Five problems related to automatic transmission cooler have been reported for the 1998 Mazda 626. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Ijust bought my 626 about 6 months ago and it is having major problems that it did not have when I bought it. The transmission is failling, it jerks, it smokes, and sometimes it will not even go. To get it fixed I will have to pay about $3000 unless they find more problems in the car. I see many people have the same problem as me and I do not understand why they don't fix it.
While pulling out of a parking lot engine revved, but vehicle would accelerate faster than 20 mph. Then vehicle stopped accelerating. Dealership indicated that converter cooler was fried and failed to cool the transmission.
The transmission is totally shot and I will have to replace it at a cost of about $2500 while I hear that if Mazda had just informed the owners earlier they could have added about $100 cooling kit and saved all the cost and hassle.
Consumer states that the transmission fluid started to spill out from the hose that you add the fluid through. Contacted dealer and the dealer is not willing to do anytthing. Nlm.
Transmission locked up while driving at 45 mph , vehicle came to a dead stop with engine running. Front wheels locked up, and would not move due to torque converter failure. Engine would stall during right turns, dealer reset computer, then engine light illuminated, dealer stated the torque converter clutch was slipping, transmission locked up on the way to a dealership for replacement of torque converter clutch, a new transmission was installed and 20 miles later the od off light illuminated, vehicle started smoking and losing power, this time dealer stated the cooling system in the radiator was not large enough to cool the transmission, an external cooling system was installed, now transmission needs replaced again, consumer requests that vehicle be replaced or repurchased by the dealer.