1996 Mazda 626

AT 120K MILES ON MY HIGHLY MAINTAINED 1996 MAZDA 626 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME SITUATION WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR. REPAIRS WILL END UP COSTING ME $4000.00. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT IT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO COME UP WITH THAT TYPE OF MONEY. I WOULD SUGGEST IF THERE ARE AS MANY FAILURES AS I HAVE SEEN IN THE RESEARCH A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY MAZDA CORP. DESIGN FLAWS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DESIGNER OR COMPANY, NOT BY THE CONSUMER. *AK

I HAVE A 4 CYL 1996 MAZDA 626 AUTOMATIC. A FEW DAYS AGO MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE SPOKEN TO INCLUDING AAMCO, THE RENOWNED TRANSMISSION PLACE TELLS ME THAT THIS MODEL ALWAYS HAD A DESIGN FLAW IN TRANSMISSION. ALL MAZDA OWNER FORUMS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON THAT YEAR CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MAZDA CORPORATION WITH NO AVAIL. WHAT IS NEXT??*AK

I BOUGHT A USED 1996 MAZDA 626LX FROM RIERSON MOTORS IN CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO AND HAVE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN ONE MONTH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON , IT LOSES POWER ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I ACCELERATE ABOVE 55 MPH AND LURCHES AND GOES IN TO NEXT GEAR VERY HARD. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THESE DEFECTS IN THIS PATICULAR MODEL. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND INVESTIGATE WHY SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MAZDA SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT THEIR FAILURE AND FIX THE PROBLEM ARE COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER FOR THEIR EXPENDITURES.*AK

I HAVE A MAZDA 1996 626 LX SEDAN 2.0 LITER ENGINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 4 CYLINDER, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AT 93400 MILES. I NOW HAVE ONLY ABOUT 96000 MIKES AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF THE OVERNIGHT PARKING SPOT IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC(A VERY RELIABLE ONE), WHO AFTER AN EXTENSIVE CHECKUP, DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD "BROKEN DOWN" AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT INCLUSIVE OF INSTALLATION CHARGES WOULD COST ABOUT $2500 TO $3000, WHICH IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FOR A FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENT LIKE ME. I PERFORMED MY RESEARCH ON THE ADVICE OF THE MECHANIC AND CAME ACROSS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF MAZDA 626 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 93-97. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE, FORD (FORD PROBE IS THE TRANSMISSION USED IN THE ABOVE SAID VEHICLES) AND MAZDA ARE AWARE OF THIS MATTER AND HAVE NEVER FOUND IT SO MUCH AS BEING RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WANT JUSTICE TO BE DONE AND I WOULD VERY MUCH LOVE FORD AND MAZDA FOR BEING SO ASKANCE IN THIS MATTER. I ALSO WANT ALL THE OWNERS OF THE MAZDA VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CHANGING THEOR TRANSMISSIONS TO BE COMPENSATED ADEQUATELY. BUT MORE THAN THAT, I WANT FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BE AWARE OF THESE EVASIVE TACTICS OF MAZDA AND FORD AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM FEDERAL CASE TO BE SO INHIBITIVE AS TO ALMOST SHUT OFF THEIR OPERATIONS.

O/D LIGHT FLASHES AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. HAVE BEEN USING MAZDA FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS. MY O/D LIGHT HAS STARTED BLINKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND GOT IT FIXED. *AK THE LIGHT HAS BLINKED CONTINUALLY EVERY MONTH. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON ISSUES WITH MAZA. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS ON THE NET I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE 1000'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK MAZDA SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING AZNOTHER MAZDA.

I OWN A 1996 MAZDA 626 THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AT 20K IN 1999. MY TRANSMISSION FINALLY JUST FAILED AT 101K AND I SPENT $2000 FOR A REBUILT TRANS. THE OD LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR OVER 12 MONTHS BUT WOULD GO OFF WHEN CAR IS RESTARTED.I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE CHRONIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 626 AND WILL GET RID OF IT ASAP. BEFORE THIS MAJOR FAILURE, I HADN'T NOTICED ANY TRANSMISSION-RELATED PROBLEMS BUT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAZDA/FORD.*AK