NHTSA Complaint #10224694 — 2000 MAZDA 626

WE RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS 2000 MAZDA 626 USED FOR OUR TWIN BOYS, AS THEIR FIRST CAR. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A FEW NORMAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT AND I WAS OKAY WITH THOSE THINGS. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING NOW IS THIS; THE O.D. WARNING LIGHT NOW COMES ON AND FLASHES. IT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE. THIS BEGAN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME (WE NEVER HAD A REASON TO GO ONTO THE HIGHWAY) ON THIS DAY WE DID AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGINS TO DE ACCELERATE AND THE TACH NEEDLE START BOUNCING AROUND AND THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. THE O.D. LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW COMES ON VERY OFTEN AT ALL TIMES AND ROADS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MAZDA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY FOUND TWO CODES WRONG WITH IT ( P1746 AND P1783 ). THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM PERSIST, THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT A REPAIR THAT IS COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS ALREADY EXPIRED. I HAVE GONE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND ANY VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT YET, BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS SO OFTEN WHY DOESN'T MAZDA DECLARE IT A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR