2002 Mazda 626

2002 MAZDA 626 CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN**CC CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER REPLACED WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE 2ND TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING HARD. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLUID WAS BLACK, WHICH INDICATED A PREMATURE FLUID BREAKDOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED MAZDA INSTALLED A FORD CD4E TRANSMISSION THAT WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE; THUS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT AND THE FLUID TO BREAKDOWN PREMATURELY. *TR

NO CRASHES OR INJURIES JUST YET, BUT I PURCHASED A 2002 MAZDA 626 BRAND NEW AFTER I WAS TALKED INTO IT BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD A 2001 626 WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT I BROUGHT IN TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP (FIVE STAR MAZDA). THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD GET ME INTO A BRAND NEW 626 WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR LESS PER MONTH THAN I WAS PAYING AT THE TIME. BEING YOUNG, AND JUST PURCHASED A HOME WITH ONE CHILD AND ANOTHER ON THE WAY, I JUMPED AT THE IDEA OF DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF OUR BILLS. I ALSO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER TO DEAL WITH TWO LITTLE ONES IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO FOOL WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I SURE WISH I'D HAVE KEPT THAT CAR NOW!! ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY (2005), YOU GUESSED IT, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO FIVE STAR MAZDA, THEY CHARGED ME $90 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR (EVEN THOUGH ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS INTERNET POSTS, THEY ALREADY NEW THE PROBLEM!) AT ANY RATE, THEY CONTACTED ME LATER THAT DAY TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE NEARLY $3000 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, AND WOULD I LIKE TO KEEP IT THERE TO HAVE IT DONE. HELLO, LET ME JUST CLIMB UP MY MONEY TREE AND HAND IT RIGHT OVER!!! WE RECENTLY FILED A BANKRUPTCY AND ARE UNABLE TO JUST GO GET A LOAN OR PUT IT ON A CREDIT CARD, WE WOULD BE IN CONTEMPT OF COURT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS. I'M SORRY, BUT MAZDA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1993? WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS? THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE! ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FACT THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY ON THE LOAN, I SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO EVEN SAVE UP FOR REPAIR BILLS COSTING THE AMOUNT OF ANOTHER CAR!! THE CAR WORSENS DAILY, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT TAKES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BUILD UP SPEED, IF A CAR IS EVEN IN SIGHT RANGE OF MINE, I CANNOT DRIVE OUT IN FRONT OF IT. *JB

2002 MAZDA 626 2.0 W/ 39000 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED AS REPORTED BY THOUSANDS ON THE NET. ERRATIC HARD SHIFT OCCURRED THAT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE ODOMETER INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING RIGHT THERE AFTER. I SEE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ALTHOUGH REPORTED SO MANY TIMES ,WHICH I AM VERY SURPRISED. I SEE SO MANY FAILURES FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION . VERY DISAPPOINTED! NOT MANY MILES ON THIS CAR.*AK

2002 MAZDA 626 2.0 W/ 39000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AS REPORTED BY THOUSANDS ON THE NET. ERRATIC HARD SHIFT OCCURRED THAT ALMSOT CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. THE OD INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING RIGHT THERE AFTER. I SEE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ALTHOUGH REPORTED SO SO MANY TIMES WHICH I AM VERY SURPRISED. I SEE SO MANY FAILURES FOR THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION . VERY DISSAPPOINTED! NOT MANY MILES ON THIS CAR.

REPLACED MAZDA 626, YEAR 2002 TRANSMISSION AT 48,000 SPEEDOMETER MILES. DEALER INSTALLED RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. SAID THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INSTALL NEW. RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION IS NOW FAILING AT 69,000 SPEEDOMETER MILES. ALSO, SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THIS TRANSMISSION REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL TRANSMISSION COOLER BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING (BULLETIN # 05-005/02). MAZDA DOES NOT COVER THE COST FOR THIS. *JB

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING THE 2002 MAZDA 626 AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS INDICATING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP ,AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 71,000. *AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON A 2002 MAZDA 626. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WAS 27,000 MILES. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH. THE SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 MILES. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PART WAS AVAILABLE.*AK UPDATED 02/27/07

TL* - THE CONTACTS OVERDRIVE BUTTON WAS FLASHING ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WAS JERKING. THE CONTACT TOOK CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, AND WAS TOLD THAT MAZDA WAS NOTORIOUS FOR CAR JERKING, AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SAYS THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON HER TRANSMISSION AND WOULD LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO PAY FOR THE WORK.