NHTSA Complaint #10118774 — 2002 MAZDA 626

1) THERE WAS NO WARNING OF IMPENDING FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. IT SIMPLY CEASED TO FUNCTION IN FORWARD SPEEDS IN A MATTLER OF LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR. *AK 2) IT WAS PARKED ON STREET FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN 20 MILES ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND FOUND THERE WAS NO DRIVE GEAR. SHIFTING DOWN, THERE WAS SECOND AND FIRST AVAILABLE. AS I WAS LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM MY HOME, I DROVE THERE ON BACK STREETS, USING SECOND GEAR. WITHIN A MILE OF MY HOME, SECOND GEAR FAILED AND FIRST GEAR BARELY ENGAGED. I HAD TO HAVE IT PUSHED FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY FOR AN ESTIMATE. 3) AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. AFTER AN EXTERNAL INVESTIGATION TURNED UP NO ANSWERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO APPROACH THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO OPEN UP AND EXAMINE IT. AN INITIAL "GUESSTIMATE" WAS $900 TO $2800.