Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / 626 / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040820 Incident Date: Sep, 12 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: 00
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#: 1YVGF22C3W5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 27 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a mazda 626 1998, 4 cylinder. the automatic transmission just failed on me at 79000 miles. i was jammed on the highway until i got towed to the dealer who sold me the car. this car was bought new and was driven by my wife from 1998 to 2004. it was never abused. it started slipping at drive position when i got out of my driveway the day before it broke i had to remove o/d to engage and move forward. then, put o/d on at approximately 50 m/h to drive on the highway. i had also a first failure on jan 04,2003 at 46500 miles. lost transmission parts directly in the street ! it was repaired under warranty and dealer said the transmission was a-1 like a new one. now warranty is over and my dealer is asking for $3726 to fix !! no deal to do! not even split costs half and half. this transmission had a defect for sure. so got the car towed elsewhere for lower repair cost ($1900 )*jb