2000 Mazda 626

I HAVE A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH THE CD4E FORD TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. I HAVE DONE NUMEROUS RESEARCH AND TOOK IT TO MANY SHOPS AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS TRASH. THIS TRANSMISSION WAR POORLY BUILT AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAZDA AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD ENGINEERING THAT HAS COST THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS PROBLEMS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 MAZDA 626 LX FROM A NEIGHBOR, AND WITH ONLY 95K ON THE ODOMETER, THE CAR BEGAN SHIFTING ROUGH. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CAUSE MUCH OF A PROBLEM AND I CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GENERAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE CAR. HOWEVER, I ALMOST NEVER TRAVELED OUTSIDE OF A 20 MILE RADIUS WITH THE VEHICLE. ONCE I DID TRAVEL ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AND REFUSED TO ENTER INTO DRIVE, BUT ONLY THE LOWER GEARS. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, IT BECAME READILY APPARENT THAT A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THE MAZDA 626 MODEL. I AM NOW FACED WITH REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $2,000 PLUS. *TR

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. *TR

SHIFTING BRACKET CONTINUALLY FALLS OFF. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR ( DRIVE REVERSE ETC) UNTIL TRYING A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE ENGINE REVES ITSELF FROM 2000 TO 4000 WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN MORE ON GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO FIRST UNTIL YOU REACH 50MPH OR RELEASE GAS REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS ON ANY ROAD. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OVER 55MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD CARS ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND THE COST IS OVER $2000. BOOK VALUE IS NOT MUCH MORE THE CAR HAS 117585 MILES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING ON OUR MAZDA 626 2000. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION BESIDES THE FACT THAT WE NEED A TRANSMISSION OVERHALL WHICH WILL RUN US 4,000 - 5,000. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH BY THE MECHANIC AND SUBSEQUENTLY BY MYSELF INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT OF MAZDA. WE ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF INITIAL OCCURRENCE OR THE MECHANIC WHO TEST-DROVE IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626. EVERYTHING I READ ABOUT THE ISSUE TELLS ME THAT THE FORD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAZDA WAS NOT MADE TO HANDLE A VEHICLE THAT SIZE. THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CAR JUMP. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE SINCE THERE ARE ALSO CHANGES IN VELOCITY DUE TO THE SLIPPING. *TR

MY 2000 MAZDA 626 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING APRIL 10, 2008! THE CAR STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN 3 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, NO AC OR DEFROST COULD BE RUN. THEN THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD! ALL THESE PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ME ALMOST BEING KILLED FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT! THIS HAPPENED JUNE 8, 2009 WHICH WAS A MONDAY APPROX. 4 PM. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, AND MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ALL OVER MY HAND RESULTING IN SEVERE LACERATIONS! THIS CAR NEEDS LOOKED AT ASAP!!!! PLEASE HELP *TR