Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / 626 / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067900 Incident Date: May, 31 2006
Consumer's City: TYRONE Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp.
Model Name: 626 Model Year: 2000
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: Jun, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) driving on local and interstate highways for approximately 2 hrs, transmission began shifting irregularly and erratically. sometimes it would skip a shift, or downshift suddenly causing vehicle to lurch to a stop, or slower speed. 2) took car to mazda dealer. his diagnosis was complete and total transmission failure. this was confirmed by another independent. there was no fix available other than a complete rebuild. there was no advance warning or earlier signs of trouble. 3) had transmission completely rebuilt. cost was $2,000 plus cost of a rental car. *jb