Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / 626 / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003297788 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2003
Consumer's City: OVERLAND PARK Consumer's State: KS
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#: 1YVGE22C4V5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Immediately after used car purchase in june 2003 the 1997 mazda 626 required transmission rebuild. six months later at my expense over $3000 required to rebuild transmission. since then has been in shop over six time with recurring overdrive light blinking, overheating and poor shifting. two coolers have been installed. the engine thermostat replacement, battery replacement, oil change and tuneup have not prevented a recurrence. after 100 to 150 miles of hiway driving the o/d light blinks and transmission overheats.*ak