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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006064213 | Incident Date: Mar, 12 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ANN ARBOR | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 29 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 1998 mazda 626 lx 4 cylinder, automatic transmission. i am sure you are aware of the transmission problems with these vehicles from 92-02. during long drives (over 30 miles), i began experiencing problems with the o/d (overdrive) light flashing. accompanying this phenomenon, was erratic shifting at high speeds between third and fourth gears. when pulling over and stopping the car, black smoke can be seen coming from the left side under the hood. this only seems to occur at high speeds, above 50 mph. this occurred on long drives as soon as i purchased the car. multiple mechanics were unable to diagnose the o/d light problem. i had the o2 sensors replaced. i found out later through internet chat rooms for the mazda 626(aka: support group for automatic transmission 626 owners), that this problem is the first sign that the transmission is burning up. the transmission finally failed at 105,000 miles(lucky to last that long). cost me $2000 to replace transmission with one from a junk yard. now the o/d light still flashes when driving over 30 miles over 50 mph. just waiting for the transmission to go out again. mazda should pay for these repairs, and the thousands of other unfortunate mazda 626 owners out there. *nm |
