2002 Mazda 626: complete transmission failure

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · IA

Transmission failed while on highway. Transmission failed at approximately 45,000 miles. Repair ended up costing approximately $3,000 for a rebuilt transmission. I had owned the car for about 2 years at time of transmission failure and had put less than 10,000 miles on it personally. Car was purchased used but in good condition.

Filed Sep 25, 2010 · Transmission · FL

Automatic transmission failure.

Filed Jan 17, 2010 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · AZ

Transmission failure, 2002 mazda 626 4cyl. Transmission began slipping and shifting hard between 2nd and 3rd gears. 97,000 miles but had regular "harsh conditions" maintenance as it was being operated in the az desert heat. Transmission was rebuilt but now shifts hard 1st to 2nd in addition to 2nd and 3rd despite being sent back. There are widespread failures of 626 transmissions but mazda was never forced by the government to issue a recall. The transmission is too small for the weight of the vehicle per some reports. $2,500 for rebuilt transmission. I've never had a automatic transmission go out this soon and I have been driving for 35 years.

Filed Jun 11, 2009 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · TX

Transmission failure at 75,000 miles.

Filed Mar 27, 2009 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · MI

I have mazda 626 year 2002. It had around 53,000 miles on it. Very low mileage and well maintained. One day, while driving on the highway, there was sudden jerking motion and od light began to flash, after which the car slowed down and was moving at a very slow speed. (on the highway). As and when I stopped/slowed, the car had difficulty to gain speed. Some how, I got it home after which , it would not move forward. Neutral and reverse gears worked fine. Took it mazda dealer in troy, and they said a bad transmission. First they said that they will get a new transmission and they were charging exorbitantly. Later they said that it would be rebuilt for the same amount of money. I took my cart to a transmission shop and got it repaired. I have read online that there are numerous numerous people who have had issues with transmission with mazda 626. I called up mazda company and complained about it. But my words fell on deaf ears something needs to be done, mazda knows about this issue and has not addressed it.

Filed Mar 6, 2009 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · TX

2002 mazda 626 transmission burnout. Purchased used mazda with 138000 miles, previous owner said he'd replaced the transmission once before. At around 160 k miles my transmission went out, I had a shop replace with rebuilt trans, but more problems resulted. 2000 dollars later, plus rental car fees and the "new" transmission is on the blink still, has been back in the shop three times. Symptoms are well documented in the internet, bucking, no power, high RPM's, flashing o/d light, spewing oil. If this car is ever drivable again I will sell and never buy mazda again.

Filed Jan 24, 2009 · Transmission · 78,000 miles · FL

Mazda 626 was built with a bad transmission that has had problems since 50,000 miles. The car started forcefully shifting, and now will have problems accelerating. This happens every time I drive it since 50000 miles with conditions getting worse. Nothing has been done yet to fix the problem accept my mechanic says I need to either rebuild this transmission or put in a new transmission.

Filed Feb 28, 2008 · Transmission · 63,642 miles · AZ

For the past week I have been having trouble with my vehicle's automatic transmission. I own a mazda 626 2002 4 cyl. My vehicle has 63,642 miles and for the past week while driving my vehicle would shift out of gear into a lower gear. It would stay in the same gear and not shift (this occurs mainly in the lower gears when the vehicle is in drive). The o/d off light would blink on and off after this occurs and the check engine light came on when the problems began. Yesterday after parking the car I am unable to put the car in reverse. The vehicle will not go backwards. I looked online and there are apparently numerous documented issues of mazda 626s having transmission failure. . I called the mazda customer support center and was told that there is no powertrain warranty offered and my vehicle is out of the manufacturers 3 year/50000 mile warranty.

Filed Oct 30, 2007 · Transmission · FL

Complete and utter transmission failure.

Filed Apr 15, 2007 · Transmission · 39,500 miles · RI

2002 mazda 626 2.0 w/ 39000 miles transmission failed as reported by thousands on the net. Erratic hard shift occurred that almost caused an accident. The odometer indicator began flashing right there after. I see no recalls for this although reported so many times ,which I am very surprised. I see so many failures for this particular transmission . Very disappointed! Not many miles on this car.

Filed Jan 31, 2007 · Transmission · 27,000 miles · MA

Tl*- the contact replaced the transmission on a 2002 mazda 626. The first failure occurred was 27,000 miles. The second incident happened without prior warning while driving on the highway at a speed of 60 MPH. The second failure mileage was 75,000 miles. During the second failure the transmission dropped out of the vehicle. The part was available.*ak updated 02/27/07

Filed Nov 22, 2006 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · TX

2002 4 cyl auto mazda 626. Aug 2005 - transmission went out - $1800 repair (about 60k mileage) present - nov 2006 - car runs rough, then o/d light starts blinking. Online research states either computer module problem (reporting speed to transmission) or transmission problem. The transmission problem in the 626's has been ongoing for many years - I believe back to around 1992 through 2002 (last year made). When is mazda going to own up to this problem and issue a recall or fix the broken transmissions.