Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / 626 / 2000

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298644 Incident Date: Sep, 17 2004
Consumer's City: CHESAPEAKE Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: 626 Model Year: 2000
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#: 1YVGF22C1Y5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 19 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Transmission shifts very hard from 1st to 2nd gear when cold or at slow speeds. have taken vehicle to dealer numerous times for this problem but have been told that it is normal or no problem found. continued to drive the vehicle thinking that there was nothing wrong and i noticed that it would shift hard into 1st and then from 1st to 2nd. after continuous driving (1 hr) at 65 mph the o/d light started flashing and the engine was smoking. took it in for repairs again was told they could find nothing. i then searched on the net and came noticed that several people have been complaining about the 626's transmission problems. someone please help us!!!!*ak