2002 Mazda 626

2002 MAZDA 626 GEAR SHIFT CABLE CLIP BROKE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHICH WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE TECH STATED THAT THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND OVER TIME THE PLASTIC BECOMES THIN AND BREAKS. THE TECHNICIAN USED A METAL CLIP WHEN HE REPLACED IT. *NM

WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 MAZDA 626, V6 2.5L EFI, QUIT SHIFTING INTO 4TH GEAR. THERE IS NO MENTION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF A TIME FRAME TO CHECK THE FLUIDS. HOWEVER, I HAVE LOOKED ON THE NET, AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I JUST MOVED TO A NEW TOWN. THIS LEAVES US WITH NO VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK. SO NOW WE MUST RENT A CAR OUT OF POCKET TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. JUST TO PAY THE $1500 TO FIX IT. AS OF YET, WE HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED B/C WERE WAITING ON A RIDE TO THE CAR RENTAL. *NM

I BOUGHT MY 2002 MAZDA 626 IN FEBRUARY 2003. IN JAN. 2006 WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT, JUST OVER THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. OUT OF NO WHERE I COULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH, NOT SAFE!!! MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PUT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INTO THE CAR AT A COST OF $2600. NOW IN MAY 2006, I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN AND HAVE BEEN DOING AS MUCH RESEARCH AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE COME TO FIND THAT MAZDA PUT A FORD TRANSMISSION (CD4E) IN THE 626'S AND THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS FOR MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS A TRANSMISSION BUILT FOR SMALLER, LIGHTER CARS BUT MAZDA PUT IT IN THE 626 ANYWAY, ALTHOUGH IT IS A HEAVIER CAR. I NOW SEE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB #0500502) WAS RELEASED BY MAZDA STATING THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE COMPENSATED BY INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION COOLING KIT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT LONG BEFORE NOW, SAVING MY $2600 AND A CLOSE CALL ON A HIGHWAY. MAZDA NEEDS TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE DESERVED BLAME!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO HURT OR KILLED IF THIS ISN'T MADE AWARE TO THE CONSUMER. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!*JB

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