1995 MAZDA 626 Complaints

I OWN A 1995 MAZDA 626 4CYL, 4DR, AUTOMATIC. THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THE OTHER DAY AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION WILL ONLY SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN IT WANTS TO. THE CAR IDLES WELL, BUT WHILE ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 10 MINS (WHILE THE ENGINE GETS HEATED UP), THEN THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND JERKS TRYING TO GET INTO A GEAR. AFTER READING THE ISSUES ONLINE, AM PRETTY SURE THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR AT LEAST SOMETHING FIXED IN IT. LOOKING FOR SOME HELP...

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED COMPLETELY WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, NO BUMP IN THE ROAD, NOTHING.

THE OD OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING IN MARCH OR APRIL OF THIS YEAR TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, WAS TOLD THEN THAT IT WAS A BEARING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION THAT JUST WASNT MOVING THEY MOVED ELECTRONICALLY AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT THEN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AGAIN, I TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAY IT IS THR TORQUE CONVERTER AND PROBABLY A BUSHING INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS CAUSING A MAJOR VIBRATION. MY 1995 MAZDA 626 HAS JUST OVER 77,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AS THE 94 WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS PROBLEMS AND BY ALL REPORTS MOST OF THOSE PROBLEMS WERE NOT FIXED UNTIL 96 NOW I AM FACING A SECONDARY WARRANTY COMPANY WHO MAY OR MAY NOT APPROVE MY CLAIM, MY CAR OCCASIONALL STALLS WHEN I PUSH THE GAS ETC, MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS YOU CAN READ ON THE WEB WITH THIS SAME CAR. IF THE WARRANTY I PURCHASED JUST FOR THINGS LIKE THIS DOES NOT COVER THIS I AM STUCK WITH A BILL I CANNOT AFFORD, FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS WELL KNOWN AND WELL REPORTED. THIS IS A MAZDA AND FOR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY THEM...IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT BAY FORD IN PORTORCHARD WASHINGTON. WHY SHOULD A CAR NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED COSTED ME $1,000. I ONLY PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT CAME FROM THE DEALER, AND IT NOW HAS 27,000 MILES AND IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY UNUSEABLE. IM NOT PAYING ANOTHER $1,000 TO FIX IT AGAIN.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WHILE IN "D", THE CAR WITH CUT OFF RIGHT IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING BUT IF YOU DRIVE IT IN THE LOWER GEARS IT WON'T CUT OFF. NOTHING HAVE BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS JUST SITTING. MY AUNT WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. IT'S HAPPENED OFF AND ON BUT IT'S WORST NOW.

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

HAVE A FLASHING O/D OFF LIGHT AND I AM NOW TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. READING A LOT OF OTHER STORIES ON LINE APPARENTLY THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN NOT IN MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/HARD SHIFTING/ROUGH IDLE. *AK

TRANMISSION FAILURE,, JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR,1995 MAZDA 626,BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND STOPPED ALL TOGETHER.HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT COSTING OVER $1900.00 INCLUDING LABOR ,REBUILDING KIT AND ADDITIONAL HARD PARTS. *AK

THE O/D LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH AT ABOUT 75000 MILES. WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, BUT IF THEO/D LIGHT STOPS BLINKING, THE TRANSMISSION RUNS SMOOTHLY. MYSELF AND COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME SITUATION. MAZDA/FORD NEED TO TAKE RESPOSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT.