1999 MAZDA 626 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TT

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AND SHIFTS VERY HARD, AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT FAILED AGAIN AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. APPARENTLY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR THIS MODEL HAS A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR; MAZDA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE GEARS BECAME STUCK, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASE GREATLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION IS NOT KNOWN FOR ITS RELIABILITY. IT FACT, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION. A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE IS THE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THIS FAILS, THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT TO FLASH. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE SLIPPING AND VIBRATION. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS PRODUCT BEING THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS WHY IS MAZDA NOT LIABLE FOR THIS ISSUE....... *TR

ROUGH SHIFTING, SLIPPING ,ROUGH IDLE, OVERHEATING TRANSMISSION. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTS TO JERK AND THE TACHOMETER GETS VERY ERRATIC AS IS THE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE NOW USES EXCESSIVE GAS AND THE JERKING MOTION HAS CONTINUED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING (AFTER GOING ONLINE TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM) THAT MAZDA IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION BUT WON'T ISSUE A RECALL OR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

GEAR SLIPPING & RPM "REVING" TRANSMISSION FALIURE, NEED TO REPLACE. *TR

1999 MAZDA 626: THE DRIVE CHAIN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR, AND TRIED TO GO, YOU COULD HERE IT JUMPING OVER THE TEETH ON THE SPROCKET. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 1999 MAZDA 626. CAR ONLY HAS 136K MILES. *TR

MY 1999 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP A LOT. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND WITH RESEARCH MAZDA USED THE FORD PROBE TRANSMISSION IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE 626 UP UNTIL 2002. THE TRANSMISSION THAT COMES WITH THE CAR IS DESIGNED FOR A SMALLER, LIGHTER VEHICLE AND THUS IT IS DOOMED TO FAIL, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU REPLACE IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUMP $2,000 INTO A CAR THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. PLUS EVEN IF I COULD AFFORD IT, I CAN'T FIND THE PART IN TAMPA, FL. MAZDA SHOULD BE FORCED TO UPGRADE ALL 626 2.0L I4 TRANSMISSIONS FOR FREE, AS THEY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

1999 MAZDA 626 - REPLACED TRANSMISSION 75-80 K MILES. NOW 110 K MILES AND BEGINNING TO OBSERVE SAME SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO LAST FAILURE. TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

I NOTICED PROBLEMS RIGHT AWAY AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM MY MOM. SHE RARELY DROVE IT, AND I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES A WEEK. FIRST THE CAR WOULDN'T NOT GO INTO DRIVE, THEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. A FRIEND OF MINE IS A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE TRANS. CABLE HAD COME DETACHED. AFTER TIME CONSUMING REPAIR, THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A WEEK. NOW THE CAR ONLY GOES INTO DRIVE WHEN I FIRST PUT IT INTO SECOND. IT SLIPS IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON A 1999 MAZDA 626 HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AROUND 60,000 MILES AND NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN AT 122,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 4 CYLINDER LX. THIS CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING! I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND MAZDA FORUMS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION?!? IT IS TOO SMALL FOR THIS CAR AND MORE THAN HALF OF 626 OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS, ONLY TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE IT AS IT WILL ALWAYS GO OUT AGAIN! *TR

1999 MAZDA 626 , 2.0 L AT STOPPED ON HIGHWAY. GOT IT TOWED WITH THE HELP OF AUTO CLUB.DIAGNOSIS SAYS THE CAR NEED TRANSMISSION WORK. NOW NEED TO SPEND NEARLY $3500.00 TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. THIS IS MORE THAN THE CAR'S VALUE. I COULD FIND FROM THE NET THAT THIS MODEL HAS EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. STILL THERE IS NO ACTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S SIDE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

1999 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 1999 MAZDA 626 2.0 AUTOMATIC FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE RE-BUILT. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 114,200 MILES. RE-BUILD OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER 2007. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1999 MAZDA 626 HAD FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME NOW. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPETITIVE AND REQUIRES CONTINUOUS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS SPECIFIC CAR IS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH VERY HIGH FAILURE RATES. I WANT THE MANUFACTURES TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS OF PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR MY PAST REPAIR BILLS. *TR

MY MAZDA TRANSMISSION KEEPS ON HAVING PROBLEMS. I AVOID DRIVING ON FREE WAYS AS I NEVER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WHOSE TRANSMISSION MAY FAIL ANY TIME. I FIXED IT 1.5 YRS BEFORE. COST ALMOST HALF OF THE CAR'S WORTH. IT FAILED AGAIN NOW. THE ESTIMATE IS AGAIN HUGE TO FIX IT. IT IS FAILING EVEN AFTER REBUILDING NEW TRANSMISSION AND CHANGING THE FAULTY PARTS. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME THING WRONG IN DESIGN ITSELF AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT FIXING IT WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE OR MAKE IT SAFE FOR DRIVING. I AM AVOIDING DRIVING IT FOR SAFETY REASONS. I CONTACTED MAZDA EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THAT "RECALLS ARE MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, NOT BY INDIVIDUAL CAR MANUFACTURERS". I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN A HOPE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE PROBED AND MY VEHICLE BE RECALLED. *TR

IN LATE JANUARY OF 2007 I PURCHASED A 1999 MAZDA 626 FOR MY DAUGHTER FOR HER TO USE IN THE YEARS SHE WOULD BE IN COLLEGE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 79,000 MILES ON IT. SHE HAS DRIVEN THE CAR TO COLLEGE AND BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. ON NOVEMBER 12, 2007 SHE WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER OR GO IN REVERSE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY OUR MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP COMPLETELY OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACING FACTORY PARTS THAT THE OWNER SAID WERE DEFICIENT WITH BETTER PARTS. THE PARTS THAT THE SHOP USED WERE AN: OVERHAUL KIT VALVE BODY REPAIR KIT SOLENOID PACK TORQUE CONVERTER REVERSE DRUM FORWARD PISTON I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR...

1999 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAS BEEN REBUILT TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. NOW IT IS OUT AGAIN I HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY IN IT,TOO QUIT NOW. SOME ONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 4TH. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT APPROX. 98,000 MILES. AT A COST OF $2,800.00. CAR NOW HAS APPROX. 160,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION NEEDS REBUILT AGAIN. HAVE HEARD ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS OTHERWISE IN GREAT SHAPE, CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR SO I GUESS I'M STUCK AGAIN PAYING TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPAIRED THAT MAZDA KNOWS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CAN WE ALL GET A LITTLE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM?? *TR

76,000 MILES ON CAR. WHILE DOING HIGHWAY DRIVING, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. TRANSMISSION FLUID RELEASED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THEY SAID ERROR CODE INDICATED TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THE FLUID WAS BURNT AND TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE FLUID HAD BEEN GOOD A COUPLE OF WEEKS EARLIER. ACTIONS TAKEN INCLUDE: FLUSHED FLUID. ADDED AN AFTERMARKET COOLER. WAIT AND SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMS CORRECTLY AND IF THE FLASHING LIGHT RETURNS. *JB

AFTER THERE WERE REPEATED TIMES OF BAD GEAR SHIFTING, DELAYED, NOT AT ALL, ETC. MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS FAILED. WILL TURN OVER BUT, NOT SHIFT INTO TO GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWICE. SHE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THE CONTACT FELT AS IF THE GEARS WERE JUMPING WHEN DRIVING. SHE RETURNED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD GO THROUGH TWO TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

OUR MAZDA 626 1999 WAS WELL MAINTAINED. AT 72,134 MILES I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION PLACE FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I DROVE HOME FOR 5 MILES AND IN THE EVENING ON THE FREEWAY. THE MAZDA NOW FELT A BIT JERKY AT 55-60 MPH. (I NEVER NOTICED THAT BEFORE.) AFTER 23 MILES THE MAZDA SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT ACCIDENT. I WAS STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY IN DARKNESS AND HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR 1 1/2 HOURS. SCARY!!!! THERE WAS A LONG TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND THE CAR, A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR, ALSO UNDER THE HOOD AND ALONG THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS. THE TOWING SERVICE NOTICED A DISCONNECTED TRANSMISSION HOSE UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING TO THE MAZDA DEALER. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3225. THE DEALER SAYS THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MAZDA 626. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND FAILED. THIS WAS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000 MILES.

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON JULY 22 DUE TO OVER HEATING ETC. *TR

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE- NORMAL NON-DAILY USAGE. MAINTENANCE ON TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. 2)CONSEQUENCES- TOWED TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP 3) WHAT DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE- TOTAL REPAIR/REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION. COST OVER $2500.00. *TR

'99 MAZDA 626-LX, 4-CYL. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: DAY 1, STUCK IN TRAFFIC, MOVING VERY SLOWLY FOR 30 MINUTES, 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FEELING "CLUNKY". DAY 2, DRIVING 72-78 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 3 HOURS, THE "O/D OFF" LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. GOT HOME FINE. DAY 3: SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, BURNS UP AND CAR NO LONGER MOVES. *JB

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR OUR SON IN 2005 WITH ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 120,000 MILES AND IS IN NEED OF ITS 4TH TRANSMISSION (REBUILT)! IT IS ALSO ON ITS SECOND ENGINE. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING THIS BAD. HAS MAZDA DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS? *JB

I HAVE A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX 4 CYLINDER AND FOR A FEW YEARS HAVE NOTICED HARSH SHIFTING THAT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. THE OTHER DAY THE ODOMETER LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND I TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, AND THEY SCANNED AND CODES, AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ,AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMED SO WRONG BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAD 111,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT WAS WRONG BECAUSE I KNEW THIS PROBLEM STARTED A LOT EARLIER WHEN I GOT THIS CAR AT 64,000 MILES. IF MAZDA KNEW ABOUT THIS COOLING ISSUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT , AND IF THEY KNEW THEY WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL WHY DIDN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL? IF THEY KNEW THEY HAD INADEQUATE COOLING THEY SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED A COOLER AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT T AT HE OWNERS ,...

MY1999 MAZDA 626 HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 4 FRONT SEALS AND 2 BACK SEALS REPLACE ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE IT WAS A MONTH OLD WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. I HAD TO HAVE MY FIRST SEAL REPLACED AFTER ONE MONTH WITH LESS THEN 6K MILES ON IT. MAZDA REPLACED THE SEAL BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM (SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 5 SEALS REPLACED, OF COURSE OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE THAT MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT. I JUST PAID 2K FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION 2 WEEKS AGO WITH 80K MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH...

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

THE DOLLAR FIGURES ARE APPROXIMATE. IN FEBRUARY 2002 MY DAUGHTER AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM WILSON DODGE IN TORRINGTON CT, 06790 FOR $9000. PART OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE WAS A PROMISE TO INSTALL A SUN ROOF FOR $500. THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 60 DAYS OR 2000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CAR WAS ITS SECOND. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I WOULD TAKE THAT AS GOOD NEWS. A FAULTY ONE IS REPLACED. HOW OFTEN DOES A TRANSMISSION FAIL? *AK IN APRIL (ABOUT 5 '' 10 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED), THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $2300. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS COVERED BY THE DEALER IN GOOD FAITH, I AUTHORIZED THE INSTALLATION OF A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. DURING THIS NEGOTIATION I HAD TO ENDURE WITH SOME SNIDE REMARKS FROM SOME OF THE OTHER SALES PEOPLE WHEN I...

CAR HAVE A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN YOU FIRST TAKE OFF. I SENT IT TO THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $4000.00 TO FIX IT. THEN IT TOOK IT IN FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION ALSO. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRS OR THE NORMAL SERVICE. I THINK THAT IT IS VERY UNUSUALLY THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT PROFESSIONAL FOR THERE COMPANY AND THEY WILL LOST BUSINESS LIKE THAT.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 80,000 MILES. I HAD IT REPAIRED AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING A YEAR LATER. I NOW KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE THE TRANSMISSIONS MAZDA USED THE THE 626 WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE LARGER 626 CARS. *NM

I HAVE A MAZDA 626 1999 MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AT ABOUT 80K MILES LAST YEAR AND I HAD TO SEND IT TO A SHOP (SPENDING OVER $1600 FOR IT TO BE REBUILT). IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND WAS MORE SERIOUS. NOW THE CAR STARTS VERY SLOW AND TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO REACH 40 MPH. WHENEVER I TRY TO SPEED, THE RPN GOING UP WILDLY AND DOES LITTLE TO SPEED. RECENTLY I JUST SEARCHED SEVERAL INTERNET BULLETIN BOARD AND FOUND OUT MANY MAZDA 626 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY POINT OUT THAT MAZDA ADMITTED THAT THEY PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION MEANT FOR A SMALL-SIZED CARS ON ITS MAZDA 626 MODEL. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE MAZDA TO RECALL THE MODEL AND ASK THEM TO REIMBURSE ALL 626 OWNERS FOR REPAIR. UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED, THIS WILL BE MY LAST MAZDA CAR. *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 MAZDA 626 LX AND AT 118,000 MILES AND NO SIGNS AT ALL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY CAR. I AM A MOTHER OF 2 AND I ALSO BABY SIT FOR A LIVING. I HAD 3 CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND LEFT US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOD FOR CELL PHONES. I NEVER HAD ANY SIGNS OF A PROBLEM AT ALL NOR WAS I AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 626 UNTIL THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I STILL HAVE 4 PAYMENTS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED AND I AM HEART SICK THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WISH THAT I HAD KNOWN ABOUT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 626 BEFORE I PURCHASED MINE. *JB

1999 MAZDA 626 MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MAZDA SHOP TOLD ME $4500 TO FIX. *JB

TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE IN MAZDA 626 FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY AT 20 PLUS MILES AND JUST REPLACE AGAIN AT AROUND 130 PLUS MILES. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. CALLED THE FIRST TIME AND REPORTED TO MAZDA HOME OFFICE AND NOTHING WAS NEVER DONE ON MY COMPLAINT. *JB

1) OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING 2) TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION, EXCESSIVE SLIPPAGE, TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED 132 DEGREES CENTIGRADE (270 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FLUID IS UP-BURNED AND CLUTCH MATERIAL IN OIL. 3) REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REBUILT ASSEMBLY, REPLACED ENGINE REAL MAIN SEAL, FLUSH TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES, ADD OIL, ROAD TEST, RECHECK FOR LEAKS AND CLEARED CODES. *NM

THE 626 LX MODEL MADE BY MAZDA IN 1999, SEEMS TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS SENT BY PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE LACK OF COMPLAINTS, MAZDA DOES NOT WISH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *JB

A 1999 MAZDA 626 WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2006 FROM CARMAX IN TAMPA, FL. WE TRADED IN OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER FOR THIS 626 TO SAVE ON GAS. THE MAZDA HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO US; NOR ARE THEY EXPLAINED ON THE RECEIPTS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED WAS AN OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED IT TO GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. THE MAZDA DEALER RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION COOLER ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISSECTED TO BE SURE THERE WAS NO INTERNAL DAMAGE. CARMAX TOWED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AND HAD AAMCO DO THE REPAIR WORK. NEW PARTS WERE ORDERED THOUGH CARMAX SAID AAMCO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. UPON DRIVING MY 1 YEAR OLD SON HOME AFTER THIS FIRST REPAIR, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO LEAK AND MAKE GRINDING SOUNDS, NONE OF WHICH DID IT...

OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626, 2.0 4-CYLINDER. IT ONLY HAS 52,170 MILES BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND MAZDA DEALERS, THEY HAVE SEEN AND REPAIRED LOTS 626 (1999 -2001 MODELS) DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HAD BEEN DESIGNED BY FORD FOR MUCH SMALLER AND LIGHTER VEHICLES THAN THE 626. CONSEQUENTLY, IF ONE DRIVES LONG DISTANCE, IT DOES BURN OUT. THE DEALERS AND AAMCO SHOPS RECOMMEND TO HAVE THE COOLING PUMP TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED THE CASE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY MAZDA. *NM

I OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE FIRST TIME (AUGUST 2004) IT FAILED IT WAS 24 HOURS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT FROM A MAZDA USED DEALER, HOLIDAY MOTORS IN FOND DU LAC WI. THEY PULLED THE TRANSMISSION OUT AND REPLACED GASKETS. I ASKED THEN TO PUT ON THE COOLING KIT AND THEY DID NOT. A YEAR LATER (OCTOBER 2005) MY DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED NORTH OF CHICAGO IL WITH THIS CAR AND A PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER IT (GASKETS AGAIN). THE THIRD TIME (MAY 2006) IT WAS SMOKING AND LEAKING FLUID (GASKETS). TWO MONTHS LATER (AUGUST 2006) IT WAS SMOKING AND LEAKING FLUID. THIS TIME IT LEFT MY DAUGHTER IN A VERY UN-SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MILWAUKEE WI. A COOLING KIT PUT ON THIS CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST PROBLEM BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE. THIS TIME THE SHOP IS REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER (?) THEY SAY IT...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, SHIFT GEAR LOCKED UP, O/D OFF BLINKING, CHECKED BY MAZDA DEALER, RECOMMEND REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *NM

(1) JERKING MOTION OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. MAZDA DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT WAS NORMAL FOR MAZDA TRANSMISSIONS. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURE. (3) REBUILT TRANSMISSION $1600.00. 1 YEAR LATER, IT FAILED AGAIN, DUE TO OVER HEATING. NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE REQUIRING A COOLING UNIT TO AVOID OVERHEATING. NOW, I HAVE TO PAY FOR MORE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION, WITH NO END IN SIGHT. THIS IS NOT FAIR. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (BRAND NEW) IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS JUST NOT FAIR. *JB