NHTSA Complaint #10138926 — 1995 MAZDA 626

1995 MAZDA 626 PURCHASED USED IN 1998 WITH APPX. 30,000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 40,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY BURNED OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN JULY 2005. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED WHY WOULD A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN ON WEEKENDS FOR SHORT TRIP. IN THE 7 YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE IT WAS ONLY DRIVER 10,000 MILES. I PAID OVER 18,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT GETS ONLY 10,000 MILES? OR 40,000 TOTAL? ASKED MAZDA TO PICK UP THE COST OF REPAIR WHICH IS $4,000 AS THIS IS AS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN OF THEIR MODEL VEHICLES DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF A FORD TRANSMISSION IN THESE MAKES//MODESL. MAZDA HAS ADVISED THAT MY WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. I STATED THAT IT'S NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM BUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 3 MONTHS. DEALER HAS NOT CONTACTED ME EXCEPT ONCE TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I, OF COURSE, CANNOT PICK UP THE VEHICLE AS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT A TRANSMISSION AND I DON'T HAVE $4,000 TO PAY FOR A NEW ONE. I CONTINUE TO CARRY INSURANCE ON A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. ADDITIONAL INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT MAZDA OWNERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE BURNING OUT PREMATURELY WITH AS LITTLE AS 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MAZDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM