1998 Mazda 626

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE SO THEIR FAMILY CAN EAT. MAZDA DEFINATELY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. ADMIT THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE, FIX IT AND MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE. THERE IS NOTHING PROFESSIONAL ABOUT MAKING A BAD PRODUCT AND LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS BEHIND. JAMES WILLIAMSON. *AK

I'M AM AN UNFORTUNATE OWNER OF A 1998 MAZDA 626 LX. THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT MY COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ANYWAY. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS!! AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE ARE PAYING A JAPANESE PRICE FOR A FORD PIECE OF CRAP. IT'S A SHAME WHEN YOU GO TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE DEALER SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "OH, WE DO A LOT OF THOSE" OR "THAT'S A COMMON PROBLEM IN YOUR MODEL". WHEN I WAS AT THE SHOP GETTING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THERE WERE 2 OTHER 626'S BEING SERVICED AT THE SAME TIME. HOW CAN YOU CREATE A CAR THATS FAIRLY DECENT IN OTHER ASPECTS, THEN THROW IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, A PIECE THAT IS SO VITAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE. MAZDA KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE AND IT WOULD BE A BAD DECISION TO LEAVE A BUYER STRANDED LIKE THIS. THIS WILL DEFINATELY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF REPEAT BUYERS FROM MAZDA. YOU CAN COMPARE THIS TO A FATHER HAVING A CHILD AND NOT BEING THERE FOR HIM AND NOT EVEN PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO HAUNT MAZDA IN SALES. NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT WITH THE MAZDA 6 HOPING TO JUST BRUSH ALL THE 626 PROBLEMS BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE BRUSHING BACK PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY. FATHERS AND MOTHERS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHILE THEY'RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE SO THEIR FAMILY CAN EAT. MAZDA DEFINATELY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. ADMIT THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE, FIX IT AND MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE. THERE IS NOTHING PROFESSIONAL ABOUT MAKING A BAD PRODUCT AND LEAVING THE CUSTOMERS BEHIND. JAMES WILLIAMSON. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL TYPES OF POSTS FROM WEBSITES SAYING THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POOR TRANSMISSIONS IN THE MAZDA 626. HOW COULD YOU DISREGARD THE QUALITY OF A PART THATS SO VITAL TO A NEWLY MANUFACTURED CAR? MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE WRITING POSTS ABOUT THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SAY THAT THEY WILL NEVER BUY MAZDA AGAIN, AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY. EVERY POST THAT I'VE SEEN HAS BEEN ABOUT THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. PEOPLE HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS DIE AT 37K, 55K, 48K. WHAT'S GOING ON? CAN WE ATLEAST GET 150K. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. IF I HAVE TO GET SERIOUS SERVICE LIKE THIS, I WOULD EXPECT FOR IT TO BE SOMETHING WAY DOWN THE LINE AFTER THE CAR IS PAID FOR.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRING WITH 1998 MAZDA 626. THE CAR HAS 65K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING HARD INTO SECOND GEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME (AT LEAST THE LAST 25K MILES). HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED (FLUID/FILTER) AT 38K AND 50K MILES. NOW THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND THE CAR IS SHIFTING EVEN HARDER THAN BEFORE. THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING MATCH WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED ON THE WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/189.HTML#258 MAZDA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT AND RECALL THIS CAR.*AK

I HAVE A 98 626 MAZDA LX WITH 54K MILES. MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON ME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MAZDA SPECIALIST. THEY TOLD ME IT MAY COST A ROUND $2800. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CASE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MAZDA. I HEARD AND READ THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MAZDA. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MAZDA SHOULD PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND LABOR. I AM STILL PAYING FOR MAY CAR. *JB