| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270301 | Incident Date: Apr, 12 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TEMPE | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: 626 | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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#: 1YVGE22C7T5 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 13 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 15 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a mazda 1996 626 lx sedan 2.0 liter engine with automatic transmission, 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. i bought it from a private party about 3 months ago at 93400 miles. i now have only about 96000 mikes and my transmission failed today. i was not able to get it out of the overnight parking spot in my apartment complex. i had it towed to a mechanic(a very reliable one), who after an extensive checkup, determined that the transmission had "broken down" and that it had to be replaced. he informed that a new transmission replacement inclusive of installation charges would cost about $2500 to $3000, which is extremely expensive for a full-time graduate student like me. i performed my research on the advice of the mechanic and came across a lot of people who have had problems with the automatic transmissions of mazda 626 manufactured between 93-97. this is frustrating because, ford (ford probe is the transmission used in the above said vehicles) and mazda are aware of this matter and have never found it so much as being responsible to make their customers aware of these problems. i want justice to be done and i would very much love ford and mazda for being so askance in this matter. i also want all the owners of the mazda vehicles involved in changing theor transmissions to be compensated adequately. but more than that, i want federal agencies to be aware of these evasive tactics of mazda and ford and punitive damages arising from federal case to be so inhibitive as to almost shut off their operations. |
