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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002246901 | Incident Date: Oct, 11 2002 |
| Consumer's City: LAWRENCEVILLE | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: 626 | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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#: 1YVGE22C3V5 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 23 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 11 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1997 mazda 626 lx, which i bought used with 36,000 miles. at approximately 60,000 miles the transmission seized up, stranding my wife and i. had car towed to dealership, where they informed us we needed a new transmission. their exact words were: "we have good news and bad news. the bad news is that your warranty has expired. the good news is that we have a new transmission in stock." we then shopped around and found a less expensive transmission shop that gave us a one year guarantee, and came recommended by a mechanic friend of ours. one year and two weeks later, the transmission is overheating on long drives, spewing transmission fluid out the vent cap. mechanics tell us we need a new torque converter, they think. in any case, we'll probably need another transmission soon. we're dumping the heap and buying a toyota camry. i'm appalled to see page after page of nearly identical complaints about the 1994 - 1998 626s. mazda does not acknowledge the problem. how dare mazda/ford do this to hard working folks who just want to drive a dependable vehicle? *la |
