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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070065 | Incident Date: Jun, 23 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | 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: Jul, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 05 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 1998 mazda 626 in oct. 2001 with 71 thousand miles. this transmission went out at 110. i had it replaced with a used one (before i knew of all the defects), it lasted 8000 miles. in sept 2004 a transmission specialist put in a new transmission from mazda. it lasted 18,000 miles. i was told it had a three year warranty. mazda now denies this. they say its 6 months out of warranty. this transmission had to be rebuilt. being disabled this has really been a disappointment. the inconvenience and expense are taking its toll. in 3 years time mazda has cost me over $5000 in repairs and close to $500 in towing. they are aware these transmissions are faulty but refuse to help people. it seems morally and ethically wrong.. any 'new' transmission should last longer that these. i recently gave this car to my daughter, but i am going to continue the fight with mazda. thank you! *jb |
