| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000295183 | Incident Date: Dec, 24 2000 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: 626 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased my 1999 mazda 626 in december 2000. since that time, there exists an obvious problem with the transmission, which downshifts roughly and has threatened to fail on numerous occasions. recently, a friend who has the same model told me that mazda installed ford transmissions in their 626 models and that these particular transmissions were not sufficient to operate in a 626. her transmission failed completely and she had to replace it. she told me that the mazda dealerships are well aware of this particular problem and that there is a hundred-dollar "fix" that can stop the transmission from failing. i looked through your database online. the problem with mazda transmissions is well-known and well-documented and yet: 1. there is no recall. 2. mazda has never informed me of a potential problem or potential "fix." i suppose i will either have to take my chances with the "fix" and spend more money on a defective transmission that never should have been installed or pay approximately $2,000 when my transmission finally fails. if this is a documented condition which everyone seems to know about, what is nhtsa's position and why isn't mazda being called to bear responsibility for this obvious defect? thank you for your time. i await your response. *ak |
