1999 Mazda 626

I PURCHASED A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FOR MY 99 MAZDA 626 ON 06/01/04 & HAD IT INSTALLED. ON 07/10/04 THE SAME PART BROKE AGAIN & HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS COST ME $1100 IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE THE 2ND TIME INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THEY ORDERED THE PART FROM MAZDA, THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP THIS PART ON THE SHELF. SINCE MAZDA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM-THEY NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.*AK

1999 MAZDA 626 WITH 50,900 MILES.TRANSMISSION STUCK IN REVERSE. ALL GEAR SHIFT POSITIONS RESULTED IN REVERSE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE GEAR INTERCHANGE CABLE OR THE ROD IS BROKEN. INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID INDICATES THAT THE FLUID IS SEVERELY BURNED WITH QUITE A BIT OF CLUTCH DEBRI. MY CURRENT CHOICES ARE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $3000 PLUS THE GEAR INTERCHANGE, OR HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED AT A COST BETWEEN $1.5000 TO $2.7000. THE TRANMISSION HAS NOT GIVEN ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS CURRENT MALFUNCTION. PREVIOUS MAZDAS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT CARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF FORD'S EXCELLENT ENGINEERING DESIGNED TO FAIL AS SOON AS WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 NORTH ABOUT 4PM LAST SEPTEMBER. ALL THE SUDDEN OUT OF THE BLUE MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON. MY SPEED DROPS FROM 70MPH TO 40MPH CARS ON MY BUMPER. SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A REST STOP LESS THAN ONE MILE AHEAD. I BARELY MADE IT INTO THE ROADSIDE AREA. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY SOMEONE THERE IN THAT TOWN. AFTER MUCH DECISION, I DECIDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO CHARLESTON, SC ABOUT 120 MILES FROM WHERE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. WE KEPT TAKING IT TO MAZDA BUT THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. SO I CONTINUE TO MAKE MY CAR PAYMENTS. I CAN ONLY DRIVE MY CAR LOCALLY. *AK

I OWN A 1999 MAZDA 626 WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 12/15/99. I AM NOW FACING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND AFTER REVIEWING DATA I FIND THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY SITUATION AS THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER CONSUMERS AS WELL. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOV. 2003, CODE SAID TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE; RESULT: REBUILD TRANSMISSION($2600.00) ANY HIGHWAY DRIVING SINCE THEN HAS RESULTED IN 0/D LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF,TRANSMISSION FLUID COMING OUT OF VENT HOSE. 1ST TIME BACK: REPLACE SENSOR, 2ND TIME BACK: REPLACE BURNT BUSHING. IN SHOP (AAMCO) AGAIN TODAY FOR THIRD TIME SINCE REBUILD. INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEN SHIFTING BECOMES HARD JERKS UNTILL TRANNY COOLS DOWN (AUTOMATIC). *AK