2002 Mazda 626

I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626 (4 CYL) UNTIL ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. MY CAR HESITATES TO GO FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BEFORE THAT I TOOK IT INTO THE AUCTION WHERE I WORK AND THEY CHECKED TWICE AND SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SERVICE PLACE AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. *JB

MAZDA 626 2002 TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR 58K MILES. THE INCIDENT MADE DRIVING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS (ESPECIALLY FOR MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC). THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUST SPIN AND NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. THERE WAS LITTLE WARNING FOR THIS CONDITION TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THE OWNERS COST. NOTE THAT THE TRANSMISSION USED WAS A FORD MODEL CD4E TRANSMISSION, DESIGNED FOR LIGHTERS CARS AND PUT IT ON THE MAZDA 626. MAZDA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THE METHOD OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE DEALERSHIPS WAS INEFFECTIVE SINCE THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM (PER THE ARTICLES THAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET). *JB

MY 2002 MAZDA 626 GAVE OUT ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. HAD TO STOP AND PULL OVER. HAVE THE CAR TOWED OVER 60 MILES HOME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MAZDA FOR THEM TO CHARGE 170.00 TO TOW AND CHECK THE CAR TO TELL ME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND MY WARRANTY WAS UP A WEEK BEFORE. WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

2002 MAZDA 626, 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO WHEN IT STARTED STUTTERING ON TAKEOFF. TOOK IT TO A MAINTENANCE SHOP WHO SAID 1ST GEAR IS PRETTY MUCH GONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCHING ON THE WEB HAS INDICATED THAT THIS IA COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 4 CYLINDER MAZDA 626 AUTOMATICS. *NM

1) THERE WAS NO WARNING OF IMPENDING FAILURE ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. IT SIMPLY CEASED TO FUNCTION IN FORWARD SPEEDS IN A MATTLER OF LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR. *AK 2) IT WAS PARKED ON STREET FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN 20 MILES ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND FOUND THERE WAS NO DRIVE GEAR. SHIFTING DOWN, THERE WAS SECOND AND FIRST AVAILABLE. AS I WAS LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM MY HOME, I DROVE THERE ON BACK STREETS, USING SECOND GEAR. WITHIN A MILE OF MY HOME, SECOND GEAR FAILED AND FIRST GEAR BARELY ENGAGED. I HAD TO HAVE IT PUSHED FROM A BUSY INTERSECTION TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY FOR AN ESTIMATE. 3) AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. AFTER AN EXTERNAL INVESTIGATION TURNED UP NO ANSWERS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO APPROACH THE REPAIR WOULD BE TO OPEN UP AND EXAMINE IT. AN INITIAL "GUESSTIMATE" WAS $900 TO $2800.

HEARD NOISE AND BAD VIBRATION FROM FRONT LEFT , IT GOT WORSE AND LOUDER WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO STATED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. AROUND TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED, HEARD LOUD NOISE ON FRONT RIGHT, GOT LOUDER WHEN TURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO REPLACED FRONT RIGHT BEARING. CAR ALWAYS SERVICED AT DEALER, TWO WEEKS BEFORE TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATED IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND BALANCING. DID THAT NEXT DAY AND SAME THING HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. I HAD NEW FRONT BRAKES, NEW TIRES, NEW RIGHT AND LEFT BEARINGS, AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE AND ROTATE TIRES. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, BUT DEALER INSISTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACE COOLANT BOTTLE THREE TIMES, AND ONCE CAR OVERHEATED. IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK