1997 Mazda 626

TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING ALL THE TIME. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACED, BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING. LEAK IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION (LOOSE BEARING), I WAS TOLD. IT SOUNDS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AT 75K MILES. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO GO OUT. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK

IN JUNE OF 2000 I WAS VISITING FAMILY IN DETROIT. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THEY GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FROM MAZDA, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TRANSMISSION. TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER MY O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, AND THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MY THIRD TRANSMISSION, AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE 1999.*AK

THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY OUT OF STATE COLLEGE STUDENT. UPON RETURNING TO SCHOOL FROM THANKSGIVING BREAK THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, FOLLOWED BY ERRATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DRIVING. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED HOME. ONCE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, IN GEAR, IT CEASES TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AGAIN UNTIL THE ENGINE IS STOPPED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION PLACED INTO GEAR AND MOVEMENT OCCURS. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3000. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, DISCOVERED A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS AND ALSO SUGGESTED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEIR IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL OF TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I KNOW THIS IS A FORD TRANSMISSION ALSO FOUND IN THE CONTOUR MODEL BUT HAVE NOT INQUIRED ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND INVESTIGATED. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING WITH NO VISIBLE RESULTS. SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!! *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF MY 1997 MAZDA 626 AT JUST OVER 79K MILES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY TYPE ROAD AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DAMAGE OR INJURY.*AK THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MAZDA WARRANTY SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MAZDA THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AFTER WARRANTY ASSISTANCE, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB FOR THE ISSUE IN QUESTION AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SAME BY NO LESS THAN 3 MAZDA AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATIONS.

I OWN A 1997 MAZDA 626, AT 57,000 MILES MY 2ND TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. MY FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED OVER A YEAR AGO AT UNDER 50,000. MAZDA DEALERS DO LITTLE MORE THAN LAUGH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND OF COURSE GIVE ME A BID FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MAZDA KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT AND ALLOWED THE WARRENTIES TO EXPIRE WITHOUT INFORMING OWNERS OF THE DEFECT.*AK

1) NORMAL DAILY USE (20) MILES TO FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY ROADS 2) TRANSMISSION WON'T WORK 3) COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REMOVAL AND REBUILD REQUIRED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THIS MAZDA/FORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I ALSO CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GOVERNMENT OFFICE HAS STILL NOT ACTED ON IT. SURELY DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE OUR TAX DOLLARS WORKING FOR THE TAX PAYERS HERE. THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF WORN OUT TRANSMISSIONS CAUSED BY FAULTY COOLING DESIGN ON THIS COMBINED USED MAZDA/FORD TRANSMISSIONS MODEL LA4A-EL. MINE IS INSTALLED IN A 1997 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER. WILL THIS AGENCY PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. THIS IS COSTING HARD WORKING PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS.*AK