Consumer Complaint Detail

MAZDA / 626 / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120199 Incident Date: Sep, 17 2007
Consumer's City: LITTLETON Consumer's State: CO
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#: 1YVGF22CXX5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 06 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 76,000 miles on car. while doing highway driving, after about an hour, the overdrive light started to flash. transmission fluid released into engine compartment. took it to garage and they said error code indicated transmission overheating. the fluid was burnt and transmission may have been damaged. the fluid had been good a couple of weeks earlier. actions taken include: flushed fluid. added an aftermarket cooler. wait and see if the transmission performs correctly and if the flashing light returns. *jb