2002 Mazda 626

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.

2002 626 PISTON RINGS FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT PER THE MECHANIC. THERE WAS SCARING FOUND ON THE CYLINDER WALLS ALSO PISTONS LOWER COMPRESSION RING FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS STARTING TO RUN HOT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A NEW OVERFLOW COOLANT BOTTLE BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED ALONG THE SEAM. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CV BOOT. *JB

2002 4 CYL AUTO MAZDA 626. AUG 2005 - TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - $1800 REPAIR (ABOUT 60K MILEAGE) PRESENT - NOV 2006 - CAR RUNS ROUGH, THEN O/D LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. ONLINE RESEARCH STATES EITHER COMPUTER MODULE PROBLEM (REPORTING SPEED TO TRANSMISSION) OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE 626'S HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MANY YEARS - I BELIEVE BACK TO AROUND 1992 THROUGH 2002 (LAST YEAR MADE). WHEN IS MAZDA GOING TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX THE BROKEN TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

I OWN A 1992 4CYL AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626. IN AUG 2005 - THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE AT THE TIME THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 60K. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST MAZDA 626'S BUT MAZDA WAS NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM. NOW, NOV 2006 - 15 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, AND THEN THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. AGAIN I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF REPAIR SHOPS AND MAZDA STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD - ALSO IT WAS NOTED THAT IT MAY ALSO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS DOES MAZDA HAVE TO HAVE BREAK BEFORE THEY OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 626 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? *JB

AT AROUND 30000 MILES WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF A STUTTERING PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING AND INSISTED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM BUT DID REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER. TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS STILL, NO PROBLEM. AT AROUND 89000, TOOK THE CAR BACK IN BECAUSE TRANSMISSION "JUMPED" INTO REVERSE. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION LOOKED FINE BUT RECOMMENDED A FLUSH SO WE DID. DEALER ALSO STATED TRAN-AXLES WERE CRACKED/RUSTED SO WE REPLACED THEM AT A COST OF $500 (DEALER SAID THIS WAS A VERY UNUSUAL PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD PART). THE NEXT DAY, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK IT BACK ASAP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A BROKEN SEAL AND THEY REPLACED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED THE CAR FOR ANOTHER APPT. LATER THAT SAME DAY, WHILE SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY OFFICE A 1/2 MILE AWAY AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR THERE BY DRIVING IT IN D1 LATE AT NIGHT AS TO AVOID TRAFFIC. DEALER EXAMINED AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. I QUESTIONED AS TO WHY A WEEK EARLIER THE TRANSMISSION "LOOKED GOOD" AND THEY ONLY RECOMMENDED A FLUSH. NO ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. DEALER CREDITED BACK THE FLUSH AND SENT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. STILL DO NOT HAVE CAR BACK THREE WEEKS LATER. ALL SERVICE/REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE DEALER. IF PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WHEN FIRST BROUGHT IN, WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THE MUCH NEEDED REPAIR. MAZDA OBVIOUSLY HAS MADE A MISTAKE AND IS NOT OWNING UP. MANY PEOPLE TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE AND MAZDA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THE HARM THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS FACE. WILL ALSO BE CONTACTING MO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *NM