1999 MAZDA 626 Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 80,000 MILES. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING A YEAR LATER. I NOW KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE THE TRANSMISSIONS MAZDA USED THE THE 626 WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE LARGER 626 CARS. *NM

I HAVE A MAZDA 626 1999 MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT ABOUT 80K MILES LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO SEND IT TO A SHOP (SPENDING OVER $1600 FOR IT TO BE REBUILT). IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WAS MORE SERIOUS. NOW THE CAR STARTS VERY SLOW AND TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO REACH 40 MPH. WHENEVER I TRY TO SPEED, THE RPN GOING UP WILDLY AND DOES LITTLE TO SPEED. RECENTLY I JUST SEARCHED SEVERAL INTERNET BULLETIN BOARD AND FOUND OUT MANY MAZDA 626 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY POINT OUT THAT MAZDA ADMITTED THAT THEY PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION MEANT FOR A SMALL-SIZED CARS ON ITS MAZDA 626 MODEL. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE MAZDA TO RECALL THE MODEL AND ASK THEM TO REIMBURSE ALL 626 OWNERS FOR REPAIR. UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED, THIS WILL BE MY LAST MAZDA CAR. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX AND AT 118,000 MILES AND NO SIGNS AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I AM A MOTHER OF 2 AND I ALSO BABY SIT FOR A LIVING. I HAD 3 CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND LEFT US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD FOR CELL PHONES. I NEVER HAD ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM AT ALL NOR WAS I AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 626 UNTIL THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I STILL HAVE 4 PAYMENTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED AND I AM HEART SICK THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WISH THAT I HAD KNOWN ABOUT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 626 BEFORE I PURCHASED MINE. *JB

TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE IN MAZDA 626 FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY AT 20 PLUS MILES AND JUST REPLACE AGAIN AT AROUND 130 PLUS MILES. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. CALLED THE FIRST TIME AND REPORTED TO MAZDA HOME OFFICE AND NOTHING WAS NEVER DONE ON MY COMPLAINT. *JB

1) OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING 2) TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION, EXCESSIVE SLIPPAGE, TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED 132 DEGREES CENTIGRADE (270 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FLUID IS UP-BURNED AND CLUTCH MATERIAL IN OIL. 3) REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT ASSEMBLY, REPLACED ENGINE REAL MAIN SEAL, FLUSH TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, ADD OIL, ROAD TEST, RECHECK FOR LEAKS AND CLEARED CODES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL # 00V134000 FOR THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER SPRING WAS DENIED, THEN, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TIMING BELT AND A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF. THE SUMMARY OF THE RECALL WAS SIMILAR TO THE STALLING OF THE VEHICLE.

THE 626 LX MODEL MADE BY MAZDA IN 1999, SEEMS TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS SENT BY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE LACK OF COMPLAINTS, MAZDA DOES NOT WISH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *JB

A 1999 MAZDA 626 WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2006 FROM CARMAX IN TAMPA, FL. WE TRADED IN OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER FOR THIS 626 TO SAVE ON GAS. THE MAZDA HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO US; NOR ARE THEY EXPLAINED ON THE RECEIPTS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED WAS AN OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED IT TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE MAZDA DEALER RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION COOLER ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISSECTED TO BE SURE THERE WAS NO INTERNAL DAMAGE. CARMAX TOWED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AND HAD AAMCO DO THE REPAIR WORK. NEW PARTS WERE ORDERED THOUGH CARMAX SAID AAMCO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. UPON DRIVING MY 1 YEAR OLD SON HOME AFTER THIS FIRST REPAIR, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LEAK AND MAKE GRINDING SOUNDS, NONE OF WHICH DID IT DO BEFORE BEING REPAIRED MIND YOU. THE SECOND TIME WE SIMPLY EXPERIENCE THE STUCK IN GEAR ISSUE AGAIN, HOWEVER, THIS TIME BELTS WERE ALSO SQUEALING AND OUR FUEL EFFICIENCY HAS DROPPED. THE THIRD TIME SEEMED DO BE THE CHARM, OR SO WE THOUGHT. THIS MORNING DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR PROBLEM WE HAD ORIGINALLY! AFTER CALLING THE LOCAL STORE THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO AAMCO. I NEVER DEALT WITH AAMCO BEFORE WHY SHOULD I TAKE IT THERE NOW. I ALSO CALLED THE CARMAX CORPORATE HELP LINE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL THE LOCAL STORE WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY PHONE CALLS OR GET THE SERVICE OR GUARANTEE THAT CARMAX PROMISED WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *NM

OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626, 2.0 4-CYLINDER. IT ONLY HAS 52,170 MILES BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND MAZDA DEALERS, THEY HAVE SEEN AND REPAIRED LOTS 626 (1999 -2001 MODELS) DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HAD BEEN DESIGNED BY FORD FOR MUCH SMALLER AND LIGHTER VEHICLES THAN THE 626. CONSEQUENTLY, IF ONE DRIVES LONG DISTANCE, IT DOES BURN OUT. THE DEALERS AND AAMCO SHOPS RECOMMEND TO HAVE THE COOLING PUMP TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED THE CASE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY MAZDA. *NM

I OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. *JB