Defective automatic transmission, overheats, expunging fluid, which results in damaging transmission. Repairs over $2500.
1999 Mazda 626 transmission complaints
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The transmission failed without warning. The consumer had the transmission replaced three times, however they continue to fail.
1999 mazda 626 lx 4 cyl. 2.0, 90k; the transmission will not engage forward drive gears, the transmission will only engage in reverse. I have taken my car to have transmission pulled and diagnosed and I am awaiting result and price to rebuild. After reading other complaints here I am concluding that the transmission is no good, expensive to replace, and I will never purchase a mazda again.
After starting the vehicle transmission failed. Vehicle was unable to accelerate. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Transmission went out on vehicle, stranding me in the middle of a busy round-about with temperature falling below zero.
August 26, 2003 the mazda was in an auto accident. Approximately 2 weeks before the accident the mazda started stuttering. We had the mazda put on computer and was told it needed new sensor. The check engine light continue to go on and off. Immediately before the accident the mazda started stuttering and lost speed and that LED to not being able to keep speed up and when we entered the traffice light it turned yellow then while we were under it it turned red and we were hit on the passenger side. Sept 26, 2003 I am approximately 115 miles from home the over drive light starts flashing and I lose speed again the engine is smoking. The car is towed back to charleston, sc where I live. I had to spend 3hrs at a rest area all alone with my 15 yr old daughter. This is the exact rest area were a woman was murdered 2 years ago. We were scared to death. The check engine light is back on. I am on my way to the mazda dealership today for estimate. I think mazda has a major problem in putting out lemons not cars. I want and will join class act lawsuit.
O/d light started flashing during a road trip. When I turned the car off and restarted, flashing light would stop. Shortly afterwards the engine light came on. We called the mazda dealer where we bought the car and they advised that as long as the engine light was not flashing we were safe to drive the vehicle. If the o/d starting flashing again, cut-off/restart. They also advised us to go to autozone to get engine code and then call back. The engine code=p1744 and per the service tech at mazda it meant that the tcc cylinoid was either stuck; hanging or needed to be replaced. We asked if we could drive the car home (300miles) - he told us yes but if the o/d light started flashing to cut-off/restart. He also said that if the engine light started flashing that we needed to stop and have the vehicle towed. The engine light disilluminated altogether. We were on the road approximately 1 hour when the o/d light started flashing. We stopped and saw smoke billowing from under the hood. When we lifted the hood transmission fluid was all over everything. We towed car to mazda dealership. The service tech said that the transmission had overheated / purged the transmission fluid/ and burned some components in transmission which resulted in the need for the transmission to be replaced. Repair bill estimate = $2,900.00. This is a flaw or defect as the fail-safe components failed to operate properly in that the engine light never flashed to warn us and to the contrary the light disilluminated giving the false appearance of all things being well.
The catalytic converter malfunctioned. Also, torque converter became defective, resulting in major transmission problems.
At present I own a 1999 mazda 626es and am extremely dissatisfied with mazda, ford, and this vehicle overall. The 626 has caused me a lot of headaches and money. Every time I turn around theres something wrong with this vehicle. I recognize that all cars must be maintained according to the dealer suggested maintenance schedules to get the full life out of the vehicle (which I do), but this is absolutely preposterous! The priciest expense was the transmission that I replaced december 2002. With a price tag of $2900.00 for a rebuilt transmission, you would think it would be rebuilt to last longer than 1 year. Yep, here it is january 2004 and the ford transmission that was placed in my car is slipping! And of course, the 12 month, 12,000 mile warranty the mazda dealership offers has now expired. I just felt a need to express my sincere disappointment in the mazda brand. I know that mazda has done away with the 626 and have replaced it with the mazda6&hope the mazda/ford motor company has taken pride in there name and try to rebuild there character and built a better vehicle. I am so disgusted with mazda, that one couldnt pay me to look at/consider to step foot in another mazda as long as I have breath in my body. Disgusted 626 owner.
This is totally incredible!! How can this many complaints go by with out mazda doing something about this!? I bought a 1999 mazda 626, with just at 59,000 almost 60,000 miles on it, this summer. And now this winter, a few months later, with almost 67,000 miles... I am having most of the problems that everyone else is having...flashing od light and horrible transmission problems. Transmission has to be warm to run smooth... Other wise it hesitates when shifting into gear and even then it shifts hard when running down the road... So bad that I sound like I am peeling out when taking off from a stop. This mainly happens when the car has only been running a little while. After being warm and driving a while transmission is ok except for at stop lights. Then transmission seems to shift (feels like I am being "tapped" by another car from behind). I will never buy another mazda or a ford product for that matter! I am a single mother and work part time while attending college full time. I don't have another car to use while mine is in the shop nor the money to deal with this issue!! This issue should be handled for the consumers sake and mazda/ford's reputation!
Transmission failure on 82,000 --1999 mazda 626 lx. Have most of maintenance on time -- have records. Transmission oil leak started at 2000 when car was under 5000 miles, I went to darcars mazda dealer for at least 5 times, never got my problem solved.
My sister and I own a 1999 mazda 626 lx. I was driving out of town when my transmission failed. In order for the car to move I had to put it in overdrive. Once the car was going at 60 MPH it was okay but going any faster and the od light would start flashing. I am very upset because a majority of my friends that own mazda's had transmission work done. Since mazda/ford would not take responsibiblity for faulty work the owners of these crappy cars are left with huge bills. We have to pay 1450.00 for this. I am definitely going to file a lawsiut because if so many consumers are complaining then they need to take action asap.
While driving on highway and with no prior warning overdrive light starts flashing, and vehicle jerks badly, barely shifting gears, and would not reverse. Had the car assessed by two certified mechanics, both stating that transmission failed, and told me that this was not uncommon for this car-- called mazda corp and local dealer who both offered no help, as of course the car was out of warranty at 70,600 miles- this is ridiculous car was bought brand new and should need transmission replaced this soon!!!
The time lapse between the automatic transmission gears shifting was increasing, and vehicle won't shift into first gear. Dealer recommendd to consumer to replace the transmission.
Auto: 1999 mazda 626 at 92,000 problem: looks like overheating of transmission and leakage or overflowing of transmission all over the engine: - od light is blinking - engine light is on and off - gear slipping
Transmission went out of 1999 mazda 626 at 87,500 miles. Until now no problems existed now dealer wants $3,500 to rebuild transmission. My research shows that the 1999 626 has major transmission problems and mazda will not recognize recall on all cars.
Transmission failure at 58,000 miles. Brought to mazda in july and told that the transmission was overheating.
Whenever the transmission heats up on my mazda 626 it then jerks, and moving the gears. This has been estimated for a complete rebuild of the transmission at 55,000 miles and I was estimated at $3000 for the rebuild. I have noticed massive amounts of complaints for this car with the exact same incident. It started around thanksgiving 2002 and continues on to this day.
Transmission failure.
Tranmission acting up. Transmission o/d light flashing at 70mph. Trans fluid appers to be dark in color due to overheating of transmission. Transmission has hard time shifting gears.
Tranmission acting up. Transmission o/d light flashing at 70mph. Trans fluid appers to be dark in color due to overheating of transmission. Transmission has hard time shifting gears.
I own a 1999 mazda 626. The transmission is dying and needs a new one. My car has 51,000 miles on it, and repair range above 1,000 dollars. Checking around I have found multiple complaints on the car's transmission. Please take appropriate actions to correct this deficiency. Is my car still covered under factory warranty?
1999 mazda 626, with 39022 miles is having transmission problems. Od/ light came on transmission fluid spewing all over engine. Vehicle will not shift into gear, stalls and sputters.
I bought my mazda 626 in april 2003 and one month later my transmission went out and I had to have rebuilt. That mad me mad, but what made me really mad was that when I bought my extended warrenty I was told that my warrenty would completely cover repairs to keep my car running. Even when I was at the dealership when my transmission went out everybody there was telling me don't worry the warrenty would cover it. Well how come when I went to kennedy transmission (that's where the warranty company sent me to get the work done) I was told the total bill was $ 2,600.00 and that I had to pay almost a $ 1,000.00 out of my pocket ! That's right after I just got done paying $ 2,000.00 down on the car, and I had just made my first car payment which was another $ 380.00. Kennedy transmission took almost three weeks to fix my trann, then the day after I got my car back my car wouldn't start because kennedy did something to my car and they had to take it for another day. Now it has been three months and my tranny has a leak in it ! This is crazy and I know there are people out there with stories just like mine about there 626. Something needs to be done mazda should not be able to sell cars with such horrible transmissions, and if a dealership like mine knows there is something wrong with the car (nad I'm sure they knew) should not sell the car or at least take the car back. I will never buy a mazda again .
The transmission on my mazda 626 has failed. The clutches are non operational and sadly in the owner's manual there is no reference to any kind of maintenance that needs to be performed to the automatic transmission. Even in the 30,000 and 60,000 mile check up they do not change the transmission fluid or suggest that it be done.
I have a 1999 mazda 626 with less than 60,000 miles on it today. I bought the car from hertz rental for my daughter in march 2000 and although there were some recalls on this car we have never received a recall notification.*ak secondly and most importantly, my daughter have been experiencing problems with the automatic transmission (I think). For instance, we took the car to san francisco and although we were flooring the accelerator we were barely able to go up a small hill at less than 5 MPH. Also, on several instances, my daughter would step on the gas to accelerate (from an intersection or stop) but the engine would just rev up and the car won't go (she has to take her foot off the accelerator, wait until the engine gets to a lower RPM and then slowwwwly step on the accelerator to make the car go). I check the internet today and was surprised to seee so many mazda 626 owners with transmission problems without a recall from mazda. What does it take to get mazda to take responsibility or have the federal safety agency force mazda to fix these defects? I want to file a complaint so that the federal safety agency and mazda is aware of how many people are paying for mazda's irresponsibility.
My 1999 mazda 626 has 72000 miles on it and the o/d light started blinking and I am having problems with my transmission. It is currently in the shop to be prepared. I have researched and found that there are hundreds of other consumer out there that have the same exact problem with this vehicle and the transmission and this needs to be addressed. I put faith and confidence in you that this will be looked into to and that a recall needs to be made. Thanks.
Nar 07-15-2003 the consumer experienced problem with transmission failure a little after 60,000 miles. Dealer notified.
I bought my 1999 mazda 626lx used in june of 1999 with 39,000 miles on it and throughout the two years that I had it I've gotten serviced more times than I can even count. Over the past 8 months the problems with the car have been getting worse. Initally the car was shutting off occasionally whenever I came to a stop. That alone scared me and I feared driving on the interstate because of this. The mechanic told me that my spark plugs needed to be replaced so I did that but the same day that I got it fixed the same thing happened and car started driving very rough. Although the car has not shut off on me lately it has done some very weird things like driving while the car is in reverse. I parked the car one day in an awkward way so I wanted to correct myself and when I tried to reverse the car kept on driving forward (I'm lucky there wasn't another car in front of me) and it was hard to shift into park when I was finally able to do that I turned to car off but then couldn't get it to come back on so I had it towed to the dealership and they said it was a problem with the shift interlock gear. Since I 've gotten my car back it drives worse than ever before the transmission slips, I can only drive in overdrive, the car shakes when it shifts gears and at certain speeds it thrusts forward with so much force that I it feels like I've just been rear-ended. Fortunately, I haven't had to replace the transmission but after reading other reviews about this car I fear that the time maybe coming soon especially since I just reached 83,000+ miles. With all the complaints on this problem mazda should really take action on this issue because these cars are unsafe to drive and personally I will never buy another mazda again.
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