2000 MAZDA 626 Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

PARTS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 2.0L. *TR

I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE TRANSMISSION'S ON THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION STYLE CD4E. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE (INTERNET SEARCHED) WHO HAVE THESE VEHICLES AND HAVE BEEN PLACED IN DIRE STRAITS AS I AM. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, MY OD STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND LEFT THE CAR'S TRANNY SLIPPING OUT OF 4TH GEAR SEARCHING FOR A LOWER GEAR AS IT THREW THE FLASHING "OD LIGHT OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT. I HAD A WOMAN SWERVE BEHIND ME AS I HAD TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND TRYING TO GET MY CAR TO GRASP ANY GEAR. ONCE I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED, THE OD LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING AND MY VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN A "LIMP HOME" MODE WHERE I COULD NOT GET OVER 45MPH. I HAD THE TRANNY REBUILT TO THE TUNE OF 1500.00 AND GUESS WHAT? I GOT...

WE HAVE MAZDA 626 4CYL, 2000 YR., AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR MAZDA ALWAYS HESITATES TO SHIFT UP AND REVS UP TO VERY HIGH RPMS EVENTHOUGH THE ACCELERATION IS GRADUAL. THERE IS ALSO QUITE A BIT OF NOISE IN THE CAR COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN I AM MERGING ON A FREEWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN A LOWER GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2002. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM REMAINS TO THIS DAY. SOMETIMES, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, JUST WHEN YOU START IT IN THE MORNING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY AND I ALMOST HIT MY OTHER CAR IN A GARAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION IS HORRIBLE. WELL, WAS BECAUSE I HAD TO REPLACE IT. INSTEAD OF MY CAR GOING IN REVERSE WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT WENT FORWARD. MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND BLINKING AND THE CODE WAS ALWAYS THE TEMPERATURE HIGH DUE TO HIGHWAY DRIVING. IF THIS TRANSMISSION WASN'T MEANT FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN UTILIZED. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CARE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,296. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH THE CD4E FORD TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. I HAVE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH AND TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TRASH. THIS TRANSMISSION WAR POORLY BUILT AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD ENGINEERING THAT HAS COST THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS PROBLEMS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX FROM A NEIGHBOR, AND WITH ONLY 95K ON THE ODOMETER, THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGH. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CAUSE MUCH OF A PROBLEM AND I CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GENERAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. HOWEVER, I ALMOST NEVER TRAVELED OUTSIDE OF A 20 MILE RADIUS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONCE I DID TRAVEL ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND REFUSED TO ENTER INTO DRIVE, BUT ONLY THE LOWER GEARS. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, IT BECAME READILY APPARENT THAT A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THE MAZDA 626 MODEL. I AM NOW FACED WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2,000 PLUS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MAZDA 626, YEAR 2000. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE. FOLLOWING COMPUTER CODES LED TO $800 IN UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. CAR DRIVES WELL UNTIL O/D BEGINS TO FLASH, RPM FLUXES BETWEEN 1000 AND 5000 AND TRANNY SLIPS. ON PARKING AND SHUTTING OFF MOTOR THEN RESTARTING AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE TRANNY SLAMS INTO GEAR WITH A BANG. NEVER KNOW WHEN RPM IS GOING TO GO CRAZY AND THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. THIS CAUSES A MAD SCRAMBLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH IS SOMETIMES HARD AS YOU MAY BE IN THE PASSING LANE. COST ESTIMATES RANGE FROM $1800 + 400 600 FOR INSTALL FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM A DEALER OF TRANSMISSIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CAR. THIS MODEL/TRANSMISSION COMBINATION IS USED ON ABOUT THE 10 PRECEDING YEARS. TAKEN TOGETHER THEY PRESENT A GOOD CASE FOR A DEALER RECALL I WOULD THINK. EVEN THOUGH MAZDA ISSUED A TSB IT...

SHIFTING BRACKET CONTINUALLY FALLS OFF. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR ( DRIVE REVERSE ETC) UNTIL TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE ENGINE REVES ITSELF FROM 2000 TO 4000 WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN MORE ON GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO FIRST UNTIL YOU REACH 50MPH OR RELEASE GAS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS ON ANY ROAD. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OVER 55MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD CARS ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND THE COST IS OVER $2000. BOOK VALUE IS NOT MUCH MORE THE CAR HAS 117585 MILES. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626 2.5L AUTO. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF FLUID COOLING. DESIGN FLAW IS TO BLAME. TRANS FLUID IS IN CONTACT WITH COOLING AGENT(AIR, ANTIFREEZE) FOR A DISTANCE OF FOUR INCHES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ON OUR MAZDA 626 2000. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION BESIDES THE FACT THAT WE NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHALL WHICH WILL RUN US 4,000 - 5,000. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH BY THE MECHANIC AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY MYSELF INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT OF MAZDA. WE ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL OCCURRENCE OR THE MECHANIC WHO TEST-DROVE IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ALREADY WENT OUT IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MAZDA 4CYL ENGINES FROM THIS TIME PERIOD. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS LIFE IS THIS SHORT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. EVERYTHING I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE TELLS ME THAT THE FORD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA WAS NOT MADE TO HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT SIZE. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CAR JUMP. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE SINCE THERE ARE ALSO CHANGES IN VELOCITY DUE TO THE SLIPPING. *TR

MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOST BEING KILLED FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT! THIS HAPPENED JUNE 8, 2009 WHICH WAS A MONDAY APPROX. 4 PM. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, AND MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ALL OVER MY HAND RESULTING IN SEVERE LACERATIONS! THIS CAR NEEDS LOOKED AT ASAP!!!! PLEASE HELP *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MAZDA 626. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HER TRANSMISSION. SHE HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT THE COST OF $3,200. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $3,500. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER YEARS AGO AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO PUT MY 2000 MAZDA 626 INTO THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING AND JERKING WHILE PLACING THE CAR IN GEARAND ACCELERATING. THE FIRST REPAIR COST ME 800 DOLLARS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION REPAIR WAS 1200 AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T EQUIVALENT FOR THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF MY CAR. I'M EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS ONCE AGAIN AND IT'S NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER I'M A SOPHOMORE IN COLLEGE AND I CAN'T AFFORD THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626DX 4CYL. WITH 93,200 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND ALL FILTERS AND FLUIDS CHANGED REGULARLY. TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS AND ERRATICALLY SHIFTS FROM HIGH TO LOW WITH DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. 112,000 MILES. I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OVER, THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. THE O/D LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR OVERHEATS, AND IT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. *TR

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW WHEN DRIVING ON A HWY AT 50MPH AND ABOVE WITH START TO JERK IN AND OUT FROM 2000 TO 3000RPM AND THE O/D SWITCH LIGHT WILL BLINK. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE IS IN, IT RESPONDS THE SAME. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2000 MAZDA 626, 2.0L ENGINE, AUTOMATIC, IN 2001, BRAND NEW. I HAVE PUT ~100,000 MILES ON IT, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. THEN ONE DAY, WITH NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

MINE CAR IS AN EIGHT YEARS OLD NICE LITTLE CAR. IT RUNS PRETTY WELL DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GET VERY DIRTY EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES DESPITE OLD TWO-YEAR/30,000-MILE INTERVAL THAT USED TO BE CONSIDERED THE NORM FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE IS GOOD FOR THE 626; I HAVE TO DO A FULL TRANSMISSION FLUSH TO KEEP IT RUNNING. YES, IT'S EXPENSIVE FOR THE TRANNY. RECENTLY, THE REAL PROBLEM HAS APPEARED. MY IDLE RPM IS AROUND 700, WHEN I SHIFT THE GEAR IN TO REVERSE, IT DIDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. I FEEL NOTHING AT ALL. I MEAN WHEN A CAR SITTING ON A FLAT SURFACE, IT DOESN'T MOVE EVEN A LITTLE BIT. IF I GENTLY STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TILL THE RPM HIT AROUND 1000, THERE IS A HUGE PUMPING ON MY TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR INCONSISTENTLY MOVE BACKWARD. IF I LET THE PEDAL GO AND HIT AND THEN...

I WAS DRIVING FROM CALIFORNIA TO LAS VEGAS AND MY O/D LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND I WAS LOSING POWER AND THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND WENT OUT ON ME. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO LAS VEGAS FROM CALIFORNIA AND MY O/D LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK ON AND OFF. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 0 AND I STARTED TO LOSE POWER. MY ENGINE WAS SMOKING SO I PULLED OVER AND WAS STRANDED IN THE DESERT FOR AROUND 45 MIN. COME TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION OVER HEATED AND WENT OUT ON ME. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626 EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AROUND 70,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION I NOTICED SOME OIL ON THE TRUNK AFTER ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION. BEFORE DEPARTING I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT A LUBE AND TUNE CENTER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE LIKELY CAUSE WAS A LOOSE DRAIN PLUG. PLUG WAS TIGHTENED AND FLUID WAS TOPPED OFF. ON THE TRIP HOME SMOKE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. OTHER DRIVERS BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. AFTER PULLING OVER AND DISCUSSING THE MATTER WITH MY MECHANIC ON THE PHONE, I ELECTED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP IN THE CLOSEST LARGE CITY. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. APPARENTLY THE SEAL BETWEEN THE TWO HALVES OF THE TRANSMISSION RUPTURED. A SMALL LEAK SUDDENLY GREW TO A LARGE LEAK ON THE TRIP AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THE...

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...

I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND IT KEEPS SLIPPING INTO AND OUT OF DRIVE, REVVING THE RPMS. A MECHANIC DROVE IT, ANALYZED IT AND SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626 ATX CD4E FAILURE @ 88K MILES- THEN REBUILT - ANOTHER FAILURE @ 121K MILES. *TR

MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND HAVE A BURNING SMELL AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY SAID THAT WIRES WERE MISPLACED BY ANOTHER MAZDA DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO ABOUT 8 MONTHS BEFORE. I THEN CALLED BACK ABOUT A MOTH LATER AND TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID THAT I JUST HAVE SLIPPAGE AND MAY JUST NEED TO ADD SOME TRANSMISSION FLUID . I DID THAT AND IT SEEMED TO HELP UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE RPM METER WENT INTO THE RED BUT MY MPH REMAINED AT 0. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THEN THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND THAT IT WOULD BE 3700 TO REPAIR. MORE THAN WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY...

ON 11/22/07 MY WIFE NOTICED THAT THE O/D OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON HER 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING IN FIRST GEAR COMPLETELY. ON 12/7/07 WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 894 THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL FORWARD MOVEMENT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

(1) HESITATION IN SHIFTING. (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURE (3) REBUILD WITH AAMCO. *TR

WE HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT LAST YEAR, WE PAID OVER 4000 TO HAVE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AND THIS ONE WENT OUT THIS YEAR. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, WE WENT TO OUR MAZDA DEALER HERE IN CHAMPAIGN AND THEY KEPT TELLING US IT WAS A SEAL, UNTIL FINALLY THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS QUITE DISTURBING TO FIND SO MAY COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE MAZDA TRANSMISSION AND TO REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FORD ENGINE, WE DID NOT KNOW THIS, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A FORD ANYTHING! I UNDERSTAND THAT MAZDA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AWHILE AND DID NOTHING TO TRY TO HELP THE CONSUMER. *TR

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004 WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEB OF 2005 WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION BY THE DEALER. RECENTLY THE CAR HAD THE O/D LIGHT FLASH AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE. WITH 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN AFTER LESS THAN 3 YEARS. *TR

2000 YEAR MAZDA 626, TRANSMISSION FAILURE 79,483 MILES. *TR

MAZDA 626 ES 2000. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION FROM EAGLE TRANSMISSION, O/D LIGHT FLASHING AFTER TRIP TO DALLAS, FAILED TRANSMISSION AGAIN. 2 MONTHS AFTER REBUILDING TRANSMISSION. NOW I SEE TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TOO SMALL AND OVERHEATS. WHAT WILL THEY DO? *TR UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF

2000 MAZDA 626 LX 4-CYL MAZDA IS EXPERIENCING JERKING OR GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM. TOOK CAR IN TO TWO DIFFERENT MAZDA SHOPS-ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS-WITHIN A 60 DAY SPAN- AND THE PROBLEM STILL WAS NOT CORRECTED OR DIAGNOSED. SPENT MORE THAN $1100 IN REPAIRS. LATER RESEARCHED ON MY OWN AND FOUND OUT THAT FORD TRANSMISSION MODEL CD4E USED IN MY MODEL CAR WAS POSSIBLY DEFECTIVE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MAZDA, I WAS TOLD TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THEN HAVE IT REPLACED FOR $3000. I ASKED ABOUT HAVING A TRANSMISSION FAN INSTALLED AND WAS DISCOURAGED. MAZDA SERVICE BULLETIN 005-02 INSTRUCTS TECH'S TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION FAN IF THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT MATCHES THE BULLETINS DESCRIPTION. I STILL WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MATTER. HOW CAN MAZDA GET AWAY WITH NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES ON THE...

THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL, AFTER READING THE FORUMS, THIS IS CLEARLY AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. IF I WOULD HAVE READ THE FORUMS BEFORE THE FAILURE I WOULD HAVE TRADED IN THE CAR WHILE IT HAD SOME VALUE. HOPEFULLY YOU ARE READING THIS BEFORE YOUR 626 TRANNY FAILS. THE ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR WERE $3500 AND THERE WAS $1800 LEFT ON THE NOTE. WE ONLY GOT $500 FOR THE TRADE. THE REPAIR DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE TRANNY PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS. *JB

THE MAZDA 626 LX CD4E TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL, BECAUSE THEIR POOR DESIGN, NO MATTER HOW YOU DO. THIS TRANSMISSION IS ON MAZDA 626 ON YEAR 1994-2002. *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, PARKED IN PARKING SPACE, STARTED TO LEAVE, PULLED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND CAR WENT FORWARD. COULD NOT GET CAR TO GO IN REVERSE SO IT WAS TOWED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE, APPEARS TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626 LX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 81,200 MILES. *TR

2000 MAZDA 626 WITH FAILED TRANSMISSION. DEALER REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ADD A "COOLER" TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN HOT CLIMATES. I'M IN TEXAS. MY REPAIR BILL SO FAR IS $1000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

O/D LIGHT BLINKING AFTER LONG DRIVE. HARSH SHIFTING. OVER REVVING DURING ATTEMPTED SHIFTING.*AK

O/D LIGHT BLINKING AFTER LONG DRIVE. HARSH SHIFTING. OVER REVING DURING ATTEMPTED SHIFTING.*AK

I AM STARTING TO HAVE TROUBLE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. WAS THERE ANY RECALL OR FIX FOR THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE VEHICLES, WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS?*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE AT 110,000 MILES WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2000 MAZDA 626 SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. IT COST ME $1600.00. *JB

TRANSMISSION OVER HEATS(OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS), CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIFT GEARS IMPROPERLY AND IF UNTREATED BY ADDING AN EXTRA RADIATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION IT WILL GO BAD!!!!! *JB

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2000 MAZDA 626 AND ALSO A FEW MONTH LATER THE MOTOR WENT OUT TOO, I HAD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR. *NM

MY 2000 MAZDA 626 HAS JUST EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT MAZDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF FOR YEARS AND ISSUED A TSB #05-005/02 FOR- BLINKING OVERDRIVE/HOLD LIGHT ON DASH, TRANSMISSION FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE DIPSTICK AND JERKY SHIFTING WHEN DRIVEN LONG DISTANCES. MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD FINANCIALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN HAVE THIS TROUBLE WITH THE MAZDA 626 SINCE THE 1994 MODEL AND STILL PRODUCES THEM WITH THIS FAULT. *NM

TRANSMISSION LURCHES AND DELAYS ON THE SHIFTS AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB