NHTSA Complaint #10157158 — 2002 MAZDA 626

I BOUGHT MY 2002 MAZDA 626 IN FEBRUARY 2003. IN JAN. 2006 WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. OUT OF NO WHERE I COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH, NOT SAFE!!! MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INTO THE CAR AT A COST OF $2600. NOW IN MAY 2006, I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN DOING AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT MAZDA PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION (CD4E) IN THE 626'S AND THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS FOR MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION BUILT FOR SMALLER, LIGHTER CARS BUT MAZDA PUT IT IN THE 626 ANYWAY, ALTHOUGH IT IS A HEAVIER CAR. I NOW SEE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #0500502) WAS RELEASED BY MAZDA STATING THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE COMPENSATED BY INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT LONG BEFORE NOW, SAVING MY $2600 AND A CLOSE CALL ON A HIGHWAY. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE DESERVED BLAME!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO HURT OR KILLED IF THIS ISN'T MADE AWARE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!*JB