2000 MAZDA 626 Complaints

WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT LAST YEAR, WE PAID OVER 4000 TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AND THIS ONE WENT OUT THIS YEAR. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, WE WENT TO OUR MAZDA DEALER HERE IN CHAMPAIGN AND THEY KEPT TELLING US IT WAS A SEAL, UNTIL FINALLY THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS QUITE DISTURBING TO FIND SO MAY COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION AND TO REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FORD ENGINE, WE DID NOT KNOW THIS, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A FORD ANYTHING! I UNDERSTAND THAT MAZDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AWHILE AND DID NOTHING TO TRY TO HELP THE CONSUMER. *TR

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004 WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEB OF 2005 WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. RECENTLY THE CAR HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. WITH 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN AFTER LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *TR

MAZDA 626 ES 2000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION FROM EAGLE TRANSMISSION, O/D LIGHT FLASHING AFTER TRIP TO DALLAS, FAILED TRANSMISSION AGAIN. 2 MONTHS AFTER REBUILDING TRANSMISSION. NOW I SEE TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TOO SMALL AND OVERHEATS. WHAT WILL THEY DO? *TR UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF

2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4-CYL MAZDA IS EXPERIENCING JERKING OR GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. TOOK CAR IN TO TWO DIFFERENT MAZDA SHOPS-ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS-WITHIN A 60 DAY SPAN- AND THE PROBLEM STILL WAS NOT CORRECTED OR DIAGNOSED. SPENT MORE THAN $1100 IN REPAIRS. LATER RESEARCHED ON MY OWN AND FOUND OUT THAT FORD TRANSMISSION MODEL CD4E USED IN MY MODEL CAR WAS POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MAZDA, I WAS TOLD TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THEN HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $3000. I ASKED ABOUT HAVING A TRANSMISSION FAN INSTALLED AND WAS DISCOURAGED. MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN 005-02 INSTRUCTS TECH'S TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION FAN IF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT MATCHES THE BULLETINS DESCRIPTION. I STILL WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MATTER. HOW CAN MAZDA GET AWAY WITH NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ALL DISCUSS THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNETHICAL AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH. *TR

THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL, AFTER READING THE FORUMS, THIS IS CLEARLY AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. IF I WOULD HAVE READ THE FORUMS BEFORE THE FAILURE I WOULD HAVE TRADED IN THE CAR WHILE IT HAD SOME VALUE. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE READING THIS BEFORE YOUR 626 TRANNY FAILS. THE ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR WERE $3500 AND THERE WAS $1800 LEFT ON THE NOTE. WE ONLY GOT $500 FOR THE TRADE. THE REPAIR DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE TRANNY PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWAY BAR WILL FAIL, THE ROTORS WERE BENT, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES, INSURANCE ESTIMATE, AND PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

THE MAZDA 626 LX CD4E TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL, BECAUSE THEIR POOR DESIGN, NO MATTER HOW YOU DO. THIS TRANSMISSION IS ON MAZDA 626 ON YEAR 1994-2002. *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, PARKED IN PARKING SPACE, STARTED TO LEAVE, PULLED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND CAR WENT FORWARD. COULD NOT GET CAR TO GO IN REVERSE SO IT WAS TOWED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APPEARS TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626 WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ADD A "COOLER" TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOT CLIMATES. I'M IN TEXAS. MY REPAIR BILL SO FAR IS $1000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

O/D LIGHT BLINKING AFTER LONG DRIVE. HARSH SHIFTING. OVER REVVING DURING ATTEMPTED SHIFTING.*AK