2000 Mazda 626: engine overheating

Filed Jun 23, 2013 · Acceleration, Transmission · 117,000 miles · OK

Transmission overheated on the freeway, blew out temperature gauge and no longer shifted after that. Speed sensor stopped working. Had to get rebuilt transmission and transmission cooler and several other parts replaced. The repair only lasted 6 months before the transmission went out again. It just slipped gears and stopped shifting in the middle of the road.

Filed Sep 3, 2008 · Transmission · FL

The transmission gave out. 112,000 miles. I got the transmission replaced, and right after the warranty was over, the transmission gave out. The o/d light comes on, the car overheats, and it does not shift into 4th gear.

Filed May 21, 2008 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · UT

I was driving from california to las vegas and my o/d light started to blink on and off but there were no other signs. All of a sudden my speedometer went to 0 and I was losing power and the engine was smoking. I had to pull over and stop in the middle of nowhere. Come to find out the transmission overheated and went out on me.

Filed Sep 5, 2007 · Transmission · 127,000 miles · IL

Mazda 626 es 2000. Transmission failure. Replaced transmission from eagle transmission, o/d light flashing after trip to dallas, failed transmission again. 2 months after rebuilding transmission. Now I see tsb on this problem. Mazda knows that this transmission is too small and overheats. What will they do? *tr updated 04/21/08

Filed Oct 31, 2006 · Transmission · 91,000 miles · CO

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's transmission overheated, and needed a new transmission. The service dealer determined the vehicle needed a external oil cooler to fix the issue.

Filed Aug 1, 2006 · Transmission · 66,800 miles · CA

Driving down highway 5, over drive light started flashing. No information in manual regarding flashing over drive light, so continued driving. About 50 miles later, lost power and speedometer dropped to zero. Through aamco, found out about tsb regarding problem with at in my model year (2000) that caused it to overheat. Failure caused me to spend extra money on towing, hotel, and rental car. Car took approximately 2 weeks to repair at aamco, which included a rebuilt transmission and a cooling unit added to help prevent future problems.

Filed Jul 19, 2006 · Engine · 73,700 miles · NC

My 2000 mazda 626 ls overheated on june 16, 2006. The o/d off light has been flashing when on the road for more than an hour since the fall of 2005. The transmission has not yet failed but has begun to. The car strains whenever I drive it & its lack of stability has LED to close calls with accidents whenever there's rain or snow. Every time I am on the road for more than 45 minutes, the engine heats up to the point that it boils the transmission fluid, which overflows onto the rest of the engine. After approx. 15 more minutes, the o/d off light begins to flash & my car starts to resist speeds over 60 MPH. The rpms increase when the light flashes & there's a dangerous delay in my ability to slow the car down as the car lurches. On june 19, 2006, I took the mazda to an imports specialist who informed me that my transmission will soon fail. A new transmission costs approx. $2800 & a used one costs approx. $1800. However, the transmissions that fit my car are the same type of transmission that was initially put in my engine & will fail after another 70,000 miles due to its being too small for the 626. Putting an "external cooling system" under the hood is approximately $300 & is a temporary bandaid for the issue which will still occur. I have done research & found thousands of documents that have stated that all automatic mazda 626 ls vehicles from 1994-2000 have engines that were made for a smaller car & are therefore too small for the 626 ls. According to said research all 1994-2000 626 ls vehicles have transmissions that will fail between approx. 70-80,000 miles. My car has 74,400 miles at the date of this complaint. Mazda refuses to take accountability for this situation, yet it has become common knowledge among car dealerships, so the value of my car has dropped dramatically & it has become difficult for me to sell. Nothing can be done to fix the problem unless an entirely new engine is put into the car which will cost

Filed Jun 14, 2006 · Transmission · 58,605 miles · MO

O/d off light started flashing. Took vehicle to a local dealer and they ran a diagnosis. They found a dst p01718 failure - automatic transmission slippage causing overheat condition. The transmission needs to be replaced as it will fail. It is a 2000 mazda 626 with only 58000 miles on it.

Filed Nov 11, 2003 · Transmission · 51,500 miles · AZ

Od off light on our 2000 mazda 626 lx started flashing. Took the car to a local dealer (berge mazda in mesa az) and they diagnosed a code p1718- transmission overheating. They recommend to install a transmission cooler kit and perform a transmission service to correct the problem(estimate given -$1014.00-way too expensive!!!). Went to another dealership (earnhardt's ford/mazda in chandler az) to get a second opinion and they made the same recommendations. Both dealers stated that mazda issued a technical service bulletin about this problem (cd4e transmission) and addressed this issue with a transmission cooling kit install. We decided to have the work done at earnhardt's (total cost $344.00-more reasonable estimate). We purchased this vehicle at hertz car sales in nov 2001 with about 30,000 miles on it. Shortly after we got it, the transmission was replaced by the dealer(berge mazda) because it was slipping. Since the car was still under the manufacturer's warranty(3 yr/50,000 miles), we didn't have to pay the cost of repairs. Our car currently has 51000 miles and since it's out of warranty, we had to shoulder the cost this time. I have been researching the internet and have found numerous complaints about mazda transmission failures. I believe that since mazda was aware of this problem, there should have been a recall for this type of transmission and remedied it by installing the transmission cooling kit free of charge to consumers.

Filed Jul 16, 2002 · Transmission · AL

Purchased vehicle in january 2000 from jeff sikes mazda in huntaville, al. In october 2001, transmission failed and was replaced by bentley imports (bought out jeff sikes mazda). In february of 2002, od light on dash started flashing. Dealership determined that transmission had overheated. Transmission cooler was installed by dealership in montgomery al. This was supposed to fix overheating problem. In may 2002, transmission failed again and was replaced by jim ellis mazda in marietta, ga. This vehicle has had 3 transmission in 2.5 years and 38,000 miles.

Filed Apr 16, 2001 · Engine · AZ

Engine overheated and lost power and vehicle stalled. Also vehicle was leaking oil.