1997 Mazda 626

I HAVE SOME PROBLEM ABOUT MY CAR. MAZDA 626 1997 AUTOMATIC. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE,THE TRANSMISSION WENT DOWN AT 95,822 MILES. I'VE FOUND OUT THAT THAT PROBLEM HAPPENS TO EVERY 626 MAZDA. THEY [MAZDA] HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.I'M JUST ONLY STUDENT FROM THAILAND. I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY TO FIX IT.{2000-3000$}. MY CAR IS NOT WORTH THAT MUCH. PLEASE HELP ME TELL THEM {MAZDA} TO DO SOMETHING.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE OD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I LET THE CAR SIT A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. IT SEEMED TO GO BUT TOOK A LOT MORE ENGINE POWER TO MAKE THE CAR DRIVE. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED TO POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. STOPPED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. 130000 MILES ON THE CAR. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN PARTS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

MY 97 MAZDA 626LX AUTOMATIC HAS 59K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING YESTERDAY, AND THE RPM'S REV UP TO 5000 OR 6000 ON NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE O/D LIGHT IS FLASHING, AND AT A STEADY SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE RPMS STAY AT 5000. IT IS HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND - BY THE TIME I'M AT 25 MPH, THE RPM'S ARE AT 6000. I TOOK IT IN, AND BOTTOM LINE, I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION - AT $2,900. I LOOKED ONLINE, AND FOUND DOZENS, MAYBE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 97 MAZDA 626. 59K MILES IS AWFULLY LOW TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE KEPT EXCELLENT UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH MY 1997 MAZDA 626 SINCE I GOT IT ON FEBRUARY 14, 2003. THE RPM'S SHOOT UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME AND THE OC SENSOR IS BAD AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ALREADY. I ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND SEE NO REASON AS TO WHY ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE I GOT IT A LITTLE OVER AA YEAR AGO. I REALLY LIKE THE NEW MAZDA 6'S THAT ARE OUT BUT AM REAL RELUCTANT ON BUYING A NEW ONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA THAT I HAVE NOW AND PARTS ARE SO EXPENSIVE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO COST $750.00 IN ORDER TO FIX THE OC SENSOR, THAT IS JUST CRAZY. PLEASE HELP! I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT ON THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT AT LOW MILEAGE, INSANE.*AK