1995 MAZDA 626 Complaints

1995 MAZDA 626 PURCHASED USED IN 1998 WITH APPX. 30,000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY BURNED OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN JULY 2005. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED WHY WOULD A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS FOR SHORT TRIP. IN THE 7 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE IT WAS ONLY DRIVER 10,000 MILES. I PAID OVER 18,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT GETS ONLY 10,000 MILES? OR 40,000 TOTAL? ASKED MAZDA TO PICK UP THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS $4,000 AS THIS IS AS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN OF THEIR MODEL VEHICLES DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF A FORD TRANSMISSION IN THESE MAKES//MODESL. MAZDA HAS ADVISED THAT MY WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. I STATED THAT IT'S NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM BUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3 MONTHS. DEALER HAS NOT CONTACTED ME EXCEPT ONCE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I, OF COURSE, CANNOT PICK UP THE VEHICLE AS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A TRANSMISSION AND I DON'T HAVE $4,000 TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE. I CONTINUE TO CARRY INSURANCE ON A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. ADDITIONAL INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT MAZDA OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE BURNING OUT PREMATURELY WITH AS LITTLE AS 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM IS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AR MAY 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD. IT HAS STARTED SHAKING. THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT TWICE SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED HAD IT REPLACED. BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED ALSO. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

1995 MAZDA 626 LX . ~ 94,000 MILES. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE (CD4E FORD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) *JB

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MAZDA 626, 1995 FOR A POWER TRAIN. THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT DOES NOT PERTAIN MY VIN#. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE AND MY MOTOR. PLEASE HELP. *NM

THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IN 4 YEARS. THE MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *JB

DT: THIS MAZDA IS ON 3RD TRANSMISSION AND THIS ONE HAS GONE BAD. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING SINCE ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS STARTED ON AUGUST 19, 2005. WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THEN , WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER HAD QUIT ALL TOGETHER.*AK

I AM EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIOIN FAILURE WHICH IS AN EXTREME HAZARD FOR MYSELT AND MY CHILDREN. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS AND AS EVIDENCED BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ON THE WEB, THE TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCING A MELTDOWN. I WAS DRIVING MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY AND STOP. THIS IN MY VIEW HAS THE POTENTIAL OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN FLAW IS OBVIOUS AFTER READING SO MANY SIMILAR ACCOUNTS.

TRANSMISSION FAILED ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE. *NM

DT: THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THEY REPAIRED TRANSMISSION, THEY FIXED GASKET, PLATE, RINGS, NPN PLATE, MINI BULB, CLUTCH. THEY FIXED THIS 7-20-05. *AK

I HAVE A 1995 MAZDA 626 LX, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO PAST 2ND GEAR. THESE ARE THE SYMPTONS OF THE RECALL ON THE 1994 MAZDA 626, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 1995.