Mazda 626 harsh shifting problems

Filed Feb 2, 2020 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

Without any warning the transmission started slipping out of forward gear while at a traffic light after releasing the brakes and gently pressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle didnt move. Manually shifting into 1st gear was the car able to move but causing a very harsh lurching forward causing a loud "clunking" noise. I was able to limp the car 3 miles to my home. I was involved in a rear end accident at the next traffic light. While the vehicle was in 1st gear and having the brakes applied the transmission caught in gear and lunged forward causing me to contact the car in front of me. Both myself and the occupant of the vehicle I hit sustained minor injuries and well as property damage to the front of my vehicle and the back of theirs.

Filed Nov 4, 2012 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · OH

Had transmission replaced in 2010 after hard shifting and skipping gears, same problem again started in september 2012. Should not be replacing a transmission every two years.

Filed Apr 14, 2010 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · SC

Rough shifting, slipping ,rough idle, overheating transmission.

Filed Oct 9, 2009 · Transmission · 170,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed May 14, 2009 · Transmission · 117,000 miles · MI

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.

Filed Dec 1, 2008 · Transmission · 120,215 miles · PA · fire

Transmission problems with the year of 98's transmissions made by ford. Transmissions have had multiple issues starting from shifting issues, transmission fluid overheating requiring more and more mazda 626's to have aftermarket transmission coolers installed, transmission overheating. This year that ford made this transmission has caused many people to often replace transmissions for this vehicle. You will see many people have replaced their transmissions 2 or 3 times within putting 150k on the vehicle. Please look into as I have had my transmission slip and completely not work, to getting rebuilt and now my o/d is now flashing, which requires me to install an aftermarket oil cooler for my transmissions, which does not come with the vehicle already. Transmission rebuild is costing over 2,000 dollars due to the unavailability of parts from the dealer and aftermarket suppliers. Please recall this transmission!!!!!! A mazda technical service bulletin exists for some 1998-2001 models. Tsb 05-005/02 deals with one specific circumstance: "after extended highway driving, the o/d off light is blinking and code p1783 is set (excessive atf temperature). Occasionally there will be overflow through the dipstick tube and harsh shifting. Mazda's recommended fix is to replace the radiator and to install an auxiliary cooler for the transmission." when the light goes on, it enters a fail-safe mode? (the epc solenoid opens up and brings line pressure up to 'max') ... The only catch is it raises the fluid pressure well beyond normal specs (it goes from 100 to 400 psi). Ford cd4e transmission http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/724066 - issues also with transmission.

Filed Mar 25, 2008 · Transmission · 165,200 miles · NH

Flashing "o/d off" light, rough shifting, jerking, sluggish acceleration nearly resulting in t-bone collision. Incidents too recent for repair actions to be attempted, but consistent with other reports regarding this particular year/make/model.

Filed Sep 10, 2007 · Transmission · 101,450 miles · TX

Hard shifting for a couple of weeks. Had a blow out same night transmission messed up. Won't go into gear until it past 2.5 RPM's. Took to transmission spec. Said it was over heating also need a new torque converter, need to install transmission cooler.

Filed Aug 1, 2007 · Transmission · 89,150 miles · MA

'99 mazda 626-lx, 4-cyl. Transmission problem: day 1, stuck in traffic, moving very slowly for 30 minutes, 80 degrees outside, the transmission started feeling "clunky". Day 2, driving 72-78 MPH on the highway for 3 hours, the "o/d off" light started to blink. Got home fine. Day 3: significant transmission slippage.

Filed Jul 15, 2007 · Transmission · CA

I have a 1999 mazda 626 lx 4 cylinder and for a few years have noticed harsh shifting that has only gotten worse. The other day the odometer light started flashing, and I took vehicle to a transmission shop, and they scanned and codes, and told me that I had an overheating problem with the transmission ,and that it had to be replaced. This seemed so wrong because the car only had 111,000 miles on it, and it was wrong because I knew this problem started a lot earlier when I got this car at 64,000 miles. If mazda knew about this cooling issue because they have released a service bulletin about it , and if they knew they will ultimately fail why didn't they issue a recall? If they knew they had inadequate cooling they should have installed a cooler at their expense not t at he owners , and they should also replace the transmission at their expense.