I have a 2000 mazda 626 with the cd4e ford transmission and I have had problems with the transmission for about 3 years now. I have done numerous research and took it to many shops and have come to the conclusion that this transmission is trash. This transmission war poorly built and they need to recall this as soon as possible. Mazda and ford should be held responsible for the bad engineering that has cost thousands of drivers problems and thousands of dollars in repairs. Someone needs to be held accountable and a recall needs to be done.
2000 Mazda 626 transmission complaints
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I bought a 2000 mazda 626 lx from a neighbor, and with only 95k on the odometer, the car began shifting rough. It didn't seem to cause much of a problem and I continued to provide general maintenance for the car. However, I almost never traveled outside of a 20 mile radius with the vehicle. Once I did travel about 40 miles away, the transmission broke down and refused to enter into drive, but only the lower gears. As I searched the internet for similar problems, it became readily apparent that a transmission failure was common for the mazda 626 model. I am now faced with replacing the transmission at a cost of $2,000 plus.
Transmission failure, mazda 626, year 2000. This is the second failure. Following computer codes LED to $800 in unnecessary repairs. Car drives well until o/d begins to flash, RPM fluxes between 1000 and 5000 and tranny slips. On parking and shutting off motor then restarting and shifting into drive tranny slams into gear with a bang. Never know when RPM is going to go crazy and the transmission to slip. This causes a mad scramble to get to the side of the road which is sometimes hard as you may be in the passing lane. Cost estimates range from $1800 + 400 600 for install for a rebuilt transmission from a dealer of transmissions specifically for this car. This model/transmission combination is used on about the 10 preceding years. Taken together they present a good case for a dealer recall I would think. Even though mazda issued a tsb it is only meant to delay the problem until ultimate transmission failure.
Shifting bracket continually falls off. The transmission doesn't shift into proper gear ( drive reverse etc) until trying a couple of times. The engine reves itself from 2000 to 4000 without pressing down more on gas pedal. The transmission will not shift from 2nd to first until you reach 50mph or release gas repeatedly while driving. This is very hazardous on any road. Sometimes the transmission downshifts while driving on highway over 55mph. This is extremely dangerous. I have had cars almost hit me in the rear. This happens on a daily basis. I have been looking for a transmission replacement and the cost is over $2000. Book value is not much more the car has 117585 miles.
2000 mazda 626 2.5l auto. Complete transmission failure due to lack of fluid cooling. Design flaw is to blame. Trans fluid is in contact with cooling agent(air, antifreeze) for a distance of four inches.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mazda 626. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would not shift from first into second gear. The vehicle came to a sudden stop and has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 104,000.
The transmission is failing on our mazda 626 2000. According to the mechanic the rest of the car is in great condition besides the fact that we need a transmission overhall which will run us 4,000 - 5,000. A brief internet search by the mechanic and subsequently by myself indicated this is a common complaint of mazda. We are extremely lucky this did not cause injury to my husband who was driving at the time of initial occurrence or the mechanic who test-drove it for diagnostics.
Transmission already went out in my 2000 mazda 626. After researching the problem online, I found out this is a very common problem in mazda 4cyl engines from this time period. I think it is unacceptable that the transmissions life is this short.
Transmission is failing in my 2000 mazda 626. Everything I read about the issue tells me that the ford transmission in the mazda was not made to handle a vehicle that size. The gears are slipping hard enough to make the car jump. I cannot safely drive this car anywhere since there are also changes in velocity due to the slipping.
My 2000 mazda 626 began having problems a week after purchasing april 10, 2008! The car started having electrical problems which resulted in 3 batteries, 2 alternators, no AC or defrost could be run. Then the brakes were replaced twice within a 2 month period! All these problems resulted in me almost being killed from an automobile accident! This happened june 8, 2009 which was a monday approx. 4 pm. The airbags never deployed, and my head hit the steering wheel. Windshield shattered all over my hand resulting in severe lacerations! This car needs looked at asap!!!! Please help
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mazda 626. The contact experienced issues with her transmission. She heard a crunching sound and the vehicle failed while driving at an unknown speed. The vehicle was towed to a transmission shop and a rebuilt transmission was installed at the cost of $3,200. In december of 2008, she noticed that the transmission was malfunctioning again. She took the vehicle to another repair shop and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced again at the cost of $3,500. The contact spoke with the manufacturer years ago and received no assistance. The current mileage was approximately 125,000 and failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
This is the second time that I have had to put my 2000 mazda 626 into the shop due to transmission failure. I was experiencing hard shifting and jerking while placing the car in gearand accelerating. The first repair cost me 800 dollars the second transmission repair was 1200 and the mechanic told me that the transmission wasn't equivalent for the weight and size of my car. I'm experiencing problems once again and it's not even a year later I'm a sophomore in college and I can't afford these costly repairs.
2000 mazda 626dx 4cyl. With 93,200 miles and the automatic transmission failed. Vehicle is maintained exceptionally well and all filters and fluids changed regularly. Transmission slips between shifting gears and erratically shifts from high to low with dramatic loss of power.
My 2000 mazda 626 (automatic) began "jerking" during acceleration. While accelerating there is an initial pause and then the car jerks as speed increases. It seems as though the car is having difficulty switching gears. Within 10 minutes the check engine light came on. I immediately went to a repair shop. They indicated the error codes suggest there is something wrong with the transmission converter and that I will need to replace or rebuild the transmission. Estimated costs for this are from $3100 to almost $4000.
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.
I had the transmission replaced once already. The transmission I have now when driving on a hwy at 50mph and above with start to jerk in and out from 2000 to 3000rpm and the o/d switch light will blink. After this happens, it doesn't matter what speed the vehicle is in, it responds the same.
Faulty transmission.
I bought my 2000 mazda 626, 2.0l engine, automatic, in 2001, brand new. I have put ~100,000 miles on it, mostly highway. Then one day, with no warning, the transmission just failed on the highway.
Mine car is an eight years old nice little car. It runs pretty well despite the fact that the transmission fluid get very dirty every 10,000 to 12,000 miles despite old two-year/30,000-mile interval that used to be considered the norm for transmission service is good for the 626; I have to do a full transmission flush to keep it running. Yes, it's expensive for the tranny. Recently, the real problem has appeared. My idle RPM is around 700, when I shift the gear in to reverse, it didn't shift properly. I feel nothing at all. I mean when a car sitting on a flat surface, it doesn't move even a little bit. If I gently step on the gas pedal till the RPM hit around 1000, there is a huge pumping on my transmission and the car inconsistently move backward. If I let the pedal go and hit and then release the brake, it stand till again. I brought it to the shop and have them run the diagnose test. They said there is nothing wrong with it. They have to look inside. It's too problematic. The repair cost is estimated around 2,000. Which is more than the value of my car. And the transmission is not even a new one, it's a rebuilt which is likely to be broken again. I think there is a defects in the tranny system.
I was on my way to las vegas from california and my o/d light started to blink on and off. My speedometer went to 0 and I started to lose power. My engine was smoking so I pulled over and was stranded in the desert for around 45 min. Come to find out my transmission over heated and went out on me.
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.
2000 mazda 626 experienced transmission failure around 70,000 miles. While driving on vacation I noticed some oil on the trunk after arriving at our destination. Before departing I had the car checked at a lube and tune center. Was informed that the transmission fluid was leaking and the likely cause was a loose drain plug. Plug was tightened and fluid was topped off. On the trip home smoke was visible from the rear of the vehicle. Other drivers brought this to my attention. After pulling over and discussing the matter with my mechanic on the phone, I elected to have the car towed to a transmission repair shop in the closest large city. I was told the transmission needed to be rebuilt. Apparently the seal between the two halves of the transmission ruptured. A small leak suddenly grew to a large leak on the trip and ruined the transmission. The technician said that he had been seeing 'more and more' of this problem with these transmissions. The tow was $500 and the rebuild was $2500. Time off work and a rental car for two weeks also were needed.
We recently bought this 2000 mazda 626 used for our twin boys, as their first car. We had it checked out by our local mechanic and he found a few normal things wrong with it and I was okay with those things. The problem I am having now is this; the o.d. Warning light now comes on and flashes. It had never occurred before. This began while driving on the highway for the first time (we never had a reason to go onto the highway) on this day we did and all of a sudden the car begins to de accelerate and the tach needle start bouncing around and the car does not want to accelerate. The o.d. Light came on and now comes on very often at all times and roads. The next day I took it to my local mazda dealer to have it checked out. They found two codes wrong with it ( p1746 and p1783 ). They reset the computer and told me that if the problem persist, that I would need to replace the transmission, they also told me that it is not a repair that is covered by any warranty because the warranty has already expired. I have gone on the internet and have found that this a very common problem with this vehicle and any vehicles with this transmission. It is obviously a defect in the transmission. I have not repaired it yet, because I can not afford to repair it. If this problem occurs so often why doesn't mazda declare it a recall and fix the problem.
I have a 2000 mazda 626 and it keeps slipping into and out of drive, revving the rpms. A mechanic drove it, analyzed it and says it needs a new transmission.
2000 mazda 626 atx cd4e failure @ 88k miles- then rebuilt - another failure @ 121k miles.
My car started to shake and have a burning smell and when I took the car in they said that wires were misplaced by another mazda dealership I took it to about 8 months before. I then called back about a moth later and told them that my car jerks when it shifts gears. At that time they said that I just have slippage and may just need to add some transmission fluid . I did that and it seemed to help until last week when I was driving and stopped at a stop light and when it was time to go my car would not move. The RPM meter went into the red but my MPH remained at 0. I had it towed to the dealership then they told me my transmission was gone and that it would be 3700 to repair. More than what the car is actually worth in good condition.
On 11/22/07 my wife noticed that the o/d off light was flashing on her 2000 mazda 626 and the transmission was not engaging in first gear completely. On 12/7/07 while traveling on interstate highway 894 the car completely lost all forward movement from the transmission. She was lucky enough that traffic was light and she was able to coast to the side of the highway.
My 2000 mazda 626 4-cyl transmission fail to shift any gear. And left me 2 hours on the highway.
(1) hesitation in shifting. (2) transmission failure (3) rebuild with aamco.
We have a 2000 mazda 626 and the transmission went out last year, we paid over 4000 to have another transmission installed and this one went out this year. I am very upset because we spent a lot of money, we went to our mazda dealer here in champaign and they kept telling us it was a seal, until finally they told us it was the transmission. It is quite disturbing to find so may complaints online regarding the mazda transmission and to realize that the vehicle has a ford engine, we did not know this, we would have never bought a ford anything! I understand that mazda has known about this problem for awhile and did nothing to try to help the consumer.
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