I have a 2000 model mazda 626 with approximately 80,000 miles which I purchased new. The car recently started having automatic transmission problems and eventually was unsafe to drive. I called the service manager and explained the symptom's and was informed that the transmission in all likelihood would have to be replaced with a rebuilt unit since they do not perform transmission repairs. The cost would be from $2500 to $3000. I was very much upset with this, since I had the 60,000 mile service performed and no mention was made as to potential transmission problems. I called the mazda customer office and was told that the car was out of warranty and there was little they could do. I told the representing that I was very disappointed with their attitude and their lack of support. I had to take the car to a nearby transmission shop for repairs. The transmission had to be rebuilt at a cost of over $2100. The reason for my complaint is that I have recently discovered through the internet that there have many complaints about mazda 626 transmission problems. Mazda has done nothing to resolve these problems or even to acknowledge that there is a problem. The only action they have taken is to discontinue the 626 production. After reading about all the transmission problems, I am sure that mazda/ford was aware of these problems and have simply ignored them. Meanwhile, mazda owners are left with the financial responsibility of dealing with expensive repairs and/or loss of the car resale value resulting from the reputation that these cars have transmission problems. What other recourse do we have other than to complain?
2000 Mazda 626 transmission complaints
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Typical drive home. Car will not go into gear. Taking to the shop tomorrow.
Transmission failure.
1. I was driving in a residential zone at manhattan beach, ca. I noticed that shifting from 1st to 2nd gear was always very rough, the vehicle jerks. 2. Going uphill, the vehicle suddenly stopped after accelerating through 1st gear. This was very dangerous in that this occurred without warning in the middle of traffic. Had I been going any faster or been making an unprotected left hand turn, this might have yielded in bodily injury or fatality. 3. I had the transmission rebuilt at la cienega transmissions in culver city for $1395. I have saved the old parts for further investigation in this matter.
Transmission failure. My transmission failed after being driven for about 75k. For the last 20k it had a noticeable hesitation when I was driving in the morning. The transmission finally had to be replaced.
No specific event lead to this, just parking the car normally running an errand and trying to drive home. The first time this happened (about 9 months ago) my daughter was stuck at 11pm the car would not move into any gear. The tow truck driver told us the cable underneath probably disengaged. We towed it to our repair shop and they replaced the cable. Since then when the car is in reverse it intermittently seems to stick causing it to delay moving or jerking back. We brought it back to the shop and insisted they put on a new cable . Last week (approx aug 24th) my daughter once again called that the car would not move out of the parking space, it wouldn't go into any gear. The tow truck again towed us to the shop where they reported that the cable was fine etc and they couldn't locate the problem. This costs me money and time everytime I have to leave work, get it towed and spend repair fees. Not to mention the added stress of the car being unreliable. I decided to look for recalls and known defects out here. I cannot believe that with the number of problems reported mazda/ford is not helping those of us who are loyal to mazda. I purchased 2(used) from hertz and a 2005 mazda 6 a few months ago. With 3 mazdas sitting in my driveway im especially interested to see what's being done about this problem. Why hasn't mazda/ford paid for the transmission problem ??? Maybe we should start a class action suit>I expect at the least repair to my vehicle whether or not it means a new transmission, not a used or rebuilt one. Im still making payments on this car! The funny thing is a few years back I had a ford taurus that jerked forward so badly it caused me to have an accident, I wish I had known about this problem before. In addition weve already had the axles replaced, and several brake jobs but the brakes continue to squeak like they need new brakes.
I own a '00 626 that I bought from my grandmother in 2-04, who had bought it new in '99. I have since had tranny issues on 2 occasions with the most recent requiring a complete replacement with what the tech. Described as "an identical failure prone unit". My grandmother had a new (not rebuilt) and identical transmission installed at ~42k miles as noted in the service log. I did a search on the web and I was shocked at what I found. Numerous cases of failure, at alarmingly similar intervals and all had the commonality of being equipped with auto. W/ od tranny mfg'd by ford and installed in 4 cyl. Mazda 626's. From what I can gather the high failure rate has something to do with "the inadequate cooling design" and subpar materials used in the "clutch packs". So because of this when it's all said and done with we will have shelled out ~$2500 (exc. Labor) for a rebuilt tranny that is expected to fail in less than 30k miles regardless of the service intervals. There are suggestions on the internet how to gain some addl. Life out of a unit, albeit small. To me it would seem this responsibility should fall on the manufacturer and not on the consumer. As a consumer I'm expected to trust an automobile manufacturer to properly design and test a vehicle and it's subsystem prior to releasing it upon the public. Failing that it would seem to me the manufacturer should be held accountable for flaws such as those not related to normal wear and tear as is apparent in this case. Which in turns is what brings me here. When all else fails the consumer and public at large has only one advocate and that is the u.s. Government, which in the interest of safety and consumer rights has the authority to enforce this accountability. Everyone single person privy to this complaint should take a moment and consider anyone they know who owns or drives an automatic mazda 626 of the years 98-02 with the above mentioned generic and common configuration is impacted by this design flaw.
Dt: the contact owns a 2000 mazda 626. Transmission does not work properly. The overdrive light continues to flash , and the vehicle will not go into reverse and will not shift .the vehicle was taking to a repair shop and the transmission was repaired. However, the problem recurred. The current mileage is 102000 miles. He is no longer driving the vehicle.
2000 mazda 626 with 65,000 miles---transmission failed on interstate and needs to be replaced. Looks like there have been numerous issues with this vehicle judging from postings on the web. $3,000 to replace--shouldn't a transmission last longer?
Car no longer goes in any gear will go some in reverse. Transmission is dead
Transmission failure on 2000 mazda 626 -- 6 cyl. Automobile serviced regularly. Repairs costing small fortune. Common problem among 626's. Expecting to have to go through this again at some point.
Transmission failure. Was on my way home and the car just stop at an intersection and would not shift into gear. The only operable gear was reverse. I was lucky, no accidents. Towed car to a mechanic, the transmission is completely gone. Mazda charges $2500 for a new one, when they are aware of their transmission problems.
Shifter cable locked up back august of 2003. Was unable to put car in reverse or drive. Had car towed to pearson mazda richmond, va was told that it was a malfunction with the remote keyless entry and that they could not duplicate shifter problem. Now of 6/3/05 shifter cable breaks off. Now car hesitates when in reverse and drive. Took care back to dealer to be told that a new transmission is needed on a 5 1/2 year old car. Mazda will not help with any financial assistance. We are to foot the entire bill of just over $3000.00. This is not acceptable.
Was driving nearly 70mph on the interstate when the car began attempting to shift into the next gear. It wouldn't shift and the vehicle began sputtering uncontrollably, and it nearly made me hit an 18-wheeler. The front end seemed like it jumped several times, and I was finally able to get it in control and pull over. Once on the side of the interstate, I placed it on park, and then back to drive, and continued my journey, only to have that happen again before I hit 60mph. That time, the car kept attempting to change gears even after letting go of the gas pedal, and again, "jumped" several times uncontrollably. I seriously thought I would get into an accident on the interstate, but I pulled over again and left it on park for several minutes. After that, I started back on drive to at least reach the next exit off the interstate, when I only reached about 35-40mph when it did it again. It is in the shop now and I havne't stopped hearing about how difficult it is to rebuild that specific transmission, and how frequently they have those mazda 626 vehicles with transmission problems (and frightening stories), in their shop. I am just thankful that I wasn't killed driving that car on a very busy interstate. This issue needs to be addressed before someone is seriously injured, if they haven't already.
Approximately 1 year ago I f have purchased a used mazda 626 with a total mileage of under 68000 miles. Before I made the purchased of the vehicle I made a background check of the vehicle and its history was fine. 6 months after the purchase I ran over curve and it gave the car a small jolt, moments after the incident my transmission was acting funny. Just before I could make it to my mechanic my transmission failed. Later I find out that the jolt caused a spragg to pop off in the transmission virtually destroying every thing inside which caused me to have the transmission rebuilt. 4 months later my transmission fails again for some odd reason now I have to get my transmission rebuilt again.
Transmission problems on a 2000 mazda 626
Faulty/defective transmissions are being used in mazda vehicles well after the issue was known about by the manufacturer. There are literally hundreds, of not thousands of individuals and companies who have had their transmissions go out... Many with well under 60k miles. And, many have been through several transmissions before 100k miles. All of the problem vehicles share the same symptoms: od light flashing off and on, and transmission slipping in and out of gear, as the transmission burns up, literally from poor design and implementation which doesn't allow for proper air flow and cooling. This problem is widely acknowledged by the manufacturer, car owners, dealers, service centers, and other automotive professionals. Proof of this fact was a notice sent out to dealers that there is a cooling kit "available" for this transmission that should aid in keeping the transmission cool. However, this is not a free addition! Mazda is actually charging customers to add a fix to their design flaw! I feel this problem is not only a fraudulence issue, but is also a safety issue. People could (may have already) be severely injured, or killed, by having their transmission go out as they attempt to enter high traffic, high-speed areas, such as a freeway. Personally, I expect to receive the difference between what I could have sold my car for, and what I actualy had to sell it for due to this known defect. I also expect to see mazda make good on this problem with current and previous owners, as well as correcting this issue once and for all, to ensure that this problem doesn't continue. Thanks, david williams
My 2000 mazda 626 transmission failed with 60000 miles on it. I had it in spec with vehichle maintenance of the transmission. I am still currently making payments with about 3500 to go and the mazda dealership said to replace the tranny it will cost 3074.
The gears are slipping, making it impossible to accelerate due to transmission failure. The entire transmission has to be rebuilt. This was a common failure with these vehicles.
Car all of a sudden quit accelerating in the drive gear. I previously posted a complaint regarding a symtom of transmission failure but, it now failed. Car was taken to local shop where it was diagnosed with transmission failure a $2500 cost. I have done extensive reasearch on the transmission model and come to find out that it is a ford transmission model# cd4e which is notourious for failing. This transmision is not only in mazda models but ford cars as well. The years vary from approx 1994 to 2002, please don't only consider the amount of complaints for this year and model of car, but do put into consideration the various cars this transmission was installed into. This type of transmission has been a failure since it was manufactured, if you were to invistigate all cars with this type of transmission you would come to conclude that a massive recall should be done for the safety of us drivers. I'm fortunate that I made it to work and that the transmission didn't fail while driving on the freeway on my way to work.
When automatic gear is placed in reverse, gear hesitates for a few seconds before the car actually begins to move.. At 98000 I had to replace catalytic converter at selma mazda in selma, ca..
I have a 2000 mazda 626 lx. I was accelerating onto freeway and suddenly lost all power. I was able to quickly take next exit and was not in a collision. I had vehicle towed to repair shop and was told that a complete rebuild of the automatic transmission was necessary. The mechanic stated that the cause of failure appeared to be a loss of pressure within the transmission and subsequent damage occured. He also stated that there was a known cooling problem with this model transmission. The total cost of repair was $2500. Judging from other complaints I reviewed there seems to be a history of failure in these vehicles. The vehicle had 75000 miles at the time of failure.
I own a mazda 626, 2000 with 65,000 miles. The vehicle has recently run into over $3700 worth of repairs to the transmission, engine mount and axles. The transmission, with a $2700 bill had to be rebuilt with a number of new parts. According to the mechanic, this is a common problem with this type of vehicle, which as a ford transmission and many other ford parts. I am shocked to learn that with so many transmission and other complaints, the vehicle parts have not been recalled. I am in the process of talking to other mazda 636 owners to ensure they report similar problems with their vehicles. Ford needs to take responsibility for these substandard parts.
I'm a victim to a bad transmission. I have a mazda 626 lx year 2000. It is has around 63500 miles and I just found out today that my car need a new transmission. I bought this car brand new from the mazda dealer. My warranty has expired. I was told that I have to buy a new transmission which is going to cost me $2900. As you know that 63500 is not a lot of miles. What should I do?. If you have any information that can help, please email me at [email protected]
We just had to replace the trasmission on are 2000 mazda 626 we were told that mazda built a very poor transmission, and to file a complaint.
My mazda 626 lx currently has 49,000 miles and needs a new transmission. I have read numerous complaints via the internet from other drivers experiencing the same problem!!! Can this be looked into by the federal safety agency for a potential recall???please let me know - your help is greatly appreciated.
While driving at any speed automatic transmission doesn't shift properly from the first to the second gear. Takes longer to release from one gear to another. Dealership was notified.
Transmission shifts very hard from 1st to 2nd gear when cold or at slow speeds. Have taken vehicle to dealer numerous times for this problem but have been told that it is normal or no problem found. Continued to drive the vehicle thinking that there was nothing wrong and I noticed that it would shift hard into 1st and then from 1st to 2nd. After continuous driving (1 hr) at 65 MPH the o/d light started flashing and the engine was smoking. Took it in for repairs again was told they could find nothing. I then searched on the net and came noticed that several people have been complaining about the 626's transmission problems. Someone please help us!!!!
Took my 2000 mazda 626 to mike mcgrath's in cedar rapids, ia while under warranty because of problems with the transmission. Was a delay in shifting and shifting hard. Service drove the car and I was told there was nothing wrong with the car. Problem continued and when I took the car in after it was off of warranty, was told by mcgrath's that the car needed a new transmission. Mcgrath's was aware that 2000 mazda 626's had transmission problems the first time I took the car in but neglected to inform me. Appears that mazda uses a ford transmission but does not install a coolant as ford does with their vehicle transmissions. Although mazda covered cost of parts, I was responsible for the labor costs of $600. Mcgrath's should have alerted me to the fact that there were transmission problems the first time I brought the car in and mazda should have issued a recall on this defective vehicle. I have driven mazda's for 19 years but I am finished with them. The quality now is extremely lacking.
Started my car and put it into gear. It did not move. I have the car at the dealership. The shifter cable needs to be replaced which will cost $500 for parts and labor. Please let me know if I have any recourse in obtaining reimbursement for this cost.
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