1998 MAZDA 626 Complaints

TRANSMISSION WILL GO FROM FIRST GEAR TO OVERDRIVE AND JUMP FORCIBLY INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH , VEHICLE CAME TO A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING. FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK ENGINE WOULD STALL DURING RIGHT TURNS, DEALER RESET COMPUTER, THEN ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE WAY TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH, A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND 20 MILES LATER THE OD OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND LOSING POWER, THIS TIME DEALER STATED THE COOLING SYSTEM IN THE RADIATOR WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION, AN EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED, NOW TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN, CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT VEHICLE BE REPLACED OR REPURCHASED BY THE DEALER. *SLC

TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCH THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD MANY REPORTS OF BEING PROBLEM PRONE POINTED TO THIS WEBSITE FOR INVESTIGATING THESE REPORTS. THE COST OF REPAIRING IS OVER $2500 AND OTHER MAZDAS WERE AT THAT DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH VEHICLE IS COASTING WITH OVERDRIVE INDICATION FLASH, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE JUMPED INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FRON STOP OR AT SLOW SPEED, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DURRING FAILURE.*AK

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 92 TIRES EXPERIENCED DRY ROT AT ONLY 9110 MILES AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

TIRE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL, THE DRIVER INJURED HER WRIST AND ARM. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

AFTER THREE TRIPS TO AFOREMENTIONED DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, DEALER REPEATEDLY SAYS THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HELP! *AK

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AT 70-75MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES DOWNSHIFT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON, AND UPON PULLING OFF TO STOP, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE 1ST GEAR UNTIL THE CAR COOLED DOWN (THE O/D LIGHT RESET TO OFF WHENEVER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. TOWARDS THE END OF AN 900 MILE TRIP TO PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON TOP OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED (THE RPM'S VARIED SEVERELY DURING THIS TIME). HAD TO EVENTUALLY PULL OFF, CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. AFTER ABOUT 3 AND 1/2 WEEKS I GOT THE CAR BACK AND UPON DRIVING IT HOME THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON TWICE DURING THE 93 MILE TRIP HOME AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START IN FIRST GEAR AGAIN. I TALKED TO THE AADCO TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY IN TIFTON, GA AGAIN AND THEY IMFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY ELECTRICAL!!!!, I.E. THE COMPUTER. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER, IT SEEMED TO DRIVE BETTER, BUT STILL JERKY OR SLIPPING AT TIMES. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YET, I'LL BE GOING ABOUT 190 MILES THIS WEEKEND, I HOPE. 1. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? 2. IS THE COMPUTER THE MOST LIKELY FAILED COMPONENT AND IS IT EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR? 3. IS MAZDA RECALLING ANY OF THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS? 4. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT I MAY TAKE TO RECOVER ANY PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES?*AK

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTICE & I SEE THAT THERE ARE 3. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THESE PROBLEMS RESOLVED. I PREFER TO USE A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAN COOLEY- THEY ARE AWEFUL!