NHTSA Complaint #738735 — 1996 MAZDA 626
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 738735 |
| Vehicle | 1996 MAZDA 626 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | SC |
Consumer Description
PURCHASE AUTO USED WITH LESS 48,255 MILES ON IT ON 5/1/98. ON 5/22/98 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE SRS LIGHT BEGAN BURNING INTERMITTENTLY. PART WAS ORDERED ON 5/22/98 AND REPLACED ON 6/6/98. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND WAS WORKED ON AGAIN 6/10/98. DIDN'T REPAIR PROBLEM AND SO IT WAS AGAIN WORKED ON 6/18/98. DEALER'S STATEMENT IS THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OVER 100 MILES AND PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FOUND. SOMETHING MUST HAVE REPAIRED IT AS THEY STOPPED BURNING. ON 1/13/99 ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN AGAIN ALONG WITH THE OD LIGHT. AT THIS TIME AUTO WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I PURCHASED A WARRANTY AT PURCHASE OF AUTO. AT THIS WRITING THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEGAIN TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN AND MY WIFE STATE TRANSMISSIONS IS SLOW TO SHIFT. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR MAZDA WAS ONE WHICH WOULD HURT MAZDA'S REPUTATION AFTER OWNING 2 MAZDA 626S AND 3 MAZDA PICKUPS. I HAVE THE STATEMENTS FROM DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER,SENSORS,MODULES, AND CONTROLS.THE AUTO STOCK NUMBER AT ANDY JONES WAS 8992 @ DEALER# 34018 SOLD MAY 1,1998.
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