| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026875 | Incident Date: Jun, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ARLINGTON | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: 626 | Model Year: 2001 |
| 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#: 1YVGF22C415 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 30 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 12 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission has always been acting unusual but i mistakingly thought it was how the ride was in the brand new 2001 mazda 626 when bought in april 2001. it was heavy and i was used to driving heavier cars. 53,000 miles later the transmission dies and the servicer at the dealership tells me its "burnt." wants to charge $3700 to replace the transmission when i still owe $3700 on the car in payments. research on the web tells me the transmission has a cooling system issue which needs to be replaced (@ about $800) in order to prevent this from happening again. dying transmission caused car to roll back in d...beware!!! |
