1994 Mazda 626

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPT. OF 1994 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES ALREADY AND GUESS WHAT IT WENT AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME ON ME LAST NIGHT ...I HAD IT REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.IWENT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE LAST NIGHT AND I FOUND 11 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO MINE. HOLD LIGHT FLASING,NO PRESSURE ,TRANSMISSION FAILING,AND PEOPLE HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS 2 TO 4 TIMES IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE IN CREATION TO SEEE IF I COUULD GET HELP. THE REASON THIS COMPANY IS ALLLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS IS BECAUSE THERE ID NO BODY THAT GOVERND THIS PROBLEMA NOT TO MENTION THEY DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ARBITRATION PROGRAMS....I WONDER WHY?...WHY SHOULD THEY BE ABLE TO SELL VEHICLES IN THE USA AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY ARBITRATION PROGRAMS.I HAVE MAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO MAZDA NA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM..THE LAST TIME I GOT A TRANSMISSION I ASSURED THEM THAT IT WOULD GO AGAIN AND IT DID.YOU KNOW WHATHEY TOLD ME IN SO MAY WORDS....."TOUGH LUCK" THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS....ON THE COMPLAINT WEBSITE ONE OF THE MAZDA REPS. ADMITTED THAT. HOW DO CONSUMERS LIKE USS GET ANY RETRIBUTION FROM THESE LARGE COMPANIES WHO STOMP ON LITTLE PEOPLE LIKE US. IWOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO I HAVE TALKED TO EVERYONE IN CRREATION....."PLEASE HELP ME"*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS A SEVERE LACK OF POWER AND "OD OFF" LIGHT ON. CAR WAS TAKEN TO MAZDA DEALER (SCHWARTZ & SONS, 585 SHRESBURY AVE., NJ 07702; (732) 747-0787) FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY-SSP #38 COVER THE OD LITE FLASHING BUT NOT THE TRANSMISSION, SO I WAS TOLD AT THE MAZDA DEALER. IF ACCORDING TO THE MAZDA EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPLAIN THAT IF THE SPEEDOMETER GEAR SET FAILS, AND THE ELECTRONIC SIGNAL IS ALSO USED FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, CAN NOT CAUSE SEVERE LACK OF POWER AND FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION, THEN WHY THEY CAN NOT TAKE CARE OF THE TRANSMISSION TOO? *AK

THE REAR LEFT BRAKE CALIPER DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING. I COULD MANUALLY RELEASE THE CALIPERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE, HOWEVER THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED TWICE, AND ALTHOUGH IT NO LONGER LOCKS UP, IT STILL CAUSES SEVERE NOISE AND WEARING OF THE PADS AND DISK. REPLACEMENT CALIPERS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. REPLACEMENT WORK WAS PERFORMED AT NON-DEALER REPAIR SHOPS.*AK

BASICALLY FROM VERIFYING THE NET I NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. WHY HAVEN'T YOU REQUESTED A REDESIGN AND TOTAL RECALL SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND TRANS IN THE CAR. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUF. WITH A NEW OR REBUILT MODEL BUT HAS FAIL BASICALLY AT SAME MILEAGE AS ORIGINAL ONE. 1ST FAILED AT 32,000 MILES NAD NOW THIS AT 74,000, WHICH PUTS THIS TRANS AT 42,000 OF USE AND AGAIN WITH FAILURE. IT IS NOT DUE TO MAINTEINCE SINCE I KNOW MY MECHANICAL ABILITY AS GOOD AND ALL MAINTENICE EXCEEDS MANF. SPEC'S. WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?*AK