1995 MAZDA 626 Complaints

TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING UNEXPECTLY WHILE RPM IS JUMPING OUT OF CONTROL

OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AS FIRST SYMPTOM. NEXT, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AT GEAR CHANGES. THE CAR WILL THEN BUCK HARD AT THESE GEAR CHANGES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THEY BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL NOTICE. NO CODES ARE PRESENT WITHIN THE SYSTEM. NO FIELD SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, ACCORDING TO DEALERS (MORE THAN ONE THAT I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH) WHILE MAZDA CORPORATE SAYS THEY HAVE ISSUED FIELD SERVICE BULLETINS, BUT WILL NOT RELEASE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. THE DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT AT $2,300. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG DEALERS AND OWNERS, AND WIDELY DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET, FROM MY RESEARCH. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER SAYS THEY REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FREQUENTLY ON THESE MODELS YEARS 93-97. MAZDA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SERVICE BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM IN ITS TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION, NOR DOES IT INCLUDE ANY MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR WEBSITES THAT I HAVE FOUND PERTAINING TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING GAS FUMES WERE FLOWING FROM THE VEHICLE, WELD TO THE TANK GAVE WAY, AND TANK ITSELF CRACKED. MAZDA HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED A NICE FLOW OF GAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE FEUL TANK ON TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH GAS ON THE GROUND THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS TO START, AND BECAUSE IT WAS SO CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF FUEL TANK AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID LOOKED LIKE TANK WAS DETERIORATING. *AK

I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 58,000 MILES, BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I SEE THIS IS COMMON. WHERE IS THE RECALL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH & OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OVERDRIVE. GEAR KEPT UP & DOWN. VEHICLE WAS ALSO SMOKING REAL BADLY. DEALER NEVER TOLD CONSUMER WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. 3 WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN & THE DEALER SAID IT JUST HAPPENS THAT MAZDAS ARE SENSITIVE. PROBLEM CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO BURN OUT.*AK

WHILE STOPPING CONSUMER COULD NOT MOVE THE PAWL FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR TO ANY OTHER POSSITION.*AK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD SOLENOID. *YH

OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRST WARNING CAME WHEN CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING. VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AT ACCELERATION, THEN THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AFTER WHICH I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BASICALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A SERVICE STATION, WHICH RENDER ME ASSISTANCE AND SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AT LESS THEN 5 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND DAMAGED FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK