1994 MAZDA 626 Complaints

I THOUGHT I WAS GTOOD TO GO AFTER INSTALLING MY THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IN MY 94 MAZDA 626, ONE YEAR LATER I AM IN THE SAME POSITION I WAS WHEN THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED...GOING NOWHERE. FORTUNATELY IT MOVED ENOUGH TO GET TO DEALER WHERE I TRADED MY BELOVED CAR IN FOR A "NEWER" CAR...NO NOT A MAZDA 626.

I OWN A 94 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER. IT HAS 116000 MILES AND NOW THE HOLD(O/D) LIGHT IS BLINKING, IT IS SHIFTING HARD, AND THE RPM'S ARE ACTING FUNNY BETWEEN GEARS. THIS JUST STARTED DURING A SHORT TRIP. THIS HAS BEEN AN OVERALL GOOD CAR, BUT THE TRANSMISSION IS SCREWED UP NOW. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO PAY $2500 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION JUST TO HAVE IT SCREW UP 30000 MILES FROM NOW. THE CD4E IS CRAP AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.

94 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURE (3 TIMES), HOLD LIGHT FLASHES, JERKS INTO GEARS.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE. ONLY REVERSE WORKED. BUT DEALER FIXED. LATER, FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, CONTINUED TO STAY IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. ALSO, DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT TO 2ND GEAR WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, STAYS IN 3RD AND OVERDRIVE KICKS IN MUCH EARLIER THAN NORMAL. ALSO, ENGINE TEMPERATURE SEEMS TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE.

(1)I BOUGHT A USED 1994 MAZDA 626 WITH AN AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDER CD4E TRANSMISSION AND 2.0 LITER ENGINE ON 10/7/04. A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED, I HAD THE CAR KEPT OVERHEATING SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, WHICH COSTED $375. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM AT FIRST. BY THE TIME CHRISTMAS CAME, THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY SHOT. IT WOULD REV UP TO 4000 RPM IN FIRST GEAR, AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM 2ND TO THIRD. SECOND GEAR WOULD JUST REV BETWEEN 3000-4000 RPM WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR. I FINALLY GOT THE TRANS REBUILT. IT COSTED ME $1270. THIS WAS ON 1/17/05. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 4 MONTHS. 2 DAYS AGO, I NOTICED 2ND GEAR REVING HIGH AGAIN BETWEEN 3-4000 RPM. I THOUGHT MAYBE I HIT THE GAS HARDER THAN NORMAL , SO I TOOK IT LIGHTLY. I WAS WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION IS REVVING HIGH IN LOW GEARS LIKE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY BFORE HAD IT REBUILT. THIS IS REDICULOUS. THERE IS NO WAY YOU SHOULD HAVE TO REBUILD OR REPLACE A TRANSMISSION TWICE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD REPAY ME FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN, OR I WILL HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK. THE MACHANIC WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION THE FIRST TIME GAVE ME A 1 YEAR ARRANTY ON IT, BUT I SHOULD STILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS INCONVENIENT TRANSMISSION. AM I GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY 4 MONTHS?

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email protected]

I PURCHASED A 1994 MAZDA 626 WITH 72,000 MILES. AT 84,000 MILES, MY HOLD LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING ON AND OFF, WHEN THIS HAPPENED MY TRANSMISSION WAS VERY ROUGH, SHIFTED HARD. NOW, THE HOLD LIGHT DOESNT ALWAYS FLASH, ONLY FROM TIME TO TIME. IM AT 93000 MILES NOW AND ITS STARTED AGAIN, MY CAR IS RUNNING ROUGH WITH A WHEEZE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAVENT HAD ANY WORK DONE CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION YET. *AK

EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE: MY 1994 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYL. AUTOMATIC CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO FIRST OR SECOND GEAR WELL. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND APPARANTLY, MY TRANSMISSION IS PRETTY MUCH SHOT. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FIXED IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: WELL, I AM CERTAINLY SPENDING MORE MONEY ON TRANSMISSIONS THAN I WOULD HAVE EVER LIKED. IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE REPAIR SHOP AS SOON AS I DID, I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE ROAD IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THAT STATE. REPAIR SHOP HAS BEEN TRYING TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR FROM OTHER 626'S...BUT AFTER 3 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS, NONE OF THEM HAVE WORKED WELL. IT LOOKS LIKE TRANSMISSIONS FOR MAZDA 626'S 4 CYL AUTOS WERE EXTREMELY EXTREMELY BAD IN 1994.*AK

ONCE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND HIGHER IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION COMES OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE REASON BEING THERE IS A LOUD ACCELERATION NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

I HAVE A MADZA 626 (1994) AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL GO IN REVERSE, BUT THATS IT. I HAD THE FLUIDS CHANGED WITH HIGH TEMP. FLUIDS. THE HOLD LIGHT WOULD BLINK, AND IT WAS REAL SLOW ON THE TAKE OFF. THEN IT WOULD JERK ALOT WHEN SPEEDS INCREASE. SOMETIMES, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF WITH THE HOLD LIGHT ON TO KEEP IT FROM JERKING ON TAKE OFF.*AK