My car was purchased february 2001. Several months later my transmission was replaced because the transmission stop shifting.
2001 Mazda 626 transmission complaints
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I have a 2001 mazda 626. The over drive light began to flash, within 15 minutes I was at the dealer. I need a new transmission. My car is not showing any signs of failure. The light keeps flashing. I put an external transmission radiator and the light has not turned on. I have to replace my brakes 4 times in six months. They say it is my driving. How can this be? Once it took them a week to put brake pads. That monday they said it needed rotors and did not have the parts. That friday I picked up my car and they said it did not need rotors after all!!! They rented me a car, 2 months later my credit card was charged for the weeks rental. Besides this the national city mile of cars wescott mazda-kia dealer are sexist and discriminate against women. The customer service guy (tom) called me an ass and never apologized even after I told his boss.
Transmission burned out at 60,000 miles. Since it's out of warranty, mazda won't handle responsibility and offer help.
2001 mazda 626 lx transmission. Transmission problems: shift hunting, lurching, inability to select gears, vibration, noise, harsh starts, slow starts, chugging, slipping. Second transmission in vehicle (dealer/warranty rebuilt transmission installed by dealer).
Consumer has been experiencing problems with transmission. Owner took vehicle to dealer for repairs several times, only to have a rebuilt transmission installed at 5000 miles , and it is worse than the original transmission.
The transmission burn out and the vehicle would not shift at all.
While traveling on the highway, the transmission burned out.
While trying to park and when shifting from neutral or drive, unless release button is firmly held in all the way, shift lever will stop in the reverse position, consumers unaware of this will think they are in park, release button has to be in all the way in order for it to shift into park. *jg
My name is [xxx] but the car is under my father's name, [xxx]. He bought the car for me. The gears sometimes will not engage and when I am finally able to switch gears the car will jerk about a foot back, and I've only had the car 3 months. *ak parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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