1999 Mazda 626: engine overheating

Filed Apr 14, 2010 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · SC

Rough shifting, slipping ,rough idle, overheating transmission.

Filed Sep 20, 2007 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · CO

76,000 miles on car. While doing highway driving, after about an hour, the overdrive light started to flash. Transmission fluid released into engine compartment. Took it to garage and they said error code indicated transmission overheating. The fluid was burnt and transmission may have been damaged. The fluid had been good a couple of weeks earlier. Actions taken include: flushed fluid. Added an aftermarket cooler. Wait and see if the transmission performs correctly and if the flashing light returns.

Filed Aug 10, 2007 · Transmission · 136,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mazda 626. While driving 65 MPH the transmission overheated and failed. This was the third transmission failure for this vehicle. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause. The current and failure mileages were 136,000 miles.

Filed Jul 15, 2007 · Transmission · CA

I have a 1999 mazda 626 lx 4 cylinder and for a few years have noticed harsh shifting that has only gotten worse. The other day the odometer light started flashing, and I took vehicle to a transmission shop, and they scanned and codes, and told me that I had an overheating problem with the transmission ,and that it had to be replaced. This seemed so wrong because the car only had 111,000 miles on it, and it was wrong because I knew this problem started a lot earlier when I got this car at 64,000 miles. If mazda knew about this cooling issue because they have released a service bulletin about it , and if they knew they will ultimately fail why didn't they issue a recall? If they knew they had inadequate cooling they should have installed a cooler at their expense not t at he owners , and they should also replace the transmission at their expense.

Filed Feb 5, 2007 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · WI

Transmission failed after 80,000 miles. I had it repaired and I am still having problems with the transmission overheating a year later. I now know that the problem is the the transmissions mazda used the the 626 were too small for the larger 626 cars.

Filed Sep 18, 2006 · Transmission · 90,300 miles · FL

A 1999 mazda 626 was purchased in june 2006 from carmax in tampa, fl. We traded in our 2004 ford explorer for this 626 to save on gas. The mazda has been in the shop 4 times for transmission problems, none of which have been clearly explained to us; nor are they explained on the receipts. The first problem we experienced was an overheated transmission which caused it to get stuck in second gear. The mazda dealer recommended a transmission cooler once the transmission was dissected to be sure there was no internal damage. Carmax towed the vehicle from the dealer and had aamco do the repair work. New parts were ordered though carmax said aamco didn't know what was wrong with the car. Upon driving my 1 year old son home after this first repair, the transmission began to leak and make grinding sounds, none of which did it do before being repaired mind you. The second time we simply experience the stuck in gear issue again, however, this time belts were also squealing and our fuel efficiency has dropped. The third time seemed do be the charm, or so we thought. This morning driving the car to work, we experienced the same stuck in second gear problem we had originally! After calling the local store they said to take it to aamco. I never dealt with aamco before why should I take it there now. I also called the carmax corporate help line and they said they would call the local store we originally purchased the car from. I have yet to receive any phone calls or get the service or guarantee that carmax promised when I purchased this car.

Filed Jul 31, 2006 · Transmission · 132,400 miles · FL

(1) jerking motion of vehicle when driving. Mazda dealership informed me that was normal for mazda transmissions. (2) transmission failure. (3) rebuilt transmission $1600.00. 1 year later, it failed again, due to over heating. Needs to be rebuilt again. I had no knowledge that there was a tsb on the transmission for this vehicle requiring a cooling unit to avoid overheating. Now, I have to pay for more repairs to the transmission, with no end in sight. This is not fair. Had I known about these problems, I would never have purchased the vehicle (brand new) in the first place. This is just not fair.

Filed Jul 12, 2006 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · KY

I own a 99 mazda 626 4 cylinder I have only owned it for a year and since I bought it the transmission has acted up and after doing a lot of research I have come to the conclusion it isn't just mine everybody's is messed up first it started with the transmission overheating making the o/d light blink on and off and then slipping really hard and now it is out.

Filed Jul 6, 2006 · Transmission · 74,307 miles · GA

Purchased mazda 626 (1999) new in 12/98. At 27870 miles transmission overheated. Dealer said I had to purchase a cooling kit for trans at my expense. I knew then I would never buy another mazda. What customer service! Problem recurred and I discovered it was a know problem to mazda about transmission failures in the mazda 626. Now at 74000 miles they tell me I need a new trans at $3600, no way. Don't buy mazda.

Filed May 28, 2006 · Transmission · 128,900 miles · OK

On march 27th 2005, I was returning from a 4 hour trip when the overdrive light on my dash started flashing, the transmission shifted into overdrive and smoke began coming from under the hood, transmission fluid covered my engine. I stopped to allow for the transmission to cool, it was fine after this. The same thing happened 7 months ago. At that time I had the transmission fluid replaced. Mazda dealership told me that the mazda transmission were known for this problem, that on long trips at roadway speeds they tend to overheat and should have a transmission cooler installed. This is the second time this has occurred, my fluid has only 5000 miles on it. There is no reason for this to continue happening, or happening in the first place. Mazda/ford, whoever, should be replacing all these transmissions.

Filed Apr 4, 2006 · Transmission · 215,000 miles · SC

Faulty automatic transmission in mazda 626. This will be my second transmission failure. Both transmissions began slipping and overheating many miles before failure. The dealer never informed me of any bulletins or problems with the transmissions.

Filed Mar 20, 2006 · Transmission · IA

I purchased a mazda 626 (1999 model). The transmission is now overheating. This is such a prevalent problem that mazda needs to pay for it. Putting a ford transmission in a big mazda was a huge mistake and then need to make restitution for the thousands of dollars those of us who got duped must pay. Bottom line: they manufactured ticking time bombs and all transmission rebuilds do is add a few seconds to the bomb counter.