1995 Mazda 626: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 12, 2011 · Transmission · MI

Overdrive light intermittently goes on and off causing car to buck, jerk and hesitate. During that time the RPM soars in the range of 8-10. This occurs when driving any amount of time. Transmission has been replaced several times with the same result.

Filed Aug 18, 2008 · Transmission · 153,000 miles · GA

I own a 1995 mazda 626 and was made aware that it has documented transmission problems. I was not aware of the problem when I bought the vehicle. The o/d lights constantly blinks on and the car jerks and shakes at stops. I was told the transmission has to be replaced and did some research as a result. Many other owners of this model and year vehicle have changed the transmission at least twice. It turns out the transmission built by ford was known to have problems, and mazda should take some responsibility for this.

Filed Sep 12, 2006 · Transmission · 93,000 miles · MD

I own a 1995 mazda 626 - and every now and then the "od off" light will flash continuously for months....I have changed the belts, water pumps, fan belts, transmission fluid gaskets and even the battery three times. Recently the dealer advised me to change the transmission since it was leaking to the point of no repair. We changed the transmission and after two days of driving the car jerks when taking off, the od off light is flashing again, and the it appears to be overheating - but the dealer says there is no problem with the radiator. This has been going on forever with the mazda - how many times can one change parts about every six months?...mazda should have recalled this model years ago - there is a fault in its transmission or computer system.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Transmission · 86,588 miles · OH

Transmission failed. Jerky or no reaction when placing into gear. The car, while in an intersection, acted like it was out of gear. Then, suddenly, it jerked into gear. The transmission seemed like it regained normalcy when I slowed down and it seemed to disengage from the engine. I coasted to a stop. The vehicle is a 1995 mazda 626 and has 86588 miles.

Filed Aug 19, 2005 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · AZ

I am experiencing the infamous mazda 626 transmissioin failure which is an extreme hazard for myselt and my children. The o/d light blinks and as evidenced by the thousands of complaints I found on the web, the transmission is experiencing a meltdown. I was driving my two young children to school when the transmission caused the car to jerk uncontrollably and stop. This in my view has the potential of a catastrophic accident. The design flaw is obvious after reading so many similar accounts.

Filed Jul 3, 2005 · Transmission · 122,790 miles · VA

I own a 1995 mazda 626 4cyl, 4dr, automatic. The o/d light started flashing the other day and now my transmission will only shift into gear when it wants to. The car idles well, but while on the road for more than 10 mins (while the engine gets heated up), then the car looses power and jerks trying to get into a gear. After reading the issues online, am pretty sure that the transmission may have to be replaced or at least something fixed in it. Looking for some help...

Filed Dec 25, 2004 · Transmission · MD

I got a 95 mazda 626 in this feb, now it is 67,000 miles.last night, I had the o/d off light flashing on, and a crappy jerk during accelration. '!@#$%, it seems the tranny is going out. *ak

Filed Jun 24, 2004 · Transmission · 87,415 miles · FL

Car details: mazda odel 626, year of mfg: 1995, 4 door, auto transmission, no. Of miles (till the date of complaint): 87,410 miles. This is a used car and I bought it in december 2003. The miles on the car when I bought was about 84,500. *ak problem: 1) events leading to the failure: there was a slip in the car every time the car was started from rest. I showed it to my mechanic and he suggested the problem to be due to new brake pads which I had got changed about two months back.I use the car mainly inside the city and it was working perfectly fine. I drove it only once on the interstate for about 30 minutes (this was on the day of complaint) and while coming on the way I saw that the car was having lot of jerks whenever I slowed down or stopped at any signal. Also the pick up of the car was very poor. The transmission could not pick the power the engine was producing and I had a problem even getting to 30 MPH. As soon as I saw this I did not drive any further. The very next day I got my car towed to my mechanic. 2) the failure: the trasmission oil in the car was low, the gear teeth in the transmission were broken; the clutch plates were worn out; the left axel had eaten away the sleeve of the transmission on the left side.the worn out metal (of the gear) was supposedly carried over to other parts of the transmission which caused some other gears to get damaged. 3) presently the car and the old transmission both are with my mechanic. I have not taken any decision so far as the cost of rebuilding the transmission is more than the cost of the car itself.

Filed Jan 7, 2004 · Transmission · 104,000 miles · KY

While driving 45 MPH vehicle jerked forward. Then vehicle stalled. Dealerships mechanic was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Filed Nov 13, 2003 · Transmission · 68,000 miles · GA

Replaced transmission at 68,000 miles. Now at 74,000 miles o/d light is blinking and the car jerks when trying to accelerate to 50 MPH on highway. Appears to be transmission problem that is extremely common in this make of 95 mazda 626.

Filed Oct 7, 2003 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · TX

My transmission has gone out, then it blew a seal and now it is starting over again just several months later. O/d light flashes constantly and it jerks when it shifts.

Filed Jul 17, 2003 · Transmission · 94,700 miles · CA

O/d light start flashing at about 93,000miles and car is jerking while accelerating from low speed. Dealer said the transmission need to be replaced. Research on the web shows this is a well known problems and definitely should be recalled!