| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295778 | Incident Date: Aug, 26 2004 |
| Consumer's City: ALEXANDRIA | Consumer's State: VA |
| 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:torque converter |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1YVGE22C4V5 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1194-2002 mazda 626 4-cyl. automatic transmissions are defective as noted in similar complaints (formal and informal; see, for example, the lengthy descriptions in 466 posts at http://www.cartrackers.com/forums/live/yourlemon/189.html, a forum dedicated specifically to this defect). i personally own a 1997 mazda 626 dx which has been experiencing the described transmission problems, indicated by the flashing "o/d off" light on the dashboard and the "torque converter clutch mechanical failure" trouble code retrieved by odbii diagnostics performed on 8/27/2004. it is my understanding that mazda has been made aware of this defect in their transmissions as early as 2002, and in may 2002, tsb# 0500502 "a/t - od off lamp flashing/dtc p1783/shift concerns" was issued.*ak |
