR CONTINUOUSLY, TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED EVENTHOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.

SMOKE EMITTED FROM BEHIND THE FAN CONTROL PANEL. FLAMES EMITTED MOMENTS AFTERWARD. AUTO STOPPED AND DRIVER ESCAPED VEHICLE, PROCEEDED TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT (ON HIGHWAY AT TIME). FIRE DAMANGED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD (MELTED MOST OF IT, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED), WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND IN SOME PLACES MELTED. ENTIRE INTERIOR SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. PARTS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NO ELECTRICAL OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT ANY POINT PRIOR TO DRIVER EXITING THE VEHICLE UPON EMISSION OF FLAMES (AT THIS POINT, ABOUT 1 MILE FROM DEALER).*AK

WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTED DRIVING VERY SLUGGISH IN 1ST GEAR (NOT GOING ANY HIGHER THAN 5 M.P.H.), BUT WOULD DRIVE NORMAL IN ALL OTHER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IMMEDIATELY (SAME DAY), AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (REBUILT) AND QUOTED ME $2,300. I TOOK IT FROM THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER TRANS SHOP FOR QUOTE, & AFTER 20 MILES IT WOULDN'T DRIVE IN ANY GEAR EXCEPT REVERSE. AAMCO QUOTED ME >$2,000 + SAID IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER BOX ALSO. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. OF COURSE THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PAY BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT IT??????????????*AK

THE TRANSMISSIONS HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL 626'S, WHY ISN'T ANYTHING GETTING DONE ABOUT IT? *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ CAUSING SERIOUS JERKING MOVEMENT TO THE CAR. A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SITIUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURING PROBLEM AFFECTING TRANSMISSION AND LINKED PARTS IE. AXL. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD. *AK