| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078025 | Incident Date: Sep, 02 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ALEXANDRIA | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: 626 | Model Year: 1999 |
| 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#: 1YVGF22C7X5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 21 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Own a 1999 mazda 626, 2.0 4-cylinder. it only has 52,170 miles but the automatic transmission burnt out. according to the local transmission shops and mazda dealers, they have seen and repaired lots 626 (1999 -2001 models) due to the fact that they have automatic transmissions which had been designed by ford for much smaller and lighter vehicles than the 626. consequently, if one drives long distance, it does burn out. the dealers and aamco shops recommend to have the cooling pump to cool the transmission. it is well known and documented the case of automatic transmission failures and should be recalled by mazda. *nm |
