The car is flashing the check engine light intermittedly for the last 2 months and today the o/d light flashed once. Last week the car would not go on reverse or in drive and then did it very "hard". Today, when idle it would not shift to first gear for about 3 seconds and then shift hard and drive normally.
1995 Mazda 626: stuck in gear or won't shift
8 of the 488 complaints about the 1995 Mazda 626 describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
While driving transmission went out on vehicle. Vehicle would not shift gears, nor would it accelerate. Transmission was replaced on 3-27-98, and currently vehicle was having same problem. Contacted dealer. Dealer stated unless parts were on recall, there was nothing that could be done.
Transmission will not shift into drive 1st/2nd, or 3rd gears. Please provide additional information.
Transmission would not go into gear. Dealer has repaired vehicle at owner's expense.
Double parked in the street, then attempted to shift transmission into drive, and it didn't go into drive. Hasn't contacted dealer or manufacturer.
When attempting to accelerate vehicle did not pick up speed, also when shifting from drive into reverse vehicle will not shift into reverse gear. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer stated transmission needed replacing. Please provide any further details.
Electronic transmission causes vehicle to shift gears on its own, this causes vehicle to shift into overdrive on its own ,and sometimes gears won't shift at all, causing vehicle not to move into drive. Dealer has been contacted.
Overdrive light illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the transmission. Transmission has been replaced three times with no correction to the problem. Dealer cannot identify the problem. *ak the consumer stated that the intial problem was the od light was blinking, when the light blinked the vehicle would jerk and shift very hard. Also, while driving at speeds of 60 MPH or more the vehicle would not shift into gear.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Mazda 626 won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1995 Mazda 626?
8 of 488 owner complaints about the 1995 Mazda 626 (2%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Mazda 626?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Mazda 626
Transmission failure 118Jerking 29No deployment 18Slipping 16Stalling 14Overheating 12Check engine light 10Fire or smoke 8Loss of power 8Hesitation 7Headlights 6
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