1997 MAZDA 626 Complaints

IN FEB. 2005 I PURCHASED A 97 MAZDA 626 WITH 74000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT STARTED IDLING AT 500-2500 RPMS AND HAD TROUBLE SWITCHING GEARS. AROUND 75 MPH IT WOULD CUT OUT AND DROP TO 60 MPH BEFORE JERKING BACK INTO GEAR. LAST MONTH MY O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTING LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAD THAT FIXED, HAD A NEW O2 SENSOR PUT IN, AND MY O/D OFF LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. NOW MY OVERDRIVE DOESNT WORK AT ALL AND I HAVE TROUBLE SWITCHING IT OUT OF LOW GEARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, AFTER ALREADY PUTTING A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY INTO REPAIRS. I HAVE 84000 MILES ON IT RIGHT NOW, AND AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF OTHER SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AM OUTRAGED THAT MAZDA IS DOING NOTHING AS FAR AS A RECALL.

1)NEW CAR PURCHASE AUG 1997 - 5 MILES;2)TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FEB 1999~38,000 MILES;3)TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT DEC 1999~57000 MILES;4)INFORMED AT 130K MILES THAT I NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ( WITH EACH TRANSMISSION CLEARLY HAVING LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN EACH CASE MY O/D LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, IMMEDIATELY SENDING A SIGNAL TO TURN ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I SENT FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO MAZDA, THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I HAVE LEARNED OF TSB # 0500502 (WHICH YOU DO NOT SHOW ON YOUR SITE). YESTERDAY (07/25/2005) I LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND TODAY I LEARNED OF NHTSA. SINCE THERE ARE NO SET NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS NEEDED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED AND CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE, WHY WAS A RECALL NOT ISSUED? I SENT A COMPLAINT LETTER TO TOWN NORTH MAZDA (DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE) WHILE LOOKING FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITIES, I RAN ACROSS THIS ARTICLE AND AM OUT DONE BY THE BLATANT DISLOYALTY AND FAILURE ON THE PART OF MAZDA/FORD MOTORS TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS VIA RECALL OR SOME OTHER MEANS. HTTP://WWW.ESTREETJOURNAL.COM/MAZDA.HTM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 97 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AFTER APPROX 15000 MILES.

I WOULD LIKE TO E-MAIL YOUR COMPANY AN EXPRESS MY DISPLEASURE IN MY 1997 MAZDA 626. MY CAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE 48,000 MILES AND MY WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS SAYING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX A PROBLEM THEY DON'T SEE. {IE: THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BOILED OVER AND OUT A BREATHER TUBE.} WELL THAT BEING SAID I NOW HAVE 62,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING MORE THAN EVER. NOW IT SEEMS TO ME WITH ALL THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS TRANSMISSION YOU SHOULD RECALL AND OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS FREE OF CHARGE AS I''VE NEVER DONE ANY THING TO RUIN THIS TRANSMISSION. AND 2500.00 DOLLARS IS A BIG CHUCK OF CHANGE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THANK YOU, BRAD LORENZ

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE, AT 91K AND AT 120K. BOTH TIMES THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME, AND VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE OF OTHER 626 TRANSMISSION FAILURES; JERKY SHIFTING, SHAKING AT IDLE, LOSS OF CERTAIN GEARS, ETC.

WIFE WAS DRIVING 75 MPH ON TURNPIKE WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE WAS NO BLINKING LIGHTS, NO NOISE, NO ANYTHING TO ALERT HER THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. IT JUST QUIT. ADDITIONALLY, SHE WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED REAR-END COLLISION. LUCKILY, THE INDIVIDUAL BEHIND HER SWERVED AND MISSED HER CAR. SHE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE SHE WAS, AGAIN, NEARLY HIT. ONCE STOPPED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DO ANYTHING IN ANY GEAR. I HAD TO TRAVEL OVER AN HOUR TO GET HER. IT WAS 97 DEGREES AND SHE WAS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITHOUT ANY SHELTER EXCEPT FOR HER CRIPPLED VEHICLE. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED, SHE HAD BEEN IN THE HEAT LONG ENOUGH TO START EXPERIENCE MUSCLE CRAMPS FROM ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISSUES? IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, MAZDA WOULD HAVE HAD A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. IS THIS WHAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE? SOMEONE JUST NEEDS TO "COWBOY UP" AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT IT WILL COST ABOUT $2000.00 TO FIX. THIS IS WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAS NEW PARTS AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO SUDDEN FAILURE LIKE THE OEM TRANSMISSIONS (PER THE TRANSMISSION SUPPLIER).

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM A WEEK AFTER I BOUGH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WAS REBUIT OVER 5 TIMES WITHIN 10K MILES.

VILOENT JERKS AND STALLING OF THE TRANSMISSION. O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER DRIVING FOR 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALSO AS A RESULT.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 80000 MILES . THE MOTOR MOUNTS , WATER PUMP,OXYGEN SENSOR , CATALYTIC CONVERTER , GOT SPOILED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING

I HAVE A 1997 MAZDA 626. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (2002). I HAVE SINCE HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN. THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING OFF AND ON AGAIN AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT ALSO SHIFTS ROUGHLY.