Automatic Transmission problems of the 1996 Mazda 626 - part 1

Mazda 626 1996, od-off blinking, check engine light on.

Transmission seal leaking.

Transmission problems in 1996 Mazda 626 .

The vehicle was parked. Went back to vehicle cranked it up, and would not go into reverse or drive. The shifter would move but tranny did nothing like it was in neutral. Tranny worked fine before it was parked.

Let me begin by saying that I wish I had pulled up this web site before I purchased this automobile. Apparently, other consumers have voiced their many complaints to no avail, so please forgive me if I sound a bit let down and disappointed by this great department of our american government. Mainly, your just wanting me to state the problem, and I say, the problem has already been stated, over and over again. But, if I must keep up this ridiculous game of play for many more years or until a person is killed, I will. The #### transmissions ####in this ##### ### Mazda 626, you have been told, the manufacture knows, the people that have been ######over by the corporation of ####### greedy ### ##### men know it, so lets just say we hold your pay check until you can get off your ###### ### and get use some relief with this multi-million dollar corp that is not stepping up to the plate and taking care of the ####### lemons they sold on american soil. I believe this will be resolved, I have a 16 year old that I purchased this car for and I am not going to keep quite about this. You can see this is clearly a problem that should have already been fixed, and not at the consumers expense. I am a divorced-single mom that has not received child support in six years, I manage on my own and will not let big corps take my hard earned money to repair something that is crystal clear a defect on the makers part. . . . That being Mazda corporation. If my child's safety is as important to you as you want me to believe it is, then do the #### recall already. Time to make things right.

I brought a 1996 Mazda 626 used from a car lot Saturday March 24,2007 and the transmission went out the next day . I found this forum that talked about this problem after I purchased the vehicle. I just feel like something should be done about this problem.

4th time in 6 years, od light starts flashing after driving for approx 1 hour on highway. Shifting is not with motor, temp remedy is to manual shift. If history repeats itself in approx 2,000 miles I will lose 1st gear if I continue to drive it that way in about 500 miles trans goes bye bye along with 1500-2000 george washington's. I love the way she handles but this is bullspit looking for a 99-01 Lexus le anything.

1996 Mazda 626.

Transmission beginning to fail. Broke down numerous times on a long drive late at night.

My car has a little less than 90,000 miles. Every time I drive this car for more than 30 miles or so, sometimes less if having to speed and slow often, my over drive light begins to flash which also makes the transmission shift erratically. If I pull over and restart the engine to stop the light from flashing and it begins to flash again shortly after my check engine light will also comes on. Normally after a week or so the check engine light will turn off by itself. My husband and I had the throttle body cleaned about a year ago thinking that was the problem when one day my car decided while sitting at a stop light that I could not keep an idle strong enough to keep the motor running and I then have had to start placing my car in neutral for stop lights and rev the engine while the light was red to keep from stalling. We have not replaced the transmission, though I am aware it should have been done long before now. We simply do not drive the car for more than 20 miles at a time. If we are going 30 miles or more, I have to stop half way to turn the engine off for several minutes to let the transmission rest. I feel that Mazda has been completely irresponsible, unethical, and reckless in allowing loyal customers to continue to loose faith in Mazda's quality of standards. I would assume that the loss in amount of profits and business for years of past and years to come would easily outweigh the damper to profits that would have resulted from doing the right thing and compensating Mazda owners for the hard ships that have been caused by a much needed recall and lack there of. My husband and I now are in the market for a new vehicle, most likely an SUV, and while Mazda before now was our first vehicle make of choice, it will now not only be last but Mazda will not be an option at all. As I assume others have come to the same terms, we will not place trust in a vehicle used to transport our children that we can not rely on for safety and dependability.

I have 1996 Mazda 626 lx, 4 cylinder. At 100,000 (in 2004) transmission had to be replaced. I got new one with 30,000 miles on it. It lasted only 10,000 miles more. My friend with a Mazda 626 from 1996 had the transmission replaced after only 50,000 miles.

Mazda 626 transmission cd4e is faulty. Why should Mazda be allowed to get off scott free while thousands of consumers are suffering because of this? because it's not viewed as a safety issue? issue a recall on the cd4e transmission. There has never been a more clear case in need of a recall.

Transmission on a used Mazda 626 4 cylinder. (1996) failed at 112k miles. Bought car used at 108k miles, god knows how many times it was replaced before we bought it.

After already replacing my transmission once, I have to again due to another failure. The car has 125,000 miles and so far I have been out $2,900 just on prior repairs and am facing another $2,500.

My over drive light has been blinking lately, and my wife two weeks ago had the light come on and stay on when returning from a trip on the interstate driving about 72 mph. At 121,000 miles and regular maintenance, my automatic transmission is about to completely fail in my 1996 Mazda 626 lx. Doing online research and talking with the specialty transmission shop, I have learned that the issue with the Mazda transmission type cd4e is well known by the company and documented in numerous complaints, yet Mazda has done nothing about it. I am lucky to have this many miles on the car, where others have failed much worse, but as a consumer that does not drive abusively and that regularly (every 30,000 miles) has the transmission fluid flushed and replaced and the filter serviced, this is an expense that is definitely not my fault. And given that the manufacturer has known about this since the mid 1990's, it is frustrating. I am now spending between $1500 and $1800 to get a rebuilt transmission put in my car, along with an atx cooler that Mazda recommended in 2002 but did not cover under warranty or even provide an extended warranty to install.

Low power output, then finally car will not accelerate. Have not repaired yet. Car still in my possession. Burned up transmission fluid with three thousand miles of changing.

Transmission on my 1996 Mazda 626 has been replaced more that once. The first time was at 50,000 miles. 30,000 miles later here it goes again. The over drive light blinks and the transmission shifts hard. This problem is system wide on nearly all that have the same transmission.

The transmission on my 1996 Mazda 626 failed at 75,000 miles. Mazda dealers said they are not aware of any problems with the 1996 model 626. I replaced transmission at my own cost.

Transmission problems - 1996 Mazda 626 - which Mazda has known about for over 10 years.

I have had the transmission replaced in my 1996 Mazda 626 and now the 2nd one is failing at 85,000 miles (I replaced the first one for $2500 at about 50,000 miles).

My car would not movie even if I keep it in r or d. Sometimes it move but after reaching a certain speed say 30 mph even if I press the accelerator it would not accelerate. It just sounds like I am pushing the accelerator in the neutral gear. I took it to the mechanic and he said that my transmission broke down and I have to replace it.

Drove the vehicle under normal operating conditions for 108,000 mile. Changed the transmission fluid at 100,000 miles. Transmission came apart at 108,000 miles. Had transmission rebuilt at a cost of $2600. 00.

I bought a Mazda 626 new in 1996 I drive the car twice a week. . . The car has about 60,000 miles on it. . The transmission went bad. And I was told it was a common problem with the car. . . I looked this up and there are hundreds of complaints about this problem. . . Please do something about this, as I do not have the $2500. . And 3 1/2 weeks it take to do this repair. . . I have to do it. . But I can not afford the time or money. I called Mazda about it and they said it didn't matter that every Mazda 626 they have sold has this problem. . . . Please look into this.

Have a Mazda 626 1996. With bad transmission. Car completly stop in the highway almost causing me and accident on the road. I have read alot of reports on this particular car and model with bad transmission problems. Straight from the factory. With Mazda totaly ignoring the issue.

While driving the vehicle the transmission broke.

I am the original owner of a 1996 Mazda 626. I have already replaced my transmission 3 times in 8 years and looking at replacing it again for a 4th time. The car only has 150k miles on it. The transmission only lasts anywhere from 30k-40k before it goes out. I have contacted Mazda and they basically turn their shoulders. I have already spent double what I originally paid for the car. I would be helpful if Mazda would acknowledge that they have a serious transmission issue.

The consumer stated that the transmission malfunctioned. The only gear that was responsive was reverse.

Transmission had big problems, even after using the car extremely carefully. Just had 57000 miles and had to get major repairs done to the transmission.

Just bought a used 96 Mazda 626lx. Very well taken care of and had been checked out by a mechanic throughly. A day later it started to vibrate so we thought it was the motormount. We were wrong. So we just ignored the vibration. A few days the later it would't start up and we had to go and get the battery checked out. No problem with that. Then all of a sudden the mechanic told us to have the transmission specialist fix it b/c the fluids were black. Which they weren't when purchased. So after all this we are having to pay for a transmission. The car should be recalled and taken off the market. I think Mazda needs to do something about this because it is damaging their reputation. And have made me decied to never buy any kind of Mazda again.

I had the transmission replaced at 50000 miles and the Mazda dealership replaced it and charged me a labor charge of 700. Now, my transmission is out again at 108,00 miles. While I was driving on the expressway at 60 mph.

I have a 4 cyl 1996 Mazda 626 automatic. A few days ago my transmission went out. Every mechanic I have spoken to including aamco, the renowned transmission place tells me that this model always had a design flaw in transmission. All Mazda owner forums are full of complaints about transmission issue on that year car. I have contacted Mazda corporation with no avail. What is next??.

I bought a used 1996 Mazda 626lx from rierson motors in clovis, new mexico and have had the car less than one month and the engine light stays on , it loses power on the interstate when I accelerate above 55 mph and lurches and goes in to next gear very hard. I think Mazda should be held liable for these defects in this paticular model. I hope the government will look into this matter and investigate why so many consumers are having the same problems and Mazda should step up to the plate and admit their failure and fix the problem are compensate the consumer for their expenditures.

I own a 1996 Mazda 626 that I purchased from the original owner at 20k in 1999. My transmission finally just failed at 101k and I spent $2000 for a rebuilt trans. The od light has been coming on for over 12 months but would go off when car is restarted. I recently discovered the chronic transmission problems with the 626 and will get rid of it ASAP. Before this major failure, I hadn't noticed any transmission-related problems but I will never buy another Mazda/Ford.

Major transmission problems over the past 3 years with 1996 Mazda 626, currently at 89,000 miles.

When shifting gears transmission locked up, making it difficult to shift to first and second gears. Dealership was notified, but was unable to resolve the problem.