| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008759 | Incident Date: Feb, 22 2005 |
| Consumer's City: RILEY | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: 626 | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: 1YVGF22C9W5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1) from early on, the transmission was always jerking and shifting late. we took it to a transmission shop and also to a mazda dealer, who told us that it would need to be replaced. after doing web research, we found that these were ford transmissions that would ultimately fail due to overheating and that even with a replacement the problem would recur. 2) on 2/22/05 the transmission finally failed for good (at 130,000 miles). in spite of mazda's knowledge of this problem, and their lack of public acknowledgement, they have done nothing to accomodate us. the engine runs well and the body is in great shape, but the vehicle is now undrivable. ) we will probably junk the car, since it is well-known that even if replaced, the transmission will have a high probability of failure.*ak |
