2001 MAZDA 626 Complaints

AUTOMATION TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON CAR. HAVE FOUND OUT SENSE THIS HAPPENED THAT IT HAPPENS ALOT ON THE MAZDA 626S BECAUSE IT USES THE FORD CD4E TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAS ISSUES WITH. *TR

1-COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY MOVE UNDER GAS. GAVE NO WARNING. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65,000 MI. - REBUILT AT AN AAMCO TRANSMISSION - COST APPROX. $2,000.00. DEALER DID NOT HELP. COMPLAINED TO MAZDA NORTH AMERICA VIA LETTER, GAVE ME $200. IN GIFT CERT. FOR SERVICE. COMPLAINED TO CONSUMER REPORTS WHO GAVE CAR BEST BUY RATING - NO NEGATIVE RATING ON TRANSMISSION. 2-REBUILT TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP - HAD TRANS SHOP CHECK OUT, PROBLEM DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS HAPPENED JUST THIS LAST WEEK AT 88,000 MI. REBUILT AT STOP AND GO TRANSMISSION. COST TO ME APPROX $2,400.00 3- NOTICED MILDEW SMELL IN CAR - DISCOVERED TRUNK LEAK NOTICED AT 65,000MI. 2IN. OF WATER WOULD FORM IN SPARE TIRE WELL AFTER RAIN. CAR NEVER HIT PRIOR TO WHEN IT WAS FIXED. COST APPROX $400. *TR

THE O/D ON MY 2001 MAZDA 626 IS NOT DISENGAGING. I NOTICED IN MARCH WHEN I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MY CARE STARTED OUT SUPER SLOW LIKE MY CAR WAS TAKING OFF IN 4TH GEAR. IT SHIFTED GEARS REAL FAST AND AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THE O/D DOES NOT DISENGAGE AT ALL NOW. I HAVE READ SO MANY REPORTS OF THE COSTS PEOPLE ARE PAYING WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE O/D EVERYTIME I SLOW DOWN AND STOP TO AVOID THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE ISSUE SINCE I STARTED DOING THIS. I AM HOPING THAT TURNING THE O/D OFF MANUALLY EACH TIME I STOP WILL SAVE MY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA 626 AUTO TRANS WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE MOST PART MY COMMUTES WOULD BE AN AVERAGE 10 MILES EACH WAY DAILY. LAST SIX MONTHS THE COMMUTE WAS ABOUT 25 MILES EACH WAY WITH A COMBINATION OF HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. ON THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT, THE CAR SEEMED TO JERK INTO THE HIGHER GEARS - THAT WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, IT STARTED UP FINE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN GEARS ARE ENGAGED IN "DRIVE" MODE. IT WOULD MOVE A LITTLE IN THE FIRST GEAR IF I PRESSED DOWN THE ACCELERATOR BUT NEVER SHIFTED INTO THE HIGHER GEAR. I DID NOT WANT TO BURN OUT MY ENGINE - SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION OR REPLACE IT WITH A REMANUFACTURED PIECE. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO GET A GOOD WORKING TRANSMISSION FROM ANOTHER CAR AS THIS TRANSMISSION (LA4A-EL BY MAZDA OR ITS EQUIVALENT CD4E BY FORD) HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. SO NOW I AM LOOKING AT A HIGH REPAIR BILL AND SINCE THIS IS A ONE CAR FAMILY, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HAVING TO ARRANGE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS THE THIRD MAZDA (929, MX6 AND NOW 626) IN THE FAMILY. NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE PREVIOUS CARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH A CODE OF P1744. DEALER ADVISED TO GO FOR REBUILT ONE AND CHARGED ME OVER $3000 WITH TAXES. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY LOOKING AT SO MANY OTHER INCIDENCES THAT I FOUND ON THE WEB. *TR

3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS ONE AT 113K MILES. LUCKY THIS ONE COVERED BY TRANSMISSION SHOP WARRANTY. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED TO GO FOR REBUILT ONE AND CHARGED ME OVER $3000 WITH TAXES. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY LOOKING AT SO MANY OTHER INCIDENCES THAT I FOUND ON THE WEB. *TR

1. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY QUIT. 2. DRIVER AND VEHICLE WERE STRANDED IN UNSAFE AREA. 3. REPLACED TRANSMISSION A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED AT 80,000 MILES. REBUILDER STATED THE PLATES WERE BURNED AND INSTALLED STANDARD SOFT PARTS KIT WITH STEEL PLATES. LESS THAN 2000 MILES AND 2 MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAD A SPONTANEOUS FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION OF TWO 45MPH STREETS IN LAS VEGAS HAZARDING OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW MAZDA 626. AT ABOUT 13,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND MAZDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN, AND MAZDA TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NO LONGER THEIR PROBLEM SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT SINCE THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION, IT WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR ONE YEAR, AND SINCE MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO. *TR