Car did not run when shift in "d" position, but it was moving when shift in "s" and "l" position.
1994 Mazda 626 transmission complaints
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Transmission was leaking, overdrive light came on.vehicle just died. Had to towed to dealer, dealer did a valve job on transmission at 47,000 and 56,000 miles. Consumer had to replace whole transmission. At 97000 miles transmission died on the highway.
The automatic transmission failed. Yh
Wednesday june 15th I picked up my mazda after having the transmission rebuilt. I was traveling 70 MPH on the freeway when the exaxt symptoms occurred again. The car was jerking and suddenly dropped from 70mph to 35mph. The car in back of me screeched almost rear ending me. I drove back to my mechanic with my flashers on all the way. He informed me that this may possibly be an electrical problem and could again destroy the new transmission. I was beside myself. Mazda is aware of this problem because I first had taken the car to them and they also said nothing of an electrical problem only that I needed a new transmission. They reviewed my case, as now I am sure I was not the first complaining of this very scary experience,because after contacting you and viewing others with the same problem in your consumer complaint section, I believe this is a common problem with this year, make, and model. I am hoping that there might be an immediate investigation into this matter. Thank you for your help. Sally johnston.
Transmission would slip & not shift properly into gears. Would cause vehicle to jerk. Took to dealership & transmission was replaced. While driving with new transmission, it failed to operate properly. Would die out while waiting at stop light or stop sign. Took vehicle back to dealership & was informed that transmission was out of warranty & would not have it repaired.
Transmission would jerk, and would not be up to speed. The light for transmission would flash on/off periodically, indicating a transmission problem. Had no power.
The hold light started blinking. Dealer said transmission needed replacement. Automatic transmission failed due to what the dealer said was a pressure leak. This is a common problem with the 1994 mazda 626 4 cylinder cars. Apparently the transmission is a ford product which as a typical ford product fails prematurely. I took it to an independent transmission shop and was told that the 1994 model transmission had a design defect corrected with the 1995 model year. I'd like the federal safety agency to force mazda to institute a recall, and reimburse the owners the $2000+ charge it costs to have the transmission replaced. I had mine replaced, but I understand it will fail again.
The "hold" light comes on which causes the transmission to stay in one gear shifting to second or third and staying in that gear, not shifting over to overdrive. Thank you.
Overdrive off light flashes on, and transmission stayed in 3rd gear . This could have caused a crash. Also, recall 99i005000/ speedometer/odometer was issued. But this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN although it has the same problem. *ak
I just had my 3rd transmission failure. The 1st time was 9/94 and the car was under warranty at 10,150 miles, 2nd time on 12/93 at 69,300 miles and not under warranty, 3rd time 1/2000 at 128,000 miles and not under warranty. Dealer replaced at no charge the first time, mazda paid for the part 2nd time and I paid the labor; 3rd time mazda has refused to pay for any of the repair. I believe it is unreasonable for a transmission to be defective 3 times in 130,000 miles. Further, there are many consumer complaints regarding the same transmission problems for this make and model. Should this be a recall? A class action suit? Your assistance is appreciated.
Had transmission replaced needs another one in less then a year, hold light flashes, when in reverse doesn't reverse all the time, when accelerating jerks and stays in gear too long, hesiates when shifting gears.
Hold light flashes; when in drive acts like in neutral, stays in 1st or 2nd gear, contacted maxda stated transmission needs to be replaced but couldn't do work? Took to another transmission shop, they replaced less then a year later same problems and more.
Consumer has had the suspension bolts tightened and new tires put on due to excessive wear. (no tire make/model provided).
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Transmission keeps going without warning.
The replacement transmission has started to show the same symptoms of the original right before it failed. I have contacted other mazda 626 owners of the same year model and they have reported similar problems
Initially, "hold" light flashed and car jerked as accelerating to 45. 2 days later, this worsened and began to happen also accelerating to 25-30. Unwilling to cause accident, took it to manufacturer who indicates transmission needs to be completely replaced. Car is just over 5 years old (no warranty) but under 50,000 miles. Transmission has never seemed smooth
Transmission slips, has jerky shifts, vibrates excessively
Travelling down the higway and vehicle lost power all of a sudden. Overdrive/gear light started flashing which slowed car down. Pulled over to the shoulder . Had the vehicle towed to the dealer was told that transmission went out.
When applying the accelerator pedal vehicle does not move, as if in neutral. Dealer has replaced transmission twice already. Needs third transmission.
When traveling at regular speed speedometer jumps back and forth.
While driving up hill vehicle began to down shift on its own. Vehicle was taken to dealer numerous times for down shifting problems. Final repaires completed on the sb - faulty computer chip replaced.
Mazda rep randy haynes informed me that transmission failure rate is extremely high on this model and also 1994 ford escorts (same transmission) due to inadequate transmission cooling unit. Tork converter overheats and damages transmission. Clearly this is a design flaw. Haynes states that failures have occurred at 25,000 miles. Also states that mazda spent $25,000,000 last year replacing transmissions alone. Dealer and manufacturer have no interest in correcting problem.
Car jumps into first gear with violent jerks at speed without warning. Seatbelts lock up and car is difficult to control. Dealer unable to find the problem with over 18 tries. Have paid for limiter switch replacement several times with no improvement. Wants me to pay for new trans. No way! Problem has been at least monthly since purchase they cannot find the problem and now want to shotgun solution after much danger, frustration and expense.
Mechanic will not touch transmission because of known defect.
Dealer says transmission electronics are faulty,requiring new transmission. Seems to be a very common problem with this model year. Hold light on dash flashing indicating problem.
Transmission began "jumping" gears and engine revving wildly at approximately 35000 miles. Dealer failed to find any problem on 2 occasions. On the 3rd attempt, I sat service manager in car with me to experience problem. Dealer supposedly fixed transmission. At approximately 71,000 miles air flow sensor had to be replaced. At 72000 miles "hold" light began flashing. Dealer pulled code 628 from the computer and told us this meant the entire transmission had to be replaced. I told service manager, general manager and district service manager that 72000 miles was entirely too soon for a transmission to need to be completely replaced, especially in light of previous problems, and wanted mazda to pay for part. I was told "tough luck". It has been brought to my attention that this is not an isolated problem with mazda transmissions. I still want some form of assistance from mazda!
The hold light started blinking on and off. The car also started jerking. I was miles from a residence almost didn't make it to a repair shop had to have it towed to a dealer to have a new transmission put in, and a new air flow meter installed. Cost a couple of thousands dollars to have a new transmission put in now they tell me that it could happen again and my car has less thatn 50000 miles on it.
This is the second time that consumer had to replace transmission. He doesn't know the reason why this is happening. The first time transmission was replaced at 70,000 miles, and second time at 100,000 miles.
Transmission leak causes the vehicle to stall while driving at normal speed. Also, the reverse gear fades out along with drive, not working at times. Dealer has been contacted.
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