1995 Mazda 626

AS A CURRENT OWNER OF A 1995 MAZDA 626 LX, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 41,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY IS FOR 3 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY IS OUT, WE REQUEST FROM MAZDA ASSISTANCE FOR PAYMENT OF REPAIRS. ORIGINAL VERBAL CONVERSATION, MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREED TO PAY FOR HALF OF REPAIRS. BUT UPON, THE SECOND VISIT WITH MAZDA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, WE ASKED FOR A SECOND REVIEW. IN TURN, SHE INFORMED US, MAZDA COULD REVOKE THE INITIAL OFFER OF PAYING FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. WITHIN AN HOUR THEY REVOKED THE WHOLE INITIAL OFFER GIVEN. AND THIS WAS TO THE DEALER, NOT TO US, THE CUSTOMER. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP VIA PHONE AND UPON NOTIFYING US THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND READY TO PICK UP. BESIDES THE RUDENESS OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THE LENGTH OF TIME (3 DAYS) TO GET THE TRANSMISSION, REVOKING COMPLETLY THE ORIGINAL OFFER OF PAYING HALF FOR THE REPAIRS. WE FEEL WITH THE MANY CIRCUMSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN YOUR COMPLAINT DATABASE ON 1995 MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS, MAZDA WOULD WANT TO HAVE A RECALL OR HELP REIMBURSE FOR THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. THANK YOU.

CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE FOR FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE CAR ACTS AS IF IN NUETRAL AND ROLLS FREELY. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR FEELS AS IF THE TRANMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE ENGINE WILL INCREASE RPM'S EVEN NO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE CAR ALSO WILL SHIF VERY HARD AND JERKY BETWEEN GEARS AS ACCELERATING.

FLASHING OD LIGHT AT 68800MI, TRANSMISION BEGAN SLAMMING INTO GEAR. CODES INDICATED BAD TORQUE CONVERTER, DEALER SERVICE WOULD NOT REBUILD DUE TO BURNT TRANSMISION FLUID. REPLACEMENT COST $2100. WARANTY ONLY 10000/90DAYS. AAMCO REBUILT TRANSMISION FOR $1750. 50000/3YR WARANTY. ANOTHER TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE WITH ONLY 2000 MILES, HMMM. THIRD FAILURE DUE TO A FAULTY LOCKING RING. 1000 MILES WITH NO FAILURES SO FAR.

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. PAID FOR SWITCH ADJUSTMENT BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED TWICE SINCE. ADVISED BY A NONE MAZADA TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS KNOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MAZDA REPAIR PEOPLE HAVE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH. HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WARNS THAT RPOBLEM WILL REOCCUR. CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT POSSOBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES. PROBLEM WASN'T DIAGNOSED UNTIL ABOUT 85000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED. NOW, 15000 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THEY PUT IN THESE MODELS OF MAZDAS. CAR CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT STALLS OUT OFTEN AND HAS A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

THE CAR WAS ONLY 9,000 MILES OVER DEALER WARRANTY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, BUT MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AND ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE 626 PROBLEM. ONE GUY GUESSED THE YEAR AND MODEL OF MAZDA OVER THE PHONE BEFORE I EVEN TOLD HIM. TO ME THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 5 WEEKS (IN THERE AS I WRITE THIS). MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO ASSUME SOME OF THE RESPONSIBLITY. THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE MANUFACTURED BY FORD AND FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN THERE 94-95 CARS. PERHAPS THERE IS A CONNECTION.