I bought the vehicle in january of 2004 with 36,000 miles on it. The transmission stopped shifting into 1st and 2nd gears. The transmission was replaced in feb of 2005 with a rebuilt transmission by the dealer. Recently the car had the o/d light flash and it will not shift into gear. It will not engage in reverse. With 85,000 miles on the vehicle the transmission now needs to be rebuilt again after less than 3 years.
2000 Mazda 626 transmission complaints
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2000 year mazda 626, transmission failure 79,483 miles.
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
2000 mazda 626 lx 4-cyl mazda is experiencing jerking or gear shifting problem. Took car in to two different mazda shops-on five separate occasions-within a 60 day span- and the problem still was not corrected or diagnosed. Spent more than $1100 in repairs. Later researched on my own and found out that ford transmission model cd4e used in my model car was possibly defective. After discussing with mazda, I was told to just drive the car until the transmission completely failed and then have it replaced for $3000. I asked about having a transmission fan installed and was discouraged. Mazda service bulletin 005-02 instructs tech's to install a transmission fan if the customer complaint matches the bulletins description. I still was not given any information about this matter. How can mazda get away with not taking responsibility for this? Obviously there is a problem when thousands of messages on the message board all discuss the same issue. This is totally unethical and should be dealt with.
There were no signs that the transmission would fail, after reading the forums, this is clearly an improperly designed transmission. If I would have read the forums before the failure I would have traded in the car while it had some value. Hopefully you are reading this before your 626 tranny fails. The estimates for the repair were $3500 and there was $1800 left on the note. We only got $500 for the trade. The repair didn't make sense after reading about all the tranny problems this car has.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mazda 626. The dealer informed the contact that the sway bar will fail, the rotors were bent, and the transmission needed to be replaced. She stated that the vehicle will not shift into the drive gear. Approximately three weeks ago, the vehicle was towed to a garage. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 46,000. The consumer provided repair invoices, insurance estimate, and proof of ownership. Updated 09/05/07
The mazda 626 lx cd4e transmission will fail, because their poor design, no matter how you do. This transmission is on mazda 626 on year 1994-2002.
Driving in city traffic, parked in parking space, started to leave, pulled transmission shifter into reverse and car went forward. Could not get car to go in reverse so it was towed because of transmission failure, appears transmission must be replaced again.
2000 mazda 626 lx transmission failure after only 81,200 miles.
2000 mazda 626 with failed transmission. Dealer repair shop said that this is a know problem and that they add a "cooler" to cool the transmission fluid in hot climates. I'm in texas. My repair bill so far is $1000 for a new transmission.
O/d light blinking after long drive. Harsh shifting. Over revving during attempted shifting.
O/d light blinking after long drive. Harsh shifting. Over reving during attempted shifting.
I am starting to have trouble on my 2000 mazda 626 automatic transmission. I have been doing some research on the issue and found that I am not the only one. Was there any recall or fix for the transmissions on these vehicles, without spending thousands of dollars?
Transmission failed, completely out of nowhere at 110,000 miles which is absolutely ridiculous. The transmission in the 2000 mazda 626 should last a lot longer than that. It cost me $1600.00.
Transmission over heats(overdrive light blinks), causing the car to shift gears improperly and if untreated by adding an extra radiator for the transmission it will go bad!!!!!
Transmission went out without warning on my 2000 mazda 626 and also a few month later the motor went out too, I had to buy a new transmission and motor.
My 2000 mazda 626 has just experienced a problem that mazda has been aware of for years and issued a tsb #05-005/02 for- blinking overdrive/hold light on dash, transmission fluid squirting out of the dipstick and jerky shifting when driven long distances. Mazda should be held financiall responsible for these repairs since they have been have this trouble with the mazda 626 since the 1994 model and still produces them with this fault.
Transmission lurches and delays on the shifts after highway driving. Check engine light went on due to transmission problem. The original transmission and the replaced transmission had the same problems.
1. Mazda transmission: can not change the filter. Only during the rebuilding of the transmission can the filter be changed. 2. Plugged filter causes the torque converter to destruct at any time. The car can stall any where anytime. 3. Was replaced with rebuilt transmission at a cost of 2500.00.
My mazda 626 es, 2000 4 cylinder, need to have it's transmission replaced again. It broke one year ago in oct 2005 and this year it has broken once more and needs to be replaced. A yearly transmission change is overkill since I don't really drive in high stop and go situations, do due diligent maintenance, and do not drive in a manner which would tax the transmission. I believe, because of the second transmission failure, that is a product defect and causes an undue cost to consumers.
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.
2000 mazda 626 4 cyl transmission problem. It did not cause me to wreck but it seems that it could be a safety concern if it fails while on the highway.
Transmissions failure on the 2000 mazda 626.
My 2000 mazda 626 has 112,800 miles. Six months ago the vehicle has 100,000 mile service and the dealer recommended I install a transmission cooler. I asked why and he didn't offer anything other than it was a good idea. Now my o/d light is flashing and the transmission is clunking. The repair shop says that the transmission is burned out. Mazda knows about this, the dealers know about this but the consumers do not know about it. This vehicle needs a recall or at least a broadcast warning to consumers.
Transmission repaired for supposed leak in march 2006 at dealership and was not called in under my extended warranty, then in aug. 2006 car will not move when put in any gear, the dealership is now closed and will not answer any questions of why they charged me with warranty work, also the nearest dealership is 75 miles away, I am a senior citizen and on a fixed income I cannot afford to tow it then make repairs that should have fallen under warranty work in the first place. Also my extended warranty ran out july 1, 2006. I have exhausted all routes trying to get this resolved and feel I have been taken advantage of my mazda.
I purchased my car in april of 2004 with 45,000 miles on it; around 102,000 miles, my car stated jerking when it changed from 1st to 2nd gear; now, at 106,000, the o/d light, and the engine light both flashes, and I can barely make it up a hill, because of all the jerking and hesitating that it does.
My 2000 mazda 626 (56 thousand mile) died on the highway, the transmission failed and I almost got killed! My girlfriend called the mazda dealer where I bought my car ( east coast mazda) and pretty much was told, oh well, what do you want us to do about it?? Well, I now understand that this transmission problem is very common in mazda 626 from years 1994-2002. I put out over three thousand dollars for a transmission and I think they should pay on cars like mine that only have 56 thousand miles & the trans dies, plus people could get killed, I can't believe there has been "no recall" for this problem to date, are they waiting to get sued?? That money was my vacation money so now I am out of my trip because of a bad transmission which they are well aware of, just look up mazda 626 trans problems on the web and see how many there are!
I was recently informed that my vehicle (2000 mazda 626) is in need of a transmission. I have had preventive maintenance done at the suggested times and not until doing research discovered that there are reported problems with the mazda 626 transmissions. Upon taking it to the shop, I noticed 3 other 626's in the garage with the same problem. Someone definitely needs to look into recalling these vehicles and the issues that they are having. While I don't have my old transmission, I do have receipts documenting the replacement cost for the part.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was consistently experiencing transmission problems resulting in a complete transmission failure. The vehicle would switched gears by itself. When the vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics, they determined the transmission needed to be replaced immediately. The dealer was contacted to search for recalls by VIN who determined that the VIN did not match any recalls.
Transmission shifts hard from first to second gear. Dealer says I will need a new one soon. The car was never abused and was always taken care off.
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