| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006051523 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: KETTERING | Consumer's State: OH |
| 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#: 1YVGF22C6W5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 01 2006 | 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: I had the automatic transmission on my 1998 mazda 626 rebuilt at no. 1 auto repair center in stafford, va, back in november of 2002 at a cost of 1650.00. on january 1, 2006, while driving home from lorain, oh, to kettering, oh, this rebuilt transmission seemed to overheat and blow. the transmission went out suddenly and smoke proceeded to billow from my hood while i was driving at a speed of 75 mph. the o/d off light had been blinking a few weeks ago, so i took the car in to grismer auto repair in dayton, oh. they said the transmission fluid was very dark and sludgy and recommended a flush and change. the o/d off light went off after that and didn't come on again until moments before this second transmission failure. now it looks like i will have to get a second rebuilt transmission for the same car within a span of approximately three years. by the way, my last payment is next month on a five-year lien. that's two rebuilt transmissions i have had to pay for before the car was even paid off. will someone please tell me how this is fair. *nm |
