Mazda 626 loss of power problems

Filed Apr 1, 2010 · Transmission · 77,900 miles · TX

I have a concern with the transmission's on the mazda 626 transmission style cd4e. There are thousands of people (internet searched) who have these vehicles and have been placed in dire straits as I am. I was traveling down the freeway at 65 MPH and from out of nowhere, my od stopped functioning and left the car's tranny slipping out of 4th gear searching for a lower gear as it threw the flashing "od light off" indicator light. I had a woman swerve behind me as I had total loss of power and trying to get my car to grasp any gear. Once I pulled to the side of the road and stopped, the od light stopped flashing and my vehicle was left in a "limp home" mode where I could not get over 45mph. I had the tranny rebuilt to the tune of 1500.00 and guess what? I got into the car to do highway travel one week later, and it happened again. I have read that I am by far the only person this has happened to. This is a 2000 model. My brother bought it in 2002. He has maintained the vehicle for the last 7.5 years and I have had it for 6 months now. The miles are 76k, only! Someone needs to have mazda fix this issue. This is rediculous and thie is by far a major safety concern. The surging and searching the 4th gear does is very hard, jerky and surging. Anyone right on your butt in traffic is going to slam into one of these vehicles. There is also a tsb for this as well......but mazda has offered no amends to this situaution when I called the customer service line. They said they were unaware of this situation. That is simply not possible.

Filed Apr 25, 2009 · Transmission · 93,200 miles · SC

2000 mazda 626dx 4cyl. With 93,200 miles and the automatic transmission failed. Vehicle is maintained exceptionally well and all filters and fluids changed regularly. Transmission slips between shifting gears and erratically shifts from high to low with dramatic loss of power.

Filed May 21, 2008 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · UT

I was driving from california to las vegas and my o/d light started to blink on and off but there were no other signs. All of a sudden my speedometer went to 0 and I was losing power and the engine was smoking. I had to pull over and stop in the middle of nowhere. Come to find out the transmission overheated and went out on me.

Filed May 21, 2008 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · UT

I was on my way to las vegas from california and my o/d light started to blink on and off. My speedometer went to 0 and I started to lose power. My engine was smoking so I pulled over and was stranded in the desert for around 45 min. Come to find out my transmission over heated and went out on me.

Filed Nov 17, 2007 · Transmission · 93,819 miles · OK

In late january of 2007 I purchased a 1999 mazda 626 for my daughter for her to use in the years she would be in college. The vehicle had approximately 79,000 miles on it. She has driven the car to college and back and forth to work. On november 12, 2007 she was driving south on a busy highway in tulsa, oklahoma. Suddenly the vehicle lost power and would not go any further or go in reverse. We had the vehicle towed to a transmission shop that was recommended by our mechanic. The transmission shop completely overhauled the transmission replacing factory parts that the owner said were deficient with better parts. The parts that the shop used were an: overhaul kit valve body repair kit solenoid pack torque converter reverse drum forward piston I am very disappointed in the failure of this vehicles transmission. I have never had a car that had a transmission problem. I have been made aware since the failure of this transmission that this is a problem that has been frequently a problem on the mazda 626 model.

Filed Sep 14, 2007 · Engine · 72,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mazda 626. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost all power. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic and he stated that the internal spring in the timing belt failed. The failure was similar to that of the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v134000 (engine and engine cooling:engine), however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was repaired. The current and failure mileages were 72,000. Updated 01-15-08. *kb updated 12/12/07.

Filed Aug 16, 2007 · Transmission · 72,162 miles · CA

Our mazda 626 1999 was well maintained. At 72,134 miles I took it to a transmission place for a transmission flush. I drove home for 5 miles and in the evening on the freeway. The mazda now felt a bit jerky at 55-60 MPH. (I never noticed that before.) after 23 miles the mazda suddenly lost power and stopped. I was lucky to get to the side of the freeway without accident. I was stranded on the freeway in darkness and heavy traffic for 1 1/2 hours. Scary!!!! There was a long trail of transmission fluid behind the car, a puddle under the car, also under the hood and along the driver's side doors. The towing service noticed a disconnected transmission hose under the hood. I was towed home and the next morning to the mazda dealer. They say I need a new transmission for $3225. The dealer says the 30a egi inj fuse is burnt. Fluid level of trans was at least 3 qts over full, was dark brown and had severe burnt smell. Fluid appears to have leaked out of cooler line and valve body pan due to high pressure. (I never saw a leak on our garage floor.) transmission is stuck in reverse. (I don't know how it got into reverse from my driving on the freeway???) this is costing us big bucks and aggravation: new transmission, three times towing charges, diagnostic by dealer, transmission flush, rental car, loss of work... And no guarantee that things will be made good! After reading all the complaints about bad mazda transmissions, I am not sure whether the fault here lies in a bad product (transmission) or bad workmanship with the transmission flush. Now the mazda is back at the transmission service place that originally did the transmission flush, in hopes that they will make good. I could have been road kill! Can somebody investigate and help?

Filed Aug 1, 2006 · Transmission · 66,800 miles · CA

Driving down highway 5, over drive light started flashing. No information in manual regarding flashing over drive light, so continued driving. About 50 miles later, lost power and speedometer dropped to zero. Through aamco, found out about tsb regarding problem with at in my model year (2000) that caused it to overheat. Failure caused me to spend extra money on towing, hotel, and rental car. Car took approximately 2 weeks to repair at aamco, which included a rebuilt transmission and a cooling unit added to help prevent future problems.

Filed Jul 25, 2006 · Engine · 77,359 miles · IN

My daughter was driving the car in heavy traffic when it stalled and lost all power. It would not start and it was towed to a shop where it was found that the timing belt had broken and caused much damage. We had to have the following replaced: cylinder head gasket, timing belt, timing belt tensioner, idler, spark plugs, thermostat, 2 drive belts, and the water pump. It cost us almost $1,700 to get it repaired. I have owned this car since it was new and have lived at the same address and was never notified of any recall before this happened. I have heard that there have been many other people that have had the same problems but their cars were not included in the recall... Only ones with certain VIN numbers. I believe it is a problem with all 1998 626 models.

Filed Jul 12, 2006 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · GA

Failure of 1998 mazda 626 automatic transmission. Transmission overheated on the interstate resulting in boiling out of fluid, fluid was replaced and the transmission overheated again blowing the main seal. Sudden loss of power occurred on the interstate (was able to maintain vehicle to exit ramp -incident occurred very close to ramp). The seal was prepared and the check engine light came on (ptc 0743). Diagnosis at local shop indicated that the transmission needed to be replaced. Mileage was only 90,000.