NHTSA Complaint #10118641 — 2000 MAZDA 626

FAULTY/DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BEING USED IN MAZDA VEHICLES WELL AFTER THE ISSUE WAS KNOWN ABOUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS, OF NOT THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT... MANY WITH WELL UNDER 60K MILES. AND, MANY HAVE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE 100K MILES. ALL OF THE PROBLEM VEHICLES SHARE THE SAME SYMPTOMS: OD LIGHT FLASHING OFF AND ON, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, AS THE TRANSMISSION BURNS UP, LITERALLY FROM POOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR PROPER AIR FLOW AND COOLING. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MANUFACTURER, CAR OWNERS, DEALERS, SERVICE CENTERS, AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE PROFESSIONALS. PROOF OF THIS FACT WAS A NOTICE SENT OUT TO DEALERS THAT THERE IS A COOLING KIT "AVAILABLE" FOR THIS TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD AID IN KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION COOL. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A FREE ADDITION! MAZDA IS ACTUALLY CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO ADD A FIX TO THEIR DESIGN FLAW! I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY A FRAUDULENCE ISSUE, BUT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE COULD (MAY HAVE ALREADY) BE SEVERELY INJURED, OR KILLED, BY HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSION GO OUT AS THEY ATTEMPT TO ENTER HIGH TRAFFIC, HIGH-SPEED AREAS, SUCH AS A FREEWAY. PERSONALLY, I EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT I COULD HAVE SOLD MY CAR FOR, AND WHAT I ACTUALY HAD TO SELL IT FOR DUE TO THIS KNOWN DEFECT. I ALSO EXPECT TO SEE MAZDA MAKE GOOD ON THIS PROBLEM WITH CURRENT AND PREVIOUS OWNERS, AS WELL AS CORRECTING THIS ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL, TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T CONTINUE. THANKS, DAVID WILLIAMS